In honor of the show's eighth and final season, which is airing Sundays on HBO, here are 93 of the most magic-ruining BTS shots the cast have ever shared. Sorry.

The people behind Game of Thrones have succeeded in creating more than just a show. They've created an immersive world. It's easy to get lost in the series and feel that Westeros is a real place—but it's not. And the cast aren't afraid to remind us of that via loads and loads of illusion-shattering, behind-the-scenes pictures.

3 Carice van Houten, throwing it back with an oldie that it might still be too soon for View this post on Instagram Throwback 🔥 😬😳 @kerry_ingram #gameofthrones A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Apr 17, 2019 at 12:03pm PDT

8 Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, proving that they have a way healthier real-life relationship than Cersei and Jaime View this post on Instagram Best Bro 💗 @nikolajwilliamcw #oldiebutgoodie A post shared by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) on Nov 25, 2018 at 12:21pm PST

11 Carice van Houten, giving a total "I knew he wasn't REALLY dead" look View this post on Instagram Happy days #forthenoghtisdarkandfullofterrors A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Sep 8, 2018 at 2:03pm PDT

12 Carice van Houten, giving the world a Red Woman glare in a pink hair net View this post on Instagram I kinda miss this lady @gameofthrones A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Jul 29, 2018 at 11:53am PDT

25 Carice van Houten, casually in character and also in a hair scarf and clips View this post on Instagram Game of Thrones 2014 A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Mar 2, 2018 at 10:34am PST

26 Carice van Houten, kicking 2018 off right with a GOT throwback View this post on Instagram Game of Thrones 2015 A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Feb 20, 2018 at 1:00pm PST

27 Maisie Williams showing off this cool (er, not) font day 1 🐸 #tb A post shared by Maisie Williams (@maisie_williams) on Dec 3, 2017 at 8:31am PST

28 Jack Gleeson and Carice van Houten chilling on the iron throne Joffrey de poffrey A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Oct 1, 2017 at 7:15am PDT

33 Ben Crompton, Gwendoline Christie, Sophie Turner, Kristofer Hivju, Liam Cunningham, Carice van Houten, and Kit Harington being candid 'Haha' A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Aug 24, 2017 at 10:38pm PDT

34 Carice van Houten clutching a hot water bottle Red Woman Reality A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Aug 24, 2017 at 7:34am PDT

35 Carice van Houten wearing this amazing hair protector Winter is c-c-c-coming ❄️ A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Aug 24, 2017 at 7:31am PDT

36 Carice van Houten backstage during Season 5 Backstage season 5 A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Aug 24, 2017 at 7:29am PDT

42 Maisie Williams snacking BTS 🍭 my boy lollipop 🍭 A post shared by Maisie Williams (@maisie_williams) on May 27, 2017 at 7:14am PDT

43 Carice van Houten aged up Throwback Tuesday A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on May 2, 2017 at 3:54am PDT

44 Another view of Carice Best special make-up team I ever worked with. A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Apr 13, 2017 at 8:21am PDT

51 Ben Crompton, Gwendoline Christie, Sophie Turner, Liam Cunningham, and Carice van Houten chilling back in 2015 Westeros 2015 A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Oct 11, 2016 at 10:51pm PDT

54 Literally too cute A post shared by Dean-Charles Chapman (@deancchapman) on Aug 13, 2016 at 4:32am PDT

56 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson being badass #ThrowBackFriday #2014 #GameOfThrones #OnSet A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Jul 15, 2016 at 2:30am PDT

57 Gemma Whelan doing some training Boot draining between takes last year #glamour #socold #pwincess #got A post shared by Gemma Whelan (@gemwhelan) on Jul 2, 2016 at 6:21am PDT

60 So that's where the camera goes Happy dude A post shared by Dean-Charles Chapman (@deancchapman) on Jun 19, 2016 at 6:48am PDT

63 Sophie Turner and Alfie Allen wearing some cool shades Photograph credits to K. Harington A post shared by Sophie Turner (@sophiet) on May 6, 2016 at 1:24pm PDT

64 Alfie Allen and Gemma Whelan wearing some more cool shades In anticipation of tonight's ep... Me and Gemma before filming @gemwhelan A post shared by alfieallen (@alfieeallen) on May 15, 2016 at 11:50am PDT

72 Emilia Clarke doing her best Dany Well well well.... It sure looks like, #goodhairdaysarehereagain #cantwashthis... 👊🏻 A post shared by @ emilia_clarke on Aug 25, 2015 at 8:01am PDT

73 Dean-Charles Chapman and squad Squad goals ? 💂🏻 A post shared by Dean-Charles Chapman (@deancchapman) on Jul 8, 2015 at 3:30am PDT

76 Carice van Houten and Tara Fitzgerald being very sweet Sweet memories.. #spoiler A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Jun 21, 2015 at 10:02am PDT

77 Carice van Houten taking a "meliselfie" Meliselfie A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on May 13, 2015 at 12:38pm PDT

78 Carice van Houten doing voice-over work ADR Game of Thrones A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Feb 3, 2015 at 4:56am PST

79 Carice van Houten making massive fabric clips fashionable All wrapped up...in red A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Dec 4, 2014 at 5:33am PST

80 Dean-Charles Chapman in the iron throne room The Magic of filming... #throwback A post shared by Dean-Charles Chapman (@deancchapman) on Dec 22, 2014 at 10:50am PST

81 Carice van Houten ready to film Now A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Nov 17, 2014 at 2:36am PST

82 Carice van Houten wandering around Westeros with an umbrella Winter is coming A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Oct 31, 2014 at 9:48am PDT

83 Carice van Houten's BTS beauty routine Melisandre out , Carice back in. A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on Sep 16, 2014 at 7:59am PDT

84 Dean-Charles Chapman's first day on Season 5 Had a great first day on season 5 !! 🎥 A post shared by Dean-Charles Chapman (@deancchapman) on Aug 5, 2014 at 8:23am PDT

86 Sibel Kekilli and Jack Gleeson doing their best 'Twilight' My faves! Also... Edward and bella lookalikes? A post shared by Sophie Turner (@sophiet) on Sep 15, 2013 at 2:19pm PDT

87 Gwendoline Christie, Finn Jones, Pedro Pascal, Indira Varma, and Lena Headey hit the beach A westeros day out @pascalispunk and @finnjones A post shared by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) on Sep 7, 2013 at 10:48am PDT

88 Pedro Pascal, Lena Headey, and Indira Varma soak up the sun Foot owners ... A post shared by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) on Sep 5, 2013 at 5:00am PDT

89 Lena Headey and Charles Dance hard at work @Jaseflem123 ..Charlie and I .. Hard at work A post shared by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) on Sep 5, 2013 at 4:50am PDT

90 Pedro Pascal, Natalie Dormer, and Sophie Turner circa 2013 These people man .... A post shared by Sophie Turner (@sophiet) on Sep 2, 2013 at 3:30pm PDT

92 Maisie Williams, Carice van Houten, and Liam Cunningham take what should be theirs Davos doesn't seem particularly amused by this A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on May 28, 2013 at 11:25pm PDT

93 Carice van Houten and Liam Cunningham practice archery Davos & Melisandre playing a game A post shared by Carice van Houten (@leavecaricealone) on May 28, 2013 at 11:22pm PDT

Kayleigh Roberts Contributor Kayleigh Roberts is the weekend editor at Marie Claire, covering celebrity and entertainment news, from actual royals like Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle to Hollywood royalty, like Katie Holmes and Chrissy Teigen.

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