New “Invitation to the Set” video now online!

i cried

Major hassle getting this as my HTPC died last week, but it’s here!
Apologies for only having left channel audio. I’m not sure why and I will try to work that out when I get a new full-time system set up.

I got chills! I saw Jeyne too…well the back of Jeyne, I think.

And Mel certainly is RADIANTING RED in that clip….and Brienne’s face in that clip looked like she was about to breakdown, possibly after Renly’s death?. SO PSYCHED!

0:54 – 0:55 Is there Balon in the scene?
1:45 – 1:46 Blackwater or Slynts sharing of wine with a drwaf?
2:08 – 2:10 Arry in Harrenhal?

That shot of Melisandre on the beach at Dragonstone gave me chills. It was like the production plucked the scene straight out of my head. I can’t tell at this point what I want more, the season 1 blu-rays or season 2!

That shot of Arya is so much like I imagined Harrenhal so I hope that’s where it is.

-Melisandre the Red priestess as if taken from the pages of Deviant Art itself: words fail me. I have gooseflesh right now. With post-production techniques that shot will create even more goosebumps. Can’t wait to see Carice in action.
-The zoom in of Stannis at the map table was fantastic. Dillane may not look like the Stannis in my head, but his gravitas will seal the deal.
-Margaery! Hello Natalie! You fit right in here!
-Cersei in Lannister red robes = perfection. It seems Littlefinger is going to get a few more scenes this season, which is fine by me. Can’t wait for some Aidan/Lena interaction.

I just want to say again that from what I’ve seen from Season 2 Lena Heady actually looks like Cersei more than she did in Season 1. If her performance matches this vibe she has been giving off than a lot of her naysayers may be silenced.

Jaime is looking great covered in blood.

Oh, and somebody might want to get spoiler tags on handmaiden of Dany’s comment.

Red-as-blood Melisandre.
Arry in Harrenhal.
Manly Brienne.
Serious Stannis is serious.

*drools*

So sorry about the comment I made without spoiler tags. I hit the wrong button!

Great Video.

I laughed at Peter D’s comment about having dreams about the show.

Well hell. I have nothing to complain about! Where’s the fun in that????

Phil Norris: Is that our first glimpse of Strong Belwas at 1.53?

Not unless the story has been changed somewhat.

That scene looks to be Dany arriving at Meereen. If it is Strong Belwas he either joins Dany a lot earlier than in the books or he works for the Meereenese.

Can’t view the video. Has someone uploaded this into youtube? Pretty please.

That should be the back of Jeyne – Oona Chaplin @ 2:03 right?

Now that’s some quality hype :)

I must say, I’m starting — ever so slightly — to become stoked about this! But nowhere NEAR as excited as I will be when Season 3 and 4 hit! Storm of Swords is the highpoint of this series (so far).

And Phil, re Arstan and Belwas? I wouldn’t count on that aspect of the story remaining as it did in the books. If D&D are to be believed (and I think they should be) Dany’s tale this year is going to hold some real surprises for everybody, including those who are intimately familiar with the books.

Just watched this on On Demand. A great little peak behind the scenes. My favorite parts were the shots of new characters, namely Brienne, Margaery, Jeyne, Melisandre and Stannis. That shot of Mel on the beach was so perfect, and Stannis at the map table was great too. Arya in Harrenhal, Tyrion holding wildfire, and the NW camp outside of Crasters (at least that’s what I think it was) also got me excited.

Dinklage said he thinks S2 will top S1, and I think that will definitely be true. We don’t have to get through all that exposition, so we can get right into things, and there is so much to get to in ACOK! I’m so excited for the new characters, for Tyrion’s reign as Hand, and for the adventures/trials that await Jon/Arya/Dany.

We’re almost there guys!

KG:
Well hell. I have nothing to complain about! Where’s the fun in that????

Amen this looks freaking awesome!!!

Steel_Wind,

I’ve just replayed that section over several times, 1.53 up to about 1.57. As you see who I think is Belwas walking away from the camera. In the foreground you see Daenerys & Mormont. Then from a different angle you see them again facing the camera.

Don’t have the ability to slow it down, trying to see if I can see Arstan amongst the crowd.

Mormegil,

Know what you mean, waaaaaaay too long there!

Love Tyrions entrance at 19sec lol he goes straight for the wine…I’m assuming it’s at Joffrey’s tournament near the beginning of book 1 ?…everything looks fantastic again …

Melisandre! Brienna! Looved the video.

There’s a shot of Doreah in Qarth right near the middle of the feature. I believe that would be a change from the books. Hope that the change doesn’t mean there won’t be any more of the “it is known”, “it is known” chorus.

Peter D. is stuck in Westeros in his mind. This makes him one of us, no?

