GoT's ep3 was packed with drama and viewers can't cope
Now that we have just about stopped happily humming the Game of Thrones intro music after a frankly fantastic episode of action, suspense and raw emotion, we can just about come back down to earth and think properly about what we just witnessed.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for episode 3 of Game of Thrones' season 7.
Absolutely loads of big goings-on went off in tonight's Game of Thrones showing, and here are the highlights of people's reactions to what they were seeing.
So dive in to get a spoilerific flavour of what went on, through the medium of tweets.
The episode kicked off with the meeting of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen – a tense exchange in which the Mother of Dragons demanded that the King of the North would bend his knee before her. Jon wasn't having any of it, and was more keen to explain the dangers of the undead...
Fire and Ice.
Fire and Ice.
Fire and Ice.#GameOfThrones #GOT #Got7 @GameOfThrones @HBO- *Sigh* (@valeriesee) July 31, 2017
And so... they meet AT LAST! #GameOfThrones @GameOfThrones
- Ben Buzzelli (@benbuzz68) July 31, 2017
Jon Snow thinking - 'How many fuckin names does this lady have?'#winterishere @GameOfThrones
- Tom Quinn (@MQuinnton) July 31, 2017
"Bend the Knee" wasn't a question, kid."- DT
// #GoT #GameofThrones @gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/jzXp0IP2OL- Kari Cruziiie Cruz (@Cruziiie) July 31, 2017
This convo between Jon & Daenyrs "IS EVERYTHING"!!!! @GameOfThrones #GameOfThrones
- Camille Lasin (@CamilleLasin) July 31, 2017
Jon Snow + Daenerys = Perfect#GameOfThrones7 #GoTs7 @GameOfThrones @HBO
- FediGangCEON (@TheOfficialCEON) July 31, 2017
Jon ain't got time for your game of thrones Dany. He has bigger fish to fry. #GameOfThrones
- Thalia Al Gul (@SuliaJenifa) July 31, 2017
@GameOfThrones I really don't want John to bend the knee!!!
- Ms Vogue (@Peachy_Diva) July 31, 2017
@GameOfThrones I really don't want John to bend the knee!!!
- Ms Vogue (@Peachy_Diva) July 31, 2017
How awesome was that "meeting"? The banter and dialogue surpassed my expectations! @GameOfThrones
- Thyagu (@thyag1994) July 31, 2017
Chills during that meeting of ❄️ and 🐉 @GameOfThrones #GameOfThones
- Lena Parker (@LenaP_KC) July 31, 2017
A little later on Cersei had a pow-wow with none other Mark Gatiss, who so many people recognise and Mycroft from Sherlock Holmes:
Mycroft Holmes on Game of Thrones, still have the mystery and highest power #WinterIsHere
- Mutya Annisa (@mutyannisa) July 31, 2017
OMG MYCROFT IS MAKING A CAMEO IN GAME OF THRONES AND HE IS NOT FOOLED #GameOfThrones
- Emi Menk (@EmiMenk) July 31, 2017
Mycroft is on GoT right now.
Just hear me out, hear me out:
Game of Thrones
Sherlock
CROSSOVER- Chrissy Corbett (@chrissy_flies) July 31, 2017
LMAO MYCRFOT in @GameOfThrones @Sherlock221B
- Dkr (@StopThe_Traffic) July 31, 2017
Mycroft Holmes in Game of Thrones 😮#GameOfThrones
- Royce (@ThomsonRoyce) July 31, 2017
@GameOfThrones
I love the brilliant Mark Gatiss!!!- Vaswati (@vaswati16th) July 31, 2017
Mycroft in Game of Thrones 🙌🏼#GameofThrones7 #got #sherlock
- Alexia Gomez (@alexiagc1) July 31, 2017
MYCROFT on Game Of Thrones wait my universe is doing a cross over#GameOfThrones #Sherlock
- wolfgang 👑 (@reintography) July 31, 2017
Emotional scenes played out at Sansa was reunited with Bran – but things got a little weird as Bran attempted to explain that he was the Three-Eyed Raven:
YASSSS BRAN #GameOfThrones
- A. Rho (@ashDASH15) July 31, 2017
BRAN BACK! #GameOfThrones
- Silky Johnson✌ (@CraigChillborn) July 31, 2017
BRANDON STARK BACK HOME PLEEEEEASE #GameOfThrones #GoTS7 #ThronesYall #DemThrones
- Amanda Nissen (@angryangelbooks) July 31, 2017
The most irrelevant character is back to be even more irrelevant. Great. #ThronesYall #GameOfThrones
- Jeremy Dickey (@JeremyDDickey) July 31, 2017
Yo! Whaddup Bran!#GameOfThrones
- 🐝The Bee's Knees🐝 (@Emmz4238) July 31, 2017
Bran is creepy af! #GameofThrones
- Tiffani D (@_Tiffani_Davis) July 31, 2017
Brannnnnn omg my heart... I can't... Ajdjfhfbekskgjf #HouseStarkForever #WinterIsHere #Stark #GameOfThrones
- ☆•∽Caira Martinez∽•☆ (@CairaMartinez) July 31, 2017
Almost dropped a tear when Bran and Sansa reunite. #GameofThrones
- Diana (@DreamsCali) July 31, 2017
Bran's stoicism irks me & cracks me up all the same lol #GameOfThrones
- Kate (@katelakyra) July 31, 2017
Shouldn't Bran have been the slightest bit pleased to see Sansa? #GameOfThrones #coldasawhitewalker
- A L (@amy_l7) July 31, 2017
IT'S A STARK REUNION #GameOfThrones
- Jordan (@JHackDaMan) July 31, 2017
Bran: "I'm the three-eyed raven."
