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So THAT's what 'Hodor' meant? Internet reacts to major 'Game of Thrones' reveal

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Warning: Hodor. Also, Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 5 spoilers. Hodor.

Nooooooooodor! 

Game of Thrones fans finally learned the origins of Hodor's one-word vocabulary in a zombie-filled conclusion to Episode 5 that ended with the gentle giant being swarmed by a mob of the undead as he held a door to protect Bran. 

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Hodor = "Hold the Door." And hold the door Hodor did as he sacrificed himself for his human backpack/vision seeing teen. 

Twitter was crushed harder than a wooden door being hammered by zombies to learn of Hodor's fate.















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