Sorry about the closed captions, I forgot. My bad lol ---- New information I have thanks to my Patrons: The Night’s King is different from the Night King. Night’s King = a Lord Commander who married a White Walker Night King = Leader of the White Walkers in the show, whom you haven’t met yet. (There is no Night King in the books, only the Night’s King) And as the other comment said, Margery was implying that her ancestors could’ve possibly set up the Gardeners by advising them to attack Aegon instead of surrendering, so that they could be wiped out and the Tyrells could take their place -Dot
If you plan on watching House of The Dragon after GoT, make sure you mute/skip a scene where Joff is talking to someone about where the Targaryen's are buried. There's a massive spoiler during that scene.
Thoros of Myr, the guy who would storm Pyke during the Greyjoy Rebellion with a burning sword, would do this because he was a Red Priest who believed in The Lord of Light, just like Melissandre
"Stannis is reading in a way I can keep up." That's funny because the actor who played Stannis could not keep up. Stephen Dillane admitted he had no idea what the story was about and relied heavily on Liam Cunningham (Davos) to explain each scene to him so he knew how to act. I think the reason Stannis is reading that way is because he has no idea wtf he's reading!😄
I read that and found it strange, because….SPOILERS AHEAD, DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE WHOLE SHOW…. ……. …… …… …… …… …… his story is basically a Westerosi Macbeth. That is all he needed to know.
I'm so disgusted that the Lannisters took it after murdering Ned. House Lannister never had a Valyrian Steel steel blade no matter how much gold they offered other houses, the only way they got their hands on one is through treachery.
@@tanimal3964 The Lannisters DID have a Valyrian Steel sword named Brightroar. Tommen II Lannister took it on an expedition to explore the ruins of Valyria where he and Brightroar disappeared, never returning.
24:37 “perhaps he did” is her coy way of saying “perhaps he did seek the tyrell’s advice, and they intentionally gave him bad advice to get him killed, thus giving the tyrell’s an opportunity to take his place.”
yup yup. 😏 the Tyrells act like harmless pretty flowers on the outside but they are low key vines, growing, influencing, reaching, strangling… all underground.
What's crazy is that the Targaryens were a smaller Nobel House in Valyria. If a smaller house could take over a whole continent, then imagine the power of that empire.
@@user-pp5hr6xk5p The Celtigars and Velaryons also survived The Doom because they were in Westeros before it happened. Both were smaller Valyrian houses and neither were dragonlords. Only the Velaryons with Targaryen ancestry had the dragonbond, so the dragons don't go without saying. It's unlikely the two Valyrian sealord houses could've conquered Westeros. And I did say the only _living_ dragons. That's important given how fiercely competitive the Valyrians were. If one or more of the larger more powerful families had taken an interest in Westeros before The Doom, the Targaryens at Dragonstone would've been cooked. If I remember correctly they only had 5 dragons when they relocated.
@@IndomitableAde There was one more Valyrian house from what i remember that got Harrenhal but they died out only other somewhat Valyrian people you can find in Westeros is settlers at Dragonstone which got new blood from Targaryen Prince once in a while fathering bastards with servants as by tradition every Crown Prince before he takes the Crown is charged to oversee the Dragonstone and its lands to gather the experience (Crown Princess in Rhaenyra's case) Correct me if i am wrong been some time
While you're right about some of the ridiculousness of the ancestral lores, in the books the bones of Nagga (the mighty seadragon) actually exists and is the holy location for the Ironborn. It is where they've held their "kingsmoot" (elections) back before Aegon conquered Westeros.
@@jameer7565 It's not a house saying though, it's part of their religion so everyone from the Iron Islands says it, but I admit it is really cool. The Greyjoy saying is "We do not sow" which I find to be really hardcore as well.
Which is essentially like a baptism for the people of Iron Islands though tradition should have them literally stop breathing during the ceremony some of the high born families do not take it that far despite still claiming it as a "drowning". There is a but of a fracture between those devoted to the Drown God and those who go through the motions because it is expected.
I gotta say that watching you watch this series for the first time has made me fall in love with it all over again. It truly did earn its legacy, and I can’t thank you enough for posting these videos ❤
24:48 Margery is saying that perhaps the Tyrell’s advised the Gardner’s to go fight Aegon in the Field of Fire, in order for the Gardners to get wiped out so the Tyrell’s could take over
Also, yes, the Ironborn are tryhard toddlers who are lame af. Don’t want to do any work themselves, just wanna take from others and genuinely think it’s their RIGHT to do so. “We do not kneel!” “But Balon Greyjoy kneeled?” “Well… our house would have died if he didn’t…” “I thought what was dead may never die?” “Um….”
