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From EW.com

If the popularity of HBO’s latest Game of Thrones video is any indication, the show’s second season might debut bigger than ever.

The first actual Thrones season 2 trailer, titled “Shadows” (below), shattered the network’s online viewing records since it was released Sunday night. The video has been streamed 3.5 million times on YouTube, a record for any piece of online HBO promotional content in such a brief period of time, according to a network spokesperson.

The social media surge sets the stage for a potential audience increase for the show’s April 1 premiere. The show’s ratings rose nearly every episode in its first season, with its finale hitting a season-high 3.9 million viewers. Combined with plenty of OnDemand and repeat viewing since then, and the upcoming DVD release, a larger audience tuning in for the next installments seems very possible. And with HBO renewing freshman drama Luck for a second season after clocking a relatively modest 2.3 million viewers across four telecasts, Thrones fans might get some good news in the coming months.

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Looking at the trailer again, I'm somewhat stunned by just how hot Robb looks.  Shows how casting can change things.  I never thought of either Ser Jorrah or Robb as being 'hot' in the books.

But on screen?

Very definitely hot.