Game of Thrones
The Iron Throne
TV Flash files “The Iron Throne” as the listed series bookend — Game of Thrones (2011–2019) on HBO, season 8, episode 6, aired 2019-05-19, 80 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E06: listed hour 73 of 73 in the Game of Thrones guide, last listed hour of season 8. It aired 2019-05-19 (80 min). The listed hour before it is “The Bells” (S08E05). No later hour is listed in this guide.
The Iron Throne is the actual series closer, not a rumor. The discourse is the afterlife; this hour is still the ending that happened.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In the aftermath of the devastating attack on King's Landing, Daenerys must face the survivors.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Iron Throne sit in the Game of Thrones guide?
S08E06 is listed hour 73 of 73 — last listed hour of season 8, season 8 episode 6.
When did Game of Thrones S08E06 air?
The Iron Throne aired 2019-05-19 and is listed at 80 minutes.
Where should I start if I never watched?
Episode one. This is not an anthology and not a skip-to-the-dragons situation. The first season is the contract: scale, warning, and the spoiler lesson the rest of the run will keep teaching.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Watch it as the last planet-wide spoiler religion: Monday-night scale, leak panic, house pride as personality, and a finale the replies still treat like an open lawsuit. Come for the dragons; stay for how a fandom learned to live in the tags.
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