Skyrim Players Poke Fun at 'Game of Thrones' Coffee Cup Mistake With New Mod

Game of Thrones’ final episode may have aired, but discussion of the series has persisted--especially about one of the series’ most prolific gaffes: a coffee cup left on set that eventually made it to the screen. Though HBO has tried to quiet the criticism through digital editing, multiple members of the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim community have immortalized the error, creating different mods that replace cups in the game with coffee cups.

According to Mashable, an initial joking request for a Game of Thrones cup mod was placed in the SkyrimMods community on Reddit, proposing to add a coffee cup to the palace in the city of Dragonsreach. Subsequently, a number of users created different variations of the idea, all based on replacing existing drinks with coffee cups.

One mod simply added a single cup to the palace in Dragonsreach, as well as the palace in Solitude, another major city. Another, called Skyland Coffee, took it a step further, replacing every cup and tankard in the game with coffee cups in the style of Starbucks.

The enduring discussion of the cups comes after eagle-eyed viewers watching Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4, “The Last of the Starks,” spotted a modern coffee cup left onset. It’s unclear who left the cup there, though it has been confirmed that it was a cup from craft services, not Starbucks, despite the company’s humorous remark about the event on Twitter. Subsequently, others spotted a water bottle in a scene during the finale.

In any case, as the Skyrim mods demonstrate, the conversation about Game of Thrones and its controversial finale will not end anytime soon. What started as a single misplaced cup may soon grow into an entire artistic movement.