Ed Sheeran’s latest TV cameo in Game of Thrones leaves fans unimpressed as they brand his scene ‘pointless’
The singer said just nine words in three minutes in his role as an unnamed soldier in the season premiere - in what many seemed to consider 'a waste of screen time'
ED Sheeran was blasted by Game of Thrones fans last night after making his long-awaited cameo.
Ed, 26, was a soldier in the premiere of the latest series — famed for catchphrase “Winter is coming”.
Viewers tore into the show online. Anthony Ergo said: “Did anyone else see him and think, ‘That’s Ed Sheeran’?”
Charlie Long added: “It was more of a scene to incorporate Ed Sheeran. Pointless.”
And Bill Landis chipped in: “We have a finite amount of screen time but waste minutes on Ed Sheeran cameo.”
Last night’s Sky Atlantic drama saw him sing a song as Arya — played by Maisie Williams — approaches him and his pals in a forest.
When she says it is a “pretty song” she does not know, Ed’s unnamed character replies: “It’s a new one.”
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He later blasts the show’s King’s Landing city as the “worst place in the world”.
He also hands Arya a cooked rabbit and some wine.
In March, show creator David Benioff told how he had chased Ed, a fan of the show, to appear on it.
He said: “We knew Maisie was a big fan of Ed Sheeran. For years we’ve been trying to get him to surprise her.”
It is the latest of his TV roles.
He played Sir Cormac in five episodes of US drama The Bastard Executioner.
He has been in Aussie soap Home and Away, Kiwi series Shortland Street and kissed a bloke in US sitcom Undateable.
KILLER RETURN IS A DELIGHT
AS any Game of Thrones fan knows, it’s episode nine of each season when things begin to get really tasty.
But in true GoT-style, episode one of the new series saw murder, dragons and lots of dry wit.
And writers wasted no time in quickly getting back into Arya Stark’s story — as she killed a whole room of Freys using a jug of poisoned wine before the opening credits had even rolled.
But the best action was the return of mad character the Hound to the house he and Arya had taken shelter in way back in series four.
With his fire-worshipping pals he stared into the flames and saw a glimpse of the White Walkers heading towards civilisation.
This is clearly a sign of things to come.
And not even a couple of crap cameos, which a series of this quality just does not need, can stop me looking forward to episode two.
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