Game of Thrones might have to come to a disappointing conclusion a few years ago but the incredibly popular TV series doesn’t look like it is quite done yet.
On Wednesday, the official Twitter account of the show simply tweeted ‘Winter is coming’ the iconic tagline of the show.
This might not seem too strange given that the show will soon be celebrating its 10th anniversary but is there something more cryptic afoot.
Reports suggest that this ambiguous tweet is actually an acknowledgement of a Game of Thrones prequel series called House of the Dragon.
Before the original Game of Thrones aired its final episode two years ago, HBO had greenlit the new series which is reportedly based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, a story set 300 years before the events in Westeros that we all know and love.
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Although this is pure speculation and will probably wind up as the most logical scenario, many replies to the tweet haven’t forgotten about the final season of the show which was widely perceived as a letdown.
The North Remembers (season 8) So fuck off https://t.co/afZE3mughq https://t.co/n2Dx6W24MY— Raven_Archer (@Raven_Archer) 1618425239
@GameOfThrones Between us I'm ALL IN on us pretending it's early 2019, season 8 hasn't happened yet, and doing the… https://t.co/K2LshF1rgq— Riggs (@Riggs) 1618423456
You got some gottdamn nerve. It’s finally getting warm and you wanna poke ya lil nose out like we forgot season 8 a… https://t.co/CApVcWc6c2— Aaron West (@Aaron West) 1618442476
Season 8? Of Game of Thrones? https://t.co/lpZdRZZESP— Isiah Whitlock Jr. (@Isiah Whitlock Jr.) 1618451384
@GameOfThrones Ya I am not falling for that again— Clint Evans (@Clint Evans) 1618422686
@GameOfThrones You made us wait an extra year for a short and disappointing Season 8. https://t.co/vY3QJgBcQU— Staz Trudeaux (@Staz Trudeaux) 1618446674
Some even called for an apology before they would invest any time in a prequel.
if HBO wants me to watch a Game Of Thrones spin off I want a personal apology for season 8. 12 pt font, double spac… https://t.co/I37i0mCJhS— Astead (@Astead) 1618442873
There were even calls for HBO to remake the final season again akin to Zack Snyder being allowed to release his cut of Justice League, which did air on HBO’s streaming service.
Remake Season 8 https://t.co/YfWFjKN42o— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM 🦁) 1618428545
They gave Zack Snyder 70 something million bucks to "fix" Justice League. Fix season 8. You could probably do it… https://t.co/b0QOiCBScy— John Hornor Jacobs (@John Hornor Jacobs) 1618432302
Winter was coming for 7 fucking years and then disappeared in 15 minutes. Nobody fucking cares anymore. If you can… https://t.co/1o6jHKt4cV— Froste 💯 - Lind (@Froste 💯 - Lind) 1618439444
If Justice League can remake their movie 4 years later, why cant you remake Season 8? 🤷🏼♂️ https://t.co/SIwqCVL5eF— 👳🏼♂️ (@👳🏼♂️) 1618429182
Me seeing people wanting HBO to do a redo of Season 8 of Game of Thrones https://t.co/scs7ENlFi3— #1 Carson Wentz Hater (@#1 Carson Wentz Hater) 1618447826
At this stage, we doubt that HBO will ever touch season 8 again but you never know.
That being said House of the Dragon will reportedly debut on our screens in 2022, with the likes of Paddy Considine already being cast and director Miguel Sapochnik, who made some of the best episodes of the original show, set to direct several episodes of the new show.