In 2017, it was Ed Sheeran peak of popularity. Divide was released in the spring and “Shape of You” was dominating the airwaves. It is given to itself history of musician cameosthen you can be forgiven for the team behind what is still one of the biggest TV shows on the planet, Game of Thronesput two and two together and let Shira get a A side quest in Westeros. And yet.
When Sheeran appears as a Lannister soldier (with musical inclinations) named Eddie, Arya is confronted right after she gets her revenge on the Freys. In the movie “Dragon Stone”.immediately became the subject of controversy. It was Sheeran too famous for cameo? Was it too reminiscent of the real world in Westeros? Did people actually find him annoying?
After nearly a decade, Sheeran agreed to all three.
“I think I was all over the place and all over the place at the time. So I think it was pretty devastating,” Sheeran recently reflected on Benny Blanco’s performance. Friends keep secrets podcastbefore adding, of the negative reaction he received from the audience, “I’ve had a lot in my career. I just get shitty about things.”
Sheeran was quick to point out that he was far from the only musician to appear on the show at the time. “The members of Coldplay were at the Red Wedding. (Gary Lightbody) from Snow Patrol is there. Chris Stapleton is there as White Walker, for example,” Sheeran added. But the main difference between these cameos and his was, as he said, his ubiquity. Although Sheeran’s soldier leaves most of the conversation with the other Lannisters and Arya herself, his presence and recognition overwhelm her. He just thereEd Sheeran in Lannister armor, not even a helmet or much makeup to change his look.
But despite all the public displeasure, she has no regrets about being on the show near the height of its popularity. “What I’m saying is, ‘People love this show.’ If someone is asked to be on this show, it’s an immediate yes,” Sheeran concluded. “I said yes. I enjoyed doing it.”
He probably enjoyed it less Season 8 premiere he was roasting his face off-screen with dragon fire.
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