Thursday, March 22, 2018

Dothraki ride in winter & armies march as Season 8 Magheramorne filming continues

We last saw the Dothraki horde fighting in full force in "The Spoils of War"

We last saw the Dothraki horde fighting in full force in “The Spoils of War”

As season eight continues filming, our furtive glimpses get curiouser and curiouser! About a week since Magheramorne became the spotlight of the Game of Thrones production, things began to get particularly interesting during the last few night shoots, as the deep winter set was occupied by armies of infantrymen and … Dothraki?

This past Tuesday night, Davy Orr went to the snow-covered set again and saw this:

A group of mounted men march through the snow. Photo: Davy Orr

A line of mounted men march through the snow. Photo & Video: Davy Orr

You may notice a few dark-clad figures on horses looking on as a different group rides through the snow in a line. These could technically be Northmen or wildlings, but their more colorful, earth-tone clothes and large, carpet-like saddles point to the marching horsemen being Dothraki. If so, here they are facing true winter for the first time.

On Wednesday night, a different scene was shot, involving many more extras this time:

A regimented army in the snow. Photo: Davy Orr

Cast members run across the column. Notice the large shields (right). Photo & Video: Davy Orr

Judging by the clothes and rectangular shields, these are likely Westerosi soldiers. They aren’t wearing the unmistakable Lannister helmets, so it’s probably a Northern army.

As you can see in the last fifteen seconds of the video below, the shot consists of about half a dozen unknown cast members running between infantry columns. Why am I so sure they aren’t extras too? Because they follow the cinematic rule of cool for main characters, so they are more recognizable and dynamic: a lack of helmets and shields.

Though I would be willing to bet the riders looking at the marching horsemen on Tuesday’s night shoot will turn out to be part of the cast too, they are equally unidentifiable … at least, to my eyes. We welcome speculation in the comments below!

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