HBO treated fans to one more dose of Game of Thrones magic with a documentary on its acclaimed fantasy drama.
The documentary from British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay is a two-hour docu, which takes fans behind the scenes of GoT’s cast and crew’s making of the eight and final season led by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
The docu really pulls the curtain on the show’s immense creative work, which includes a team of costumes, hair, makeup, and special effects people among others. According to production designer Deborah Riley, each hour filmed during the eight and final season of GoT cost $15 million or more. “All we were doing in seasons 4, 5, 6 and 7 were training for season 8,” Riley said.
Here’s some things we learned from Game of Thrones: The Last Watch:
The exact moment Kit Harington found out that Jon kills Daenerys in the series finale. The footage of the final table read shows both actors get quite emotional about the fate of their on-screen love.
“I love this show more than anything. It has never been a job for me,” he told the assembled cast, crew and extras afterward, failing to hold back tears. “It has been my life. This will always be the greatest thing I”ll ever do.”
The behind the scenes of Dany’s braided platinum mane. The costumes people decided to make hide Clarke’s dark hair with a white cap to hide the actress’s dark roots (which was more of a problem in earlier seasons, when her own hair was darker.
“That is still the most beautiful hair I will ever have on my head,” Clarke said, looking at her braided wig while sitting in hair and makeup.
