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The Crypts Are the Safest Place in Winterfell

The Crypts Are the Safest Place in Winterfell

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Updated Apr 25, 2019 at 01:56PM EDT by Matt.

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The Crypts Are the Safest Place in Winterfell refers to a series of jokes and memes regarding a plot point on the American fantasy television series Game of Thrones. On the show, as the characters await a league of villains, women and children are instructed to wait out a battle in the crypts of the city of Winterfell. However, many online joked that this area is likely not as safe as the characters believe.

Origin

On April 21st, 2019, HBO aired the Game of Thrones episode "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." In the episode, the characters announced a plan to defeat the antagonists "the White Walkers," and protecting the citizens of Winterfell by hiding them in the crypts of the city (supercut below).[1]


Following the airing of the episode, fans and critics of the show speculated that this could be the setup for a battle in crypts in which dead characters rise from their graves. For example, Twitter [2] user @FumRasmussen tweeted, "Seriously no one in Winterfell foresees an issue with hiding everyone in the crypts from an army that raises the dead Dany in trailer 'the dead are already here' oh damn." The tweet received more than 100 retweets and 760 likes in four days (shown below).


Seriously no one in Winterfell foresees an issue with hiding everyone in the crypts from an army that raises the dead? Dany in trailer "the dead are already here" oh damn #GamefThrones 10:19 PM - 21 Apr 2019

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Throughout the day, people continued to joke about the plot point. Twitter[3] user @ChrisStoney tweeted, "I really loved the subtle foreshadowing in #GoT last night. No place in Winterfell is safer than the crypts. All the women and children are in the crypts, because of how safe they are. Nothing will happen to them down there. In the crypts. The safest place in Winterfell." The post received more than 10,000 retweets and 74,000 likes in three days (shown below, left).

Over the next few days, others posted memes using the jokes. For example, Twitter[4] user @jake_metz posted a Lisa Simpson's Dinner meme to post about the theories (shown below, center). Twitter[5] user @OhNoSheTwitnt posted a Trump Yelling at Lawn-mowing Boy meme. The post received more than 100 retweets and 775 likes in two days (shown below, right).


I really loved the subtle foreshadowing in #GoT last night. No place in Winterfell is safer than the crypts. All the women and children are in the crypts, because of how safe they are. Nothing will happen to them down there In the crypts. The safest place in Winterfell. 2:16 PM -22 Apr 2019 When you realize that Lyanna Stark is buried in the crypts of Winterfell and the army of the dead is standing right outside. I might be overthinking this, but #GameofThronesfk 10:17 PM - 21 Apr 2019 THE CRYPT IS THE SAFEST PLACE IN WINTERFELL! 10:02 AM-23 Apr 2019

On April 22nd, Twitter user @ghostlikecrime captioned a clip from the Michael Jackson music video for the song "Thrill" with Winterfell Crypts when the Night King arrives." The post received more than 5,000 retweets and 22,000 likes in three days (shown below).

That day, Redditor [6] IgnorantSportsFan posted about a theory about the crypt. The post received more than 8,000 points (96% upvoted) and 2,000 comments in three days.

Several media outlets covered the theories and memes, including The Daily Dot, [7] Mashable, [8] Thrillist,[9] Harper's Bazaar,[10] Polygon[11] and more.


Various Examples


When everyone repeatedly mentions how safe the crypts are #GameOfThrones 1:30 AM -22 Apr 2019 The dude can bring the dead back to life without touching them and they're like tHe CrYpT iS sAFe imgPlay GIF Everyone in Winterfell: It'll be safer in the crypt Everyone in the Audience, knowing that the crypt is full of dead people: 盞 #GoT #Game○Thrones #GOTS8盞 Sure, Jan. GIF 10:15 PM- 21 Apr 2019
"Yes, let's hide the women and children in the crypt. Where we keep all the dead Starks. That can be raised by the Night King." Has NO ONE thought this through? #GameofThrones 10:07 PM - 21 Apr 2019 I cannot believe not a single character at winterfell thinks about the fact that you got a lot of dead people in the crypt of winterfell and the Night King can raise the dead from the grave...it's so painfully obvious what the NK is going to do #GOT 10:22 PM - 21 Apr 2019 Someone in my GoT GroupMe just said she knows what Arya is running from; The night king raises all of the dead in the crypts of Winterfell, and she's going to have to fight her family. I am going to cry. #GoTA 10:29 PM - 21 Apr 2019

Search Interest

External References

[1] IMDB – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

[2] Twitter – @FumRasmussen's Tweet

[3] Twitter – "@ChrisStoney's Tweet"https://twitter.com/ChrisStoney/status/1120390950520532992

[4] Twitter – @jake_metz's Tweet

[5] Twitter – @OhNoSheTwitnt's Tweet

[6] Reddit – [SPOILERS] Something clicked during the preview for next week…

[7] The Daily Dot – The safest place for ‘Game of Thrones’ memes is in the crypts

[8] Mashable – 'Game of Thrones' theory thinks Winterfell's crypt is major foreshadowing -- and it's bad news

[9] Thrillist – Why the Winterfell Might Be a Terrible to Hide on 'Game of Thrones'

[10] Harper's Bazaar – Game of Thrones Fans Don't Want People to Stay in the Crypts for the Battle of Winterfell

[11] Polygon – Can the dead Starks in the Winterfell crypts really rise when the Night King comes?

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