When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. So said Cersei Lannister to Ned Stark in the first season of HBO’s hit fantasy drama series Game Of Thrones. It’s a memorable line, and one of the few instances where a character saying the name of the show or movie they’re in that actually works without feeling forced and silly.

Blake Lively faces backlash from Game of Thrones fans after comparing herself to Daenerys Targaryen in a text message amid her ongoing legal battle with director Justin Baldoni. Fans criticize the actress,

Game of Thrones fans were left less than thrilled after Blake Lively, the lead actress in 2024’s It Ends With Us, compared herself to the controversial character of Daenerys Targaryen, the heroine whose descent into villainy was one of the most contentious aspects of the series.