A few weeks ago, the runtimes of all the episodes of Game of Thrones season 7 went up online and it was revealed that the shortened seven episode season would be more like eight episodes, given all the extra time crammed into the episodes. The season is supposed to culminate in a pair of 70/80 minute episodes, and it seems that precedent might carry on all throughout season 8 as well.
幾周之前，《權力的游戲》第七季所有劇集的片長都在網(wǎng)上曝光，據(jù)透露，考慮到所有額外的片段都被壓縮到劇集中，被縮短成七集的劇情幾乎相當于八集的內容。這一季的最后兩集應該會有70~80分鐘的片長，而且似乎第8季的所有劇集都將延續(xù)這一先例（也就是每一集可能都會長達80分鐘）。

The news comes from a Game of Thrones fan convention, where sound designer Paula Fairfield indicated that many episodes of Game of Thrones season 8 could be closer to this 80 minute range, essentially making each episode a mini-movie. This would make Game of Thrones episodes closer in length to what we see from UK shows like Sherlock or Black Mirror, albeit with a much more enormous budget.
這一消息出自《權力的游戲》的一場粉絲見面會，音效師寶拉·菲爾費爾德在會上表明，《權力的游戲》第八季的許多劇集可能都會接近80分鐘，基本上每一集都做成了一部迷你電影。雖然需要更高額的預算，但這將使《權力的游戲》的劇集更接近英劇《神探夏洛克》和《黑鏡》的片長。

Given that HBO was willing to shell out for ten or more seasons of Game of Thrones before the show runner decided to end things at season 8, it stands to reason that for a blockbuster final season, they’re willing to give them all the room they need to make the finale one of the most epic television events in history.
鑒于劇集制作人做出在第八季完結的決定之前，HBO電視網(wǎng)就愿意購買十季或更多季《權力的游戲》的版權，顯然這部劇要制作一部大片式的最終季，HBO電視網(wǎng)會愿意為其提供所需要的一切來使這部劇的完結篇成為史上最具代表性的電視節(jié)目之一。

It will likely be a good long while before the episode lengths of season 8 are confirmed, but the overall sense of things is that Game of Thrones will be able to format its final seasons however it wants, and if they want to make seven or eight mini-movies in a row, so be it.
雖然有可能需要很長時間才會證實第八季劇集的片長，但整件事的總體感受就是不論他們想怎樣制作這部劇，《權力的游戲》都將迎來最終季。如果他們想連續(xù)制作七到八部迷你電影，這樣也好。

（翻譯：Dlacus）

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