There was more action in this week’s episode of Game of Thrones than Tom Jones’ green room at Caesar’s Palace in 1971, and while we wouldn’t dream of venturing into spoiler territory, there was one breakout guest star that deserves special attention: A rogue Starbucks cup.
In what will go down as either the biggest television “oops” or the most genius product placement of the year, the 17:39 mark (above) clearly features a cardboard coffee cup on the table in front of Dany during the feast scene.
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Just for reference, this season took two years to complete.
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The astounding error was not lost on quick-to-the punch memers:
I found where she got the Starbucks cup from #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/46XztK2QjV
— John Beck (@johnbeck_) May 6, 2019
God bless.
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Dan Tracer is a queer writer, noisemaker, and amateur astral projector. Find him on Instagram.
