(spoilers extended) This is the lowest point the show ever reached, and it’s been downhill ever since

Well, D&D didn't win outstanding writing for that episode, but incomprehensibly they did win outstanding writing for the wight plot and LittleFinger's switcharoo trial/execution...

In 2018, the seventh season received the most nominations at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (22).[302] It won for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage), and seven Creative Arts Emmys.[303] Nominations included Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lena Headey), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Diana Rigg), Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "The Dragon and the Wolf"), and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Jeremy Podeswa for "The Dragon and the Wolf" and Alan Taylor for "Beyond the Wall").[304]

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