The Internet Is Convinced Godzilla Attacked NYC Last Night
Queens, NY got something of a thrill and/or scare last night, when an exploding power transformer [...]
Pick Your Poison
Was it
a) War of the Worlds
— Peter Leung (@BaronVonClutch) December 28, 2018
b) Independence Day
c) Godzilla
d) Cloverfield
e) Sharknado 2#Astoria pic.twitter.com/mmldMhS6FX
Oh boy,either Thanos or Godzilla are in #NYC #astoria #AstoriaExplosion pic.twitter.com/1IPt4oNOUi
— Shalin Shah ??? (@shahtech) December 28, 2018
With so many films to choose from (Godzilla, Independence Day, Cloverfield, Avengers: Infinity War), trying to identify who or what was attacking NYC was the first challenge...
Godzilla Stunts
the marketing for godzilla 2 is preeeeetty sweet so far. #Astoria pic.twitter.com/iFAZwfYQHx
— Horatio McMexican (@memothegreatest) December 28, 2018
Am I the only one who saw the lights and smoke in #Astoria and immediately thought we were under attack by Godzilla? The King of the Monsters does have a new movie coming out after all...? @GodzillaMovie pic.twitter.com/IR8rUFJL7Z
— @d@m (@adam_nyc89) December 28, 2018
Godzilla has a movie coming out next year (Godzilla: King of Monsters), so some fans thought this must be pat of the marketing.
Godzilla Attacks!
OMG ITS GODZILLA!!! #Astoria #NYC pic.twitter.com/ogrGQdGFSl
— Sac Town Browns Fan (@Browns_Fan32) December 28, 2018
It didn't take long for Godzilla to become the undisputed king of memes about this Astoria explosion!
Level 3
Astoria is currently experiencing a level 3 Godzilla incident pic.twitter.com/S2agRdu7xX
— Pochassic (@Pochassic) December 28, 2018
To Godzilla die-hards, this just wasn't an attack - it was a "Level 3" Godzilla incident. Whatever that is.
So Convinced
Y'all can't tell me this ain't Godzilla ? #astoria pic.twitter.com/ctaAZTXzzv
— eba ? (@Ebagtv) December 28, 2018
Some fans just refuse to buy the "cover story" about an exploding power transformer - since they know the real truth!
I'd Eat That For A Dollar
Sushi joke: New York roll and Godzilla roll. pic.twitter.com/LB60yoHqtd
— Howard Yermish (@hyermish) December 27, 2018
This guy knows how to have fun with a possible apocalyptic Kaiju attack on the city: with one hell of a last meal.
It's Zilla!
Do you guys really not remember this scene when Godzilla has some eggs in some stadium in NYC and now we’re seeing blue skies?? I think they’ve hatched y’all! #Queens #astoria #nycbluelight pic.twitter.com/u2o6tdfjX1
— ATribeCalledHer (@atribecalledher) December 28, 2018
The 1998 Hollywood Godzilla movie was so bad that the monster in it was re-branded as "Zilla." However, the reveal that Zilla was just a mom trying ot lay some eggs in NYC plays pretty well in a situation like this.