2 - 6 - 4 T ▁locomot ives ▁Category : M anning ▁Ward le ▁locomot ives ▁Category : 2 ▁ft ▁gauge ▁locomot ives ▁Category : R ail way ▁locomot ives ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : Sc ra pped ▁locomot ives <0x0A> </s> ▁" W inter f ell " ▁is ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season ▁premi ere ▁episode ▁of ▁H BO ' s ▁fant asy ▁television ▁series ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es , ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 8 th ▁overall . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Dave ▁Hill ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁N utter . ▁It ▁a ired ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁cent res ▁on ▁Da en ery s ▁T arg ary en ▁and ▁Jon ▁Snow ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Winter f ell ▁with ▁Un s ul lied ▁and ▁D oth ra ki ▁forces , ▁after ▁Jon ▁Snow ▁has ▁p led ged ▁his ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁her . ▁It ▁also ▁reun ites ▁Jon ▁with ▁his ▁St ark ▁sib lings ▁Bran ▁and ▁A ry a ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁season ' s ▁second ▁episode . ▁ ▁" W inter f ell " ▁received ▁positive ▁reception ▁from ▁critics , ▁who ▁listed ▁Jon ▁Snow ▁and ▁Da en ery s ' s ▁arrival ▁at ▁Winter f ell , ▁Jon ' s ▁long - await ed ▁re union ▁with ▁A ry a , ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Last ▁H ear th , ▁Sam ' s ▁revel