📘 Barristan's Third Epic Fight Scene 📘

[@Divinemakyr]

Ser Berristan is definitely a tier 1 fighter, I have no doubt he could have "cut through those 5 kingsguard like carving a cake."

[@peterreilly1370]

SSJR Goku-Black Berristan, Arthur Dayne and Jamie are the top 3 swordsman hands down. The shows really didn’t show just how good selmy and Jamie were. Selmy in this and never mentioned he single handily rescued the mad king alone and when Jamie at the pike rebellion and the battle of ox cross where he singlehanded killed 6 karstarks trying to kill rob stark.even Glover admits you cannot doubt Lannister’s courage or skill

[@Divinemakyr]

Ser Arthur Dayne and Berristan have a slight edge over Jaimie in my opinion, they are still all 1 tier fighters though,. @@peterreilly1370

[@fostersstubbyasmr9557]

SSJR Goku-Black even Jaime admits that, I think Robert beats Jaime and meets the tier however he wasn’t as skilled and certainly no swordsman just blessed by the gods with strength.

[@coolsenjoyer]

​@@Divinemakyr Ser Jaime and Ser Arthur were most famous for fighting against Kingswood Brotherhood and different generations of Lord Starks and their battle companions. Neither of them has really anything on Ser Barristan the Bold charging through the lines of Golden fucking Company, one of the most disciplined fighting forces in the known world, reaching their commander Maelys Blackfyre (a man so monstrous he could punch a destrier to death and rip a man's head off) and killing him in single combat. He pretty much single handedly ended the War of Ninpenny Kings and extinguished House Blackfyre, at least in male line.

[@DarkwingDann]

Don't forget about the dragon night

[@yuberzuri123]

As they say "Beware of an old man in a profession where men die young".

[@bridge4]

Not sure if this is the original. But possibly Bohdi Sanders

[@masonroberts2012]

Awesome quote!

[@captainrex4070]

@S R its from the gladiator referring to the Roman legionaries.

[@ladymercy5275]

I'm reminded of the legends surrounding Miyamoto Musashi, who (they say) like Ser Barriston learned the 'art' of butchering men at the ripe age of 10, was named a coward occasionally for his unorthodox methods against an elitist upperclass that had grown complacent with their sport-like expectations of "true" swordplay--as if killing was done with points from a scoreboard instead of points from a weapon--yet could throw down with the best of them when dueling in perfectly fair circumstances, not to mention inequal odds... finally dying of old age, in a profession where the sight of a graying swordsman was nearly a contradiction in terms. I just hope that like Musashi, maybe Selmy will have left a book, or some pupils behind to carry on through tradition the good stuff he figured out across those 50+ attempts by men trying their level best to kill him.

[@cinegasm8687]

This line is 🔥

[@juandom6432]

Ser Barristan was a painter who only used red, Jaime said.

[@Jugsywinkledorf]

Juan Dom he idolized selmy

[@patrickcuthill5283]

He was definitely one of the 3 people that could of gave Jamie a fight in all of westeros

[@FC-nr4ot]

Rosario Manorang Manik not wipe the floor, but he would be able to beat Jaime, even in his old age. If he was about 20 years younger, then he probably would wipe the floor with Jaime

[@irrelevant1242]

Rosario Manorang Manik he was quoting Jamie from the show, he said there were only 3 men who stood a chance against him.

[@jaimelannister1797]

Tbh I don't think Barristan could beat Jaime, it may be close, but Barristan is well past his prime

[@mike.n.n.7723]

They should have kept Ser Barristan alive in the show I would have loved to see Jaime and Cersei's faces when they saw him in the dragonpit

[@kasinokaiser1319]

Michael Nyamute Jr. Or how Barristan would feel about Jon Snow

[@arkhamsquire4503]

@@kasinokaiser1319 Because he loved Rhaegar so hed have to make a huge choice.

[@kasinokaiser1319]

Arkham Squire Which Targaryen would he serve now? But I doubt he'd know right away

[@maryswan5515]

@@arkhamsquire4503 Jaime loved Rhaegar too and he swore to protect his children, but D&D didn't care

[@villekuronen6242]

@@maryswan5515 Jaime also swore to protect mad king and still stabbed him in the back so George rr Martin didnt care

[@nlrenzo9432]

“Here boy melt it down and add it to the others” Ser Barriston just made it clear he is an enemy of the king and walked out of there alive

[@lonestar6709]

Only a maniac would try and stop him.

[@jamiestewart48]

They sent people to kill him, he took 'em out with ease.

[@Smallzv]

Barristan won cause he had armor... and a big fking sword.

[@nickdentoom1173]

Armor doesn't say anything actually, since you are less agile than without and thus have a slight disadvantage, especially if you have the age difference. Barristan won because Krazz was cocky.

