# Explain this Game of Thrones meme (unboxed spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 4, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063 "2016-07-04T12:49:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/1 "2016-07-04T12:49:25Z")
Can somebody explain [this?](https://onsizzle.com/i/i-have-mountain-i-have-dragons-bitches-please-all-spoiler-1181446) I understand the dude in the first row is a badass called Mountain, and the lady in the second row is some kind of fierce dragon bitch, but I’m at a loss on the third one. Since I am too cheap to pay for HBO and I found the GoT books unreadable, I’m keeping up with via episode reviews, spoilers, and whatever memes come across my Facebook feed. So far it’s pretty epic. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/2 "2016-07-04T13:00:14Z")
That’s [Lady Mormont](http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Lyanna_Mormont), basically a badass despite being 10 years old. She shows up old dudes with regularity by being a staunch supporter of House Stark when the old dudes find excuses to not honor their promises. So the meme is basically “Cersei has this big badass warrior, Daenerys has dragons, but Jon Snow has Lady Mormont, who is tougher and scarier than anything else.” ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/3 "2016-07-04T13:07:32Z")
Whoa. I did not see that coming. ---
**Author:** ![wintertime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c68b51/32.png) [@wintertime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wintertime)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/4 "2016-07-04T13:17:00Z")
The following two scenes might help you understand why she was an instant success: [Lady Mormont tells Jon and Sansa what’s what](https://youtu.be/OFqVVtCCYKQ) [The King of the North!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo1BiOh3IsI) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/5 "2016-07-04T15:36:43Z")
> [@wintertime](#): > > [Lady Mormont tells Jon and Sansa what’s what](https://youtu.be/OFqVVtCCYKQ) I think that clip is better characterized as Davos tells Lady Mormont what’s what! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/6 "2016-07-04T15:50:57Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > Whoa. I did not see that coming. As someone who doesn’t watch GoT either, but sees the memes and Facebook threads anyway…I can’t tell you how much I love how you’re expressing this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wintertime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c68b51/32.png) [@wintertime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wintertime)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/7 "2016-07-04T16:01:57Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I think that clip is better characterized as Davos tells Lady Mormont what’s what! Or rather, he is telling _everyone_ what’s what: The time for games is over, the dead are coming, and the living must unite to not join them. I still wonder why the one line of reasoning that swayed Miss Mormont was abandoned by Jon and Sansa when they met the other Houses. ---
**Author:** ![Chihuahua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063/8 "2016-07-05T02:12:28Z")
For some perspective: Lady Mormont was NOT a major character until this most recent episode. She became an overnight fan favorite and the newest breakout character thanks to this one scene (which which she completely shames and humiliates a room full of grown-ass men).