'Game of Thrones' sets new record by conquering your Twitter feed

No, it wasn't just your imagination. 

Twitter was ablaze Sunday following the night's episode of HBO's Game of Thrones, with show-related content practically everywhere you looked. According to Twitter, the social media love fest was even more intense than usual — setting a new tweet record.  

"We're breaking records over here," wrote the Twitter communications team. "Last night's episode of @GameOfThrones was the most Tweeted about episode of scripted television EVER with nearly 8 MILLION Tweets."