Game Of Thrones: 10 Funniest Jokes In HBO's Long Story Short

7. Spoiler Alert

Way back before the pilot even aired, HBO began to quite blatantly promote Sean Bean as Game of Thrones' leading man. Newcomers to the series were unperturbed, but those who had already read the books at that point were left with a choice: smile secretively and enjoy the ride, or just go right ahead and tell everyone what happens whether they want to know or not. It's as certain as Godwin's Law that any online discussion related to Game of Thrones will at some point devolve into an argument about spoilers. Amusingly, Long Story Short spoils the big twist of the first season without much fanfare, but when Weiss and Benioff are discussing the iconic moment when Jaime pushes Bran out of a window, a big red 'SPOILER!' appears on the screen in what must be a wink at disgruntled newbies. If only comment threads came with that option.