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To be clear, Daenarys didn't forbid her advisors from questioning her. She forbade them from doing so in front of strangers she is dealing with as it makes her look weak and lessens her pull.
Indeed. Just like when the Godfather told Santino (Sonny) to never again let anyone outside the family hear the intra-family disagreements after Sonny had contradicted his father in a meeting. Fortunately for Sonny, his father was more forgiving than Firelord Ozai...
@@Heisenberg882 That's how it works if your father starts a war than his eldest living son becomes a hostage. Being a hostage to Eddard Stark is still better than being the son of Balon Greyjoy. That is the way I slice it.
Jorah and Barristan were looking proudly to each other at the end there, because they realized that Daenerys listen to both of them - that's one of my favorites things from this episode. The Unsulied were bought at a slaver's auction like Jorah wanted but, now they are free and they chose to follow and fight for Daenerys because they love and believe in the person who liberated them, which is what Barristan wanted.
The Unsullied have nothing anyways. Nowhere to go to, no sense of identity, don't know what to do in life. It's unsurpising all would choose to fight with her, a stunning, majestic woman who just freed them.
Jamie had a line back in first season episode 2 where he's talking to Tyrion about Bran possibly surviving..." If the boy lives he'll be a cripple a grotesque. Give me a clean death any day". George R R Martin is a genius with this kind of foreshadowing,easter eggs, he's written into this story.
I feel Sparta is somewhat missing the devastating impact the loss has on Jamie both physically and psychologically with his casual "he can just use his other hand" response.
Exactly..Try writing a letter perfectly with your non dominate hand first time…It’s even more with your primary sword hand, you’ll have to retract your self swordplay.
@@noneofyourbeeswax01 Yeah, I study Ekrisma. I think the west calls it Filipino Stick Fighting, though we do graduate from sticks to knives or machetes. We train to be non-dominant, able to do the same on both sides, which is hard. I couldn't imagine only learning one-handed and then losing that hand.
@@noneofyourbeeswax01 I didn't say anything about Dany's future behavior (that would really be a spoiler). If the mods agree with you, they'll remove my comment... simple as that. And I don't need anyone to validate my opinion on anything. Again... nice try. Salud!!
@@suddenimpulse030 Even when their leader is making what seemed at the time to be a horrible decision? If she gave away her dragon, it would severely hurt her cause.
@@greywolf7577you question her choice in PRIVATE, not in front of the person/people she's negotiating with. Think of it this way, lawyers on the same side can disagree on strategy but they'd never do so in open court, they'd wait until a recess when theyre alone.
"My real father died in Kings Landing" Theon recognizing that Ned treated him better than his own dad and that Ned was more of a father to him. Brings tears to my eyes every time. =(
It's interesting to contrast that moment with one of the first, when the Starks find the dire-pups and Theon makes it a point to say who's orders he follows. He was obviously maintaining what hierarchy existed while claiming some equality with the children in that 'dad' gave the orders.
I love that Dany wasnt very good at riding horses in S1 and was fairly soft spoken and then here she's riding around on the back of a horse like its completely natural and commanding a huge army in her mother tongue. The character growth from Season 1 is wild.
I don’t know if anyone else has mentioned but the one-eyed leader of the Brotherhood is Beric Dondarrion, the Lord that Ned sent to hunt down and kill the Mountain in season 1 in the Throne room. He is known as the Lightning Lord, bc of his sigil, which is a strike of purple lightning. An interesting little connection, he is the Lord of Blackhaven, which is the castle that Ser Criston Cole is from in HotD, where is father was the steward to (presumably) Beric’s great great grandfather or something.
after watching hotd, Daenerys's line "I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, of the blood of old valyria" gives me chills like she is their house motto "fire and blood" personified. I just know Rhaenyra and Daemon would have been proud of her.
