Sworn Enemies Called Out For Acting Like Nothing Ever Happened In This Still-Popular 2022 Meme Format

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Nah, They Acting Like Nothing Even Happened, is a series of image macro memes where a variation of the caption, "Nah, they actin' like nothing even happened," is added to an image of actors who play enemies in a show or movie casually hanging out behind the scenes or off the set. The meme first appeared as early as September 2022 on the /r/betterCallSaul subreddit and spread over the following years to sites like iFunny, X, Instagram and more.

Origin

On September 7th, 2022, Redditor u/shiiiiiiizaa posted a photograph to the /r/betterCallSaul subreddit showing actors Tony Dalton, Giancarlo Esposito, Jonathan Banks and Patrick Fabian, who appear respectively as Lalo, Gus Fring, Mike Ehrmantraut and Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul, titled, "wtf, they acting like nothing happened," garnering over 3,900 upvotes in four years. The post references the fact that the characters they play in Better Call Saul don't necessarily have friendly relationships in the show.

A photo of the Better Call Saul cast hanging out. The post is titled, "w--, they acting like nothing happened," referencing the tumultuous relationship between the characters they play.

On December 27th, iFunny user Totee posted a similar meme using a Snapchat banner for the caption, showing a photo of Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris, who played Walter White and Hank Schrader in Breaking Bad, standing together and smiling, garnering over 5,900 smiles in four years. The Snapchat banner format became the most popular version of the meme going forward.

A photo of Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris hanging out. The meme is captioned, "Nah they actin like nothing even happened."

Spread

The meme format spread over the following years.

On July 25th, 2024, Tumblr user huyandere posted a version of the meme using a piece of One Piece fan art showing Luffy posing with Buggy the Clown, garnering over 16,000 Notes in two years.

huyandere nah they acting like nothing even happened

On April 21st, 2025, Instagram user houseofgaming posted a version of the meme using a photo of Pedro Pascal with Kaitlyn Dever, who play the characters Joel and Abby in The Last Of Us, TV series, garnering over 59,000 likes in 10 months.

On January 31st, 2026, Instagram user 111011am posted a version of the meme using a behind-the-scenes photo from Stranger Things of Vecna talking to Eleven, garnering over 6,500 likes in about a week.