HBO has delivered another new Game of Thrones season 4 trailer, which sets the scene for the upcoming storm of swords.
With the season premiere now under a month away, HBO has released another new Game of Thrones season 4 trailer to inflame the fannish passions – and boy, were they ever enflamed.
Two other full-length trailers have been released in January and February, setting the scene for the epic conflicts that are certain to come in Game of Thrones season 4. The newest trailer aired just before the blood-curdling finale of the freshman mystery series True Detective.
The new Game of Thrones season 4 trailer focuses on loss, and the consequences that echo with the living. Though the Stark family is certainly at the forefront of this suffering (many thanks to the Boltons and Freys!), it doesn’t look like any major house will escape the dark hand of punishment by the season’s end.
As readers of the Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin will know, the new Game of Thrones season 4 trailer focuses on the events of the second half of A Storm of Swords, the third book in the ongoing fantasy saga.
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The official synopsis for the new season, recently released by HBO, promises vibrant new characters, struggles for families who appear triumphant, and unexpected victories for the vanquished. And as always, danger looms in the icy threat of White Walkers to the north – and now grows in the fiery form of dragons in the distant east.
The summary for the first episode of Game of Thrones season 4, titled “Two Swords,” avoids the mention of weapons while implying ample treachery.
Tyrion welcomes a guest to King’s Landing. At Castle Black, Jon Snow finds himself unwelcome. Dany is pointed to Meereen, the mother of all slave cities. Arya runs into an old friend.
Still, by Game of Thrones standards, the synopsis sounds almost cheerful. We are accordingly suspicious.
Game of Thrones season 4, episode 1, “Two Swords,” airs on Sunday, April 6 at 9:00 p.m. on HBO.
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