MAJOR spoilers for the May 22 episode of “Game of Thrones” below. Don’t read if you don’t want to know.
“Game of Thrones,” the most gut-punchy show on TV, just laid us out yet again.
At the conclusion of Sunday night’s episode, Meera, Bran and Hodor frantically attempted to escape the undead forces of the evil White Walkers, but not all of them made it.
To help Meer and Bran escape, Hodor had to hold a door (read our recap of the episode for more on the semantic significance of this event). He did it, but seemingly at the cost of his own life.
And, given how beloved Hodor has been as a character, this event led to quite the outpouring of emotion and jokes on social media Sunday night after the episode aired. Here’s a sampling of the best reactions:
Pouring some for our good man #Hodor. Not ashamed to say I got misty eyed. Stellar full circle moment. #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/uFs8wKageR
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 23, 2016
Do you have a friend like Hodor? #GameofThrones #ThronesYall
— deray (@deray) May 23, 2016
Great. Now doors are ruined for me. #GoT #Hodor
— Fusilier??? (@blakeful) May 23, 2016
I am a 42 year old man weeping openly like a newborn babe. I can't even deal right now. #GameofThrones #ThronesYall #Hodor #HoldTheDoor
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 23, 2016
Chivalry is dead. #Hodor ✊?? pic.twitter.com/cpN18iR5Kn
— Narz (@Narz) May 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/michaelgolamco/status/734568783499677698
Pouring some for our good man #Hodor. Not ashamed to say I got misty eyed. Stellar full circle moment. #ThronesYall pic.twitter.com/uFs8wKageR
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/thejambert/status/734567080570322944
https://twitter.com/katrosenfield/status/734567013528547328
https://twitter.com/ManyFacedSquad/status/734566823568494592
https://twitter.com/xmasape/status/734566144170962944
https://twitter.com/HashtagJaguars/status/734565854554247169
Replacing "thanks" with "Hodor" when people hold doors for me now. pic.twitter.com/0js3oo2ELY
— Noah Simon (@NoahSimon_) May 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/rodimusprime/status/734565077454622721
Internet right now #GameofThrones #HoldTheDoor #Hodor pic.twitter.com/nBLYlRfr55
— Radar del Geek (@Radardelgeek) May 23, 2016
That really would have been the scene in which Hodor could have, just once, said women’s rights. #GameofThrones
— Emily St. James (@emilyvdw) May 23, 2016