@Quetzalcoatl Trant and Blount are Kings Guard but they're basically thugs in armor. Nothing special about them and they were merely assigned to the Kings Guard since they're from vassal houses under House Baratheon not for their skill. Jamie and Barristan were the only members left that were kingsguard because of their skill. The mad king had the greatest kings guard.
Armand Horta what’s he got to be afraid of?? He’s a very skilled fighter who like he said could probably take down everyone in that room and take the throne for himself. He loves being a knight, he loves serving people and he doesn’t want to go down like just another memory. He wants to leave his mark on this world.
“Here boy, melt it down and add it to the others.” Bro just quit, disrespected the king, and declared himself an enemy of the crown all in one sentence. What a legend.
And then turns his back to the king and walks out without nobody trying to stop him, despite the room being filled with guards, knights and gold cloaks and him being unarmed.
@@RigoOXxHe's ser Barristan the bold. He could have killed the whole room zero fucks given. They're like like level 20 to 30 Skyrim characters compared to a 296 grind fest character with all skills maxed all quest perks and an Alduin Scale coat.
He damn sure cut thru 8 sons of the harpy warriors before he died saving GREY worm that's for sure! I remember thinking, the old man wasn't lying!!!!😌😌😌
@@doctordef324 And we only got to see just how good he was in that scene, he should have lived longer. Can you imagine him fighting the white walkers?, he would have kicked ass.
He's too old to protect anybody and yet when he draws his sword, whole throne room goes dead silent. And even tho he walks away without a sword, no one dares approaching him. Now that is fucking badass
He still had so much to do in Game of Thrones but they killed him off in such an underwhelming and anticlimatic way. The actor actually talked about the fact that he was deeply disappointed, being one of the few actors who had actually read the books
Oh it's much worse than that. He expressed his concerns about being killed off too early and D&D being the egotistical twats that they are doubled down. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ynwZDOo573M.html
Apparently Selmy was the only one that could take Arthur Dayne in a battle, as long as the sword dawn wasn't being used. That's absolutely badass, Selmy was one to be reckoned with.
Stannis The Mannis The man killed a dozen of Robert’s closest friends despite being incredibly wounded and still got pardoned and got promoted as Lord Commander of The Kingsguard, that’s how much respect even his former enemy’s had for him
"Here BOI!" The disrespect was real and on point. Barristan IMMEDIATELY became one of my favorite characters. I'll never forgive Dumb & Dumber for killing him off so soon. He lasted WAYY longer in the books and was very significant.
Yeah because writing a book and writing a TV show is the same thing, right? It's not like a TV show has screen time and budget constraints. You can make every episode last 6 hours and have 40 episodes a season to tell all the stories you want and give ample screen time to every bit characters and cover every single fanboy fantasies about them. I forget how basement-dwelling fans are all experts on the logistics of running a multi-million dollar TV production and would all surely do better. They just choose to be nobodies writing entitled, whiny posts on social media because they're so above that shit...
@@jugurthasyphax6341 but there are shows and movies with shit budgets yet the writing improves it significantly. You're acting like budget constraints excuses shit dialogue like lmao
He looked kind of impressed that Selmy talked smack, and wondering if he made a mistake letting him go at the command of his mommy seeing how scared the other knights were.
@maciejl20 it is. After he left, a few of the city guards were sent to apprehend him but Selmy killed all his pursuers and was able to leave the city unharmed.
@maciejl20 i think you don't understand who Barristan Selmy was, the show didnt do much honor to him, but he was just a beast, when he said he could take those 5 guards he wasnt joking. His skills are on par with Arthur Dane, the sword of the morning. If he wanted, he could have killed those guards, the hound and the king
@maciejl20 This might be news to you, but the entire city guard wasn't by this single fucking gate. He was intercepted by 4 guards, it was reasonable to think this is enough for an unarmed men. Well, it wasn't. Did you think they sent thousands of people after him? Get a grip on reality.
Absolutely incredible storytelling. “Melt it down and add it to the others.” Selmy quits - and asks his sword to be added to the throne, a throne composed of the swords of the king’s enemies. He quits and declares himself enemy in one fucking line.
@@biggtrux minus the dragons have you studied the kings of old? The Lannisters are a clear parallel for the Lancasters, House of Habsburg...they didnt get jaw for nothing you know.
