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A ‘Friends’ Reunion Special Is in the Works

Eeeeek!

Remember that selfie that Jennifer Aniston posted about a month ago that got people all riled up?

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And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM ??

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Well, it looks like Friends fans have good reason to get all fired up. News recently came out that a Friends special reunion show is in the works, and millions of people across the globe could not be happier.

There’s no doubt that Friends is one of the most popular TV shows of all time. The program ran from 1994 until 2004 and developed a rabid fan following during the years it was on NBC and in the years of re-runs since then.

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The six stars of the show, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc, and the creators of Friends are all reportedly in talks to reunite on the HBO Max network, which launches in 2020.

One thing to keep in mind: according to reports, the new Friends special would be “unscripted.” So maybe it could be some kind of panel where the stars and the creators talk about the legacy and history of the show?

Time will tell…

But we’re excited to see if the gang gets back together again!

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On October 27, Jennifer Aniston said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, “We would love for there to be something, but we don’t know what that something is. So we’re just trying. We’re working on something.”

Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this comes to fruition and no one backs out or the idea just fizzles out. I’m down for this reunion. Are you?

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10+ Reasons Why “Chernobyl” Will Be Your New Obsession

Did you know that Chernobyl is the highest-rated television show ever on IMDB.

If those 3 reasons don’t convince you to watch, well…here are 12 more!

12. The ensemble cast is amazing

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There’s no star of this show, which means we get to see how the disaster affected a wide range of people in different stages of “in the know.”

11. The production is flawless

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From the direction and writing to the special effects and cinematography, Chernobyl is shot with as much care as any top-tier film.

10. Exhaustive research means the details are historically accurate

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Screenwriter Craig Mazin tapped all sorts of resources while writing, including conversations with scientists, written testimonies, and published historical research.

9. Every character is compelling

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You won’t have a favorite or someone you can universally root against – which means it’s as close to real life as it can get.

8. The critics love it

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It’s 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes speaks for itself.

7. The truth of the story is legitimately terrifying

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Chernobyl may not be classic horror, but considering the show chronicles real life events, it’s plenty scary.

If you’re not completely enraged by the end of it and asking yourself, “How could they just let all those people die needlessly?” …well, maybe see a therapist?

6. Like most history, it’s relevant

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It might have happened in 1986, but the deep-dive into how unprepared governments can be to take on major incidents is so relevant even to this day.

Also, how tempting it can be to cover up mistakes feels equally (and painfully) relevant.

Will we ever learn?

5. The performances are award-worthy

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You’ll have to take my word for it until award season arrives, but the case is top to bottom brilliant.

There’s not a single false or questionable performance in the bunch.

This show will run away with the Emmys. Guaranteed.

4. It’s a masterclass in building tension

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It’s constantly winding you up to one new, horrible crescendo after another.

And, like the people who lived through it, none of us get a break. It just keeps going and going and going.

3. It has a feminist agenda

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More than one woman is shown getting dismissed even though they know more than the man in charge.

Yeah, it’s infuriating, but there is some justice in the end.

2. You might learn a thing or two

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Not only will you learn a bit about history, you might find yourself more knowledgable about radiation and physics while you’re at it.

No, hold that… you WILL know more about radiation and physics after you’re done watching it.

1. It’s a work of art

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Every moment of every episode feels intentional and fully-realized, and the result makes it hard to look away from even the most horrible of scenes.

Seriously, just find a friend who hasn’t cancelled their HBO Go subscription yet and WATCH IT!

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10+ Reasons Why “Chernobyl” Will Be Your New Obsession

Did you know that Chernobyl is the highest-rated television show ever on IMDB.

If those 3 reasons don’t convince you to watch, well…here are 12 more!

12. The ensemble cast is amazing

Image Credit: HBO

There’s no star of this show, which means we get to see how the disaster affected a wide range of people in different stages of “in the know.”

11. The production is flawless

Image Credit: HBO

From the direction and writing to the special effects and cinematography, Chernobyl is shot with as much care as any top-tier film.

10. Exhaustive research means the details are historically accurate

Image Credit: HBO

Screenwriter Craig Mazin tapped all sorts of resources while writing, including conversations with scientists, written testimonies, and published historical research.

9. Every character is compelling

Image Credit: HBO

You won’t have a favorite or someone you can universally root against – which means it’s as close to real life as it can get.

8. The critics love it

Image Credit: HBO

It’s 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes speaks for itself.

7. The truth of the story is legitimately terrifying

Image Credit: HBO

Chernobyl may not be classic horror, but considering the show chronicles real life events, it’s plenty scary.

If you’re not completely enraged by the end of it and asking yourself, “How could they just let all those people die needlessly?” …well, maybe see a therapist?

6. Like most history, it’s relevant

Image Credit: HBO

It might have happened in 1986, but the deep-dive into how unprepared governments can be to take on major incidents is so relevant even to this day.

Also, how tempting it can be to cover up mistakes feels equally (and painfully) relevant.

Will we ever learn?

5. The performances are award-worthy

Image Credit: HBO

You’ll have to take my word for it until award season arrives, but the case is top to bottom brilliant.

There’s not a single false or questionable performance in the bunch.

This show will run away with the Emmys. Guaranteed.

4. It’s a masterclass in building tension

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It’s constantly winding you up to one new, horrible crescendo after another.

And, like the people who lived through it, none of us get a break. It just keeps going and going and going.

3. It has a feminist agenda

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More than one woman is shown getting dismissed even though they know more than the man in charge.

Yeah, it’s infuriating, but there is some justice in the end.

2. You might learn a thing or two

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Not only will you learn a bit about history, you might find yourself more knowledgable about radiation and physics while you’re at it.

No, hold that… you WILL know more about radiation and physics after you’re done watching it.

1. It’s a work of art

Image Credit: HBO

Every moment of every episode feels intentional and fully-realized, and the result makes it hard to look away from even the most horrible of scenes.

Seriously, just find a friend who hasn’t cancelled their HBO Go subscription yet and WATCH IT!

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People Are Flocking to the Site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster to Post Pics on Social Media

Due to the success of the hit HBO show Chernobyl, naturally now Instagram “influencers” are descending on the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine (and risking their health) to have their photos taken. Seems like kind of a disrespectful place to showcase your fabulous lifestyle, doesn’t it?

The show’s creator even tweeted this message out.

It kind of reminds me of this story about people taking “playful” photos at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Get a load of these photos. Very bizarre…

1. Okay, that’s weird

2. Very stylish

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Chernobyl ☢ ☢ ☢

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3. Nuclear tourism

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Hbo выпустили последнюю серию своего нашумевшего сериала «чернобыль», который в рейтинге обошёл «игру престолов», так что я тут не могу не поделиться сборной солянкой фотографий со своих трёх походов в чзо. На полке у меня пылится ещё не проявленная фотопленка, которую я забрала из Фукусимы. Ее я собираюсь до конца отснять в Чернобыле этой осенью, надеюсь получится что-то веселее, чем засвеченные кадры и что ещё никто до меня не снимал руины одной крупнейшей техногенной катастрофы на фотоплёнку найденной в зоне отчуждения второй по масштабам ядерной аварии пхахах. PS Стеллу ПРИПЯТЬ какие-то мудаки щас в украинский флаг раскрасили ;(

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4. Exploring the grounds

5. Radiation levels

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#chernobyl

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6. Hmmmm

7. All decked out

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Inside the control room of the destroyed unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ☢ Yesterday I had the chance to visit one of the most fascinating but also most terrible places on earth – control room number 4 ChNPP. Amongst other things, the actions taken in this room 33 years ago led to the worlds worst nuclear disaster. Standing there is just indescribable, it’s shocking and something I will never forget ?? Diesen Ort zu betreten, die Geschichten und Handlungen, die sich vor 33 Jahren dort abgespielt haben, in Gedanken vor sich zu sehen und zu wissen wie sehr sie ganze Welt beeinflusst haben, ist etwas das man nicht in Worte fassen kann… Ein Ort, der an Faszination aber auch an tiefer Betroffenheit kaum zu übertreffen ist ☢ in meiner Story nehme ich euch in das Atomkraftwerk mit ☢ #chernobyl #nuclearpowerplant #reactor4

