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Game of Thrones season 8 trailer: Fans left unimpressed after new teaser released during Super Bowl

The Mountain may have made an appearance, but so did the 'Bud Light Knight'

Jack Shepherd
Monday 04 February 2019 11:57 GMT
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Game of Thrones x Bud Light Super Bowl advert

Game of Thrones fans patiently sat through the Super Bowl, hoping to glimpse their favourite characters back in Westeros.

After some time, they were rewarded – kind of.

Rather than show a straight season eight trailer, HBO elected to team up with Bud Light to release what amount to both an advertisement for beer and a tease for the upcoming season.

The clip centres on a jousting match, where a Bud Light Knight enters the arena. His opponent, it transpires, is The Mountain from Game of Thrones.

Before long, the Clegane brother is crushing the knight’s head – a nod to a very famous Game of Thrones scene – and one of the show’s dragons comes blazing in. Watch above.

Other trailers to debut during the Super Bowl including teases for Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Twilight Zone and Netflix’s David Attenborough series Our Planet.

Game of Thrones returns 14 April. Read everything you need to know about the season here.

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