[@MrAllallalla]

Actually, plate armor distributes its weight very well so you're still pretty fast and the benefits far outweigh the negatives. You can't cut through plate. You gotta find the gaps or in this case he can just aim for his head but still you know where he's aiming.

[@justanothergirl__]

Nick den Toom Watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6u3qHWHo85_icU Medieval plate armor was made to be nonrestrictive for the exact reason you think that armor would slow a knight: they have to be as agile with armor as those with out.

[@brianmayabella5992]

Like Sandor clegane explain tp ARya, He has an armor and a big fuking sword. Only untrained or lack of training warriors wll think their armor will slow down. Armors will be fashioned accdrngly to its wearer , Selmy must be wearing a medium plate armor as for his body and for hs age. He who live for the sword all his life, body and age would be dull, its his instinct and execution would never. His armor would cover the weakness of his body and age

[@kwekstar44]

The fact is that Barristan won

[@hvz4ever]

Ser Barristan's death in show was one of the saddest for me just because of much I loved his character in the book.

[@mrvulture8981]

Yeah i just dont understand what D&D were thinking

[@thekub32]

@@mrvulture8981 They weren't thinking.

[@Darkpara1]

​@mrvulture8981 they were thinking they wanted to cut the cast down to rush through the final seasons.

[@Unlitedsoul]

One of the few, well-written fight scenes which depict the reality of a slashing sword against armor. In most medi-fantasy books, Khrazz's sword would have somehow managed to cut through the armor and wound Barristan.

[@Carsu12]

@Ryuuji Shin because in fantasy plate armor grants protection equivalent to paper

[@allopez8563]

Yes useless armor is a common trope then why bother to wear it.

[@GhostEye31]

They did a good job of it as well in one of the earlier seasons when Jorah fights one of Drogo’s blood riders, the rider lands a hit with his arahk but Jorah’s armour stops it cold.

[@abelbabel8484]

@@GhostEye31 Loved that moment. Sadly the latter seasons have the lightsaber trope in full effect.

[@garmisra7841]

@@alexanderthompson7164 Agreed, I had a huge problem with how the Lannister men killed Ned's escort so easily in the show. As I recall they were in mail.

[@theturkeybandit]

Selmy had armor and a big fackin sword!

[@LarryC213]

That role was perfectly cast. Very likable character.

[@eddarby469]

Barristan was one of the few characters that had honor like Ned.

[@Mechinwisdom]

"Even now I could cut through the 5 of you like carving a cake"....so badass!

[@pwniman68]

The show would be better if they didn't kill ser Barristan so soon.

[@PlanetBlake]

Agreed !

[@yuvran3945]

He deserved a better death

[@jayceonterrelltaylor550]

Soon? Well it was season 5... But Yeah I see your point :/

[@rsl5067]

I'd sell-off all my fermented crab reserves for some Selmy vs Dayne Kingsguard sparring footage. It wouldn't have to be big footage. It could be little like me.

[@bobafett9348]

R S L I would sell mine as well to only see a Battle of Ice from the books which has been replaced with boring Battle of the Bastards after killing off two contenders : Stannis and Roose.

[@mateszoke5895]

I see what you did there

[@Peter.Young21]

The show doesn't give Selmy the respect he deserves. The man defeated a titan with a cane and then this victory too!

[@jeffsilverman7200]

The show rarely spends enough on choreography to do these characters justice.

[@bridge4]

I'm not well versed on weapons fighting. What about the dayne fight? That one seemed pretty gnarly to me...did u like it?

[@jeffsilverman7200]

The Dayne fight was fantastic. I cannot imagine fighting so many men with two long swords. The magic of that sword mist help a lot. My favorite fight was Arya and Brienne. That was really well done. Shes become borderline mythical fighting like that. The only other time we see real water dancing is in Mereen when Jorrah almost dies to the Bravosi w the skinny sword. I wish they put more into showing a good fight from Selmy and also from the Unsullied. Theyre suppose to be amazing fighters but in the show they look kind of incompetent.

[@ashscott6068]

You do a character justice by spending your money on a good actor, not on a choreographer. The fights in the show are messy...like real sword fights. The really bad choreography is in fights like Oberyn vs the Mountain, or Arthur dayne vs Ned and co, where people leap about and spin like fools, and enemies stand still in the background to buy time, rather than all pile in at once. I like the realism. I don't want to see people with superpowers leaping all over the place and doing stuff that would just get them killed in reality. I think some of the realism has been lost lately. Especially with Arya. I'm just glad they cut that fight with Brienne. If you look at the making of it, she was doing backflips and stuff. The yreally need to avoid making it look like a cheap Chinese Kung Fu movie

[@jeffsilverman7200]

Ash, i see your point and agree. But thats not what I was talking about. The choreography does not always match the character development in the writing. Which may or may not be a funding issue. It may also be that each GoT set employee has more freedom than they should in attempting to keep continuity with a characters development. On second thought, its probably the latter.