Well in the books he was punished, joffery sent 4 elite guards to kill him but selmy kills them even with being unarmed and unarmored that shows just how badass he really is.
He also says 'Melt it down and add it to the others' the other swords are all the swords of the enemys of aegon during aegons conquest to becoming king of westeros. so by saying this hes basically saying out loud that he is now the enemy of the king. And nobody does shit
He tried and failed in the books. In the show its apparent that no one wants to even come near him. He's possibly the greatest swordsman in their history..
The Hound was smart enough to know that someone like Barristan wouldn't talk shit. When he said he could cut through the 5 of them like carving a cake, The Hound reaching for his sword is like an "oh, shit, I know he ain't lying" moment.
Just goes to show how feared/respected Barristan was by the other warriors. I’m certain Selmy in his prime could have carved the Mountain a new asshole.
Best part about this in the books was Tyrion laying into Cersei for humoring Joffery in Barristan's dismissal. Barristan was a living legend among the small folk and any king he serves gains credibility by association. It was one of the only times Cersei actually admits to fucking up.
I love how Varys has respect for him and tries to defuse the situation, and how Hound still grabs his sword, despite there being entirety of Kingsguard. Hound knew Barristan wasn't joking when he said he could easily cut through all of them if he wanted.
Who else loves the amplifying atmosphere when he draws his sword and they all lose their shit. All laughing and mocking him before he gives them a piece of his mind. Even Hound, a very crude tough nut to crack was taking him seriously.
The fact that Clegane still felt the need to grab his sword even when there were so many guards speaks a lot about Barristan's reputation and skills in combat
This gets so much cooler when you think that between Baristan and the king don't just stand knights but kingsguard. Theoretically the best knights of the realm who are also surrounded by the city watch. Clegane is the last line of defense and yet he still gets ready to fight because he know that if Baristan attacks there aren't a lot of chances that anyone walks out of there alive
barristan had so many good lines within the span of 3 minutes “only death relieves us of our sacred trust” “a man who profaned his blade with the blood of the king he swore to defend” “i am a knight, i shall die a knight” “even now, i can cut through the 5 of you like carving a cake” *“here boy. melt it down and add it to the others!”* a shame what d&d did to his character. he doesn’t even die that early on, not to mention he could’ve easily defended himself from the sons of the harpy if it was book accurate 😞
If you ever doubt that sir barristan Selmy was capable of going through the 5 kings guard, watch the hound go for his sword. He wouldn’t of done that if he thought the kings guard would stop Selmy.
@@LiquidusSnakeX Technically Robert's but I get your point. Ser Arys was the only reasonably good one among them, sure he was still young, but he at least held to the ideals of the Kingsguard. Shame we never got the Dornish plot in the books, otherwise he wouldn't have died to the either the Hound or falling rubble during Season Eight.
@@todd3382 an what?? So because someone else has said it nobody else is allowed to say it?? Do you think I’m gonna read every single comment on here just to make sure I don’t repeat what somebody else has said??
Even though he was all the way in the back we can still see the Hound preparing himself, a sign of respect for Ser Barristan's skills. Clegane is probably the only one here who knew that Selmy wasn't bluffing when he said that he could cut through the five of them easily.
@Schwanzus Longus you obviously haven't read the books, he goes against a man 40 years younger & bigger & still takes him out. Don't disrespect Ser Barristan the Bold again
If you’ve ever read the books Ser Barristan’s reputation as a knight is unmatched. In his prime he would cut down dozens of men single handedly in combat
When Barristan drew his sword, every hand in the room reached for their own blade, silencing every laughing mouth there. That's how you know that Barristan was an absolute badass.
Yeah the hound wasn't one to mess about, and he knew that Barristan Selmy was without a doubt the best swordsman in that room by a long way. If he wanted to he could have killed most of the kingsguard before janos slynt would have had enough time to shit himself.
