Yes, yes: we’re all very excited for Game of Thrones to fully test our nerves and emotions with its upcoming eighth and final season.
But we’ve got an important question that needs answering first: was that – and be honest, now – was that Jon Snow’s beloved direwolf Ghost making the briefest of appearances in this week’s exciting new trailer for season eight?
Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
In the trailer – which you can see above – you’ll need to navigate to the 1:34 mark (and maybe turn your brightness up as much as you can on whichever device you’re using) to assess for yourself.
Look to the left of Jorah Mormont when the camera pans on his hardened, battle-ready face – what is that out-of-focus, white and potentially direwolf-shaped blob moving around in the background?
Could it… could it be Ghost?
These fans are certainly hoping that that is the case, anyway.
GHOST #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/JKcJbbTSuT
— Daniel (@DanWolf115) March 7, 2019
Ghost and Nymeria in season 8 trailer 🙂 #ForTheThrone #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/XWPFxSqQBQ
— no one (@noone10247583) March 6, 2019
🐾🐾👻 WE WANT GHOST!!! #Ghost #Nymeria #Wolfpack #ThePackSurvives #WhereIsGhost #WheresGhost #WeWantGhost #GameOfThrones Dave & Dan & Martin: WE WANT GHOST!!! & Jon riding Rhaegon 🐉 @GameOfThrones @HBO pic.twitter.com/Je1aRmOqDX
— JJ (@JuicyJesssy) March 8, 2019
Ghost, who was adopted by Jon all the way back in season one, didn’t get much of a look-in last season as he waited behind in Winterfell with Sansa as Jon went on to Dragonstone.
But might he reunite with his master in season eight, just in time to aid the cause in the upcoming Battle of Winterfell?
Well, yes, that is possible – but, as people on Reddit have already speculated, this reunion could in fact be very bad news indeed for those who appreciate Very Good Boys/Direwolves like Ghost.
[SPOILERS] How much you wanna bet when we get Jon and Ghost finally fighting together he’s going to die in battle? It’s such a cop out but it sounds like something they’d do at this point. from gameofthrones
Look, beloved characters are going to bite the dust in season eight, that’s for certain.
But Ghost? They wouldn’t, they couldn’t… could they?
Game Of Thrones season eight kicks off Sunday 14 April on HBO and Sky Atlantic.
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