Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones."
Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones" featured Jon Snow's first meeting with Daenerys, a Stark reunion, and the first major death of the season, but it also made a sly mention of another popular show that didn't go unnoticed.
About halfway through season seven, episode three "The Queen's Justice," Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister have a heart to heart after Snow's initial meeting with Dany got off to a bit of a rocky start. Unsurprisingly, she wasn't convinced when Jon told her there's a giant undead army coming to kill everyone in Westeros.
Naturally, it was the perfect opportunity for Tyrion to poke some fun at the undead, but we didn't expect to hear what he said.
If you missed the moment, head back to 35 minutes into the episode. Here's the exchange between the two:
Jon: "The dead are coming for us all."
Tyrion: "Why don't you figure out what to do about my missing fleet and murdered allies, and I'll figure out what to do about your walking dead men."
Yes, "Game of Thrones" made a mention of AMC's "The Walking Dead." Of course, fans spotted it immediately and they had quite the time with it.
Walking dead men 😆😆😆🙈 wrong show Tyrion!!!! #gameofthrones
— Martha Blé (@MarthitaBle) July 31, 2017
TMW when Tyrion said #WalkingDead in #GameOfThronespic.twitter.com/D6zRLJ9cW0
— FANDOM (@getfandom) July 31, 2017“Those Walking Dead men” -Tyrion. I see what you did there. #gameofthrones#demthrones#thronesyall#noconfederatepic.twitter.com/R1tXHA1jPG
— Based On 4:44Mation (@BeautyNtheChic) July 31, 2017
GOT writers with that "Walking Dead Men" joke 🙄 #GameofThrones7#GameofThrones#ThronesYall#NoConfederatepic.twitter.com/XST6ay6j6A
— Paola Paulino (@paopaulino) July 31, 2017A lot of people were actually excited by the thought of the two shows coming together, if only for a moment.
That'd be a cool crossover show... 'Walking Dead (men)' x GoT?
// #GoT#GameofThrones@gameofthronespic.twitter.com/YSUijiEIjG
— Kari Cruziiie Cruz (@Cruziiie) July 31, 2017
Tyrion coming up with a plan for the "Walking Dead men" on #GameOfThrones
— L7 World (@L7world) July 31, 2017
Walking dead. Confirmed crossover. #GameOfThrones#WalkingDead
— Jordan (@RangerRuskie) July 31, 2017"Your Walking Dead men." I see what you did there, Tyrion. #GameOfThrones#TheWalkingDeadpic.twitter.com/ZtxVFGQN9a
— Omari Daniels (@TheOtherBigO) July 31, 2017Others thought HBO may have been taking a small shot at AMC's popular series, which also airs on Sunday nights, but in the fall and winter months.
There's a #WalkingDead joke on #GameofThrones!! Just a simple, friendly Sunday night rivalry!!
— Andrew "Hoody" Hood (@AndrewHoody) July 31, 2017“Walking dead man…” was that a shot? #GoTS7#GameOfThrones
— 🎧 Jon Robinson 🎙 (@1neNOnly) July 31, 2017For what it's worth, "The Walking Dead"executive producer and makeup supervisor Greg Nicotero has previously told INSIDER that he's a fan of "Thrones." (But then again, who isn't?) Nicotero's particularly taken with how the show portrays its zombies since he's the man in charge of the look and feel of the dead on "The Walking Dead."
"I love the idea of skeletons walking around — that they threw themselves off a cliff and get up and then just start running. I thought it was great," Nicotero told INSIDER last April of the season five episode "Hardhome" where Jon Snow and the wildlings face an army of wights.
"Skeletons crawling around and killing people is awesome," he added. "That supernatural aspect of that makes them, by nature, very different than ours."
The next episode of "Game of Thrones" will air August 6. "The Walking Dead" will return to AMC October 22. And, you know what, maybe Rick Grimes could use a man like Tyrion on his side.