Game Of Thrones Season 8 Premiere: 12 Things You Might've Missed In 'Winterfell'

10. Ed Sheeran's Character Lives... Just

Game Of Thrones Ed Sheeran
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Speaking of those cameos, and Ed Sheeran in particular, the singer's infamous appearance gets another shout out in this episode.

When Bronn is trying to get busy in the brothel, all they can talk about is the dragon attack that took place in Season 7, commenting on the fate of one Lannister soldier in particular.

"That boy Eddie?""The ginger?"That's him. Came back with his face burned right off. He's got no eyelids now.""How does he sleep without eyelids?"

Sheeran's cameo wasn't well-received, and it's a fun meta nod to his appearance here, without going quite so far as killing him off.

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