It was the moment many Game of Thrones fans were waiting for: Daenerys and Sansa finally met face-to-face. And now Daenerys’ relatable, passive-aggressive smile in that meeting has been turned into a meme.
Everyone at Winterfell prepared for a deadly standoff against the White Walkers in the latest episode of the HBO series. Two of the series’ most powerful women–Daenerys and Sansa–faced off in a more civilized manner: through passive-aggressive banter. The moment was ripe for meme making.
https://twitter.com/reallyhalalfood/status/1120437099403018240
On Monday, Twitter user @reallyhalalfood posted a screenshot of Daenerys’ smile, along with the text “Caption this,” letting users have free rein with the moment.
“It happened to be one of my favorite scenes of Sunday’s episode,” @reallyhalalfood told the Daily Dot. “[Daenerys’] laugh and face has 1,000 underlying meanings. Everyone has had it in their lives, and it led to a great moment that I just had to share.”
In fact, Danny’s passive aggression is so relatable that it’s already earned nearly 1,000 comments, its own Twitter moment, and thousands of captioned retweets.
this how white people smile at all minorities https://t.co/RhIKwLMZ8H
— 𝕂𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕜𝕠𝕞 (@_kurlykay) April 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/itskindred/status/1120760335420387329
Do you draw them by hand or with a computer? https://t.co/RZCK1o76UC
— Rachael Stott will be at C2E2 (@RachaelAtWork) April 23, 2019
Me: I’ve been working very hard on my artistic skillset for over 15 years!
— Hannah Lavender ⚔️✨ (@Hannah_illo) April 23, 2019
Them: ACTUALLY your **talent** is a **gift** and was given to you by **god**!! You have done nothing! Also it’s not a skill! Also it’s just a hobby and you should drop it and have babies instead!
Me: https://t.co/tx5cPmcvr2
Per my last email face https://t.co/xKjuwR94u8
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) April 23, 2019
when u work in retail n some arsehole tells u its a shame ur missin a lovely day ootside https://t.co/194TsyGq07
— clvn (@profiterholes) April 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/treswritesstuff/status/1120711243180982274
“You speak so well, which school did you go to?” https://t.co/IsEG14pCGT
— Gugulethu Mhlungu | Gogo Mpendulo (@GugsM) April 23, 2019
Anyone who has ever worked retail knows this smile all too well.
https://twitter.com/joshyboyles2/status/1120696557509271552
“You know what? Why don’t I just speak to your manager instead?” https://t.co/mSOWB51VKX
— Cristian (@bigdomehooligan) April 23, 2019
I asked for this drink ICED. https://t.co/LW1zk1fGTE
— Jaylen Baham (@Gleefuljaylen14) April 23, 2019
Though only two episodes in, Game of Thrones‘ eighth season has been packed with reunions and first meetings that are nearly a decade in the making.
Viewers have been eagerly awaiting the meeting between the Mother of Dragons and Lady of Winterfell. The two women possess diametrically opposed goals for the future of Westeros–which, of course, becomes irrelevant if everyone is murdered by ice zombies in the next episode.
This season of Game of Thrones has had a strong start with memes. And if anyone survives the next episode’s highly anticipated battle, Danny’s all-too-relatable squint hopefully won’t be the last.
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