not only them, in book 1 when Dany is almost dying of childbirth, she has some dragon dreams and visions about finding the power within her, and let the dragon be born. she sees ALL of her ancestors helping and cheering for her, she saw gold, silver and silver-gold hair, along with emerald, amethyst and sapphire eyes (Aemond?). i think they're all proud of her, Aegon, Maegor, Visenya, Rhaenys, Rhaena, Rhaenyra, even Aegon ii or her brother Viserys
“The Queen of Thorns” was Diana Rigg’s last role. Her performance in GoT was masterful. Olenna Tyrell was one of the best characters (from the show, anyway). It wasn’t just the writing for her character. It was the way she delivered the lines and the attitude that she gave Olenna. Sharp wit. Quick thinking. Clever. Ruthless. She was willing to do anything for House Tyrell and she didn’t hesitate. Her sparring with the Lannisters was awesome. Diana was perfect for the role and nobody could’ve done it better. She was quite beautiful, especially in her younger years. She was in a lot of things over the years, including in stage performances, as well as TV and movies. She was in a James Bond film, too.
Also, young Diana Rigg looked like she could've been Natalie Dormer's (Margaery) sister! Very suitable considering how closely related the characters are.
To me, it felt like Barristan and Jorah knew that they were witnessing history - the kind of moment that is part of the world’s great lore a thousand years later. Like in Western culture we might think about the Ides of March or Joan of Ark at Orleans or the destruction of the Second Temple. Big moments. The day Daenerys Stormborn stood outside the gates of Astapor.
So glad you guys enjoyed the Dany scene as much as everyone else did. Props to your mods for throwing you off that she didn't speak the language, it was epic when she confirmed she did.
Luwin was one of the hardest deaths in the show for me. They depicted it so well. So awful and unnecessary. Fantastic casting, wish we could've had more screentime with him.
I really don't understand why people get upset by that. Knowing something that happened it's not the same on HOW it happened or when and all the circumstances... Idk I actually find that "spoiler" pretty cool and a nice sneak peak into the future like even so told by JOFFREY by all the people who could tho haha Maybe my opinion it's that unpopular but I think it would be a better reaction by them watching and recording that part. 🤷🏻
Robb did always remind Theon that he is no Stark. This is shown in the episode where Theon saves Bran from the Wildlings. This was one of the major reasons why Theon did what he did.
I think I screamed with joy when I saw that Daenerys scene back then. Just seeing her character development, the way she slowly embodied that fire within her was surely a thrill journey. Seeing Dany's journey in GoT for me really help in understanding Rhaenyra as a character. And ofc, excites me...Targaryens are indeed fascinating character, especially if you're a princess and the heir to the throne 😄
One of the cooler things about this Dany reveal is that earlier in the season, Missandei says to Dany "Valar morghulis" and Dany replies back "yes, 'all men must die', but we are not men." That phrase is in High Valyrian and it's a bit of clue to the viewers (and Missandei) that Dany DOES know High Valyrian.
When Theon says that Robb always reminded him that he wasn't a Stark, it isn't just his insecurity, you probably don't remember this but in season 1 Robb did treat him like that all the time and actually once treated him pretty badly about it, so it is true. Even so, since he was named king in the north their relationship gets much better, to the point of calling themselves brothers and with Robb having all his trust in him, so you probably remember that much more than what happened in the very first episodes.
Dracarys became such an iconic line that it carried to House of the Dragon. In the books, it's not stated that "Dracarys" is used to command dragons it's something Daenerys invented herself since she has no one to teach her how to tame or train a dragon. She used a Valyrian word so no one mistakenly uses it and causes a disaster. Just a fun fact.
One of the best episodes this season hands down .. I wouldn’t say it’s the top because this season is PACKED but definitely one of my favorite episodes. Season 3,4 are probably the best of any tv show ever made. The most fascinating thing about GOT is how EVERYONE is casted perfectly for their roles! I couldn’t find a single bad actor that’s extremely rare and hard to pull off most if not all of the side characters has proper depth and usually play a vital role in the story, For example Varys hating magic makes alot more sense when you see the terrified look on the warlock face while in the box that man was there for one shot and i still remember the expressions on his face vividly because he did an amazing job. So glad you guys are enjoying the journey so far.
Jorah felt he had to speak up then because it might be hard for Dany to take back what she said later. If she had really lost a dragon, it would have been a major blow to her.
