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To the Untrained Eye You May Think It's So Over is a catchphrase originating from a tweet that achieved virality as a speech bubbling and quote meme format, used to indicate that while a certain situation may appear dire to an outsider, those better-informed know a comeback is coming. The quote format achieved popularity in late April 2025, with the phrase often being paired with images from video games and other media.

Origin

The phrase "It's Over," as well as "It's So Over," is a prevalent meme that is used to indicate that a certain situation looks hopeless with no chance for a positive outcome.

On April 18th, 2025, X^[1] / Twitter user @garshmo tweeted, "To the untrained eye you may think it's so over," likely meaning, "to the untrained eye it may appear it's so over." The post (shown below) garnered over 11 million views, 7,400 reposts and 38,000 likes in four days.

Later on April 18th, 2025, X^[2] user @gonerboner quoted the post with the comment "Jesus dying on the cross." The joke (shown below) received over 6.7 million views, 24,000 reposts and 215,000 likes in four days.

Spread

In the following days, users on X paired the tweet with images from various games and other media in which a character seemed to be on the brink of immediate defeat, but was actually about to make a comeback.

For example, on April 21st, 2025, X^[3] user @WeSpikeANDSpin posted an image from a Pokemon battle preceding a full team wipe by the last standing Pokemon. The post (shown below) received over 4,500 reposts and 60,000 likes in one day.

Later on April 21st, X^[4] user @QuirklessStoner posted a Monster Hunter meme based on the catchphrase that received over 4,500 reposts and 60,000 likes in one day (shown below).

More speech bubbling and quote memes were shared on X in the following days.

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