HBO released a new trailer tonight entitled “Chaos,” featuring a voiceover from Aidan Gillen as Littlefinger about the scramble for power, with closeups of some returning favorites.
Ours is the Fury: A nice tease of a preview, though I am impatient for actual scene footage in a trailer. I do love that last little smile from Tyrion, and it’s great to see a variety of characters featured who are often ignored, like Sansa.
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First! Nice little tease, but yes, a woman would love to see some actual footage soon to hold us over till the end of March. Gods, isn’t Arya starting to look like a teenager? Huzzah for this, thanks for posting!
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
At least it’s something :(
Not firstQuote Reply
So much for keeping Sandor out of promotional stuff.
DaveQuote Reply
!!!
it didn’t sound like Gillen the first time i watched, but yeah it’s def him.
NickSQuote Reply
Interesting that they included the Hound. I hope this preview is a nice indication of who is going to play a big part in Season 3, b/c lots of my faves were in it.
MQuote Reply
Nice!
Very reflective of the s02 marketing strategy in terms of peaking HBO subscriber tastes and die-hards like us with a v/o concerned with the conceptual: the nature of power games; the characters featured are also well timed to the words. You can taste Gillen’s relish in the speech. Also, signals a proper trailer on the 24th, perhaps with an equally awesome backing track as “Seven Devils” from last year.
The AnchoressQuote Reply
My body is ready for some chaos.
MitchQuote Reply
Fun times!
Good to see Sandor and Catelyn included.
Hi-FiQuote Reply
They are definately building up to something, and I love gobbling up all the scraps!
Omar BrownQuote Reply
Jon has his scars in this preview. But that hasn’t happened on the show yet.
BluntedQuote Reply
Sweet. These last couple months before the season starts are awesome – so many different kinds of news, now the previews are starting….kick ass.
JamboQuote Reply
Gods, I can’t wait!! So excited!
LfF’s aaaa!
Great to see they showed Sansa and Sandor! the trailer is going to be epic!
caroh99Quote Reply
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Pointy EndQuote Reply
It fits nicely with the fan base theory of Littlefinger as The Chaos Spreader (him being responsible with everything which is going wild in Westeros) :-).
But doesn’t answer all the fan theories and question about WHY Littlefinger thrives in chaos ?
KellQuote Reply
Thrilled to see The Hound but disappointed Bran wasn’t included!
Shadowcat85Quote Reply
Cool teaser! Reminds me of the “Iron Throne” teaser from S1. Would have much preferred getting this instead of the Raven teaser a month ago.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Okay, this is definitely working for me.
WatsonQuote Reply
Tyrion’s sinister smile with Littlefinger’s voice over “The Climb is all there is!” Epic!!!
Bran The BuilderQuote Reply
absolutely.
really like that Jaime is showing some scars now too…
NickSQuote Reply
give me close ups of the brilliant cast and a cool voice over over a raven flying through a modern city for some bizarre reason anyday!
HoundedQuote Reply
I believe he got them from Craster in the TV show.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Yeah, Jon definitely has a new scar there. Wonder if we’ll get an eagle attack? Could be cool.
JamboQuote Reply
Thieves thrive in chaos, they can steal more easily when others are distracted, so that is this woman’s theory on why Littlefinger does what he does…he aspires to steal the whole kit and kaboodle of the realm one bit at a time till he controls it all.
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Even going in knowing that Sandor will hve a bigger role this year it was so nice to see him as one of the featured characters in the teaser! I felt McCann was under-utilized in the first two seasons…..
Great smirk from Dinklage at the nd! XD
DarquemodeQuote Reply
Richard Madden and Kit Harington really look a like!!
And Jamie is giving a L´oreal Face :)
KateQuote Reply
Neat! Let’s hope for more little teases like this in the next few weeks if the trailer doesn’t leak sooner than the 24th.
GregQuote Reply
Never thought I’d admit this, but Joffrey looks so badass at 0:10. Jack Gleeson owns.
LonestarrQuote Reply
Jon Snow’s scar!!!
AryannetsQuote Reply
Really like the teaser, especially how in some cases the voice over is foreshadowing the destiny of the character which is shown.
