With only three weeks to go before the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones premieres on HBO, the excitement among fans and critics alike is palpable. We’re excited about ice dragons. We’re stoked for the forthcoming prequel series. Hell, pretty much anything that’s even remotely related to Game of Thrones is liable to whip the internet into a frenzy. Like the official (and final) poster for the new season, which revisits the Iron Throne that was iconically depicted in the first season poster.
Unlike that poster, which saw a not-long-for-this-world Ned Stark (Sean Bean) sitting atop the throne, the season eight poster sees no one occupying it. Or, at least no human is sitting in it. Instead, the throne itself has transformed into the faceplate of one of Daenerys Targaryen’s (Emily Clarke) very large adult dragon sons. This, of course, begs the question… is Daenerys ultimately going to win in the end and, despite the coming onslaught of the White Walkers, conquer King’s Landing?
Who knows? Maybe she will, maybe she won’t. All we do know about her ambitions is that they’re going to get a bit complicated, at least in terms of her relationship with Jon Snow (Kit Harington). Aside from that, everyone else will find out when the Game of Thrones final season premiere debuts Sunday, April 14th on HBO.
(Via Entertainment Weekly)