--- title: Game of Thrones: Best Viral Memes From Dragonstone description: As Game of Thrones season 7 premiered, the best memes were born. canonical: https://time.com/4860686/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-best-memes/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-17T15:08:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:45:26.735Z og:title: The Best Memes From the Game of Thrones Premiere og:description: From "Ed Sheeran doesn't even go here!" to "Briemund" og:url: https://time.com/4860686/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-best-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98591c219b268803/69889468cd1bba289c700cc4/game-of-thrones-tormund-brienne.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-Tormund-Brienne og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Memes From the Game of Thrones Premiere twitter:description: From "Ed Sheeran doesn't even go here!" to "Briemund" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98591c219b268803/69889468cd1bba289c700cc4/game-of-thrones-tormund-brienne.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Absolute Best Memes From the _Game of Thrones_ Premiere by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 17, 2017 3:08 PM UTC  Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane and Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane and Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones.HBO by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 17, 2017 3:08 PM UTC **Warning**: This post may contain spoilers for [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/). The first memes from[ _Game of Throne_s’ seventh season](http://time.com/4816689/game-of-thrones-season-7-theories-arya-cersei-daenerys/) are here. The epic show [returned Sunday night](http://time.com/4860310/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-review/) and was filled with the usual brooding conversations and standard dark themes. Luckily, the explosive opener kept its avid fan base busy online where they lightened the mood with all manner of [funny memes](http://time.com/4786703/best-game-of-thrones-memes/). In fact, the long-awaited premiere titled “Dragonstone” has already given rise to some very enjoyable rapid-fire internet commentary. Jokes about that buzzy [Ed Sheeran cameo](http://time.com/4860369/game-of-thrones-ed-sheeran-surprise-cameo-reactions/)? The internet had those in boat loads. And Twitter users also came through with laughs about Euron Greyjoy’s high-fashion getup, which is perfect if you’re looking for some summer style inspiration. Here, the funniest _Game of Thrones_ memes born on Sunday night during the premiere. Ed Sheeran’s cameo really busted up the internet. > [](https://twitter.com/bazzayiddo/status/886894766285303808) > [](https://twitter.com/AKempChronicles/status/886771926336765952) > [](https://twitter.com/nota%5Fregularmom/status/886794017874341888) > [](https://twitter.com/BrandyLJensen/status/886769989528821760) > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanRienks/status/886782645719375872) > [](https://twitter.com/JessimaePeluso/status/886782352923308032) > [](https://twitter.com/Uptomyknees/status/886791570929836033) > [](https://twitter.com/TheDiLLon1/status/886768353943199744) > [](https://twitter.com/finesselyn/status/886784676806963200) _Harry Potter_ alum Jim Broadbent [appeared to revisit an old Hogwarts moment ](http://time.com/4860585/game-of-thrones-jim-broadbent-harry-potter/)thanks to the “restricted area” of the library. (Remember Tom Riddle’s reading material?) > [](https://twitter.com/Q%5FTaryntino/status/886761391423619072) Euron made a statement in this all-black-everything ensemble. > [](https://twitter.com/oshawildling/status/886784239085268992) > [](https://twitter.com/RulesForCaro/status/886766572110532608) > [](https://twitter.com/Krishan%5FMamba24/status/886763535090561024) > [](https://twitter.com/adamcbest/status/886773727626768385) > [](https://twitter.com/AmeliaVPoetry/status/886759057444524032) > [](https://twitter.com/ItsMeGrizz/status/886759060120506369) > [](https://twitter.com/lannisterholic/status/886797706726842369) > [](https://twitter.com/%5FLozMonster/status/886921915373375489) It’s officially the look of the year for at least one person. > [](https://twitter.com/WhozYourPatty/status/886774928867024901) Fever for the show was so strong it [crashed HBO’s website](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-premiere-crashes-hbo-website-1021611) temporarily. > [](https://twitter.com/MudkipMama/status/886754174070861825) So of course comparisons to the show were necessary. > [](https://twitter.com/bb19tbh/status/886759421069541376) > [](https://twitter.com/samfickman/status/886749805761798144) > [](https://twitter.com/gatoradrienne/status/886758834919886848) After the show had teased [Tormund’s affection for Brienne](http://time.com/4345066/game-of-thrones-gwendoline-christie-brienne-of-tarth-tormund/), the premiere made his romantic interest in her all the more clear. The internet was very much here for “Briemund” and “Torienne.” > [](https://twitter.com/AndrewHoody/status/886762268381368320) > [](https://twitter.com/ohnerdjoy/status/886769874118299649) > [](https://twitter.com/KT%5FDillard/status/886772260996042754) > [](https://twitter.com/lorloLauren/status/886765044658192389) > [](https://twitter.com/SamKorea/status/886788830300217348) > [](https://twitter.com/slendearlman/status/886831904946651137) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fultravelvet/status/883074523012014080) > [](https://twitter.com/ImprobablyLoud/status/886771930426224641) Even _A Wrinkle in Time_ director Ava DuVernay thought he deserved a shot. > [](https://twitter.com/ava/status/886763145913450496) There were passionate takes on Arya Stark’s crucial first scene. > [](https://twitter.com/LordSnow/status/886936216637239297) > [](https://twitter.com/1Obefiend/status/886906688162287616) > [](https://twitter.com/Thrones%5FMemes/status/886854358398271490) And last but not least, a _Thrones_ basketball league commissioner got some people to work on assembling a dream team. > [](https://twitter.com/KofieYeboah/status/882312507859369984) > [](https://twitter.com/MissPiaJay/status/882654942095265792) > [](https://twitter.com/ricxymartinez/status/882672289988444160) > [](https://twitter.com/BissieSmalls/status/882703635221798918) > [](https://twitter.com/WhoIsTiffIsMe/status/882631517452746756) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4860686/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-best-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4860686/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-best-memes/"},"headline":"The Absolute Best Memes From the Game of Thrones Premiere","datePublished":"2017-07-17T15:08:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:45:26.735Z","description":"As Game of Thrones season 7 premiered, the best memes were born.","url":"https://time.com/4860686/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-best-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Internet","game of thrones","viral","memes"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98591c219b268803/69889468cd1bba289c700cc4/game-of-thrones-tormund-brienne.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98591c219b268803/69889468cd1bba289c700cc4/game-of-thrones-tormund-brienne.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"game-of-thrones-Tormund-Brienne","caption":"Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane and Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones.","creditText":"HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4860686/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-best-memes/","name":"The Absolute Best Memes From the Game of Thrones Premiere"}}]}] ```