AbyssQuote Reply
Mmmmm yummy sandor om nom nom
sockiesQuote Reply
Man, Littlefinger is a pimp.
Delta1212Quote Reply
BADASS!!
SBQuote Reply
Ah, it’s scenes like this that make me want to root for Littlefinger.
Go team Mockingbird!
sunspearQuote Reply
No Tywin, no Stannis, no Davos, no Balon, no Varys, no Margaery, no Theon, no Asha/Yara, meh.
I understand the absence of the newer season 3 cast but really, this teaser is just so sparse.
BuggeritQuote Reply
Awesome!
Is Littlefinger’s monologue there taken from the books? I don’t remember anything like it.
Lazlo WoodbineQuote Reply
Great teaser!
Thanks HBO!
NOW READY FOR THE BIG STUFF!
Sky AeroQuote Reply
Mrs. H’ghar,
It will be difficult in future seasons when Maisie is 17,18, or 19 years old for a Season 7. Sophie would be 20, hell there could be a Sansa sex scene.
MarkQuote Reply
Mark,
How old are they now?
EliaQuote Reply
Where is Davos? :’(
MRRQuote Reply
Dave,
Was there some promise that they would?
BaramosQuote Reply
Yesssssss…. NOW I can make it until the 25th!
Maester VictorQuote Reply
“the climb is all there is”
Yeah, in ratings! :)
Good to see the Hound in there.
But where is Strong Belwas, Beric, or Whitebeard???
CeriQuote Reply
Beautiful teaser HBO. Well done. The ramp up to the big trailer and then the series has begun.
The raven thing was weak though. I admire it’s intention but not the execution.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Baramos,
No, but a lot of people speculated that he’d be left out as his fate at the end of Season 2 is up in the air, and HBO would’ve possibly wanted to make his return a surprise. Made sense to me, but I guess not.
DaveQuote Reply
Elia,
Maisie is 15 and Sophie is 17.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Carcetti for Mayor!
Me Loves JaimeQuote Reply
A woman doesn’t think it will be difficult, just more tricky in the costume department if Arya is to maintain the androgenous role for a bit. But there are many ways to deal with that issue, and we don’t know which direction they’re going in so we’ll have to wait and see. Children will grow, it is known.
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Soooooo exciting!!!!!! Love Tyrion’s wry little half-smile at the end!
Our boys are looking rough–Jaime and Jon are both sporting some wicked-looking scars.
IsabelleQuote Reply
Ain’t that the scar he gets from Orell’s eagle?
Ren SnowQuote Reply
I’m going to call the emperor naked: this is a bad preview. All it consists of are cast members against a black background, previous main cast members so we don’t see anything remotely new.
Moreover, Littlefinger’s speech about chaos doesn’t really make sense out of context. I’m never going to watch this more than the one time I already have.
The Dragon DemandsQuote Reply
The Dragon Demands,
And so it begins.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
They aren’t going to be able to put *every* character in that people want to see. Come on, guys and gals.
cozmeesahQuote Reply
This preview reminds me somewhat of this Battlestar Galactica commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE6H0ef21Y4
siberia82Quote Reply
The Dragon Demands,
Well if the Emperor is naked may I say…I admire his junk.
Sorry you couldn’t enjoy the preview though. Peace unto you my brother.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
cozmeesah,
No, but at least put in some of the newer power players introduced in season 2 instead of the same group of people we’ve seen in the season 1 trailer with minimal changes. Hell,they don’t even have Tywin.
BuggeritQuote Reply
Buggerit,
Well, with the exception of the Hound,Joffrey, and Robb, the others are the main POV characters from the books. I thought it was a good teaser, unlike the confusing ‘Three Eyed Raven’ one. Not as good as ‘The Cold Winds Are Rising’, but I doubt that is ever topped.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Holy hair Robb, Richard has definitely let it grow out. More suiting of the King In the North if you ask me.
DoneltoQuote Reply
Tyrion Pimpslap,
No Davos though, who had the same number of chapters as Dany and represents Stannis’ faction. But I’m not quite as surprised given the possibility that HBO might want to keep Davos’ survival after Blackwater ambiguous and their apparent lack of attention and care for “Team Dragonstone”. Still, as the last surviving true older member of House Baratheon and a King, Stannis’ absence is rather jarring.