Theon could never forget he was a ward because he was reminded by other people that he isn’t a real stark I bet it was brought up every time someone wanted to tease or piss him off and that will leave a hidden trauma that usually shows it self in unhealthy ways if not dealt with properly
Honestly I bet seeing Jon be treated as lesser, knowing that he was even lower than the Lord's bastard in term's of importance and claim to family, made it extra hard as well. I think that's probably why he was a bit antagonistic with Jon, as compared to his better connection to Robb. He would pick on Jon as a way to deal with his own displacement.
I know I'm VERY late to this party but... It really doesn't spoil anything from House of the Dragon. Knowing a piece of history that is told by Joffrey after 300 years it's not that impactful in a negative way at all. For the contrary, that hypes us and also when people watched this show years ago didn't made any difference no matter if you read the books or not. Their reaction should be there and registered as we all had ours. Common, not everything is a damn spoiler. Just watch the show as it is intended by the creators and it's FINE.
I forgot the Theon scene happened in this episode. Great performance by Alfie Allen. "A dragon is not a slave" is obviously very important but you can tell Drogon was upset at leaving Danys side too,
25:25 Robb reminded Theon that Bran isn‘t his brother and he isn‘t a Stark when Theon rescued Bran from the Wildlings. (Update: They mention this later on.)
"What was the point of taking him away and taking him back?" Well, did you listen to what Theon told him just before? Bran and Rickon are alive. Essentially it was some real expert interrogation.
Yeah that's what I took from it as well. It seemed like an elaborate psychological interrogation, where he manipulated Theon into giving up information that he was reluctant to from physical torture. Theon felt like he could be vulnerable and opened up to his supposed rescuer, only to find himself betrayed in the end.
Maybe. But I always thought he did it just because he thought that giving Theon false hope would make his downfall even worse and he liked to torture Theon.
I have seen GOT in it’s entirety 5 times and I absolutely love it. Pudgey asks really good questions, things I’ve never even thought of. Girl you’re awesome!!
I loved your banter at the beginning, and what a great reaction to this top of the line episode! Just to clarify, the commander's name was Jeor Mormont, his son is called Jorah.
I think I've watched that Dracarys scene like 100 times since it aired. One of the most pivotal and amazing moments in the series, and it was executed perfectly in how they translated it from the books to the screen.
Many people dislike her, but I think even they got absolutely hyped during that scene. Seriously one of the best scenes in the show, I only wish it were a bit less obvious that she understood the language but ehh...still amazing.
About what you mentioned in the beginning, that some people claim the white walker didn’t see Sam at the end of season 2’s last episode, I don’t think that’s the case. It’s obvious that he saw him judging from the white walker looking down and Sam’s reaction, but they decided to let him go, similarly to what happened to that guy in the very first episode of the show. There’s simply no way that Sam could’ve remained hidden by that rock from all the wights and walkers passing by. They probably want some people to survive and spread the word. It’s why they leave those symbols drawn using corpses. It sends a message of “we’re coming and there’s nothing you can do about it” or something like that.
So the day Bran was attacked by Osha, Robb told Theon "its not your responsibility, becasue its not your house" as they were discussing Ned being attacked by Jamie ( i think) I'm sure it wasn't the first time he had said it either judging from Theon words here.
