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Here's how the most unexpected scene from "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" came to life.

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00:00Death.

00:02She's got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one.

00:07The second episode of the final season of Game of Thrones

00:09had several tension-building and surprising moments before next week's big battle.

00:13We're about to break them down, including the explanation behind that Arya scene.

00:18So if you're not caught up yet, warning, major spoilers ahead.

00:21We're probably going to die soon. I ought to know what it's like before that happens.

00:26First up, social media couldn't stop buzzing about the unexpected sex scene between Arya and Gendry.

00:33With hours left before the White Walkers arrive at Winterfell, Arya meets Gendry in one of the castle's mini-corridors

00:39and makes her intentions clear. So how did the creators of the series justify the scene?

00:43In HBO's Inside the Episode feature, Thrones co-creator David Vinioff offered the following explanation.

00:48For us, what was interesting about this episode was always that it's our last night together,

00:52and everyone, I think, would face the end in different ways.

00:54Some characters want to make love for the first time because they've never done it before.

00:58There are other characters who are getting drunk and singing songs.

01:01The episode also featured an original song, the first the show had done in a while, titled Jenny of Old Stones.

01:07She couldn't remember the names. They spun her around on the damp old stone.

01:17Florence and the Machine also recorded a rendition of the song that played during the credits.

01:21And in a touching moment, we also saw Jaime anoint Brienne as a knight of the Seven Kingdoms,

01:26all in front of a gathered group of unlikely friends.

01:28Women can't be knights.

01:30Why not?

01:31Tradition.

01:32Any knight can make another knight.

01:35Kneel, Lady Brienne.

01:39For the full episode recap and much more, head to thr.com slash Game of Thrones.

01:43Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.