The “Game of Thrones” coffee cup seen around the world is officially no more, as HBO has digitally removed the cup that found its way into a scene in the final season’s fourth episode, “The Last of the Starks.” The paper to-go cup was seen on a table in front of Daenerys Targaryen as she sat down and nervously watched Tormund shower Jon Snow in praise during a celebration after the Battle of Winterfell.
The cup went viral across the internet, prompting a humorous response from HBO itself.“The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake,” a spokeswoman for HBO said in a statement.
“Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.”While many initially believed the cup was from Starbucks (the company itself even got in on the fun on social media), a source close to the show confirmed to the Wall Street Journal the coffee cup was actually from craft services.
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