Fun fact: Dany revealing she understands and speaks Valyrian has two extra layers to it, one of which could be considered a fortunate accident on Emilia Clarke's part. Short version: Dany saying "Zaldrīzes buzdari iskos daor" is the mixing of two languages, partly a deliberate choice by the writers and the creator of High- and Low Valyrian, partly a lucky accident by Dany's actor; the two words "buzdari iskos" are the ones the slave master would assume Dany wouldn't understand as they're from HIS language and not hers, inserted by Dany to instantly make him aware she understood all his repeated insults during her stay in Astapor - Emilia Clarke's little accident was mispronouncing "iksos" as "iskos" but luckily, the latter was already created as the Low Valyrian variant of the original High Valyrian word. Long version: George R.R. Martin had written a couple dozen words for Valyrian in his books, but he hadn't made it a full-fledged language, so when the showrunners got the man who created Dothraki (David J. Peterson) to expand on the Valyrian language too, he created High Valyrian and Low Valyrian. The former is essentially the less-spoken vestige of the nobility of Old Valyria - it's the one Daemon and Rhaneyra spoke almost exclusively to each other almost 200 years earlier, so even then it was a dying language - while the latter was formed in the conquered Ghiscari territory (such as the region where Astapor is located) by incorporating Valyrian into their pre-existing languages. Some of the differences between High- and Low Valyrian includes the words for... for example, a slave; dohaeriros (HV) and buzdari (LV). Daenerys speaks Valyrian, but to make it absolutely clear to Kraznys that she knows not only how to speak HV but also understands his variation of the language (and thus also understood all the insults he's thrown her way), she injects the LV word for slave into her HV revelation of her identity. Clarke's accident was mispronouncing "iksos" as "iskos"; fortunately, Peterson had already decided one of the ways LV separates itself from HV is through words that include a ks, ts, ps sound in the original language having the letters be reversed, meaning while Daemon Targaryen may say "Once you are wed, you may do as you like" as "Dīnakson toliot, gaoso gaomagon kostas", Kraznys would (among other likely differences) say the first word as "DīnaSKon", and so Daenerys saying the LV "iskos" instead of the HV "iksos" fits with the previous usage of "buzdari" instead of "dohaeriros"
Regarding Craster, remember that Jeer Mormont told John that the reason he was willing to overlook his actions, is that the Night’s Watch need men like him. Not just him, but also OTHER men beyond the wall. Craster’s Keep was probably just one of many places where Rangers could take shelter, resupply, etc. The Night’s Watch exists to defend the People south of The Wall, they serve the Seven Kingdoms, and the Wildlings north of the Kingdoms are independent. It is not for the Night’s Watch to regulate how the Wildlings live, or to punish them for acts that would be unacceptable in the south.
Exactly; the Night's Watch are not in Kansas anymore - North of the Wall is Wildling country and most Wildlings hate the Watch. A safe sanctuary that affords protection from both Wildlings and White Walkers, whilst also providing basic sustenance, is certainly worth putting up with a tiresome host for.
Plus, there's also the fact that even though he was a huge asshole, Craster was their host. You hear Mormont saying "the Gods will punish us for this", as killing someone who took you in is a major sin in this world.
This episode is one of the best in the entire show, and not just because of the ending. Every single scene and every character has such interesting development - Jaime has had his world turned upside down and reaches his lowest point so far; Theon also has his situation flipped on him just after he confesses his irreparable mistakes; Sam also has his situation radically changed now off on his own after mutiny. Varys lets us see his darker side while also playing Ros and the Tyrells against Baelish, Margaery is expertly manipulating Joffrey and Sansa too in the Tyrell play to counter Baelish and claim the north, Tywin writing letters, and of course Dany's play to get an army (and sacking a city). So many great things. I'm tempted to say this episode is my favourite. Just lacking Ygritte unfortunately, a personal favourite character!
I love how pudgey really gets the lore and stuff.. i just love her putting together the puzzles . I Also love how spartan never thinks her hipótesis are possible.. and they almost always are. I love this channel so much. Also, i dont know if they are a romantic couple, but if they are ..they are very inspiring. Spartan is such a gentelman, and pudgey is such a lady... It's just too inspiring.
I’ve been waiting for you to reach this episode! Dany gave me absolute chills. I’ve been checking your page everyday looking for new game of thrones reactions, I love them! Keep up the good work 😊
My unconfirmed theory is that "he" wanted Theon tutored not only physically but psychologically. To give Theon hope and then rip it away from him. In an attempt to traumatize Theon in a way making it difficult for him to trust another person.
A lot of why Jamie is so upset by losing his hand is because his appearance is all Cersei really cares about. In the books we get to read his thoughts about Cersei, and any time his appearance changes he thinks "Cersei won't like this, I won't look like her anymore". So the whole time he's in jail his hair is growing, his beard grows in, he loses weight, etc, and that's torture for him. Losing the hand is a permanent change to his appearance, on top of that hand being his entire reputation as a knight. Goes to show how much of a narcissist Cersei is too
Pudgeys reaction to Commander Mormonts death had me laughing so hard. She does the best suprise face it looks like her eyes are going to pop out and jaw is going to fall of.
