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Game of Thrones season finale: Water bottle left in scene

Source: News Corp Australia Network:
May 20, 2019 at 09:41
Even Jon Snow knows not to leave errant water bottles around. Photo: Helen Sloan/HBOSource:Supplied
Even Jon Snow knows not to leave errant water bottles around. Photo: Helen Sloan/HBOSource:Supplied
You’d think after the coffee cup debacle of two episodes ago, someone would’ve checked the rest of the series. They did

MILD SPOILERS AHEAD FOR GAME OF THRONES FINALE

Ohmigod. Again?!

For the second time this season, eagle-eyed Game of Thrones fans have spotted another anachronistic liquid carrier where it shouldn’t be.

This time, a disposable water bottle half-tucked behind the leg of John Bradley, who plays Samwell Tarly on the series.
 

The springs of Westeros are tainted with blood, better to bring your own libations
The springs of Westeros are tainted with blood, better to bring your own libationsSource:Supplied

 

 
Reading lines is thirsty work
Reading lines is thirsty workSource:Supplied

 

Someone must have been very parched between takes.

Where was the continuity person on set that day? How many editors is HBO paying for?

Honestly, it’s a small mistake, something easily overlooked.

But you’d think after the coffee cup debacle of episode four, someone, anyone, would have combed through the remaining episodes to make sure there were no more stray 21st recyclable items.

Dany preferred tea to beer
Dany preferred tea to beerSource:Supplied

 

HBO owned the coffee cup mistake, even issuing a cheeky statement that the coffee should not have been there because Daenerys had actually ordered an herbal tea.

What will they say this time?

The coffee cup was later digitally edited out of the episode uploaded to HBO’s streaming site though it is still visible on the stream on Foxtel’s streaming platform.

Last week, fans thought they spotted another blooper in a photo released of Jaime and Cersei Lannister where the Kingslayer’s amputated hand had appeared to have grown back, but the image did not appear in the episode that was broadcast.
 

Jaime’s right hand did not appear in the actual broadcast
Jaime’s right hand did not appear in the actual broadcastSource:Supplied

 

And then there was the battery pack and cable that appeared on screen during Stannis Baratheon’s death scene.
 

But that battery pack did
But that battery pack didSource:Supplied

 

Oh dear.

Game of Thrones bowed out today after eight seasons and 73 episodes, concluding a series that has become one of the most popular shows around the world.

You can read all about the ending here and follow the rest of news.com.au’s coverage here.

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