BuggeritQuote Reply
The song was awesome too…Hope it’s in the actual season
SmoneyQuote Reply
I liked it, but then I got to the end and expected Miley Cyrus to go “It’s the cliiiiiimmmmbbb”. I don’t think I was supposed to be laughing.
LeufQuote Reply
Leuf,
That’s unfortunate. I don’t listen to that crap so I never made the connection.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Very nice. Sandor is walking away during the commentary about those who leave the, er climb, so that would make sense to people who have watched the show.
See LemoncakesQuote Reply
oh yeah!!!
the waifQuote Reply
Maisie is looking more and more like Marion Cotillard, which is an extremely good thing.
MyBFFTheHoundQuote Reply
The climb is all there is makes for a pretty awesome tagline I think. Good teaser, good voiceover by Gillen. Probably could have included more characters but definitely thought it was cool.
Also Masie looks older, actually older then some of the shots we have seen from actual footage.
House SnowQuote Reply
Well, it was nice.
One more week until the new Behind the scenes-thingy! And I feel the need to be blown away in two weeks…
sjweningsQuote Reply
Teaser fail, they’re only successful if fanboys/girls watch 10 times minimum.
Steven SwansonQuote Reply
Called it. The Hound has some new stuff. In this video, we see The Hound shooting season 3, last fall, in Dubrovnik, with Lannister people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMrI_AavCAE
SelmyQuote Reply
eeeeeekkk! Sandor! Thanks HBO….awesome trailer….nearly wet me knickers!
So excited!
carrybooQuote Reply
Love this, I like these kinds of trailers a lot as they get me excited without any actual footage. Also that line of dialogue from little finger is amazing.
Mirri MazQuote Reply
Mirri Maz,
I loved the monologue. I think I enjoyed it more than Varys’ ‘Power is a trick’ one from last year.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
You have to admit those teasers are really experimental and ballsy. Of course not everybody will like them, but they stand out from what we’re used to, claiming a certain “artistic exceptionalism” for the series.
TurriQuote Reply
Cool! This works really well. What a nice Monday morning here in Europe :)
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Is anyone can write the all speech of Littlefinger?
denizreyizQuote Reply
Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, never get to try again. The fall breaks them. Some, given a chance to climb, they cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Thank you so so much :)
denizreyizQuote Reply
I corrected it a bit after posting. It is a woman’s pleasure to help.
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
A woman does not simply say “I” 8)
NezzerQuote Reply
Skreeeeee!!!! <— my exited noise
Edit: Never mind, already answered! Silly Grijnwaald!
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
She is 10/11 in 300 AL. But I don’t really see the problem of her being a teenage ninja instead of a child ninja. Makes more sense actually.
zambi76Quote Reply
A woman occasionally does say “I,” but not so often as you do probably. Mostly when tired and sleepy/sloppy in grammar.
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Mildly interesting but nothing to get the heart racing. Bring on the trailer proper!
RossQuote Reply
Turri,
totally agree with you! strong belwas wasn’t in in? good riddance!
this was titled characters returning. maybe there will be a “new characters” version of this.
fdgytyrtQuote Reply
I’ll take it.
Damryn of DorneQuote Reply
I actually like this so much better than actual footage.
This is a real trailer, with probably a real piece of dialogue from the show, and it sets the mood without revealing too much…
This is going to be some serious kicking ass season, I’m telling you.
Renaud Besse-BourdierQuote Reply
Now that was freaking awesome!!!
ArthurQuote Reply
Omg, that music, that voice, those faces… My heart is pounding!
I am so pumped. Season 3 is almost here!!!
I can stop watching this… Hah, I am such a nerd…
ArthurQuote Reply
I’m glad they’re showing Sansa. I love her for how naive she was at the start of the franchise and how her character evolves from being isolated by being with people who appear strange to her.
LexyvilQuote Reply
Arthur,
You’re in good company my friend! :)
Though this mug can’t watch it because this mug doesn’t have sky :’( <—- Very sad face
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
This is a very powerful teaser. It really sparks back your interest.
