Game of Thrones fans despaired in August that the Croatian film board had nixed a scene that was essential to Cersei Lannister's character arc (and also to televising actress Lena Headey's bare breasts). But after a compromise between the forces of religion and premium cable nudity, the scene was shot yesterday in Dubrovnik.

Thomas McGowan picked the wrong home to burglarize. This week, the 25-year-old allegedly broke into the trailer of one Jimmy Morgan, Jr., a Game of Thrones-loving Christian man who isn't afraid to use the "very quick, very agile and very deadly" short spear he keeps by his bedside.

Cersei Lannister's most important (non-incestuous) nude scene from Game of Thrones is proving difficult to film, due to a dispute with the Croatian church that was supposed to provide the backdrop.

The strongest man in Westeros is now also the strongest man in Europe. Hafþór "Thor" Björnsson—who plays Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane on Game of Thrones—lifted more heavy things than his opponents at a competition in Leeds, England earlier this month to claim the title of Europe's Strongest Man 2014.

Update: Collect the pieces of your heart and start gluing them back together, internet. She says it's not true:

If you think you know the ending of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, there's a chance you're right. GRRM told the Telegraph that he's already decided how his wildly popular fantasy series will wrap up, and "one or two" fans have figured it out.

According to a police affidavit released today, a Wichita, Kan. foster parent was reminded of the 10-month-old girl he left in his car after seeing a crying child on an episode of Game of Thrones. The foster parent, Seth Jackson, 29, has been charged by police with first-degree murder. Jackson was smoking weed, eating pizza, and watching TV with his partner for about two hours while the child was in the car on a 90 degree day.

Aimee Richardson, who played Joffrey's sister Myrcella Baratheon on Game of Thrones, hasn't been seen on the show since late season 2. Myrcella is about to return as part of a major plotline in season 5, but Richardson won't be back. She's been recast, losing the role to Nell Tiger Free.

There are two competing schools of thought when it comes to Game of Thrones spoilers. One holds that anything that hasn't appeared on HBO is a spoiler that should be kept tightly under wraps. The other argues the books have been available for years, and viewers who don't want to be surprised by unaired plot details have a responsibility to read them.

George R.R. Martin claims he hasn't seen the episodes of South Park he appeared in last winter, but he's heard his character is "obsessed about weenies," and he wants to make one thing very clear: Weenies are fine, but it's boobies he's truly obsessed with.

Although George R.R. Martin was all over Comic-Con this year, not everyone involved in Game of Thrones was so hungry for the San Diego spotlight. Maisie Williams, the hilarious young actress who plays Arya Stark, preferred to roam the convention floor in relative anonymity.

Well, nerds, your favorite show is about to get favorite-r. While the current cast of HBO's Game of Thrones pranced around San Diego's Comic-Con on Friday, HBO took the time to announce all the new characters and cast members who will be appearing in season five. Exciting!

Fresh from Comic-Con, here's a peek at the bloopers from the just-completed season 4 of Game of Thrones. Highlights include a near miss with a torch, a rare incident of Tywin Lannister cracking up, and an extended cut of the Peter Dinklage dance that spawned a thousand GIFs.

Tired of dying in practically every single film or TV show in which he appears, Sean Bean perked up when an interviewer mentioned he might be able to rejoin the cast of Game of Thrones through flashbacks that are (almost) certainly coming in season 5. But Bean got a little too excited, and may have confirmed a popular fan theory without meaning to.

Actor David Bradley is by all accounts a nice guy, but there's something slightly disconcerting about running into Walder Frey at a wedding.

During Thursday's changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace, the Queen's Guard treated tourists (and, naturally, the internet) to a regal performance of the Game of Thrones theme.

Spoilers. Big, huge, Game of Thrones spoilers the size of the giant ice wall that defends the North of Westeros.

When he's not professionally hodoring on Game of Thrones, actor Kristian Nairn is a well-known house DJ in Belfast, Ireland. He was spinning for more than a decade before he landed his famous monosyllabic HBO role, but playing Hodor has opened up some new opportunities, like a series of Thrones-themed club nights across Australia.

George R.R. Martin, the 65-year-old author of A Song of Ice and Fire, isn't exactly the fastest writer, much to the chagrin of fans who've gotten used to waiting years for their next fix. And then there's the nightmare scenario: What if GRRM dies before he completes the seventh book?

Game of Thrones is over for the season, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the slew of internet stuff that's popped up in its wake. Next on the docket: a video that reimagines the show's opening credits as the VHS-fried intro to a 1980s sitcom.