Game of Thrones’ seventh season went out with a bang, scoring huge fan-satisfaction points. “The Dragon and the Wolf” both came too soon and offered moments that the series’ most loyal viewers had been waiting years for.
Spoiler warning: Stop here if you haven’t watched season 7, episode 7 of Game of Thrones.
Here are five of the biggest moments in the finale, several of which are the biggest moments in the series so far:
Sansa got major redemption after all the shade that haters on social media have thrown her way over the course of this season, sentencing Littlefinger to death for all of his crimes. That’s right, Lady of Winterfell — you own that moment! And Arya carried out that sentence with glee. You just wonder what was going through the minds of the Lords of the Vale: They’re both terrifying and awesome at the same time!
Worth noting, too, that Bran was sitting back there, so it really was the three siblings making this moment happen.
Me waiting for Little Finger to die #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/mvVfoRbqUe
— Jàvi (@JPrinceton97) August 28, 2017
Me, when Littlefinger started to beg for his life: #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/y5sGUUYskJ
— Sansa Snark (@skdubs21) August 28, 2017
Sansa: "How do you answer these charges Lord Baelish"
Little finger:#GameOfThones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/BniPpLdZvp— Louis Vuitton Dona (@aashleybanks) August 28, 2017
Little Finger was like…#GameOfThones #demthrones pic.twitter.com/z6kEMgGI05
— Lukenya Cage (@Im_virtuous) August 28, 2017
Littlefinger: "none of you were there."
Bran: #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/GFCz3vzuiI
— Jessie Christina (@heyyyJessiee) August 28, 2017
How we all felt when Littlefinger got that business #gameofthrones #ThronesYall #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/XDYWASttMP
— Tiffany Helton (@Snoopygurl82) August 28, 2017
Little Finger got Gamesharked by Bran's all-seeing cheat codes lmao #GameOfThones #retrogaming pic.twitter.com/8jF98MBKFW
— Carl Forrest (@CarlForrest) August 28, 2017
Introducing…
Arya Stark, the Executioner of Winterfell. #GameofThrones #ThronesYall #GameOfThones #DemThrones #Arya #LittleFinger pic.twitter.com/Q6NtA4jM6c— Image Banc (@ImageBanc) August 28, 2017
As if Dany’s epic arrival on Drogon wasn’t enough to cause Westerosi jaws to hit the floor, when Cersei and her team see the wight for the first time, the horror and dread — and Qyburn’s morbid fascination — are palpable.
After initially agreeing to support the cause, Cersei later, naturally, vows to betray the alliance. This move is directly out of her father Tywin’s playbook, you may recall.
cersei when the white walker came out of the box #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/PKuNp2dpeQ
— Ioris (@chstains) August 28, 2017
Euron Greyjoy after seeing the white walker #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/DXKbMKqTce
— Marcus Simon (@WeightsnWorship) August 28, 2017
Cersei after seeing the White Walker charging at her :#GameOfThones #GameOfThroneFinale #GoT pic.twitter.com/knH34dKEOC
— Aditya Nalge (@theadityanalge) August 28, 2017
Jaime: But YOU pledged our forces to travel North with Daenerys and fight our common enemy.
Cersei:#DemThrones #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/F86jHdLGO8
— Richie (@RichieOnTV) August 28, 2017
Next season on #GameOfThones: cersei lannister making her way back inside her castle while the whole world dies around her; pic.twitter.com/Olkuex7POq
— Joshua Anthony (@Joshneyy) August 28, 2017
We know Cersei is full evil these days because she has *hands down* the best outfits. #GameOfThones
— Rachel Weber (@therachelweber) August 28, 2017
Cersei trying to tell Jaime why she lied #ThronesYAll #GameOfThones #DemThrones pic.twitter.com/5ZxKwJuIT2
— T'Holla (@woahjadee) August 28, 2017
No. 2 above leads to this moment, Jaime on the road of honor — we’re assuming that, true to his word, he’s going to support the efforts to battle the army of the dead, right? He’s not off to Lys for some R&R.
Me when Jaime FINALLY left cersei #GameOfThones #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/jkcGj0PycW
— btg (@IThietje10) August 28, 2017
#GameOfThones
Cersei: No one walks away from me!!Jamie: pic.twitter.com/LywsNgPces
— Stevie Andretti (@Stevie_FSun) August 28, 2017
Can we hear it for my man Jamie Lannister?? #GameOfThones #DemThrones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/Q0ZqCp6HqT
— Maurina Solis (@maurinaleah) August 28, 2017
Jamie be like #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/L8lQKKiJdC
— Zachary Shaffer (@Shaffer8Shaffer) August 28, 2017
Dany and Jon get together at the very same moment that Bran reveals to Sam that Jon is Targaryen, and Sam reveals to Bran that he might have missed the part where Jon isn’t a bastard.
We waited 7 years for this. #GameOfThrones #AegonTargaryen #JonSnow pic.twitter.com/WNPdtzmBaG
— fandom ⚔️ habitué (@colt_katana) August 28, 2017
Jon as the rightful heir to the Iron Throne is a great dramatic ruffle to his relationship w/Dany. #JenWatchesGOT #GameofThrones #spoilers pic.twitter.com/OQvRsoAOzB
— Jen (@jbuffyangel) August 28, 2017
Shoutout to Jon Snow for keeping Ned Stark's legacy even though that ain't his daddy #GameOfThones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/AmzZfxatih
— JNK (@QueenieJNK) August 28, 2017
I hope Jon Snow's butt gets an IMDb credit for that appearance. #GameOfThones
— Kirsten King (@KirstenKing_) August 28, 2017
Daenerys: "I can't get pregnant".
Snow: "Yeah, we'll see". #GameOfThonesfinale #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/MdrNyJIUFO— Kiki Milios (@KikiTweeted) August 28, 2017
Guess one of our burning questions was answered: Ice dragons breathe ice — Wall-destroying ice, that is. Or was it blue fire? Guess season 8 will tell us…
yeah yeah Dany and Jon – IS TORMUND OK? HE NEEDS TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL GIANT GINGER BABIES WITH BRIENNE! #GameOfThrones #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/3V5YolrQd8
— Julia (@JuliaAIrish) August 28, 2017
Me watching the ice dragon destroy the wall in #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/WsHzJDjx3P
— Sarah Collins (@Sarahraec17) August 28, 2017
Trump watching the wall fall tonight. #GameOfThones #DemThrones #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/wUpwleXuZD
— Joshua Fowler (@JFowl1) August 28, 2017
Last week: I know they got a undead dragon but they'll never get past the wall or they can just kill the Night King
Tonight:#GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/f02XjAMD04
— Jon Harrison (@jonharrisonsb) August 28, 2017
When the Dragon F'ed up the wall and you have to wait another year for a #GameOfThones episode. That finale was ?. Literally. pic.twitter.com/7hd4LF89ts
— Matt DiThomas (@MDiThomas) August 28, 2017
The night king arriving at the wall #GameOfThones #GoTFinale pic.twitter.com/wZvbIpM2qn
— gbengss (@guze_ak) August 28, 2017
Night king right now #GameOfThrones #GameOfThronesFinale #ThronesYall #GameOfThones pic.twitter.com/7aGVwLkXf2
— Pavan Kosaraju (@loftypavan) August 28, 2017
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