What Is Going On With Bran!? 'The North Remembers' - Game Of Thrones S2E1 | FIRST TIME WATCHING 

"I want to know, NOW..!" Patience, sweet summer child.

I haven’t seen any explanation of game of thrones. You don’t have to watch any, and generally they contain spoilers. Just watch it and slowly discover through story and understand. It is more fun that way imo.

You asked if season 2 was amazing. It’s a great season especially towards the end, but seasons 3-4 are where the show hits full stride and goes from amazing to epic. Enjoy the ride!

What makes the show so good and addictive is that it asks more questions than it answers. You keep coming back out of anticipation for the answers, some of which may take seasons to get. Yet every answer leads to more interesting questions. It's just this crazy rabbit hole till the last couple seasons, which partially suffer from lack of intrigue as more stuff finally gets resolved (they have other problems as well, but I think trying to solve this one while moving past the books is a cause of a lot of it).

Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 are some of the best seasons of television you'll ever watch.

So we all were confused as well, the first time you rewatch season 1 and 2 after seeing the entire show, you will be amazed at how much you miss, but it will make sense even tho you didn't catch some details. There is a lot of characters, who all come from an entire back story and lore for each family, in different locations etc. By middle of season 3 you will have a decent grasp on everything.

When it originally aired I made sure to rewatch everything before a new season started. I was also heavily involved with fan groups who discussed even the tiniest details. Densely packed with interweaving plots and full of characters with full histories, this show is the definition of rewatchable. Don't worry Stef, you're doing fine.

you have something great going... just be yourself and don't care about anyone else.. we love your videos

6:08 i love how tyrion is just casually strolling in whistling "the rains of castamere"

Thanks for the reaction Stef, great as always. Don't sweat it. Just enjoy the ride. All your questions will be answered.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 The more you watch the more you will get hooked on this show. Every season on this show is great but for different reasons. GOT is like a roller coaster you have your ups and downs so hold on for a great ride. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Dont worry to much about it, its hard to catch on even after the first season. They are throwing a lot at you all at once. Soon everything starts falling in place because you get more familiar with all those characters and the motives

Don't worry about the lore, you'll pick it up in time without really missing anything. There is a long way to go yet...

Just keep watching, the answears will come! 😇

I would say that I did not feel confident I had gotten most of the information until my 3rd watch through. Now I've seen it so many times that I know it in my sleep. It is A LOT of information being thrown at you! It's impossible to feel like you're catching everything the 1st time. But you do get to see things again in editing as a reactor, so that's a plus!

Now you know how it felt, to be seated every Sunday night waiting on the next episode to be posted/played.

I feel like watching the histories and lore is just gonna confuse her even more. The show is good enough on its own, it tells you what you need to know. The histories and lore is just icing on the cake for people to love world building and want to know more story elements.

I will make this comment on everyone's behalf, we need more Game of Thrones videos :)

My favorite seasons by far are 6 and 4, in that order. But 1, 2, 3, 5 are all good too! If i were to rank all the seasons by quality, imo. This is just my opinion though, others probably have their own quality list: 1st. Season 6 2nd. Season 4 3rd. Season 3 4th. Season 1 5th. Season 2 6th. Season 5 7th. Season 7 8th. Season 8

To Cersi's credit she did scream and pull at Joeffrey when he called for his head. She did say "no don't do this".

Something that always helped me understand GOT more was watching the post commentary after every episode on HBO. That's where the showrunners and directors speak about the episode that just preceded it. They'll mention the characters featured and their motivations along with other helpful things to understand the episode better. You may also want to just write down some character names and their relationships to other characters with short character descriptions. Like Jamie Lannister - also known as the Kingslayer. Brother of Cersei Lannister. They're banging and it's hot AF, etc. Just take notes like this that help you whenever you need to.

This is how I felt watching this show. There's so much details to process. Best thing to do is write the details down so your mind is free of clutter

Season 2 was fun. Every rewatch I appreciate it.

This is how most of us felt watching GoT, they drew you in with the character/family interactions around the world, giving some answers to what is/has already happened but also raising more questions about some of those events, then just as you were really invested into the episode ... credits roll, making you want the next episode even more. The show 'Heroes' did pretty much the same thing.

Second season, here we go! Thank you so much for uploading these, watching GoT reactions is always a blast! ❤ Yes, this season is great.

