DAENERYS TARGARYEN



Game of Thrones season 7 ends with the revelation that Jon Snow is a Targaryen and has begun a sexual relationship with Daenerys. This complicates matters, as the bloodline reveal means that Daenerys is Jon’s aunt. In the new Game of Thrones season 8 teaser "Aftermath," Daenerys' dragon chain appears near Jaime Lannister’s golden hand (0:40), with the roar of dragon making the visual even more dramatic.

JON SNOW



Then, a jump cut reveals Jon Snow’s sword Longclaw - bloody and resting upon an unknown object. This sets up the Game of Thrones season 8 teaser’s final seconds, which shows the Night King walking ominously towards the sword.

So, what does this all mean for Game of Thrones season 8? If taken literally, it appears that the Night King is in control, or at least ready to make another big power move. Of course, it's more foreboding than it is genuinely prophetic: this trailer is highlighting what's at stake rather than what could genuinely lost. Still, once the Battle of Winterfell begins, nobody's life is safe: any Game of Thrones star could theoretically fall in the snow.