Sansa: pic.twitter.com/euHTFlseXH- Jadie Ferreira (@jadieferreira) July 31, 2017
#GameOfThrones I think Bran Stark scared the 💩 out of Sansa with that Three-Eyed Raven weirdness
- My Boo (@ShePrissy1) July 31, 2017
Bran: I'm the three-eyed raven now.
Sansa: What's that mean?
Bran: It's hard to explain.
YOU CAN AT LEAST TRY, BRAN. #GameofThrones- Shannon Dunn (@skploughdunn) July 31, 2017
Samwell was top of the class after he helped to heal Jorah – but all he did was read instructions:
Samwell Tarley remains the boss of the seven kingdoms. #GameOfThrones
- SandyStClaire ✨🔑 (@SandyStClaire) July 31, 2017
SAM DA REAL MVP #GameOfThrones
- Dr TJ Eckleburg (@Sandoval11V) July 31, 2017
"I read the books and followed the instructions."
TARLY KEYS TO SUCCESS #GameofThrones- Suzannah Lutz (@suzannahlutz) July 31, 2017
Samwell shows us the value of reading books and following the instructions #GameOfThrones
- Lily Jasper (@Lajasper15) July 31, 2017
"I read the book and followed the instructions"--a word for life honestly. #GameofThrones
- Amber, A Black Woman (@KillahGotYou) July 31, 2017
"I read the books and followed the instructions"
Said no man ever.
*enter Samwell Tarly* @GameOfThrones #GameOfThrones- Nicole Jewell (@NicJewell15) July 31, 2017
Samwell Tarly.. first man ever to read and follow the instructions #GameOfThrones
- Ashleigh (@ashholesimmons) July 31, 2017
Arch Maester: "Samwell how did you cure this man?"
Sam: "WebMD and WikiHow"#GameOfThrones- Ben (@ben_strahle) July 31, 2017
Also, this GIF exists. And it's a perfect summary of Samwell Tarly. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/zVRqXU1mD0
- Geoffrey Blosat (@GeoffTBlosat) July 31, 2017
Samwell Tarly is proof that proper documentation, attention to detail, and grit beat training and experience. #GameOfThrones #Training
- Christiana Houck (@roamingallowed) July 31, 2017
But after all the night's action, the stand-out scene was Olenna accepting poison from Jaime Lannister – before checking out by admitting it was her behind Joffrey's death:
YOU BETTER GO OUT WITH A BANG, LADY OLENNA! BITCH!
I. HAVE. CHILLS. #GameOfThrones- Cocky McSwagsalot (@MoreAndAgain) July 31, 2017
"Tell cersei I want her to know it was me." Awwwww shit!!! Hellllllll yes! #GameOfThrones #WinterIsHere #DemThrones #ThronesYall
- Chanda (@ItsChandaG) July 31, 2017
Goodbye Lady Olenna! #GameOfThrones
- Julie (@MyLifeIsJulie) July 31, 2017
Jaime Lannister: There are always lessons in failures
Olenna: Yes, you must be very clever by now#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/HAf6y6LCLF- M. (@illmlz) July 31, 2017
I aspire to the level of badassery and pettiness that is Olena Tyrell. #GameOfThrones #bossassbitch #sorryyourkidturnedpurple
- Elizabeth Oglesby (@ElizabethOgles1) July 31, 2017
I can't believe Olenna is GONE but she took it like a champ I have so much love for her 😩❤ #GameOfThrones
- Alex (@AlexandraSlagle) July 31, 2017
Lady Olenna aka Dame Diana Rigg drops the mic until the bitter end! #GameOfThrones #DemThrones #NoConfederate pic.twitter.com/wXcxWbbFVH
- PatrikHenryBass (@PatriksPicks) July 31, 2017
Lady Olenna goes out like the boss she always has been. #GoT #GameOfThrones #GameOfThones7
- Regan Mastin (@reeeegan) July 31, 2017
Olenna Tyrell. The only person who can WIN while dying. RIP 😭 #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/iGQjHb0gUD
- Tory Stiggers (@ttoryb) July 31, 2017
Lady Olenna going out like #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/L5XxHZO3wv
- Maddy Gross (@HerMaddesty) July 31, 2017
Lady Olenna going out with a bang #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/Io9qIlb6Yp
- Lucy on the Ground (@lucyo21) July 31, 2017
Love the closing line by Olenna Tyrell. "Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me." Diana Rigg is awesome.
- Richard Hennings (@BrunchFreeOrDie) July 31, 2017
Game of Thrones airs on HBO in the US and was simulcast on Sky Atlantic.
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