Game of Thrones 6x5 REACTION!! "The Door" 

The "Hodor" twist has to be one of the most brilliant but devastating thing's I've ever seen on a TV show.

Hodor died the moment young Hodor calms down at the very end. You can see it. He experiences his own death in the future and then calms down because in a way, he died that day as a child. That is what breaks his mind and why he can't say anything other than Hodor.

"For the briefest of moments, a single person brought Winter to a halt... Not a king, nor warrior, no grand sorcerer or holy man, it was none of those. The full might of Winter's unstoppable march was held back by a lost boy's mind in the body of a giant."

The young actor playing young Hodor absolutely knocked it out of the park. That scene could have come across looking very silly, but instead it was heart wrenching. Brilliant work for such a brief performance.

When Hodor's face braved up and he looked determined to finish the job is when it really hit me, and at the same time Eric said "he's still doing it". Makes me so sad.

"People will risk everything for the Stark name. From White Harbor to Ramsey's own door." Hold that Door Wylis. The North truly does remember.

You can literally see when Eric makes the connection between "hold the door" and "Hodor". Like, his eyes tell everything and omg i'm crying again.

Young Wylis saw his death and knew that he was gonna die, but he still followed them :( What a hero.

Hodor is dead, if they reveal he is still alive it would betray the emotional and brilliant writing of the climax of his journey. We will not see him again (unless he's a wight)

The saddest death in GoT... ...Some say he is still holding the door... :(

I thought Summer's death was poorly scripted, but story-wise I think he had to die to satisfy the metaphor for "Winter is Coming," ... for that to happen, "Summer must die."

Hodor's death made me cry more than the Red Wedding. Great reaction!

This is only episode 5 (!)... what the fuck are episodes 8, 9 and 10 going to be like?! I need a lie down.

I am here to see if Calvin and Eric will cry.

Hodor is dead. What's more, I think we know exactly when he died. Young Willis goes into his seizure as Hodor is struggling against the wights. Willis is thrashing about and yelling "hold the door" as Hodor does just that. We see Hodor continue to hold the door as the door starts breaking apart and the wights are pulling at him and ripping into him. Then, we go back to Willis as his movements become less erratic and his speech becomes calmer. Basically, through Bran, young Wills was linked to present day Hodor and experiencing things in a way that overwhelmed his mind. As the life was leaving Hodor, the link between the two lessened, and Willis' mind and body began to relax more (with the permanent damage already having been done). Just as Willis seems to be coming out of the seizure, the screen goes to black, signaling the final end of Hodor. It's an incredibly well done scene. The emotional impact is obvious, but the imagery and symbolism that the director used is also breathtaking.

You know Calvin is devastated when he sits there and says nothing

That long silence of mourning after the end was very appropriate for this episode.

So..... do you guys think the actor who plays Hodor should get an Emmy nomination? The guy's role is deceptively simple, but this was the saddest thing I've seen on TV all year...

"Quit fucking killing direwolves" - awesome line from Eric!

The playing of Goodbye Brother during the scene of Hodors death broke my heart. He truly lived and died for the Starks, he deserved that theme.

Summer died because Winter arrived.

This whole episode is about traumatisation. Sansas trauma from her time with Ramsey Arias re living the trauma of seeing her father behraded. Theon gets reminded of the trauma from Ramseys torture. The trauma hodor suffered when he was young.

Great job guys!

"I hope we see Bran this episode!" Little did they know...

2am here in Australia but I stayed up waiting for this... I feel traumatised by tonight's episode.

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I feel like the death of Summer and Hodor was symbolic like when Hedwig in Harry Potter was killed off. It's like watching innocence and childhood die. Yes, there will be grieving but then you become stronger because of it. So while watching Hodor die is so hard to watch and it's upsetting, Hodor died saving Bran. He sacrificed himself to save him, even though it's Bran's fault. Hodor held no grudge. Hodor didn't have a single bad bone in his body. He had no agenda. He was a loyal Northman and he loved Bran so much that he died protecting him. It was his destiny to do so and he accepted it.

its also worth mentioning, that for his final moments, hodor is played the leitmotif of the Stark theme

Eric cried in like 3 of the 5 episodes so far. This season is fucking brutal! Also, about Hodor when you guys were talking if Bran warged into him to hold the door, I think that he went back to his normal self at the end there when Bran warged, because his eyes go blank and back to normal, and then he acts like a normal person, he just don't say anything until he (maybe) died.

If you haven't figured it out that the old gods are just people like Bloodraven and Bran communicating with people of the past/present through whispers.

Rewatching this in Dec 2019. Remembering how awesome the final scene was of this episode... then remembered season eight. Daaaaamn you D&D!

Pause at 7:29 to see Eric, Calvin, and Aaron's jaws drop in unison lmao

Eric called Jorah meeting Sam at Old Town, great call man!! Love watching this series over and over with you guys.

I imagined what Hodor thought in his last moments. His speech might have been stuck on "hodor", but his thoughts weren't. I bet he was thinking something like "Protect the young master."

cried my eyes out like a freaking baby last night, i was really looking forward to catch up with your reactions too, great show guys!!

''Hold the Door...hold the door...holtdor...hotdor...hodor'' -Hodor

Go to the Game of Thrones channel, Kristian Nairn confirmed that Hodor is dead.

I worked security for comic con in Delhi, and the biggest guest we had was the man who plays hodor, all I can say about him is that he's the biggest man I've ever seen, every inch of 6'10 but also the nicest man, he was more than a gentleman to all the unpaid workers, and pet 2 stray puppies at once because his hands were so big, I will kill for that man

Oh Eric, you make me tear up and smile at the same time. We finally get to see your reactions to things you don't know are coming but at the same time, you are so emotional. I love it!

"flashbacks have been awesome!" famous last words... this is why we can't have nice things, GOT... Edmure is Cat's brother. The Blackfish is his uncle, not his father. Theon, Varys, and Grey Worm all on team Dany... interesting...

My love for Hodor snuck up on me so bad I didn’t even know it until this episode I think I definitely mourned him harder than Ned

The number 1 reason why I love watching blind wave videos is how intelligent you guys can be on picking up on details and understanding them no matter how complicated. Eric is especially great with this.

If the Night King's mark allowed the Walkers to get past the magic of the cave while Bran was in there - does that mean that if Bran crosses back south of the wall that the Night King and his guys can cross the wall? Is that what we're going to see at the end of the season? Bran gets help (Benjen?) returning south of the wall, ultimately enabling the Walkers to pass the enchanted magic that has kept them at bay for all this time?

I love the fact that Euron looks just like Theon. They're really hammering it on with the casting this season. Ned's father, young Ned, young Hodor, young Rodrik they all look like they're related. Excellent casting.

What is fucked up isn't that Bran caused 'Hodor', it's that Hodors entire existence from that day on was purely to serve as a sacrifice when Bran would need it. Hodor has greying when he sacrifices himself, and is a kid when his life is taken from him, so that's like, 20-30 years at least that he's been nothing more then a sacrifice in waiting. What's worse, I don't even think Bran gives a fuck about Hodor, the children, the Reeds or anyone else that gave their life for him because now he's just an emotionless professor X....

Brilliant guys! After every GOT episode this is my GO TO channel.. Erics' reactions are golden.. you are so much more than just a reaction channel, I come here to see the discussion...Seriously good work lads!

Love your videos! The group reaction's are great Calvin & I are in the same boat. I just started watching the show in November & I'm already a super fan. I look forward to his point of view every week

Just one punch... That's all we need to solve the Night King's problem... Call me, HBO. Saitama, a hero for fun.

Everything that happened was supposed to happen. Bran didn't alter the past.

Love the channel. Always comes back.

Great reaction vid, folks! And even better post-episode discussion. Subscribed!

I came from the future to tell that Eric is right about Sam and Jorah. Awesome prediction, man.

The Red Priestess' name is Kinvara, she was introduced to Tyrion.

just recently discovered your channel and I'm enjoying catching up on your content

omg I have been waiting so long for this. so glad you got this up now

My theory about Hodor is that Bran was mentally really in the past and physicly in the present. He warged into the present hodor while being in the past and that connected both Hodors and the warging started to affect past hodor. present hodor dieying while being connected fucked him up in the past because his minds died and all that remained was the last "order" he was given.

I have never been so emotional about anything TV/Movie related but that hodor ending had my eyes watering.

God, I'm feeling so bad for you and I have just started the episode, but seeing you all happy and excited, hearing Calvin saying "Hope we're gonna have the flashbacks" etc. God it's so heartbreaking...

100,000 views on this video congrats Blind Wave, this definitely means you are on your way to a 100,000 subs.

Dear Lord, I am rewatching this and having so much fun with Calvin and the fez...

HODORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!! They just kill the kindest man in the Tv Show !

I Love that silent after end of the episode. Its in every reaction video. It shows how good that moment was.

thank dude nice work always fun to watch !

This is my favourite reaction channel. Glad it's a full house.

Edmure isn't the son of Blackfish. He's Catelyn and Lysa's younger brother. Also, I'm pretty sure it was Hodor and not Bran controlling him in his final moments. You can see the sadness in his eyes as he struggles. Maybe Bran inadvertently jumped from present Hodor to past Hodor.

I love the setup guys, its looks awesome!

just randomly rewatching this 8 years later just because Hodor's death still makes me cry.

In Emergency Awesome's video, he says the Azor Ahai prophesy was originally in High Valyrian, a gender-neutral language. So it could be Prince OR Princess that was Promised. Also, a commenter made a good point, they killed the direwolf as a metaphor, it says "Summer is dead; Winter is HERE"

Wow you called Jorah meeting up with Sam at the citadel! Awesome stuff!

I just saw this episode again on HBO cause they’re doing marathons before the premiere and I needed to come back and watch this. Such an amazing episode that makes me cry every time:(

"OK kids, what do you want to be when you grow up?" Jon - "Great warrior!" Hodor - "Door stop".

Craster gave them 99 sons

Did anyone else pay very close attention and notice that in the flash back they are sending Ned to the Vale, where he meets Robert? There are Vale soldiers too, with House Arryn sigil.

Always hyped for you guys' reaction! Hold the door for me!

I don't know if I said it before but your video quality is the best over everyone else!

I have a feeling that Jorah will go to Oldtown to find a cure because it's the main center of knowledge. He will meet Sam and learn about the WW.Dany might want to leave sooner if she hears about them.

Eric telling Aaron to "Shut the hell up" after the "holding the door" comment. Lost it. Love it.

Even though I'm sure I watched all of these when you guys did, it gives me some kind of perverse pleasure to watch you guys squirm to scenes that I know i had the very same reaction to :)

This is the video that I found you guys. I am rewatching it for like the 50th time and each one of them I say "junior" along with Eric and Calvin.

That was probabaly the hardest scene to watch since the red widding. I mean the entire episode was briliant, but that last part. Holy shit. I am completely dead inside, like my man Calvin.

35:39 Brynden, The Blackfish, is not Edmure's father. Edmure is Hoster's son, Lysa and Catelyn's brother.

My question was the final one!! Even though it wasn't really answered, I still feel all good inside. Thanks, Crew!

I real man can drop tears to this, incredible how they can make you feel for a guy like him.

Eric: Do you guys feel like this opens open the door... Aaron: it holds it. Eric Shut the fuck up. Me: *Laughs Forever*

I take comfort in the fact that he went like a badass. He held the fucking door. Most characters even though they are pretty cool and baddass themselves die in shitty ways, just look at most of the Starks, Oberyn, or even the best swordsman in the flashback, just stabed in the back. While Hodor a character most people just made fun of, died like a badass holding back a horde of undead.

Great video guys.

I am so freakin excited, I’m like a starving cat looking for ANYTHING! Looking forward to April and watching you all as well

The guy being turned into the white walker can't be the Night's king, because the Night's King was the 13th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, who turned into the Night's King because he fucked the Night's Queen, and this scene must have taken place before the wall was erected, so there would be no Night's Watch. I like to think that he was the first Night's King, but not the current one, who is the one mentioned in the books.

I can't talk about doors anymore. They'll be referred to as 'them tall rectangular things with handles' from now on.

phenomenal episode!

I've been waiting for this since yesterday :)

He could hold the door but i couldn't hold back these tears

Eric: Do you guys think feel like this opens up the door-Aaron: *stifles a laugh* It holds it. Eric: *mumbles* Shut the fuck up.Calvin: *tosses a pen at Aaron* Me: Too soon Aaron! x'D (Rest In Peace Willas, we will miss you so much.) Amazing reaction as always guys. Keep it up.

This is the reaction i've been waiting for.

I always have to come back to watch this video over and over again. Gosh GOT was so good back then.

i went into this episode so happy then i left it crying whale tears

To support your twin Littlefinger theory maybe that explains why his accent is always changing.

Rewatch before the last season, and this still gets me

YES! BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! :D

Oh my god, Hodor’s death honestly makes me sob hysterically every time I see it..