And some of us could not bench it, we had to watch it week to week through years, but i also always wantes more after each episode😂

A good rule for this show. Just pay attention and roll with it. If you have questions the lore videos or comments can help you out. Hopefully with no spoilers. This is definitely a show you have to listen to. Every scene is important.

and now it beggins

15:10 "I want to know NOW" lol, want to know what? :)

Good episode love the video stef stay motivated dream big 1 mill on the way

The thing with King Roberts bastards is this: Ned Stark was named Hand of the King as a replacement for the previous Hand. That Hand had been murdered because he had discovered a secret - an old book which described all the Royal's lineages revealed this: all of Robert's forebears and Robert and Robert's bastards had dark hair. Robert had married a Lannister, Cersi. Cersi was a blonde. Cersi's twin brother, Jamie was similarly blonde. Cersi gave birth to four children. The first was dark-haired. He died in childbirth, or so Cersi told Kat. She may have smothered the baby as she hated Robert. Her next three children had the Golden hair of she and Jamie. If Geoffrey was Jamie's basterd, he held no claim for the Throne. Neither would any other Lannister.

There could be a five credit college course on just Essos alone. There's enough details in the lore and history to make a tv series from now until infinity.

Don't ever worry about asking 'stupid' questions or missing something. A lot of people who watch GoT reactions forget how clueless they were when they first watched it. It's definitely a lot to take in on a first watch, just enjoy the show and keep guessing, it's worth it. Season 2 is good, 3 and 4 are even better and in my opinion season 6 is the best. You're doing great!

Welcome to season 2. It's an exciting season for many reasons. You already know Lannisters, they are shining this season. Especially Joffrey, but there will be strong emotions for each one of them. Besides them, there is Stannis the Mannis and most importantly - his red priestess. Most mysterious Mellisandre, whose power, abilities and motives remains a secret for now and for many seasons to come. And there will be more characters you are yet to meet. Some you'll hate, some you'll love, but I'm sure you'll enjoy every episode of season 2.

Stef, great reaction as always. I assume you're probably about halfway through this season in real time, but I'm going to echo what I've read a few people say in the comments. By the end of season 3 (whether you've watched the lore videos or not) you'll have a pretty good grasp on who is who and the cast will thin out because people will start dropping like flies. The most difficult part of the series IS now for most people because it's the actual "Game of Thrones". All the different kingdoms are vying for power.

We all felt the same way. Plus, we had to wait a week between episodes and 10 months between seasons! And almost 2 YEARS between season 7 and season 8 because of COVID!

Imagine this, imagine GOT is a tree and your just making your way up the trunk. Right now the tree is branching out which is why your feeling so fuzzy. But let me tell you hold on to this feeling and you will see by the time you reach season 3 and 4 all of these branches have a purpose and trust me it's nuts how they get it all worked out in your head. 😁

I watched each seson in 3 or 4 days. When watching the next season I rewatched the previous ones first. It took me about 3 times through a season until I caught everything, but I only watched once a year. You will probably finish the whole series in one year.

Sweet Summer Child, enjoy the show.

Love your content miss stef

I can’t get enough of your channel!

I loved how Lannisters talking eachother. They are so smart! And look at what Jailme said that at 14:33 to Rob Stark!!! This is the Stark's problem. They have no political minds.

Remember, nobody, not one of the tens of millions of us who watched GOT 10 years ago ( or further back for some who watched it at the start) for the first time ever watched the background "lore" on RU-vid. Watch it as we did, thinking and trying to figure out all the complexity and brilliance is half the fun.

They were killing all of king Roberts bastards at the end of the episode if you didn't know why.

Stef don't worry your on the right track, you are right with a lot of your thoughts, but I understand you need that justification of what your thinking. I don't want to spoil so ..... ciao

Season 2 is fun, best season should be 4 followed by 6 and 3, lots of good and fun episodes. Theres ton of stuff so dont worry if you dont catch everything.

watching episodes one after the other is the best way for game of thrones. Episodes don't have a short plots .it's all about the main story (well there is more than one). i suggest you to watch every season very fast. you can release episodes when you want but you should watch all episodes in few days. my opinion

Your hooked

@Stef When these episodes wer coming out I watched the episode and didnt care much just enjoyed what it was, then right after watched it again but this time really focused on the dialogues, rewinding, pausing and just processing what they were saying. I would say Season 2 is really where it starts to show how good GoT really is now that the people are familiar with the relations between families and key charactes and just the world in general. Sesaon 2 is really good but Seasons 3 and 4 is peak. It's super high quality TV so just enjoy as you roll into it and know while you do it that this is really special and kinda rare. It will gut you at times but really owrth it. Super high quality writing both in terms of the overall storyline and characters ( layers and layers to peel back its so good ) and these actors really killed it. You give them good material and a worthy scene partner and they will blow your mind. Every scene between Cersey ( Lena Headey ) and her brother Tyrion ( Peter Dinklage ) is just gold, their father ( Charles Dance ) could be reading the phone book for me I'd watch it, that man has such gravitas on screen its crazy. Also that scene between Cersei and Peter Baelish where she demonstrates what power really is...soo good :D) As for the lore videos, this is the only thing you need to watch. This is a link for a playlist, one for each seasons, narrated by the actors of the houses when its their story is being told. Really good stuff. ru-vid.com/group/PLOCQRrDDXaseEs3u-Ftbvu5G2TSy4ZwFZ Great vid as usual, really entertaining to watch you go through this. :)

