Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o seems to be well-versed in Game of Thrones mythology and theories. Over the weekend she put together some comparisons between the HBO series’ White Walkers and The Tethered from her film, Us.
Nyong’o explained her observations in a Twitter thread.
Coming to think of it, the Tethered (#UsMovie) and the White Walkers (#GameOfThrones) have quite a bit in common:
1. They come in silence but not in peace
2. They won’t stop until they kill errrrrrrrrybody
3. They wear block colors pic.twitter.com/skChsjmZfW— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
4. They have a signature weapon pic.twitter.com/c6dUO7SrtQ
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
5. Their death stare does half the job
6. Their leaders could use some edge tamer pic.twitter.com/htnhdsmAFS— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
7. They could all use a drink of water and better dietary options pic.twitter.com/3g3vk33J6Z
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
Differences:
1.#TheTethered don’t send out Save-The-Dates – they make surprise visits— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
2. #TheTethered: About that fire pic.twitter.com/vCKOdxoefI
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
#WhiteWalkers: About that ice pic.twitter.com/df4qK1xbeu
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
#TheTethered: friends of PETA pic.twitter.com/8mv6IBGtut
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
#WhiteWalkers: not so much pic.twitter.com/RvrdbQAo5j
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 28, 2019
Our current mood: mind-blown.
Spoiler alert: The most recent episode of Game of Thrones saw the Night King and the White Walkers defeated by Arya Stark.
So, if you consider The Tethered to be the victors in Us (or maybe the losers if you believe Red’s defeat at the hands of Adelaide disrupted their takeover) — they, at the very least, may have come closer to besting their enemies.
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