New 'Game of Thrones' Clip Shows Sansa and Daenerys Meeting for the First Time
After what seems like an eternity of waiting, Game of Thrones‘ eighth season is returning in April. And without any teasers to satiate our obsession, it’s a been a long, hard hibernation. Now, finally—finally!—we’ve got some sort of clue as to what’s going to unfold in Westeros. HBO just dropped the first official teaser for the show’s final season. And what it lacks in length (it’s only five seconds long), it more than makes up for in drama.
The clip shows Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryens arrival in Winterfell, and features Dany’s first-ever face-to-face meeting with Sansa Stark.
And let’s just say the encounter isn’t all smiles and sunshine. Much like winter in Westeros, the interaction between the two of them seems icy. In the video Sansa begrudgingly tells Dany, “Winterfell is yours, your grace.”
Though the clip is new, Entertainment Weekly had previously reported that the new season of Game of Thrones would open in Winterfell. Back in November the outlet revealed that, “season 8 opens at Winterfell with an episode that contains plenty of callbacks to the show’s pilot. Instead of King Robert’s procession arriving, it’s Daenerys and her army. What follows is a thrilling and tense intermingling of characters—some of whom have never previously met, many who have messy histories—as they all prepare to face the inevitable invasion of the Army of the Dead.”
The scene was also previously featured in a HBO promo highlighting the network’s 2019 projects. That clip showcased an awkward hug between Sansa and Jon, so clearly this scene is all around tense. One Twitter user joked, “When you bring your new girlfriend home to meet the family but your half-sister-cousin ain’t having it. #GameofThrones #Season8.” Brienne of Tarth and Ser Jorah Mormont were also on-hand for Sansa and Dany’s showdown and Jon’s homecoming.
The trailer also featured snippets of some of our other favorite HBO shows, and in the Big Little Lies segment we got a spotting of the queen herself, Meryl Streep, in character in Monterey. The next chapter of True Detective and the final season of Veep were also featured.
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The exact date of the season premiere has still not been announced. But it’s safe to say, this season is going to be chilling.
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