Media reacts to battle of Winterfell on ‘Game of Thrones’: ‘What did I just watch?!’

Members of the media are among those weighing in on the latest “Game of Thrones” episode in the hit HBO series’ final season.

Reactions to the highly anticipated battle of Winterfell, which was said to include the longest battle scene filmed for television, ranged from confusion and complaints about scenes being too dark to major major accolades for the 82-minute episode.

Sunday’s episode is expected to be the most-watched in the HBO program’s eight-year history. The season premiere on April 14 attracted 17.4 million viewers to the pay-for channel, with millions more watching the premiere on DVR, repeats and streaming.

The battle of Winterfell centered on a fight between the living and the dead, a confrontation that has been building since the show launched in 2011.

The battle occurred at night, making several scenes difficult to decipher who was being killed during the bloody battle. That aspect was the most talked about on social media on Sunday night while the show and several of its characters were top trending topics on Twitter.

ARYA!!!!!! OMG, WHAT DID I JUST WATCH?!?!? #GameofThrones #allupinmyfeelings #girlwarriors #ontosersi pic.twitter.com/w6ijqw0J47

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) April 28, 2019

One of these people trending is a tough, no nonsense girl who owns heartless mumbling emotionless ice zombies for a living and the other is a tv character on Game of Thrones pic.twitter.com/28hk7wE7sL

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 28, 2019

Next week’s Game of Thrones: The disaster supplemental to rebuild Winterfell stalls in the Senate.

— Connor O’Brien (@connorobrienNH) April 28, 2019

People calling Arya a Mary Sue may have missed the part where she trained for six seasons to be an assassin. #gameofthrones

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 28, 2019

Nice of Jon Snow to ride a dragon for two hours while everyone else fought. Always Arya’s little brother. #GameOfThrones

— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 28, 2019

I’m feeling terrible about that trip to Winterfell I gave my audience. #GameofThrones #BattleOfWinterfell

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 28, 2019

The perfect way to sum up someone who doesn’t watch Game of Thrones. https://t.co/DIIwpUybwA

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 29, 2019

I don’t watch Game of Thrones and am also a vegan crossfitter on keto who also doesn’t watch the super bowl.

— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 28, 2019

Between Game of Thrones and the new Avengers movie, I have no fucking idea what anyone is ever talking about. I have never felt more out of the loop in my entire life.

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) April 28, 2019

AryaStark2020 #gameofthrones

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) April 28, 2019

Lol my timeline is hilarious because all the libs loved that episode and the conservatives are shitting on it

(I loved it, sue me. Farewell Night King you sweet prince, you were too good for this world. Also that’s what you get for going slo-mo on killing Bran)

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) April 28, 2019

“I know. I know. I thought I had it, too.” pic.twitter.com/3owqFQ11KZ

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) April 28, 2019

I’m not familiar with this TV show I gather lots of people are talking about called “Game of Thrones.” Could someone summarize the plot in a tweet or two? Thanks!

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 29, 2019

Arya. Like a BOSS. YES!!!!!#GameofThones

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) April 28, 2019

The show will end its run on May 19.