It is so cost efficient and much for effective then that silly raven flying around our modern real world. I love it…
It’s like a portrait of each character, you can see from the scares on all their faces they went through a lot already from season 1 to 2. They are each attempting to climb that ladder…
I have to watch it a few more times then bed. But yeah, this is a much better teaser.
Well played D&D, well played…
ArthurQuote Reply
All it’s missing is the “Deshi Basara” chant and it would work perfectly for The Dark Knight Rises.
Other than that, good trailer :)
Fabian SchneiderQuote Reply
“The drums were pounding, pounding, pounding and her head with them.”
A-GoneQuote Reply
Gotta love how, with only a look or a simple movement, those actors can convey so much. Or maybe the amazing part is how much people looking want to read from them :) Then again, some people looked frailer then I’m imagining them, and some stronger, so I’m going to say great actors. And camera people. Ha.
I kept waiting to see Margaery and Stannis, given the parts they’re playing; then again, if this is supposed to be an indication of screentime during the season, them being left out makes sense I suppose.
KyrennaQuote Reply
hello guys
my english language is very weak.and not understand that what lilltefinger speak?
please write me everything that tell in this teaser
pleaseeee
tanx
branQuote Reply
Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail. Never get to try again. Fall breaks them. Some are given the chance to climb, they cling to the realm. Or the gods. Or love. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
nomisumQuote Reply
nomisum,
very tanx buddy :)
branQuote Reply
“Chaos isn’t a pit.” - It is if you in it with a bear!
AbyssQuote Reply
I hope this means they’ll finally get Littlefinger right in season 3.
Maxwell JamesQuote Reply
I was going to say. It’s very King in the North-y.
KromsQuote Reply
Maxwell James,
Hear hear. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if HBO continues to equate “Chaos” with “Whores”.
B-GreyjoyQuote Reply
Great teaser! Very simple but it communicates so much. Nothing speaks better to the power of this story than our characters’ faces.
Speaking of faces, Richard Madden has a perfect one!
mariamb18Quote Reply
Now that is more like it HBO !!! Love Tyrion’s sinister smile at the end.
Al SwearengenQuote Reply
S2 recap show next month, 15 mins long! :)
Maybe with the actors, like “you win or you die” ?
http://www.hboondemand.com/apps/hodschedule/hod/details.do?FID=PMRS372659
AnonymousQuote Reply
Kind of disappointed. This would have played better in November or December, not the middle of February only 6-7 weeks away from the season premiere (which, by the way, is the same bat-time and same bat-channel as the season finale of The Walking Dead.)
NewJeffCTQuote Reply
Why isn’t anyone else freaking out as much as I am about how badass Joffrey looks in this vid… MY GOSH, that look on his face is enough to tide me over ’til the 31st of March…All hatred for his character aside, Jack Gleeson OWNS his character, he IS his character…
SerKenjiGerrardQuote Reply
Agreed, I don’t want to punch him in the face quite as much now………………quite as much
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
I love Littlefinger’s speech so much it basically sums up A Song Of Ice & Fire.
Al SwearengenQuote Reply
Like most of you, I wish we’d get a trailer with actual footage. This teaser doesn’t really give us anything we haven’t already seen, but I do like it in an artistic sense. It’s a great collection of portraits. The dramatic lighting reminds me of Caravaggio paintings, and the actors offer a lot of expression in their faces.
Is this “chaos is a ladder” thing an actual quote from the book? If it is, I don’t remember the context.
KateQuote Reply
Same bat-time, maybe, but I don’t think it’s on the same bat-channel.
Delta1212Quote Reply
Agreed – J0ff’s look is incredible… Very exciting promo despite lack of any actual footage. Sometimes such “previews” are way better than trailers with too much exposure.
DanQuote Reply
The Anchoress,
It would be awesome if they use Florence and the Machine’s ‘Breath of Life’ in the season 3 trailer, or the choral buildup and crescendo from The Dark Knight Rises track ‘Imagine the Fire’.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Cool!Cool!Cool!
if only Stannis, Margaery, and Varys were in.
AdrianAegonQuote Reply
Glad to see HBO made up for that horrible first teaser!
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
Very nice. Sets the sparse, dark mood nicely. Also great monologue…surely a cheeky shot of Roose though?
Aegon LibrarianQuote Reply
Love it! Joffrey looked badass!
