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]