Reporting by Josh Horowitz

They say that all good things must come to an end, and the box office busting “The Hunger Games” franchise is no exception.

Sam Claflin, who joined the all-star cast (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Liam Neeson and Elizabeth Banks are nothing to sneeze at) with the second installment, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” is now a learned hand in the world of Panem politics and power struggles.

The cast is busy filming the final two installments of the film, “Mockingjay” parts one and two. Now that the revolution has been sparked, there’s no telling what the Girl On Fire and her loyal followers might get into.

Claflin, who also stars in the new horror movie “The Quiet Ones,” stopped by MTV News to chat about the top-secret “Mockingjay” filming.

“I’m like bursting at the seams but I’m going to have to keep quiet,” he said.

Claflin, who plays the roguish Finnick, has bonded with his castmates and says that “people are realizing that things are coming to an end,” so this is their last chance to goof off and crack up their friends on set.

“It’s been very tough, especially with the things that we’ve been shooting recently that are a little more serious,” he said.

To find out more, watch the clip above.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” flies into theaters November 21.

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Fair or not, “Game of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead” are often lumped together in the same conversation. Both shows air on Sundays, attract huge crowds, and play to the inner-geek in all of us. They’re both based on super-popular source material, too. “Walking Dead” tends to deviate from the comic books its based on more often than not, while “Game of Thrones” is almost slavish in its adherence to the material in George R.R. Martin’s decades old novel series.

That was not the case on last night’s “Game of Thrones.” The episode, titled “Oathkeeper,” took some major departures from the books — the Craster’s Keep sequence, and Locke’s infiltration into the Night’s Watch, are two examples. And then there’s the big one: The White Walker ending, which is by far and away the most we’ve ever seen from the bone-chilling killers beyond the Wall.

In other words, it was an extraordinarily exciting night for book readers and show-only viewers alike. Here are seven of the big questions we’re still chewing on this morning.

Did Daenerys Go Too Far?
Sacking Meereen was one thing. Crucifying each and every single slave master? Maybe a little over the line. Is that infamous “Crazy Targaryen” gene rearing its head here? Or was Dany justified in punishing the slavers in such brutal fashion?

Should Littlefinger Stop Talking?
“A man with no motives is a man no one suspects. Always keep your foes confused. If they don’t know who you are or what you want, they can’t know what you plan to do next.” Solid “Survivor” ...

Justin Bieber surprised fans over the weekend with a new slow jam whose title pretty much sums up the bummer he’s been having this spring.

The two-minute “Hard2FaceReality,” opens with the lines, “Sometimes it’s hard to face reality/Even though you might get mad at me.” Over a slow, skittery beat and ethereal keyboards and subtly picked guitar, a sleepy Bieber trades lines Atlanta singer/songwriter/producer Poo Bear (Pink, Whitney Houston).

For his part, Poo was just psyched that the pair’s work has finally hit the world and thanked Bieber for keeping him on the record.

“Don’t be afraid to stand alone/Don’t be afraid to stand outside that door alone/I know it’s hard away from home/It ain’t easy all alone,” JB laments. “Relationships over the phone/Talkin’ to your significant other all night long.”

The last line has, not surprisingly, led a number of commenters to speculate that Bieber is again singing about his on/off relationship with Selena Gomez. The single is the first new music we’ve heard from Justin since his digital-only EP, Journals came and went quickly in December.

Last week he made news by offending some of his Asian fans by posing at a Japanese shrine for WWII war criminals and being detained for almost four hours at Los Angeles International Airport for additional screening from customs. In the middle of all the drama, though, Bieber has been working on new music constantly over the past few months, but no announcement has been made yet about when fans can expect a proper follow up to 2012′s Believe.

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What this week’s episode of “Game of Thrones” lacked in controversial scenes, it made up for in insane twists that even readers of the book couldn’t see coming. Because they haven’t happened yet. OMGWTFBBQ.

Here’s everything you missed on “Oathkeeper”:

Kill Your Masters
Some people suggest you kill your darlings. In Meereen, where they only speak, I want to say, Meereenese, they instead write “Kill The Masters” on the wall, in English, in what might be blood. This is the one and only warning the slave-owners get before Daenerys’ forces completely over-run the city.

Still, it’s not all sunshine and an uncomfortable walk over broken slave-collars. Dany decides to get revenge on the masters for crucifying kids a few episodes back, by crucifying them. Barristan Selmy cautions that injustice can be dealt with, with mercy; but Dany has gone full on Zod standing in front of her dark banner at the top of Meereen.

Is she headed down a bad, bad, road? We don’t want to cast judgment, but it is a road paved with slave-masters nailed to signposts, so there is that.

Love ‘Em Or Lannister ‘Em
Oh, those loveable Lannisters. Jaime may be getting better at fighting, but Bronn can still smack Jaime down with his own hand.

Tyrion isn’t much better off, telling Jaime about his upcoming trial for the murder of Joffrey, “I know that one of my judges has wished me dead more times than I could count. And that judge is my father.”

And Cersei is going slowly mad. I’ll mention that this scene is pretty consistent with the books, but takes ...

It looks like Mother Monster has grown her family by one. On Sunday, Lady Gaga introduced the world to Asia, an adorable little creature who instantly became the universe’s most famous french bulldog (sorry, Pippa).

We first met Gaga’s little frenchie Sunday afternoon, when she posted a photo to her Little Monsters website, with the caption “Me and my BATPIG #partbat #partpig”.

