Fans have a year before the final season of Game of Thrones [1] begins, but for the cast, the end is already here. On Sunday, the Mother of Dragons herself, Emilia Clarke, posted an emotional goodbye that paid tribute to the show's well-known filming location in Northern Ireland as well as the HBO fantasy series itself. The actress had attended the London show [2] of Beyoncé and JAY Z's OTR II Tour [3] on Friday before heading back to Ireland, where things got real.
"Hopped on a boat to an island to say goodbye to the land that has been my home away from home for almost a decade. It's been a trip @gameofthrones thank you for the life I never dreamed I'd be able to live and the family I'll never stop missing."
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Clarke also spent time with cast mates Conleth Hill (Lord Varys) and John Bradley (Samwell Tarley) at a Liam Gallagher concert [6] as they all wrapped up production on season eight of Game of Thrones. The final season will premiere late 2019 [7], but the 31-year-old star has teased fans about what to expect for fan favourite [8] Daenerys Targaryen. While speaking to Vanity Fair [9], Clarke said Daenerys Targaryen's last scene is intense, to say the least. "It f*cked me up," she explained. "Knowing that is going to be a lasting flavour in someone's mouth of what Daenerys is." She's also said that she expects fans to have mixed reactions, revealing to The Herald Sun [10] that, "People will scream, and people will say, 'That's exactly what I wanted'."
We'll try to keep it together until then, but she's definitely not making it easy!