It's been a big weekend for quite a few fandoms.
For one thing, Avengers: Endgame is reportedly making audiences cry worldwide.
For another, Game Of Thrones had the "Battle Of Winterfell," which would determine the fate of Westeros against the armies of the dead. Things got intense (especially if your last name was "Stark").
And some people who don't subscribe to these fandoms are suddenly feeling left out.
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from the past three weeks, it’s that the internet is a truly lonely place if you d… https://t.co/2ONOFLN7qF— Adeline Amar (@Adeline Amar) 1556524850.0
Some people watched anyway so as to not be left out:
I don't watch Game of Thrones but I'm going to watch tonight because otherwise I'll feel too left out which is one… https://t.co/t7yaVRSxnw— Charlotte Wilder (@Charlotte Wilder) 1556479533.0
this is the first time I’ve felt sad I don’t watch game of thrones. I wanna know the secrets!— Molly Rose Pearlman (@Molly Rose Pearlman) 1556519993.0
I gotta get into game of thrones cause clearly I’m missing out— 🈲 (@🈲) 1556536128.0
And then there were the people that totally felt okay with not knowing:
Me checking Twitter when I haven’t seen Endgame or Game of Thrones https://t.co/lWhLd3DNPG— Amber Smith (@Amber Smith) 1556541597.0
I haven’t seen one Avenger movie or one episode of Game of Thrones.... https://t.co/6fbNYoov01— Mama Lo 💜 (@Mama Lo 💜) 1556541860.0
i normally feel like i’m pop culture savvy but i don’t watch game of thrones and i saw one avenger movie (i think i… https://t.co/EVfTvh0YFN— ltj (@ltj) 1556539859.0
Time to not know what anyone is talking about for like a month since I haven’t seen game of thrones or endgame— Molly P (@Molly P) 1556537823.0
My entire timeline is Game of Thrones and #GameofThrones only. And every single one of y'all is stressed. Meanwh… https://t.co/cRzIbcAL81— Kay (@Kay) 1556502848.0
And then there were the people whose loneliness was too present to ignore:
Can’t believe I’ve never seen one episode of game of thrones, looks like I’ve got some catching up to do 😂🙄— Joshua Ward (@Joshua Ward) 1556542638.0
starting a support group for people who are lonely on Twitter while Game of Thrones is airing— Steven Verdile ♿️ (@Steven Verdile ♿️) 1556507548.0
Anyone who has been mocked or just felt abandoned by co-workers, family and friends each Sunday night during #GOT n… https://t.co/7PCB5eDnUz— Mike Wise (@Mike Wise) 1556509364.0
But this really translates beyond Twitter:
A fun thing to do if you're the only one in an office that doesn't watch Game of Thrones is look at your phone and… https://t.co/4DksmTZaLR— Georgia Carson 👩🏻🔬 (@Georgia Carson 👩🏻🔬) 1555300623.0
Me reading y’all game of thrones tweets https://t.co/2bWmyvxxKz— MITC 💭🏁 (@MITC 💭🏁) 1556514773.0
Me every week there’s a new game of thrones y’all taking about https://t.co/MK50V1uf4u— Mel ❗️Sleepzone (@Mel ❗️Sleepzone) 1556508705.0
Me liking Game of Throne tweets even though I’ve never seen an episode and have no clue what y’all are talking about https://t.co/Jk2oP5azrt— Sydney (@Sydney) 1556501892.0
i dont get the hype about game of thrones, id rather watch grass grow— cesar (@cesar) 1556509137.0
I dont watch Game of thrones and i dont get the fuss over Avengers (how many times can you make a variation of the… https://t.co/mKs0sw9F2c— barkha dutt (@barkha dutt) 1556269707.0
where r all my ppl that dont watch game of thrones @ https://t.co/wcUvvkpqCQ— maria ❥ (@maria ❥) 1556506185.0
Some of us really just don't have the patience to tune in for an hour and a half every week.
my whole entire feed has been about game of thrones and i have never watched it but i dont even gotta watch it to k… https://t.co/Pi3xO0TB6R— ang 💛🦋🧚🏽♀️ (@ang 💛🦋🧚🏽♀️) 1556594440.0
All yall who DONT watch Game of Thrones.... dont you feel left out??? Well guess what... BLAME YOURSELF.. cause we… https://t.co/wZf98xJJo3— Terrell Mallory (@Terrell Mallory) 1556508029.0
Tfw you dont relate to the entire internet bc you're not a marvel fan and have yet to watch game of thrones https://t.co/Nrf1iceIAj— LosingSanity.org.uk (@LosingSanity.org.uk) 1556574644.0
i think i may be the only person on twitter who doesnt watch game of thrones. i dont have hbo so no choice in the m… https://t.co/i1cbVHvjRJ— Leanne (@Leanne) 1556581423.0
Me presenting twitter memes about game of thrones to my pals even tho i dont watch it so I can still contribute to… https://t.co/L2yox4bPYN— b (@b) 1556561116.0
Did you watch? Or are you part of our left-out party?