Social media reacts to season premiere of 'Game of Thrones'

The eagerly anticipated premiere of the eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones” aired Sunday night, with Winterfell the site of emotionally charged reunions, new spats and lingering grudges.

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The first episode was a little bit lighter on action and corpses, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The New York Times was a bit more descriptive, tabbing the opening episode as "a somewhat soapy but generally very satisfying setup" for the show's final run.

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However, there was still plenty of intrigue, tension and teases for the remaining episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Predictably, social media was full of reaction:

Winter is here. https://t.co/VC7EXeSL88 pic.twitter.com/dgGzzkVu0c
— Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion) April 14, 2019

This Jon Snow, Ayra Stark, Needle reunion is actually what I've been waiting for ... Y'all can keep y'all's throne #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/s62mYEZWR7
— Angélique Roché (@AngeliqueRoche) April 15, 2019

Cersei: “so...about these thousands of men, horses and elephants..”

Golden Company: “see what has happened was..”

Cersei: pic.twitter.com/bHdbRrcltf
— Stephanie Yeboah (@NerdAboutTown) April 15, 2019

Wondering where ours are too tbh#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/hfw1KyqGKa
— IGN (@IGN) April 15, 2019

My favorite moment from this episode of #GameofThrones: pic.twitter.com/pOskwuhtDA
— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) April 15, 2019

Daenerys Targaryen: Season 1 vs. Season 8:#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/P7AztaYfDA
— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) April 15, 2019

I present to you..

Dr. Dre’s The Next Episode ft. Bran#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/rrlNeQHrw1
— Shahbaz Khan (@ShahbazMKhan) April 15, 2019

YOU: [switches to private browsing]

BRAN STARK: pic.twitter.com/YP1kitZDBd
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) April 15, 2019

Bran on Game of Thrones is now basically Orin from Parks & Rec pic.twitter.com/DbOGk96TWN
— Alex Zalben (@azalben) April 15, 2019

I’m fully embracing Bran Stark’s new role as the #GameOfThrones fan at home telling the other characters to stop messing around because there are only six episodes this season. pic.twitter.com/GyOhbfC0PH
— Dan Murrell (@MurrellDan) April 15, 2019

There’s a supernatural tyrant roaming the countryside with his army of the dead and an ice breathing zombie dragon and Jon Snow used his first time riding a dragon to take his girl on a romantic waterfall date.

Night King gonna run up the score.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) April 15, 2019

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Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk