Best of Thrones : Blackwater

#blessed be the blackwater
Game of Thrones proper was one of the best shows ever made and Blackwater is one of the best episodes in the series. It deserves some love so here it is. Apologies for the varying audio quality, this is a supercut of my first two videos.
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[@carastone3473]

One of my favorite Tyrion lines: “Those are brave men knocking at our door…let’s go kill them!”

[@biggiesmartypants]

One of George RR Martin's favorite lines as well, even though he wrote it himself.

[@carastone3473]

@@biggiesmartypants 🤣

[@lovecraftianleviathan8918]

Then a few seasons later he’s like, “We can’t kill people during this war, it’s wrong!”

[@jesseeguia3788]

Mine is when he says " he's a serious man, stannis baratheon "

[@xxstexx7450]

@@biggiesmartypants well what grrm wrote was different. The line here is cutting out alot of it and honestly this version is better. Hate ending, but in the early days there were a hand full of things the show handled better.

[@Alex-qr8nw]

I love the Hound's line after he leaves the battle towards Tyrion. "Eat sh*t dwarf." Always gets a laugh from me

[@Denniske87]

Same here 😂 i also love tyrion responding with "you're on the wrong side of the wall".

[@carastone3473]

SAME!

[@Kasey_Barkle]

GoT Season 1-4 is my favourite tv show of all time. Yep. Strange place for the show to stop, I know, and it’s disappointing they didn’t make more, but I can live with it

[@disappointmentyes6387]

Heard they cancelled it for budget issues

[@maurymalkovich8117]

Same lmao

[@HighKingBob]

⁠@@shivanshsharma3487islands of decent/good writing among a sea of shit

[@ManforSomeMarkets]

Dan and David sort of forgot to finish it

[@jbatts834]

It’s really got bad 6/7/8, season 5 is like in between imo. Not as good as the first 4 but not as bad as the last 3.

[@Bossjohinator74]

That "pyromancer" is Roy Dotrice. The wildly popular narrator from the OG A Song of Ice and Fire books. So many characters, so much life to the world. R.I.P.

[@juliancain3872]

I knew I'd heard that voice before.

[@NWBanditry]

Roy dotrice and particularity maester aemons Peter Vaughans death made me sad when i heard about them, such grately devoted and honest to the whole things development especially maester aemon acting up until or past 90? “Our order does not deal in pig shit!”- Roy “The Pyromancer“ Dotrice

[@mr_yoru5834]

Blackwater gets outshined in the eyes of most fans by the bigger battles in the later seasons, but it remains my favorite of all the on-screen battles. This and the battle at Castle Black are probably the only times when both sides have characters that we don't want to see lose or die.

[@homelander39]

Spoils of war had me torn too

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@homelander39spoils of war. Winter fell. And bastards, were all horrible. It’s such a shame since the battles in the book are EXTREMELY well done.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@homelander39spoils of war is terrible. Bronn show featuring fire. The context around it is horrific. The movement of troops is asinine. None of the warfare makes any strategic or tactical sense in the last couple seasons.

[@homelander39]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 k…I’m no military strategist lol I was just saying that had me torn because I didn’t want Dany and drogon or bronn and Jamie to die

[@nicksgmail9663]

⁠​⁠@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116tbf none of the warfare in any of the seasons makes sense. Look at black water, the troops are just running at the wall with no formation, just eating arrows for fun. The Lannisters have essentially all of their troops outside of their massive walls. On top of that, defenders in real life usually did a whole lot more. It wasn’t uncommon for defenders to actively make their walls bigger/taller if they knew shit was gonna go down. My biggest gripe in the entire series is that everyone seemingly uses swords for battle. Spears (with a backup shirt sword) dominated warfare for most of history because they work so well in a formation and keep distance from the enemy front line. The loot train honestly had the most reasonable troop placement out of it all. They actually used a shield wall with spears, and held their ground while archers went ham. In real life they’d absolutely not have lines so thin (iirc just one troop thick) but they didn’t know they were being attacked so whatever. GRRM is a great world builder, but even the battles in the books are pretty rough to read. Hearing about people fighting single combat in the middle of a massive battle makes me want to not read it at all.

[@user-vd7dw3tl9x]

My favorite quote from Tyrion in this episode was: “that would make me the quarterman”.

[@Mrwizfoz]

Give me ONE THING that was more hype than Podrick being promoted to Godrick

[@kingmatthias5441]

We need more content regarding praising GoT. The end trolled us all and most of us forgot how damn good early thrones was. Keep up the good work, loved your vid.

[@SaintWombo]

There’s plenty more where that came from, glad you enjoyed it!!

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

Thrones up to some episodes of S5 was the greatest fantasy show of all time (I might even say greatest show of all time), and then DnD just royally fucked everything up to act like they were better writers than GRRM.

[@joegill9081]

Would have been better for GRRM to finish the next books. He bears responsibility for the decline after S4, IMHO. @@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs

[@gage9171]

I wouldn't say we forgot, its just the wound was so recent. I would try and go back, but it just felt... spoiled I guess. Now I can go back and enjoy those earlier seasons.

[@OA.111]

It still is in my book, for me, Season 7 and 8 don't exist😂, i mean Season 7 had some cool bits about it, but was just stupid. 8 on the other hand was just an absolute pile of shit, i've never seen a tv sho or any media get so mutilated as Got's finale Season, it is a joke to call that a finale, an insult if you will​@@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs

[@Guinnessdrnkr1234]

The pyromancer in this episode did the original narration for the Song of Ice and Fire audiobooks. Roy Patrice.

[@SaintWombo]

That’s so cool! I had no idea

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

Ohh wow! I didn't realise it was Roy, that's such awesome stuff to know 😊 thanks for that

[@SaintWombo]

*Roy Dotrice

[@GaneshPatil-ip4kl]

David reads asoiaf

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

@GaneshPatil-ip4kl he's my favourite now! Such a great VA reader

[@Rougarou99]

Regarding Ser Mandon Moore, there is a theory that he tried killing Tyrion for revenge in his involvement in the Trial by Combat against Ser Vardis Egan, as Ser Mandon personally knew Ser Vardis, both being from the Vale and the latter being a member of Jon Arryn's personal guard.

[@jacobnewcombe5367]

D&D truly gave a shit about George’s vision in the early seasons and it shows. They wrote so many episodes that are critically acclaimed that they were responsible for (at least with their writing) I always rewatch the series and wonder how it could’ve went so wrong with so many bangers under their belts. I feel like season five was the beginning of the end for them. After the backlash to the braavos plot line, but with astounding ratings in lieu of it, They realized they can write whatever they want without any repercussions from a fan base that largely didn’t read the source material.

[@thekrakensdaughter]

they got tired of doing it

[@phousefilms]

@@thekrakensdaughter And they thought they'd get a Star Wars series. I'm glad they nailed their coffin shut by their last failures. I had been getting annoyed by a lot of the changes and bad writing already, especially comparing some of the book stuff.

[@OoMikkioO]

I actually just looked up David Benioff's IMDb page to see what he's done since Game of Thrones since they didn't get to do the Star Wars series. He was executive producer on "The Chair" and "Metal Lords", none of which I've hard of, but it also says he has two Game of Thrones spin-offs in development.

[@phousefilms]

@@OoMikkioO Damn. Thought HBO has learned.

[@OoMikkioO]

@@phousefilms Same. Can't see how anyone would think that'd be a great idea lol.

[@Free_Palestine_419]

A sad day when Stannis the one true King of Westeros lost the Battle of the Blackwater :( here's to hoping he wins the Battle of Ice in The Winds of Winter and frees Winterfell and the North.

