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HBO has been digitally edited by a stray coffee cup from the latest episode of Game of Thrones, and afterwards it has been published on social media. The Verge reports that HBO has removed the cup from its streaming platform HBO Go, without making any announcements. But the cup can still be seen on Hosting, the Indian streaming service which airs GoT, as of when this story was published.
The distinctive paper cup with plastic cover was made on a table in Winterfell within reach of characters Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen during the episode 4 of the final season, The Last of the Starks
Bernie Caulfield, one of the executive producers of HBO's global hit television series, apologized to fans.
"I can not believe (it)," she said in an interview with New York's WNYC radio on Monday. "We're sorry!" "We're sorry!" (19659005) News from Winterfell.
The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. #Daenerys Ordered herbal tea. pic.twitter.com/ypowxGgQRl
– Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) May 6, 2019
In a tongue-in-cheek how, HBO said that "the latte that appeared in the "
Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, had its own take on the unexpected publicity in a series that was watched by more than 30 million people in the United States alone.
"TBH We're Surprised It Did not Order a Dragon Drink," the company said on Twitter, referring to its summer menu of a bright pink fruit and coconut milk beverage that contains the tropical dragon fruit, also known as pitaya.
TBH we're surprised to see you in a drink.
– Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) May 6, 2019
Fans read up social media with memes and jokes about the stray cup, with some inserting the company's green and white logo on pictures of the castles featured in the series.
Others we re dismayed at the blunder. "They took 2 years to shoot 6 episodes and left a Starbucks cup in a scene," tweeted a user named Dylan.
Also read: Game of Thrones Starbucks cup fans in episode 4, 'Was it too dark to questions? Twitter
The coffee cup can still be seen on Hotstar.
The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones has broken records for HBO, with more than 38 million The Emmy-winning series, an adaptation of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, comes to a conclusion on May 19. HBO had previously edited
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First Published:
May 07, 2019 20:24 IST
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