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8. A good place to work out

9. Artsy shot

10. Wow

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И снова здравствуйте ?? Повреждение атомов клеток. Процесс воздействия радиации на организм называется облучением. Это крайне разрушительная сила, которая трансформирует клетки, деформирует их ДНК, приводит к мутациям и генетическим повреждениям. Деструктивный процесс может запустить всего одна частица радиации. Действие ионизирующего излучения специалисты сравнивают со снежным комом. Начинается все с малого, затем процесс нарастает до тех пор, пока не наступят необратимые изменения. На атомарном уровне это происходит так. Радиоактивные частицы летят с огромной скоростью, выбивая при этом электроны из атомов. В результате последние приобретают положительный заряд. «Черное» дело радиации заключается только в этом. Но последствия таких преобразований бывают катастрофическими. Свободный электрон и ионизированный атом вступают в сложные реакции, в результате которых образуются свободные радикалы. Например, вода (H2O), составляющая 80 % массы человека, под воздействием радиации распадается на два радикала – H и OH. Эти патологически активные частицы вступают в реакции с важными биологическими соединениями – молекулами ДНК, белков, ферментов, жиров. В результате в организме растет число поврежденных молекул и токсинов, страдает клеточный обмен. Через некоторое время пораженные клетки погибают или их функции серьезно нарушаются. Что происходит с облученным организмом. Из-за повреждения ДНК и мутации генов клетка не может нормально делиться. Это самое опасное последствие радиационного облучения. При получении большой дозы количество пострадавших клеток настолько велико, что могут отказывать органы и системы. Тяжелее всего воспринимают радиацию ткани, в которых происходит активное деление клеток: * костный мозг; * легкие, * слизистая желудка, * кишечник, * половые органы. Причем даже слаборадиоактивный предмет при длительном контакте наносит вред организму человека. Или когда убегаешь от чужого мужа.. ?? Photo : @annaliza.ph ; @balans_belogo_ MD : Принц пилорамы савдеповской . #дорого #насопрте #classicphisique #arnoldclassiceurope #spain #спортивныйфотографкемерово #графскайпа #солошенко

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11. True love

12. He looks satisfied

13. So odd…

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Поток туристов в Чернобыльскую зону отчуждения в 2019 году после выхода мини-сериала HBO "Чернобыль" может возрасти вдвое по сравнению с 2018 годом. 90% туристов составляют иностранцы, несмотря на то, что стоимость тура для граждан Украины в три-четыре раза дешевле ⠀ Чернобыльская АЭС расположена вблизи города Припять в 18 км от города Чернобыль. Авария на АЭС произошла 26 апреля 1986 года. Взрывом был разрушен четвертый энергоблок, в атмосферу выбросило большое количество радиоактивных веществ. Авария расценивается как крупнейшая в истории ядерной энергетики – как по предполагаемому количеству погибших и пострадавших от её последствий людей, так и по экономическому ущербу. 31 человек погиб в течение первых трех месяцев после аварии. Отдаленные последствия облучения, выявленные за последующие 15 лет, стали причиной гибели от 60 до 80 человек, пишет Интерфакс ⠀ #краснодар #krasnodar #krasnodarnews

