That's what I always thought would be best - but slow burn isn't the most commonly used technique in TW forte. No doubt there will simply be a fly away yet mysterious comment to previous events, and everything will just carry on as if nothing had happened, a la YTNW.

As I said, though, I will definitely watch the first episode in the hope it's not a completely different show, and that there's something there worth watching and not just a new show with a sellable name.