Any Game of Thrones fan knows the tremendous amount of attention showrunners devote to tiny details.
From the opening sequence to little hints at what is going to happen next, it’s clear that each and every frame has been carefully curated for fans.
But unlike the now-gone White Walkers, showrunners are human. And humans make mistakes.
About 17 minutes into Season 8, Episode 4, “The Last of the Starks,” a Starbucks (or what appears to be a Starbucks) coffee cup appears on the table in front of Daenerys Targaryen.
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Let’s zoom in and brighten, in case the much-maligned GoT lighting made you miss it.
Naturally, fans on Twitter and Reddit noticed the cup immediately and began meme’ing the hell out of it.
You're telling me they had TWO YEARS to put together a decent show and they couldn't even spot the goddamn Starbucks cup in Winterfell??!?! #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/8opg7nyydv
— Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) May 6, 2019
my favorite show in the entire world forgot a STARBUCKS COFFEE CUP ON THE TABLE WHILE FILMING pic.twitter.com/60z3pOCfg9
— zane (@zane) May 6, 2019
Winterfell really got the first Starbucks in history. Crazy. pic.twitter.com/abslRqwZKr
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/Allison_Minick/status/1125297148948615168
That Winterfell starbucks cashier ain't ready to write Dany's name on her coffee cup #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/N4ktWH1NlJ
— Joseph (@JosephTheJStar) May 6, 2019
In Season 7, an image from the show featuring a pickup truck in the background made the rounds — however, it was just a screenshot taken from a behind-the-scenes video.
This fuck-up was real-time and actually made it to air.
Clearly, we’ll all have to stop watching the show now.