--- title: Fans Spot Plastic Water Bottle in Game of Thrones Finale description: At least one plastic water bottle was visibly lurking during the show's last episode canonical: https://time.com/5591932/plastic-bottle-game-of-thrones-finale/ author: Amy Gunia article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-05-20T09:17:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:01.100Z og:title: Fans Spot Plastic Water Bottle in 'Game of Thrones' Finale og:description: After an errant coffee cup caused earlier uproar, fans spotted another blunder og:url: https://time.com/5591932/plastic-bottle-game-of-thrones-finale/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ef0a0d815c0d385/69894a20096a942e286a51a5/game-of-thrones-finale-fan.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: US-ENTERTAINMENT-TELEVISION-GOT-FINALE og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fans Spot Plastic Water Bottle in 'Game of Thrones' Finale twitter:description: After an errant coffee cup caused earlier uproar, fans spotted another blunder twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ef0a0d815c0d385/69894a20096a942e286a51a5/game-of-thrones-finale-fan.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Fans Spotted a Plastic Water Bottle Lurking in the _Game of Thrones_ Finale > Sponsored content. 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May 20, 2019 9:17 AM UTC Just weeks after a stray [Starbucks cup](http://time.com/5583758/game-of-thrones-coffee-cup-mistake/) was accidentally left in a _Game of Thrones_ episode, eagle-eyed viewers spotted another modern-day artifact lingering in the show’s [Sunday night finale](http://time.com/5591754/game-of-thrones-series-finale-review/). At least one water bottle made its way into the show’s last episode, “The Iron Throne.” A Twitter user posted a video showing a bottle visibly lurking behind character Samwell Tarly’s foot. > [](https://twitter.com/krishna%5Fpanduga/status/1130343807818641408) Social media users were quick to mock the blooper, which came amid an already [heavily criticized](http://time.com/5591754/game-of-thrones-series-finale-review/) last season. “How do you get that sloppy on the most anticipated tv event in YEARS? [#waterbottle,](https://twitter.com/hashtag/waterbottle?src=hash)” [one user](https://twitter.com/effinmertmij/status/1130361445248569346) asked. Others laughed off the apparent gaffe. “Even the most important lords of the seven kingdom’s need to stay hydrated” another user posted. > [](https://twitter.com/Savanna39803740/status/1130344553620226049) After a coffee cup was spotted in episode four, HBO issued a statement [joking](http://time.com/5586661/game-of-thrones-cast-troll-coffee-cup/) “the latte that appeared in that episode was a mistake. 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