The Hollywood Reporter has a behind-the-scenes clip from the upcoming “Game of Thrones” season one DVD set (available March 6), and it involves the show’s famed horse heart-eating scene. My sun-and-stars Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), who ate said heart, and other members of the “GoT” crew discuss the intricacies of filming such a bloody, chewy spectacle. In great detail, like:

For the scene, in which Clarke wound up eating several pounds of a horse heart made of gummy bears that the actress notes in DVD commentary tasted of bleach, director Dan Minahan told the actress that it was a “make or break moment” for Daenerys, where she’d either be accepted or not by the Dothraki.

Propmaster Gordon Fitzgerald worked with the EPs to find the right mix of material, look, and consistency. “It really needed to provide some visible resistance when she bites into it,” Weiss says. “We settled on the same mature of gelatin gummy bears are made of and it worked wonderfully — right up until the moment Emilia almost threw up.” (Hollywood Reporter)

1) “Game of Thrones” propmaster has to be the greatest job ever (“I need a throne made out of jagged iron and a sword that looks like it could decapitate someone, and I need them now!”); and 2) Any conversation that mentions “horse hearts” and “gummy bears” is automatically awesome. Know what else is awesome? Someone made a drinking game for the show, as seen below. (Note: might be slightly spoiler’y.) “Sansa Stark: do nothing.” Haha, she does nothing a lot.

Can it be April 1 yet?

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With only 18 days left to go until Kenny Powers brings the thunder all over again on February 19, HBO has released a full-length trailer for season three of “Eastbound & Down.” We see our first lengthy glimpse of Jason Sudeikis’s character, Shane-Dawg, a catcher on the Myrtle Beach Mermen who becomes fast friends with Kenny, much to Stevie’s chagrin. Elsewhere, jet skis are ridden, beers are shotgunned, child molester jokes are cracked, Confederate Flag boogie boards are surfed upon (and actually exist), samurai swords are drawn, and April’s “two enormous breasts” are looked…at.

This trailer is money, and I can’t wait until February 19. *Co*k thrust*

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I watched the first episode of HBO’s new horse-racing series “Luck” on Sunday, but it’s still way too early to make a lasting assessment. Some of it was difficult to follow, but in an interesting, compelling way. David Milch has a knack for developing new universes and languages in his series. When it’s littered with profanities, like “Deadwood,” it’s easier to draw connections. On the other hand, I still have no idea what “John from Cincinnati” was about. The language of “Luck” felt just out of reach. With three or four episodes under my belt, I think the connections will all come together, and the series could ultimately rise to the elite section of television dramas, along with “Justified,” “Breaking Bad,” and “Game of Thrones.” It certainly has the cast to at least ensure it gets noticed come Emmy nominations time: Dustin Hoffman, Denis Farina, Richard Kind, Jill Hennessy, Nick Nolte, and the original Johnny Depp knock-off, Jason Gedrick.

I would, however, warn those who are sensitive to animal injuries to beware: I don’t think the series will be kind to horses. That first episode had a doozy of a painful moment. The horse racing sequences, however, are phenomenal.

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Drew Peterson: Untouchable (Lifetime, Saturday) – I’ll be honest, I completely forgot this was a thing. Then I saw it in the listings and I went back and watched the video clip of a blonde, mustachioed Rob Lowe saying “I’m untouchable, bitch” another dozen times, and now I’m delighted all over again. That said, there is no chance I watch this movie.

Downton Abbey (PBS, Sunday) – I’m still in the process of getting caught up on this show. As I said on my Tumblr, the first episode of Season 1 is all about the deaths of the heirs to a prestigious British title, and the introduction of the mysterious outsider who is next in line. I liked it better when it was called King Ralph.

The Life and Times of Tim/On Freddie Roach (HBO, Friday) – Pairing a super-indie animated comedy with a reality show about legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach and his battle with Parkinson’s might be the weirdest scheduling decision I’ve ever seen. Stay bonkers, HBO.

Portlandia/The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (IFC, Friday) – COMEDY NERDS UNITE!

FOOTBALL (CBS, FOX) – The conference championship games are on Sunday afternoon. What the hell am I supposed to do with my time when football’s over again? Twiddle my thumbs for the whole weekend? BUT THEY’LL GET SO TIRED!

Prime Suspect (NBC, Sunday) – NBC halted production of this show a while back, and now they’re running the last two episodes back-to-back against the NFC Championship game. [tugs collar] YEESH.

Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-off (Food Network, Sunday) – My official stance on this show is as follows: I will not watch it until either The Rock, Ghostface Killah, or Rasheed Wallace are competitors. Once that happens, you could take a wrecking ball to my living room and I’d still stay parked in front of the TV. These are my terms.

A BRIEF REMINDER: If your favorite show is not included in these listings, that does not necessarily mean we forgot about it, or are disrespecting it, or that aliens came down to Earth and vaporized the entire cast and crew with some sort of space laser and it no longer exists. It’s just that there is a ton of stuff on TV, only 5-8 slots in these posts, and, sometimes, making a dumb joke about a stupid reality show outranks mentioning a USA drama or an obscure British program. It’s nothing personal. Please relax.

“Eastbound & Down” returns on February 19, and as part of the run-up to the premiere, HBO has released this teaser trailer. It features pretty much everything you’d expect: Kenny Powers saying ridiculous things in front of children, Kenny Powers in a ridiculous costume, Kenny Powers shotgunning beers, Kenny and Stevie high-fiving, and April (CON BAMBINO!) making the “Dammit, Kenny” face. Basically, it’s everything you love about the show boiled down into a 30 second clip. I love it dearly.

One notable change in this upcoming season (outside of his new baseball team, the Myrtle Beach Mermen) appears to be Kenny’s choice of water-based recreational activity. It looks like he has traded in his jetski for a boogie board emblazoned with a giant Confederate flag. On the scale of The Most Kenny Powers Thing Possible, this is about a 7.

The scale only goes to 5.

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