A ‘Game Of Thrones’ Character Got ‘Unnecessary Hot,’ And No One’s Sure How To Feel About This

Robin Arryn was only in nine episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones (it’s already weird talking about this show in the past tense), but he made each of his appearances count. It’s hard to have a more memorable debut than the one “Sweetrobin” made in season one’s “The Wolf and the Lion” when he’s seen drinking milk from his mother’s breast. He was eight years old at the time. Robin was also the recipient of a Sansa slap, learned to fight with a sword (poorly), and got really excited that one time when he saw a falcon. Basically, he was a whiny, good-for-nothing brat, which is why Game of Thrones viewers were so shocked to see him in the series finale. Folks, I have news: Robin is hot now.

— Megan Farokhmanesh (@Megan_Nicolett) May 20, 2019

It’s called “Longbottoming” (not what it sounds like), the “sometimes slow, sometimes overnight, always surprising transformation of someone, usually a man, from decidedly unattractive to hot as hell a la Matthew Lewis, the actor who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series.” Lino Facioli, the actor who plays the Lord of the Vale, isn’t as ripped as Neville, but he’s gone through a Jonas Brothers-level metamorphosis, also referred to as a “glow-up,” since the last time we saw him in season six. This left people feeling a different kind of conflicted than who the new Ruler of the Six Kingdoms is.

— fran hoepfner (@franhoepfner) May 20, 2019

stop i cannot allow myself to think that Robin Arryn is hot right now #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/MmVwsKjYuF

— ४ (@grimescallies) May 20, 2019

Okay…but why is Robin Arryn kinda hot… pic.twitter.com/1mkfJ1DR9a

— ✨GlitzBit ✨ (@Glitzbitzz) May 20, 2019

Robin/Robert Arryn was unnecessary hot in this episode it was distracting. #GOT pic.twitter.com/4rzI68sith

— Bran (@WriterBran) May 20, 2019

since when is robin arryn hot #GameofThronesSeason8 pic.twitter.com/6WkMgOGtpH

— hannah (@hannahbindman) May 20, 2019

all i have to say about the finale is that robin arryn could get it any day of the week

— liani ‎⎊ (@lilchanax) May 20, 2019

— Marina Swansoo (@OhDyoMio) May 20, 2019

Robin Arryn went from 'why is that grown ass boy sucking on that booby' to 'why is that grown ass boy NOT sucking on THIS booby' pic.twitter.com/yqSNBbWWmC

— annabel meschke (@annabel_meschke) May 20, 2019

Robin Arryn: a glowup #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/WQ3uyV2KZc

— Bettina Cecilia (@bcdgonzalez) May 20, 2019

For his part, Facioli took the attention in stride. “Definitely didn’t expect my morning to start off like this,” he tweeted in response to a TV Guide article with the headline, “Hot Robin Arryn Is Officially the Neville Longbottom of Game of Thrones.” Milk does the body good, apparently. Listen to your doctor (or mom).