Hollyoak,

I think it’s going to be one of these three:
Battle on the Fist of the First Men.
Jon joining the wildlings.
Arya stabbing the guard at Harrenhal.
Comment system doesn’t want to spoiler tag my last suggestion, so just random typing

Who are these people around 1:46 mark? The set seems to be the throne room, yet we haven’t seen any armours of this design so far.

Well that certainly got my heart pumping faster. Love hearing how everyone is so excited to be back for season 2. I really want a closer look at Dany’s dresses. Great to see the new faces alongside the old ones.

Fantastic video, just as I’ve come to expect from HBO and this show. I’m glad I have a ton of things to do in March as it will make the wait fairly easy. The show will be here in no time.

Jousting and crying!
Harrenhal looks so awesome!

Mormegil,
Phil Norris,

Actually she’s only been in Meereen for one book (less if you consider her taking off with Drogon to be “leaving Meereen”), of course it seems longer since in real life its been 12 years! And obviously most people want to see her get her ass to Westeros. On the other hand, since returning from Winterfell early in the first book, Cersei hasn’t ever left King’s Landing.

Phil Norris,

LOL! thats no strong belwas, thas cee lo green obviously, haha jk!

Great tease now im even Moar excited, just 2 things.. I imagined Harrenhal, bigger and badder ( check: http://www.tednasmith.com/other/TN-Harrenhal.jpg ) and second, that wildfire looks too green, like radioactive stuff.. but it is great :D I just hope the flames are green too

Michaelmann,

I think that House on Undying are not in 10. episode, but some 8 or 9. Don’t put too much cliffhanger in end, and Dany have her “epic end” in 1. season, now ending is leaving Qarth to west, like Tyrions ending in 1. season, nothing dramatical.

Tywin’s Bastard,

I still have a chunk of official Kryptonite. It’s not only turquoise, but it also glows in the dark. So there :P

No-One,

At 0:54 the man walking away from the shore certainly resembles Balon based on the costume he wears in the publicity still HBO issued this month.

At 1:45 I see armoured men opening the door to the Iron Throne room. No Tyrion and no wine. Is the time code correct?

littlejanet,

I agree that it looks like Roxanne McKee as Doreah at 1:13 which would be a departure for her character. I think my hopes of another “It is known” chorus steadily diminished throughout season 1; after Episode 2 “The Kingsroad” we never see Sarita Piotrowski as Jhiqui again although Doreah and Irri (played by Amrita Acharia) are in the majority of Dany’s episodes. Perhaps Jhiqui is going to succumb to the red waste instead.

Damián Erro,

http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Longclaw

Longclaw in season 1 had the white wolfshead pommel when given to Jon but was otherwise black. I’m not quite sure what “black mounted” means for a sword but there is an image in the link for comparison.

Phil Norris,

re: Belwas. I don’t think it was him. It looked consistent with what we have seen of the Qartheen meeting Dany. I think the rotund man may be Nicholas Blane as the Spice King. There is a link to a screen cap from the Shadow tease below. Interestingly in the 1:54 shot we can see a tall thin bald man in blue who is not visible in the shots from the earlier trailer. I think this is Ian Hanmore as Pyat Pree.

http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Gallery/Entry/3164/

I love the faded heart on Stannis’ armor.
“…not awesome wearing corsets” – LoL I love you Lena!
I can’t wait to see Iceland contrasted with the warm richness of Qarth. Its going to give audiences a visual feast.

Also, anyone want to speculate about the new material added to Dany’s storyline? It looks like they’re trying to create some kind of confrontation outside the gates of Qarth. I can’t remember how it happened in the book, but is it possible that the writers have decided to make Quarth Dany’s first city that she conquers? Its odd that she says “I am DS and I will take what is mine!” to a city that welcomed her (albeit coldly) in the book.

I love all the glimpses of the new characters (Melisandre, Brienne, and Davos look better each time I see them) and the returning characters (interview with Robb and Emilia, Arya, Jon, and Cersei), but what made me smile most was hearing Peter Dinklage sell season 2. He seems much happier and more excited than I’ve ever seen him. I’m so excited.

Meg: Also, anyone want to speculate about the new material added to Dany’s storyline?

The rumour is that one of the Dragons gets taken, possibly by Pyat Pree. Her speech from the trailer could well be from where she enters the House of the Undying to get the Dragon back.

The Jar of Green Wildfire is amazing, I would love to see how that plays out on screen!!

amazing…
everithing is amazing and incredible
and HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE TURNER
i love you

Absolutely breathtaking shots in that video………
Mel Rules! that shot on the beach is iconic, like some of the paintings come to life.
The shot of Dany in Qarth at 0.25-28 is perfect lighting that really captures her beauty.
Is it a man or is it a woman? She-male is big, you have to say that about it.
I believe that is Doreah at 1:12-13, so looks like she survives for the time being.
The armor of those dudes storming into the throne room sure appear to be those worn by Stannis’s soldiers, could this be a major change from the books?

