The great Game of Thrones coffee cup mystery has been solved

Emilia Clarke.
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It's safe to say the final season of Game of Thrones had a few problems, but you have to give it credit for sparking at one least riveting storyline: Which cast member left a coffee cup on set during a big scene, in what was either an embarrassing mistake or a shocking revelation that Westeros has a Starbucks?

Via star Emilia Clarke, we finally have an answer. On an appearance on The Tonight Show, the Mother of Dragons claimed that Conleth Hill, who played the slippery advisor Varys, pulled her aside at a party and admitted he was responsible.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.