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Game of Thrones: Looks Like it's Going to be a Very Long Winter Beyond the Wall

Which beloved (or hated) Game of Thrones character will be the first to be capped in Season 5? No use to hazard a guess because anyone in the series is likely to die at any time.

That, of course, is one of the attractions of the series. The Game of Thrones universe is a brutal place and death lurks behind every rock and tree — and even in great banquet halls celebrating a wedding.

HBO released a couple of new clips today that don’t tell us much, but suggest a darker, more foreboding atmosphere to the show. The first clip features Podrick Payne and Brienne of Tarth, apparently following some horrific battle that the Amazonian goddess won:

The next clip features Jon Snow offering a question to the former King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder, played by Ciarán Hinds.

I am replacing my Chicago Bulls wallpaper with the poster released today:

000000With the dragon flying free, you have to wonder if Dani’s babies are going to get out of the dungeon they’re confined in. Let’s hope so. There are probably a couple of armies they could barbecue.

All in good fun, of course.