They did a masterful job of covering up the Mountain's tattoos.

Reddit comments:

http://reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/comments/274bl3/s4e8_just_oberyn_and_the_mountain_hanging_out/

Makes me feel better. I literally cried myself to sleep last night.

I think the actor (Pedro Pascal) saved it so that he could help fans feel better after last night.

36,000 likes on Instagram for this photo: http://instagram.com/p/ov11YCnw-U/

5000 retweets, too: https://twitter.com/PedroPascal1/status/473493621425979392

And here he is drinking a red viper with GRRM: http://instagram.com/p/mIwgXxnw9-/

He was definitely a fan favorite.

Aww man.

Poor guy.

Reddit comments:

http://reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/comments/274ajb/s04e08_pedro_pascal_oberyn_martells_latest_tweet/

Here's the crowd watching:

Or watch this video instead:

http://pandawhale.com/post/44917/bar-crowd-reacts-to-the-mountain-and-the-viper-video

Good photos:

Read some nerdist analysis:

http://www.nerdist.com/2014/06/the-mountain-meets-the-viper-could-it-happen/

More from The Mountain and The Viper:

http://pandawhale.com/post/44839/game-of-thrones-season-4-episode-8-the-mountain-and-the-viper-gifs-and-memes

How big is the Mountain? Cersei for scale:

http://pandawhale.com/post/42369/the-mountain-height-how-big-cersei-for-scale-hafr-jlus-thor-bjrnsson-weighs-419-pounds-says-reddit-ama

Here's a really good analysis of the Beetles scene compared with the Trial by Combat scene:

http://pandawhale.com/post/44948/the-mountain-and-the-viper-analysis-the-beetles-scene-and-the-fight-scene-line-up-almost-perfectly

Mind blown!

Oberyn and the Mountain happy ending:

http://pandawhale.com/post/44989/the-mountain-and-the-viper-happy-ending-with-8-ways-to-make-game-of-thrones-s4e8-ending-better-aka-oberyn-vs-mountain-the-denial-version