[@MrJH101]

To fix/improve the choreography, I’d make it a point to have all the characters wear helmets in many of the anticipated fights and for the _entire duration_ of every full-scale battle, you know, just like how they actually would do in real life. In this way, it would be much easier to implement the filming of trained stunt-doubles fighting from multiple angles, while also adding a sense of realism and lore from their head gear. This is why action sequences in many superhero and modern war films look good because they’re almost always stuntmen under those masks/helmets when you see them actually fighting. On another note, GRRM himself even made it a point in a few of his old interviews (and I think even a chapter or two) to make fun of people (in real and in this fictional history) that went into battle without their helmets on. They would often get themselves killed this way by some glancing strike, when such a death could’ve easily been avoided. It’s a Hollywood trope to showcase the actors’ pretty faces this way and to tell the audience that _this person_ will survive because they don’t have a helmet on. This is the fantasy/action cliché that GRRM wanted to avoid, unless the characters were actually making note of it here. And yet, that’s ironically what they ended up doing for every battle scene depicted so far.

[@nekoppachi]

Yeah, ser Jorah's fight with Drogo's bloodrider played out pretty similarly in the 1st book. Full plate is a big foil for Arakh users.

[@bridge4]

That's the clip I had at the end of the original video that eventually got flagged. I played his whole fight at the end of the video for the reason u mentioned lol. In hindsight, im surprised it didn't get flagged much sooner. And I'm surprised I did that, bc I aim for around 10s of less per clip usually, not 30s lol

[@Kunumbah1]

That's why the dothrahki would've been raped by the Lannister army if Danny didn't have her dragons.

[@ashscott6068]

They weren't all in full plate. They weren't knights; most were just hired conscripts. I think the show is giving the impression that every soldier wears plate from head to toe, which kinda makes it seem odd when people talk about no Western army being able to face the Dothraki in the open field. Obviously, if they were all armoured, it would be pretty easy. And if they knew where the fight would take place, so they could prepare defenses against mounted riders, it would be extremely easy. They've kinda bigged-up the Dothraki a bit too much, but meh...it's only Tits and Dragons. It's just a bit of fun.

[@nekoppachi]

Ash Scott Cheers to that 🍻

[@The_Custos]

Jorah gets more pressured than Barristan, but finds an opening and exploits it.

[@bryguy1502]

So glad you re-uploaded this! Ser Barristan the Badass deserves all the love he gets. Long live the Bold!

[@bridge4]

I love how u included the bold nickname. I was sooooo tempted both times I uploaded this to have "the bold" in the title (but opted to leave it out to avoid confusion with asoiaf muggles :-P

[@monig7870]

I'm not embarrassed to say, I shed a tear or two when it was him who died on the show... I love Ser Barristan the Bold! Thanks for sharing that excellent scene from *Dance* ...I loved it!!! ;)

[@kellylausman259]

Barriston the Bold Bad Ass... One of my absolute favorite characters and such a chivalrous knight! Thank you for giving him the respect he is due. I absolutely hate the death he was given in the show. Just breaks my heart. 💔💔💔 Thanks, Kev! 💋

[@Ikneeslp]

My list of best fighters 1. Sr Arthur Dayne 2. Sr Barristan 3. Jaime 4. Qhorin Halfhand 5. Robert Baratheon 6. Oberyn Martell 7. The Hound 8. The Mountain 9. Reahgar 10. Brienne

[@bridge4]

Show list or book?

[@haziq12ish]

My list 1. Ser arthur dayne the sword of the morning 2. See barristan selmy the bold and the badass 3. Obryn martel the red viper of dourne 4. King Robert I Baratheon 5. Ser jamie 'kingslayer' lannister 6. Lord eddard stark warden of the north (show, not books. Show ned stark is a greak fighter compare to book ned) 7. Ser Brienne of Tarth, first female knight of the seven kingdoms 8. Ser Loras Tyrell, heir of highgarden 9. Khal drogo, the great khal of the Dothraki khalasar. 10. Sendor 'the hound' clegane

[@samb9779]

no Stannis or Syrio?

