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Below, weve compiled all our coverage to prepare you for the watch to come.

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The Great War is here…

Season 7, which debuts July 16, is about fire meeting ice (hey, rememberthat Facebook Live?

…and so is Daenerys.

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Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen is in Westeros with everyone else, finally.

(ReadDarren Franichs deep diveof the first trailer for a thorough breakdown.)

looking happy for once.

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Hes returning home, and returning home a new person, actor Peter Dinklage told EW.

(Sorry, Jorah.)

The showslongest episode ever will air in season 7.

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Daenerysdragons are now the size of 747s.Game of Thronesset themost people ever on fire for a TV production.

Oh, andEd Sheeran is a guest star.

(Your mileage on that last one may vary.)

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In other words, this season is big the size of Joffreys egobig.

…and a season of connections.

Its characters running into each other that youve known for so long.

What collisions could he mean?

Sounds likeIsaac Hempstead-Wright, who plays Bran, chose the perfect word to tease whats coming: connections.

Better come back next year, fellas there will beeven fewer episodes to choose from.

Game of Thronesis back on July 16.