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\"The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake,\" HBO told ABC News. \"Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.\"

Fans quickly took to Twitter to see if others had seen what they saw.

the \"greatest tv drama in the world\" has a Starbucks' cup in a frame I'm dying pic.twitter.com/o1Dh6vewDU

— best of alfie allen (@alfieallensqua) May 6, 2019

They really took 2 years to make 6 episodes and left a Starbucks cup in a scene #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/90Li696AmM

— Allison Minick (@Allison_Minick) May 6, 2019

The fact that there was a Starbucks cup in tonight’s Game of Thrones that no producers or editors noticed throughout multiple cuts merely 1 week after the DP yelled that the show’s not too dark to see is truly *chef’s kiss*

— Jen D'Angelo (@jenlikespizza) May 6, 2019

Some weren't quite as convinced.

I drink a lot of Starbucks, and while that cup definitely didn't belong in Westeros, that's definitely not a Starbucks cup.

— pat muldowney (@patmuldowney) May 6, 2019

The funny thing is it's not even a Starbucks cup, it's just the unbranded coffee cups they have on set 😂 pic.twitter.com/NfYmxoFVvU

— Lauren (@GodIsBlazedd) May 6, 2019

Still, of course, fans came in with the jokes and art.

I'm gonna guess the Starbucks cup was a Giant's Milk Latte with extra foam and no way they spell Daenerys right pic.twitter.com/Cp49nwjyjG

— Matt Igus (@IAmStatMatt) May 6, 2019

I found where she got the Starbucks cup from #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/46XztK2QjV

— John Beck (@johnbeck_) May 6, 2019

With all the tweets about the Starbucks cup in the GoT scene, I decided to look throughout history and see if I could see Starbucks cups at some key points in time. I found cups at the murder of Julius Cesar, the birth of Christ, the inquisition, and signing of the declaration pic.twitter.com/G7RRfhx2Lb

— Darren (@DarrenC347) May 6, 2019

GOT left a starbucks cup in-shot!🤣 #GamesOfThrones #GameofThronesseason8episode4 pic.twitter.com/DXBY5bnmTW

— xxx (@groundzero000) May 6, 2019

Starbucks also took the time to playfully respond, mentioning its signature Dragon Drink on Twitter.

TBH we're surprised she didn't order a Dragon Drink.

— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) May 6, 2019

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also responded, replying with a winking emoji to someone who said, \"I think this means Howard Schultz is the Three Eyed Raven?\"

😉 https://t.co/dixm3geYCH

— Howard Schultz (@HowardSchultz) May 6, 2019

But at the end of the day, fans recognized that while the possible gaffe was fun, we still need to find out who ends up on the Iron Throne at the end of all this.

Is it me or did Sansa plant the Starbucks cup in front of Dany as part of an elaborate plan to take her down? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/O4tvoiyDxd

— Liz Nic (@fulltimeskeptic) May 6, 2019

when you want to be ruler of the seven kingdoms but all anyone wants to talk about is the Starbucks cup you left on the table pic.twitter.com/MOOwXm08nw

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) May 6, 2019

There are two episodes left in \"Game of Thrones\" and many players are still in contention to end up on top. We're gonna need a lot more caffeine to keep up with the twists and turns.

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