Game Of Thrones Season 8 Trailer Review: 7 Ups And 5 Downs

4. Tyrion?!

Tyrion Game Of Thrones
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Right, so obviously it would be difficult to include every single living character in the Game Of Thrones universe right now, so some trade-off on screen-time is bound to happen, but it's still unfortunate that Tyrion gets short shrift.

His single shot - which actually looked pretty much identical to a shot used in a previous trailer (albeit with an older, slightly gnarlier Tyrion) - is also emblematic of his treatment as a whole over the past few seasons. He's a stark reminder in the show of George RR Martin's presence (like, literally), and it almost feels like he's being shunted aside on purpose because of that.

A little more would have gone a long way.

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