The new footage for the hotly anticipated HBO collection reveals extra in regards to the path of the collection than earlier teasers have, dangling simply sufficient plot in entrance of audiences able to reenter Westeros. (CNN and HBO share dad or mum firm Warner Bros. Discovery.)
"What is this brief, mortal life, if not the pursuit of legacy?" an unseen character wonders.
A imprecise, wise-sounding line destined to be emblazoned on Etsy merchandise? "Game of Thrones" is again!
Viewers then hear the names of acquainted Houses -- Stark, Baratheon, Velaryon -- whose members pledge fealty to Paddy Considine's King Viserys Targaryen. The king has introduced his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra, as his inheritor, however not all residents of Westeros are keen to just accept the younger girl as their chief (Daenerys, who would not declare the Iron Throne till a few years later, can relate).
As is customized on this world, violence ensues. Cut to a blond-wigged Matt Smith (taking part in a Targaryen, natch) wanting significantly pugnacious and a decided Olivia Cooke (not blonde, not taking part in a Targaryen) with Rhys Ifans whispering in her ear -- might theirs be a Sansa-Littlefinger relationship?
And lastly, within the teaser's final moments, we catch a glimpse of the fire-breathing satisfaction of the Targaryen clan, wanting fearsome as ever. Surely they will not be unleashed as instruments of mass destruction upon unassuming, weaponless bystanders, proper?
"History does not remember blood," a personality mutters ominously. "It remembers names."
Whether devoted "Game of Thrones" followers can commit a number of extra character names to reminiscence stays to be seen. "House of the Dragon" premieres August 21 on HBO.