I really like the Greyjoy rebellion. They got ganged up on by everyone. And so many characters in the main series were involved. It was a proper prequel. I was always surprised HBO didn’t do that as a prequel since there were so many recognizable characters everyone likes and it’s before they started turning in each other too.
it’s hard to do a prequel with younger versions of the characters 10 years later. i’d love to see the greyjoy rebellion, but they would have to recast so many characters and i just don’t think it would work. try to imagine someone besides lena heady playing cersei or someone other than mark addy playing robert baratheon.
I'm pretty sure that the nights king and the night king are two different people. I know that's confusing but the nights king is that story you heard about a previous lord commander of the nights watch marrying a white walker but the night king someone that's only in the show and hasn't appeared yet. I won't explain anything for spoiler reasons.
You are correct about the Hound. He protects the Stark girls because he couldnt protect his sister. He may enjoy killing bit he only kills when the society he lives in says its his duty to
24:47 she's trying to say that he did ask for their council, and they told him to fight because they knew he'd lose and they'd be named the new rulers of the Reach
I was obsessed with the tv series and read the books - I never knew these history vids existed before now 😱 Ty king, keep up the good work for the people ⚔️😂
Brandon wasn't laughing at Petyr. In fact, when Baelish came out, Brandon stripped down nearly all his armor and practically played patticake with him, ordering him to yield at every turn. He finally struck the near-fatal blow when it was obvious that Littlefinger was willing to die for Catelyn (who begged him not to kill Petyr). Brandon was a real one.
Also the Clegane bit is deeper than you realize. The show doesn't do a good job of explaining the Hound beyond him hating fire and his brother. In the books however, it's clear that The Hound hates the idea of knights, honor and chivalry because they paper over the truth of it all (terrible men that are good at killing). The world is ugly and his experiences (especially the heraldry and praise for his brother) have made him bitter. Most knights, as he sees them, are killers and terrible men that wear a false badge of honor, so when people call him "Ser" he gets angry and tells them he's not a knight. It's why he seems to care for Sansa when she first gets to Kings Landing. He sees her innocence and admires (and at the same time despises) her for it.
Ay man I enjoy watching your GoT content reacts a lot. This show is such a fun ride, and you seem fully invested at this point! Love that you're taking notes too lol
"What is dead may never die" makes more sense in the books, when you have the context of the Drowned God's baptism ceremony. Where you are literally drowned in the sea and brought back to life via CPR. In the show they just pour some sea water over a guys head and have him say the words. That makes it a little corny.
@@LegenbarryReactions and "but rises again harder and stronger" might be related to the old water revival magics they used to have which made them return harder and stronger from death
Geeking out at the chapter titles because it’s going to cover this or that rebellion, rewinding to fully catch house words then again to understand the meaning.. this is the way.
It’s awesome that you really pay attention and process everything. A lot of reactors to this show miss a lot along the way. We also had to pause and rewind these often. It’s a lot of information to take in!
Theres some confusion in the lore with Night's King vs Night King due to the show's writing. The Night's King was a historical figure as Ygritte described. He was a human not an Other (White Walker), and was killed by one of the Stark Kings. The Night King is an Other created by the showrunners Dave & Dan to serve as the leader of the Others, a character not in the books, and the name Night King was given to the character by the fans and then was used by the showrunners in the later seasons dialogue. Also to be clear the Others are not undead. They are living beings with some kind of humanoid biology adapted for extreme cold. They lead an undead army, called Wights, puppeteering them through some kind of magic/telekinesis. The Others are not the only abhumans (mutant humanoids) in the world of Ice and Fire. There are of course the Children of the Forest and the Giants, but unmentioned in the show are the Deep Ones, also called Squishers, fish men who live in undersea cities and the worship the Drowned God. Also the Men of Ib, short, stocky, hairy men from an island north of the Dothraki hordes, the Ape Men of the unexplored jungle continent of Sothoryos, and more fantastic races in far Essos and the distant continent of Ulthos. Even among the 'normal' human ethnic groups we have the Valyrians, with their purple eyes and silver hair, and talents for telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Among the great houses of Westeros, where ancestry is of great import, the folk histories tell of the powers in certain bloodlines, most notably the Starks power of warging, telepathic command of wolves.
You are so charming, smart, funny, magnetic... you're just lovely and I really love watching your reactions SO much! Now I'm praying, 'please Lord, don't let him become a Stannis Stan?' Forgive me, but Stannis stans are largely insufferable! 😂
Don't forget Aerion Brightflame, the Targaryen who drank wildfire and exploded. If you decide to watch the spinoffs like House of the Dragon, then there is a new spinoff coming out next year called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, set 100 years before Game of Thrones, and he will play an at least somewhat important role in the prequel.
I love how it’s written in the books. Don’t remember who said it: “he thought it would transform him into a dragon, instead it transformed him into a corpse”
The Night's King is different from The Night King. The Night's King is the 13th Lord Commander of The Night's Watch who took the icy bride and ruled for 13 years from the Nightfort (A Castle on the wall) The Night King is the leader of the White Walkers. The King of the Long Night, if you will.
