9 Worst Times TV Shows Went Meta

9. Ed Sheeran Sings On Game Of Thrones

Game of Thrones Season 7 had its fair share of knowing lines. There was Ser Davos' nod to the Where is Gendry? meme, and Jaime's inability to keep track of all of the show's names (who can blame him?). But none of these moments strained credulity as much as a certain musical cameo did.

When other musicians have made appearances, they have had the good sense to remain lowkey - nobody noticed the Coldplay drummer in 'The Rains of Castemere', and Sigur Ros and Mastodon make more sense in Westeros than real life, anyway. 'Dragonstone', however, sees Ed Sheeran, clad in Lannisterian armour, singing an entire song. Whilst Sheeran's voice actually has the kind of nondescript blandness one would expect of a medieval balladeer, it was overkill to have the singer smugly say, “It’s a new one”, stopping just short of winking at the camera and providing the song’s iTunes details.