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15 Years Ago, a ‘Game of Thrones’ Episode Featured the Decapitated Head of a Former U.S. President

A severed head on a spike resembled President George W. Bush, prompting HBO and the show’s producers to apologize.

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In the Season 1 Game of Thrones episode “Fire and Blood,” King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) gruesomely forces Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) to look at her dead father’s decapitated head, which he has propped up on a spike. Joffrey then points out the heads of her dad’s household staff, who’ve suffered the same fate. However, if you pay close attention to one of the spiked noggins in question, it bears a slight resemblance to a former U.S. president.

You can check out the shot for yourself right here:

In the DVD commentary for the........

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