I absolutely love your journey through GOT! Every time I open RU-vid I check if you put a new episode on! I have watched quite a lot of GOT reactions, but have to say you're one of my favourites! I am also pretty impressed how well you remember the details on characters and events (Pudgey especially) because when I watched 1st time I missed way more! Honestly, the first 3 times I rewatched GOT (yes, I have issues), every time you realise something that you missed that made so much more sense for the whole picture. Daenerys will have other amazing moments, I cannot wait to see your reactions to them (and to all other epic non-Danny ones, too - of course)
"The city is made brighter by my presence...is that your usual line?" Fun fact: That * is * Varys' usual line. Back in season 2, when he talks to Shae, he says the exact same line to her. So the Queen of Thorns was actually incredibly accurate about seeing through Varys' false courtesy.
Short summary of the skipped scene (obviously *without* any spoilers) : Joeffrey was telling Margeary gruesome and creepy anecdotes about history, and she was faking liking it, laughing at it. That's why in the very next scene she manipulated him so easily, he was already in a trusting mood. And Pudgey understood it perfectly in the Margeary-Sansa scene : Margeary _was indeed_ securing the key to the north, but at the same time it of course helped Sansa herself. See how smart Margeary is and how she adapts her entire demeanor to the person she's talking to. When she spoke to Sansa, she first gained her trust with a funny story, taking on a kind of older sister role (since Sansa at this point is not nearly as naive and trusting as before, this is necessary to break her shell). And then she uses that feeling of safety to "manipulate" her. Anyway I loved your reaction and hope you'll have a great holiday.
Also Margeary brand of manipulation also give the other party benefit, while maximized her own. Like making the poor people happier so they sing her praised. I rather have her running the 7 kingdom than any other house leader
Just an fyi to future comments, please make sure you aren't being too specific in replies to this. Ajaymohan's comment is obviously fine, but if it gets too hinty or spoilery it'll be removed to protect the blind reactions.
She’s nothing without her dragons. She would’ve been run through and left for the vultures if they never hatched. Cersei is a much more interesting character, and a better example of a strong female character.
I don't know if this was an intentional decision by the showrunners of both HOTD and GOT, but it's really cool to hear the difference in Dany's Valariyan and the Targaryen's of HOTD. I like how the HOTD actors speak their Valariyan in a much thicker accent having so many ethnically Valariyan people around them. Dany's accent fits that of a kid who was in hiding who only speaks the language with her brother who was only 8 years older than her. Nice touch.
It was intentional yes. They had a professional linquist hired for GoT and then also for HotD who extensively crafted the Dothraki and Valyrian languages. You can find interviews with him on RU-vid in fact.
1. Pay no mind to Spartan, Pudgey! You're the MVP of this reaction. Your theories about Theon and the Tyrells are interesting and logical. Of course, the truth still remains to be seen. 2. The Varys at the start of this episode, in conversation with Tyrion, is the closest to book Varys. The showrunners sweetened his character to make him more likeable. The real Varys, as was shown here, is DANGEROUS. Myr is on the western coast of Essos and Astapor is deep in southeastern Essos. Think of Myr as on the coast of the Mediterranean in the Middle East and Astapor in East Asia ( Thailand, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam).
That moment when Danny started speaking high Valyrian 😎and yes, when Danny said "Thank you, Xaro Xarondoxos... for teaching me this important lesson." She was dead serious.
@@arielsteinsaltz1956 I'm currently re-reading *_ASOIAF,_* and the *_ACOK_* & *_ASOS_* Theon chapters are fresh in my mind. He doesn't despise Ned, but he certainly doesn't love him. He was afraid of him, because he only knew Ned the Lord, not the father. What Bran and others call his Lord face.