24:10 Another thing you might want to watch with your Patreon advisement would be honest trailers. It will help you feel not alone in thinking or feeling certain things.

One proof joffrey isn’t robert’s son. All his family line never had blonde hair i guess even with blonde woman. Idk how exactly gene works, but what i understand is dark hair and blonde have kids its generally dark hair.

Power is Power!

This season is amazing

I would take some notes while watching, it's very helpful

You don't need to see more things than the Lore and not everything because of the HOD spoilers, to do it well and fully enjoy it, you have to assimilate little by little and watch the chapters carefully or more than once, any small detail is a clue. or information in this great world of Ice and Fire, Mi Dulce Niña de Verano

Game of Thrones is a rollercoaster series. It starts of slow (you're learning the backgrounds, history.. and getting touches of what the series is about).. it gets good as it builds up, it becomes great as the series gets into full swing leaving you on the edge of your seat.. and by the end as the ride is coming to an end leaves you deflated.

Cersei plays the Game well, but her angry loss of control when she is opposed (for example, when Tyrion arrives as Hand and when Joffrey asks about Robert's out of wedlock children) is a major weakness that could be exploited. I do think she is finally realizing Joffrey is a dangerous psychopath beyond her control which frightens her. the question I have is whether Tyrion can learn to play the Game and exert at least a minimal control over Joffrey. I love the two quotes from Cersei that sum up the Game: "When you play the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die" and "Power is power." We now have four Kings (five if you count Daenerys who is not in a position to play the Game at this time), which is removed from the Game first?

It's better to watch the lore at the beginning of each season. They were included with the DVD version and have no spoilers. They are similar to glossaries with much overlapping knowledge

I don't think it's saying too much to just know Jaimie doesn't even care about Bran at this point. He simply didn't want to be caught with his sister because that'd ruin the Lannister line to the throne.

The worst thing about the reactions are, you dont have to wait 1 week for each episode and 1 year for each Season! Love these reactions tho!

Embrace the confusion. The best part is that you don't pick up on everything the first time you watch it, which gives it lots of rewatchability. I honestly think that if you start watching background lore videos etc it will take away from the show. You're supposed to be a bit confused and then discover things as you go.

when i watched this i was forced to wait every week for the next episode and it was horrible , they only came out once a week but you can watch them one after another and i suggest ya do that or it may take you years to get through lolol

Sweet summer child, remember that an unmoderated comments section is dark and full of terrors

I can never tell what Stef thinks, im always wrong 😢

I just want it known that Stef is wearing a necklace with the letter "E" on it. I'm pretty sure that means we are now legally married. 😂

Stef help yourself. Keep a little notebook with different people in different (houses) last names. It will assist you a lot.

3:11 Better than S1 but the best is coming after S2

This show's overwhelming enough without hour-plus long lore videos. I wouldn't sweat it, or even read the comments here, to be honest. None of us had those videos or hundreds of people trying to get our attention with lore, corrections, and trivia, that will be answered in later episodes anyway (spoilers anyone?), and we all enjoyed the show just fine. People need to chill out a bit.

While watching Thor you said: EWWW! Why is Loki on the throne of Asgard??? 🤔 Yet you also watch THIS SHOW… it’s the game of thrones!

Remember... we had to wait a week for answers ! And what do we get ? More questions !

You've got six more great seasons ahead! 😁

Just FYI - there were no "Background Lore" shows when the show ran - these are an afterthought, after it turned out to be the most popular show of all time. This clearly delineated the book readers, who were always picking holes in the show (and pumping out spoilers), and show watchers, who enjoyed it for what it was (and no, nothing I ever heard from the book readers ever meant this would have been a far better show if only...).

You really should just take notes of every family and all their names so you can look back at your notes when you need to remember so you don't continue to get confused and lost

The Lord of Light is confusing at first. Until you realize the S.O.B. MUST be real.

I think you need a piece of paper with character’s names😂 break it down by houses or places.

