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Well, we knew this one was going to be a doozy.

We come to our second-to-last weekly Twitter reaction recap, taken from various tweets that were hashtagged #GameOfThrones (via my @Axechucker account, with help from @The_Rabbit01) for episode 9 of Game of Thrones: “Baelor.” Anyone who read A Game of Thrones knows what “Baelor” means. It is with equal excitement and nervous glee that we fans have waited for the final moments of this episode; more so even than “The things I do for love,” this one, finally, showed us George R.R. Martin’s true colors.  game of thrones dvd

This episode was a slow burn, with the number of #GameOfThrones tweets-per-minute starting somewhere in the 40-per minute range and ending at a brain-blowing I-couldn’t-even-follow-it-but-they’re-mostly-all-just-screaming-”NOOOOO.” I probably missed more than a few on my first go ’round, and had to play scramble for about an hour after the east coast telecast ended.

There are no spoilers here for anyone who watched the episode. If you missed the episode and are coming to read the Tweets… Well, that’s on you, pal.

As the time to watch settled in, the online movement to #FreeNed continued strong. Of course most of them are fictional characters. With Twitter accounts.

@theSamwellTarly: Call the banners, every north and river man who can hold a sword to fight! Tonight we dine in #baelor to #freened!

@Blackfish_Blues: @theSamwellTarly A truly rousing call, lad! Never let anybody put you down again. You have my sword & my bottle of mead. #baelor #freened

@TheRobbStark: Anyone else want to question my leadership??? @Grey_Wind is waiting to discuss it with you! Join the Starks and support us to #FreeNed

@Ser_Loras: #FreeNed? He’d be as free as his hair if he listened to my boyfriend.

@merigrande: #FreeNed because he has to talk with @JonBastSnow about his mummy!

@JonBastSnow: Some people are complaining their #FreeNed Ravens are not appearing on Raven searches!!! @Queen_Cersei may have bribed them… #badqueenie

Even Ned got in on his own campaign:

@LordEddardStark: Universe Crossover: Can someone please employ either The Doctor or the crew of the Serenity to come save me? #FreeNed

@Queen_Cersei: @LordEddardStark With wit like yours, I may just #FreeNed after all.

@_susaramsch: I see that the #FreeNed movement still hasn’t died down. Good. #TeamLannister needs more people to laugh at.

@DrogoTheKhal: *throws in a few ripped out tongues of my enemies in support of the #FreeNed cause*

@Ser_Pounce: I’ve been eating all the ravens from the #freened campaign. I’m telling you now because I’m stuffed and don’t care if Lady Whiskers gets any.

@theSamwellTarly: @Paco_ICEandFIRE We can cry together, friend. Tears of happiness, once we #freened

@AryaSheWolf: I say sod the #FreeNed campaign (sorry dad), I say #FreeSansa! She owes me a few stags I lent her cos she spent her allowance on milk bones.