*SPOILERS AHEAD*
The Bells, the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, was the third most talked about episode of the series so far, with 3,800,847 tweets shared by fans. It also takes the top spot as the saddest episode, with 60% of tweets being sad – equal to last week’s episode.
However, it seems that a lot of fans weren’t particularly happy with the outcome of the episode, which saw Daenerys Targaryen finally snap after being pushed to the limit. There were 839,627 tweets posted discussing the Mother of Dragons, with 66% of them being sad – perhaps this wasn’t the conclusion fans were hoping for?
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% |
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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