Game Of Thrones Season 7: 16 Best Internet Reactions To "Stormborn"

8. And I Know When That Hot Pie Bling

Because of the culture of heroic underdogs that George RR Martin consciously fostered from day one, whenever supporting characters like Lyanna Mormont, Gendry and Benjen turn up, they're hyped up to near impossible levels. When it comes to Hot Pie, for some reason that counts about ten-fold.

After his reappearance in this episode, he was proclaimed as the real Azor Ahai and he was turned into the best candidate to sit on the Iron Throne eventually. Never let the truth get in the way of an exciting theory, though eh folks? And all because he's just stable while the world goes to hell around him.

Unfortunately, him saying he's a survivor is one of those red flags you know to look out for in this bloody show. Him turning up in the next episode hanging from his heels on the outside of the inn is exactly the kind of f*ckery HBO like to go in for...

And if you thought Arya's behaviour was very Hound-like, you weren't alone. She was basically being turned into a mini-Sandor...

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