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# The Best Memes of the Ultimate _Game of Thrones_ Battle Prove It's Actually Also a Hilarious Comedy

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## Ashley Hoffman


Apr 29, 2019 4:52 AM UTC

Game of Thrones | Season 8 Episode 4 | Preview 

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Apr 29, 2019 4:52 AM UTC

**Warning**: This post contains spoilers for _Game of Thrones_.

When things get hectic on [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4913964/game-of-thrones-tyrion-lannister-cersei/), the one emotional release valve you can always depend on is the memes.

You’ve been hearing about the long-awaited [Battle of Winterfell](http://time.com/4933669/game-of-thrones-night-king-gods-eye/) between the living and the dead, redefining what a battle sequence on television could be for longer than Jorah has thirsted for Daenerys. And boy did this face-off merit the hype. When it finally arrived in all its blue-ice, fire-blazing glory, so did the good old comic relief raining down on us like Tyrion’s favorite wine.

People got a little emotional when some of the fan favorites like Lyanna Mormont perished. They had some fun with the fact that Bran seemed pretty aloof as the world nearly crumbled around him. And they really lost it when Arya proved she was the GOAT of _GOT_. So thank goodness this horrifying, relentlessly brutal, mettle-testing episode made such a hysterical meme subject.

Check out the round-up of the [best memes of _Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5565378/best-game-of-thrones-season-8-e2-memes/) season 8 episode 3 to revisit the action before taking a look at the best Battle of Winterfell memes, which started before the show. Trying to pick the absolute funniest moment on such an emotional ride will be tough.

## People were unsurprisingly bracing themselves for the long night beforehand

> [](https://twitter.com/zhwehbe/status/1122428489989328896)


> [](https://twitter.com/JustinCentric/status/1122548911833583619)

## CGI aside, people wanted the candle budget to have been a little better.

> [](https://twitter.com/noradominick/status/1122675766888665088)

> [](https://twitter.com/scott%5Ftobias/status/1122711141526929408)


> [](https://twitter.com/carolineframke/status/1122672255299915777)

> [](https://twitter.com/carolineframke/status/1122669692173398016)

## What’s Bran up to, exactly? The boy was Branning. Here are more [_Game of Thrones_ Bran memes](http://time.com/5579736/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-lord-of-light/).

> [](https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/1122676956716240897)


> [](https://twitter.com/David%5FLeavitt/status/1122700669721427969)

> [](https://twitter.com/DanAmira/status/1122701011280433152)

> [](https://twitter.com/realskylers/status/1122695098721013760)


> [](https://twitter.com/CaribMillennial/status/1122694168080465922)

> [](https://twitter.com/Acee43/status/1122699891111800833)

> [](https://twitter.com/Phatboy188/status/1122690904949702657)


## Farewell to Lyanna Mormont, the real police who went out swinging.

> [](https://twitter.com/suzannesamin/status/1122678498181701632)

> [](https://twitter.com/Nettaaaaaaaa/status/1122679122168352771)

## Despite what Arya told Gendry in episode 2, when it came time for the Battle of Winterfell, she remembered what to say to the God of death. “Not Today.”

> [](https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/1122706155539718144)


> [](https://twitter.com/victoramaya/status/1122697908485283842)

## Melisandre lighting it up for the squad

> [](https://twitter.com/365%5Fbrooklyn/status/1122674756724101120)

> [](https://twitter.com/lambells/status/1122704025173016576)


## Arya being the GOAT of GOT

> [](https://twitter.com/SalmanAbjani/status/1122817322928918528)

> [](https://twitter.com/%5Fdavid%5Fcheung/status/1122691078967177221)

> [](https://twitter.com/MaxWildstein/status/1122693541153714176)


> [](https://twitter.com/markellislive/status/1122687788762062848)

> [](https://twitter.com/DJ%5FBERN/status/1122689071283884034)

> [](https://twitter.com/houseofillium/status/1122713063881433088)


## Jon Snow yelling at the dragon

> [](https://twitter.com/Keennnsaayy/status/1122696125365067776)

## Varys with the hilarity

> [](https://twitter.com/Nordia/status/1122677020247326720)

## Cersei chilling

> [](https://twitter.com/davidkomtrikru/status/1122843818427072513)


> [](https://twitter.com/SarahO%5FConnell/status/1122705228372033537)

> [](https://twitter.com/prasejeebus/status/1122695081809653760)

> [](https://twitter.com/XLNB/status/1122678598685454336)


## These guys who “never wanted to leave”

> [](https://twitter.com/bea%5Fscivales/status/1122662100650872837)

## The aloof king

> [](https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/1122682727327604736)

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