Unless Gaga has traded in making music for crossbreeding animals via bizarre genetic experiments, Asia is neither a bat nor a pig, but rather an incredibly adorable black french bulldog. Not that I’m at all against that, since zonkeys are basically the best animals ever.

Gaga followed up her photo with an Instagram video where she gave her little batpig a name. She said “Her name is Asia. She is a BATPIG I love her I’m her mom.” Congrats to Gaga and her newest (and littlest) little monster!

Dan Montalto

Demi Lovato is 3 parts badass, 1 part everywoman with a twist of sass and garnished in rainbows. She’s an astral-travling rockstar, and we’ve got the definitive proof. Bow down, Lovatics, and revel in Demetria’s glory:

1. She Wakes Up Like Dis

2. And Dis

3. She’s Super Patriotic
‘Merica!

4. But She Also Loves Canada!

5. She Really Doesn’t Give A F— What You Think About Her Hair

6. And She Takes The Press Very Seriously
That’s her “grown up” face.

7. She Took An Epic Selfie Will Bill Clinton
Bill. Freaking. Clinton.

8. And Another Legendary Selfie With Oprah

9. Umm, She’s A Rhonda Rousey Fan
Please, be my best friend?

10. She’s Secretly A Freaking Badass
Girlfran got skillz.

11. And She’s Going To Save The World

12. Look! She Can Cook Things!

13. She Rocks The Hottest Nails Evarrr

14. And She’s Always Had Impeccable Taste In Music
Once a Crue Head, always a Crue Head.

15. She’s A Warrior

16. She Spreads Love, Not Hate

On Saturday an audio recording believed to be of Los Angeles Clippers basketball owner Donald Sterling was released onto the Internet and began a whirlwind of controversy in the sport’s world and beyond.

On the recording, which was published on TMZ, Sterling can be heard arguing with girlfriend V. Stiviano over a picture, which she posed with NBA hall of famer Magic Johnson and posted onto Instagram. During the taped phone call, Sterling tells his girlfriend that he is upset because she wants to “broadcast” that she is “associating with black people” and later instructs her not to “bring any of them” to Clippers basketball games.

The NBA and Clippers organization are still trying to determine if the shocking audio is legitimate, but the comments have already drawn outrage from basketball fans every where.

President Obama messaged that Sterling’s comments are an example of how “the United States continues to wrestle with the legacy of race and slavery and segregation,” while a number of celebrities including rappers Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Game and Meek Mill continue to speak out against Sterling and the Clippers organization.

Weezy, and many others suggest, that the players on the L.A. Clippers quit. “F– you. That simple, that easy,” he began his statement which was captured on video. “If I were a Clippers fan, I wouldn’t be one any more, it’s that simple. But if I was a current Clippers player you wouldn’t see me on the court any more in that uniform.”

Team coach Doc Rivers confirmed that the team will play their ...

Is redemption still in Jaime Lannister’s future?

That’s a question that many fans are wondering given his actions in last week’s episode of “Game of Thrones,” titled “Breaker of Chains.” As the fourth hour of season four looms, so does the question about Jaime’s future salvation. His sister and lover, Cersei, meanwhile, only has one thing on her mind: Revenge — and it’s a prize she’ll snatch up no matter the price.

Read on for seven of our predictions about tonight’s episode, from the fallout of Jaime and Cersei to beyond the great Wall of Westeros.

1. Cersei and Jaime won’t be getting along.
And are you surprised, based on how last week played out? In the preview for tonight’s episode, Cersei and Jaime share a scene, but it’s all business. “If I asked you to leave the capital right now and find Sansa, and bring me her head, would you do it,” she barks at him. Next, we see Jaime pick up his new Valyrian sword. Is he feeling any remorse for what happened in the sept?

2. Brienne will find something new.
The title of the episode is “Oathkeeper,” which fans of the books know as the name of Jaime’s Valyrian sword. If that tells us anything, it tells us that Jaime and Brienne will have an important, touching scene at some point in the hour — a scene that might be one of the last between these two characters.

3. Littlefinger will pull back the curtain.
With Sansa in his clutches, and Ser Dontos murdered right before her eyes, ...

Whether romping with his kitties or melting hearts during an acoustic jam session, Ed Sheeran just cannot stop being adorable. His social media accounts are rampant with cuteness and warm fuzzies that make us go “aww” over and over and over again. Take a look at all the times Teddy made us squee with joy:

1. When He Took A Selfie With Stanley

2. When He Had A Twitter Convo With Graham The Kitten

3. When He Hugged His Momma

4. When He Visited The Troops And They Changed His Life

5. When He Called Himself A ‘Daddy’

6. When He Almost Turned Into A Chocolate Bunny

7. When He Had A Teddy Bear Named ‘Ted Sheeran’

8. When He Jammed With Elmo On ‘Sesame Street’

9. When He Embraced Himself As A Ginger(bread) Man

10. When He Held This Baby

11. When He Recognized That Your Ovaries Exploded

12. When He Was An 11-Year-Old Rock Star

13. When He Ate Dinosaur Nuggets And Smiley Potatoes As An Adult

14. When He Tried To Be A Gangster

15. When He Dressed Up As A Lego Man

16. When He Had A Chip On His Shoulder

17. When He Took This Selfie

18. When He Transformed Into A Giant ...