Dany tells Jon, who revealed to the Mother of Dragons his real parentage in a tense conversation during "A Knight of Seven Kingdoms," that the Night King and his minions are already here - then the footage cuts to the newly knighted Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) shouting to her men, "Stand your ground!" Cue the title card, and that's the clip complete. The trailer moves to show a sweat-soaked Arya running through a corridor, seemingly escaping someone who's chasing after her the Hound (Rory McCann) and Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer) walking into a corridor Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) riding on the back of one of her dragons (i.e., one of the two that the Night King didn't shoot down with an ice spear and turn into an Ice Dragon-adjacent beast during the season 7 finale) Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) drawing a flaming arrow with his bow, just about to fire and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) unsheathing his sword. They all appear to be functioning at varying levels of worry, but there's little time for fear and anxiety, as the Night King is about to show his face at House Stark's ancestral seat. Then, in quick succession, the faces of Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), Ser Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen), Sansa and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), and Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) flash across screen. We see a sweeping shot of the Unsullied, led by Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson), lined up in perfect formation, ready to defend Winterfell. There's the truth of the war that's greater than the living, but there's also the truth of the war within the Seven Kingdoms that must end with a rightful heir to the Iron Throne seizing power and putting a stop to the violence that has poisoned Westeros for years. Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) opens the promo clip with an empowering message: "The most heroic thing we can do know is look the truth in the face." This is both in reference to rising up and attempting to defeat the Army of the Dead, and accepting that they have an enormous task ahead of them if and when the White Walkers fall. The third installment in Thrones' final chapter, episode 3 doesn't have a publicly released title just yet, but this footage tells fans all they need to know for the time being: the Night King and his pack of vicious, unfeeling White Walkers have made it to the grounds of Winterfell and are about to begin battling the humans in a life-or-death, all-or-nothing fight. Shortly after debuting the second episode of Game of Thrones season 8, " A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," HBO unleashed the trailer for the episode to follow. The dead are here - and Winterfell is ready to vanquish them.
The duo’s romp was arguably one of the biggest surprises of season eight thus far and left many viewers gobsmacked.Contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8, episode 2, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" Others were still discussing the events of episode two, which saw Arya jump into bed with her long-time friend Gendry (Joe Dempsie). Night King will raise the dead Starks and attack Winterfell from the inside out?”Ī third tweeted: “I just read the craziest theory about Arya running in the season trailer and if it is true it might be the craziest thing ever in Game of Thrones history.” Meanwhile, on Twitter, another said: “This scene from the trailer with Ayra running desperate through the crypts of Winterfell. Rising up past relatives causes Arya to run in fear from them. Since the trailer for the third episode dropped, the hypothesis has heightened and is causing quite a stir among fans on social media.įollowing the release of the teaser clip on YouTube, one person wrote: “My theory is that the Night King raises up the dead of the crypts leading to Dany saying, ‘The dead are already here’.