President Joko Widodo's speech analogizing economic conditions with 'Game of Thrones' before the audience and the invitation of the annual International Monetary Fund (IMF-WB) event, Friday (12/10), received responses from various parties, including HBO.
HBO as the channel that broadcasts the fantasy series reveals their response through uploads on social media and memes depicting Jokowi.
Through the HBO Asia account, HBO gave a response while including a meme of a furry-clad figure whose face was replaced by Jokowi's face.
Even the meme is accompanied by the phrase "Get ready, winter is coming" which is a translation of "winter is coming" which is the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" slogan as the last round.
Yeah, kami juga tak sabar menanti season 8, Pak Presiden. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/7Z5JiGUD7l
— HBOAsia (@HBOAsia) 12 Oktober 2018
Netizens also responded to the HBO response with various responses.
Joko Stark.
— Dimas (
Okesiyappp) 12 Oktober 2018
My king
— Hendy D (@Nyambekman) 12 Oktober 2018
And many more reply
Broadly speaking, Game of Thrones tells about the struggle for the throne in a continent called Westeros, which was led by a large kingdom.
Royal power holders can change, but the throne cannot change. The throne was made of thousands of swords forged with dragon flames so The Iron Throne.
Every kingdom, called House, which holds the power of The Iron Throne is in charge of governing the seven regions of Westeros. In order to be easy to govern, in each region a Great House was appointed to rule the small kingdoms in its territory.
Meanwhile, referring to the upcoming GoT season, there is a threat from the northernmost region called Beyond The Wall getting closer.
The threat was in the form of a prolonged winter which brought dead troops or called Wights. Wights is ruled by White Walker and Night King. Humans touched by White Walker or Night King will turn into Wights.
Every House in GoT has a slogan. Winter Is Coming is the slogan of the House Stark which is the head of the North region or called the Warden of The North.
House Stark is one of the most idealistic houses. But they are not good at politics so they often become other House games.
Winter is Coming
Not just a slogan, Winter Is Coming also means a warning of threats. House Stark is in the North, so they become one of the first House to know that winter is coming.
Winter is not a happy season at GoT. Because the winter period is unclear and difficult to predict, even the winter season lasted for nine years.
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