UPDATE
In the most recent episode, the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, it was the third most discussed episode on Twitter so far! Gaining 3,800,847 tweets. However, it took the top spot as becoming the joint most saddest episode thus far. As 60% of tweets were sad, equaling last weeks episode.
Yet, a lot of fans weren’t happy with the outcome of the episode. Which saw Daenerys Targaryen snap after being pushed to the limit. There were 839,627 tweets which discussed the Mother of Dragons. Which saw 66% of sad tweets.
Here’s the week-by-week breakdown so far:
| Episode |
Posts |
Positive |
Negative |
Joy |
Sadness |
Anger |
Fear |
| S8 E1 |
3,857,823 |
23% |
6% |
38% |
42% |
11% |
5% |
| S8 E2 |
1,943,312 |
18% |
8% |
31% |
48% |
9% |
6% |
| S8 E3 |
4,825,691 |
20% |
11% |
32% |
44% |
10% |
6% |
| S8 E4 |
2,097,047 |
19% |
18% |
20% |
60% |
11% |
4% |
| S8 E5 |
3,800,847 |
18% |
18% |
21% |
60% |
10% |
2% |
Original post below:
Game of Thrones is a massively popular tv show and it get’s Twitter talking!
According to musicMagpie most recent episode, “The Long Night” the third episode of the final season of Game of Thrones was the most talked about episode of all time!
The previous record of tweets, which was held by the season 8 premier was set at 3,857,823. However, during the epic Battle of Winterfell, the fans of the show sent a mind blowing 4,825,691 tweets!
There was some complaints about the episode though and fans let the world know about it! A total of 69,229 tweets were shared that the show was too dark. Not the content was too dark. Literally the show was too dark, viewers were struggling to make out what was happening on screen!
The week by week tweet breakdown is below:
| Episode |
Posts |
Positive |
Negative |
Joy |
Sadness |
Anger |
Fear |
| S8 E1 |
3,857,823 |
23% |
6% |
38% |
42% |
11% |
5% |
| S8 E2 |
1,943,312 |
18% |
8% |
31% |
48% |
9% |
6% |
| S8 E3 |
4,825,691 |
20% |
11% |
32% |
44% |
10% |
6% |
Furthermore, before Season 8 started, musicMagpie done some research of over 131million tweets to discover which characters the public loved/hated the most.
Most Liked Characters
Tormund Giantsbane and Brienne of Tarth made fans the happiest with 57% and 49% of the tweets about these 2 characters being joyous.
1. Tormund Giantsbane – 57% joy
2. Brienne of Tarth – 49% joy
3. Samwell Tarly – 42% joy
4. Tyrion Lannister – 42% joy
5. Ygritte – 37% joy
Most Disliked Characters
While on the other hand, Bronn was the most hated character on Twitter with 24% of all tweets about him being angry. Theon Greyjoy, Bran Stark and Joffrey Baratheon share the number two spot, with 17% of their tweets being angry.
1. Bronn – 24% anger
2. Theon Greyjoy – 17% anger
3. Bran Stark – 17% anger
4. Joffrey Baratheon – 17% anger
5. Jaime Lannister – 16% anger
(Music Magpie)
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