From Idea to Reality: The Visual Effects in Season 8: Go behind the scenes and see what makes Game of Thrones so magical. From the massive battle scenes at Winterfell and King's Landing to the incredible dragon sequences, see what the visual effects team did in Season 8. and final season of this Emmy®-winning series made the seemingly impossible become reality. Show runners David Benioff and DB Weiss, head of visual effects Joe Bauer and many other team members have their say in interviews. How the Storm Was Born: In the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones (Season 8, Episode 5: The Bells), the drama takes on enormous proportions as Dany, with the help of her dragon, reduces the city of King's Landing to rubble. Learn from the cast and crew how this extraordinary episode came to be: Fro.