Coughing Varys

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Anonymous Thu 09 May 2019 21:15:38 No.114404884 Quoted By:>>114404970>>114406571 >>114406816 >>114406835 COUGH F--- AUGHHHUHHUH* THE DRAGON COUGHH* BITCH

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 05:18:44 No.114232303 COULD I OFFE- *COUGH* EGG- HACK IN THESE TRY *COUGH COUGH, AGGHCKK*

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 04:49:06 No.114230734 I CAN'T- WHEEZE ICAN' *GURGLE* I'M GONNA DI- HACK KILL DAENERYS

Anonymous Tue 07 May 2019 01:44:15 No. 114220574 COUGH T-TYRION COUGH OUR QUEEN GETS ANGRY SOMETIMES COUGH WE HAVE TO COUGH KILL HER COUGH FOR THE REALM COUGH* *WHEEZE*

Anonymous Fri 10 May 2019 02:21:00 No.114419744 HACK* DESPITE WHEEZE* BEING HUFF* ONLY HACK* 13 PERCENT

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This entry contains minor spoilers for Game of Thrones episode "The Last of the Starks".

About

Coughing Varys or Heaving Varys refers to a still image of Game of Thrones character Varys coughing out water after surviving a shipwreck. Online, the image has been used as an exploitable and a reaction image, often to illustrate various disappointing realizations.

Origin

On May 5th, 2019, episode four The Last of the Starks of season eight of HBO-produced fantasy series Game of Thrones premiered.^[1] In one scene of the episode, character Varys, portrayed by Conleth Hill, is shown lying on the beach, coughing to get water out of his lungs after surviving a shipwreck.

Spread

On May 6th, 2019, Redditor enterprise1 posted the image to /r/freefolk subreddit as a reaction image.^[2] The post gained over 51,200 upvotes in one week.

When you realize the 8 seasons big White Walker plot only served as a plot device to shrink Dany's army so the wacky horny pirate and the evil drunk pregnant queen could stand a chance

In the following days, the image gained significant spread on Reddit as an exploitable, often used to illustrate various disappointing realizations.^[3] Additionally, the image gained popularity on /tv/ board of imageboard 4chan, with posts often utilizing a format in which Varys's speech is being interrupted by coughing and wheezing.^[4]