Ranking A Song of Ice and Fire (books, characters, quotes)(spoilers) 

You might be more of a Sansa and Catelyn fan than Littlefinger.

"What is the life of one bastard boy against a kingdom?” “Everything,” said Davos, softly.

"Egg, I dreamed that I was old." That's how to break hearts in 7 words.

"You have a great thirst for a small man." "Oh, I think that Lord Tyrion is quite a large man," Maester Aemon said from the far end of the table. He spoke softly, yet the high officers of the Night's Watch all fell quiet, the better to hear what the ancient had to say. "I think he is a giant come among us, here at the end of the world." Tyrion answered gently, "I've been called many things, my lord, but giant is seldom one of them." "Nonetheless," Maester Aemon said as his clouded, milk-white eyes moved to Tyrion's face, "I think it is true." For once, Tyrion Lannister found himself at a loss for words. He could only bow his head politely and say, "You are too kind, Maester Aemon."

“Lord Seaworth is a man of humble birth, but he reminded me of my duty, when all I could think of was my rights. I had the cart before the horse, Davos said. I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.” -Stannis the mannis

My favorite quote: “I pity them because it will not last. Because these are the knights of summer, and winter is coming.” -Catylen

This Beric quote from Storm- "Can I dwell on what I scarce remember? I held a castle on the Marches once, and there was a woman I was pledged to marry, but I could not find that castle today, nor tell you the color of that woman's hair. Who knighted me, old friend? What were my favorite foods? It all fades. Sometimes I think I was born on the bloody grass in that grove of ash, with the taste of fire in my mouth and a hole in my chest. Are you my mother, Thoros?"

Glad to see the GOAT Wyman Manderly represented twice! My favorite quote comes from the Griffin Reborn - "From here, Jon Connington had ruled broad lands extending many leagues to the west, north, and south, just as his father and his father's father had before him. But his father and his father's father had never lost their lands. He had. I rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell."

"The War of the Ninepenny Kings?" asked Hyle Hunt. "So they called it, though I never saw a king, nor earned a penny. It was a war, though. That it was." By far my favorite quote and speech from the books. Its a crime the show didn't included

My favorite quote.... "We were King's men, knights, and heroes... but some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of us all." Thoros of Myr, AFfC

"And for the first time in hundred of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons." Have been tattoed in my heart since first time i read A Game of Thrones. What a fantastic line to end a book!! And yes, Catelyn is my Favorite POV. George did such a wonderful job writing such a complex female character that is Catelyn Stark...

A favorite quote of mine is "Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths," by Gerris Drinkwater when he's trying to persuade Quentin not to enact his dragon-taming scheme. I think that quote really embodies the purpose behind GRRM's deconstruction of heroic high fantasy. It's not subversion for subversion's sake, but to highlight the beauty of everyday life that is being poisoned by the game of thrones and the honor codes that keep it going.

Can't wait for the inevitable theory iceberg. Two words. Jojen. Paste.

So many great quotes come from Jamie and Brienne's interactions. I love the "Wench/My name is..." thing but I remember laughing out loud when Jamie jumps into the bear pit and says (I'm paraphrasing because I don't have it in front of me) "You are still a maiden I hope? Oh good, I only rescue maidens." He plays it like a quip but (probably only subconsciously at this point in his arc) he is concerned about her well being and just how much abuse she had to suffer due to his not taking the honorable route initially. That's the crux of his character for me, how he started off super honorable and just got so jaded over time, but then along comes Brienne, living the honor code he sort of convinced himself was never real and she re-sparks that need to be honorable in him again. I especially love one of his first interaction with Cersei after he hangs out with Brienne for a while and she can smell the honor on him and it's like a garlic to a vampire for her.

My favorite quote is from Varys about Stannis: "There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man."

“Aemon's blind white eyes came open. "Egg?" he said, as the rain streamed down his cheeks. "Egg, I dreamed that I was old."” Maester Aemon😢 “A reader lives 1000 lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”- Jojen Reed “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”- Tyrion “When the sun sets, no candle can replace it” Loras Tyrell “I rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell.” Jon Con “In his chainmail shirt with a sword in his hand, Gendry looked almost a man grown, and dangerous. Hot Pie looked like Hot Pie.” -Arya Even as she was feeling sorry for him she was killing him, shouting, "Winterfell! Winterfell!" while Hot Pie screamed "Hot Pie!" beside her as he hacked at the man's scrawny neck.”-Long love the hottest of Pies

A lot of my favourite quotes come from Feast as well, such as Jaime's "I'll send him to you when he's born. With a trebuchet.", Brienne speaking to the Elder: "It is true then", she said dully. "Sandor Clegane is dead." "He is at rest." The Elder Brother paused. And a favourite of mine in Sam's second chapter whilst speaking to Aemon, "The rain feels good against my face Sam. It feels like tears. Let me stay a while longer, I pray you. It has been a long time since last I wept."

