THE LONG WINTER SEASON IS HERE. Throughout 7 awesome seasons, the penultimate Season 7 focuses on a merging of armies and attitudes that have been brewing for many years. As the season starts, Daenerys Targaryen - accompanied by her Unsullied army and pushed Dothraki/Ironborn allies and her deadly trio of dragons - has actually lastly set sail for Westeros with Tyrion Lannister, her newly appointed Hand. Jon Snow has apparently combined power in the North after his incredible conquest of Ramsay Bolton and the return of Winterfell to Stark control. In King's Landing, Cersei Lannister, bereft of any enduring successors, has actually effectively taken the Iron Throne. However as these and other factions drive to new alliances or (most likely) violent conflicts, the cold specter of another, apocalyptic hazard- through an army of undead White Walkers - threatens to weaken the status quo and wipe out the outcome of these smaller, all-too-human rivalries.