[@FerretJohn]

There are generally two types of Bodyguards, the Celebrity Guard and the Professional Guard. Celebrity Guards are chosen primarily for intimidation value, their job is to stand between their employer and the looky-loos and wannabe badasses and make sure they aren't crowded or harassed. The Professionals on the other hand are (in modern times) the ones with the cut jackets and earwigs, they stand just behind the employer reading faces, looking at possible ambush points and escape routes, their job is to protect the employer from the serious threats. fighting if they have to, escaping if they can. The Pit Fighters were Celebrity Bodyguards and bad ones at that. In the Pits they meet their enemies one on one, face to face, with little armor and weapons chosen for entertainment and bloodletting, it's all very straightforward, and afterward they go back to the back, chill out, heal up, and for the non-eunich males usually get hooked up with a worthy slave-girl to make future quality Pit Fighters until the next fight, that's all they do. For the Kingsguard, the Professional Bodyguards, there is no downtime, they're on duty all the time, they don't relax until they're relieved, and they don't expect fair one-on-one fights

[@blessedevelyn339]

Whats an earwig?

[@FerretJohn]

@@blessedevelyn339 Sorry it took so long to get back, KZbin has a bad habit of not telling me when I get responses, I just happened to come back to this video today. Earwig, radio ear-bud, listening to the rest of their team as they're also keeping watch

[@jasonweekswardenofthenorth5914]

I was in awe when I read this in dance of dragons

[@bridge4]

same. sick scene for sure

[@lukewiseman9209]

Selmy should have survived to be in the Battle of Winterfell

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Agreed!

[@bridge4]

This is a *NON-SPOILER VIDEO* on a *NON-SPOILER CHANNEL* So please, out of respect for the community that does not want ANY spoilers, if you read or watch spoilers, please do not comment on the videos of this channel, even if you think your comments are spoiler-free. Thank you. Also, this is a fan-channel, not a critique-channel. So please focus on the positives in regards to writing, casting, or performing. Thanks! =)) Pin

[@kellylausman259]

Thank you, from those of us that realize that spoilers killed our enjoyment of S7.

[@vipset87]

Ahh memories. This video just reinforced how awesome this chapter was

[@vipset87]

I wish this was translated into the show. Wouldve been a sick scene

[@bridge4]

For sure. The first half about regret was a perfect setup for this fight

[@vipset87]

@@kellylausman259 completely agtee and didnt realize i felt similarily to you until the last season aired. Especially with a show like this where the story has got the power of keeping you on the edge of your seat. The magic/shock value associated with suspense of altering your heart rate is something your potentially robbing yourself of from feeling. I was originally one of those ppl who went out of my way to purposely obtain spoilers prior to the season being aired. Before it was differnt when reading the books prior to the seasons being aired bc you were still getting the suspense and experience of the story as originally intended. Now weve dwelved into the realm of the unknown, passed and diff from the original source material/books where now the knowledge/spoilers unfortunatly ruin the experience. Hence why i feel safe in this channel

[@jamesbarlow6725]

Selmy was a bad ass.... I'm definitely going to have to read the books. I totally dig your vids. They all make sense....

[@bridge4]

Ahhh. I apologize for spoiling this for you. My bad! The books are fun tho. You'll get a lot of different supplots. And even when there are similar scenes between the show and the books, they feel different since books have a tool shows don't (train of thought). This rings especially true for Jaime POV chapters. He's a real cool dude at his core

[@bridge4]

Thank you BTW

[@saxonsoldier67]

So much more could have been done with a few minutes of screen time and a small budget. Epic reminisces from Barristan the Bold about his experiences enhancing the storyline while drumming up support for a Selmy sequel. His death by a few masked peasants in a back alley was nothing short of the death knell for GoT.

[@eddarby469]

I would have loved the dismissal of Barristan Selmy to have been as epic a mistake as the beheading of Ned Stark. I wish he was there at the end to cut his fanboy, Jamie, into small pieces before dragging Cersi to the feet of Dani.

[@hobbiekilivan2138]

God damn this just makes me angry they didn’t film this.

[@TypicalToyReviews]

Oh yeah this chapter was dope. Barristan hardly broke a sweat in the fight too

[@allopez8563]

In the first book Mr. Martin wrote about armor crushing under sword blows. It appears that after research he learned that sword strikes would never crush temper steel plate and only seldomly it could cut through mail.

[@peterk2735]

Having read the books before the show, Selmy's death was legitimately the first one that shocked me. I was so looking forward to this fight scene dammit! Still, better than season 8 I guess :D

[@shutuprepublicans773]

Show Barristan < Book Barristan forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@unlikely_jack2707]

I have to admit, I am completely obsessed with Barristan at this point.

[@DontknowhatImdoingbutitsfun]

These are probably my favorite videos of yours. Your incorporation of show and animation is seamless and a lot of fun. And you chose some great scenes to narrate.

