HBO is releasing character retrospectives ahead of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, so we’re reminded how much we care about these characters before the network breaks our hearts and takes them away. We’ve already had looks back at Tyrion and Arya’s Game of Thrones journeys. Now though, HBO is hitting the highlights in the life of the Protector of the Realm herself, Cersei Lannister.
Scrolling through the retrospective, you get a good sense of Cersei’s journey from Queen of the Seven Kingdoms to…Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, but for real. Cersei might have started in a better position than most, but she suffered plenty on the way to the throne, particularly once her kids started dying and the sparrows got involved.
As with the other retrospectives, HBO has festooned Cersei’s retrospective with quotes and clips. She’s definitely had some great dialogue over the years; poor Robert never stood a chance. Some of the videos are simply footage from the show, but others — like the one about Cersei’s destruction of the Sept of Baelor — come with cool behind-the-scenes footage.
Cersei’s retrospective is part of HBO’s #ForTheThrone promotional campaign, which looks back on what characters have done on their way to power. Of all the characters on offer, perhaps no one fits that theme better than Cersei.
HBO hasn’t released an official season 8 trailer yet, but it has put out this nifty promo:
Goose bumps. How much longer until season 8?
So who’s retrospective are we gonna see next? Personally, I’d love to see one for the Hound, Bronn or Theon. Keep ’em coming, HBO!
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