[@_tikho5220]

The One True King of Westeros burned his daughter alive at the stake. (in the show)

[@adityanegi1604]

First sign of character assassination done by D&D in the show​@@_tikho5220

[@roseymoreno8237]

Are we not gonna talk about “BeNedded” ? 😂 gold.

[@soulbrother1143]

I always love how they gabe tyrion an axe as a weapon... it could have easily been a war hammer and gave him a little bobby b drip.. but by him being a dwarf a sword would be too long and anything fit to his size would be too short to use as a legitamite killing weapon against armored knights.....the axe has more heft,fits his size and remains deadly..great choice

[@lonewizzy]

Also, a reference to Tolkein's dwarfs

[@phousefilms]

Book version is given an axe to fight back against the Mountain Clans when going to the Vale, he uses it in the battle he takes place in(since he's not just knocked out so its offscreen)and its a regular weapon of his.

[@eljefemaximo5420]

It would have been more practical to give him a spear.

[@soulbrother1143]

@@eljefemaximo5420 a spear is too long for a dwarf and does not kill armored men the same way an axe does..also it takes a great amount of skill to weild a spear in combat..

[@eljefemaximo5420]

@@soulbrother1143 I have to disagree on every single point you made. 1 a spear is perfect for a dwarf. It gives him reach in combat dwarves lack reach. Spears are naturally armor piercing especially for chain mail plus spears can get into those vulnerable cracks in armor. Spears are probably the most simple and easiest to master of all weapons. It takes far less training to master a spear over a bow or sword or axe. That's why spears have been the main weapon of foot soldiers for thousands of years from the stone age to fire arms.

[@modelnanpresident]

This has always been probably my favourite episode. These early season penultimates are so good.

[@mgm3649]

"Season 5 is where the shows kind of went of the rails" what an understatement...

[@AstrodeBastro]

he did say “if”

[@cdub4626]

Blackwater was easily my favorite episode of the entire series. Wasnt expecting it to be as great as it was since in the books the battle of the blackwater was good but definitely wasnt a series highlight to me.

[@duffman18]

Blimey I never realised that, that Pod is a cousin of Ilyn Payne. That's something I've never heard anyone bring up before, so thank you for mentioning it.

[@mbryson2899]

Speaking of non-book scenes that worked (The Hound and Bronn), I was impressed with whomever added the interplay between Tywin and Arya at Winterfell. It displayed their characters well, and it had some pleasantly spiced tension as we had no idea what if anything might come of it.

[@MrOtistetrax]

It also fits nicely into her arc as a whole. Her story is one of being taught about the different aspects of life and death in Westeros by a succession of different killers, of differing shades of good and bad.

[@helenrose5383]

I get your gripe with helmets. Arguably Hound's helmet was a bigger character than the Hound himself- always involved in wild shenanigans in the Riverlands.

[@PinkPatriot]

I miss those early seasons and the feeling I got watching each of them. The best part was that even on rewatch you pick up more and more. Such an amazing show, I do wish they didn’t destroy it but I’ll never forget my absolute obsession with this show.

[@oworigrey2246]

You're sharp, You're keen to details, You're Witty and somehow just as funny as you are entertaining. Basically, your a Saint Please keep these up! even if they go Criminally Underrated

[@myamdane6895]

the glazing is crazy

[@jacobsquare4812]

I love your analysis, especially the bits about Sandor and Bronn. Very insightful

[@flankspeed]

Yeah, that's a pretty good theory, right there. It's the only scene that really confused me the first time I watched the episode. Still thought it was great: just... confusing 😅

[@saolap]

not "be-nedded" LMFAO that's crazy ily

[@carmina-solis]

godddd this is one of the best episodes of the show. i personally like “the mountain and the viper” a little bit more but NOTHING compares to Charles Dance in this episode. the battle is over. we have won. such a great breakdown, thank you!

[@joegill9081]

I forget where but I heard that Dance was pissed that he had to fly to another continent just to deliver that one line.

