It might not feel like it, given the 400 + days that have elapsed since the Season Seven finale, but Game of Thrones is actually returning. <br /> <br />The eighth and final season will officially premiere sometime in April, which HBO announced with a teaser trailer that doesn't include any new footage, but does set the stage for what's to come. <br /> <br />Earlier this month, EW published some of the first details about the last six episodes in its new cover story. <br /> <br />One thing is certain: They wanted to make these last episodes really goddamn big. And it sounds like they absolutely did that.