I couldn’t help but laugh to myself when I watched the official trailer for Game of Thrones’ penultimate season, “Winter is Here”.
It wasn’t because I made a lame joke to myself (Game of Thrones is just one letter away from being the greatest of all time ;)) but rather because Cersei Lannister’s opening monologue made me want to sing Stealers Wheel’s Stuck In The Middle With You.
The trailer mainly features a whole lot of power mongering, as usual, and it just feels as if all the in-fighting is going to result in the Night King (above) turning all seven kingdoms into ice.
I mean, Cersei’s opening monologue concludes with a threat to “defeat whatever stands in our way” and then Daenerys Targaryen pops in and boasts she was “born to rule the Seven Kingdoms”.
We also see a few of our favourites, some taking to their respective seats on the throne, others just milling about in some dramatic way, either waving a sword or having sex.
Then there’s the grave warning from Davos Seaworth: “if they don’t unite to defeat the Night King, it doesn’t matter whose skeleton sits on the Iron Throne.”
Oh, the truth bombs.
Check the trailer below:
Before you go, there is some the bad news.
This season comprises of only seven episodes – down from the usual 10 – and will only be airing on July 16.
Last year it aired in April and concluded in June.
Basically, a wait as long as winter itself.
[source:rollingstone]
