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‘Game of Thrones’ forgot a coffee cup in Sunday’s episode. To make HBO feel better, we added a few to some famous scenes.

HBO admitted their mistake, but wouldn't 'Mad Men,' 'Forrest Gump,' and 'Star Wars' been better with a few extra coffee cups?

This image released by HBO shows Kristofer Hivju, from left, Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in a scene from "Game of Thrones." fans got a taste of the modern world when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the actors drank from goblets and horns. The characters Daenerys and Jon did not react to the out of place cup in Sunday’s episode. Many viewers complained the show should have caught the gaffe, which turned into an enduring meme on Monday.(Helen Sloan/HBO via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Kristofer Hivju, from left, Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in a scene from "Game of Thrones." fans got a taste of the modern world when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the actors drank from goblets and horns. The characters Daenerys and Jon did not react to the out of place cup in Sunday’s episode. Many viewers complained the show should have caught the gaffe, which turned into an enduring meme on Monday.(Helen Sloan/HBO via AP)Read moreHelen Sloan / AP

Game of Thrones shook the internet last night, but it wasn’t because of dragons, death or epic battles. Rather, the internet shaking was due a cup of coffee.

While only visible for a few seconds, the wildly out of place Starbucks — you could see it during the battle celebration scenes — ripped fans from their world of medieval fantasy. We’ve got to ask: No one saw it before the episode aired? According to Game of Thrones executive producer Bernie Caulfield, the answer is no. No one working on one of the most expensive shows on television noticed this out of place prop. HBO even issued a statement over the brewhaha, “The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.”

The colossal mess up not only slipped past the eyes of the production team, but also the post-production team. According to Vice, removing the cup during editing would have been relatively easy. Editing a cup into a scene can be fairly easy as well. So we tried it.

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