[@bridge4]

you're always the first to comment on these types =)) im glad you like them. this is a fun scene. i originally titled it with the word "tribute" back in the day. because the show did barriston (and Aero Hotah) dirty. barristan is the man! (outside of his extreme ned-like views against jaime of what constitutes "duty and honor")

[@DontknowhatImdoingbutitsfun]

bridge4 I don’t have many bones to pick with the show, it’s an adaptation, changed have to be made, so on and so forth, but I was pretty upset when Barriston died. I think that actually upset me more than the Red Wedding. I knew that was coming, wasn’t easy to watch but like Ned, it was pretty clear what was about to go down. If they do some prequels I hope we see him in his prime. Being a vet tech has its faults but I like to think that it’s all worth it since I can watch KZbin videos when things are slow.

[@bridge4]

:)) I'm with ya. I actually remove most comments relating to bad scripting or show changes (even if they are accurate comments.. *eh hem* dorne.) Buti like to keep the focus on the plethora of good stuff one exception is areo and barristan. I usually let those comments all fly oUT of respect for or fallen warriors (as long as d&d aren't mentioned my name)

[@bridge4]

And vet tech. Awwww. That has to be both the best and the worst job. But you just earned some major points for beING an animal lover!! :)

[@DontknowhatImdoingbutitsfun]

bridge4 I usually don’t mind people expressing their opinions, but (at risk of sounding old) there’s just something about the internet that just brings out the worst in people, especially in the comments section. It’s a show, you can like it, you can dislike it, but don’t let that dislike consume you, it not worth your time. Man oh man, being a vet tech is great about 95% of the time. It’s not fun to get kicked (we have a lot of horses and cows in the area) or bitten but they’re animals, they’re in pain, it’s not their fault, and it can usually be avoided. The only real down sides are euthanasia and seeing abused animals. It never gets any easier but for every end there’s a new beginning just around the corner.

[@max_4209]

1. Ser Arthur Dayne 2. Ser Barristan Selmy 3. Jaimy Lannister 4. Oberyn Martell 5. Qworin Halfhand 6. The Mountain 7. Brien 8. The Hound 9. Syrio Forell 10. Jon Snow

[@ReaprrXBL]

0. Bran The Broken

[@max_4209]

@Spicy Chip I would him place behind Selmy and Dayne

[@ScouserLegend]

You got top 3 correct, rest is debatable but the hound deserves to be a lot higher and the mountain a lot lower. The Mountain was known for his size and savagery, not skill, unlike his brother, the hound, who had size and skill.

[@Akaya7777]

Great list but I would switch the Mountain and The Hound as The Hound was a much more skilled fighter while the Mountain was just the strongest and most brutal warrior. I also think Robert Baratheon should be 4th he was an incredible fighter in his prime and beat Rhaegar an extremely skilled fighter in a 1v1 during battle. Id love to see Jamie Lannister vs Oberyn Martell though that would be a great fight!

[@max_4209]

@@Akaya7777 agree👍

[@tulkas42o22]

Then come on sir !!! This is my favorite Barristan part. Also when they ask him if he would break the Queens peace and he responds ,...I'll shatter it.

[@Sephirothz111]

Barristan is like the Yoda of the GoT lore. The way he saves and introduces himself to Dany in the books is epic aswell!

[@johnnyrabbitslaughing5761]

In the book's barristan selmy left a string of corpses (sent by either Cersei or Joffrey) behind him after he was dismissed from the kingsguard. It is so sad that they did not show this in the series.

[@russell9277]

That's it I'm going read that book again.

[@bridge4]

Nice :)) storm light archive is awesome btw

[@hannibalbarca2792]

😂😂😂

[@LivingMyRhapsody]

Uuu. 😄I remember this one. I am glad you decided to reintroduce it to us; it is too good a video to be taken out because the rules changed.

[@bridge4]

I cleaned it up a little bit. The original transparent images had a lot of free floating spots outside the characters and weapons. And I removed a huge random clip of Jorah at the end as well as that audio where I rambling about how people buy the books or audiobooks bc they are awesome lol

[@LivingMyRhapsody]

Have you thought about doing a weekly or monthly replied of an older video, and😊 titling the series "throwback thrones Thursdays" 😄

[@bridge4]

I used to want to do that but now I'm struggling to make ends meet. So I'm not committing to any sort of routine. Like chapter breakdowns. Episode breakdowns. Or other series like the dance of dragons or top fighters. I'm staying flexible, and if I don't get enough views on game of thrones videos I'll start allocating more time towards other booKS and shows in hopes of keeping the channel alive My past qna videos barely got any views. So for the time being, those type of videos are off the table unfortunately

[@bridge4]

Also,committing to a day is difficult for me. Because sometimes a video that I want to take two 12 hour days ends up taking seven 12+ hour days lol

[@LivingMyRhapsody]

Very understandable, Kev. Anyways, thank you for throwing this one back for us to see. It was a nice re-run, and I definately do enjoy me a good re-run. 😊

[@abrahamgustavoguitiperez-m2937]

Ser Barrister is a REAL WARRIOR. He reminds me if my grandfather. Battle Hardened, experienced, skilled, a protector, loyal & integretous.