"What is dead may never die" isn't the Greyjoy words, that's "We do not sow" as they get all their resources from raiding. First phrase is a religious extract i think
"The Night King" which is a character from the show Game of Thrones, and "The Night's King" from the lore of Westeros, are not the same people. The Night's King was a former Lord Commander of the Night's Watch who married what is described similarly as a White Walker (Others) woman. There are fan theories if this will play a significance in books but for now it is just to show that White Walkers have existed even after the Long Night and that the Night's Watch isn't always in the right. "The Night King" is a White Walker but is a show only mention. Think of him as the imagined leader of the undead as Westerosi believe an army must have a King leading it. There is no confirmation this thing exists and the White Walker you saw with Sam was just a White Walker. Since you are aware of the characters name, a leader of the White Walkers is brought up in the show and is named The Night King. As of now the Others (White Walkers) do not have any prominent character in the books, they are all described equally and differentiated from the wights (undead) they command. The White Walkers are not considered a threat/or real in the books by many outside of some in the Night's Watch and the Wildlings so the war for the throne is always put first.
White walker on horse is not the nights king. The Nights king vs the Night king... rumor has it that the NIGHTS king was a stark. Also the pyromancer is the same person which reads the audiobook for the story the show is based on. He is also the pyromancer in the show he was a legendary audiobook reader.
In season 1, Tyrion told Theon that the Greyjoy rebellion was stupid after Theon tried to justify why they lost by mentioning they were "outnumbered 10 to 1" It was definitely a stupid rebellion as you can see from the details in the lore.
Lys poisoning ppl without coin almost makes sense as if you run out of coin what other purpose do you serve other then to turn into a beggar at best and a criminal at worst. There's probably very little crime in Lys outside what the rich do
The nights king and the knight king are different. The night king is something only from the show. The knights king in from the books and not the same dude in the show
Honestly-- as much flack as the ironborn get (and for good reason) you gotta put some respect on their name. The EASIEST summary I can give them as a people to explain them is they’re a badass cross between Vikings and Pirates. Yes they can be made to kneel but only after whoever they’re kneeling to has proven themselves stronger than them via battle and BEATING THEM. They’re the warriors of the sea and their very way of life IS reaping and raiding similar to rl vikings. If you’re a fan of vikings or pirates, it would be assumed the ironborn are right up your alley. Most people either like them or loathe them and from what I can tell those that loathe them don’t really understand them/why the people are the way they are, kinda similar to how people START OFF loathing the wildlings.
I like how histories and lore show you the perspectives of every house so you understand how complex war and man and right and wrong really is. There is no true good or evil, it’s all perspective. and then there’s the ironborn. literally the little bitches of Westeros that no one respects. 😂
The Nights King and the Night King are actually two completely different characters! The nights king story Ygritte told was just a story in the books that starks are told, and is not relevant to the night king in the show. Directors just liked the name “night king” I guess and put it on a whole new character that isn’t in the books
Yara said the Ironborn have to be beaten before being made to kneel. What she means is the Ironborn were beaten and defeated by Aegon the Conqueror before they bent the knee to the Targaryens. The Starks bent the knee without a battle. Also, Margaery by saying perhaps the Gardeners had consulted with the Tyrells before going to war with Aegon the Conqueror implies the Tyrells pushed for the Gardeners to go to war knowing the Targaryens would win thus allowing the Tyrells to rise to power.
Dear Barry, after Catelyn’s speech, you recognized that you have got the gist of the lore from the show and yet got a couple of details from Margaery. What you are understanding from this video is the manner in which the books are written… Every chapter is from one characters perspective. For example, information about a battle may be present it, but it could be through Arya’s understanding of the world, or it could be through Robb’s understanding of the world, both of them are Starks, but each one has certain knowledge and prejudices. Margaery’s story is very pro Tyrell. But in the books, our understanding of the Tyrells comes from Davos listening to Stannis, Cersi’s complaints to Tyrion, and from Sansa’s fantasies. And then you hear Theon and Yara, speaking of the Greyjoys and you question that information because you heard something different in Theon’s first story. This brings up the storytelling device of the unreliable narrator. If you can’t trust the narrator then how can you trust the story? It is easy when you know the narrator is honest (Eddard) or dishonest (Littlefinger). It becomes more difficult when the narrator is a child (Bran), uneducated (Danaerys), or traumatized (Tyrion). So regarding the narrators of each of these lores and stories the show watchers will not understand why each character has been chosen. Stannis tells the story of Aegon the Conqueror and Dragonstone because just like Aegon, Stannis is sitting in Dragonstone thinking about conquering the continent. Jorah tells of the East because he’s been there for years in exile. Catelyn speaks of Harrenhal (even though it was built by the Ironborn and you’d think Theon should tell this story) because she is the eldest grandchild of the last family (the Whents) to unsuccessfully hold it…. and like the Targaryens have dragons and Starks have direwolves, House Whent is rumored to have connections to bats. I hope you enjoy it all. Thank you for the video and keep up the good work.
