--- title: Best Game of Thrones Memes From Eastwatch description: Eastwatch was filled with reveals: Jon Snow pet a dragon and there was a huge revelation about his parents. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 14, 2017 2:19 PM UTC ![Kit Harington in Game of Thrones](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt564b324f4a34cb33/6988d98586f68e96986e5fb5/courtesy-of-hbo-photo-1-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2) Kit Harington in Game of Thrones Kit Harington in Game of Thrones HBO by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 14, 2017 2:19 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for season seven of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/). Sunday night’s _Game of Thrones_ was full of [revelations](http://time.com/4898856/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-parents-annulment/), [reunions](http://time.com/4896503/game-of-thrones-gendry-return/) and [intrigue](http://time.com/4898846/game-of-thrones-littlefinger-note-arya-sansa/). So naturally, everyone on the internet promptly turned all that action into some highly amusing memes. There were memes about Daenerys Targaryen flirting with the dark side and also Jon Snow, jokes about [Arya going full _Harriet the Spy_](http://time.com/4898846/game-of-thrones-littlefinger-note-arya-sansa/), and you better believe there were reactions to winter’s hottest new boy band after that final scene. Below, please enjoy the [best memes](http://time.com/4889512/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-best-memes/) of “Eastwatch.” Jaime is alive: > [](https://twitter.com/JMR1022/status/896900745521274882) > [](https://twitter.com/Sam%5FtheSlayer/status/896900565241798656) No matter what happens, never doubt that Bronn is getting paid: > [](https://twitter.com/OtoriJTV/status/895005381990244352) > [](https://twitter.com/eugegori/status/896935379584126977) > [](https://twitter.com/KimDonald%5Fson/status/896901770378485760) > [](https://twitter.com/Carter%5Fsaid/status/896900656769810433) The bend the knee jokes were back in full effect: > [](https://twitter.com/joshtheblessed/status/896900747266150401) As were the jokes about the instant bending the knee became the only road to take: > [](https://twitter.com/ItsEmeryHouse/status/896901948636581889) > [](https://twitter.com/zombie%5Fninja50/status/896902340636155904) Drogon meets Jon and suddenly it all makes sense: > [](https://twitter.com/ReJecTReef/status/896903654422310912) > [](https://twitter.com/Steph%5FI%5FWill/status/896916929000218624) > [](https://twitter.com/DylansFreshTake/status/896903885155061760) > [](https://twitter.com/kelleycdig/status/896905204976758784) > [](https://twitter.com/JMR1022/status/896903257091579905) > [](https://twitter.com/RandySpoon/status/896903031517622272) > [](https://twitter.com/ThronesYall/status/896904160343334917) > [](https://twitter.com/%5FKlaf0202/status/896906564199526401) > [](https://twitter.com/Lynsonya69/status/896913261462814722) Jon and Dany flirting again: > [](https://twitter.com/jamieehudson%5F/status/896925920551882752) > [](https://twitter.com/Heart%5FLessGirI/status/896914631007981568) Dany knows her dragons are beautiful: > [](https://twitter.com/Sana15275164/status/896919133584891905) > [](https://twitter.com/katelyncohen/status/896917333679243265) Jorah and Dany reunited at a weird time, and the King in the North was not pleased watching Dany hug the competition: > [](https://twitter.com/starksdany/status/896917780586541060) > [](https://twitter.com/gjcampog01/status/896931258797879297) > [](https://twitter.com/starksdany/status/896917780586541060) > [](https://twitter.com/gjcampog01/status/896931258797879297) > [](https://twitter.com/ChelHathNo/status/896917976280031232) > [](https://twitter.com/AreyouthereZod/status/896911093959987200) > [](https://twitter.com/hopelessbeauty%5F/status/896904748221190144) > [](https://twitter.com/spence%5Fpierce/status/896904919478747136) Gilly dropping knowledge: > [](https://twitter.com/dailyunnie/status/896914346650943488) And no one noticing: > [](https://twitter.com/davidswifi/status/896917916150628357) Of course Varys “read it” and it was already trending on Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/agirlisnoone94/status/897081494879047680) > [](https://twitter.com/Ruthsic/status/897075763744186368) > [](https://twitter.com/badnecklace/status/897061425662885894) > [](https://twitter.com/OrderOfMerlyn/status/896949277657767936) Gendry is back: > [](https://twitter.com/mynameisNegan/status/896993592119500800) > [](https://twitter.com/sergeantdaddy/status/896926869609750529) > [](https://twitter.com/duckandcover/status/896941838094843904) > [](https://twitter.com/bindasladki/status/896968539084640256) > [](https://twitter.com/Varys%5FWhisperer/status/896918348914581508) > [](https://twitter.com/Abidur24/status/896916965628944384) Gendry ruining the whole Davos plan: > [](https://twitter.com/GoTthings%5F/status/896913628225523715) > [](https://twitter.com/%5FIsaacGraham16%5F/status/896919998270144516) Tormund keeps it real. Especially when it comes to Brienne: > [](https://twitter.com/bigpappa040/status/896913880093347841) Dickon standing his ground: > [](https://twitter.com/heyjdey/status/896902018794627072) > [](https://twitter.com/Speede%5Fe/status/896902097693585408) Arya on the case of Littlefinger being Littlefinger: > [](https://twitter.com/haarleyquin/status/896912643696594945) > [](https://twitter.com/shanruss07/status/896913108987297792) > [](https://twitter.com/ariell%5Fsiren/status/896919047459164160) > [](https://twitter.com/mazzayzay/status/896912444970237952) > [](https://twitter.com/Steph%5FI%5FWill/status/896912637249953792) > [](https://twitter.com/angelikasaurus/status/896986745945837569) > [](https://twitter.com/Lilybee10/status/896963795725111296) > [](https://twitter.com/HerCampus/status/896912659517390848) > [](https://twitter.com/tinyvasion/status/896914129952190464) > [](https://twitter.com/VanessaC177/status/896913582587232256) Sam desperately trying to warn the maesters: > [](https://twitter.com/tnmamax4/status/896941205233180672) > [](https://twitter.com/QueenOf4Dragons/status/896904630269030400) Dany’s new direction: > [](https://twitter.com/CullenGreat/status/896902622946316288) Cersei’s annoucement: > [](https://twitter.com/ericrosby1/status/896912956755034112) > [](https://twitter.com/fearless%5Feni/status/896910020842893312) > [](https://twitter.com/Lit%5FHoarders/status/896910544753405952) > [](https://twitter.com/SpiderDax/status/896926037455519744) Lannister bros meeting again: > [](https://twitter.com/CharismaOKeefe/status/896907039791763456) And finally, it’s on: > [](https://twitter.com/dilemmalord/status/896914048591306752) > [](https://twitter.com/Fainafajitas/status/896913998486044676) > [](https://twitter.com/thegingerpire/status/896915950234161157) > [](https://twitter.com/BenGoodwin08/status/896915102984802308) > [](https://twitter.com/MrFilmkritik/status/896918607300501504) > [](https://twitter.com/davelozo/status/896914357824638980) > [](https://twitter.com/thewhywolf/status/896912816396840961) > [](https://twitter.com/Fallen%5Fcoffee/status/896915534247112704) > [](https://twitter.com/Filipinope/status/896916656814936064) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4899117/game-of-thrones-eastwatch-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4899117/game-of-thrones-eastwatch-memes/"},"headline":"The Funniest Memes From the Most Revealing Game of Thrones Episode Yet","datePublished":"2017-08-14T14:19:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:26.866Z","description":"Eastwatch was filled with reveals: Jon Snow pet a dragon and there was a huge revelation about his parents. 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