Ed Sheeran Is Copping An Almighty Roasting For His Weird ‘Game Of Thrones’ Cameo
Ed Sheeran just overtook Joffrey as Game of Thrones' most hated character.
Game of Thrones season seven hit TV screens last night and *spoiler alert* there was a lot to like. Arya finished off house Fray in absolutely brutal fashion, Sansa shut down Littlefinger with one of the most savage burns in the show’s history, and after six long seasons we finally saw Daenerys standing on Westerosi soil.
Probably could have done without that Sam poop montage though.
Was this really necessary?
Another thing I could have done without was the very weird and unnecessary cameo from pop star Ed Sheeran, who appeared in a scene with Arya as a Lannister soldier.
“It’s a new one.” Behold @edsheeran‘s magical new single. ?⭐️ #GoTS7 pic.twitter.com/TPrZi0xSBp
— Sky Atlantic (@skyatlantic) July 17, 2017
The show has previously featured cameos from members of Sigur Ros and Coldplay, but never has it been quite this blatant or Ed Sheerany.
Based on the way the internet reacted, it seems like I’m not the only one who found it distracting.
Top Three Characters I’ve wanted to see murdered on Game of Thrones
3. Joffrey
2. Ramsey
1. Ed Sheeran— Ol’ QWERTY Bastard (@TheDiLLon1) July 17, 2017
Ed Sheeran appearing on game of thrones but not being brutally disemboweled was very disappointing
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) July 17, 2017
Ed Sheeran on #got is like when the Harlem Globetrotters were on Scooby Doo. It’s like what’re we doing here?
— Ken Garr (@ComedianKenGarr) July 17, 2017
Me when @edsheeran showed up in tonight’s episode.#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/r0HIjTqzkY
— Rebecca (@nota_regularmom) July 17, 2017
My reaction when I saw Ed Sheeran supposedly playing a Lannister soldier last night on #GameOfThrones #mrw pic.twitter.com/yKmQmEJ6PS
— Matthew Abrams (@mcabrams1) July 17, 2017
#GameOfThones writing room:
“Ok we’re beyond the books, we have creative control”
“Concept: Ed Sheeran camping in the woods singing a song”— Kyle Ethan (@kesnyder42) July 17, 2017
Arya: That’s a pretty song. I’ve never heard it before.
Ed Sheeran: It’s new. Buy my album ÷ on iTunes #GameOfThrones #GoTS7— Salim Stark (@SalimAlSamar) July 17, 2017
What if one of the #GameofThrones spinoffs is just Ed Sheeran and his boy band wandering around having adventures
— Patti Murin (@PattiMurin) July 17, 2017
omg i love ed sheeran pic.twitter.com/WhJ4wZX5ni
— the little idiot (@eelek_) July 17, 2017
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Feature image via Ed Sheeran/Instagram