The 'Where Is Gendry?' meme stems from a major plot gap in HBO’s Game of Thrones, occurring after Gendry Baratheon escapes Dragonstone in a small rowboat during the Season 3 finale. Because the character did not reappear for three full seasons, fans began speculating wildly about his whereabouts, leading to the collective joke that he was still rowing across the Narrow Sea. Even the actor, Joe Dempsie, joined in on the fun, cementing the 'Still Rowing' trope as one of the show's most enduring pieces of fan meta-humor. It is commonly used today to describe anything that takes an unusually long time to finish or someone who has been absent for an extended period.