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" Game of Thrones, season five, episode eight features the series&amp;#039; most ludicrously huge battle yet. &amp;quot;Epic&amp;quot; is a term that&amp;#039;s often overused, but here it really fits.  The battle of Hardhome is definitely the series&amp;#039; sword-clashing highpoint so far, if not one of the biggest fantasy battles outside of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. So naturally it involved a ton of visual effects, and this video from El Ranchito shows you the jaw-dropping before-and-after.      From the giants to the wights to the sheer scale, there&amp;#039;s nothing here that isn&amp;#039;t wildly impressive. It&amp;#039;s a digital miracle that a floating tennis ball can make it to your living room TV looking exactly like a battle-ready goliath.  &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Seeing how the sausage is made generally ruins the fun just a little bit, but when the sausage is this good, it almost makes it better. I just can&amp;#039;t wait to see how they do Tyrion&amp;#039;s death scene. Kidding. I&amp;#039;m kidding.  Source: El Ranchito via Digg "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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