Game of Thrones Screencap Breakdown: “The Queen’s Justice” Trailer

Now that “Dragonstone” and “Stormborn” have whetted our appetites for more Game of Thrones, let’s see what the trailer for “The Queen’s Justice” suggests about what’s coming. Clocking in at 26 seconds and containing 21 shots, the new trailer offers glimpses of scenes both new and familiar. Have a watch.

Okay, let’s get to the breakdown.

The first shot is from above Daenerys’ perch on the Dragonstone castle staircase, overlooking Blackwater Bay. (She’s lower-left of the center of the frame.)

As she surveys her would-be kingdom, we hear Daenerys in voiceover. “I was born to rule the Seven Kingdoms, and I will.”

Next, the dragons cavort over Dragonstone, as their ancestors once did. The show couldn’t afford them for Episode 2, but Episode 3 is another story.

Next: a wonderfully regal shot of Daenerys deep in contemplation.

Shifting west, we see Euron Greyjoy return to King’s Landing. First he’s in a wide shot being lauded by an adoring crowd…

…and then he’s shown in close-up, smiling his weasel’s smile.

The people applaud him. Everyone loves a victorious commander.

In the Red Keep, Cersei Lannister is conniving as only Cersei Lannister can. “The war’s already begun,” she says. “I’ve drawn first blood.”

A beautiful landscape shot of the Dragonstone coast, with men and boats assembling. Is this Jon and company arriving to see the Dragon Queen?

Tyrion, looking grim. “Cersei will be ready.” Notice the Dothraki guard behind him, the first time we’ve seen a Dothraki soldier this year. We knew they had to be hiding somewhere.

It looks like more Dothraki figures are walking along the causeway to Dragonstone. I can see Missandei’s frizzy black hair and Dany’s flash of blonde near the head of the procession. Varys is heard in voiceover. “They know we’re coming.”

Daenerys is still contemplating the shape of the world. She turns, and the editing speeds up alongside a swell of pulsing, foreboding music.