I know this is a day late so if you don’t answer, no worries, I’ll just comment it a little faster on the next video lol but! Are you planning on watching House of the Dragon after Game of Thrones? Either for a reaction series or just on your own, I feel like you would love the show. It’s set 172 years before Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen in its prime
The Nights King is not the same character. Everything you were trying to understand is actually completely useless. lol. I feel this needs to be said, otherwise you would have been confused as hell.
Yeah the Greyjoys got stomped out because lets be honest, they ain't shit! I mean literally they're the worst. They only survive off what they steal from others. Actual parasites. The show abandoned the entire Greyjoy arc from the books unfortunately.
"What is dead may never die, But rises again harder and stronger" It's a common prayer to the Drowned God, most just say the first part for brevity. To be honest House Greyjoy is kind of pathetic in the show, book is a little different.
54:21 I always thought Stannis had a bratty attitude about being installed at Dragonstone. Did Robert really mean it as a punishment for him? Maybe, given that Dragonstone had fewer, less prosperous vassals than Storm's End. Maybe not, given that Robert hadn't yet married Cersei. It might make sense to him to have his oldest brother and heir at Dragonstone because it's traditionally where the heir to the Iron Throne resides, and in the Baratheon family, they have Targaryen ancestry, a fact Robert used in order to justify his rebellion. And even once Cersei had an heir and a spare, well, those kids could've died from anything before coming of age. Westeros has all kinds of weird and fatal illnesses, and the night is dark and full of terrors.
It baffles me how Catelyn hated Jon when she didn't even love Ned at the time. She loved his brother. I understand that she didn't like that he brought the "bastard" home to be among Ned's true born children but why did she hate Jon? Smh There was no need to be jealous of his mother if u loved another man and not Ned at the time, right? 🤷🏽♀️
Because the Northerners were especially weary of Basterds as the Nights King was a Basterd of house Stark and they see Basterds as potential kin slayers
Real talk only two seasons deep and I think you're up with with Unqualified Nerd and Bust Reacts as my fav GoT reacts Shout out to UN btw. I think their channel's deleted so it's gone now but I miss muh gurls
Sorry about the closed captions, I forgot. My bad lol
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New information I have thanks to my Patrons:
The Night’s King is different from the Night King.
Night’s King = a Lord Commander who married a White Walker
Night King = Leader of the White Walkers in the show, whom you haven’t met yet. (There is no Night King in the books, only the Night’s King)
And as the other comment said, Margery was implying that her ancestors could’ve possibly set up the Gardeners by advising them to attack Aegon instead of surrendering, so that they could be wiped out and the Tyrells could take their place -Dot
If you plan on watching House of The Dragon after GoT, make sure you mute/skip a scene where Joff is talking to someone about where the Targaryen's are buried. There's a massive spoiler during that scene.
Thoros of Myr, the guy who would storm Pyke during the Greyjoy Rebellion with a burning sword, would do this because he was a Red Priest who believed in The Lord of Light, just like Melissandre
"Stannis is reading in a way I can keep up." That's funny because the actor who played Stannis could not keep up. Stephen Dillane admitted he had no idea what the story was about and relied heavily on Liam Cunningham (Davos) to explain each scene to him so he knew how to act. I think the reason Stannis is reading that way is because he has no idea wtf he's reading!😄
Lmao that hilarious
I read that and found it strange, because….SPOILERS AHEAD, DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE WHOLE SHOW….
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his story is basically a Westerosi Macbeth. That is all he needed to know.
"Ned Stark's sword is named Ice? thats fire"
hilarious
My favorite book series; A Sword of Ice and Fire
I'm so disgusted that the Lannisters took it after murdering Ned. House Lannister never had a Valyrian Steel steel blade no matter how much gold they offered other houses, the only way they got their hands on one is through treachery.
@@tanimal3964 The Lannisters DID have a Valyrian Steel sword named Brightroar. Tommen II Lannister took it on an expedition to explore the ruins of Valyria where he and Brightroar disappeared, never returning.
@@Hochspitz I have been corrected thanks lol
24:37 “perhaps he did” is her coy way of saying “perhaps he did seek the tyrell’s advice, and they intentionally gave him bad advice to get him killed, thus giving the tyrell’s an opportunity to take his place.”
This!!!
I heard that as well
yup yup. 😏 the Tyrells act like harmless pretty flowers on the outside but they are low key vines, growing, influencing, reaching, strangling… all underground.
@@joliecolie “a bed of weeds waiting to strangle you in your sleep”
The Nights King is a different character then the Night King
Been scrolling through to find this commented before I commented it myself. You'd imagine that it's an important piece of knowledge
@@commentsforthealgorithm1740 very important, the "Nights" king was a crow who wed someone described exactly like a white walker
Thank you. That bit confused me a lot. Very important distinction!
