LIST: Twitter continues to reign supreme with ‘Game of Thrones’ memes
LIST: Twitter continues to reign supreme with ‘Game of Thrones’ memes
By The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell
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From Daenerys holding her dragon eggs to Ned Stark stating that "Winter is Coming," the last nine years of "Game of Thrones" has provided audiences with many memes. With a reported 17.4 million recorded viewers for the season eight premiere, there were millions of minds crafting the funniest memes and reaction tweets.
Across every social media platform, one can find "Game of Thrones" memes. However, some of The Signal staff's favorite memes came straight from Twitter. Take a look at some of the ones The Signal staff enjoyed most below.
By The Signal Online Editor Alyssa Shotwell
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From Daenerys holding her dragon eggs to Ned Stark stating that "Winter is Coming," the last nine years of "Game of Thrones" has provided audiences with many memes. With a reported 17.4 million recorded viewers for the season eight premiere, there were millions of minds crafting the funniest memes and reaction tweets.
Across every social media platform, one can find "Game of Thrones" memes. However, some of The Signal staff's favorite memes came straight from Twitter. Take a look at some of the ones The Signal staff enjoyed most below.
Episode 4 - "The Last of the Starks"
The episode starts with the burning of the fallen soldiers including fan favorites like Lady Lyanne Mormont, Jorah Mormant and Theon Greyjoy. More people find out that the Iron Throne is Jon's birthright and Daenerys marches her tattered army down to King's Landing against the advice from everyone. Her dragon Rhagael and her most trusted adviser, Missandei, fall to the Lannister forces.
That being said, this blooper took over the internet for a few days
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Gendry, excited about his new lordship, proposes to Arya
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The Stark sisters find out who Jon Snow really is
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Meanwhile, in King's Landing
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Episode 5 - "The Bells"
This episode features the deaths of The Mountain, The Hound, Cersei, Jaime and Varys - oh yeah also the entirety of The Golden Company, The Iron Fleet and hundreds of people in King's Landing. With this episode yielding a 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest thus far across all seasons, and petitions popping up for this season to be redone, to say it divided audiences would be an understatement.
Within minutes, the Golden Company's defense was falling apart
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Many people had feelings regarding the writing and character arches destroyed over a few episodes
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Arya and The Hound heading to King's Landing
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People were not a happy about Cersei and Jaime's death
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Despite this, there was one last great Cersei meme
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When Daenerys ignores the bell tolling
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Episode 6 - "The Iron Throne"
The episode started with Jon stabbing Daenerys after the fall of King's Landing, the writers did a time jump in which a council forms that makes Bran the King of the 6 Kingdoms, Sansa the Queen of the North and sends Jon back to the Night's Watch. Tyrion is made Hand of the King again. Arya sets sail to west of Westeros and the Unsullied back to Narth.
Drogon destroys the Iron Throne.
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A few weeks later in Westeros...
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Bran's kingship made some a little bit salty
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Sansa secures independence of The North
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Meanwhile, Arya sets sail on a journey west
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Finally, Jon returns to the Night's Watch
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