@@j0hnc00 This was posted before George came out with his now deleted blog post about more changes coming to season 3 and 4. Yeah… I honestly don’t know what to expect for next season. This was just a fun exercise in what may happen if they stayed somewhat close to the book, but we’ll see
These are great, accurate predictions! I like that you haven't just listed everything that happens in the book, but have tailored this to how the TV production has adapted things, such as characters like Nettles & Maelor not existing in the TV show, and how Alicent and Hugh's character personalities seem different to how they are in the book. If season 3 follows your predictions, then it's guaranteed to be much better than season 2!!
You’re too kind, Becky, thank you so much! The producers have a lot of great source material to work with. If HBO doesn’t mettle with the production and the writers don’t get too illogical with some of their changes, I think Season 3 could also be better than Season 2! But we shall see. Thank you for your comment and for your consistent support! I always like watching your content as well 😃
Heyo! Came from Grease’s channel and have been binging your videos. Love this video and ever since season 2 ended, I have been writing down narrative beats that need to happen in Season 3 episode to episode. I agree with most of your points and some were delightful surprises! Looking forward to your future works my man!
Hey you’re too kind, thank you so much!! Grease is one cool dude! I think he’s just as tired as I am though of talking about House of the Dragon haha And hurray for agreement on narrative beats! There’s definitely a lot to cover this next season if Ryan Condal wants to finish the show in 4 seasons so we’ll see what happens next. Thanks for your comment!
Thank you so much for your support, you’re too kind 😄 Even if you know the spoilers, Mistborn is definitely worth a read through! Just be warned, the writing is definitely not ASOIAF 😅
Another great review from you, I like the comparisons to Mistborn too. You know you've made a good review when I haven't read this book series but I watched your first review and the sequel review too because you make great points!
Thank you, Becky! I really appreciate your kind words. 😄 If you get a chance, I definitely recommend checking out some of Brandon Sanderson’s works! They may not quite fill the ASOIAF hole in your heart, but it may come close!
For the f(Aegon) portion of the video, I wanted to provide counters to your "holes" in the story. 1. Of course Varys would assume Tywin would kill Elia and her kids, Tywin killed two entire families for much less and was already widely known for his brutality and ruthlessness. Once Aerys ignored his plea to not open the city to Tywin, Varys likely fetched a blonde boy and girl (just follow me till the end). 2. Elia likely didn't know. Its easy to pass off two very young children with fakes, its less so the most famous woman in Westeros. If Varys swapped out Aegon in his crib just while Elia wasn't looking then ran to do the same with Rhaenys, that would cover that. And I reread the Varys and Ned conversations and as you said George writes everything with a purpose. Varys only tells the story of Rhaenys and Ned comments how Varys looks and sounds incredibly sad. From this, we can reconstruct the events of the sack from Varys' perspective. First, Aerys ignores his council and listens to Pycell. Second, knowing the imminent danger, Varys sneaks out of the keep and pays some random for his baby and possibly finds a little bird that passes as Rhaenys. He then uses the secret tunnels of the red keep to get back before Tywin or his men have had a chance to get into the Red Keep. Thirdly, he uses the tunnels to sneak into Aegon's room and swap the babies. Lastly Varys rushes to Rhaenys' room, but is to late and witnesses Lorch killing her. This failure to save Rhaenys would also explain why Varys seems to care so deeply about Aegon and his cause. A layer of guilt and failure would reinforce his resolve. And for the Golden Company, as they say themselves, A dragon is a dragon, red or black. The Blackfyres died out and many of the current golden company wish simply to go home. And they are led by people who wouldn't care who they are supporting. Varys would not tell a dying Kevan Lannister about Aegon if he was some pretender. He has no reason to lie or try speading misinformation that will never spread. But I don't subscribe to the Blackfyre theory for other reasons. For one, I believe him being a blackfyre is the least likley of all the possible identities he could have. For one, the Brightflames, a legit cadet branch of House Targaryen were never said to have died off. Also, the most likely alt identity for Aegon is said pisswater prince. In Arianne's sample chapter, we meet a Valyrian looking man named Lysono Maar. Besides Lysono calling Aegon pretty, its a very interesting conversation. While the sample chapters aren't gospel, we do know that some people look Valyrian in southern essos. Aegon being some random kid would easily be the 2nd most likely besides Aegon just being legitimate.
Hey, thank you so much for your well thought out comment, I can definitely tell you’ve researched this topic and have thought it through! Number 1 seems very plausible. Number 2 slightly less so for me. I could be wrong on this, but I was under the assumption that Elia, Rhaenys and Aegon VI were all staying in the same room as they heard commotion from the Mountain and the Lannisters entering the castle. Would Varys only be able to replace Aegon VI with Elia in the room? And if Rhaenys and Aegon VI we’re staying in separate rooms, the timing would have been too precise for Varys to swap Aegon just minutes before the Mountain enters his room and would have needed to get stuck in the tunnels when The Mountain then rushes off to Rhaenys’s room to kill her. The timing seems too precise for me, so I have a harder time believing it. I do like the possibility of Young Griff being a Brightflame, but we shall see. I’m not saying you’re wrong, you could definitely be right and Young Griff could turn out to be a legitimate Targaryen! I just personally don’t know if that’s going to happen. We shall have to wait and see. Appreciate your comment, thank you again!