24:40 She implies, that the Stewards "Tyrells" goated them to fight the Dragon, already plotting to get the reward of Rulership.
*goaded!!!!
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I fucking love your reactions to this series
What's crazy is that the Targaryens were a smaller Nobel House in Valyria. If a smaller house could take over a whole continent, then imagine the power of that empire.
A smaller noble house with the only living dragons in the known world. That's an important asterisk.
@@IndomitableAdethe dragons go without saying, just like their Valyrian steel weapons
@@user-pp5hr6xk5p The Celtigars and Velaryons also survived The Doom because they were in Westeros before it happened. Both were smaller Valyrian houses and neither were dragonlords. Only the Velaryons with Targaryen ancestry had the dragonbond, so the dragons don't go without saying. It's unlikely the two Valyrian sealord houses could've conquered Westeros. And I did say the only _living_ dragons. That's important given how fiercely competitive the Valyrians were. If one or more of the larger more powerful families had taken an interest in Westeros before The Doom, the Targaryens at Dragonstone would've been cooked. If I remember correctly they only had 5 dragons when they relocated.
@@IndomitableAde thanks for the info I didn’t know all that
@@IndomitableAde There was one more Valyrian house from what i remember that got Harrenhal but they died out only other somewhat Valyrian people you can find in Westeros is settlers at Dragonstone which got new blood from Targaryen Prince once in a while fathering bastards with servants as by tradition every Crown Prince before he takes the Crown is charged to oversee the Dragonstone and its lands to gather the experience (Crown Princess in Rhaenyra's case)
Correct me if i am wrong been some time
I always assumed the Greyjoy were kind of pirates . They say it , they do not sow, they just take
Always enjoyed these, you get to hear the bias of characters, their hypocrisy, and lots of lore
While you're right about some of the ridiculousness of the ancestral lores, in the books the bones of Nagga (the mighty seadragon) actually exists and is the holy location for the Ironborn. It is where they've held their "kingsmoot" (elections) back before Aegon conquered Westeros.
“What is dead may never die” is a reference to coming back from a drowning.
Coolest house saying, simple and effective.
@@jameer7565 It's not a house saying though, it's part of their religion so everyone from the Iron Islands says it, but I admit it is really cool. The Greyjoy saying is "We do not sow" which I find to be really hardcore as well.
@@Riskjohnny Thanks!
Another proof the Greyjoys are dent heads. Surviving a drowning is literally everything BUT dying. 😂
Which is essentially like a baptism for the people of Iron Islands though tradition should have them literally stop breathing during the ceremony some of the high born families do not take it that far despite still claiming it as a "drowning".
There is a but of a fracture between those devoted to the Drown God and those who go through the motions because it is expected.
I gotta say that watching you watch this series for the first time has made me fall in love with it all over again. It truly did earn its legacy, and I can’t thank you enough for posting these videos ❤
24:48 Margery is saying that perhaps the Tyrell’s advised the Gardner’s to go fight Aegon in the Field of Fire, in order for the Gardners to get wiped out so the Tyrell’s could take over
Also, yes, the Ironborn are tryhard toddlers who are lame af. Don’t want to do any work themselves, just wanna take from others and genuinely think it’s their RIGHT to do so. “We do not kneel!” “But Balon Greyjoy kneeled?” “Well… our house would have died if he didn’t…” “I thought what was dead may never die?” “Um….”
I really like the Greyjoy rebellion. They got ganged up on by everyone. And so many characters in the main series were involved. It was a proper prequel. I was always surprised HBO didn’t do that as a prequel since there were so many recognizable characters everyone likes and it’s before they started turning in each other too.
it’s hard to do a prequel with younger versions of the characters 10 years later. i’d love to see the greyjoy rebellion, but they would have to recast so many characters and i just don’t think it would work. try to imagine someone besides lena heady playing cersei or someone other than mark addy playing robert baratheon.
Yes thank you for continuing history and lore. It gets very fun in the later seasons, especially s8, unlike the show itself
Just what I needed today thank you my liege lol
I'm pretty sure that the nights king and the night king are two different people.
I know that's confusing but the nights king is that story you heard about a previous lord commander of the nights watch marrying a white walker but the night king someone that's only in the show and hasn't appeared yet.
I won't explain anything for spoiler reasons.
Margary said perhaps they did like they told them to go against aegon so they could become the rulers after they were gone
1:11 the Tyrells were serving the Gardeners as stewards. Highgarden is the name of the castle.
You are correct about the Hound. He protects the Stark girls because he couldnt protect his sister. He may enjoy killing bit he only kills when the society he lives in says its his duty to
Can't wait for your reactions to the rest of this season. Every episode will be mind-breaking.
24:47 she's trying to say that he did ask for their council, and they told him to fight because they knew he'd lose and they'd be named the new rulers of the Reach
I always believed that Ned would do it. His introduction is him doing his duty by cutting off a young man's head.
