The living valiantly endure a seemingly endless assault by the Army of the Dead, but Winterfell's weary and outnumbered defenders' chances of survival, let alone victory, grow more dire by the hour as the Night King executes his battle plan to near perfection.

Jaime pleads his case before a skeptical audience at Winterfell, where last-minute preparations are made, and unlikely allies come together, in desperate anticipation of an imminent attack by the White Walkers.

In the Season 8 premiere, Jon and Daenerys arrive at Winterfell with Unsullied and Dothraki forces, but the Northerners aren't sure what to make of the newcomers. Meanwhile, Cersei learns what happened at the Wall; Theon plots to save his sister; and Arya is reunited with a number of old faces.