When it’s been 637days without #GameofThrones and the wait is finally over..#GameofThrones season 8 premiere#GameofThronesSeason8#GOT8 pic.twitter.com/KtD8gGOXGd
— Mpho Rammekwa (@_MphoRams) April 15, 2019
Winter. Is. Here. Game of Thrones is back, and the show kicked off its final season with “Winterfell,” an episode full of dragon rides, sibling squabbles, royal revelations, and a zombie child plastered to his dining room wall. So a pretty normal day in Westeros. It led to a pretty great night on Twitter too. Here are some of the best jokes, memes, and insights to the season premiere from viewers.
Bran’s unsettling staring was a big topic on the night, especially his hilarious “reunion” with Jaime Lannister.
Big time Curb moment for Jaime Lannister pic.twitter.com/7zSxp5dV9C
— Tommy Smokes (@TomScibelli) April 15, 2019
People walking around Winterfell:
Bran: pic.twitter.com/kCIEsili5u
— sam (@samclarissee) April 15, 2019
when I ignore an email but then get a reminder from gmail 5 days later #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/XjMUWagkno
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) April 15, 2019
jaime:
bran: pic.twitter.com/ApgT3IZSas
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) April 15, 2019
literally bran this entire episode #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/f9QEacpoti
— ? ✨ (@ljymtbc) April 15, 2019
Dany to Jon: We could stay a thousand years. No one would find us.
Bran:#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/Hlrbrd5YwS— Ria? (@the_unRialist) April 15, 2019
Bran waiting for Jamie at the gates like????#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/mp8A8f5NW7
— TT ?? (@kvng_ayisa) April 15, 2019
Next episode #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/1bfPW96ScH
— Ole NawafJR (@iNawaf7_) April 15, 2019
Jamie when he sees Bran #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/d6nhTR8haK
— kiera louise (@kieralou8) April 15, 2019
Ned Umber becoming undead decor was not only one of the biggest moments in the episode, but one of the most terrifying in show history, and it’s fun to laugh at something before it haunts us forever.
This was Ned Umber ?#GameOfThrones
— Abasifreke Ekwere (@KingAbesh_) April 15, 2019
Ned Umber be like#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/9UVWFKMv4b
— Jémar (@KaonPiaya) April 15, 2019
Nobody:
Ned Umber: pic.twitter.com/uny91Cwbqr
— Noah Palmatier (@msunoah) April 15, 2019
ned umber in game of thrones season 1 episode 8 pic.twitter.com/boaPXgTKAi
— ben (@starkrings) April 15, 2019
Nobody:
Kid pinned to the wall:#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/i5kayRmoQZ
— spalylyk ? (@s_palylyk) April 15, 2019
me @ my laptop when Ned Umber started screaming pic.twitter.com/wIguab1L2W
— game of thrones hate account (@timeforwoIves) April 15, 2019
Cersei’s disappointment over not getting any elephants did lead to us getting a bunch of great jokes.
DUMBO (2019) pic.twitter.com/FWuUpmugSv
— Ryan Houlihan (@RyanHoulihan) April 15, 2019
You versus the mercenary company Cersei tells you not to worry about pic.twitter.com/wX5qKNR2pe
— Ser Blake of the Blackwater (@BlakeKolesa) April 15, 2019
A live look at Cersei Lannister pic.twitter.com/Z1819skjC1
— Nach (@NACHO2813) April 15, 2019
Cersei when there is no elephants #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/p7Orgo3yPf
— tyler (@tylerfromyoga) April 15, 2019
cersei when she was told that the golden company has no elephants #GameOfThronespic.twitter.com/szPnxpj8q6
— Cersei Lannister (@iamqueencersei) April 15, 2019
Cersei reaction to no elephants is exactly how I am when Postmates forgets the extra spicy salsa.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) April 15, 2019
Cersei when she found out about the elephants. #GameofThrones #GOT pic.twitter.com/9dvV8xDHn7
— Adam Murray (@Atom_Murray) April 15, 2019
“Winterfell” also could have been titled “Shadeville,” with all of the side-eying that was going on, especially between Daenerys and Sansa.
“What do dragons even eat anyway?” – Sansa
“Whatever they want” – Daenerys
The tension is amazing. ??#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/3gWYCJk4dh
— R.Dream (@WWERDream) April 15, 2019
Sansa when Jon pulled up with Daenerys and the dragons. #GameofThrones #GameofThronesSeason8 pic.twitter.com/EN1qXeveax
— サマラ? (@youlooksosharp) April 15, 2019
Daenerys riding in to Winterfell #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/61VNyp0sCU
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) April 15, 2019
#GameofThrones #DemThrones Daenerys: Sansa needs to respect me. I’m her Queen.
Sansa: pic.twitter.com/p4IG7VWHZu— Michelle Odrama (@BingNiceNEZ) April 15, 2019
daenerys about sansa: If she can’t respect me…
arya: #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/PmQ4rc0r2t— p ? (got spoilers) (@taylorsoftest) April 15, 2019
Daenerys vs. Sansa is the drama I never knew I needed.#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/GttPN1mguw
— Hijra (@Hijra93) April 15, 2019
Imagine trying to keep an entire country safe from a pending zombie attack while they’re all busy fighting over a chair https://t.co/RnlmwFj1xw
— orthodox black (@_OAuthentic) April 13, 2019
Samwell Tarly had a big night too, learning his father and brother were dragon flambéd and telling Jon he’s the rightful heir to the Iron Throne (and therefore shacking up with his hot aunt).
Daenerys: “Sam, I’m sorry. But your father was an asshole.”
Sam: “I get it. But my brother Dickon…”
Daenerys: “His name was Dickon.”
Sam: “Fair enough.”
— House Fowler of Skyreach (@TheMattFowler) April 15, 2019
sam & jon in the crypts #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/gWEyl59clp
— meghan ren | got spoilers (@kylorenology) April 15, 2019
when sam pulled up to the crypt to speak to jon #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/yJQyxSvnuc
— ??? ???? ??? (@DI0RNYSUS) April 15, 2019
Jon Snow before and after talking to Samwell Tarly #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/wJ0dItSNf0
— Dan Casey (@DanCasey) April 15, 2019
Fortunately, Jon got to ride a dragon before his whole world was upended. However, we mean fortunately for us.
I know I’m not the only one singing this song during the scene #GameofThrones
pic.twitter.com/KwGDkYvQPf— Sukaina Nacer (@soukaina0nacer1) April 15, 2019
How to Train Jon Snow’s Dragon pic.twitter.com/9Zo5FeQk0G
— Matt Patches (@misterpatches) April 15, 2019
Imagine trying to keep an entire country safe from a pending zombie attack while they’re all busy fighting over a chair https://t.co/RnlmwFj1xw
— orthodox black (@_OAuthentic) April 13, 2019
Forget Jon’s new dragon though, this is the only animal we care about.
Every #GameofThrones fan rn pic.twitter.com/IpmAPNwNxG
— kevin. (@KevinMontesVega) April 15, 2019
Know what’s not funny? Not seeing Ghost.
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