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14. Top of the world

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В одиночку на заброшенный энергоблок атомной станции. ________________ Фото сделано в первые минуты, после подъёма на крышу 5-го энергоблока АЭС. К сожалению, фотографировать мог только на телефон. Но ценность этого фото крайне высока. У него есть история. ________________ Далеко не один раз бывал я в Припяти, в ЧЗО в целом. Но третью очередь ЧАЭС, и сам пятый блок все как-то обделял вниманием. Те, кто был там, – говорили, объект впечатляющий, даже эпичнее Дуги будет. Но, пока лично не убедишься, не поверишь. _____ Май. Есть готовый план одиночного похода, с проникновением на третью очередь. Конец мая. Воплощаю план в жизнь. Успешный заброс в Зону. В одном из сел забираю велосипед, оставленный @svyatogr, что упростило перемещение внутри ЧЗО. Два дня в Припяти. И ночь проникновения на новую территорию. _____ В голове только общие представление о местности, о третьей очереди знал мало, но у меня были карты и энтузиазм. И этого достаточно.. Первое, что увидел ночью – градирня, она огромная. К ней ещё вернёмся. Ранним утром – увидел пятый энергоблок вблизи. Он монументален, не меньше. Чистый постапокалипсис. _____ Крыша делится на несколько ярусов, на каждом меня удивляло, то что я вижу. Но когда поднялся на самый верх, – у меня отняло речь. Вполне возможно, это самый удивительный вид, что видел в своей жизни. Впереди, как на ладони – территория ЧАЭС, справа – пруд-охладитель станции, слева – "железный лес", справа – третья очередь, за спиной – хранилище отработанного ядерного топлива, а внизу над котлованом для 6-го блока летают чайки. Это поражает воображение. Словно я герой фильма про постапокалипсис, и это аху*нно! ________________ #chernobyl #nuclearpowerplant #nuclearpower #powerunit #pripyat #exclusionzone #chernobylzone #stalker #urbandecay #urbexphoto #urbanexploration #urbex #chnpp #urban_shots #urbexworld #urbexplaces #abandonedplaces #urbanexplore #atmosphere #awesome #illegal #chernobylzone #заброшенныеместа #чернобыль #зонаотчуждения #сталкер #нелегал #заброшенныеместа

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15. She’s having a blast

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チェルノブイリ原子力発電所 個人ではいけないので、ツアーに参加 10人のツアー 日本人はいなかったけど、シンガポール、ドイツ、トルコ、中国などなどの方 40度前後の気温で、長袖長ズボンで完全防備 なぜなら蚊だらけ 直射日光も照りつける 多分放射能測定するのを首から下げた 遊園地跡 バスケットコート、スタジアム、団地 かなり恵まれた環境だったみたい 遊園地は住民の子どもはタダだったらしい でも誰もいなくて、朽ち果ててた 謎のピカチュウいた #ukraine #ウクライナ #ウクライナ旅行 #kiev #キエフ #Chernobyl #チェルノブイリ

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What do you think about this phenomenon? Share your thoughts in the comments, por favor.

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Funny Memes About the 1% of People That Haven’t Seen ‘Game of Thrones’

What is wrong with these people?! Why don’t they like amazing things?!?

Seriously though, not everybody loves to watch the best show in the history of television. They say it’s boring. Or too violent. Or has too much nudity.

It’s okay to be wrong.

Now enjoy these memes!

1. Zach’s got a plan, y’all!

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2. No. We won’t. Well, we will eventually.

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3. You’re a god damned monster!

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4. “Yeahhhhh… so???”

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5. Accurate.

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6. Yeah, because you suck!

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7. A mysterious tribe we know little about…

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8. lol… okay, this is funny

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9. Haters gonna hate.

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10. Just ask somebody! We’ll be happy to explain.

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11. Kind of like when you don’t watch sports, yeah?

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12. Same thing every Monday. For now…

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13. Watch it. Jumping out of windows isn’t fun OR easy.

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14. GoT isn’t going to end. The prequels are coming…

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Do you really think Game of Thrones will ever end? HBO has made WAY too much money because of it.

Winter is coming… for decades!

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These Alternate Endings for “Game of Thrones” Are Easily Better Than What We Got

Game of Thrones was one of the greatest television shows ever made, both in terms of story/cast and in terms of the sheer scope the money spent per episode.

It’s last season, however, was… disappointing to say the least.

Let’s face it: season 8 was pretty universally terrible, so let’s see what the internet had to offer by way of a more satisfying ending.

The Wire + Game of Thrones = ???

The comedically short ending!

This is legit the ending I wanted. If Dany is gonna go mad… GO FULL TARGARYEN!

No. I can’t do this to Arya’s epic win.

Maybe it would have been better with a John Hughes ending?

And a lot of people wanted this to happen, but Jon wasn’t fireproof like Dany. Sorry fan family!

Didn’t we actually get this ending, though?

Oh shit! Power couple FTW!

George! You holding out on us?!

The Kingslayer indeed

The Newhart ending!

The Night King was trying to kill himself? Nahhhhh…

And Ghost is the best doggo in the Seven Kingdoms!

Good job everybody. I’m officially impressed.

Now then… what will the Game of Thrones spinoff series be? Arya on the high seas? A prequel set thousands of years in the past?

Tell us HBO! We want to know!!!

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Stephen King’s Mind-Blowing Prediction for the End of “Game of Thrones” is The Ending We Deserved

Stephen King is the undisputable master of macabre, and one of the most brilliant storytellers of our times. He’s also a huge fan of Game of Thrones, and decided to share his own theory about how the show should have wrapped up prior to the airing of the show’s series finale.

Considering he’s a guy who has authored over 50 novels and is legit buddies with George RR Martin, it’s probably worth listening to what he has to say.

And before anybody has anything to say, King already has the clap back ready…

Now, the internet had a few thoughts… and this is earlier on when Cersei was still alive, so there was one prediction that King responded to.

First, the tweet…

Then King’s response…

We know that’s bullshit now that Sansa stayed put in Winterfell and Arya almost got killed by Dany’s and Drogon’s reign of fire and blood.

Still there are some other crazy theories that have no basis in reality that are fun to read…

Some thing Arya will still be the one…

And some want Baratheon’s bastard to ascend…

Some had praise for King’s ending…

What do you think?

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“Game of Thrones” is Over, and People Have A LOT of Feelings About It

So, Game of Thrones just aired its series finale, and much like the rest of this last season, it had fans all up in their feelings. Some people loved it, a lot of folks hated it, and I personally felt the whole thing was very “meh.”

Without further ado, let’s see what the rest of the world had to say about it.

And the army is ready to fix things…

But will it REALLY fix anything?

Nothing epic about the finale except a Dragon getting angry

And yeah, why did Tyrion have so much sway?!

Gendry lookin damn good.

IT’S TRUE ?

We are all thinking the same thing…

I love a good Gendry rowing meme…

Did we mention we are NOT happy?

And yeah, we can keep waiting, but that’s it!

Wait… that’s REALLY it?

Yes, that was shit. I mean it.

Yes, this is what we waited for…

2 YEARS, to be exact…

Those books can’t come out fast enough…

We’re all broken now…

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And scene.

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The “Game of Thrones” Finale Featured a Water Bottle, and We Can’t Stop Talking About It

Spoiler warning: this post contains several spoilers for the final season of Game of Thrones. 

Ok, now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to it.

Do you remember this ridiculous blunder?

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Yeah, we all do. And HBO digitally removed the now infamous coffee cup so it’ll never show up in the series again.

But… yeah… you know it’s coming, so…

Yes, it’s real. It shows up at 46:19 in.

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Once you see it, you can’t unsee it…

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But here’s something fun… there’s a SECOND WATER BOTTLE in the scene!

OMFG you guys!

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Needless to say, fans are not pleased…

No, not one bit…

Cersei would not be pleased…

But we guess this is our reality now…

The good news? No more of these snafus in the future! Because there are no more episodes to pick through.

Oh, but I bet somebody is going to go back and find a bunch of garbage just laying around in scenes from old episodes.

Good times.

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Hilarious Twitter Thread Proves “Game of Thrones” Is Just a Live-Action “Shrek”

Oh Twitter, you know how to ruin everybody’s day.

@ohytargaryen somehow figured out that the real-life, flesh-and-blood characters in Game of Thrones somehow insanely resemble the animated folk in Shrek.

Yeah, it’s a thing.

Sansa and Tyrion’s wedding anybody?

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Oh look! Jaime Lannister!

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Oh look! Cersei and Jaime!

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The Hound is Shrek in ogre form…

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And Podrick is Shrek in human form!?

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Oh. My. God.

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Bran? Is that you?!?

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Drogon… dat u?

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The Mountain… guess who?

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And just for good measure…

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Okay, the whole show is ruined for me now!

Thanks internet!

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