--- description: "The Spoils of War" Game of Thrones episode gave birth to the perfect viral dragon GIF for the internet. title: This Game of Thrones Moment Gave the Internet the Perfect GIF image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b71e02847ad1dd6/6988d8a2cf40a86fdfc48db0/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-daenerys-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Game of Thrones_ Gave the Internet the Perfect GIF for All Your Everyday Problems by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 7, 2017 6:10 PM CUT  HBO by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 7, 2017 6:10 PM CUT **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for season seven of [_Game of Thrones_.](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ "undefined") On Sunday night’s episode of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4889628/game-of-thrones-children-of-the-forest-cave/ "undefined")_,_ Daenerys Targaryen’s fire-breathing dragon wasn’t just her ace in the hole during the [Loot Train Battle](http://time.com/4889264/game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister-dead-survive-dragon/ "undefined"). It was also a [gift to the internet](http://time.com/4889512/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-best-memes/ "undefined"). Just as Jaime Lannister gave Bronn the telltale sign of hubris — “we can hold them off” — Dany surprised the Lannister army by flying onto the scene on top of Drogon. She soared high above the Dothraki army, and instructed her dragon to efficiently extinguish countless soldiers in the Lannister squad during the final moments of “The Spoils of War.” Of all the moments from the battle, the image of Dany and her trusty dragon baby turning soldiers to ashes with his fiery breath is the most useful — at least beyond discussion of the episode. Thanks to the dragon’s blazing power move, the internet has demonstrated how helpful draconian firepower in GIF form is. There are limitless applicable uses for this moment of dragon rage, from deleting e-mails Monday morning to life’s pesky annoyances. Sometimes _Game of Thrones_ is useful beyond entertainment, and that day is today. If you’re going to tackle your problems head on, this is the GIF to do it with. Keeping that inbox at 100% read: > [](https://twitter.com/PatrickClaybon/status/894543846792503297) When the Game of Thrones episode is over but you’re too jacked up so you lose the ability to “even:” > [](https://twitter.com/ohheyjenna/status/894380717454610433) When there’s a little snag in your perfect life so you react with a cool head: > [](https://twitter.com/rachmeetsworld/status/894380605911187456) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4890181/game-of-thrones-daenerys-dragon-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4890181/game-of-thrones-daenerys-dragon-meme/"},"headline":"Game of Thrones Gave the Internet the Perfect GIF for All Your Everyday Problems","datePublished":"2017-08-07T18:10:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:12.351Z","description":"\"The Spoils of War\" Game of Thrones episode gave birth to the perfect viral dragon GIF for the internet.","url":"https://time.com/4890181/game-of-thrones-daenerys-dragon-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","Pop Culture","memes"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b71e02847ad1dd6/6988d8a2cf40a86fdfc48db0/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-daenerys-03.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/blt8b71e02847ad1dd6/6988d8a2cf40a86fdfc48db0/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-daenerys-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-daenerys-03","caption":"","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/4890181/game-of-thrones-daenerys-dragon-meme/","name":"Game of Thrones Gave the Internet the Perfect GIF for All Your Everyday Problems"}}]}] ```