Pasinei nekubudirira kwe "mutambo wezvengarava", yekutanga kuedza kudzivira zvipenyu zvekufungidzira zveGeorge r.r. Martin aive kure nezvakakodzera zvekuti chirongwa chaive chisina kutongovharwa zvachose. Nenguva isipi bhuku racho richasunungurwa "moto haugone kuuraya dhiragoni: iyo mutambo wehubenzi uye nhoroondo isina kugadzirwa yeiyo Epic Nhauzi", umo, sezviri pachena kubva mumusoro, ucharatidzwa nemucherechedzo wakakurumbira. Panguva ino, varaidzo yevhiki nevhiki yakaburitswa neyakajeka-exportpt yebhuku iri kuuya - ndezvekutanga kuedza kumhanya "mutambo wechigaro cheushe". Artist's Basa Jame Lanner Nikolai Kester-Waldau Inoti:
Hapana aiziva zvavakaita ikoko uye kuti kazhinji yaive yeiyo damn. Ndinoyeuka kuti panguva yekusvika kwaMambo weRobert zvaiita senge zvese izvi zvisina kusimba. Kuedza kwaive kusihwa kuti ugadzire iyi yakafanana pamwe chete, vanhu vakaberekerwa vanhu vanokudzwa. Iyo inokatyiswa uye inoda chiyero chetsetse pakati pekururama uye kufungidzira, sekunge ingori cosplay chete. Panguva iyoyo, pakanga pasina kunzwa kuti kwaizowana kusanzwisisika kusinganzwisisike. Asi isu tainakidzwa.
Lina Hidi (Serssa Lannister) anowedzera:
Mumutyairi wepakutanga, ndaitaridzika senge pop dancer kubva kuVegas - muFURS uye nehurefu huswa, senge mwero madiki dolly Parone. Kwete kuti ndakagunun'una, nekuti ndaifarira imwe nzira yakatenderedza. Bvudzi rangu rakachinjirwa kune chirongwa.
Duet Showranner David Basioff naDhani Wss vanopera:
Pakutanga zvaiita sekunge zvinhu zvese zvaive zvisina kunaka, asi izvi zvinodaro nekuti nekuda kwekushaikwa kwechiitiko, hatina chinhu kuenzaniswa nawo. Sezvaunopinda mubasa, masaga aripo akakurira mumarara akazara, ayo nekufamba kwenguva akatova gaping. Tainzwa kuti mavhiri aibatwa kubva panzvimbo, panguva yavakaenda kunopfura muMorocco.
Yeuka kuti "mutambo wezvengarava" zvakamanikidzwa pamhepo muna 2011, asi kukura kwerwendo kwakatanga makore akati wandei isati yasvika. Mutyairi wekutanga waisirwa muna2009.