Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke just issued the perfect response to the Starbucks cup seen in Sunday’s episode. FYI, HBO has removed the cup from the shot, so thank god for screen grabs. Look, as much as we all love Game of Thrones, there’s no denying that last week’s episode was kinda messy. Mostly thanks to the fact that the show legitimately left what appeared to be a Starbucks cup in the middle of a shot—right in front of Emilia Clarke. And she has thoughts. The moment in question goes down when everyone in Winterfell is enjoying a celebratory dinner after defeating the White Walkers, and we get a shot of Daenerys Targaryen side-eying her boyfriend/nephew Jon Snow. It would be a pretty powerful scene, if it weren’t for the fact that Daenerys is sitting in front of a casual cup of coffee. HBO Sooooo, what does Emilia think of this whole thing? She has a pretty good sense of humor about the moment and just hit up Instagram to post a set photo of herself holding a similar cup—explaining that it’s not from Starbucks. “Did I just stumble upon the truth here? !” she wrote. “The cup bearer does not drinketh the Starbucks tea...oh, and this ain’t a spoiler, just a lost wanderer coming home for a mid filming cuppa....🔥” This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. FYI, Game of Thrones has edited the cup out of the show, meaning it’s no longer there for you to laugh at if you hit up HBO Go. Although, the show did respond to the coffee fail on Twitter, writing, “The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. #Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.” This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. News from Winterfell. The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. #Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea. pic.twitter.com/ypowxGgQRl — Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) May 6, 2019 GoT’s got jokes! This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Mehera Bonner Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>In an unexpected update, HBO has acknowledged the presence of the coffee cup in a statement issued to the press--and claimed it came from craft services, not Starbucks. It does, however, dispute what's inside, joking that Dany ordered a tea, not a coffee. HBO was pleased enough with its statement to even share it on Twitter, which you can see below. Following this joking statement, HBO went back and actually removed the cup from the shot; if you watch the episode now on HBO Go or HBO Now, you'll see it's missing from the table. Game of Thrones is one of the biggest TV shows of all time. The HBO production has a major budget of millions of dollars behind it, a team of some of the most creative and talented people making it, and presumably dozens of people pouring over every frame to make sure it's perfect. But sometimes all that isn't enough to prevent the occasional mistake (or hot beverage receptacle) from slipping through, as some eagle-eyed viewers saw in Season 8, Episode 4, "The Last of the Starks." News from Winterfell. The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. #Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea. pic.twitter.com/ypowxGgQRl — Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) May 6, 2019 Following Episode 3's massive battle against the Night King, the armies of Westeros kicked their feet back to celebrate their victory in Episode 4, "The Last of the Starks." Much merriment was being made, as heroes were celebrated and the wine was being consumed in copious quantities. Seated at the center of the head table was Daenerys, who watched as the people flocked around Jon Snow, singing praises of his prowess in battle. However, for those that were paying close attention, something in the scene stuck out like a sore thumb: No, it wasn't the forlorn look on Dany's face, though that was certainly noticeable. It was, in fact, a coffee cup--and what looks to be a Starbucks one, at that. We're not talking about a tankard full of the North's finest coffee, we're talking about a straight up, modern day coffee cup like the one you'd have handed to you at a Starbucks. Naturally, that shouldn't have been there, and the internet is having a great time poking fun at the mishap. That Winterfell starbucks cashier ain't ready to write Dany's name on her coffee cup #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/N4ktWH1NlJ — Joseph (@TheGeneralSYD) May 6, 2019 Mistakes happen, and as it goes this one is pretty funny. It does make you wonder how no one managed to spot the coffee cup, though. But, y'know what, they've just defeated one of the biggest threats mankind has ever faced, so people are entitled to have a coffee. Thanks a latte, Dany. Game of Thrones Episode 3 proved to be quite divisive among fans, but the follow-up has been more positively received. Check out our full Game of Thrones, Episode 4, "The Last of the Starks" review to see what we thought of it. You can also watch the preview trailer for Episode 5 and check out some fresh theories about where things will go from here. There are just two episodes left, but each one clocks in at 80 minutes, so there's still plenty left.<doc-sep>
It’s a faux-medieval fantasy world of magic, dragons and heroic warriors … and possibly at least one coffee shop. Fans of Game of Thrones have been reacting with bemusement and anger after a coffee cup from present-day Earth made an erroneous appearance in one of the latest episodes of the TV juggernaut, which has returned for its final season. The offending item was spotted on a table in a scene where metal goblets and hollowed-out animal horns were the utensils of choice during a celebratory feast at Winterfell castle. The show’s legion of fans were quick to react, with a general consensus soon forming that the cup, which appeared in episode four of the show’s eighth and final season, was from the Seattle-based coffee firm Starbucks. However, HBO told Buzzfeed it was not from Starbucks. “The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake,” HBO said in a statement. “Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.” 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 But the memes were already out of the bag, with suggestions that Emilia Clarke’s character of Daenerys Targaryen, who was sitting at the table where the cup was placed, needed her fix of caffeine just as much as any queen struggling to exert her claim to the throne. That Winterfell starbucks cashier ain't ready to write Dany's name on her coffee cup #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/N4ktWH1NlJ — Joseph (@TheGeneralSYD) May 6, 2019 There was also frustration on the part of many fans, who drew a link between the blunder and complaints that other standards had slipped as the show neared its end. “Game of Thrones – the final season. Where we need to make it all work, so we just get lazy with the writing,” complained one viewer on Twitter. Such complaints are likely to get short shrift from Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow and shared screen time with the coffee cup. The actor launched a vociferous attack last month on all critics of Game of Thrones, saying they knew nothing. The outrage over the coffee cup echoes reaction to a viral photo from 2017, apparently showing a pick-up truck in the snow-laden distance of one Game of Thrones scene. It was subsequently discovered the image had come from a behind the scenes featurette.