ASOIaF fans getting FED

Common Bookborn W putting Jamie as number one character. Legit one of the best characters in fiction.

Stannis: “A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.” I’m not the biggest Stannis fan, but this quote is so informative when considering all of the ASOIF characters and their actions.

I think Theon's last line in ADWD was the most triumphant moment in the entire book, and as for my favorite quote, it's probably "Power is a mummer's trick, shadow on the wall, and even a small man can cast a very large shadow." It just shows the theme of perception and power so well, and especially the context of it being said to Tyrion and Varys, the Spider, who says it just so perfect.

Feast and Jamie at the top, Brienne appreciation and a Catelyn defender... these are the best kind of ASOIAF fans :D

Loras Tyrell: "When the sun has set, no candle can replace it."

That Caetlyn quote about Ned as she dies is SO sad!

"I dreamed of you" are the first words Daeron says to Dunk in the Hedge Knight, Dunk and Brienne are kindred souls.

Robert, Jon thought for one mad moment, remembering poor Owen, but when the trumpets blew again and the knights charged, the name they cried was "Stannis! Stannis! STANNIS!" The build up paragraph to it was amazing. His arrival shocked me so much in the show. "I will have no burnings. Pray harder."

"It all goes back and back," Tyrion thought, "to our mothers and fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own children will take up our strings and dance in our steads."

""Jaime," she said, tugging on his ear, "sweetling, I have known you since you were a babe at Joanna's breast. You smile like Gerion and fight like Tyg, and there's some of Kevan in you, else you would not wear that cloak . . . but Tyrion is Tywin's son, not you."

I don't know what others say, but I love that you appreciate the beautiful hopeful moments in A Song of Ice and Fire. Too much is made of its reputation as a gritty grimdark deconstruction when I find it to be a Romantic reconstruction of fantasy chivalry. I don't know if this is cheating, but I'm going to paraphrase a quote from Dunk & Egg, which I believe in context is a summation of the hopeful light that GRRM writes so well amidst the dark: "They are for me," he thought. "Why? Who am I to them?" "A knight who kept his vows."

Favorite quote: "Once they figure a way to work a dead horse, we'll be next. Likely I'll be the first too. "Edd," they'd say, "dying's no excuse for laying down no more, so get on up and take this spear, you've got first watch tonight."

Damn,the asoiaf content lately has been top tier

Aemon: “Kill the boy Jon Snow” Tywin and Tyrion: “You are no son of mine” “I am you, writ small” Bowen Marsh: “For the watch” Stannis: "It is not a question of wanting. The throne is mine, as Robert's heir. That is law. After me, it must pass to my daughter, unless Selyse should finally give me a son. I am king. Wants do not enter into it. I have a duty to my daughter. To the realm. Even to Robert. He loved me but little, I know, yet he was my brother. The Lannister woman gave him horns and made a motley fool of him. She may have murdered him as well, as she murdered Jon Arryn and Ned Stark. For such crimes there must be justice. Starting with Cersei and her abominations. But only starting. I mean to scour that court clean. As Robert should have done after the Trident." "I never asked for this crown. Gold is cold and heavy on the head, but so long as I am the king, I have a duty” “Pray harder” “It is time I tried another hawk” “We will free Winterfell… or die in the attempt” “I will not suffer such abominations here. This is not King's Landing."

“Once at the Citadel,I came into an empty rom and saw an empty chair. Yet I knew a woman had been there, only a moment before. The cushion was dented where she’d sat, the cloth was still warm and her scent lingered in the air. If we leave our smells behind us when we leave a room, surely something of our souls must remain when we leave this life?” Chills

The great thing about ACOK is that it’s absolutely the high point of Tyrion’s arc. It’s wonderful to revel in his masterful leadership and self-confidence, and so wrenching when he had it all swept out from under him

You went from not wanting to reading the series to the ASOIF Queen. Love it.