[@FireOccator]

"The dragons are loose." That's the last problem you want to hear about late at night.

[@bridge4]

lol, i know right

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

I'm so glad you mentioned this. This scene is the main reason I was so disappointed when Barristan was killed off. They wasted some great potential.

[@bridge4]

He went out like a boss tho. But I hear ya

[@lindar1698]

I really love your GOT videos. Can't wait for the next one.

[@bridge4]

Thanks linda. I actually realized today while working on a Witcher video that I had already recorded, edited audio, and completed the first 30s or minute of a s7e1 video. I totally forgot that I had done all that. I must've got distracted and worked on other stuff for a week or so. So Im stopping the Witcher video to finish the got one. Will work on that tonight and hopefully get that up by tomorrow :) I can't recall what I said tho. The main thing was the opening scene which I edited already. I hope the rest of the stuff from s1e1 isn't a bust lol

[@lindar1698]

Oh great! I love your theory videos best. But character vids are just as great. Your narration is superb. Especially your sense of humor. .. Are you going to do some live Q&A soon? Or live anything? Thanks again♡

[@bridge4]

I won't be able to do qna's for awhile because I'm struggling to keep the channel afloat. And qnas tend to cause an exodus of subs Hopefully some day tho. It'd be fun

[@lindar1698]

I would suggest you list your Facebook Bridge4 (if you have one), or other social media on your information page. And ask people to like or share your videos. Also, ask fans to please wait through the whole commercial (or I will) instead of skipping. It makes a real difference for your channel. I "get it", that this is a fun fan site. But yes, you must live life, like the rest of us. ...and work ,uuuhggg. Good luck, and hopefully your channel will florish..... fingers crossed!

[@bridge4]

I don't have social media. Just KZbin and I frequent TMMAC. Got off Facebook years ago bc it was too addicting. Twitter is a hot mess. Way too much data coming in so I deleted that. And every time I make an IG I waste a ton time bc there's just way too much good content there. From beautiful girls swimming with dolphins to my favorite channel, blackjaguarwhitetiger Lol so yeh, I don't have any. And I realize they can be a great tool for marketing. But for me personally, the net effect was negative since I lack self control Appreciate the advice and good wishes tho :)

[@mmmuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiirrrrr]

These types of videos are where you excel, imo.

[@chadpatrick5112]

Barristan the Bold is one of the best characters in ASOIAF. Between the Duskendale rescue and the slaying of Maelys in the war of the Ninepenny Kings, it is clear to see why his name is spoken with reverence by friend and enemy alike.

[@Bramandin]

Dude this is hardcore. How did the show based on this material end up like it did?

[@jamiewalker8493]

So fucking glad you covered this fight kev I love it!

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

Khrazz: "In the pit, that would have taken your arm off!" Selmy: "A fair argument, but..."

[@daveyboy5270]

I always enjoy your vids about awesome and important storylines from the books and missing in the show. I bet other book readers like myself really appreciate them and non readers should be inspired to do so. More please! Great job Kev.

[@isadora9773]

I simply love ur videos. I even think about starting watching the other shows u r making videos about :P

[@01Phenom]

man i miss your videos, and this is was and is my fav vid from you

[@Athaeus]

This was not the biggest shame to cut out of the show though! Ser Barristans true moment of badass was after he was dismissed from the kingsguard. While he was writing down his own dismissal in the White Book, four goldcloaks (Slynt and 3 others) was sent after him to arrest him on perceived threats against the crown. _Without even having a sword,_ he killed two of those goldcloaks before fleeing the castle. His final actions in Kings Landing certainly showed he was more than capable of being a kingsguard still.

[@bridge4]

this was one of my favorite scenes in the books so far =))

[@advait9253]

Damn! I just read the chapter and remembered your video about it while reading it. Had to come back and listen to it while reading it. 😀

[@bridge4]

Sick chapter. The intro about his regrets sea a great job of setting the tone for this fight. A complete reversal of energy. :))

[@bridge4]

"This is what I was made for. A sword in my hand, and a foe before me"

[@advait9253]

@@bridge4 *gooseprickles*

[@judochopmaster8233]

Im sad how Barristan Selmy died in the show. We only saw him really fight once. He should have lived to travel with Dany to Westeros because the reaction of Cercei seeing him would be amazing

[@kuntalbar8189]

I was legit reading this chapter an hour ago. The fight was rad. Barristan is no doubt the most underrated fighter of the show.

