▁the ▁Bast ards " ▁and ▁" The ▁W inds ▁of ▁Winter " ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁season , ▁returned ▁to ▁direct ▁two ▁episodes . ▁David ▁N utter , ▁who ▁had ▁directed ▁two ▁episodes ▁each ▁in ▁the ▁second , ▁third , ▁and ▁fifth ▁seasons , ▁including ▁" The ▁R ains ▁of ▁Cast am ere " ▁and ▁" M other ' s ▁Mer cy ", ▁directed ▁three ▁episodes ▁for ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season . ▁The ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Ben io ff ▁and ▁We iss , ▁who ▁have ▁previously ▁co - direct ed ▁two ▁episodes , ▁taking ▁credit ▁for ▁one ▁episode ▁each . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁series ' ▁South ▁by ▁South west ▁panel ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Ben io ff ▁and ▁We iss ▁announced ▁the ▁writers ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁be ▁Dave ▁Hill ▁( ep is ode ▁ 1 ) ▁and ▁Bry an ▁C og man ▁( ep is ode ▁ 2 ). ▁The ▁show run ners ▁divided ▁up ▁the ▁screen play ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁four ▁episodes ▁amongst ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Writing ▁Writing ▁for ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 4 0 - page ▁outline . ▁Ben io ff ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁div v ying ▁up ▁process ▁and ▁who ▁should ▁write ▁what ▁section ▁became ▁more ▁difficult ▁because ▁" this ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁that ▁[ they ] ▁would ▁be ▁doing ▁this ." ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁H BO ▁programming ▁president ▁Case y ▁Blo