How Long Is Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 (And Why)?

Exact Answer: 54 Minutes

Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama television and web series which had 8 seasons and 73 episodes. The first episode of Game of Thrones was broadcast on the 17th of April, 2011 in the United States, and its final episode was premiered on the 19th of May, 2019.

The complete television and web series was based on the novel ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ by George R. R. Martin. Although the storyline and the plot of the web series had many events, the web series mainly focussed on the conflict and concerns of the iron throne of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. 

How Long Is Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1?

On average, the run time of the episodes of game of thrones seasons 8 ranges from about 60 minutes to 80 minutes. Season 8 of the web series game of thrones had the minimum number of episodes, that was just six, unlike other seasons which had more episodes. 

The commencing episode, or to be saying that the first episode of season 8 of the game of thrones was 54 minutes long. Comparing episode one of season 8 of the game of thrones’ run time with other episodes of the same season and the same web series, it can be concluded that the first episode was the shortest episode among all the six episodes of season 8 of the game of thrones, that was just 54 minutes.

Taking the time unit as minutes to measure the run time of the first episode of season 8 of the game of thrones, then it is 54 minutes. While keeping other time units as the measuring count to how long is the game of thrones seasons 8 episode 1, then the run time would differ. The run time of the first episode of season 8 of the game of thrones when counted in seconds is 3240 seconds or when hours are taken as the calculative unit to know then the run time is approximately 0.9 hours.

Here is a quick summary of how is the first episode of season 8 of the game of thrones when counted in different units of time:

Why Is Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 That Long?

The main and the only reason behind why the first episode of season 8 of game of thrones is 54 minutes long is because all the main events happening in this episode sum up in about 54 minutes.

Episode 1 of the Game of Thrones season 8 is called Winterfall. The main events occurring in this episode is Jon Snow and Arya’s reunion, the cold war between Sansa and Daenerys, and the encounter of Jamie and Bran in the Winterfall. All these events make up the first episode of the game of thrones season 8 which lasts for 54 minutes.

Talking about the run time of the rest of the episodes of season 8 of the game of thrones, the second episode was 58 minutes long. The run time of the third episode was about 82 minutes, which was also the longest run time episode among all the 6 episodes of season 8 of the game of thrones. The run time of the fourth episode was around 78 minutes. While the last two episodes of season 8 of the game of thrones had almost similar run time that was about 79 minutes each for episode 5 and episode 6.

Conclusion

Season 8 was the final sequel of the game of thrones web series which premiered its first episode of season 8 on the 14th of April, 2019, and broadcasted its last episode, that was, episode 6the the on 19th of May, 2019. While talking about the filming of season 8 of game of thrones, the shooting began in October 2017 and was wrapped up in July 2018.

The final season of Game of Thrones depicted the final culmination of the two final conflicts of the complete series. The two final conflicts were a war against the army of the dead and the last war for control of the iron throne. 

References

1. https://www.tv-calling.com/scripts/TV_Dramas/Game_Of_Thrones_1x01.pdf
2. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=HkdXAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=game+of+thrones&ots=adxLvhJjn3&sig=AVRXsnthtvX1ljXflrRGWT9WlM8