Two quotes I really like come from a character that often flies under the radar for most people. Doran Martell. "Words are arrows Arianne, once loosed you cannot call them back." “Vengeance.” His voice was soft, as if he were afraid that someone might be listening. “Justice.” Prince Doran pressed the onyx dragon into her palm with his swollen, gouty fingers, and whispered, “Fire and blood.”

"Only one living kraken has never known defeat. Only one has never bent his knee. Only one has sailed to Asshai by the Shadow, and seen wonders and terrors beyond imagining ..." - Euron Greyjoy The power radiating from this quote and Euron's speech is just so great.

“Theon,” he repeated. “My name is Theon. You have to know your name.” - The Sacrifice, A Dance With Dragons. While Dance isn’t my favorite (Feast like you is mine) Theon’s ark is probably my favorite thing in the books, and as someone who watch the show first, this line was the first to truly give me chills. Also Cat, I think she’s one of the best characters in the series as well. I’ve heard so many people criticize her for the way she handles some things, but to me she represents a desperate mother who just wants what’s left of her family back no matter what, even if it means making decisions that aren’t exactly the most tactically sound. Personally I think she also represents what a mother should be to an extent, fierce determination to protect her children, trusting (to a fault when I comes to Lisa) and the willingness to be blunt when speaking about things that are important.

You're one of us now ! Following your ASOIAF journey has been a joy to watch. A lot of people within the fandom actually agree with you : Feast is the best book and Jaime, Catelyn and Sansa are cherished characters. I would also recommend Alt Shift X if you are interested in diving more into the lore. He is a big ASOIAF youtuber, he has a very compelling way of analyzing the books and he just met GRRM recently.

In terms of great scenes besides the one you mentioned, the birth of the dragons in Daenerys X is arguably one of the best chapters Martin has written, only rivaled with scenes like the Red Wedding and Jaime's talk with his aunt, but those have two very different vibes to them. One is depressing and dire, one is calm, comforting, and relieving, but Danny's is powerful and ominous in the best ways possible.

I only wish this video were longer instead. Thank you!

Briene is such an amazing character, I think George RR Martin has confirmed Brienne as one of Dunks descendants, hes also said there’s a few “Dunklings” around Westeros too, with another potentially being Hodor

One of my favorite quotes is when Tyrion arrives in Kings Landing to be Hand and Cersei says, how did you trick father into this? And he replies with "if I were capable of tricking father, I'd be emperor of the world by now."

It's so fun to hear opinions from someone who hasn't spent the past decade involved in online ASOIAF discussions, like sure you may repeat things I've already heard but it still feels fresh

Feast is also my favorite of the series! Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.

You are the first person EVER I've ever see agree with me about this. Yes, AFFC is the best ASoIaF book and, for me, this is mainly because I like intrigue and pscychology much more than the magical stuff.

obviously, it’s up to you, but I would love a video where you go through some popular a song of ice and fire theories and give your thoughts and if you believe them, maybe you could even throw in some of the weird ones too like Tyrion being the traveling fetus of Danny 😂

I’ve found the more I’ve gone back, the more I’ve fallen in love with Jon Connington and the entirety of the Young Griff camp. His “I failed the father, I will not fail the son” line gives me chills every time.

Jaime and Jon are my two favorites. I love how similiar they are while still contrasting each other. -Theyre both the son of a Warden. -They both join a legendary military order only to realize said order has "fallen" and is just full of murderers and rapists. -both recieve hand injuries -both inherit a Valyrian sword from outside their family -both turn down leaving their order to become heir of their family. -they both become the Leader of their orders. -they both have an illicit love affair But when you contrast them -jaime is the well loved first born golden child, Jon the despised bastard that is barely welcome -the kingsgaurd is viewered as an honor, while the night's watch is a punishment -jaime's sword is stolen while Jon's is earned. -jaime is promoted through nepotism when his family fires the previous lord commander, Jon is chosen by his the men he leads.(Removed a show detail I slipped in by accident)

It's always so nice to see someone actually appreciating Catelyn instead of painting her as some kind of demon for daring to... **checks notes** be a woman who isn't 100% perfect all the time and is, in fact, a realistically fallible human? The hate she gets is honestly mind-boggling. Great video!

