LONDON -- It may still be four horrendously long months away, but Game of Thrones season 6 now has a new teaser trailer -- and people don't know how to handle it.
HBO released the 40-second tease on YouTube on Thursday, where it's quickly racked up over three million views and prompted some unsurprisingly strong reactions on Twitter.
"The past is already written. The ink is dry." APRIL, 2016. #GameofThrones #GoTSeason6https://t.co/VfYVC3FEoC— Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) December 3, 2015
Many people couldn't contain their excitement.
@GameOfThrones "They have no idea what's going to happen!" I AM SCREAMING PLEASE— maartje (@THEMAZEKILLS) December 3, 2015
@alyssanodo @GameOfThrones @taerae26 @jessnicholeivey @emilyxoxann @traskspoor I CAN'T BREATH WHAT DOES THIS MEAN— Alyssa Blair Burkeen (@AlyssaBurkeen) December 3, 2015
I'm like a serious detective going over clues and notes, pausing this game of thrones teaser every frame. you are not gonna fool me.— t(-.-t) (@petewentz) December 4, 2015
Others, meanwhile, were less impressed.
Game of Thrones teaser trailer gives you NOTHING. No new material!!— Anna Smith-James (@AnnaTheApple88) December 3, 2015
Sweet, there's a new Game of Thrones teaser out! Shit, it's all vignettes of past episodes. #GoTSeason6— McSand Films (@mcsandfilms) December 4, 2015
@livwhitee @GameOfThrones Did nothing for me. No new footage. Bran annoys me. I'll link you a certain fan theory i watched today...— Rory Lamont (@rory_lamont) December 3, 2015
@GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/vOtSDglC61— laureindeer (@melisxndre) December 3, 2015
Many didn't think there was enough new stuff to get excited about.
Can a Game of Thrones teaser even be called that when it tells you absolutely nothing new?— Michael Thomas (@mceethomas) December 3, 2015
People are losing their shit over that Game of Thrones teaser, but it's literally just footage from last season & saying it's back in April.— Nathan Hall (@nthnhll) December 4, 2015
One guy really had it in for "Brenn."
@GameOfThrones @Scottlfc87 I hate Brenn ffs— Jan Říha Behati (@Jan_Riha_) December 3, 2015
Quite a few people only cared about one thing.
.@GameOfThrones WE JUST WANNA KNOW IF JON IS ALIVE. FFS— El Canche (@StuardoSinE) December 3, 2015
Finally, some people just didn't know how they felt.
How did the new #GameOfThrones teaser set me on with no new footage? How can I hate and love everything at the same time? #jonbetterbealive— rochelle rieger (@rochellerieger) December 3, 2015
Basically, we still know nothing. The teaser was sort of exciting in the way that absolutely any new season 6 scraps we can get our hands are exciting -- how else are we going to fill the yawning gulf of time between now and next April, after all? -- but in the end we probably got more clues from the single image of Jon Snow HBO released at the end of November than we did from this 40 second clip.
That doesn't mean we want them to stop teasing us, though.