HBO was down to toss more money at #GameofThrones S8 so it could contain more episodes but Dan Weiss and David Benioff were against it — We always believed it was about 73 hours ... As much as they wanted more, they understood that this is where the story ends'

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— Thrones Facts | HOTD 🐉 (@Thrones_Facts) May 10, 2019