My favorites burns are from Tyrion 1) (To Janos Slynth)I'm not questioning your honor, Lord Janos. I'm denying its existence. 2) (To Cersei)Who you lie with is no matter to me . . . although it doesn't seem quite just that you should open your legs for one brother and not the other." But my favorite quote in general is from Doran. One to Sand Snakes the other to Arianne 1)“I am not blind, nor deaf. I know that you all believe me weak, frightened, feeble. Your father knew me better. Oberyn was ever the viper. Deadly, dangerous, unpredictable. No man dared tread on him. I was the grass. Pleasant, complaisant, sweet-smelling, swaying with every breeze. Who fears to walk upon the grass? But it is the grass that hides the viper from his enemies and shelters him until he strikes. Your father and I worked more closely than you know … but now he is gone. The question is, can I trust his daughters to serve me in his place?" 2) She narrowed her eyes. "What is our heart’s desire?" "Vengeance." His voice was soft, as if he were afraid that someone might be listening. "Justice." Prince Doran pressed the onyx dragon into her palm with his swollen, gouty fingers, and whispered, "Fire and blood."

anytime dany thinks "If I look back I am lost" really hits me not sure why I guess its the persevearance and defiance against hardship. Not allowing past versions of you or the past in general lure you with nostalgia back to a place you know is no good for you. As someone who has struggled with substamce abuse this quote always resonated with me.

bookborn posted, about asoiaf its a good day to be alive 🥰

lol Wyman's quote about growing up to be a Frey is 100% the best quote in the whole series

„I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once.“ - Catelyn honestly I still remember the intense emotions of grief when I first read this quote, gosh I can’t understand anyone who’s favorite character isn’t Cat

Bran seeing Winterfell for the last time in ACOK is a beautifully written scene. It’s the last paragraph in his last chapter in that book. One of my favorites in the entire series

We’re very alike. I’m a boy maybe half a decade younger than you. And somehow when I first read these books in high school, my favorite book was ultimately Feast. I read it the fastest and loved all the new voices. I happened to be in Venice at the time and felt like I was Arya running through Bravos. I’ve been telling people my favorite characters are Jaime and Catelyn for almost a decade now. Our worldviews are quite different afaik, but wow you surprised me each time with your choices. Love the video and your series!

"When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king."

"“And me, that boy I was… when did he die, I wonder? When I donned the white cloak? When I opened Aerys's throat? That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Knight instead.”

When the snows fall and the white winds blow the lone wolf dies but the back survives - Ned stark

I'm a huge sucker for the quotes from the Starklings where they find connection to Winterfell: Bran: "The stone is strong, Bran told himself, the roots of the trees go deep, and under the ground the Kings of Winter sit their thrones. So long as those remained, Winterfell remained. It was not dead, just broken. Like me, he thought. I’m not dead either.” Arya: "“It’s just a sword,” she said, aloud this time . . .but it wasn’t. Needle was Robb and Bran and Rickon, her mother and her father, even Sansa. Needle was Winterfell’s grey walls, and the laughter of its people. Needle was the summer snows, Old Nan’s stories, the heart tree with its red leaves and scary face, the warm earthy smell of the glass gardens, the sound of the north wind rattling the shutters of her room. Needle was Jon Snow’s smile. He used to mess my hair and call me “little sister,” she remembered, and suddenly there were tears in her eyes." Sansa: "She wondered where this courage had come from, to speak to him so frankly. From Winterfell, she thought. I am stronger within the walls of Winterfell."

"I am not without mercy." said he who was notoriously without mercy.

Ned is still my favourite in both books and TV despite only 1 book / season. It’s his legacy that runs through both which is so good.

By far, my favorite quote is "The world was simpler in those days, Jaime thought, and men as well as swords were made of finer steel. Or was it only that he had been fifteen?" Such a great representation of the whole series.

Varys smiled. “Here, then. Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less.” “So power is a mummer’s trick?” “A shadow on the wall,” Varys murmured, “yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”

You made my day every time i see this ASOIAF videos. I also finished recently (last may) to read the series for the first time and I was so happy when i found your first video reaction, I was so sad that there was no more books to read but you made me relieve it once again, it's been an amazing journey and I can't wait for future contents of yours!!

Oh I loved your take- I find it so interesting how everyone's takes are so different. I hope the reread is as fun if not more then the first read!

Great video! No Tyrion quotes? “A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” It’s a classic because it’s so good!

I'm a big man, fat and tall, full bearded, whenever I think about the Ned liked my hair quote I just cannot avoid crying, I don't know what that quote has that breaks my heart everytime

My favourite line from the books is when Jaime rescues Brienne from Harrenhall and says “I dreamed of you”. Chills.

