Twitter has pretty cold feelings toward the 'Game of Thrones' block of ice stunt

Are you kidding me?
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Proma Khosla
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Game of Thrones has done some pretty unforgivable things, like using women as props and killing our faves -- but the latest for loyal fans of the HBO show was being forced to watch a block of ice melt live on the internet in order to uncover the Season 7 release date.

The live Facebook video (which stalled more than once) required fans type "FIRE" in the comments (or "DRACARYS" if you want to be extra efficient) to shoot fire at an actual physical block of ice in which the release date was hidden.

If there's one thing the internet doesn't like to do, it's wait.

At least we learned some dark truths during the whole process:

Game of Thrones Season 7 will premiere on July 16.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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