[@Xman0220]

I recently started reading the books, and after Blackwater I just had to go back and rewatch this masterpiece of an episode. Truly one of the greatest episodes of television, let alone GoT. Thank you for highlighting such a great memory I have of my first watch-through. Your editing is also such a game changer for videos like this. Earned a sub for sure, can't wait to check out other Best of Thrones vids :)

[@SaintWombo]

Please forgive the audio and video being out of sync from 28:30 to 30:00. I have absolutely no clue how, but this occurred as a result of using the in-house KZbin editor to resolve some copyright snags. One of many fixes i'll have to make when i eventually redo this whole video.

[@thedeviousduck8027]

the seismic charge sound at 15:23 had me DYING

[@juanitagar1]

This video essay is pure gold 🪙

[@Boobalopbop]

Please tell me the actress that plays Cersei got an Emmy this season. For this episode alone. She absolutely ATE!

[@SaintWombo]

Five nominations - no rewards. There is no justice in this world

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

How you only have 220 subs is mindblowing!! You deserve at least 500K with how in depth and on point your videos are mate! Super excited to see your channel grow 😊

[@SaintWombo]

Thanks! I'm absolutely blown away by the positive reception

[@TheNoodleIncident]

I waiting for a "Well he ain't gettin any deader!" from Yzma as Cersei takes the crown after Tommen does a faceplate a few too many stories up. Fantastic video

[@user-tm1oy6ck4t]

Gotta love the sarcastic voiceover. It's an underappreciated art.

[@Jem1381]

ive not seen a 200 subscriber channel with editing of this quality in the first 30 secs for a LONG time, well played good sir

[@staytuned2L337]

Legitimately one of, if not my absolute favorite episode.

[@DK-ru9dt]

Great video, this is one of the best episode analysis I've ever seen, you really said everything there is to say about this episode. BTW, loved the editing.

[@ieuansmith518]

My god I just found your channel and I'm already a fan. This was so well done, keep up the fantastic work my man I can't wait to see more.

[@SaintWombo]

You have no idea how happy i am to already see comments like this, its incredibly encouraging. Thanks a million!

[@vicboi87]

Doing my first rewatch of the series right now with someone who's never seen it before. Currently we've just gotten to S4 and they're loving it and I can't tell them how disappointed they're about to be

[@jaquitavulpix3418]

I recently rewatched early GoT (couldn't get through it after season 5 xD) and Blackwater especially just captured me like the first time. It's just so good. My favorite episode.

[@adlockhungry304]

3:00 The wildlings paying for the wall got me. 😂

[@RonGivensRasta]

"shoulda kept helmet on" 😆 😆😆😆

[@paulsarnik8506]

23:20 GRRR addressed this about the helmets but being a television writer himself understood about the sight recognition

[@sillyhistory7401]

EXCELLENT video🎉 I found myself sad when I went to your page and there weren’t 15 more to binge. Please keep making these masterpieces !

[@SaintWombo]

Thank you! Will do!

[@AW-xc1xc]

19:25 *"Lyanna* Headey and Sophie Turner both give great performances" I see what you did there.

[@willbeard4835]

Well done. Season 6 is very similar to force awakens. Great initially but were exponentially worse after the writers never followed up on the events that happened. Cersei NEVER had to answer for burning house Tyrell and many nobles alive

[@magisterdamask9015]

Just watched this one again for the first time in ages. Battles of Blackwater Bay & Castle Black in Season 4 were the two great set pieces of the show before it went downhill.

[@ruskerdax5547]

This was a great video. I also really like your appreciation for the sound design.

[@SaintWombo]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@reecepower8906]

The use of the sonic charger sound effect. Chefs kiss

[@bradjohnson482]

You've never seen a fictional world and its characters so thoroughly tarnished? You must not be a Lord of the Rings fan and watched even one episode of Rings of Power. I hated what happened to Game of Thrones, but I just went numb over Amazon's interpretation of the greatest fantasy world ever.