I we…we…wet myself! Season Two will be something to behold!

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s character does not have alot going on in the second book at all, so expect to see a good slice of book 3 tacked onto this series to show some more Jamie Lannister.

If you’ve read the books, you’ll know there’s actually quite a convenient place for the director to yell ‘cut’ for Jamie’s story and leave the rest for the next season. No more than a handful of his book 3 scenes will added in I reckon…

….tehee…alright i’ll stop now :)

Hollyoak,

I’d guess it’s the Night’s Watch being attacked by Others at the Fist. A little battle and then leave the outcome of the battle open for speculation until season 3. As for the other storylines I hink they’ll do as is season 1 and use ep.9 for the big stuff, and ep.10 to introduce/prepare for season 3.

tysnow,

Sorry Tysnow, posting on my phone. I thought the magnifying glass was showing me what was in your spoiler tag but was just reading the line below! I need a HD version to make up my mind about Stannis’ men.

Personally I hope we don’t see Ygritte in pre-season trailers – they should limit themselves to the first half of the season and save some surprise in my opinion. I’m happy knowing who they’ve cast for now. Likewise Roose Bolton. Being slow, what is BoB?

looks awesome :D wish brienne had a blue set of armor, but cant win em all :)

counting down, 40 days :)

So no Reeds, no Manderly, No Lady Hornwood and no Reek. So will they just use Bran in a gimmick to end each episode. Bran sitting in a chair with his arms raised in confusion while Hodor says “hodor” followed by a sound effect,”WHUNT-WHA”

Owen Parker,

Hm, if the scene in 1:45 – 1:46 isn’t part of Blackwater, my next guess was this is the scene when Tyrion send Janos Slynt to the wall (After Slynt gets drunk of wine from Tyrion). In the Book Jacelyn Bywater “Ironhand” open the door in Tyrions Solar to ‘escort’ Slynt to his ship. In season 2 they can do this with a little bit more action because we haven’t Ironhand

I’m pretty sure David Benioff said in an interview that the last scene of the series includes Bran, Rickon, Osha and Hodor. Which is the same as the book.

It was a while ago, near the very start of the trickle of season 2 news, so late last year sometime. It was in a news tidbit on this site so if someone can be bothered feel free to go back and find it.

I think it was from a text interview on another site linked here.

Oh okay, well I must have mis interpreted it.

I don’t think there’s any real reason to deviate from the book ending however.

Oh, Loras is using his longaxe :)

This is very much OT and I’m sorry about that but I want to ask something.

On the official HBO page they have a picture gallery for every episode. But you can’t download those pictures (or any pictures on the site) directly. The only way I know how to save those images is to take screencaps but that’s not really an ideal way for multiple reasons. So does anyone know a better way to get those pictures on my computer? This site always seems to have those photos and I wonder how you do that. Is there a way to find a direct link to them or what?

One thing I noticed – it looks like Lena has been crying. (her voice cracks a little too, sounds like shes been crying
Anyone care to guess what scene she was filming that day? It looks like she’s on an indoor set, there’s some foliage in the background, and behind that a dark blue/purple colour (blue screen? matte painting?)

Already been commented that Doreah is alive and well in Qarth.

Could I possibly put out a call for wildfiregate? The jar of wildfire is a long way from what is described in the book, as well as what would be practical and safe.
I’m pretty sure (though someone could check) that the jars of wildfire are described as earthenware jars. The jar Tyrion is holding is clearly glass – If wildfire is corrosive, then a glass container is certainly necessary, but in any other situation, glass is probably too expensive in the world of westeros, as well as likely to not be of a sufficiently high enough quality to be able to ensure against random breakage due to imperfections.
Secondly, the shape of the jar is all wrong – a narrow neck, above a body which is very wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. This shape a) is prone to toppling over easily, b) is highly space inefficient – if the pyromancers have stockpiled tens of thousands of jars, they would be made into a shape which is more practical to store, and c) causes the wildfire to have a greater surface area of substance to air interface – leading to increased vaporisation and an increased risk of catastrophe.
The jars would incidentally also be very difficult to pour (if that was a concern).
A jar with a wide flat bottom leading to a long narrow neck (to minimise surface area) would probably be the best compromise in terms of something that could be practically mass produced in westeros. Such a jar would need reinforcing around the neck to prevent accidental breakage whilst being carried. Alternative shapes would be narrow rectangular prisms (space efficient, but difficult to make with structural integrity), or simple cylinders (less space efficient than rectangular, would lead to a greater material-to-volume ratio, and having narrow necks would necessitate small volume jars).
Other alternative would be if wildfire is more dense than oil and also not oil-soluble, allowing for a protective layer of oil over the top.