Holy finally someone who loves feast and Catelyn!!! Straight from the first cat chapter of her telling ned of Jon's death, you can feel the warmth of her character

Let’s Go! It’s so wonderful to re-experience my first read thru and reread thru with you. And to hear your great ideas as an insightful reader not influenced by the Show with all the changes and characterizations by Dan & Dave.

Greatly appreciated your clarity on acknowledging some things are objectively better, while other things become our subjective favorites. Thumbs up!

I agree 100% with your stance on Catelyn, and her being a phenomenal representation of motherhood! It's not only motherhood though, the way the entire concept of parenthood in general is written is SO good. The way Tywin as a father shapes and influences the thoughts and feelings of Tyrion, Jaime AND Cersei. Tywin as well, being a product of HIS father. Same goes for Jon and his father, Catelyn and hers... I love how parent-child relations are seemingly always taken into consideration by GRRM!

"Words are Wind" quoted throughout ASOIAF by many different characters. I love the idea behind the quote because it speaks of action not words. I also like how Martin uses it to express how unreliable and unstable words are when left to the wind to carry and hold them. Words last no longer than it takes to say them like an reciting an Oath. ”Men are men, vows are words, and words are wind.” Iron Emmett says this to Jon Snow. Now if those words were to land on paper and compiled and stored into a book or in a document then those words no longer are Wind but power. Those landed words become stored knowledge. And as the saying goes "Knowledge is Power". This power is expressed as a weapon by Tyrion Lannister when he answers his questions to why does he read so much? "Well, my brother has his sword, and I have my mind. And a mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone. That's why I read so much, Jon Snow". The Maesters understand that power better than anyone in this world. Most of those in this world are illiterate including many Lords. Literacy is a weapon weilded by the Maesters over various high Lords. And as Lady Dustin has stated "The grey rats read and write our letters, even for such lords as cannot read themselves, and who can say for a certainty that they are not twisting the words for their own ends? What good are they, I ask you?” I find myself using the quote "Words are Wind" and have adopted it when I feel someone is all talk and no action. I believe anytime that occurs it must be recognized as a great quote. And I believe George must feel the same since references it 13 times in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. Now we just need George to land his words being carried by the Winter wind onto paper and compiled into a book.

Great work, enjoyed your contemporaneous review - just realized I was rereading almost exact same time as your first read lol

Your videos on this series are really tempting me to finally read it, after having been a show-only fan since season 3. It’s been very fun going through your ASOIAF playlist over the last week!

Your RU-vid channel is becoming my favorite, especially when you talk about A Song of Ice and Fire. And what's more, I 100% agree with you about A Feast for Crows which is also my favorite. Thank you for another great video!

Your book ranking is pretty much exactly on the spot.

Your videos on this series have been very well made. I've really appreciated hearing your nuanced thoughts on the books. Also, it's always great when a new Catelyn defender joins the fandom! Stay strong 💪

As a longtime asoiaf fan, watching your journey through my favorite fantasy series has been an absolute delight; thanks for sharing it with us!

One of my favourite things about Catelyn is what Lady Stoneheart foreshadows about Jon's future as he will likely not be a POV character after resurrection and will be a completely different character.

I'd love it if you reviewed HOTD next! It would also be fun if you reached out to some of the bigger figures in the fandom like Glidus and discussed theories and such with them.

"When the sun has set, no candle can ever replace it."

I'm glad you're enjoying the series. I'd love to see so more top 5 lists on the series from you. Top 5 Dramatic Scenes (Red Wedding, Purple Wedding), Top 5 Character Duos (Arya and the Hound, Jamie and Brienne, Tyrion and Bronn), Top 5 Battles (Blackwater, the Wall), Top 5 Quiet Scenes (conversation between Tyrion and Varys), Top 5 Romances (Jon and Ygritte), etc.

While reading and hearing about the top 10 quotes, I wasnt crying. YOU were crying.

4:16 Absoultley love that you are re-reading _ASOIAF_ ! I read it twice and am very tempted to read it a third time. In fact, I know I will. I really want to recommend you some re-reading podcasts, but I am reluctant to, because they don't just cover books spoilers you are aware of, but also fan theories that you are not aware of. And you are such a summer child on some of these theories, that I'd rather be it a surprise when _Winds_ comes out, or they might be dots you connect yourself on your re-read. If you are re-reading _ASOIAF,_ I think you should totall do videos about things you pick up on and that you didn't notice the first time.

