The following post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones.
The season eight premiere of Game of Thrones [1] gives devoted fans a number of reunions we were hoping for. There's the emotional Stark family reunion [2] with an especially sweet moment between Jon and Arya [3], as well as the flirtatious yet a tad uncomfortable [4] reunion between Arya and Gendry [5]. The last scene in the episode gives us a reunion we had no idea we needed so badly: Brandon Stark laying eyes on Jaime Lannister.
The last time these two characters see each other, Jaime is pushing Bran out of a very high Winterfell window [6], paralyzing him from the neck down after witnessing Jaime and his twin sister Cersei having sex. The season eight premiere draws many similarities to the season one premiere [7], particularly the final seconds between Bran and Jaime. "The things I do for love," Jaime tells his sister in the 2011 premiere as he pushes Bran out the window, thinking that he's killed him.
But when Jaime arrives in Winterfell [8] in season eight looking weathered, he whistles a happy tune and takes a sigh of relief until he locks eyes with Bran, who is very much still alive and also the Three-Eyed Raven [9], NBD.
In the beginning of the episode, Bran shrieks "We don't have time for all this!" regarding all the emotional reunions going on at Winterfell [10], but when he sees that Jaime is on his way there as well, oh, he had time for his "old friend." Ahead, see how fans are reacting to that jaw-dropping moment between Bran and Jaime, as they come face-to-face for the first time since the series premiere.