I was obsessed with the tv series and read the books - I never knew these history vids existed before now 😱 Ty king, keep up the good work for the people ⚔️😂
Brandon wasn't laughing at Petyr. In fact, when Baelish came out, Brandon stripped down nearly all his armor and practically played patticake with him, ordering him to yield at every turn. He finally struck the near-fatal blow when it was obvious that Littlefinger was willing to die for Catelyn (who begged him not to kill Petyr). Brandon was a real one.
Balón Greyjoy didnt kneel willingly. He was beaten & his surviving son was taken as a Royal Hostage to keep him in line
1:14:55 this is why we like the histories and lore. You connect things with the show and things just start making sense
Also the Clegane bit is deeper than you realize. The show doesn't do a good job of explaining the Hound beyond him hating fire and his brother. In the books however, it's clear that The Hound hates the idea of knights, honor and chivalry because they paper over the truth of it all (terrible men that are good at killing).
The world is ugly and his experiences (especially the heraldry and praise for his brother) have made him bitter. Most knights, as he sees them, are killers and terrible men that wear a false badge of honor, so when people call him "Ser" he gets angry and tells them he's not a knight.
It's why he seems to care for Sansa when she first gets to Kings Landing. He sees her innocence and admires (and at the same time despises) her for it.
man you're so insightful i love just watching you watch stuff
Keep in mind a lot of what Ygritte talks about is the stuff of legend as well. :)
Ay man I enjoy watching your GoT content reacts a lot. This show is such a fun ride, and you seem fully invested at this point! Love that you're taking notes too lol
"What is dead may never die" makes more sense in the books, when you have the context of the Drowned God's baptism ceremony. Where you are literally drowned in the sea and brought back to life via CPR.
In the show they just pour some sea water over a guys head and have him say the words. That makes it a little corny.
ohhhh gotcha
@@LegenbarryReactions and "but rises again harder and stronger" might be related to the old water revival magics they used to have which made them return harder and stronger from death
Geeking out at the chapter titles because it’s going to cover this or that rebellion, rewinding to fully catch house words then again to understand the meaning.. this is the way.
It’s awesome that you really pay attention and process everything. A lot of reactors to this show miss a lot along the way. We also had to pause and rewind these often. It’s a lot of information to take in!
Theres some confusion in the lore with Night's King vs Night King due to the show's writing. The Night's King was a historical figure as Ygritte described. He was a human not an Other (White Walker), and was killed by one of the Stark Kings. The Night King is an Other created by the showrunners Dave & Dan to serve as the leader of the Others, a character not in the books, and the name Night King was given to the character by the fans and then was used by the showrunners in the later seasons dialogue.
Also to be clear the Others are not undead. They are living beings with some kind of humanoid biology adapted for extreme cold. They lead an undead army, called Wights, puppeteering them through some kind of magic/telekinesis. The Others are not the only abhumans (mutant humanoids) in the world of Ice and Fire. There are of course the Children of the Forest and the Giants, but unmentioned in the show are the Deep Ones, also called Squishers, fish men who live in undersea cities and the worship the Drowned God. Also the Men of Ib, short, stocky, hairy men from an island north of the Dothraki hordes, the Ape Men of the unexplored jungle continent of Sothoryos, and more fantastic races in far Essos and the distant continent of Ulthos. Even among the 'normal' human ethnic groups we have the Valyrians, with their purple eyes and silver hair, and talents for telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Among the great houses of Westeros, where ancestry is of great import, the folk histories tell of the powers in certain bloodlines, most notably the Starks power of warging, telepathic command of wolves.
yup the Greyjoys didn't stand a chance. That's why Tyrion told Theon in season 1 that it was a stupid rebellion
You are so charming, smart, funny, magnetic... you're just lovely and I really love watching your reactions SO much! Now I'm praying, 'please Lord, don't let him become a Stannis Stan?'
Forgive me, but Stannis stans are largely insufferable! 😂
MANNIS! MANNIS!
@@adry3211 exactly! 😂😂😂
8:10 had me deaddddd! great video as always!
Don't forget Aerion Brightflame, the Targaryen who drank wildfire and exploded. If you decide to watch the spinoffs like House of the Dragon, then there is a new spinoff coming out next year called A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, set 100 years before Game of Thrones, and he will play an at least somewhat important role in the prequel.
I love how it’s written in the books. Don’t remember who said it: “he thought it would transform him into a dragon, instead it transformed him into a corpse”
@@calebharris7568 Pretty sure Maester Aemon said that (albeit a little different).
The Night's King is different from The Night King.
The Night's King is the 13th Lord Commander of The Night's Watch who took the icy bride and ruled for 13 years from the Nightfort (A Castle on the wall)
The Night King is the leader of the White Walkers. The King of the Long Night, if you will.