Hi, I've been watching these ever since the first AGOT video and it's been an amazing ride to reawaken my deep love for this series through your reviews. I love the character dives, I love the nerding out over how thematically appropriate and just plain heartbreaking and beautiful the quotes are, and indeed Winds or not, I'll always be thankful to George for this series. In the wait for Winds, which for me has been gentler than most (I read the first book in 2020), I grew a bit jaded from all the aggression and negativity surrounding this series on the internet. These videos were the ones to remind me of how ultimately precious this series is to me, and I'm so glad to see new fans arise in 2024. Thank you!

Euron speaking to Aeron is such a villian monologue and I cant wait till we get to see what crazy stuff this guy has cooked up. "Who knows more of gods than I? Horse gods and fire gods, gods made of gold with gemstone eyes, gods carved of cedar wood, gods chiseled into mountains, gods of empty air... I know them all. I have seen their peoples garland them with flowers, and shed the blood of goats and bulls and children in their names. And I have heard the prayers, in half a hundred tongues. Cure my withered leg, make the maiden love me, grant me a healthy son. Save me, succor me, make me wealthy... protect me! Protect me from mine enemies, protect me from the darkness, protect me from the crabs inside my belly, from the horselords, from the slavers, from the sellswords at my door. Protect me from the Silence." He laughed. "Godless? Why, Aeron, I am the godliest man ever to raise sail! You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray." - AFFC, Chapter 18, The Iron Captain

The Jaime and Brienne chapters in AFFC are some of the best chapters in the whole series. I absolutely adore the way George takes a lot of medieval fantasy tropes and motifs and spins them on their heads with these two characters and in such a compelling way

MORE. PLEASE DON’T STOP. WE NEED MORE

Catelyn is my favorite character i agree with you 100%. Then its Jaime lol. My 3rd is a hot take too. Sansa.

2 Videos in the same minute, No missing around 😂 love it

We have the same favourite! Feats for crows is the MOST underrated book I’m so glad you love it

“Ser Jaime?” Even in soiled pink satin and torn lace, Brienne looked more like a man in a gown than a proper woman. “I am grateful, but…you were well away. Why come back?” A dozen quips came to mind, each crueler than the one before, but Jaime only shrugged. “I dreamed of you,” he said.

I discovered this channel a little while back.. Really great channel..feel like im reliving my first time reading the books. So this has given me the perfect reason to reread It will be interesting to see how many of these original picks will change after you're own reread.

The best quote for me is actually a lesson that Ned Stark gives to baby Bran when he asks "Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" to which Ned replies "That is the only time a man can be brave" Somehow this sums up the whole journey of every stark pup that left Winterfell. Horrible events ahead but be brave ~ True solider Eddard Stark was.

Ooh this is fun! I think my ranking of the books is the same but I would swap around AGoT with Feast Top 5 characters in no particular order are Jon, Tyrion and Dany (basic of me I know), plus Brienne and Davos. I also enjoyed the one Melisandre chapter we got. My fav quote: "Lord Tywin Lannister did not, in the end, shit gold." Apart from being a funny line, it was so awesome to have this monster who we've seen commit countless war crimes and vile abuse towards his family for hundreds of pages die such an unceremonious death. So often in fantasy we see the big bads go out in a blaze of glory, or die fighting the good guy in a grand final battle. Tywin was awful, and it just felt very fitting for him to have an awful death. In a series where so many people don't get what they deserve, isn't it great to have someone get what's coming to them?

That was a really fun video and it made me think a bit about my rankings, despite that I also don't really like ranking things. I don't put Feast at #1 but I'm with you that it's great. Jaime is definitely my favorite character too. I have very vivid memories of my first read where I turned a page in Storm and saw "Jaime" at the top and audibly said "what the hell?" to myself. Then proceeded to read the first character and couldn't help enjoying him for the smug bastard he was being to Brienne (and I love Brienne). To then go through the shock of him losing his hand and to dive deeper into his true character, both who he was and who he becomes, really makes him one of the best characters of all time.

Might not count as one quote but the best is: “Tell me, Bronn. If I told you to kill a babe... an infant girl, say, still at her mother's breast... would you do it? Without question? Without question? No. The sellsword rubbed thumb and forefinger together. I'd ask how much. And why would I ever need your Allar Deem, Lord Slynt? Tyrion thought. I have a hundred of my own. He wanted to laugh; he wanted to weep; most of all, he wanted Shae.” Chills every time