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Meanwhile, news that a spin-off series starring Naomi Watts had been canned emerged on Tuesday, only for another prequel – House of the Dragon – to be announced just hours later. Receive 0.10 off your drink purchase whenever you refill this mug at Starbucks Hand wash with warm soapy water. With each episode costing in the region of $15m, you might have been forgiven for thinking such anachronisms would be few and far between, but a plastic bottle was also spotted in a later episode.Īs well as its fair share of gaffes, the show’s ending was largely deemed a disappointment by fans and critics, with over a million viewers signing a petition calling for its ending to be remade. I didn’t want to say anything because it seemed the heat was very much on you.’”Ĭupgate was a major talking point during the eighth and final season of the fantasy saga, with many outlets originally reporting it was a Starbucks cup, before it was identified as being from a local outlet close to where much of the series was filmed. They were however shocked/amused/aghast by the fact that a Starbucks cup appeared on screen. Photograph: HBOįellow Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner previously placed the blame on Clarke for the error on Fallon’s show back in May, but Clarke told Fallon that Hill had all but come clean at a pre-Emmys party: “He said, ‘I think it was, I am sorry, darling. Judging by the Tweets, Game of Thrones stans were not wowed by The Last of the Starks, the fourth episode in the show’s final season. Eagle-eyed viewers of Sunday’s episode noticed a Starbucks cup on a table by Emilia. There are two more episodes left of the beloved fantasy epic on HBO, each clocking in at around 1 hour 20 minutes.A still from The Last of the Starks shows the cup in front of Clarke’s character Daenerys. Daenerys Targaryen had a lousy week on Game of Thrones, but she wasn’t the only one. In each of the last four weeks, "Game of Thrones" has experienced some sort of leak - whether by an episode airing early on a platform or key scenes finding their way onto Reddit and Twitter.
The show remains one of the most popular and most pirated show on the market these days. On April 28, the show set a new single-night record for the series, reaching 17.8 million viewers, beating the previous series high from its season eight premiere.ĭata about May 5's episode is not yet available. "Game of Thrones" has been smashing viewership records since its debut. The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake.
The "Game of Thrones" incident took on a life of its own on Twitter: HBO made fun of itself after eagle-eyed Game of Thrones viewers spotted a modern-day coffee cup in last night’s episode. In "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," for example, a cameraman can be seen during the dueling scene between Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. With so many moving parts, things that aren't supposed to be in a frame can sometimes be found once the final cut has made it to screen. Gaffes like this aren't uncommon in filmmaking. Representatives for Starbucks did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea," HBO said.Īs of Tuesday, the coffee cup had been edited out of the episode. Mother of dragons and teller of Starbucks secrets Game of Thrones star Emilia.
"The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. Emilia Clarke Reignites the Game of Thrones Starbucks Coffee Cup Cameo Debate. During Sunday night’s episode, a disposable coffee cup could briefly be seen sitting. However, as The Wall Street Journal reported. Game of Thrones is one of the most expensive and elaborately produced television shows ever.
Later Monday, HBO said in a statement that the "craft services coffee cup" was a mistake. Starbucks also responded to the error, joking that it was surprised Daenerys hadnt ordered a Dragon Drink (below).