Game of Thrones fans laughed, howled and moaned their way through the premiere of the hugely popular fantasy saga´s last season in New York on Sunday.
More than an hour before the episode began, a crowd gathered at central Brooklyn´s Understudy bar and broke into shouts as the first notes of the famous theme music rang out.
Almost 20 months after season seven finished, “GoT” aficionados finally got their fix and their fill of a Jon Snow cocktail, specially concocted for the occasion in honor of one of the main characters.
The nine most tweeted words Sunday morning all had a link with the world created by author George RR Martin, a sign of the immense popularity of the HBO series.
A number of masks and get-ups were brought to the Brooklyn screening, with a homemade, Jon Snow-inspired costume with strong fantasy and medieval overtones the clear crowd favorite.
One young woman with peroxide blond hair styled a la strongwoman Brienne of Tarth brought along a gnashing papier-mache dragon hand puppet she had made for the occasion.
To add a little spice to the night, some fans played a game based on which character would survive the longest in the bloody, deadly world of Game of Thrones.
The ruler with the wind now in her sails, Daenerys Targaryen, was selected by Jean-Louis Baron.
“She must die, so she´ll be the last to die,” he said.
“The whole world building is absolutely phenomenal,” Baron added. “It´s a great escape”.
