The connection between Taylor Swift’s delightfully bonkers “Blank Space” video and Game of Thrones may not seem immediate, but once this parody from the Nerdist network starts rolling, the parallels are clear. The video recasts a vengeful Swift as George R.R. Martin, the notoriously bloodthirsty author behind A Song of Ice and Fire. Lyrics like “But I got a blank space, baby / And I'll write your name” become about the blank pages Martin fills with the names of characters he’s about to kill. The one under threat in this video? Why that would be Daenerys Targaryen. Taylor’s breathless chants about cherry lips and crystal skies are translated into a litany of ways Martin might bump off everyone’s favorite Khaleesi. The clever lyrics fit pretty perfectly, and a lot of the visual references to Taylor’s video are spot-on.

There is a “but” coming. But I’m not entirely in love with the mouth-breathing nerd voice this video has conjured for Martin. Sure, his voice tends towards the nasally, but this verges on an outdated stereotype. Not exactly what I’d expect from a site like Nerdist, which built its brand on celebrating all things geek. Also, why is Martin shoving meat into his mouth? We all know the man is fond of writing about feasts, but this isn’t a Weird Al video. Is it? Finally, the gender politics conjured by Martin stalking a terrified Dany through the mansion while fantasizing about murdering her are, well, upsetting. But I that’s probably the point and certainly in keeping with the brutal nature of the show.