The whole Mistborn trilogy is great and I like all 3 books as well! I just personally liked The Well of Ascension a bit better than Final Empire. Thank you for watching by the by!
It was so fun listening to all these theories, I hadn't heard some of these before! I literally read the Alayne/Sansa WoW chapter this morning so perfect timing that you'd quoted from it when I'd read it just before watching this video haha. Secretly hoping the fake Aegon theory is true because I'd find that so funny
There’s so much hidden lore within these books, it’s crazy! The Aegon one is just a theory but it would be fantastic if it’s true. And I really like that chapter. You can tell Sansa is perfectly comfortable in her Alayne persona by that point. Looking forward to your review of the sample chapters!
Fantastic video! I really want Melisandre to have another shadow as weird as that sounds. It perplexes me that George is so conscious with his implementations of magic yet he introduced that easy potential fix for everything because Melisandre doesn’t need king’s blood to create them and as far as we know is only limited if the boarder of the structure the target is housed in is enchanted
Hey thank you, that means so much! I try to be as analytical as I can with my assessment so hopefully others can understand where I'm coming from. Thanks for watching!
The advocate when d&d say grrm told them he was gonna burn shireen: i dont think he will The advocate when d&d do mad queen dany: wow this must be the same thing grrm is planing
Hey first of all, thanks for watching! And this is all just based on my own personal speculation. George RR Martin could change his mind on Shireen or it could happen as well
No, Dany isn’t displaying madness in response to the murder and rape of Eroeh, she is angry and distraught. I think it’s vengeance and retribution for the tragedy that befell that young girl. But I love your theories. Thanks for sharing 😊
Fantastic video! It gets me hyped though the book may never see the light of day.. I'm envious of your ability to respond politely to these bitter men whose only comments are about the way you pronounce Aegon. It doesn't matter what the video is about, the bitter incels always find their way to the video and the comment section to find things to be angry about and to spread toxicity wherever they go. Give feedback or criticism if you like but if you can't also show appreciation for the creator then honestly just keep your filthy mouths closed. Think before you write!
I’d say my top three are 1.jon con/ Aegon plot line 2. Sansa in the Vale 3. The north in general. Really looking forward to see how things play out for the manderlys. Wyman’s probably my favorite character.
@@booktubeadvocate I’m really into it! I am almost to the Dance of The Dragons part currently reading about Jaherys’ reign. He was such a good king so far, and Maegor my god I was not prepared for him to be that crazy even tho his name was the cruel😂
@@LizFerguson-xz1mz that would be interesting. Although George has stated he has a tough time writing through the perspective of the younger characters, so not sure if he would want to delve into the brain of a 5-year old boy. But we’ll see! Thanks for watching!
Hey appreciate you watching! And yes, I read the books before watching the show, so I learned to pronounce Aegon as “Eye-Gone”. To this day, I’m still trying to reprogram my brain to say “Ay-Gone” And although I don’t like the way the showrunners did a 180 on Dany, George did plan for her character to turn dark by the end. Although not obvious, this quote provides seeds for her to eventually go mad down the line. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to protect someone who has been severely damaged, but Dany going full bore on her “I am the Aegon the Conqueror” speech and wanting to enact justice via her own hands definitely delves into George’s philosophy on revenge being a double edged sword. Dany doesn’t commit vengeance, but the thought of her wanting to commit vengeance could work in establishing a darker turn for her character
You took the time to number each plot line, but didn't name them after the character. Made me skip right over this video. Fixing that might get you better views
Are you referring to the time stamps? I intentionally did not include the character names in the time stamps to encourage people to watch the video and find out which plot line corresponds to each designated ranking number
@@booktubeadvocate I appreciate that angle, but for me, looking at a 1 hour video, I would have liked to be able to skip to my favourite characters. Then of the content was good I'd be more likely to watch the rest. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything like that. I was just making a suggestion, thanks for the response. I watch a LOT of asoif content, it's a competitive space. Good luck!
@@craigsmith3741 hey appreciate you clarifying. And no worries, I understand you’re trying to help. Thanks! Yeah it’s a long video. If it helps, definitely feel free to just click on the time stamp location and see if your character pops up on the title card. If not, then just skip ahead to the next number Thanks for watching!
I have read these books more times than i care to admit, and honestly, there is no book series out there that comes close to ASOIAF. Plz George, finish the book!!!
I read the books prior to watching the show so for the longest time, I read Aegon’s name as “Eye-gone”. It’s been quite a journey reprogramming myself to say “Ay-gone” instead 🥲
