With over five million tweets referring to it, the first episode of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones (GoT), that aired Sunday on HBO, became the most-tweeted about episode of the show ever.
“The most-tweeted about character from the extremely popular fiction series was Bran, followed by Jon Snow, Daenerys, Sansa and Cersei,” the micro-blogging site said in a statement on Monday.
Meanwhile, Twitter was buzzing with fans giving mixed reactions to the new season of GoT. “I’m judging you #GameofThrones,” tweeted one user, while another posted: “When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. #GameofThrones.”
Another Twitterati posted: “Am I the only one who didn’t like it? Nothing happened at all. #GameofThrones.”
I stole this from insta. #GameofThrones #GoT pic.twitter.com/PspBJHwI4N
— Tyler Synan (@tyler_synan) April 16, 2019
Pray for Jorah. #GameofThrones #JorahMormont pic.twitter.com/r2Dk7q8zWs
— No One (@NoOne998) April 15, 2019
We waited seven seasons for this scene #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/dtugtF2ndE
— رغد القحطاني (@Raghd_Kahtany) April 15, 2019
“Only a Targaryen can ride a dragon”
Think about this. #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/nu8nsgaaHF
— BUBA❄️ (@bubaconnell) April 16, 2019
GoT is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and DB Weiss. It will air five more episodes each Sunday until May 19.