[@bridge4]

totally. amazingly developed character. gotta love him =))

[@kuntalbar8189]

That's right

[@MandaloretheSavage]

Great fight scene, and the video made it even better, thank you.

[@bridge4]

Thanks :))

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

As Admiral Jellicoe once said "When you are winning, risk nothing." I suppose that could also be applied to if you have the advantage over an opponent as Selmy did by wearing his plate armour. Great upload. Cheers.

[@sdmiii1102]

So I’ve never read the books, so I had no idea that Dothraki Arakh’s were more like Scimitars in the books instead of Sickle/Khopesh’s. This alone puts a completely different image of the fight in my head.

[@Slickmoneycams]

Hey I’m watching hardhome and every ww has white hair except the last scene in hardhome bright yellow hair like a Lannister... why?

[@Valhallen002]

"Then you shall have it ser." -Arthur Dayne

[@bridge4]

Sick line

[@Valhallen002]

@@bridge4 Agreed.

[@blessedevelyn339]

I think the Smiling Knight could beat the Mountain.

[@SpeedHunter020]

You gave Barristan Selmy the Demon Edge from Dota 2 again! I love that game! And Barristan! Cool fight. It should've been in the show. Thanks for the read. :)

[@bridge4]

It's the same video. I had to take it down a couple months ago. So I just pulled up the file, removed the fluff from the end that was causing the copyright flag, and also cleaned up the transparent images of the swords and people so that there were less random white spots flying around lol

[@phaedrus4931]

Thanks for introducing me to this fight scene and for the great reading of the text.

[@bridge4]

all credit to George thank you tho. my pleasure =))

[@Fabo100]

Loved that chapter

[@thunder8770]

a bedtime story... just what I needed badass ser barristan selmy and a pit fighter.

[@marijkecuffe5488]

D&D did a great disservice to the character of Barristan Selmy by killing him off the way they did before this moment.

[@DeiseBlue98]

I met ian mckilhiney who played him. Extremely nice guy had a pint with him while he was filming redwater in dunmore east.

[@bridge4]

oh very cool!

[@Deadpool1322]

One of my favorite chapters it had me so engaged

[@anneneville6255]

I hope we get some flashback of young Baristan fighting in the prequels

[@HipnosXpress]

I tought you were gonna talk about him leaving king's landing and getting jumped by some city guards "they came thinking it would be easy since i had left my sword by the throne room, but there were only five of them i still had a knife" god damn this geezer is unstoppable

[@evandrolima1724]

I didn't read the book, but I got a good impression of Sir Barriston. I think the TV show represented him well enough.

[@deltaflash7889]

Remember when the show actually made sense, barristan dies after he is outnumbered and he was one of the greatest swordsman ever, in s8 random people fight off hundreds of wights and survive

[@brianmayabella5992]

Selmy, in my restrospect, that only Tywin got mad respect and that wont confront. Tywin dont want have problems against Selmy and even he does even Tywin would hire an assasin, it will only lead back to him. Its a sheer awe that a perfect knight exist as if legend that Selmy went solo RPG the Mad king (even Selmy fully aware of Madness) and actually rescued the KIng. Lets put it that Tywin manipulated the whole scenario to capture the mad king, even so the fact that he saved the King from a guarded prison. Tywin knew as long as Selmy was there, his plan wont come to fruition

[@sweeteuthiedoll]

“Even now I cut through the five of you like carving a cake!” Barristan was suuuuuch a gangsta!!! I hated when they killed him off! I hope it doesn’t feel as shitty if it happens in the books! 😭

[@StrongLIfePower]

the show should've shown many more 1 on 1 sword fights

[@bridge4]

I wouldn't have complained :))

[@Brandon_737]

Great job dude. Very well put together.

[@bridge4]

Thanks, brandon!

[@RoueArzhur]

I was expecting for a goddamn scene!!!

[@PlanetBlake]

Dude went down like a man. He's like, I may fall, but I am taking as many as you with me as I can.

[@travisbarnett4439]

love your stuff man, you're a genius and your ideas and theories blow me away, keep up the great work dude. :)

[@bridge4]

Thanks, travis :))

[@byjordi2185]

I also miss the fight Selmy fought when he quitted Joffrey and got catched by the red cloaks that didnt wanted to let him go this easy after the badass words he said in front of the king.. so he just killed them ( and I think he didnt even had a weapon, because he dropped his sword in front of Joffrey)

[@tylerbaldwin3269]

Man I loved this chapter. *Spoilers?* Selmy pondering over the fact that in his youth, he slept all night and in saddle during rides, but as an old man, his exhaustion was gone, with Selmy being up most of the night looking at the stars(if I remember correctly). Barristan did not deserve his death at the hands of the harpies. Also great video as usual, keep up the wonderful work.