I’ll keep saying it, the only thing bad about these GOT reactions is that there aren’t more of them 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥
You are not ready for the deeper lore and lovecraftian elements to this universe 😂😂 the theories about the wall would straight up melt your brain lol
Remember, everyone hates the Ironborn. Which is completely fair.
Yup and the cave people (beyond the wall) 😂
The freefolks are lit,the Ironborn are lame asf
Watching the Lore before the season, makes the season better. No spoilers either
Wait til he gets to the lore of the 3 dragons head, and the parallels, possibilities of hidden targaryens and all the other theories
"What is dead may never die" isn't the Greyjoy words, that's "We do not sow" as they get all their resources from raiding. First phrase is a religious extract i think
"The Night King" which is a character from the show Game of Thrones, and "The Night's King" from the lore of Westeros, are not the same people.
The Night's King was a former Lord Commander of the Night's Watch who married what is described similarly as a White Walker (Others) woman. There are fan theories if this will play a significance in books but for now it is just to show that White Walkers have existed even after the Long Night and that the Night's Watch isn't always in the right.
"The Night King" is a White Walker but is a show only mention. Think of him as the imagined leader of the undead as Westerosi believe an army must have a King leading it. There is no confirmation this thing exists and the White Walker you saw with Sam was just a White Walker. Since you are aware of the characters name, a leader of the White Walkers is brought up in the show and is named The Night King.
As of now the Others (White Walkers) do not have any prominent character in the books, they are all described equally and differentiated from the wights (undead) they command. The White Walkers are not considered a threat/or real in the books by many outside of some in the Night's Watch and the Wildlings so the war for the throne is always put first.
You're such a summer child 🖤
White walker on horse is not the nights king. The Nights king vs the Night king... rumor has it that the NIGHTS king was a stark. Also the pyromancer is the same person which reads the audiobook for the story the show is based on. He is also the pyromancer in the show he was a legendary audiobook reader.
There is no spin master like Margaery Tyrell!
Benjen fell into a dark hell called Rings of Power season 1.
The Pyromancer narrator is Roy Dotrice, he's the narrator of all the main series audiobooks.
First comment! Your reactions are the best bro 🔥👏🏻
Long live the true King. King Stannis the one true King. :) Stannis skipped recess because no games were played.
You need your own back story milord 😅
Pirate from the slums of essos that rose to be a powerful swordman who left to swear loyalty to Rob stark the king in the north
In season 1, Tyrion told Theon that the Greyjoy rebellion was stupid after Theon tried to justify why they lost by mentioning they were "outnumbered 10 to 1" It was definitely a stupid rebellion as you can see from the details in the lore.
1:13:53 had me cracking up 😂 sometimes the knowledge is just too much
Lys poisoning ppl without coin almost makes sense as if you run out of coin what other purpose do you serve other then to turn into a beggar at best and a criminal at worst. There's probably very little crime in Lys outside what the rich do
The nights king and the knight king are different. The night king is something only from the show. The knights king in from the books and not the same dude in the show
Margery meant maybe they did ask us for advice and we purposefully gave them bad advice which led to their downfall and our rise to power
you know there are online maps you could look at to help with the geography
Honestly-- as much flack as the ironborn get (and for good reason) you gotta put some respect on their name. The EASIEST summary I can give them as a people to explain them is they’re a badass cross between Vikings and Pirates. Yes they can be made to kneel but only after whoever they’re kneeling to has proven themselves stronger than them via battle and BEATING THEM. They’re the warriors of the sea and their very way of life IS reaping and raiding similar to rl vikings. If you’re a fan of vikings or pirates, it would be assumed the ironborn are right up your alley. Most people either like them or loathe them and from what I can tell those that loathe them don’t really understand them/why the people are the way they are, kinda similar to how people START OFF loathing the wildlings.
I like how histories and lore show you the perspectives of every house so you understand how complex war and man and right and wrong really is. There is no true good or evil, it’s all perspective.
and then there’s the ironborn. literally the little bitches of Westeros that no one respects. 😂
Niceee, we here
All u gotta do is watch season 3,4,5,6,7,8, and house of the dragon season 1 before june 16th, no problem right? haha
The Nights King and the Night King are actually two completely different characters! The nights king story Ygritte told was just a story in the books that starks are told, and is not relevant to the night king in the show. Directors just liked the name “night king” I guess and put it on a whole new character that isn’t in the books
Yara said the Ironborn have to be beaten before being made to kneel. What she means is the Ironborn were beaten and defeated by Aegon the Conqueror before they bent the knee to the Targaryens. The Starks bent the knee without a battle.
Also, Margaery by saying perhaps the Gardeners had consulted with the Tyrells before going to war with Aegon the Conqueror implies the Tyrells pushed for the Gardeners to go to war knowing the Targaryens would win thus allowing the Tyrells to rise to power.