[@SaintWombo]

I've heard nothing but terrible things about Rings of Power. For once I simply spared myself the pain. When the show came out I just rewatched Lord of the Rings instead. Zero regrets

[@bradjohnson482]

@@SaintWombo Excellent choice.

[@chasjetty8729]

It was painful to even watch clips. I watched some to make a judgment, I had sat through the Hobbit after all, and my judgment is Amazons rings is as poor a tribute to the Professors work as could be vomited out of some hacks mind. Damn them to hell.

[@mohirender]

What's Aragorn's tax policy though?

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

I loved how they tried to make everyone believe they hadn't figured out who Sauron was by the 2nd episode, and then when everybody was just not surprised one bit about who was revealed as Sauron....... they then acted like everyone was just sexist or racist because of Galadriel being a "Mary Sue" and the Black Elf 😂

[@ryanlight4934]

Wow I never noticed that dichotomy between the hound and Bron. Great analysis!! Looking forward to seeing more GOT episode analysis

[@videomusicboxman7120]

Nice writeup and analysis. I’ll need to rewatch this episode and turn the brightness up this time. I’m also going to remember that bringing the slaps makes one “uncle of the year” ;)

[@SaintWombo]

lol, i better watch myself from now on

[@charlesdu84]

I never noticed the pyromancer’s eyes before!… Wow! 🤩🔥

[@adrienplaine540]

Neil Marshall directed two of the best episodes of GOT, "Blackwater" and "The Watchers on the Wall". He did a lot of great horror movies and thrillers like The Descent. A proof that series also need good directors.

[@asddsdsssd]

I wish they had the budget to do the bridge of ships. In the books the battle goes more or less exactly the same way, only instead of Tyrion leading a charge at the gates, he leads a cavalry charge across a bridge of broken and burning ships that Stannis' men are using to cross the Blackwater. Such a badass fight, a lot of similarities to the many sieges of Constantinople, particularly the 717 siege.

[@SaintWombo]

Yeah, i would love to see what they would have done differently if they had the higher budget sooner. I was surprised that they couldn’t even afford Tyrion’s “big chain” for the battle

[@lawv804]

I was definately on the edge of my seat for this episode.

[@ZachPruckowski]

MOAR! I went to your channel and subscribed hoping to watch a dozen of these this afternoon, only to find it's like your first video. It rocks, please do more.

[@yaboyed5779]

It’s funny how this show was better with a limited budget then got shit when the bigger the budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ajseker]

Bro earned a sub easily. This is insane level of editing quality for any creator of any size.

[@DjProfiK]

I always loved that Bronn and Hound scene and you are the first one I see talk about it good job Im impressed

[@TheCmascagni]

Great video focusing on my favorite episode of the series. Excellent work.

[@PaulTanner-pc1nj]

Not sure why but I found the Lannister army marching backwards hilarious, maybe envisioning this as their collective response to hearing and seeing a hoard of Dothraki of the dump and a fu$k off big fire spitter bearing down on them had something to do with it..... gotta watch that again, byeeeee

[@DNotzz]

I knew we were fucked since Dany in Qarth, they fucked up the vibe and mystery and magic of her story SO BAD. So early too. Everyone was just numb to it bc we’d all get excited when the Dragons would do literally anything. The truth is the signs were there from early season 2 that the show-runners thought they knew better, and were going to change a lot of the story because they didn’t think the magic was interesting to the general audience and that people wanted to see a hero become a villain…

[@scoliosis9478]

yea they messed up Dany from day one I don’t think D and D like that her story is more of a slow burn with lots of mystery and supernatural elements

[@AstrodeBastro]

yeah i think the age change didn’t help either

[@111Mfreeman]

really enjoyed you breaking this down, would love to see you break down more, great content, easy sub

[@JaceMorley]

9:00 The clever thing about this line is it's Tyrion subtly calling out Varys for asking a question he *definitely* knows the answer to. Like Tyrion believes someone like Varys, the royal spymaster, doesn't know the name of the personal squire for The Acting Hand of the King.

