This post contains spoilers.
The penultimate episode of Game of Thrones was a doozy.
After seven and a half seasons of waiting, the battle between Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen began—and ended—in fire. Once the smoke cleared, fans were mostly dismayed at the violence unleashed on the innocents of King’s Landing.
When the destruction ceased, a mostly unharmed Arya was left standing. In a moment dripping with symbolism, a pale white horse approached her through the haze. The episode ended with a lone Arya riding her unexpected savior out of the ruins. While the shot was beautiful—albeit convenient—many fans were reminded of the speed with which an Uber shows up after a hard night of partying.
“Bran sent a horse uber to save Arya and some of y’all think he’s useless,” one user wrote. “That’s more than what Jon did the entire season.”
And death rode in on a pale horse #Arya #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/OhHA5ZGmUn
— 👼Angel👼 (@Gothghoulangel) May 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/andifinds/status/1127789540196929536
Pale horse waiting for things to calm down so it can pick Arya up #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/6lndBRPAeP
— ༒ M𝑜𝒽𝒾𝓉.₭ ༒ (@MohitKumar14Th) May 13, 2019
Bran sent a horse uber to save Arya and some of y’all think he’s useless. That’s more than what Jon did the entire season. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/Mcdi14SsBB
— muad'dib (@lndra__) May 13, 2019
#GameofThrones
— pd (@boolin) May 13, 2019
decent episode tbh but idk how i feel about the product placement at the end pic.twitter.com/9hGiY36q0q
Arya: I must get out of here….
— kyle (@cptndiabetess) May 13, 2019
Horse: Your Uber has arrived#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/HAvj0r4gQG
The little girl #Arya tried to save was holding a white horse#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/rW7mPdFrqe
— Thrones Facts | HOTD 🐉 (@Thrones_Facts) May 13, 2019
Thanks for choosing Uber
byu/Drewbags83 inGameOfThronesMemes
Other fans couldn’t help but be reminded of Lil Nas X’s chart-topping “Old Town Road.”
arya: (touches horse)
— p. claire dodson (@Claire_ifying) May 13, 2019
me, whispering: alexa play old town road
https://twitter.com/HyenaahYT/status/1127771539108257792
https://twitter.com/WorldofIsaac/status/1127762253141422080
Arya needs to take that horse to the Old Kings Road
— Chisom (@ChizNuke) May 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/BrandonxxEvans/status/1127772151933808641
Some people poked fun at how long Arya’s shot with the horse lasted… in an episode that very much felt strapped for time.
https://twitter.com/dylanmatt/status/1127760487830179841
https://twitter.com/carohuntz/status/1127781132097998848
WHY WAS THE SCENE BETWEEN ARYA AND THIS DAMN BLOODY HORSE LITERALLY FIVE WHOLE MINUTES? WHO MADE THESE DECISIONS? #GameofThrones
— Michael. (@yosoymichael) May 13, 2019
The scene was soaked in symbolism, leaving many fans to guess as to what the writers were trying to communicate. Does the pale horse symbolize Dany’s death? Did Bran warg into the horse to save his isolated sister? Has Uber finally perfected its Westerosi expansion? Regardless of the reasoning, one of Westeros’ most capable killers is on the move. We can’t know where she’s headed until next episode, but we know she’ll get there quickly.
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