Nights king and ‘The night King’ are two different characters.( ‘The night king’ isn’t even Canon in book lore from what I can remember)
Never in the show. But lorath adds weird cults and a giant magical maze.
Did you say Old Lord Iron born married a manatee? 😂😂😂
Dear Barry, after Catelyn’s speech, you recognized that you have got the gist of the lore from the show and yet got a couple of details from Margaery. What you are understanding from this video is the manner in which the books are written… Every chapter is from one characters perspective. For example, information about a battle may be present it, but it could be through Arya’s understanding of the world, or it could be through Robb’s understanding of the world, both of them are Starks, but each one has certain knowledge and prejudices.
Margaery’s story is very pro Tyrell. But in the books, our understanding of the Tyrells comes from Davos listening to Stannis, Cersi’s complaints to Tyrion, and from Sansa’s fantasies.
And then you hear Theon and Yara, speaking of the Greyjoys and you question that information because you heard something different in Theon’s first story. This brings up the storytelling device of the unreliable narrator. If you can’t trust the narrator then how can you trust the story? It is easy when you know the narrator is honest (Eddard) or dishonest (Littlefinger). It becomes more difficult when the narrator is a child (Bran), uneducated (Danaerys), or traumatized (Tyrion).
So regarding the narrators of each of these lores and stories the show watchers will not understand why each character has been chosen. Stannis tells the story of Aegon the Conqueror and Dragonstone because just like Aegon, Stannis is sitting in Dragonstone thinking about conquering the continent. Jorah tells of the East because he’s been there for years in exile. Catelyn speaks of Harrenhal (even though it was built by the Ironborn and you’d think Theon should tell this story) because she is the eldest grandchild of the last family (the Whents) to unsuccessfully hold it…. and like the Targaryens have dragons and Starks have direwolves, House Whent is rumored to have connections to bats.
I hope you enjoy it all. Thank you for the video and keep up the good work.
Th knights king and the light king are two separate people
I know this is a day late so if you don’t answer, no worries, I’ll just comment it a little faster on the next video lol but! Are you planning on watching House of the Dragon after Game of Thrones? Either for a reaction series or just on your own, I feel like you would love the show. It’s set 172 years before Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen in its prime
I will absolutely react to Hotd
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The Nights King is not the same character. Everything you were trying to understand is actually completely useless. lol. I feel this needs to be said, otherwise you would have been confused as hell.
Yeah the Greyjoys got stomped out because lets be honest, they ain't shit! I mean literally they're the worst. They only survive off what they steal from others. Actual parasites. The show abandoned the entire Greyjoy arc from the books unfortunately.
Love these ❤
I’m the books rob is 14 so Tywin is losing to a 14 year old 😂
yo barry don't forget to see the coldplay musical when you finish season 4 (some of the songs have complete versions too)
I love that your name for Ygritte is just sexy ass 😂
How far are you into the show on patreon? 🙂
3x5 ma'am
Ah cmon why did you dropped that now when I still have to work until 17h 😢
Bruh I be high watching these videos haven't thought of this in like 5 years and I still remember it how you forget shit faster than me lol
"What is dead may never die,
But rises again harder and stronger"
It's a common prayer to the Drowned God, most just say the first part for brevity.
To be honest House Greyjoy is kind of pathetic in the show, book is a little different.
Pls react to tywin lannister rains of castamere
I just wish I could stop you from watching season 7 and 8. The show ends at season 6 and I wish someone would have stopped me 😭
Its ok to look at a map bro
All my homies hate house greyjoy
54:21 I always thought Stannis had a bratty attitude about being installed at Dragonstone. Did Robert really mean it as a punishment for him? Maybe, given that Dragonstone had fewer, less prosperous vassals than Storm's End. Maybe not, given that Robert hadn't yet married Cersei. It might make sense to him to have his oldest brother and heir at Dragonstone because it's traditionally where the heir to the Iron Throne resides, and in the Baratheon family, they have Targaryen ancestry, a fact Robert used in order to justify his rebellion. And even once Cersei had an heir and a spare, well, those kids could've died from anything before coming of age. Westeros has all kinds of weird and fatal illnesses, and the night is dark and full of terrors.
It baffles me how Catelyn hated Jon when she didn't even love Ned at the time. She loved his brother. I understand that she didn't like that he brought the "bastard" home to be among Ned's true born children but why did she hate Jon? Smh There was no need to be jealous of his mother if u loved another man and not Ned at the time, right? 🤷🏽♀️
Because the Northerners were especially weary of Basterds as the Nights King was a Basterd of house Stark and they see Basterds as potential kin slayers
"_What is dead may never die_.... gurl stop. Does that make sense to you?"
*glances over at an army of the dead* I mean maybe xp
Real talk only two seasons deep and I think you're up with with Unqualified Nerd and Bust Reacts as my fav GoT reacts
Shout out to UN btw. I think their channel's deleted so it's gone now but I miss muh gurls