Stephen King tweets his thoughts about 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 so far

"They made it look easy."
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Stephen King tweets his thoughts about 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 so far
You'd better believe Stephen King is watching 'Game of Thrones'. Credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images/hbo/mashable composite

Warning: Contains mild spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 2.

Quiet in the realm: the master of horror has shared his thoughts on the current season of Game of Thrones, and guess what? He's a fan.

Stephen King took time out from his busy schedule of writing and slamming Donald Trump to tweet his opinions following the second episode of Season 8.


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Specifically, he had some feedback from a storytelling perspective.

That may sound like a fairly casual tweet, but coming from someone who has published around 60 novels -- some of which feature massive casts of characters, and plenty of which have been adapted into super popular movies -- it's a pretty high compliment.

Now let's wait and see how many of those major characters bite the dust next week...

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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