Because it's 2017, fans of virtually anything are incredibly quick to point something out - whether that be theories, hidden meanings or inconsistencies. The most recent Game of Thrones episode had a lot of people rushing to the internet to make fans aware of a new debate that they thought was missed by everyone.
After Beyond the Wall aired, there was a clip, only a few seconds long, that was being passed around on a few social networking sites. It was of the incredible battle scene between Jon Snow's merry men on the frozen lake and the White Walkers.
While the battle is being praised as one of the best in the show's history, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice a white pickup truck in the background. Surely the showrunners wouldn't be that careless that they'd leave something so obviously modern sitting in plain view? Check it out in the video.
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Despite it being white, it still sticks out. How could no one have picked up on this before the episode aired?
Well, because it was never actually in the episode.
The scene in question was not in Beyond the Wall and was merely a behind-the-scenes look at how that section was put together. The actual scene only sees one of Jon's pals falling off the rock from up above before he's partially devoured by the White Walkers.
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So, yes, while the truck was definitely there, it didn't make it onto the show. Fans can now relax about the fact that a vehicle didn't somehow manage to transport back in time. But they should be thanking their lucky stars that the truck was there, otherwise the scene might never have been properly completed.
The video explains that the showrunners had to use these vehicles and much bigger ones to transport all the equipment across Ireland in order to help construct a huge set with concrete to make it appear like a frozen lake.
The plan had been to film the scene in Iceland, however, the winter months which provide that type of vista only have a few hours of sunlight per day and therefore it would have taken much longer.
Production designer Deborah Riley explained: "It's kind of one of those things when you film something in another location and then are responsible for filming that location off somewhere else, you have to really do your homework to make sure you match it as best you can.
"When you stand at the top and look down, it was like we were building an airport or something, the scale of it is enormous."
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