[UPDATED] Where to Watch the 'Game of Thrones' S7 Premiere
Despite the strikingly hot summer, winter has arrived. Well, it has on the continent of Westeros at least. Die-hard Game of Thrones fans
have waited for winter to come for more than a year now after the
Season 6 finale left viewers excited and hanging on what would come
next.
Since then, we've tried hard not to indulge in the
murmurings of spoilers (white dragon, anyone?) and speculated where the
massive armada of Queen Daenerys Targaryen would head to first,
questions that are only compacted by the sad news that the upcoming
penultimate season has been clipped to just seven episodes.
The good part? Game of Thrones will
hit TV screens this Sunday, July 16, in the US, which means it will be
ripe for viewing via entirely legal means at some of our favorite bars
and restaurants around the city come early next week.
Monday, 6pm-9pm: Punjabi
The Lucky Street restaurant and cultural center will have a gluten free buffet and GoT screening of last seaon's finale and this seaon's premiere. Entry is RMB 98 per person.
Monday, 9pm: North Capital
The Beixinqiao-adjacent hutong hangout will be showing Game of Thrones every Monday and reshowing the previous week's episode at 8pm.
Monday, 9pm: Caravan
Caravan
will kick off the whole Season 7 shebang with a marathon screening of
Season 6 on Monday from 1pm, before showing the new episode at 9pm.
There will be (unspecified) drink and food specials on the night.
Monday, 9pm: Ron Mexico
Ron Mexico show Game of Thrones Season 7 at 9pm every Monday, offering buy one, get one free burritos from 6-9pm, and RMB 5 Fireball shots during the show.
Monday, 10pm: Anchor 2.0
A buy-two-get-one-free deal on single malts will be how this recently reopened Xingfucun area bar honors Game of Thrones'
new season. They'll show it in HD and, equally exciting, they'll run a
marathon of the preceding season throughout that afternoon beginning at
4pm.
Monday, 10pm: Q Mex Taqueria
Q
Mex's new haunt, their Xinyuanli-located Taqueria, will also show the
season premiere on Monday at 10.15pm following Season 6's finale at
9.15pm. The new episodes will then be shown at 9.30pm on all subsequent
Mondays. Drink special during the screening include RMB 25 Coronas, RMB
40 margaritas, and RMB 30 classic and Cubano micheladas.
Tuesday, 8pm: Paddy O’Shea’s
Paddy's will screen new episodes of Game of Thrones every Tuesday at 8pm before their regular weekly comedy night.
Wednesday, 8pm: Constellation Café
Sanlitun's newest café and bar will be throwing a themed party to show new episodes of Game of Thrones every Wednesday. There'll be plenty of pies to go around and fans are encouraged to come in costumes for a free drink.
Saturday, 8pm: A Show of Ice and Fire with Beijing Improv
And
for something different before the cold night arrives, you can relive
major moments of the popular HBO series with Beijing Improv, who will
stage a long-form improv play on Saturday (Jul 15, 8pm) that’s (loosely)
based on the GoT universe. What’s more is that the audience
will be able to decide the characters, plot twists, and ending. All
proceeds from the play will go to Beijing Improv’s NGO partner, Huadan.
Don't expect too much gratuitous nudity. Ticket cost RMB 50.
And on that note, valar morghulis!
Photos: Mindblown (YouTube), EmiliaClarkeNet (Twitter), courtesy of the venues, courtesy of Beijing Improv, Digital Spy (HBO)
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