Can’t wait for the full trailer in two weeks and I hope that S2 recap mentioned above is good.
Nick_ScryerQuote Reply
Aegon Librarian,
Umm spoiler?
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
This “ladder speach” fits nicely with that what D&D told about s3 in “Season 3: Invitation to the Set” video in which they say that this season is “rise and fall season”.
bonQuote Reply
mariamb18,
pretty much.
aprilQuote Reply
48 days. mom!!!! hbo is being bossy!!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Where is Bran? :(
NadineQuote Reply
I think it’s excellent for a teaser. Plus, the irony was we even got a little tease of seasons to come at the end with Tyrion smirking to Littlefinger’s line about the “climb”. I love it!
Lannister AccountantQuote Reply
MyBFFTheHound,
Maisie is a cute kid, but no. Cute is about it.
JackQuote Reply
Nadine,
My thought also, he always seems to loose out to his sisters! Hopefully we’ll see him in the trailer eh? :)
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
Hey, it wasn’t horrible! Just different than what we expected. The few non readers I know who watched liked it better than this teaser.
Loved each and every single close up shot here, not too enticed with the “chaos” lines… but that’s just me.
Tír AirgidQuote Reply
Tír Airgid,
The first one was just so visually terrible that I couldn’t really get past that. I may have listened to the Rains of Castamere a few dozen times that day, but they could’ve done about any other visual and it would’ve been better. Perhaps a dramatic recap of Blackwater footage while Rains was playing.
Either way I’m happy with this one, because the little speech is great and the characters all have their game faces on.
feyrbandQuote Reply
THIS is how you make a teaser. not some fucking bird flying around a modern city.
good stuff.
jkbQuote Reply
Yes! I was correct!
– Game of Thrones twitter
Have you found any yet WiC?
Hopefully that means the Sansa/Hound scene they released a pic of and the full Irri death scene we know was filmed.
Speaking of the Hound, I wonder why they chose to show him in this promo over other more central characters like Stannis. Maybe it means we’ll see more of him this season (wishful thinking).
Maybe a scene or two of him evading or more likely killing the Gold cloaks chasing him for fleeing the city last season.
Nick_ScryerQuote Reply
Is it just me or does Lena look a more convincing blonde here than she did in previous seasons? Sure it was only a brief glimpse, but kudos to the makeup people and whoever made that wig.
Rabid BoglingQuote Reply
I haven’t had a chance to look yet, but I’m going to check tonight.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Just so.
the goatQuote Reply
I’ve commented about this here before, but as far as true teasers go, this really is about as good as it gets.
The speech by Littlefinger, is well-written, relevant to the season and performed with intensity and conviction.
Presenting the cast with just a dark background and their faces, makes it more intimate and reminds us (me, at least) of just how much we love them, and how characterbased the story is.
The music is ominous, and a sign of exiting and dramatic things to come. – Anyone noticed the slow, steadfast single beats of a drum …? What might they hint at? : )
sjweningsQuote Reply
sjwenings,
I concur 100%. This teaser is masterful.
And I have a feeling that the drumbeats you refer to indicate that D & D will not be holding back when the time comes. I don’t think there is a moment in the books that I am both excited about and dreading about. It’s going to be something else. I have full trust in David Nutter, he directed some fantastically terrifying moments on The X Files. The RW is going to go down as epic television. Mark my words.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
Tír Airgid,
Agreed.
Personally I loved the Raven Tease and it’s concept of the Game of Thrones world returing to our world. The raven being the messenger bird in that world alerting our world to the return was perfect….
Of course I’m biased since , while I do enjoy seeing new characters in very brief unrecognizable non-acton scenes, I am not a fan of any recognizable scene footage making its way into teases and tralers. Plus, I was one of the few that did not like the Seven Devils trailer nearly as much as other trailers for the series.
To me this Chaos tease is the preferred format.
Some lines of dialog narrated by one of the brilliant actors along with some moody stock footage of the actors.
DarquemodeQuote Reply
And it looks hot on him, too. Bonus eye candy!
KGQuote Reply
The chaos/ladder speech is immediately one of the 5 best monologues in the show. Sick!!!
shadallionQuote Reply
This is way better than the “Back to the Future Crow” mess. Still, I am pretty disappointed with the art direction in the season 3 promos so far. It almost looks like HBO is trying to appeal to Twilight/Hunger Games fans with the awkward portrait close ups in this one.
