Warning: This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the second episode from Game of Thrones‘ final season. It also has a lot of funny jokes and people excited about a CGI-ed wolf.
*Ghost finally gets his .5 seconds of screen time in #GameOfThronesOpens in a new tab
Audience: pic.twitter.com/KeAQthFu7FOpens in a new tab
— ᴘᴏʟᴏ (@PostsByPolo) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Game of Thrones‘ second episode of season eight, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” didn’t feature anyone dying or being turned into a zombie, or even any dragons. And we loved it. We weren’t the only ones either. These are Twitter’s best reactions to highlights like Brienne’s knighting, Arya and Gendry’s intimate moment, the long-awaited but brief return of Ghost, Jon dropping a truth bomb on Daenerys, and more.
Me loving every moment of this week’s episode knowing I’m going to be emotionally destroyed next week #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/IG8hcni8mVOpens in a new tab
— rach (@iceblinkluck_) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Did you tear up when Jaime made Brienne the first female knightOpens in a new tab in the history of the Seven Kingdoms? If not you might be the only one.
Jaime really made Brienne an official knight and the way she led out that big smile… she deserves this so much? #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/HNGD9O9QFhOpens in a new tab
— . (@Lolxaloxca) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
me when Brienne Thee Stallion got knighted: pic.twitter.com/0RKeq0RmCgOpens in a new tab
— Veronica (@vipmeetsworld) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Brienne fulfilling her oath AND becoming a knight?! She’s accomplished everything and #GoTOpens in a new tab doesn’t do happy endings soo pic.twitter.com/dZoXCPgjSwOpens in a new tab
— Mel (@mellly_mel) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
When #GOTOpens in a new tab gives us:
Arya + Gendry
Sansa + Theon
Greyworm + Missandei
Sam + Gilly
Sansa + Dany
Lannister Brothers Reunion
Mormont Fam Reunion
Tormund + The Giant’s Wife
Aegon + Daenerys
But all I can think about is…“Arise, Brienne of Tarth. Knight of the Seven Kingdoms!” Yas! pic.twitter.com/rZxuKya5vVOpens in a new tab
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
tormund when brienne was being knighted #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/HBHkvnQvzMOpens in a new tab
— mars bar light (@miyunderwares) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Tormund, Podrick, and Tyrion watching Brienne get knighted #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/nAz21vYQn3Opens in a new tab
— Josh Lambert (@josh_c_l) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
While Jaime and Brienne made fans cry, Arya and Gendry elicited very different reactions.
#GameofThronesOpens in a new tab#AryaStarkOpens in a new tab: Take your bloody pants off
VIEWERS: pic.twitter.com/kZkinrEbBWOpens in a new tab
— Viral Pictures Videos (@viralpicsvid) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Literally!! When I saw Arya’s scene #GameOfThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/rzfTNlCWi3Opens in a new tab
— Lizzy Sampaio (@Lizzy03910404) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
All of us watching Arya undress on Easter Sunday #GameOfThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/ofxBKPQ07iOpens in a new tab
— dezraeXO (@dezraeXO) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Arya writing down the names of the 3 other girls Gendry has been with before banging him #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/eVoEUSnWOeOpens in a new tab
— Sarah (@Sarah31961772) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
When making love, Arya retains the option of having Walder Frey’s face.
— John Levenstein (@johnlevenstein) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Arya adding 3 other names to her list. #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/4fSlpUpsvGOpens in a new tab
— Maryam Yanie (@MaryamYanie) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
The part of the episode that garnered the best reactions was the unheralded return of Ghost, Jon’s direwolf who has been missing for roughly 17 seasons.
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Ghost jumping back into the series after being gone for three years… pic.twitter.com/0KroerLU8DOpens in a new tab— where tf is ghost? (@JackInacker) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
When Ghost appears on screen for .2 seconds just to bless us. #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/uz0ZXA5WdLOpens in a new tab
— Justin Harenchar (@justinharenchar) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
all i want from this season of game of thrones is for somebody to pet ghost. just give him a nice pat on the head or an ear scratch or two.
honestly if the night king can offer belly rubs i wouldn’t even be mad if he switched sides
— Andrew Goldfarb (@garfep) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
*Ghost finally gets his .5 seconds of screen time in #GameOfThronesOpens in a new tab
Audience: pic.twitter.com/KeAQthFu7FOpens in a new tab
— ᴘᴏʟᴏ (@PostsByPolo) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Seeing Ghost this episode like #gameofthronesOpens in a new tab #gotOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/TMVS5UMCgGOpens in a new tab
— Jon (@JonForKing) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
You would think being a Queen of people who hate you while an army of ice demons marches towards you would be as bad as it gets, but Jon Snow and the worst-timed conversation in historyOpens in a new tab proved things can always be worse for Daenerys.
Jon Snow: My really name is Argon Targaryen.
Daenerys: #GameOfThornesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/7m2zSr61daOpens in a new tab
— Paul Barbour (@Paul_Barbour10) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Jon Snow : I’m Aegon Targaryen
Daenerys has left the chat#GameofThronesOpens in a new tab— Rémi (@DombrowskiRemi) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
“…and he raped her.”
“He didn’t. He loved her.”
“…they had a son…”
“My real name is Aegon Targaryen…”Dany’s face rn… #ThronesYallOpens in a new tab #DemThronesOpens in a new tab #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/HVGOTRO89WOpens in a new tab
— Ebony Jones (@huegolden) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
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Daenerys snitching on Bran next episode pic.twitter.com/t0wksWyHAqOpens in a new tab— ٓ (@AX95Y) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
It’s too bad Daenerys didn’t get to hear Podrick sing. It definitely would have cheered her up.
The real voice of Westeros #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/Usre1DRhz8Opens in a new tab
— Sadaf Ali (@notSadaf) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Night King when he hears Podrick’s vocals #GameOfThronesOpens in a new tab
pic.twitter.com/KVCc9hyRU2Opens in a new tab— Hakima Nouh (@hakimanooh) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Of course, a powerful episode focused on characters’ relationships comes with a catch – a catch the size of an army of the dead. And we know what that means for next week.
me realizing we’ve seen all these good scenes because half of our faves will probably die in the next episode #gameofthronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/r1R684fsN8Opens in a new tab
— joelyn | got spoilers (@marvlsansa) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Bran: “The things we do for love”
Me: how could this episode get better? It literally can’t.
*rare footage of ghost*
*the hound gets sentimental*
*arya gets hers*
*SER Brienne*
*Missandi and Greyworm 4EVA*
*Podrick has pipes*
Me, preparing for next week: pic.twitter.com/PcC5MCenprOpens in a new tab— Kristie Sims (@kristiegrube) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
Everyone in Winterfell getting ready to die #GameofThronesOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/O7p86eKsawOpens in a new tab
— :tulip:✭ (@Trashnaldo) April 22, 2019Opens in a new tab
We have a feeling the reactions to next week’s Battle of Winterfell won’t be nearly as funny.
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