Wildfiregate!

Ax0r,

Are you being serious?

All those production videos are great. I am so looking forward to Season 2 like no other series before.
WiC.net does a excellent job covering all this, keep up the good work!

Is there any official word when the first full length trailer will be out? For season 1 they aired the first > 2min trailer roughly a month before episode 1. And we are now closing in on that timeframe for season 2.

Winter Is Coming,

That’s awesome, I thank you for that, but it’s not only the GoT photos I’d like to have from the HBO site.

No-One, I also wanna thank you for trying to help me out. I actually use Chrome and I just can’t seem to figure this out.

agor,

Try this fro chrome:
Copy: chrome://cache/ and past it in your chrome address bar.
There should be a long list.
Control + F and search for the name of the picture. (Like I suggest before ‘1600’ or a GoT keyword)

If you have trouble with finding the pictures clear your cache (you must visit hbo.com after again).

I want to hear Brienne speak already!! brienne looks great, cant wait to hear what she sounds like.

What made me squeal:

1:14 Doreah in Quarth
1:18 Arya running over to Weeze
1:19 Crasters home ( can’t be the Fist, because there are a lot of trees in the background
1:53 Stannis Flaming Heart and the Map table
1:55 as others have mentioned this will be the Spice King instead of Belwas
2:05 Ms. Westerling
2:10 are those Sparrows in Harrenhall
2:16 the Pyromancers Piss

TC,

I could see the season ending with the night’s watchmen hearing the dreaded third blast of the horn, and a shot of a few White Walkers and/or wights emerging from the trees or charging up the hill…then credits. This would leave a very strong cliffhanger, and forgo the need to film the complete battle until next season. As others have mentioned, it would also serve to reintroduce the threat of the White Walkers, which will be absent for much of the season.

Sam DeGree: TC, I could see the season ending with the night’s watchmen hearing the dreaded third blast of the horn, and a shot of a few White Walkers and/or wights emerging from the trees or charging up the hill…then credits. This would leave a very strong cliffhanger, and forgo the need to film the complete battle until next season. As others have mentioned, it would also serve to reintroduce the threat of the White Walkers, which will be absent for much of the season.

Agreed – that would be awesome.

Tenesmus,

That could be the case, although I would hope it’s not. If Jaime loses his hand in Robb’s camp there’s not as much hope to use him as a way to get the Stark girls released unharmed. Sure, Catelyn is pretty out of it when she releases him but it should be clear that if Jaime comes home mutilated the Lannisters would do the same to Sansa or Arya.

Words can not describe how amazing Brienne looks, everyone is all obsessed with Melisandre but I can not wait to see Brienne in action!!

Holy shit Brienne could mess up anyone – look at her she’s a BAMF, no joke.

I think I’m getting to the point where I don’t really want to see any more new content before the actual series airs (!??!?!). Blasphemy, I know…

Somewhat OT;
Is Brienne supposed to be much (if at all) taller than Jaime in the books? I’m asking since I looked up the actors’ heights and Christie is actually less than an inch taller than Coster-Waldau.

@wildfiregate

I’ve seen the wildfire in slow speed and there is some silver thing in the glass, what cloud this being?

to repeat what many others have commented before me… this looks freakin’ awesome!!!!!! 40 more days!!!!!! it’s like lent!

bergen:
Words can not describe how amazing Brienne looks, everyone is all obsessed with Melisandre but I can not wait to see Brienne in action!!

Agreed. I think Brienne is the one I’m looking forward to most. I also think that, like Harry Lloyd and Iain Glenn, she’ll make me like the character even more than when I read the books.

Is it just me or does Dillane look different in every picture they release.

Wildfiregate?
Nah.
It sure looks a lot greener and more glowy than I imagined in the books and, yes, it was very specifically described as being in earthenware jars in the books. But this is television! Adding a little menace to the stuff is fine, especially since we didn’t get to see Thoros waving the green flames around in Season 1. I suppose maybe Tyrion could merely be holding a SAMPLE in that pretty glass flask. It could get pretty expensive to reproduce that kind of thing a hundred times over so perhaps we’ll see less pretty but much bigger quantities in some other kind of containers.
I’m hoping we’ll actually SEE some novice pyromancer have an accident with the stuff and then get buried under tons and tons of sand. That was mentioned as a possible scenario in ACOK although it never actually happened on Tyrion’s watch.

Damn that was cool, i am stoked for the new season, come on april!

Mike Johnson,

The thing is if you make it obvious in a trailer/behind the scenes video who Asha/Yara is then the surprise of finding out her identity in her first scene will be lost.

But yeah a glimps of her without giving her name would be nice for the book fans.