WARNING: Do not read any further if you have not seen Sunday night's episode of Game of Thrones, "The Rains of Castamere." In fact, don't go on the Internet at all. And maybe avoid contact with every other human.
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Last night, the tragedy that many Game of Thrones fans knew was coming -- either from books or from a serious barrage of online spoilers -- finally took place. Even the unspoiled had likely heard whispers of last night's doomed "Red Wedding."
Fans of both the books and the show watched in horror as Ned Stark's eldest son and King of the North was betrayed by Walder Frey and Stark bannerman Roose Bolton. Robb's mother Catelyn suffered a gruesome throat-slashing. Robb's pregnant wife Talisa was brutally stabbed. Even Robb's direwolf Grey Wind was shot down in a pen -- not to mention the hundreds of Stark soldiers who were killed as they celebrated the wedding outside.
As soon as the episode aired, fans erupted in horror and anger across social media. A Twitter account named @RedWeddingTears began to retweet the most anguished responses.
Here are 20 of the most outraged responses to last night's painful conclusion, featuring all seven stages of grief, several death threats and a lot of profanity:
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I would very much like to meet George RR Martin in a dark ally... Why the hell do you kill off my favorite characters??? #gameofthrones #ahh— Sarah Jennings (@lexingtonsarah) June 3, 2013
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smh. red wedding was too hectic.— frank ocean (@frank_ocean) June 3, 2013
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*jumps off the highest point in King's landing* FUCK THE LANNISTERS. FUCK ROOSE BOLTON. FUCK EVERYONE ON THIS GOT DAMN SHOW— Terence Johnson (@LeNoirAuteur) June 3, 2013
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Holy Mother of F. I have nothing quippy or cool to say re: Game of Thrones. I'm shattered. #GoT— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) June 3, 2013
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sometimes I hate TV writers and their fucking god complexes! you can't just fuck with my emotions like that! Fuck YOU HBO and D.B Weiss— Tania Cheema (@T_isforTalent) June 3, 2013
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i am 5000% done with game of thrones oh my god watching this series was the worst decision of my life— エリンギ (@Ayanamii) June 3, 2013
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If George Martin was in Auburn right now I'd stab him in the heart.— Alex Mastin (@mastinalex) June 3, 2013
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I'm fuckin heated right now james rr martin or whatever the fuck your name is your a sick man what's next joffrey wins the war god damn— kurt (@VivaLa_Hendrix) June 3, 2013
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I have given birth twice to 8 & 9 pound babies.Watching Robb Stark die hurt more than both times combined. #gameofthrones #redwedding— Mrs. @eab2940 (@selfishlady) June 3, 2013
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how the fuck am i suppose to go to school and work and function after that game of thrones episode, fuck im shaking and crying— Niccolò Rockiavelli (@Everyones_Niggy) June 3, 2013
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So #1 I read the book and #2 I understand on a cognitive level that these are fictional characters.But cannot stop crying #gameofthrones— Andrea(@ameliapond1) June 3, 2013
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Game of thrones fucking sucks fucking sucks fucking sucks fucking sucks fucking sucks fucking sucks fucking sucks fucking sucks— Nick Negri (@BigBaby_Negri) June 3, 2013
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Dear @gameofthrones, fuck you. Give me a new reason to live.You owe it to me, considering my 3 year dedication. Note to self: Cancel #HBO— Denise Hagerty (@the1NonlyMEEE) June 3, 2013
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I've never cried so hard. I hate Game of Thrones right now. I don't know if I'll ever recover from this.— Jessica Rae ⚓ (@jessicarmueller) June 3, 2013
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RIPS OUT INTESTINES AND HANGS SELF W/ THEM I HATE GAME OF THRONES— ♥ theon gayjoy ♥ (@ereborn2bewild) June 3, 2013
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