[@jakebryant8568]

It’s actually a crime that you don’t have more subscribers. Keep up the good work my guy 👍

[@brendano4196]

Blackwater was really good. I think it was better in the books. Season 4 episode 9 The Watchers on The Wall was amazing, way more entertaining on the show than in the books. Shame the show took a nosedive in quality shortly after this.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Reading the battle near one of the forks of the trident in the books. The first one with Tyrion, is so insanely good. George knows how to write a battle scene.

[@brendano4196]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 Oh yeah I almost forgot about that one. They cleverly avoided showing it on the show and I remember being super disappointed.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@brendano4196 it would’ve been too costly and I understand why they did it. Movies and TV have a habit of butchering battle scenes. Just count all the movies with flaming arrows in them. They just don’t understand historical battles. That was made apparent with the last 3 seasons of GoT. All the battles were terrible. Poorly thought out. Just going for “spectacle”.

[@DaysieRose]

Loved the video! Yeah, this is probably my second -favorite episode of any HBO show, period. I recently listened to it on audible again, and omg, so, so amazing ❤ Ughhhhh finish Winds, George, please!

[@joshuadugan1701]

Best GoT content ive seen yet, cant wait for more Arcane tho

[@alstorp1008]

Great video, reasonable takes and not at all obnoxious, do continue this series!

[@nemesisa-type6721]

I’m blazed asf and “Boppenheimer” had me fucking deaddddd

[@dr3dg352]

Absolutely love Blackwater! 😍 The scenes with Cersei and/or Sansa, two of my top characters, are always a joy to watch. And as a fangirl of both Stannis and House Lannister, there's just so much here for me! Once got too stoned and muted and synced the episode to my favorite album, Razorblade Suitcase by Bush. In that state of mind it was a transcendent experience. x)

[@Brian-nw2bn]

Wow what a treat to find your channel so early in its life! I thought for sure I was watching a video made by someone with hundreds of thousands of subs based on the editing quality and the brilliant script. I’m fully behind you brother even if I can only help by liking sharing and subscribing, and commenting of course , I hope it helps in some way. If you keep up putting out content like this you’ll hit 100K subs in no time I promise! God bless you and Merry Christmas mate, here’s to your hard earned future success!!lll

[@sylviadurham4918]

Hey, well done young man!!! I’ll keep listening to your summaries!! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@phousefilms]

I know it'd be hard to do, but without the Chain Tyrion has built to block the river, it just seems like a simplistic plan.

[@Reaperfighter04]

I've seen Halo get absolutely decimated, but great video, i found the video was excellent in terms of quality and almost had a heart attack when i seen you only had 800 subscribers. You just earned a new subscriber mate.

[@petercaneenthusiast8694]

this was hella good for 200 subs good job

[@itzelgc4637]

Can’t wait for the remake

[@mormontsraven4072]

Great video. I wish you good fortune in the videos to come.

[@bigw725]

8:26 the fact that george didn’t write this scene makes one of the most confusing things about the show make more sense to me. I’ve always wondered who that was that came into the pub or brothel or whatever with the hound and sat with him. What kind of absolute killer must this guy be that the hound would want to hang out with him ever, let alone right before they were to fight for their lives?

[@SaintWombo]

Great question, and i’m not entirely sure of the answer. The Hound technically isn’t a knight but he probably still needs help with putting on his armor, so i’m guessing the guy following him around is his unofficial “squire” who helps him with his gear. I think the same guy brings Sandor wine later in the battle.