The Night's Watch can't get reinforcements from King's Landing, because no-one in the South believes that the North holds any dangers worse than "Snarks and Grumkins", i.e., they think tales of White Walkers are just that; old wive's tales. The South considers the Night's Watch as little more than a penal colony where the realm disposes of it's exiles and outcasts, with the occasional exiles nobleman or retired Northern Lord (like Jeor Mormont and the snooty nobleman who led a trio beyond the Wall in the opening scenes of episode one) to ensure a level of competency in the command.
Theon admiting Ned Stark was his true father all this time is one of the best if not the best scenes in the show ever damn...even after all these years I still get teary eyes on that scene.
I would like to clarify that Daenerys only got the 8000 Unsullied. It’s made clear in the books that the rest of the former slaves that march with her on her exodus are just followers who want to be with her as they see her as their saviour. She doesn’t ask any of them to fight for her. Only the Unsullied. People seem to think ALL slaves she set free are now part of her army and they twist it as her only freeing slaves so she would have soldiers. Only the Unsullied are former slaves who fight for her. The rest are just admirers.
Even before I saw GoT, I saw a clip of the last scene with Dani and the slave on Facebook. I thought that was such a badass awesome scene that I started watching the series after that.
I've been waiting for this one! That final scene with Dany is one of the most satisfying scenes in television in my opinion, and there are more fantastic Dany scenes to come that I can't wait to see you react to :) P.S. love Spartan's t-shirt
Why on earth would you want there House of the Dragon reaction majorly affected by a pointless throw away 2 sentence line that has no benefit to the main show. I'm glad they skipped it. I forgot about it from first watch and rewatched GoT while HotD was on and I really regret that I know that spoiler now. Negatively affecting my enjoyment of house of the dragon.
fr i even subbed just so i wouldn’t forget abt this channel by the time they reached this episode (notifs on and everything even tho i’m not even that into got anymore 💀) well just my luck i guess lmao
How dare you compare Varys with Xaro?! Xaro is a merchant that lied his way into power...Varys trades in secrets and uses his superior intellect to gain advantages...Varys would make short work of Xaro...
27:04 "And right when theon got vulnerable" - like yeah thats (sadism aside) the point. He just spilled a ton of information about himself, his motivation, his father, most crucially: that he didn't actually kill the real Bran and Rickon.
What an episode!!!! You are introduced to a new character....the one who framed Theon. Theon's admition that Ned ment more to him than his real father!!Great scene,brilliant acting!!! And Daenerys' badass moment!!!!!!!!
Craster bought his safety from the white walkers with his sons. Craster bought his safety from the Night's Watch by providing them food and shelter when they ventured north of the wall.That's the type of power he needed to ensure his safety.
38:05 watching this moment again hits so much different now, it's so iconic. I definitely feel the Targaryen pride and strength in this scene after watching House of the Dragon.
Great reaction! Ramsey (who freed Theon) let him free to let him talk and he learned about the two Starks being alive. Ramsey is in the north (Wintefell) and learned Bran and Rikon were still alive. That was the point, imho.
Berric Dondarrion the guy with the eye patch that is with the brotherhood without banners, was sent by Ned Stark to go out and capture and kill the Mountain back in S1E7.
One of Tyrion's acts as Master of Coin was to impose a one penny tax per brothel visit. This tax was extremely unpopular and was referred to as "The Dwarf's Penny". Once Tyrion and Olenna Tyrel were talking and Olenna was, as you two would put it, "taking the piss" out of Tyrion. She said something along the lines of not wanting to take any more of his time as she was sure he had lots of pennies to collect. Tyrion stammered something about not collecting the tax himself personally. She said she was disappointed in hearing that, that she had always envisioned him hiding under the beds with a tally sheet. She was one of the few who could dunk on Tyrion in a verbal battle and not get worse in return.
This was a beastmode episode... that ending music left the hairs standing. You guys not getting bit by spoilers will be cool to watch in future stuff. Me and the people I talked to had totally forgotten it until everyone faceplanted in the spoilers everywhere. Another great reaction. 👍👍👍
What I like about Dany's decision is she incorporated both what Mormont and Selmy were advising her. Mormont was the one pushing to use the Unsullied, Selmy said they wouldn't support her like free men would. So instead she decides to use the Unsullied but as free men.