Something about the look of this promo is out of character/off theme for the show. It’s too clean. It’s too staged. Too stiff. Too generic. There is nothing here that says GoT/ASOIAF at all (visually, not counting the VO content). Nothing that makes me think “Wow, only GoT could make an ad like that.” The characters could be replaced with the cast of Downton Abbey or Mad Men and it would work just the same. This is as generic as a commercial can get. Which at least is consistent with the high school level art direction in other s3 promos, but far less impressive than the season 1 and 2 stuff.
NerdQuote Reply
Nerd,
I loved the monologue, and I was even okay with the close ups, but there should have been something in the background. All they really needed to do was include thunder and lightning in the background instead of just darkness and it would have probably fit better.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Kate,
Yeah at first I couldn’t even tell if it was Robb or Jon!
PhilQuote Reply
I love how Littlefinger isn’t even shown in, since he’s the one above the rest
PhilQuote Reply
Nerd,
I agree. I try not to be one of “those” fans and complain about everything but I’m really not impressed. I’m glad they showed Sansa and Sandor but it’s not a creative teaser. GoT is known for top of the line quality and that’s not how they’ve marketed season 3 so far. I hope the real trailer will change my mind.
AlexandraQuote Reply
Also, L.A. Times has another clip from the roundtable discussion on the BR:
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/video/game-of-thrones-exclusive-video-who-wears-the-crown-in-westeros/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co#/0
the goatQuote Reply
Nice catch!
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
Very happy to see the Hound. Thanks, HBO!
Looking forward to the first time he says to Arya, your sister the pretty little bird. :)
Canal CatQuote Reply
I want the trailer now, I have already watched this what 5 maybe 6 times already in the space of a few minutes. I actually like Robb and Catelyn, though I would have liked to have seen Bran but that wouldn’t have fit the whole theme of the “trailer” now would it. Please HBO put us out of our misery and give us a trailer please.
SarahQuote Reply
Sarah,
The trailer will premiere on the 24th. No need to keep begging.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
the goat,
Cool! I can’t wait to view the whole discussion. I wonder who Kit thinks is the rightful king? To me it is Stannis. Might makes right. Robert conquered the throne the same way Aegon conquered Westeros. Stannis is his rightful heir.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Tyrion Pimpslap,
Totally agree. The monologue was the best part for sure. But it definitely lacked an atmosphere that fit with the GoT world. Which could have easily been remedied by some background images like you suggested.
I hate to sound unappreciative. We really are one of the most spoiled fan bases out there thanks to HBO. I am only so critical of the visual aspects because I do the same kind of design/marketing for a living and have seen the GoT marketing as a benchmark for quality and innovation in the past. They set the bar so high it must be tough to outdo themselves each season.
NerdQuote Reply
This was an awesome teaser.
The close-ups are so striking, and all the actors look amazing.
LexQuote Reply
MyBFFTheHound,
I tend to agree…there is a slight resemblance, particularly given Maisie’s expression in this video. I probably would never have noticed if you hadn’t mentioned it, but I do think there’s a similarity.
And as for the actual teaser, I thought it was very well done. I especially love the fact that Arya’s face appears as Littlefinger says, “Some are given a chance to climb.” Well-timed, indeed! :)
KatyRQuote Reply
I have to admit, im now a little worried for the premiere, its also the night of the walking deads season finale, which continuously breaks records after breaks, premieres or finales
i know what we will all be watching that night, but what about those who havent read the books that like both? Will possibly slightly lower ratings for this premiere hurt the future of the show??? Certainly hope not..
JDQuote Reply
JD,
“Will possibly slightly lower ratings for this premiere hurt the future of the show??? Certainly hope not..”
No, not at all. I can’t believe there are people who still worry about this show being cancelled.
JamesLQuote Reply
JD,
Though it does suck that it premieres on the same day as the Walking Dead finale because it is always exciting to see how much the ratings have grown since it has been off the air but whatever they are they won’t be as big as they would be if the TWD wasn’t airing at the same time.