Stannis The Mannis seriously? You ever heard of how he rescued the mad king during the defiance of duskendale? Arthur Dayne was the best swordsman that ever lived, but according to GRRM, Arthur Dayne would tie with Barristan if he does not wield Dawn
Barristan Selmy Draws his sword. The hound, who is, let's be honest, always down to throw down and choose violence and also is behind a layer of fully armoured Kingsguard, *hesitates.* The only other thing that makes him hesitate in the series is fire, his greatest fear. That's really all ya need to know 😅
According to GRRM Barristan fucking Selmy was the only one capable enough of taking on the legendary Arthur Dayne as long as Dayne wasn't using the sword dawn. That just speaks volumes about Selmy's badassness.
Really subtle visual storytelling: The Kingsguard draw their swords just a split second after Barristan, Janos only reacts and puts his hand on his sword hilt after they've already drawn their swords (showing the clear difference in skill), and the Hound just calmly rests his hand on his hilt (he's not being slow, he just doesn't care that much since there's already 5 Kingsguard in front of him, but he still gets ready just in case).
I’m pretty sure the Hound jumped on that sword hilt. He respected and knew of Barristan’s skill enough to know that once Selmy killed everyone else, it would be a 1v1 fight with the Hound.
The fact that the hound gives a reaction at all shows how threatening baristans sword must be. The hound normaly dont gives a hoot about any danger but once selmy draws his sword he gets ready cause he knows damn well that barristan would have cut through the rest of the kingsguard, like cake
Love that when he draws his sword he's faster than the other kingsguard and had his sword pointed towards the king ready to strike before the other soldiers could even grasp theirs. It even got the Hound nervous. Subtle details make a scene
You get into an XP group with him in a mid-level dungeon, and he's doing double the DPS of anyone else because he has raid gear from three expansions ago.
Don't you mean Ser Barristan is a maxed account that WAS inactive? Seems to me that someone revived his clan and he just had to come back for an encore.
@@troyjohnson1186 He is likely one of the few people the hound actually respects. Although in truth I don't see the hound truly respecting anyone. Just sees blind loyalty at that point. Can respect him as a swordsman though.
It's the same flo as Soulja boy on breakfast club when he said "drake!? The one who tried to hide his kid from the world but the world wouldn't hide from his kidd!?"
in the books, after saying "melt it down and add it to the others" he also says "maybe Lord Stannis will sit on it once he takes the throne" and i could feel the burn
Wish they'd kept his full speech from the books. Sansa heard someone gasp. Ser Boros and Ser Meryn moved forward to confront him, but Ser Barristan froze them in place with a look that dripped contempt. "Have no fear, sers, your king is safe . . . no thanks to you. Even now, I could cut through the five of you as easy as a dagger cuts cheese. If you would serve under the Kingslayer, not a one of you is fit to wear the white." He flung his sword at the foot of the Iron Throne. "Here, boy. Melt it down and add it to the others, if you like. It will do you more good than the swords in the hands of these five. Perhaps Lord Stannis will chance to sit on it when he takes your throne."
Even the Hound, a pretty badass and hardcore guy that didn't take shit from anyone knew things had gotten real. Takes a certain situation from people to show what they're made of.
@@heyheyheyheyheyhey76 the fact that he immediately put his hand on his sword hilt, despite their being several golden cloaks in between him and Barristan, shows how much respect for the old knight's abilities.
honestly out of everything there, it's his comment that shows the lack of respect for this man. varys at least tried to keep the peace. littlefinger just had to make his smug remark
@@fukuoka-musician Being that it's adapted for television , the contempt couldn't be subtle now could it.....everything about Littlefinger was more subtle in the books, he can't be conveyed the way you want, not for t.v. Maybe they should have left him out entirely
@@paxsopranodynasty7555 Perhaps not for the audience they were marketing to (I neither know nor care much about that), but I couldn't disagree more with any premise suggesting there is no place for subtlety in writing in TV (nor any other medium, for that matter). It is particularly feasible in a series with more than one planned season.
King Joffrey’s expressions changing subtly throughout the scene is a testament of the actor’s incredible performance and convincing us to actually hate him.
There are a million reasons why the books are better, but Ser Bariston and Stannis being alive and awesome are right at the top.
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In the books he took off but not before killing a bunch of goldcloaks, got to the White Sword Tower, wrote down his life achievements and his dismissal in the White Book. Absolute badassery
Imagine the heartbeatings and adrenaline rush those 5 "mighty" kingsguards had when Barristan Selmy "The Naked Knight" drew his sword from it's shin. Oh boy, they needed a glass of cold water after that for sure.
Barristan Selmy quit his job like a fucking boss man. That sassy walk out. No fucks given. Barristan didn't give a shit about any of those arrogant wankers.
In the books, he actually wrote his dismissal in the white book & killed two guards who came to arrest him for “threatening” the king, dude didn’t even have a sword. What a badass.
@@isaactheworshipwarrior6687 After the actor read the script of his death he talked with D&D on why they should keep his character and D&D later said “after he did that it made us want to kill him more” 😑🤦🏻♂️
Selmy is a beast, someone I would not trifle with, he deserved far better in the show, the master of steel he was. "Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."
Although the hound reaches for his sword, he certainly hesitates not to draw it. He knows who would win one-on-one. But still reaches for it, as he knows the guards in front don't stand a chance.
He probably was. He's the same man who called Dany's husband (whats-his-name) by the title 'Your Grace' (it was more used for women there) even when he was corrected many times over it.
I don’t think he was challenging them. It was more telling the audience how insulting and wrong this is to be done to one of the greatest swordsman to walk Westeros. To be relieved of duty as kingsguard is very disrespectful for someone who has served all his life
Nah, he was just letting them know how aberrant his dismissal was. Cersei's response, however, was absolutely a threat. Whose death? = what will it be? Yours? = I can have you killed on a whim. Or your king's? = or you can take the deal I'm giving you.
The thing that cements this scene is that the bad ass Sandor Clegane, the Hound, reaches for this sword and looks very aware that Ser Barristan's claim of cutting through all five king's guard was not idle or exaggerating.
The Hound might be the only one in the room able to present an actual challenge for Barristan, and very quickly he was made very aware that that fight might be happening
Please don’t remind me, god she went from a whiny brat to a girl that has been through far too much and has come out stronger for it and went back to being a whiny brat.
@@trial_with_an_error9687 Not exactly correct though term wise is it? Like at the beginning she was whiny due to simply being entitled af. Then she got stripped of everything (quite literally) and worked herself back up. Naturally she'd defend her position now as soon as she sees a threat coming. Like in pet terms I'd refer to it as ressource guarding. ^^"
Wish she wasn’t. Can’t fight like her sister, can’t control dragons like her cousin, just got to rule the north because all the powerful people die and she was left. Smh.
The only solace of Sansa making it is that she became an oathbreaker towards the gods to do it and this franchise is BRUTAL to ungodly oathbreakers. And she did it against *Azor Ahai reborn* in front of her family's weirwood. "Queen" Sansa in the future, with absolutely certainty, will suffer something on the level of the Red Wedding, and that helps me sleep at night tbh.
What I love most about this scene is how nervous all those knights get when Selmy draws his sword. That added line that he could cut through them all wasn't needed, because their apprehension is what told us they were screwed.
In the books Janos Slynt and some gold cloaks are sent after Selmy, Selmy writes his final chapter in the kingsguard book, then evades capture whilst killing 2 gold cloaks without a weapon, escapes the city and then gets BACK into the city so that he can see Ned being beheaded and pay his respects. All whilst being undetected. Selmy is the best fighter alive in westeros. After his famous rescue (single handedly) of king Aerys at Duskendale and also his killing of Maelys the Monstrous in single combat, a man whose size and ferocity is possibly moreso than the mountain as he had killed his cousin by twisting his head off.
"Melt it down and add it to the others". The throne was made from the swords of enemies of the first king of Westeros. Barristan Selmy just told him "I am your enemy" and they let him go away.
@@magnustheredxv Not what I'd call elite. That's why Barristan scoffed at the attempt. They were just Janos Slynt and three of the City Watch. The old man killed two of the guards, excluding Slynt.
I would be too.. Barriston is a legend, the greatest living knight. Even GRRM himself has said that the only thing that gave Arthur Dayne the edge was Dawn.
@@daleludtke7803 I just dont understand how a sword makes a difference? I mean can someone explain it to me? Did the sword give him certain physical boosts? Like strength or agility?
I love the fact the Sandor reached for his sword too and I could clearly see the "He will totally murder me too" and the "im not payed enough for this sh*t" expressions on his face.
