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‘Game of Thrones’ Goes Back to the Basics (for Better or for Worse), Plus ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

Chris and Andy break down what they liked and didn’t like from the season premiere

By Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald
HBO

We recap the first episode of Season 8 of Game of Thrones, breaking down what we liked and didn’t like from the season premiere (02:01). Then we look ahead to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (39:10).

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