Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere: The reminder of Ed Sheeran that you have probably missed

Two years ago, in July 2017, the Game of Thrones premiere featured a red-haired Lannister soldier, played by Ed Sheeran. Jump ahead at the long-awaited premiere of Season 8, and viewers finally seem to know what happened to this soldier who charmed Arya Stark.

In the premiere of season 8, entitled "Winterfell", Bronn is in touch with three prostitutes who can not help but talk about the consequences of the great battle against Daenerys and his "Spoils of War" dragons. A woman spoke of a Lannister soldier named "Eddie," saying, "This boy, Eddie, has come back with his face burnt, he has no eyelid."

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Many fans jump to the impression that it is an elegant way to connect Sheeran's Season 7 cameo to Sheeran, assuming that "Eddie" is actually a nod to the "Shape of You" singer. ".

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss explained at SXSW 2017 that they had incorporated Sheeran to Game of Thrones as a surprise for actress Maisie Williams, who is a big fan of the singer. This is not the first time that they incorporate musicians of which they are fans in the series. Previous cameos include Coldplay, Mastodon, Monsters and Men and Sigur Rós.

Sheeran spoke to Buzzfeed in 2018 about her appearance saying, "I really think that they should have killed me in the episode, I think it would probably have been redemption for people who do not did not like it. "

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