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"The Simpsons" added a touch of Westeros to Springfield in a fun 2012 edition based on the opening credits of "Game of Thrones".
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You would have to live somewhere east of Essos for missing the thunder surrounding the last season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" (Sunday, 9:00 am EDT / PDT).

But if you're looking for more evidence of pop culture's domination of fantasy drama, consider all the parodies and reminders of other series as the seasons go by.

These sketches, ranging from light jabs to Valyrian steel cups, offer humorous relief from the onslaught of battles, bastards and beheadings.

So, to help stem grief while your favorite characters are eviscerated in the coming weeks, we rank the funniest tributes to "Thrones":

Perhaps King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) is defeated by the volume of satire "Game of Thrones" published over the last eight years. Or maybe it's something he's been drinking. (Photo: Macall B. Polay, HBO)

10. "The Burning Television" ("The Big Bang Theory"))

This "Big Bang" episode of 2016 is inspired by the cruelty of "Thrones", while Howard deceives badly Stuart, who is even lower on the totem of the nerd, giving him the name of Jon Snow for a " Thrones "who falsely advises him to Howard costume party. It's authentic – this Comic-Con team would love "Thrones" – visually funny and illustrates a link between shows: Jon is always sad, while Stuart is still a sad bag.

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9. Summaries "Thrones" of honest trailers

Honest Trailers, famous for splitting movies and TV shows into ridiculous games, distinguishes "Thrones" through the sounds of this classic narrator voice. Given the language and fullness of the flesh, covered with the finest black bars, we will let you look for laughter in volumes 1 (seasons 1-3) and 2 (seasons 4-5), both NSFW.

8. Kit Harington's "Thrones" secret audition cassette ("Jimmy Kimmel Live")

Jon Snow may be hard, but Kit Harington can have fun, because he "auditioned" to interpret Arya, Hodor and the king of the night, goes topless with pixilated plastic breasts to play Daenerys (the opposite of the nudity of good taste) and, for some desperate reason, tries a Harry Potter (another topless flash) away from Hogwarts in an episode of the July 2017 talk show.

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7. Straight Up "Game of Thrones" ("Key & Peele")

That's how you make a recap of binge-watch! Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele catch up to viewers in 2015, before season 5, playing valets re-enacting Ned Stark's beheading, the "four-for-one" murder at Red Wedding and the death of Tywin Lannister on the throne of the bathroom, enhanced by their own improvised sound effects. The "cold-blooded" atrocities arouse a cheerful enthusiasm, and they are so captivated by the events that they finally plunge through the Moon Gate. In their own words, they "Killt!" he. (Warning: language that can be considered offensive.)

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6. "The Simpsons" couch gag

"Thrones" and "Simpsons" analyze the landscape in their opening credits ("Thrones" has changed credits for its last season) and this Springfield "Simpsons" tour of an episode of 2012 takes a tone Westerosi. The House of the Simpsons, Moe's Tavern and the Kwik-E-Mart rise from the ground on motorized gears, with their grandfather buried in a Weirwood tree and three-eyed crows flying overhead of the Springfield Nuclear Generating Station, which probably transferred them. It closes with an imposing view on a gigantic sofa, the "Simpsons" version of a wall of ice from a height of 300 meters.

5. "Game of Thrones" Sequels, Prequels and Spinoffs! ("Saturday Night Live")

"Saturday Night Live" is no stranger to "Thrones" takes. The 2013 "Iron Throne Game" is hilarious, but we chose the latest sketch of April 6 that highlights Hollywood's ability to beat any format successful on the floor. Some great ideas: a CW-style soap opera about the Jon Snow affair with a wight zombie, complete with "Riverdale" graphics; an animated "Arya" that looks like "Daria" but draws blood with a sword instead of sarcasm; and the best acronym of all time, "GoT: SVU", in which "Law & Order" is interpreted by Mariskay Hargitay and Ice-T investigate a murder in Fleabottom (Dire Wolf produced, Nice touch.).

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4. Set of chairs ("Sesame Street")

Thank God for this visit of Jesteros who purified the palace in 2015, where leaders are chosen through a game of musical chairs and where the atmosphere is less "You win or you die" than "You sit back or go home pouting. "The skit works like a children's counting game, a visual joke with Iron Thrones knits, and a wonderful opportunity to see Daenerys as" mama of dragons "as a muppet. We also meet a new character, Grover Bluejoy. House Henson, maybe?

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3. Red Wedding ("Robot Chicken")

Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken" tackles the famous red wedding from the point of view of the group guy who thinks he's there to play music instead of slaughtering the Stark clan. In this 2014 skit, the doofus questions about the opportunity to play "The Rains of Castamere". ("Is not that kind of blinding? It's like:" Congratulations on your wedding! Here's a song about Lannisters who are killing their enemies. " A copious bloodbath follows, but it looks somehow cute made of clay.

2. "Game of Thrones The Musical"

This 2015 mashup "Thrones" / Coldplay starts off right with Chris Martin confusing Kardashians with Targaryens (the mother of tabloids!). The sketch of Starry Charity features a red wedding song uptempo; Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) singing "Rastafarian Targaryen"; Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) performing a moody ballad on torture; and Jon Snow (Harington Kit) doing serenade to Ygritte (Rose Leslie, now Harington 's wife) with "Wildling" on the air of "Wild Thing". No less an expert than Clarke compares the musical to Titanic (the ship, not the movie). As the slogan says: "You sing or die!"

1. Seth brings Jon Snow to a dinner, ("Late Night with Seth Meyers")

Relative to Jon Snow, Debbie Downer is Pollyanna. In this 2015 skit, guests of Seth's dinner in Manhattan Celebrate the arrival of spring, but Jon throws a veil over the feast, warning that "winter is coming". He further reduces the festive atmosphere with a "little conversation" about the decapitation of his father and the stabbing of his brother.

Jon redeems himself in part by playing the "Thrones" series – with faux-studs and poisoning by Joffrey – for stunned guests. Nevertheless, he must rank as the worst guest at a dinner in his history – or at least among the top five.

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