Game of Thrones could also be over, however the spirit of the present lives on by means of Westworld. As Stubbs and Bernard discover themselves in Park Four within the second episode of Westworld‘s third season, there’s a not-so-subtle nod to GOT — the pair cross by means of an underground space, the place GOT showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss make cameos as technicians.
Whereas Benioff and Weiss work in a glass room, the latter may be overheard speaking about promoting a host to a startup in Costa Rica. Though, this is not your regular host — it is a dragon! Yep, as in Daenerys Targaryen’s Drogon. Within the scene, there are additionally pictures of hosts wearing medieval garb, much like the costumes from GOT, and a few pictures of castles that appear to be Dragonstone and the Pink Maintain as Stubbs and Bernard step into an workplace.
So, how precisely did the cameo come about? Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan teased that GOT creator George R.R. Martin has really been pitching a crossover episode for a whereas now. “We’re pals with each Dan and David, who’re pretty human beings,” Nolan advised The Hollywood Reporter. “They’ve been extremely supportive and pleasant with us as we have been getting our present up and working. George R.R. Martin as nicely. George has regularly pitched a crossover episode. When the time got here for Luke [Hemsworth] and Jeffrey [Wright]’s characters to be wandering round within the bowels of the Mesa, we couldn’t resist.”
Nolan additionally famous that Park Four is a nod to Medieval World from the 1973 movie that Westworld relies on. “This was a possibility to pay homage not solely to that, but additionally to [Game of Thrones], the present that created the chance for us to do this present,” he stated. “It reinvented tv in phrases of its ambition, its manufacturing values, the sweep of the tales they have been telling. We wished to pay homage to them. Dan and David very kindly obliged and agreed to return hang around with us on set for a evening — and so they introduced one of their huge fire-breathing pals with them.”
As for whether or not Westeros is definitely a world in Delos park, Nolan is not confirming any theories, however he positively need followers to contemplate the chance. “We wimped out and known as it Park 4, so we’ll depart it to the creativeness of the viewers.”