[@Peter_Parkour18]

very nice video man, its so nice that someone gives attention to the OG part of the GOT show

[@SaintWombo]

Thanks! OG Thrones deserves it

[@wafflingmean4477]

"And I've seen other writers try" I think this is the most important thing when discussing Weiss and Benioff. They, by accident, did a WAY more thorough job ruining all the the characters in their show than other writers who have TRIED to ruin the characters in their stories. Like at least turning Luke Skywalker into a sad old man who's completely given up after he did a total 180 on literally his entire worldview from the original trilogy, for NO reason, at least the writers did that on purpose. They wanted Luke to suck so we'd have an easier time accepting Rey, his replacement. But for all the faults of that, at least they INTENDED to ruin Luke. They had a task and they did it. And as horrible as that is, it's more respectable than Benioff and Weiss just deciding to ignore GRRM and refuse more seasons from HBO (Benioff likely using his daddy's influence to ensure other writers didn't get to take over), rushing to show to its end and believing they were just so amazing that it was all going to be fine despite the insane hurdle they just put in front of themselves.

[@thephantomthief672]

Ooooh more of this! Love this sort of positive content ❤️

[@EPICNE55]

I enjoyed your video, would like to see more of this type of content!

[@grahamsings5186]

I’d love to see you do a video praising Watchers. Such a good episode.

[@SaintWombo]

Watchers is god tier, I will definitely cover it eventually.

[@kylemcmullan2831]

A few minutes in and this is a quick subscribe. Amazing content! Please keep up this level of deep dives. To keep the momentum going, I know it needs to be more GoT for a bit, but I'm really looking forward to what you'll say about other shows as well!

[@chakradjuzeus9275]

0:02 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I am already hysterical

[@charles3840]

Seeing Tyrion both in this episode, the early seasons, and in the book being incredibly competent was one of the most satisfying parts of experiencing GoT and ASoIaF.

[@ohllie4890]

what I was expecting like 50k subs and 500k views!

[@donjuan9602]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO keep up the good work I just subscribed

[@SaintWombo]

Thanks for subbing! Glad you liked it

[@WatchThatKilcam15]

this channels looking promising, you got my sub

[@michaelterrell5061]

About the Stannis point. Stannis is a Baratheon, his brother was the demon of the trident and the man that vanquished Rhegar. His family is noted for martial prowess, and this is a man who held storm's end for a year, starving and being forced to eat dogs before Davos came, and if it weren't for him, he'd of had his men eat the dead before letting the castle fall. Basically, Stannis is a tough man from a tough family of fighters, soldiers, warriors, and commanders, and its reasonable for him to be in the thick of the action.(He still probably should have worn a helmet).

[@LavenderJack540]

An excellent examination. Subscribed.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

The only reason they gave tyrion a helmet is because they thought he was easy to recognize with it on, since hes the only short man on the field. They dont trust us to recognize characters with helmets

[@emiliapains8283]

Just rewatched Ser Ilyn's introduction and it's pretty funny

[@flankspeed]

Blackwater is my favourite episode by far. All thriller, no filler, much killer. There's not a scrap of fat on the entire episode, and it's got peak Hound Scottish Swearing (tm). Stannis being the Mannis, Cersei being complicated, Peak Tyrion, Nadir Joffrey (prophetic "The bad ones always survive," from Sansa). The direction is as close to perfect as possible (THIS IS HOW TO DO A NIGHT FIGHT). 10/10 11/10 on the Spinal Tap scale.

[@SaintWombo]

"Peak Tyrion" is accurate. Season 2 gave him the all-star treatment and I loved every minute of it.

[@Unclejunior152]

How does this only have 3k views?! Excellent work wombo

[@simonrobillard]

You should make a video about "Kissed by fire" (S03E05). That episode has no right being this good.

[@SaintWombo]

Kissed by Fire was one of the first to make my list. Such an unreasonably good episode.

[@metron_1991]

Damn good video. Youre gonna blow up fast, mark my words.

[@carastone3473]

I absolutely LOVE Tyrion Lannister!

[@howdypotowty]

Thanks for reminding me what I liked about this show early on!

[@SaintWombo]

My pleasure!