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"I Am Going to Go Now" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Bran Stark on the American fantasy television series Game of Thrones. Online, people joked about the statement's seeming like a non-sequitur, as well as using screenshots of the character saying as a reaction image.

Origin

On April 28th, 2019, the episode "The Long Night" of Game of Thrones aired on HBO.^[1] In the episode, the character Theon Greyjoy apologizes to Bran Stark (portrayed by Alfie Allen and Isaac Hempstead Wright, respectively). Bran forgives him before abruptly saying, "I am going to go now." Bran's consciousness then leaves the Battle of Winterfell (clip below).

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Following the scene, fans of the series began making jokes about Bran's response. For example, Twitter user @ProfButtercup tweeted a Nileseyy Niles Disappears meme as the response to the dialogue. The post received more than 600 retweets and 3,000 likes in less than one week (shown below).

#GameofThrones

Bran: I'm going to go now.

Theon: Go where?

Bran: pic.twitter.com/bdLnLIkWOX

— 🥚Alexis🥚 (@ProfButtercup) April 29, 2019

Imgflip^[2] AQUARELLA user posted a two-panel photoshopped image macro of the moment. The post received more than 2,600 views in two days (shown below, left).

Twitter user @DaSkrambledEgg tweeted, "I wish I could do this during most conversations I'm involved in." They included a video of the scene as a reaction to the caption. The post received more than 300 retweets and 1,000 likes in one week (shown below).

I wish I could do this during most conversations I'm involved in

"I'm going to go now" #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/CPCI2BIkPE

— David E (@DaSkrambledEgg) April 29, 2019

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