It has been four months since Game of Thrones’ sixth season ended, but it has felt more like four years. If the latest rumors are to be believed, it may be another eight months or so until our patience is rewarded with a seventh season.

If you’re wondering how you’re going to make it, you’ve come to the right place.

Whether you only watch it socially or are a dedicated viewer, everyone needs a Game of Thrones fix. The first option involves minimal effort and is a staple of millennial culture. I’m speaking, of course, about the YouTube deep dive.

Talented online personalities put together episode analyses and theory discussion videos based on the canon, both show and books. These range from focusing solely on the show (Emergency Awesome) to pulling direct quotes from the books (Alt Shift X), but plenty of the channels have a healthy mixture of both (Preston Jacobs).

Another YouTube pastime is watching significant scenes, highlighting the epic action or the subtle scheming of different characters. Sometimes it’s nice to just appreciate the craft of actresses and actors such as Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau or Charles Dance, and those are just the Lannisters.

Finally, perhaps the best kept secret of the HBO series is the animated shorts released with each season’s DVD box set, available on YouTube. They total about an hour per season and go over lore that was only touched upon in the shows from the perspective of different characters. These shorts are voice-acted by the show’s cast, adding an element of authenticity to the uniquely-styled cartoons.

If watching YouTube videos just isn’t immersive enough for you, HBO allows users to stream every episode on your own time. A reasonable person might rewatch notable episodes such as “Battle of the Bastards,” “The Mountain and the Viper” or “Hardhome.” But if you are truly a Thrones fanatic you might put aside roughly 60 hours to rewatch the whole series.

(DISCLAIMER: This writer does not endorse a full show rewatch. This can be damaging to your health — both physical and mental — as well as your social life.)

However, the shows are not the only way to learn more about Westeros and Essos. The most obvious alternate source of information is George R. R. Martin’s book series, which served as the inspiration for the show. The books delve into greater detail than the shows ever could, allowing us to see the story from different points of view. The differences in storytelling between these mediums are many and significant, a topic deserving of its own separate article.

The reading doesn’t stop there. Martin has a graphic novella series documenting the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and Aegon V, a young Targaryen. He plans to publish somewhere between six to 12 different stories, but as of now, there are only three novellas out.

A World of Ice and Fire, a book that Martin contributed to and approved, is an excellent way to learn about the nerdiest GoT details such as minor houses in Westeros, the economics of the seven kingdoms and the Targaryen lineage.

If you have already done all of this — lets be real, you probably haven’t — you can still obsess on the upcoming season through websites such as Watchers on the Wall. This site in particular pays close attention to the movement of notable actors, major casting announcements, set locations and announcements asking for large amounts of extras.

This site notably started the Jon Snow hair watch trend, a highly publicized internet movement trying to determine if Kit Harington would return from beyond the grave in the show based on whether or not he cut his hair. This site could be of questionable ethical nature, as it encourages taking pictures of actors when they are not trying to be photographed in places such as airports and bars, but that doesn’t stop people from obsessing over these developments.

These are just a few of the ways you can feed your Game of Thrones addiction while we wait dutifully for the next season to air. Please consume responsibly.