Game of Thrones Has a Classy HBO Promo “You Win or You Die”

It’s been an excruciatingly long wait, but Game of Thrones will be back in a week, on April 1. Over the last few months, HBO has been slowly rolling out the goods, with new pics, teasers, and full-fledged trailers–all done for the noble purpose of getting the fans more and more jazzed about the coming winter in Westeros. Now, as the show draws overwhelmingly close, the channel has one last promotional peak for us before our eyes are blinded by the brilliant fantasy panorama. Take a look after the jump.

This 22-minute video does exactly what it’s supposed to do: take you to that final level of excitement, where you can’t help but mutter to yourself, “Holy shit, it’s really back,” because not only has it returned, but, judging by the look and feel of it all, it’s got a good shot at living up to the first season’s stellar quality, if not flat-out surpassing it (though, as pumped as I am, I don’t want to get that ahead of myself). This is also the same level of excitement that unquestionably destroys any emotional and social obligations that you may have during the next seven days. So well done, HBO. You win, indeed.