[@bridge4]

When I say spoilers I'm referring to anything not yet released meaning plot, set, or cast leaks. Anything from asoiaf, companion literature, grrm interviews, or the show through season 7 is fair game. I don't want myself or others to have s8 spoiled by reading comments like last year. But yeh, insight like you just dropped is not only fair game, but awesome :))

[@AMotherFucker2]

wait didnt u make a DOPE a** video about this fight but u read it from the book. AMAZING video and fight btw so prob gonna love this video also my dude

[@AMotherFucker2]

nvm lol love this vid tho

[@realeyesrealisereallies8607]

Luckily Barristan is still very much alive in the books.

[@hisnhersletsplay5081]

A small group of my family have read the books and watch the show. We usually got together before I moved to watch each episode. Literally all of us were wondering if we were going to get to see Selmy actually get a scene that demonstrated how damn good he is. My uncle's house got loud as shit when he walked in and started dropping Harpies to save Greyworm. It was what we'd been waiting for.

[@mro1864]

That line man "This is what I was made for" ...after him agonising about not being made for the backstabbing and intrigues with the Shavepate etc, to be let loose like that to what he is best at. I was right there with him in that pyramid.

[@4RMULA_arch]

you nailed it...as usual.

[@bridge4]

I can't take any credit. Hats off to our boy George rr martin for developing such a special character and a great scene for him :))

[@4RMULA_arch]

of course GRRM is a genius but its been many years now since many of us read the books, so pulling out some of the really special passages (like this one) help remind us why we fell in love with the 'song' in the first place...so thanks 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽 and keep creating solid content!

[@bridge4]

Thanks again, Ser!

[@bleekskaduwee6762]

It was great to see the legendary Ser Barristan "The Bold" Selmy in action before he died. The saying, going out on your shield does what he did no justice. He cut down close to a dozen men before his end. I just want to know why did he not wear any armour during his service to Danny T, the man was a knight

[@bridge4]

In the books he does (put on plate before going to get hizdahr) Show leaves out plate and especially leaves out helm's ans visors

[@bleekskaduwee6762]

@@bridge4 yah yah for his fight with Kraz the pit fighter, definitely an epic duel. I think that they under used and undervalued Barristan in the show. He should have been killed by the Night King

[@tofty7910]

Easily my favourite character

[@misahuerta33]

Great video. Thanks kev

[@bridge4]

Thanks :))

[@debragregory191]

Excellent telling, especially considering you had to edit it? Never saw the orig, but I don't feel like I missed out. Your videos are excellent brain food for us GoT junkies! Thank you!

[@bridge4]

Thanks, debra :))

[@Eiraart]

Thanks for the video

[@bridge4]

My pleasure thanks for watching. And thanks to grrm for writing this bit :))

[@superlucas010578]

Imagine a contest between Arthur Dayne, Barristan Selmy, Jaime Lannister, Oberyn Martell, Khal Drogo, Sandor Clegane, Gregor Clegane, Loras Tyrell, Jaqen H'ghar, Daario Naharis, Aero Hotah, Robert Baratheon, Bronn, Grey Worm and Qhorin Halfhand ..... all without armor and with swords, knifes, hammers or spears only !!!!!

[@willinnewhaven3285]

"All of his armor except his helmet" - Might as well put up an "I'm stupid" sign, Helmet and shield and no armor is better than the finest plate with no helmet.

[@nemdenemam9753]

This was an awesome fight in the books. But I do think they implemented it pretty well in the show. In the first seasons where Jorah beats the horselord the fight basically goes down the same except the no room part. One of my favourite fights of the series. I would have loved if Oberyn fought they way he fought in the books

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

If they ever make the Robert’s Rebellion prequel they gotta give Selmy a bigass body count.

[@markarato8034]

Also in the book Ser Barristan did not actually die (so far), as A Dance With Dragons ended just before the siege of Mereen, in which, Selmy is leading the defensive forces. Do i recall right?

[@bridge4]

Yup :)

[@unagipalace1707]

Sons of harpy were cowards using ambush and wave tactics no honour in that

[@uchihamadara4305]

The legend says that the white walkers build the wall to protect them selves from sir barristan selmy

[@geoffbruce8605]

Still pissed that they let Daario kill the Titan's Bastard instead of Barristan.

[@tomgauntlestrange]

Barristan was a bad arse.

[@bridge4]

he sure was =))

[@theb3654]

I hope Barristan lives till the end just out of spite if how the show killed him off