This week’s episode of Game of Thrones generated almost 2 million posts on Twitter, according to a study by musicMagpie – https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/most-talked-about-tv/#gameofthrones
During the second episode of season 8, fans shared approximately 1,943,312 tweets, a considerable drop from the season premiere, which saw a record breaking 3,857,823 tweets posted. However, despite the drop, this week’s episode still comes in as the 4th most tweeted about episode of Game of Thrones to date.
The episode was generated a less positive reaction than the season premiere, with 31% of tweets being joyous, compared to 38% in the season premiere. To add to this, 48% of the tweets concerning episode 2 were sad, up from just 42% in the season premiere.
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% |
(The team at musicMagpie will be continuing to analyse Twitter conversation as the season progresses, and will be providing additional updates and insights throughout.)
In the run-up to the series returning to our screens, musicMagpie analysed over 131 million tweets about the show to see which characters the public love, which they hate and who they can’t stop talking about.
Who are the most loved characters?
Internet favourites Tormund Giantsbane and Brienne of Tarth have been making fans the happiest, with 57% and 49% of the tweets about these 2 characters being joyous.
- Tormund Giantsbane – 57% joy
- Brienne of Tarth – 49% joy
- Samwell Tarly – 42% joy
- Tyrion Lannister – 42% joy
- Ygritte – 37% joy
Who are the most hated characters?
Bronn comes out on top as 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.
- Bronn – 24% anger
- Theon Greyjoy – 17% anger
- Bran Stark – 17% anger
- Joffrey Baratheon – 17% anger
- Jaime Lannister – 16% anger
Want to know more? Head over to the musicMagpie website to see the complete set of results – https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/most-talked-about-tv/#gameofthrones
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