- The fifth season of the episode was a dark one.
- Many fans were frustrated but others were happy for an episode full of action.
- This post contains major spoilers for "Game of Thrones."
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Fans had high expectations for the fifth episode of season eight of "Game of Thrones," a show that is known for packing the action and drama into the penultimate episode of each season. And while there were definitely plenty of nail-biting battle scenes, this episode was met with a mixed reaction from fans — especially for those rooting for Daenerys.
Things took a turn in Westeros, and even more major characters died in some very unexpected ways. The only thing fans can do to console themselves is to create some very funny memes and jokes about the episode.
As a warning, this post contains some huge spoiler for the fifth episode of the final season.
This was basically everyone during the entire episode:
#GameofThrones Me during the Whole Episode pic.twitter.com/JysIelWeD2
— Sidra Malik (@Sidra619) May 13, 2019
Basically, everyone was furious with Tyrion
Tyrion still has these plans that are variations on “let’s reason with Cersei” and I just pic.twitter.com/qSEhYkOGq4
— wikipedia brown-mormont (@eveewing) May 13, 2019
TYRION THIS IS SUCH A BAD IDEA! #GOTpic.twitter.com/WjAqlyczx0
— X (@XLNB) May 13, 2019
Jon Snow's face during Dany's big moment was priceless, and everyone couldn't help but imagine what he was thinking
*record scratch*
— ziwe (@ziwe) May 13, 2019
*freeze frame*
Yep. You're probably wondering how I got here pic.twitter.com/9wPPwnqqhK
So far the only prediction still standing right now. #GameofThronespic.twitter.com/C3rVG1np6f
— Emily Matheis (@emilymahdice) May 13, 2019
Jon was looking at Dany like:#GameOfThronespic.twitter.com/4yTzGNtzQi
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 13, 2019
Jon and Grey Worm's interaction was also pretty hilarious
Jon Snow: STOPPP STOP FIGHTING
— 👾 (@HazzR__) May 13, 2019
Grey worm: #GamefThrones
pic.twitter.com/jDIZJiPUME
And yes, fans still aren't over his Ghost goodbye
Jon watching a CGI dragon destroy an entire city in detail while being told it wasn’t in the budget for him to pet Ghost #GameofThronespic.twitter.com/jDuNVMTYvT
— Sabrina (@doshiiis) May 13, 2019
Meanwhile, Daenerys just wasn't listening
Dany after the bell rang #GameofThronespic.twitter.com/pIPJURkzoO
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 13, 2019
Or she just didn't care … which is more likely
#gameofthrones
— TMY (@tianamarcus_) May 13, 2019
Daenerys after hearing the bell ring pic.twitter.com/0S3k6SCIKF
#GameOfThrones #DemThrones
— Game of Thrones Memes (@IronThroneMemes) May 13, 2019
Sansa: Daenerys is crazy.
Arya: Daenerys is crazy.
Varys: Daenerys is crazy.
Jon & Tyrion: Nah, you don’t know her.
Daenerys: *kills thousands of innocent people*
Jon & Tyrion: pic.twitter.com/wb04BivZQK
Many fans were feeling furious with the writers for Dany's Mad Queen arc
me to the script writers #GameofThronespic.twitter.com/PMo4pfR4vG
— 𝐟𝐮𝐤𝐮 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 (@flukefliks) May 13, 2019
As Dany burned innocent people, I couldn’t help but wonder if the writers sought to burn her entire character arc as well. #GameofThronespic.twitter.com/JgOu1OBFOZ
— dan 🍿 (@manieldad) May 13, 2019
RIP to the saddest #GameOfThrones deaths so far: the writing, character development, and the storylines they completely forgot about. pic.twitter.com/wmNr831JIl
— Rings a Bel. Dracarys 🔥 (@TheBelMembrane) May 13, 2019
I completely understand Dany is the Mad Queen. I’ve expected it since season two. But we didn’t even get to see her slowly slip in to madness. They literally made her crazy after one or two episodes and it doesn’t fit with the rest of the series. #GameOfThrones
— Read With Allison (@readwithallison) May 13, 2019
Although some people pointed out that maybe it wasn't actually that bad
Dany:
— Megan Rosa (@megan_a_rosa) May 13, 2019
-found out she’s not the rightful queen
-lost her most trusted advisor
-lost two children
-lost her BFF
-rejected by her lover
Everyone: i dOn’t uNdeRstAnd wHy sHe wEnT crAzY #GameOfThronespic.twitter.com/DSghRvjyjr
Game of Thrones bandwagon haters: “D&D ruined Dany’s character development in one”
— Buckay (@Buckay_) May 13, 2019
Facts: #GameOfThronespic.twitter.com/zxtsYIrsde
But everyone can agree that the scene between Cersei, The Hound, The Mountain, and Qyburn was the best
Cersei when The Mountain killed Qyburn #GamefThrones#DemThrones
— bttm feeder (@b0redheaux) May 13, 2019
pic.twitter.com/Gar7qaofP3
Cersei walking between The Hound and The Mountain #GameofThronespic.twitter.com/iv7syu1H5V
— Bann🐺 (@Phanny_Pack08) May 13, 2019
Still, it's hard not to imagine Varys' reaction
Varys in heaven like #gameofthronespic.twitter.com/5R8SxTy50D
— Danez Smith (@Danez_Smif) May 13, 2019
Somewhere Varys is watching all this like #GameofThronespic.twitter.com/yKi9HMxGr8
— Lacy Baugher (@LacyMB) May 13, 2019
Everyone was also into Arya's scene with The Hound
Only thing that I liked about this episode. This father-daughter relationship>>>#GameofThronespic.twitter.com/8bUMXCiRX5
— Tapan (@_RMTAP) May 13, 2019
As for Cersei's death scene? quite as satisfying as many imagined
we waited 8 years for cersei to be killed by a bunch of rocks? #gameofthronespic.twitter.com/XoHT2mcAAx
— Arman Singh Walia (@ArmanWalia) May 13, 2019
8 bloody seasons to watch Cersei fkn Lannister get killed by a fkn ceiling WTF #GameOfThronespic.twitter.com/GkXeFakwnm
— JOY (@joyisglad) May 13, 2019
The big question is: what is Arya going to do about all of this?
When Arya gets back to Winterfell to tell Sansa what happened .. pic.twitter.com/UwuLAGmkh7
— 𝕜𝕚𝕠𝕟. (@MrFlyyyGuyyy) May 13, 2019
#gameofthrones arya after what dany did to the innocent people pic.twitter.com/Uyep4WCh0O
— fuming (@phonoxide) May 13, 2019
Arya is the real MVP of this season #GameofThrones
— missedtea 🌑 (@fromuponthemoon) May 13, 2019
Daenerys up next. Jon Snow wouldn’t. Arya could, would and absolutely should.pic.twitter.com/PfX23PbXOz
And also, how do the parents who named their kids Khaleesi or Daenerys feel right now?
After #GameofThrones last night pic.twitter.com/Rn7fc2R3YK
— HMH Designs Art (@hmhdesignsart) May 13, 2019
All those parents who named their daughters Daenerys and Khalessi after this episode:#gameofthronespic.twitter.com/bEuhBhuNOf
— SHELTRON V.3 (@LordSheltron) May 13, 2019
In conclusion, this is a quick synopsis of the episode:
Queen Daenerys Stormborn of the House of Targaryen - (c)#GoT#GameofThronespic.twitter.com/VR8X1A6HHe
— комариная жена😳 (@UKaQ9sfBArHfWRF) May 13, 2019