For context, here is how the final season stacks up against the rest of the series:
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Hirst has stated that he knew Season 6 would be the final chapter long before production began. Rather than cramming the conclusion into a standard 10-episode order, he negotiated for 20 episodes to give each major character a proper farewell. “You can’t just kill everyone in the last ten minutes,” Hirst joked in interviews. “These characters have earned their endings.” For context, here is how the final season