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Watch: New teasers for 'Game of Thrones' and 'True Blood' hint at mayhem to come

Brief clips give a taste of what's in store in the shows' forthcoming seasons

Watch: New teasers for  'Game of Thrones' and 'True Blood' hint at mayhem to come
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Teaser trailers for the forthcoming seasons of both "Game of Thrones" and "True Blood" debuted this evening just prior to the premiere of "Luck", giving fans of the two HBO series a taste of what blood-soaked dealings may be in store in their respective returns.

Let's begin with the "Game of Thrones" teaser, bookended by a conversation between Lord Varys (Conleth Hill) and Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) that at one point features the following ominous proclamation from the former: "A very small man can cast a very large shadow". In between we're treated to several brief clips from the upcoming season featuring, among other characters, the truly nasty King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), the vengeful Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Ned's bastard son Jon Snow (Kit Harington), who last we saw him had been convinced to join the Night's Watch on a quest beyond the Wall. 

Meanwhile, the "True Blood" clip - while it doesn't show off any actual footage - does feature the tagline, "In Bon Temps, nothing stays buried forever" - a sentence that most likely alludes to (SPOILER ALERT!) werewolf Debbie Pelt (Brit Morgan), who was shot and killed by Sookie (Anna Paquin) at the end of last season. But what does it all mean? And what of the fate of poor Tara (Rutina Wesley)? I guess we'll have to wait for this summer to find out. 

Check out the two new teasers below and let us know what you think!

 

"Game of Thrones":

 "True Blood": 

 

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    Sara

    I doubt they are talking about Debbie. Are we forgetting the Vampire Russell Edgington? BURIED in cement? And it strongly implied that he'd broken free of his burial chamber in the season finale? I'd much rather see him return that the whiny Debbie!

    January 30, 2012 at 3:21AM EST Reply to Comment
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      LJA Bingo. It's Edgington that tag is talking about. How is that not obvious to the writer?

      January 30, 2012 at 3:33AM EST
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      James What about Tara?! Zombie perhaps??

      January 30, 2012 at 8:11PM EST
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    Ash

    TRUE BLOOD COMMENT ISN'T ABOUT DEBBIE! IT'S ABOUT RUSSELL!

    January 30, 2012 at 3:22AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Paul Outlaw

    Russell, Russell, Russell...

    January 30, 2012 at 9:00AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Sareeta

    The Thrones trailer is fantastic. Season 1 was good, but season 2 is based on an even better book (A Clash of Kings) than the first book (Game of Thrones) and introduces some really cool characters.

    January 30, 2012 at 3:03PM EST Reply to Comment
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    osiskars

    April 1st? :D .. I hope its not a joke...

    January 30, 2012 at 3:45PM EST Reply to Comment

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