The final season of Game of Thrones began where the series originally began, in Winterfell. The show runners have mentioned that this final season would echo the first one and last night's episode showed that.  There was a royal procession, and a small boy climbing a tree to take in the sights, his eyes wide at the sight of thousands of marching men coming through the gates. The difference is that eight years later it isn’t Bran Stark gazing out in wonder. Bran is much older, wiser, and filled with the heavy burden brought on by his experiences. The same can be said for every character in Westeros. Winter is here and since this show has so many moving parts, here's a handy recap of last night's episode. Thank you Joanna Robinson, senior writer at Vanity Fair, and a member of the Cast of Kings Podcast for joining us this week! Follow her on Twitter: @JoWroteThis @aCastofKings  You can contact Merbear at @meredithgeddes or email at [email protected] You can contact The Maide Jer at @Jeremy_Baker or email at [email protected]