After the Game of Thrones Season 5 ended with bloodshed, ashes, and more daunting stories yet to be further revealed, here is a quick look at the Easter eggs dropped throughout the series.
Spoiler alert: The article is only a recap of previous episodes leading to the finale, so if you haven't seen the episodes before season 5, step back or brace yourself.
1. The swords of the Iron Throne
Appearing as the longest icon (or symbolic character for some) in the entire series, the Iron Throne has become a picture that most of the people who watch television or browse the Internet can recognize.
However, according to George R.R. Martin, the high and mighty throne is not as big as he imagined. A scene from season 1 subtly showed Martin's preference as Varys says that it's a "thousand blades, taken from the hands of Aegon's fallen enemies. Forged in the fiery breath of Balerion the Dread." Littlefinger wryly replies, "There aren't a thousand blades. There aren't even two hundred. I've counted."
There were also famous swords noticed in the throne, such as Orlando Bloom's sword from the film Kingdom of Heaven and Gandalf's sword, Glamdring, from The Lord of the Rings series.
2. Off with the 43rd U.S. President's head
In season 1, episode 10, we can see a head on a pike with a certain familiar shape of the lips, nose, and brow. It just so happened that for that episode, the production team of the series used the head of George W. Bush.
"George Bush's head appears in a couple of beheading scenes. It's not a choice," said show runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss in a commentary, "it's not a political statement. We just had to use
3. The clues on Joffrey, Shae, and Tywin's deaths
Another Easter egg came from Littlefinger as he tells Robin Arryn in season 4, "People die at their dinner tables. They die in their beds. They die squatting over their chamber pots. Everybody dies sooner or later." His message clearly foreshadow the deaths of Joffrey, Shae, and Tywin who all die in that order.
4. R+L=J
More and more fans are now clinging on to the popular theory that says Jon Snow is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna, Ned Stark's sister. Earlier in season 1, the series gave then fans a treat by showing the letters "R+L=J" carved into the wood next to Jon.
For more Easter eggs, you can check out Mental Floss' full article.
