The Game of Thrones trailer has finally landed and of course there’s a mother-tonne of headache inducing material to unpack.
HBO released the epic two-minute long minefield of jaw-dropping scenes from season eight yesterday, and immediately fans were freaking out for poor Arya Stark (played by Maisie Williams) who opened the promo by legging it for her life.
But what was she running from? The young warrior appeared to be alone in House Stark while the rest of Westeros went to war with The Night King (Vladimir Furdik) and his army of the dead.
However, there’s been speculation from fans since the beginning of Game of Thrones over what is actually hiding in the Winterfell crypt, which Arya, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) explored in a recent teaser – minus Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright), which caused all sorts of panic.
Turner insisted the teaser meant nothing, but at the time Game of Thrones YouTube series, Talking Thrones, did some pretty astounding detective work and dug deep into the secrets of the Stark vaults.
The cellar contains all the fallen members of House Stark and is bigger than Winterfell itself, with each deceased’s statue accompanied by a large stone direwolf, curled up at their feet and an iron sword placed on their lap to ‘keep vengeful spirits within the crypts’.
Jon also had nightmares about what could be lurking deep down in the tombs and there’s absolutely no way it’s not all coming out before the finale.
So, was Arya actually running away from the ghosts rising from the crypts while the rest of Winterfell have abandoned her to take on The Night King? It seems so…
Well, finally we can say that all will be revealed next month.
Metro.co.uk have also broken down all the details from the Game of Thrones season eight trailer, including the arrival of Harry Strickland and The Golden Company, the great relief Tormund and Beric survived the fall of the wall, as well as the first look at television’s ‘biggest ever’ battle.
Game of Thrones season 8 comes to HBO and Sky Atlantic on April 14.
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