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The Beginning of the End for Game of Thrones Hits all the Right Notes *Review*

Last Sunday premiere of Game of Thrones seventh season had a lot going on in it. Of course it needed to be an appropriately strong follow-up to season six classics like "The Winds of Winter" and "Battle of the Bastards". But beyond that, it needed to be a great episode because "Dragonstone" marks the beginning of the end.

Winter is here: 'Game of Thrones' begins season seven

"Game of Thrones" returned for its season seven premiere on July 16, ending a longer-than-usual wait for fans craving its unique weekly offer of sex, violence and dragons.

HBO had delayed production, meaning four more months of anticipation ahead of the season debut -- already one of the television events every year across the world.