George R. R. Martin at the premiere of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms last week

Game Of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has admitted he was “a bit surprised” by the graphic pooping scene in the opening episode of new spin-off A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms.

In the first episode of the new fantasy prequel, which takes place 90 years before Game Of Thrones, the original show’s epic opening theme is heard not over credits, but instead over Peter Claffey’s Ser Duncan projectile pooping.

Although the original author Martin was involved in the writing of the show, he revealed he was still somewhat taken aback by that moment.

“Not to say that my characters don’t take shits, but I normally don’t write about them at any length,” he remarked to The Hollywood Reporter.

“When I saw the rough cut, I wrote, ‘What is this? Where did this come from? I don’t know if........

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