The old man, Maester Cressen, attempts to commit murder-suicide against the woman in red, Melisandre, but she is protected against the poison in the wine by the cleansing fire of her god.

You have a beautiful face! Thanks for sharing!

As Winter approaches, magic comes back to the world. The White Walkers have risen in the North, they have a King (you'll discover soon enough). Bran is a capital P "Power" but he's only discovering that, you'll discover his abilities as he does, you'll learn that much quicker. The Targaryen family (Daenarys) are the "blood of the Dragon" which is why she was fireproof when she walked into the Drogo's pyre, when they are at the hatching of a dragon they bond with it, so she is now bonded to three dragons, she also is a capital P "Power". The Targaryens and the dragons originate in Valyria, which was destroyed long ago in a cataclysm. The Old Gods are Nature gods: tree and stone and river etc, the dominant religion of northern Westeros. The New Gods are the Seven: the Father, the Mother, the Warrior, the Maiden etc, and the dominant religion of southern Westeros. Both these religions are polytheistic. The Red Priestess, Melisandre, worships the Lord of Light and seems to garner some power from him (we discover later, quite a lot of power). A monotheistic religion from foreign shores. As the story progresses it's mostly concerned with natural politics, war and intrigue. At a certain point the balance flips and it becomes mostly about supernatural forces arrayed against each other and normal people. It's a lot to take in and if you're a reader I can't recommend the books strongly enough. They have a much better ability at filling in the back story of every character and event.

Sweet Summer Child.

Get paper and a pencil, make a relationships map

GoT was the most talked about show for 4 or 5 years. I talked about it with most of my friends AND my parents. Nothing captured the culture like it. I think it's the show most responsible for the Reactor industry. Maybe the last big show that everyone watched at the same time

So that intro music of yours....I want it on my phone. What is it ?

Umm, don’t feel silly or worry about what we think… when episodes released we’d have a week to rewatch before the next… then a year to ponder what could happen from there on. You seem a little frazzled, it’s worthwhile to rewatch if possible, maybe listen to the official podcast from each episode (non official ones do sometimes drop spoilers without warning ⚠️)

Histories and lore?

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Enter Stan the Man Baratheon.

Power Rangers (2017) Movie?🥺🥺🥺

What up with the camera changes

Please Don't Judge Sansa for kissing Joffrey's butt, she is in survival mode. I find it admirable that she is trying to survive and what should be an impossible position. Her father's head was cut off right before her her sister is missing her brother joined the Night's Watch and her other older brother and mother are being charged with treason just like Ned Stark and she's still trying to survive. Personally you can tell in her voice that she is a robot saying these words just to survive

You clearly beeing catched by this show and it's just the beginning

Lots of light and mild spoilers in these comments Stef. You need a moderator to delete them.

I'm not a huge fan of this season in general but there are some good moments.

i wonder what makes her think jamie lanister knows something about brann other than the fact that he caught them bumpin uglies

"I wonder ... the timeframe of raising a dragon" - you don't raise a dragon. They get bigger as they eat everything around you but never smarter or better behaved. Stupid things. So dumb you can keep them in wooden cages ;(

U keep saying u hope the Lannisters get what they deserve but what is it that they deserve ?? If u were in any of their shoes what is it that u would do differently

You have never experienced the depths of despair, the heights of anger, the intensity of anger, and the pureness of hate until you have watched the complete series of Game of Thrones. I have seen people shoot their TVs, cry for weeks and months on end, swear to never watch another episode again, only to come back and watch the next episode, and hate actors for the characters they are portraying.... Just saying.... No series has had as much influence on RU-vid than GoT. There is one episode that people who had watched an episode already, filmed their friends reacting to it, then posted it on youtube. You may figure out which one, but it went viral even as the show was becoming the most pirated show ever! It is why Reaction videos are a thing even this far out into RU-vid's existence and 12 years after the 2nd season of the series! The second season is really where the series starts to "take off." The budget really starts to kick in, though, in season 3. Having said that, season 2 is really where certain characters begin to distinguish themselves. You will come to really love some, love their stories, and come to really hate others...

You’re going to confuse yourself by listening to so many suggestions about the lores etc (yea watch it in your free time unless you’re just curious about specific details). Just watch the series and it’ll make sense as you go. I thought the first 2 seasons were full of information but I began to catch on the more I watched

fallout

Piece of advice, don’t take in people’s thoughts of the seasons as objective. Make your own judgements on the seasons, it’s really one complete story anyway. I would look at the last two seasons as one, split into two parts.

PLEASE dont EVER google any names, anymore