'Game Of Thrones' Beat 'Mad Men' Emmy Reactions

We’ll have much more on the Emmys throughout the day, but it’s fitting that the night’s biggest story stemmed from its biggest award. In a surprise upset, Outstanding Drama Series went to Game of Thrones, not Mad Men, as was widely predicted (including this very website).

But hey, at least Jon Hamm won?

It was the final season of one of the most critically adored shows of all-time, versus a widely controversial season of a fantasy series about dragons and boobs. That’s what the conversation was reduced to on Twitter, at least. That’s misleading about Mad Men (it wasn’t the show’s best season) and unfair to Game of Thrones, which is about much more than that (and also dragons and boobs). Still, it was a bit of a shock; it’s like if Pepsi (Thrones) suddenly topped Coke (Mad Men) to become the world’s best-selling soda. You can’t fault the Emmys for honoring the most popular show on television, though, unless you’re one of these people. Then you can, and did.

https://twitter.com/evan2048/status/645799973657968640

https://twitter.com/miltomagnetico/status/645798508096688128

Two amazing episodes of Mad Men for writing and they give that shit to Game of Thrones? You're drunk, #Emmys

— Lindsay Glenne Montague (@lindsayglenne) September 21, 2015

Fuck the Emmys. Never watching again. Mad Men had heart. The only thing that Game of Thrones has is boners and boobs.

— Thomas M. Willett (@Optigrab) September 21, 2015

game of thrones winning over mad men for best writing also wins for best comedy because that's hilariously stupid. #Emmys2015

— 🕒🅰️⛎®️🔼 (@lauraserra) September 21, 2015

https://twitter.com/morningleaves/status/645855511028461569

https://twitter.com/plathtered/status/645789606110199808

Lol i thought mad men would win best drama series GAME OF THRONES S5 WAS SHIT DON'T GIVE THEM AN AWARD FOR IT

— millie (@millieelba) September 21, 2015

https://twitter.com/nguyen__van/status/645811384769314817

game of thrones is going to win best drama for its worst fucking season over mad men's last& arguably best #Emmys2015 pic.twitter.com/eGN5h0TfIf

— van (@vcav) September 21, 2015

Game of Thrones is stupid. Terrible, terrible. Mad Men forever. #Emmys

— Heather Madden (@HeatherAshby1) September 21, 2015

Literally fuck OFF at Game of Thrones getting anything over Better Call Saul, House of Cards, Mad Men or OITNB though for real.

— Natasha Nicolson (@tashzky) September 21, 2015

https://twitter.com/thejoshl/status/645794331077414912

https://twitter.com/Marbabay_/status/645799886324125696

Man, if only Mad Men had more dragons, glaring plot holes and abandoned storylines it'd coulda beat Game of Thrones. #emmys

— Oscar The Grouch (@orangeoscar) September 21, 2015

https://twitter.com/anniefannie70/status/645820124797124609

The worst season of "Game of Thrones" deserves the Emmy more than the last season of "Mad Men"? Huh? #wtf #tv

— Ivan Lutrov (@lutrov) September 21, 2015

You cannot make an argument that this season of Game of Thrones was better than this season of Mad Men. You can't.

— tom “boris” o’blivion (@tsayvs) September 21, 2015

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