Game Of Thrones S7E4: The Making of ‘The Loot Train’ Battle

The ‘Loot Train Attack’ scene sucked you in faster than you can say the word ‘Dracarys.’ Find out how it was made.

Drogon breathing fire at the Lannister army.

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*Spoilers Ahead*

If you thought you had seen it all in the epic fight scene in The Battle of The Bastards (BOB) in the Game Of Thrones’ last season, then oh boy, you were so wrong. Not just the fans, but the makers have even surprised themselves with the magnum opus that is this episode.

Turns out, it was as much a battle off the screen as it was on the reel. Don’t believe us? Hear it from the horse’s mouth.

Admit it. The ‘Loot Train Attack’ scene in the latest episode sucked you in faster than you can say the word ‘Dracarys.’

Now, if only the production was as fast and easy. To give an idea how massive the scale was – if there were 11 shots of Daenerys on a dragon in season 6, the fight scene in the this episode had 80!

The makers had to keep all parameters in mind: the battle choreography, balancing the plot, the stunts, and of course, the fire breathing dragon.

As the creators put it, this fight sequence had the most full burns done in the entire TV history. Talk about breaking your own record, phew!

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