Singer Ed Sheeran sparked a mixed response with his Game Of Thrones cameo.
Sheeran sang during his fleeting appearance in the death-filled episode, Dragonstone, in the first episode of the penultimate series of the TV drama.
Not all fans were impressed as the star dressed as a soldier and sang around a campfire.
@lesleywright_ tweeted: “Ed Sheeran’s cameo in Game Of Thrones was about as discreet as Spongebob impersonating Squidward on Opposite Day.”
Ed Sheeran's cameo in #GameOfThrones was about as discreet as Spongebob impersonating Squidward on Opposite Day pic.twitter.com/efCZNXE9XA
— Lesley Wright (@lesleywright_) July 17, 2017
@poniewozik wrote: “The Ed Sheeran scene was actually an interesting moment/departure that was overshadowed by putting Ed Sheeran in it.”
The Ed Sheeran scene was actually an interesting moment/departure that was overshadowed by putting Ed Sheeran in it
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) July 17, 2017
@Uptomyknees wrote: “Hello it’s me, Ed Sheeran, and I’m here to remind you none of this is real! It’s just a TV show haha, I’m Ed Sheeran.”
"Hello it's me, ed sheeran, and i'm here to remind you none of this is real! It's just a tv show haha, I'm ed sheeran"
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 17, 2017
@grinchhands quipped: “Game Of Thrones: we’re a prestige show please take us seriously. Game Of Thrones: Here’s Arya eating a squirrel next to Ed Sheeran.”
game of thrones: we're a prestige show pls take us seriously game of thrones: here's arya eating a squirrel next to ed sheeran
— tori (2017) (@grinchhands) July 17, 2017
@shivam13verma wrote: “Arya Stark: ‘It’s a pretty song. I’ve never heard of it before.’ Ed Sheeran: ‘It’s on Spotify’.”
Arya Stark: It's a pretty song. I've never heard of it before.Ed Sheeran: It's on Spotify.#gameofthrones
— Shivam Verma (@shivam13verma) July 17, 2017
Others were more impressed.
Amazing cameo from @edsheeran in @GameOfThrones season 7 premiere! #GoTS7 #GoT #edsheeran pic.twitter.com/ciemQDMSZF
— Lyndsey Vanstone (@VanstoneL) July 17, 2017
@trentjamesdale wrote: “I can’t believe Ed Sheeran is on GOT!!! Amazing!”
#GameOfThrones #EdSheeran I can't believe Ed Sheeran is on GOT!!! Amazing! pic.twitter.com/a9FLVQQuyM
— Trent Dale (@trentjamesdale) July 17, 2017
@Super_Nadine wrote: “How awesome is @edsheeran in that scene with Arya Stark?”
And @JonWinterfall wrote: “What an unexpected cameo by Ed Sheeran but damn his voice is so good!”
what an unexpected cameo by Ed Sheeran but damn his voice is so good! And Arya Stark woohoo. #GoTS7 #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/7tXmjLOOsk
— Jon Winterfell (@JonWinterfall) July 17, 2017
Sheeran caught the attention of Maisie Williams’s Arya Stark as she rode through a forest on horseback.
Stark told Sheeran’s unnamed character: “It’s a pretty song, I’ve never heard it before.”
“It’s a new one,” Sheeran replied.
But fans praised Maisie Williams as Arya Stark.
An iconic scene from Game of Thrones. Arya Stark i love you #GoTS7 pic.twitter.com/eXOQzOHzvU
— ◤Lana (@Torres3203) July 17, 2017
@Torres3203 wrote: “An iconic scene from Game of Thrones. Arya Stark I love you.”
@DushiRox wrote: It was soooooooo worth the wait! #aryastark opening scene was pure gold. “Leave one wolf alive and the sheep are never safe.”
It was soooooooo worth the wait! #aryastark opening scene was pure gold. "Leave one wolf alive and the sheep are never safe." #GoTS7 pic.twitter.com/0HE2GWwwZ4
— Roxana (@DushiRox) July 17, 2017
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