This post contains spoilers for Game Of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4 “The Last of the Starks”.
Game Of Thrones followed up last week’s cathartic but low on major character deaths “Long night” with an episode that killed off some characters people were actually surprised to see die this week. And while last week’s episode was the most tweeted-about television episode ever, this week’s installment prompted a deluge of tweets as well. We already highlighted Brienne of Tarth and Jaime Lannister hooking up and the characters we lost, but there’s far more where that came from.
People continued to be surprised with how quickly the Battle of Winterfell ended:
All of Game of Thrones: winter is coming
The last season: oh uh guess it happened. We were fine— ND Stevenson (@Gingerhazing) May 6, 2019
Others felt a bit overwhelmed:
https://twitter.com/TVMcGee/status/1125243048424820736
https://twitter.com/InternetHippo/status/1125228263633190912
People drew parallels:
https://twitter.com/HannahFronz/status/1125214387722174464
— Will 🦥 Menaker (@willmenaker) May 6, 2019
Or pledged allegiances:
https://twitter.com/max_read/status/1125233013024010240
Some imagined a different option Missandei could have chosen for her final words:
https://twitter.com/ElenaMarking/status/1125231577913384960
Daenerys Targaryen took Missandei’s death well…
This is the same look LeBron had in game 6 against the Celtics back in 2012 pic.twitter.com/NvVdJVkOs3
— Zito (@_Zeets) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/SamGrittner/status/1125245795350056960
Speaking of Missandei’s murder, several tweets took aim at Cersei’s tactics:
Cersei’s enemies should have known better than to underestimate the sheer stubbornness and determination of a woman trying to grow out a bad pixie cut
— Katie Notopoulos (@katienotopoulos) May 6, 2019
"Cersei, your enemies have stupidly approached within range of our giant crossbows and with one volley we can wipe all of them out, end this war, and the iron throne will be yours forever."
Cersei: "Behead her personal assistant."
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) May 6, 2019
I like that Cersei's plan is that the pirate can't count to 9 months
— catturd2.bsky.social (@thetomzone) May 6, 2019
Speaking of future throne-sitter Euron Greyjoy, people came up with new suggestions for what he looks like. We’re disappointed we didn’t think of “bin raccoon” first:
apologies for the blatantly mean tweet but THIS is what her boyfriend looks like? incredible scenes, truly representing all the ambitious and stunning millenial women shackled to boyfriends who look like bin raccoons out there pic.twitter.com/k7yjrQRtpB
— yc (@yc) May 6, 2019
Me, shouting at Euron during tonight’s GoT’s episode: pic.twitter.com/P1TJ5yu4Wv
— Sassparilla (@Megatronic13) May 6, 2019
As previously mentioned, Brienne and Jaime got in on, and people didn’t seem to be surprised Jaime bounced afterward:
https://twitter.com/IanABoyd/status/1125210991061602304
https://twitter.com/jadoreajones/status/1125220735729963008
My girl Brienne outside in a housecoat. I hate dick. That's what dick does. It has you outside in the cold ass North in a housecoat asking a one handed dude where he's going.
— Cowboy Rai (@yay_itsrai) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb/status/1125226512964300800
Meanwhile, Jon Snow can’t keep a secret:
#DemThrones #dragrace
Dany: ‘You must not tell anyone you’re a Targaryen’
Jon: pic.twitter.com/AMrovnsZij— pol (@yaboipol) May 6, 2019
jon said dont tell anybody, sansa done started a fucking group chat
— Meech Arlert (@DemetriusHarmon) May 6, 2019
Jon: "swear to never tell another soul"
me: yeah of course
also me: pic.twitter.com/vft2dsOKQp— mallison ick (@allison_mick) May 6, 2019
Jon: Swear you won’t tell anybody I’m the real heir to the throne.
Sansa:pic.twitter.com/2M1IreYW5l
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/wiggins_dakoda/status/1125237578280591360
Nor can Jon Snow be trusted with the responsibility of pet ownership. JUSTICE FOR GHOST.
Jon: Take him with you.
Ghost: #GamefThrones #demthones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/BiM5A4cb7c
— Excessively Black Man (@Speede_e) May 6, 2019
Rt if you think ghost was the best boy in winterfell and deserved all the pets jon didn't give him #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/JPWj0a0aVg
— annie🌿 (@pulseinthepage) May 6, 2019
No one:
Jon Snow: pic.twitter.com/aKjtfLrBBF
— Vinnie Mancuso (@VinnieMancuso1) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/fivefifths/status/1125236818956423168
https://twitter.com/midwestspitfire/status/1125252111829090304
Me yelling at Jon Snow. pic.twitter.com/J2OXIPRM2p
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) May 6, 2019
Jon Snow is a true Stark. because he’s stupid as fucking dog shit
— Lead Actor from Pixar’s Sodas (@ByYourLogic) May 6, 2019
Meanwhile, Ayra turned down Gendry’s marriage proposal because she’s about that life, and Daenerys was a let down:
Arya said she’s married to the game
— lari (@lxrissv) May 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/notlipglosse/status/1125210287236440065
Gendry really proposed after one night of sex. He might as well jump on the next Drake song with that attitude.
— Zito (@_Zeets) May 6, 2019
dany: we have won the great war, now we will win the last war
arya: #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/r8zZw3gEcQ— . (@shezbmach) May 6, 2019
Daenerys out here blowing that 3 dragon lead smdh
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) May 6, 2019
And people looked forward to what Arya and Daenerys are going to be doing next week:
Next week on #GameofThrones : The War of the Non-Canon Sarah Connors pic.twitter.com/OMOewd2vhM
— Da7e Gonzales (@Da7e) May 6, 2019
Arya deciding which face she’s gonna use to kill Cersei next week#GameofThrones #GoT pic.twitter.com/QsACiDDLeQ
— Ethan (@_ethans) May 6, 2019
