#RIP: actress Diana Rigg has passed away at the age of 82. She played Emma Peel / Lola in the British TV series #TheAvengers, Olenna Tyrell in #GameOfThrones, Mrs. Gillyflower in #DoctorWho, Helena in #AMidsummerNightsDream, & much more, including Tracy in the James Bond film #OnHerMajestysSecretService.
Our condolences to her family, friends and fans. May she rest in peace.
#RIP: we are saddened to report that actor Max von Sydow has died at the age of 90. He played Lor San Tekka in “#StarWarsVII: #TheForceAwakens”, Doctor Kynes in #Dune (1984), Emperor Ming in #FlashGordon (1980), Three-Eyed Raven in #GameOfThrones, King Osric in #CononTheBarbarian (1982), Director Lamar Burgess in #MinorityReport, Judge Fargo in #JudgeDredd, Henry Farber in #UntilTheEndOfTheWorld, Vigo (voice) in “#Ghosbusters II”, Doctor Paul Novotny in the sci-fi / horror film #Dreamscape, uncredited role in #TheIcePirates, & more, including playing Father Merrin in the horror films #TheExorcist & “#Exorcist II: #TheHeretic”.
Our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and fans. May he rest in peace. The Force will be with him always.
Max von Sydow (1929-2020)
Many fans of the hugely popular #HBO #fantasy series #GameOfThrones weren’t too happy during the airing of the 8th season’s episode 4 entitled “The Last of the Starks” on the evening of May 5, 2019 when what appeared to be a #Starbucks’ paper coffee cup with a plastic lid was on the table in front of the seated character Daenerys Targaryen (played by Emilia Clarke) during a tavern scene:
“Game of Thrones”, Season 8, Ep. 4: Highlighted Starbucks Coffee Cup
How unhappy are fans with this particular episode of “Game of Thrones”? Well, on IMDb, every episode (beginning from Season 1, Ep. 1) has a rating of at least an 8.0. Many of the episodes have ratings well above a 9.0. But, how did fans rate Season 8, Ep. 4, “The Last of the Starks”? A measly 6.9. This is the first episode on the 8-year history of the series to earn a rating not only below an 8.0 on IMDb.com, but also a rating below a 7.0.
This episode also didn’t do well on RottenTomatoes, where it received a very low 57%. However, this isn’t actually the lowest rated episode on RottenTomatoes: that honor (or dishonor) goes to Season 5, Ep. 6. “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”, which has a very low 54% rating. But, similar to IMDb, nearly all of the other episodes have a high ratings on RottenTomatoes, typically over 90%.
Now, while we can’t say for certain whether or not the infamous Starbucks coffee cup is the reason for the lower ratings for this particular episode, it is very likely a factor as it also made the national news and was laughed about quite a bit on late-night TV shows.
From “Good Morning America”:
From Jimmy Kimmel:
From Stephen Colbert (the 2nd half of the video):
#HBO has released a teaser trailer for the 7th season of #GameOfThrones:
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