What It Feels Like to Be the Only Person Who Doesn't Watch Game of Thrones

Winter is here, I guess, but for those of us who don't watch Game of Thrones, it's just the beginning of Spring. You know the struggle. Virtually all of your friends watch, nay, are obsessed with the series, but even though you've managed to nab someone's HBO Go password, you just can't bring yourself to sit down and tune in. "You'll love it," they say. "It's so good," they add. "If you liked [insert X movie, book, or show here], you'll definitely be a fan." But alas, here you are again. Another year, another seven seasons behind. Sure, being the only person in your friend group that doesn't watch GoT can induce some major FOMO, but no matter how hard you might try, it's just simply not your thing. As the rest of world freaks out over the show's eighth and final season, here are some realer than real reactions every nonwatcher has had since April 17, 2011.

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When Your Friends Are Suddenly Unavailable on Sunday Nights
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When Your Friends Are Suddenly Unavailable on Sunday Nights

02
When You Log Onto Twitter on Monday Morning and It's All About GOT
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When You Log Onto Twitter on Monday Morning and It's All About GOT

03
When Your Coworkers Start Discussing Last Night's Episode in the Chat
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When Your Coworkers Start Discussing Last Night's Episode in the Chat

04
When You Think the "Bad Guys" Are Attractive Because You Don’t Know Any Better
Fox

When You Think the "Bad Guys" Are Attractive Because You Don’t Know Any Better

05
When Someone Makes a GOT Joke and You Pretend to Understand
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When Someone Makes a GOT Joke and You Pretend to Understand

06
When People Talk About Houses and You're Like . . .
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When People Talk About Houses and You're Like . . .

08
When You Catch a Glimpse of the Intense Fighting and Nude Scenes Online
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When You Catch a Glimpse of the Intense Fighting and Nude Scenes Online

09
When People Obsess Over How Hot Jon Snow Is
NBC

When People Obsess Over How Hot Jon Snow Is

10
When You Read Theories Just For the Heck of It and It's All Gibberish
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When You Read Theories Just For the Heck of It and It's All Gibberish

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When Your GOT Friends Assure You, "You Would Love It," For the Millionth Time
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When Your GOT Friends Assure You, "You Would Love It," For the Millionth Time

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When Your Dedicated GOT Friends Tell You to Read the 694-Page Book First
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When Your Dedicated GOT Friends Tell You to Read the 694-Page Book First

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When You Try to Watch the First Episode and Give Up 5 Minutes In
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When You Try to Watch the First Episode and Give Up 5 Minutes In