‘Game of Thrones’ season 4 trailer: Once more, with dragons!

Who is ready to see the arrival of more awesomeness on HBO? Sunday, April 6 is not so far away anymore, and that is when the latest season of “Game of Thrones” shall arrive for your viewing pleasure.

So just what will unfold across Westeros and beyond this time around? If you’ve seen some of the trailers that are out there already, then odds are, you already have a pretty good idea. There will be violence, there will be destruction, and above all, there will be reasons to stand up and celebrate so long as you love the stakes being raised to another level.

For us, the winner of the “most intriguing moment” from the trailer comes just after the midway point, mostly because that is where you get a quick glimpse of Tywin Lannister sitting on the Iron Throne. What does this really mean? Maybe this is a dream sequence, but we cannot imagine someone with no ties at all to the Baratheon family being particularly embraced by most of the subjects of King’s Landing. At least the general sentiment here is that Tywin is in control, and that much is very much true. Joffrey may have his moments of defiance, but as a whole he is just another puppet to the kingdom.

While there are times that we wish there was a little more light and shade in the Danaerys storyline, at least you know from this that her dragons are no longer the small, cute creatures that they once were. Instead, they are getting closer to becoming actual dragons, and that is a tremendous sight to see.

Start counting down the days; after all, it’s really only going to be a matter of time before HBO releases another trailer for this season, and gives us yet another reason to start getting excited.

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