‘Game Of Thrones’ fans catch water bottle in plain sight during finale
A few Game Of Thrones episodes ago, fans noticed something unusual in one of the scenes — a Starbucks cup in the background of a shot.
Eagle-eyed fans caught the sneaky cup that was left behind in the shot which left them wondering — if there is Starbucks in the GOT universe, what does Jon Snow order?
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If you haven’t seen it, you can catch the cup in the video below.
Then, HBO has confirmed that it was an accident.
Bernie Caulfield, an executive producer on the show, said it was a mistake and apologized to fans in an interview with WNYC radio today.
“Westeros was the first place to actually, you know, have Starbucks,” he said.
He went on to say the a slip up like that is super rare for the show because “prop people and decorators are so, you know, so on it 1,000 percent.” He added that, “if that’s the worst thing they’re finding, then we’re in good shape.”
HBO also put out a statement, poking fun at the whole ordeal.
“The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea,” it read.
Now, it seems as if a similar incident has happened again.
During last night’s series finale that already had fans buzzing for various reasons, they noticed a water bottle in the background of one of the scenes. The moment in particular contains spoilers.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead
You can see the water bottle behind the foot of Samwell Tarley in the scene below.
a water bottle in King’s Landing!! #got #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/mwGQlsLwnh
— Beth (@bethisloco) May 20, 2019
Sam is v smart he invented democracy AND polyethylene terephthalate. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/sKvCHCAwKW
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) May 20, 2019
Needless to say, fans on Twitter had a lot to say about it.
You’re telling me in the two fucking years y’all took to make this fucking season no one caught the coffee cup OR THE F.U.C.K.I.N.G WATER BOTTLE? #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/5LXgijjJt0
— Teeb Mills (@StevenWithAV13) May 20, 2019
Samwell Tarley: I wonder if my foot is blocking this water bottle.
Also Sam: I wonder if anyone even knows who the F is seated to my right.#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/7tl8KpQeRg— Patrick Driscoll (@P_Drizzzle) May 20, 2019
It’s not just there, I actually found the second water bottle next to Ser Davos. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/rZHqiWmDU4
— Bala Yogesh (@Yo_Bala) May 20, 2019
LMAOOO I CAN’T BREATHE THEY DID IT AGAIN ?? First Starbucks now a water bottle this show is a joke #GameOfThrones #GameOfThronesFinale #TheFinalEpisode pic.twitter.com/9YaFF8Pnm6
— ℝίτα?||GoT Spoilers (@JonxDanyy) May 20, 2019
THE WATER BOTTLE.
THIS IS NOT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE.
We’ve had a coffe cup, a cameraman, sneakers, Jamie two handed, Drogon flying alone over KL and now a water bottle.
Writing ? Editing
Being the worst GoT departments pic.twitter.com/d6dDpXYsPB— C. | that is NOT my canon (@carohuntz) May 20, 2019
Sure, there’s a water bottle. But why aren’t more people asking the real question: is that Howland Reed, and if so, what the fuck? #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/L3YxUh3PHy
— Neil (@rejects) May 20, 2019
Now we’ll have to wait and see what the show has to say about this one.
Other Game Of Thrones news
All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth has recently taken to Twitter to share his thoughts about the recent fan-made petition urging Game Of Thrones to rewrite its final season.
The petition titled “Remake Game of Thrones Season 8 with competent writers” has garnered almost 1 million signatures on Change.org. The petition calls upon viewers to work together to get HBO to remove writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and remake the entire season.
“David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on,” the petition’s page says. “This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!”
However, the petition has received a lot of backlash from many celebrities, including Gaskarth and Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart.
In a tweet, Gaskarth says viewers don’t get to “dictate” Hollywood. However, Gaskarth further notes that his comments are not Game Of Thrones-specific. Instead, he makes note of viewers’ “sense of entitlement.”
“Fuck this. As an observer/consumer you don’t get to dictate how the creative process develops,” Gaskarth says. “You can not like a thing, that’s fine… Go create something better. We need this passion for things that matter, not how you want your fav TV show to end.”
Btw this has nothing to do with GoT…. more the sense of entitlement that a petition should even matter in this context. So. Dumb.
— Alex Gaskarth (@AlexGaskarth) May 18, 2019
Additionally, Reinhart’s comments were very similar. In an Instagram comment, Reinhart disagrees with the notion that fans can demand “creative change from artists,” in regards to television.
“This is not how television works,” Reinhart says. “TV shows are not fan service. It’s ridiculous of people to think they can demand creative change from artists.”
What did you think of the final Game Of Thrones episode? Sound off in the comments below!
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