But what does it MEAN?
While Game Thrones aired its final episode in May, much to the dismay and disappointment many viewers, it appears to have something in store for fans. The ficially Twitter account for the formerly popular show tweeted the series’ most famous quote “Winter is coming.”
Many the show’s fans are still bitter, so the replies to the tweet are full hilarious reactions that are users, in one way or another, asking the show to basically leave them alone.
These responses are in large part due to the widespread dissatisfaction that was felt by viewers not only from the series finale, but from the final season as a whole. These feelings were so strong that they even lead to a petition to remake season 8, which had signatures in the hundreds thousands range. Sophie Turner, who played Sansa Stark on the show, denounced the petition, claiming it was “disrespectful.” However, some hopeful and optimistic fans are convinced that this remake is the surprise that this mysterious tweet is signalling.
If not an entire remake, perhaps just a different ending to the series? GOT star Krister Hivju already confirmed that an alternate ending exists, and releasing a different version events from one episode is a lot more realistic an expectation than an entirely new set six episodes. The tweet could also be referencing the upcoming prequel based on GOT novelist George R.R. Martin’s book, Fire & Blood, that was announced after a previously planned, Naomi-Watts-led GOT prequel was cancelled. Another less exciting possibility for the meaning behind the tweet is the upcoming Blu-ray release the complete series on December 3rd. Or, maybe they’re just pointing out that winter, the season, will be here shortly. The possibilities are endless.