I can’t help but be saddened when I think of what this show became in its final seasons. Watching scenes like this, it’s as if they’re from an entirely different series. We had gold for several seasons before everything turned a certain shade of brown.
Well we had: First we had a series that had a book by some good author And then we had a series without a book where the show runners and show authors were on their own, that cliff really showed
Isn't there a story about the Spartans who stood up for an elderly man who was laughed at by people from other countries? You must have been an incredible fighter to have reached such an age and that must be respected.
@@Lillith. if i remember correctly, Sparta had an advisory elder council which the main requirement was that you had to be 60 and above to join it and their advice was greatly sought after by the people of the city-state!
Every time I see these older scenes, I always gain more respect for Varys. He was taking care of hte 'good guys' of the show in the background. He really was a good spy, even I was convinced he always had bad intentions the first time I watched this. He was just really good at what he did.
@@MossPalone The funny part is, people in the books AND show neglect to remember that the king in question was going batshit and shouting to burn Everybody.
@@zenther5862 I have a feeling the whine he guzzled down like water was tampered with to begin with. Yeah I understand the guy gets so damn drunk he stumbles around but I don't think he was THAT drunk to let a dangerous animal gore him like that.
Depends on the warrior actually, it doesn't always have to be boldness, it could come down to being smart... In the words of Brown Ben Plumm (who is a sellword and a character in the books). He said "There are old sellswords, there are bold sellswords, but there are no old bold sellswords".. Ser Barristan would've died, but Robert asked them to spare him and treat him, cause he was such a badass.
Seems like the Hound was the only one in that room who got it. His age might have slowed him down a bit but the experience is still there and his mind wasn't dulled.
No matter how many years have passed, I'm still so incredibly pissed at how dirty they ended his character in the show. Even after all this time, a hearty "FUCK YOU" is owed to D&D; Barristan the Bold deserved SO much better. GRRM, I love you, I trust you to give Ser Barristan the arc & ending one of the greatest knights of Westeros deserves.
@@ctgst9771 For a second I wanted to counter your point, but then I realized that you are most likely an intellectual with a massive brain, so I better not embarrass myself by even trying.
@@ctgst9771 Sure, this scene in particular isn't that deep. But it helps knowing who these people are, who Barristan Selmy is, and why his forced retirement is such a big deal. Other than that, the articulate dialogue is sooo good. I guess I just miss it since the last 2 seasons have been absolute horse shit.
@@ctgst9771 This scene shows how dangerous selmy is without even fighting He calls the king boy and no one dares to say something not even the king himself Yes, it's maybe not a perfect scene with perfect dialogues but its very badass scene
@@bloodbag8995 season 6 was pretty bad man compared to the early seasons, show runners ran out of source material and couldnt come up with anything on there own, GRRM should of been the main writer
"Melt it down and add it to the others" is especially badass when you remember the Iron Throne was made from the melted down swords of enemies...I wonder how intentional the wording is as Ser Barristan just declared himself an enemy of the Crown
They truly insulted him too. Spit on everything he represented. He couldve easily carved through all of them for sure. Wells except the hound, probably would have some trouble but not enough to lose
If the Hound grabs the hilt of his sword, with 5 kings guard standing in front of him along with the city watch, you know Selmy is an avengers level threat.
Incorrect! He’s obviously going to draw his sword if the king is threatened. Whether he be behind 5, 10, 15 guards in front of him! It’s his job to protect. It’s ok to be wrong though and come up with weird scenarios like the one you came up with. Maybe next time!
@@ThePwnasouras Except it’s not in character for the hound. He was ready to draw his sword because Selmy would absolutely cut through all 5 of those fuckers
The hall was filled with Kingsguard, Lannister soldiers and the city watch. Yet the room went silent when he drew his blade, that speaks for itself how great of a swordsman he was.
After this, he broke in the tower of the king's guard and wrote his own final sentences for his biography in the book of the king's guard. The man is an absolute mad lad.
Kevin Murphy cersei just wanted to give the position to Jamie because she loves him. even though Jamie knows Barristan Selmy was far more deserving of that position than anyone else
@@luc7478 i mean he died in the alley ways which was not very dignified.. but if you rewatch the scene he cuts down 20 sons of the harpy. thats a fucking exit right there.