Game of Thrones was a huge cultural phenomenon. HBO invested a ton of money into George R.R. Martin’s creation, and it paid off, at least for a while. You have all these storylines, backstabbing royals, and dragons.
The entire story takes place in Westeros and Essos. Westeros has the Seven Kingdoms, but calling them “united” is a stretch. Everyone is too busy scheming to stab each other in the back for the Iron Throne. The main players are the Starks (moody and unlucky), the Lannisters (rich and ruthless), the Baratheons (chaotic), and the Targaryens (known for their dragons, silver hair, and big family drama).
They’re all vying for power, but up North, you’ve got the White Walkers. Game of Thrones made its reputation by throwing out every typical fantasy cliché. Some of the best moments include: Ned Stark’s execution, the Red Wedding, and Daenerys gradually transforming from “lost princess” to “Mother of Dragons, breaker of chains, destroyer of… cities.”
And then there’s the opening credits sequence. It’s a show in itself—spinning clockwork castles, epic music, and a map that changes every episode. If you say you didn’t hum the theme at least once, you’re lying.
Now, let’s discuss that finale. The memes practically wrote themselves. After eight seasons of “trust no one,” the final episodes sped up, leaving many people blinking in confusion. Suddenly, Bran, the guy who spent most of the show being cryptic and spaced out, is crowned king. People had jokes for days about that. King Bran the Broken?
The deaths of major characters in Game of Thrones were underwhelming. Daenerys went from “liberator” to “city scorcher,” and Cersei was buried by rocks. Jon Snow, who literally came back from the dead, was sent off to the Wall (again). The only real win was Jon finally petting his direwolf Ghost. Took him long enough. And don’t forget that council scene where they “democratically” picked the new king.
Social media went wild—memes about Bran not doing any homework but still getting picked as class president, or the lords and ladies handling politics like a boardroom full of interns.
Game of Thrones' ending left people so unsatisfied that making fun of it became part of the healing process. It was perhaps a train wreck, but at least it was a meme goldmine.
What happened in the finale of Game of Thrones?
Here’s the real scoop on the Game of Thrones finale “The Iron Throne,” that one everyone yelled about online for months. The episode picks up right after Daenerys goes all fire-and-blood on King’s Landing. The place is trashed. Jon Snow and Davos are just wandering around.
Tyrion’s poking around the ruins of the Red Keep and, he finds Jaime and Cersei under a pile of rocks. Super sad, but what a way to go. Meanwhile, Grey Worm is out here on a warpath, just straight-up executing Lannister soldiers because Dany said so.
Daenerys boasts about her 'liberation' of the city to her Unsullied and Dothraki, aiming to free the whole world. Tyrion, fed up, throws his Hand pin in front of her and is imprisoned for treason. In a pivotal moment, Tyrion warns Jon that Daenerys plans to burn Sansa and Arya. Jon confronts her, and she remains relentless, showing no remorse for destroying King’s Landing.
Jon tries to reason with her, but she’s set in her ways. So, they kiss—then he stabs her. Drogon, her dragon, shows up, sniffs out Dany’s body, gets all emotional, and melts the Iron Throne. No one gets to sit on it now. Then he scoops up Daenerys and flies off into the unknown. After all that, the surviving power players gather for a brief council meeting, as someone must rule. They end up choosing Bran “the Broken” Stark to be king.
As for everyone’s fate, Jon is banished back to the Night’s Watch, but he seems okay with it. Sansa becomes Queen in the North. Arya hops on a ship to see what’s west of Westeros. Tyrion, somehow, ends up as Bran’s Hand.
Funniest Game of Thrones memes about the finale
This meme totally nails it. Bran spent eight seasons just zoning out and rolling his eyes back. Then, he’s made king. It’s like the office intern who barely knows where the coffee machine is but somehow gets the CEO job because he’s “got a unique perspective.”
Messed up every chance, wrecked people’s lives, somehow never froze to death—yet guess who’s sitting on the throne at the end? Destiny just handing out crowns to its favorites, pure nepotism.
Honestly, that little raven just watched everyone else roast each other alive in the dragon-chaos version of musical chairs in Game of Thrones, then waltzed over and grabbed the last seat as if it was all part of the plan.
Jon’s ending is just him trudging off into the snow like the world’s saddest kid, dragging his baggage and that giant furry wolf. If looks could kill, his mood would’ve frozen the entire North.
Meanwhile, Bran’s highlight reel in Game of Thrones is basically tumbling out a window and then going full Netflix on Westerosi history. Riveting stuff, Tyrion. Truly edge-of-your-seat material.
Jon did all the dirty work—literally saved the entire realm from Dany’s meltdown, stabbed her in the heart, and everything—and what does he get for it? Exiled. Like... congratulations on saving the world, now get out. Grey Worm’s still salty, so… bye.
She probably wanted to scribble something like, “This absolute buffoon hyped me up, then straight-up vanished to croak with his toxic ex under a mountain of boulders.” But no, she went with the classic, “He was honorable. He died protecting his queen.” because, you know, decorum.
Drogon just acted like… everyone. He has got a minute of screen time, and he still managed to pull off more heartbreak than Jon Snow brooding for eight seasons. The way he poked at Daenerys, all sad and lost, and then he goes full meltdown on the throne—burns that stupid chair to a crisp.
Half the people on that show should be taking notes from a CGI dragon.
Drogon took one look at Jon, torched the throne, probably thinking this ugly chair’s the real headache, grabbed his mom, and peaced out. He didn’t even bother frying Jon or going full vengeance mode.
Arya’s out here pulling a full-on Columbus—can’t sit still, gotta dodge all those emotions by sailing off the edge of the map. Meanwhile, everyone else is busy fixing their lives or nursing some romance-induced hangover, but nope, not Arya. She’s just grabbing her sword and peacing out.
Game of Thrones had us all hooked—dragons, betrayals, all that juicy drama. But that last episode was pure chaos. Characters acted like they’d swapped scripts, and plotlines wrapped up too quickly. People weren’t just disappointed; they were downright confused.
So, naturally, the internet did what it does best: memed it. Sarcasm and jokes flooded everywhere because what else do you do when your favorite show stumbles at the finish line?