--- title: Best Game of Thrones Season 7 Bend the Knee memes description: As Daenerys continues to ask Jon Snow and others to "bend the knee," the Internet has nothing but jokes for the mother of dragons. canonical: https://time.com/4899342/game-of-thrones-bend-the-knee-memes/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-14T16:13:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:27.774Z og:title: The Best Funny Bend the Knee Jokes About Game of Thrones og:description: Bow down og:url: https://time.com/4899342/game-of-thrones-bend-the-knee-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06165ab3c336cb27/6988d90b656a3f2e45bd1326/game-of-thrones-eastwatch-jon-snow-05.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-eastwatch-jon-snow-05 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Funny Bend the Knee Jokes About Game of Thrones twitter:description: Bow down twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06165ab3c336cb27/6988d90b656a3f2e45bd1326/game-of-thrones-eastwatch-jon-snow-05.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Best Bend the Knee Memes Every _Game of Thrones_ Fan Will Appreciate  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 14, 2017 4:13 PM CUT  Helen Sloan—HBO  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 14, 2017 4:13 PM CUT In her [never-ending quest to claim the Seven Kingdoms and the Iron Throne](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ "undefined"), [Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen](http://time.com/4885747/game-of-thrones-daenerys-targaryen-azor-ahai-theory/ "undefined"), first of her name, the Unburnt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, and the Mother of Dragons, is fairly adamant about one thing: she needs everyone she meets to “[bend the knee](http://time.com/4891986/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-bend-the-knee-daenerys-targaryen/ "undefined"),” including but not limited to one[ Jon Snow, the King of the North](http://time.com/4898856/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-parents-annulment/ "undefined"). Most of [the interactions that Jon and Daeny have had in season 7 of _Game of Thrones_ ](http://time.com/4889243/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-daenerys-relationship/ "undefined")since [they first met](http://time.com/4880545/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-daenerys-targaryen-marry/ "undefined") have begun or ended with the Mother of Dragons asking Jon Snow if he will “bend the knee,” something that isn’t lost on fans of the show (including cast member Sophie Turner) who have taken to the Internet with endless jokes about how Daenerys just can’t let this power play go. There was the perfect meme for Jon and Daeny’s never-ending topic of conversation. > [](https://twitter.com/SerLlorah/status/893153164123398144) Viral photos of Jon and Daenerys on their phones came in handy as an appropriate rejoinder for “bending the knee.” > [](https://twitter.com/Daenerys/status/892008967160958976) While others found a GIF that the Mother of Dragons would love. > [](https://twitter.com/ThePixelFactor/status/893930649895219200) Even Sansa Stark got in on the fun. New phone, who dis? > [](https://twitter.com/LordSnow/status/893553040631840768) Others had the perfect soundtrack for Daenerys’ demands. > [](https://twitter.com/joshtheblessed/status/896900747266150401) While others pointed to the Tarleys’ demises as impetus for bending the knee. > [](https://twitter.com/ItsEmeryHouse/status/896901948636581889) > [](https://twitter.com/ErickFernandez/status/891831379150991363) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4899342/game-of-thrones-bend-the-knee-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4899342/game-of-thrones-bend-the-knee-memes/"},"headline":"The Best Bend the Knee Memes Every Game of Thrones Fan Will Appreciate","datePublished":"2017-08-14T16:13:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:27.774Z","description":"Bow down","url":"https://time.com/4899342/game-of-thrones-bend-the-knee-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","game of thrones","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06165ab3c336cb27/6988d90b656a3f2e45bd1326/game-of-thrones-eastwatch-jon-snow-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06165ab3c336cb27/6988d90b656a3f2e45bd1326/game-of-thrones-eastwatch-jon-snow-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"game-of-thrones-eastwatch-jon-snow-05","caption":"","creditText":"Helen Sloan—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/4899342/game-of-thrones-bend-the-knee-memes/","name":"The Best Bend the Knee Memes Every Game of Thrones Fan Will Appreciate"}}]}] ```