'Game of Thrones' fans can't understand why Podrick is still so bad at fighting

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Brienne and Podrick in WinterfellHelen Sloan/HBO)
Warning: Minor Spoilers if you have not seen "Game of Thrones" season seven, episode four.

In this week's episode of "Game of Thrones," Brienne and Podrick have a bit of sparring time with swords in Winterfell — and it turns out Pod is still truly terrible.

Fans noticed that poor Podrick hasn't seemed to pick up anything after all of his time spent training with Brienne, and are roasting him for it on Twitter.

It's not that Podrick needs to beat Brienne. She's an amazing warrior, and will likely be forever out of his reach. But he could at least learn a bit about form, instead of lunging all over the place.

Podrick and Brienne have been traveling together since season four, and within that time Podrick's fighting abilities haven't made much of an improvement. Time to step it up, Pod.

Here are some of the best tweets about Podrick's shortcomings: