Twitter’s Got Jokes About The Newest ‘Game Of Thrones’ Episode, ‘Eastwatch’

This post contains spoilers for Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 5 “Eastwatch”.

Game Of Thrones introduced some intriguing developments about Jon Snow’s parentage, assembled a squad, announced a pregnancy (that may not be real), and more in Sunday night’s episode, “Eastwatch” (our review here). Though it may not have had as much dragon death from above this week, it was still an entertaining episode, and — as usual — Twitter lit up with plenty of jokes.

People were looking forward to some escapism:

— Connor Ferguson (@csferguson) August 14, 2017

Perhaps the biggest moment was when Gilly stumbled upon proof that Jon may be the legitimate — not bastard — son of Rhaegar Targaryen and therefore higher than Daenerys in the line of succession. And yet, Samwell ignored her discovery:

— Game of Anxiety (@Gryazar) August 14, 2017

Sam interrupting Gilly as she makes THE MOST IMPORTANT REVEAL in #GameOfThrones is every woman's experience in every meeting ever

— Abigail Brooks (@_abigailbrooks) August 14, 2017

Gilly:

*learns how to read*

*Discovers the truth to the biggest mystery in the entire series*

*Is ignored*#GameOfThrones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/sK57RGM7Rv

— Penelope (@dailyunnie) August 14, 2017

Sam! SHUT UP and listen to Gilly talk about R+L=J

#GameOfThrones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/mrAb4DbvDh

— Sarah (@sarahducky) August 14, 2017

Sam. pic.twitter.com/8Z8m0kolXi

— Cass Anderson (@casspa) August 14, 2017

I think Gilly is going to finish these novels before George RR Martin does

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 14, 2017

And even more proof of Jon’s place in the Targaryen family came directly from Drogon:

— RTarant (@RTarant) August 14, 2017

Drogon smelling that Targaryen blood in Jon like #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/MEom81FrnR

— Tracey Harris (@traceyrharris) August 14, 2017

I half expect Drogon to clear his throat and say to Daenerys: “Hey, you know this guy’s a Targaryen, right” @GameOfThrones

— James Hibberd (@JamesHibberd) August 14, 2017

Jon after discovering that annulment record: Hey, Dany

Dany: Yeah

Jon: *whispering* Bend the knee. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/44D5Wjgsgj

— Rex(ie) Manning (@KLPenington) August 14, 2017

Is it incest if you don't know ur related Asking for a friend… who knows nothing. #gameofthrones

— miznitch ️‍ (@mr_frye) August 7, 2017

In the episode, Daenerys demonstrated she still has interesting methods for winning friends and influencing people:

— James Hibberd (@JamesHibberd) August 14, 2017

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4 – The Spoils of War Review & Recap – https://t.co/PBhQRth1HQ #GameofThrones #thespoilsofwar pic.twitter.com/Nuvw1Hw6BD

— Watchers on the Wall (@WatchersOTWall) August 7, 2017

Dany: i'm not here to kill you, that's Cersei's thing

Dany: join me or die

Me:#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/S4Jjvj7Xip

— grimes meme (@RichonnesSon) August 14, 2017

And Littlefinger was a source of ire, as always:

— Twitnter is Coming (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 17, 2017

When Arya saw Littlefinger:#GoTS7 pic.twitter.com/SO0nrbTqrJ

— GameOfThronesAddict (@GameOfThroneGuy) August 7, 2017

I won't be surprised if Little Finger has actually crossed the Wall and made an alliance with the Night King #ThronesYall #GOTS7

— tiny (@tinyvasion) August 14, 2017

And some on Twitter pointed out moments from “Eastwatch” they found relatable:

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 14, 2017

When someone asks about my cats. pic.twitter.com/9PN93fgbPB

— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) August 14, 2017

That feeling when you realized your boss gives no fucks lol pic.twitter.com/XfQ67nb1So

— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) August 14, 2017

Others made general observations:

— Denizcan Targaryen (@MrFilmkritik) August 7, 2017

DICKONS OUT FOR CERSEI

— Twitnter is Coming (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 14, 2017

"101 Things to Try With Fermented Crab Tonight!" – cover line of Westeros edition of Cosmopolitan magazine

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 14, 2017

Jorah scraped all his fuckin skin off his body for Dany to call him #friend wow

— Meggy (@OhEmmeG) August 14, 2017

If Cersei had dragons literally everyone would be dead except her by now.

— Twitnter is Coming (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 14, 2017

And some of those general observations were a bummer, like Ser Davos’ wisdom (“Nothing f*cks you harder than time”) and what must be happening with Ellaria Sand right now:

— Alex Steinman (@AlexSteinman) August 14, 2017

Dark thought: Somewhere below Cersei and Jaime, Ellaria Sand is still chained up, except now staring her daughter’s corpse @GameOfThrones

— James Hibberd (@JamesHibberd) August 14, 2017

And many of the observations, as usual, were about the hyperloop that must have been built in Westeros since last season:

— Tim Sampson (@tsampson) August 14, 2017

Davos getting from Dragonstone to King's Landing back to Dragonstone to Eastwatch in one #GameOfThrones episode: pic.twitter.com/hvJ793stNi

— Jamie Jirak (@JamieCinematics) August 14, 2017

Wow, #GameOfThrones confirms what gamers have known for a decade. Unlocking fast travel = an infinitely more enjoyable experience.

— Jake Young (@BestJakeYoung) August 14, 2017

I used to like Game of Thrones for the sex and dragons, now I'm just jealous of everyone's commute times

— Brian Gaar (@briangaar) August 14, 2017

And Gendry, whom we knew would be showing (rowing) up soon, finally returned. Davos made the joke we’ve all made, Gendry made a hammer, and Jon and Gendry may have made friends.

— C (@chunter203) August 14, 2017

We had the Battle of the Bastards. Now can we have the Bromance of the Bastards @GameOfThrones

— James Hibberd (@JamesHibberd) August 14, 2017

Did I just find a hammer I love more than Mjölnir #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/3BOn6a7n6N

— Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams) August 14, 2017

I screamed when Davos said "I thought you might still be rowing"…the writers literally inserted a meme into the show #GameOfThrones

— jENNiE (@holi_daddi) August 14, 2017

And it wasn’t just Jon and Gendry teaming up. They brought together a whole posse to go wrangle up a zombie:

— C.J (@cgh992) August 14, 2017

So two sons of kings, four guys who came back from the dead or near death, a Red Priest, and a wildling walk into a bar

— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) August 14, 2017

#gameofthrones is taking on a decidedly "fellowship of the ring" vibe this episode.

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 14, 2017

#GameofThrones just assembled the Avengers, y'all. pic.twitter.com/htSm4V5Yga

— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) August 14, 2017

The Hound, Jon, Jorah, and Tormund have all linked up to go fuck shit up. This shit is like Suicide Squad except it's gonna actually be good

— Larry Beyince (@DragonflyJonez) August 14, 2017

But not everyone took the side of this Suicide Squad:

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 14, 2017

All in all, quite the episode:

— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) August 14, 2017