JamesLQuote Reply
I really wouldn’t worry too much about the premier ratings. Even if they are down(which I doubt they will be) HBO is more than aware of how insanely huge The Walking Dead is. it’s only one episode and it’s not like HBO doesn’t replay it again a again, so people who decide on TWD will have plenty of opportunitys to catch up before episode 2.
DQuote Reply
JD,
I know one thing, Im having a Game of Thrones premiere party and Ill be watching TWD at 11PM or on DVR the next day.
SayslahQuote Reply
my jimmies be definately rustled by the fact that this is the season that Sansa starts learning(in a way) from Littlefinger how to play the Game of Thrones!
manenQuote Reply
Nice one, just to get our brains working again…and our senses tingling….
loco73Quote Reply
JD,
As far as HBO calculates its ratings I don’t think that the TWD finale will affect the Season 3 premiere numbers too greatly….
HBO does not look at ratings the way broadcast networks do by looking at the initial air numbers only, they take into consideration the 9pm airing, the subsequent airings at 10 and/or 11pm and then OnDemand and DVR views (I think for the first 24 hours after an episode airs IIRC).
Most fans of GoT will watch it at 9pm, but those who do not will almost cerainly watch it on their DVR after TWD airs or they will watch the 10/ 11pm airing. Some will probably even watch both. I would not be surprised if the numbers were up honestly.
DarquemodeQuote Reply
What’s truly bothersome is how the Red Wedding will ostensibly be aired during Memorial Day weekend. We saw how huge the ratings dipped for Blackwater… and that was OK, because people heard secondhand how awesome it was, but not necessarily that there were any shocking moments… They enjoyed it on rerun with no loss of pleasure. This year’s Memorial Day festivity is, I fear, going to lose its punch, after being heard of secondhand, for all those who elected to spend MD doing other things.
pntrlqstQuote Reply
pntrlqst,
That was also the same night Hatfields & McCoys premiered on History and that broke all kinds of records. It put a significant dent in GoTs ratings for that episode. I really don’t think the holiday has such a big impact. People usually party Fri and Sat then take it easy on Sun night. At least every person I know does that.
NerdQuote Reply
Do people still believe the premier rating matters to HBO? All they care about is total viewership. It doesn’t matter when you watch, so long as you do watch. It is basically like Netflix in that way. I’d pay more attention to DVD/BR sales, as that is where the money is really made.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Chaos isn’t a pit (Daenerys)
Chaos is a ladder (Tyrion) (Sansa)
Many who try to climb it fail, (Joffrey)
never get to try again. (Sandor turning away)
The fall breaks them. (Jaime)
Some, given a chance to climb, (Cersei)(Arya)
they cling to the realm, (Robb)
or the gods, (Catelyn)
or love. (Jon)
Only the ladder is real. (Tyrion smirk)
The climb is all there is.
there is a lot of symbolism here: the fall breaks Jaime, Joffrey fails at gaining true power, Sansa has the skill to climb the ladder and Tyrion plays his game. Cersei was given the chance to climb but never used it effectively
MarkQuote Reply
Over 1 million views already.
VirtusQuote Reply
I just noticed that the preview has hit the over one million views on youtube in two days…
Nearly every game of thrones preview/trailer gets at least one million views, I wonder if we will start seeing ratings like the walking dead got the other night?
the mighty hodorQuote Reply
the mighty hodor,
AMC = Available in 100+ million homes in the US
HBO = Around 30 million subscribers in the US
We will never see 12 million people tuning in to the Sunday premier episode on HBO. Not with the amount of ways you can watch the show on your own time. GOT averaged 10.5-11 million total viewers per episode last season. That is what HBO cares about. The show will hover around 4 million viewers for the 9 PM Sunday telecasts.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Shallow comment of the day: I have to say that Sophie Turner looks stunning. With her looks and talent I have a feeling that she will be around for a long time.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
another new short teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47bVfTG8Ps
JacobQuote Reply
is it just me is it richard madden wo says the first word “chaos”.. i felt like this from the very beginning, but i wasnt sure.. someone else agrees?
Roger KönigQuote Reply
I thought Jon’s scar would be cooler… Wasn’t it supposed to be across the eye?
novichasoQuote Reply
Jacob,
That is fan made.
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