Game of Thrones is , objectively speaking , a show about deathand the many foolhardy ways the living find to rush it with their shortsighted greed , malice , and general perfidy . Strange , then , to see Game of Thrones being used as a means of urge for public health initiatives design to lay aside lives .

Today , HBO denote a partnership with the American Red Crossurging Game of Thrones fans to celebratethe show ’s upcoming seasonby going out , making like aWeirwood Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , and oozing out some blood for the greater good .

The entire stunt is part of a larger line of descent drive enterprise which is , on its face , a good affair — but the accompanying Game of Thrones supercut HBO ’s released with it is weird , given that it ’s all about people who ended up giving rake because they died :

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Whether you ’re attempt to donate blood is a personal decisiveness — but , leeched plasma or not , Game of Thrones’eighth and final season premieres April 14 .

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