SPOILER ALERT: Too gory even for Game of Thrones? Fans left 'sickened' by bloodshed in what is being touted as one of most gruesome scenes in TV history

PUBLISHED: 05:54 EST, 3 June 2013 | UPDATED: 10:27 EST, 3 June 2013

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The HBO show has created as many headlines for the controversy it’s caused due it's nudity and violence as it has for the amount of acclaim it’s received.

But it seems Game Of Thrones may have taken their shock tactics too far as they left fans in a state of confusion following the penultimate episode of series three, The Rains of Castamere, which aired in the US on Sunday evening.

At the centre of the episode viewers watched as a grisly end came to the King of the North, his mother and pregnant wife, in what is now being dubbed as the one of the most gruesome scenes in TV history.

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Red Wedding: Game of Thrones fans were left shocked by scene in penultimate episode of series

Furthermore the scene has left viewers, who pay to subscribe to the cable and satellite channel, not only sickened by it's bloody nature but surprised as it has drifted from the George R.R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords, which the third of the seven planned books in the Game of Thrones series.

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In the scene Robb Stark, the King of the North engaged in an age old custom of hospitality with Walder Frey by eating his bread and salt.

However after lulling viewers into a false sense of security Walder betrays his guest as he carries out a gruesome act of vengeance against the King and his clan, including of course his wife (who is not pregnant in the book).

Devastation: Robb Stark - King of the North- is betrayed by his host at the wedding

The wedding feast soon descends into a bloodbath with most of Robb’s clan also being butchered.

Catelyn Stark, played by Michelle Fairley, had to watch as her daughter and unborn grandchild was slaughtered, then her first born son. before her own throat was also slit.

Following the episode a number of celebrities took to Twitter to discuss what they had just seen.

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Musician Ed Sheeran wore: ‘I dont know what just happened in game of thrones. i'm in shock.’

Joe Jonas added: ‘This is how I feel about the game of thrones episode just now.... What. Just. Happened.’

Jack Osbourne wrote: ‘#gameofthrones are you f***ing kidding me????!!!’

Surprised: Taking to Twitter after the show fans admitted that even if they knew what happened it was still shocking

While actress Jamie Murray wrote: ‘NOOOO #GAMEOFTHRONES WTF!?!?! How could you? Why, why, why???’

It wasn't just celebrities who were left shocked, other users also took to the site in their legions to discuss the scene.

One wrote: ‘So that was even worse than I imagined. #RedWedding @GameOfThrones.’

Another added: ‘Episode 9 of game of thrones was incredible, even though I knew the red wedding was coming it was still shocking and brillaint, epic tv.’

And another said: ‘What a wedding! I'm still in shock. @GameOfThrones, I think you just gave me a post-traumatic stress disorder.’

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However the scene didn’t just provoke emotion from viewers, Richard Madden, who plays Robb on show opened up about what it was like to film the scene.

He said: ‘Robb Stark with his dead queen in his arms and a stomach ripped open and blood pumping out of that.

‘You know his mother [is] getting her throat slit — it was a really disturbing day.’

The Scottish actor continued: ‘I left the set and went straight to the airport and got on a plane because I didn’t want to be there anymore.

‘I was the crazy man on the flight crying the whole way to London.’

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The Red Wedding is in the book. If this shocked and horrified everyone, then they should quit watching now. The whole POINT of this series is that there are no sacred characters, you simply cannot predict who will survive.

- RedMary Cash , New York, United States, 04/6/2013 03:23

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Anyone who read the books, the ice and fire wiki online or any comments about the Red Wedding was prepared for the scene although it was disturbing to witness. It would have been worse had they shown them sewing the direwolfs head on Robb's body but maybe they will next week....

- wendy , Philadelphia, 04/6/2013 03:22

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I thought is was the best cliff hanger I have seen. Can't wait for the next instalment.

- Dungogvolts , Newcastle, Australia, 04/6/2013 03:15

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I think this is a misunderstanding, the fans are not shocked by the blood shed it is because almost the entire adult Stark clan are now dead.

- Sarah , Toronto, Canada, 04/6/2013 03:05

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'It was quite simply one of the most remarkable scenes I have ever seen. I have never been so shocked or traumatised by a TV show in my life. Finally, a show that evokes powerful genuine emotion. Fantastic and long may it continue. I'm still shaking. Epic.' A grown man 'traumatised and shaking' because of a fictional TV show?. Honestly Clive, get a life. Quickly.

- ayrshireman , ayr, 04/6/2013 03:01

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I've read the book and think that they did a good job of portraying the horror at the wedding, can't wait for next week when someone else who deserves it, gets it! - Gloria , Bay City, 03/6/2013 23:11 ---------- Wow thanks Gloria for adding a spoiler as we can pretty much guess who that is! Some people have read the books some haven't, just because you have doesn't mean you are cleverer than anyone else but you seem to want to make a point of telling people you know things that they dont! get over yourself and let people enjoy the series, no one likes a know it all!

- charl , sydney, 04/6/2013 02:43

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''Fans left 'sickened' by bloodshed '' Where we? although I was shocked that Robb and co died, it wasn't because of the gore it was because they are fantastic characters and I haven't read that far into the books yet like a lot of viewers. It was a complete shock and something that not many shows or stories do, showing that the good guys don't always win. And it isnt anywhere near as gory as anything in Spartacus, which I might add is also absolutely fantastic.

- Lewis , The North, United Kingdom, 04/6/2013 02:10

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This article is BS. You completely misunderstood. We were not upset by any gore or blood but the death of the characters. Most fans knew it was coming, however. So, please correct this false misleading article.

- angie , new york, United States, 04/6/2013 02:06

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I love slaughtering. Game of Thrones makes me want to be a Naz*.

- If You Read This , Youre_An_Idiot, United Kingdom, 04/6/2013 02:01

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Absolutely awesome. Can't wait for next week!

- Modorators Nightmare , Bris Vegas, Australia, 04/6/2013 01:31

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