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 #GameOfThrones
Audience: pic.twitter.com/KeAQthFu7F
— ᴘᴏʟᴏ (@PostsByPolo) April 22, 2019
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 #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/IG8hcni8mV
— rach (@iceblinkluck_) April 22, 2019
Did you tear up when Jaime made Brienne the first female knight 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? #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/HNGD9O9QFh
— . (@Lolxaloxca) April 22, 2019
me when Brienne Thee Stallion got knighted: pic.twitter.com/0RKeq0RmCg
— Veronica (@vipmeetsworld) April 22, 2019
Brienne fulfilling her oath AND becoming a knight?! She’s accomplished everything and #GoT doesn’t do happy endings soo pic.twitter.com/dZoXCPgjSw
— Mel (@mellly_mel) April 22, 2019
When #GOT 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/rZxuKya5vV
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 22, 2019
tormund when brienne was being knighted #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/HBHkvnQvzM
— mars bar light (@miyunderwares) April 22, 2019
Tormund, Podrick, and Tyrion watching Brienne get knighted #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/nAz21vYQn3
— Josh Lambert (@josh_c_l) April 22, 2019
While Jaime and Brienne made fans cry, Arya and Gendry elicited very different reactions.
#GameofThrones #AryaStark: Take your bloody pants off
VIEWERS: pic.twitter.com/kZkinrEbBW
— Viral Pictures Videos (@viralpicsvid) April 22, 2019
Literally!! When I saw Arya’s scene #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/rzfTNlCWi3
— Lizzy Sampaio (@Lizzy03910404) April 22, 2019
All of us watching Arya undress on Easter Sunday #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/ofxBKPQ07i
— dezraeXO (@dezraeXO) April 22, 2019
Arya writing down the names of the 3 other girls Gendry has been with before banging him #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/eVoEUSnWOe
— Sarah (@Sarah31961772) April 22, 2019
When making love, Arya retains the option of having Walder Frey’s face.
— John Levenstein (@johnlevenstein) April 22, 2019
Arya adding 3 other names to her list. #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/4fSlpUpsvG
— Maryam Yanie (@MaryamYanie) April 22, 2019
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.
#gameofthrones
Ghost jumping back into the series after being gone for three years… pic.twitter.com/0KroerLU8D— where tf is ghost? (@JackInacker) April 22, 2019
When Ghost appears on screen for .2 seconds just to bless us. #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/uz0ZXA5WdL
— Justin Harenchar (@justinharenchar) April 22, 2019
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, 2019
*Ghost finally gets his .5 seconds of screen time in #GameOfThrones
Audience: pic.twitter.com/KeAQthFu7F
— ᴘᴏʟᴏ (@PostsByPolo) April 22, 2019
Seeing Ghost this episode like #gameofthrones #got pic.twitter.com/TMVS5UMCgG
— Jon (@JonForKing) April 22, 2019
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 history proved things can always be worse for Daenerys.
Jon Snow: My really name is Argon Targaryen.
Daenerys: #GameOfThornes pic.twitter.com/7m2zSr61da
— Paul Barbour (@Paul_Barbour10) April 22, 2019
Jon Snow : I’m Aegon Targaryen
Daenerys has left the chat #GameofThrones— Rémi (@DombrowskiRemi) April 22, 2019
“…and he raped her.”
“He didn’t. He loved her.”
“…they had a son…”
“My real name is Aegon Targaryen…”Dany’s face rn… #ThronesYall #DemThrones #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/HVGOTRO89W
— Ebony Jones (@huegolden) April 22, 2019
#GameofThrones
Daenerys snitching on Bran next episode pic.twitter.com/t0wksWyHAq— ٓ (@AX95Y) April 22, 2019
It’s too bad Daenerys didn’t get to hear Podrick sing. It definitely would have cheered her up.
The real voice of Westeros #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/Usre1DRhz8
— Sadaf Ali (@notSadaf) April 22, 2019
Night King when he hears Podrick’s vocals #GameOfThrones
pic.twitter.com/KVCc9hyRU2— Hakima Nouh (@hakimanooh) April 22, 2019
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 #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/r1R684fsN8
— joelyn | got spoilers (@marvlsansa) April 22, 2019
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/PcC5MCenpr— Kristie Sims (@kristiegrube) April 22, 2019
Everyone in Winterfell getting ready to die #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/O7p86eKsaw
— :tulip:✭ (@Trashnaldo) April 22, 2019
We have a feeling the reactions to next week’s Battle of Winterfell won’t be nearly as funny.
Images: HBO