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

[@edwardsl0524]

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

[@Bookborn]

omg ☠️☠️☠️

[@VinnieMF]

The foul truth

[@nathanbanks5155]

Sansa is one of my faves! It's crazy how much he's starved us of Sansa. We have that great sample chapter, but I think, After Sam, she might be the most absent these last 13years or so

[@Nancy-ff5tr]

​@@nathanbanks5155 I don't believe all characters have been pretty absent these past 13 years💀😭

[@vanzio3907]

Westside Gunn X Bookborn was not a crossover I was expecting to see

[@pinksalt3618]

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

[@ciandryl]

This

[@Bookborn]

Ugh this is why Davos is probably my sixth fav, JUST MISSED OUT top 5

[@colinplaisance4274]

Weird Pro-Ramsey and Joffrey take but ok. ;)

[@cariocaemfuria3946]

Davos is the best person in ASoIaF, and I will fight you for that.

[@StannisBaratheonOTK]

I never asked for this crown. Gold is cold and heavy on the head, but so long as I am king, I have a duty. If I must sacrifice one child to the flames, to save a million from the dark...sacrifice is never easy, Ser Davos, or it is no true sacrifice.

[@maxt5319]

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

[@kaitlynkenney5417]

I cried once while reading ASOIAF (don’t get me wrong- I was heartbroken a whole lot, but more often too shocked or numb to actually weep). It was this line that just broke me. Such an underrated quote, and one from the series that will stay with me forever.

[@ancatdal]

Absolutely agree, it's one of the lines that will make me tear up whenever I read it. It completely captures how our bodies can age away from how we see ourselves. My mum told me she still feels like 'her at twenty-five' inside, not like 'a sixty-something year old lady'. And it also strikes at the losses that by necessity must come with living a long, full life. We must leave people and places behind in memories as we walk ever forward, but we leave parts of ourselves behind with them. I really hope there is an ASOIAF-afterlife for Aemon to meet with his siblings and niblings ❤😭

[@Bookborn]

I was so glad I had read Dunk & Egg before feast so that these words could have greater impact

[@Ghilannugs]

It’s a double tragedy with him and Dany, the last Targaryens being so close yet so far from meeting

[@nathantowns2043]

Haunting

[@Souplord1]

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

[@Bookborn]

honestly anytime winter is used it's bone chilling, it's such good phrase

[@ashleydavis3318]

especially from catelyn, imo, because she wasn't born in the north

[@shytguy]

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

[@Bookborn]

SO SO GOOD

[@tanimal3964]

THE KING WHO CARED!!!

[@kevinhegwood615]

Stannis the mannis throwing truth-bombs. I love Stannis and Jon. ..wish the show had been able to depict their relationship correctly

[@shytguy]

@@kevinhegwood615 it did sort of when it came to the books scenes like when Janos slynt was beheaded and Stannis slightly nodded. But that’s about it. Their relationship was awesome in the book. I really loved Stannis since he got to the wall. My favorite character along with ser barristan.

[@dr3dg352]

@@shytguy It's bizarre! I *did not* care for Stannis much in the show, but he became one of my favorites once I read the books. 💜 I've even collected a Stannis army for the tabletop miniatures game.

[@d4knac]

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

[@QuinnTheGM]

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

[@maxs.6517]

The GOAT Quinn!

[@andrewmegill]

Our law boy Quinn represents

[@kaitlynkenney5417]

Jon Con definitely doesn’t have a “reach for the moon, and if you fail, you’ll land among the stars” motivational poster in his room

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

How did I guess that your favourite quote would be from Jon Con? Seriously though, under his fat, jolly facade, Wyman Manderly is truly savage. For all that GRRM claims that Sam's his self-insert, I think he's Lord Manderly, hiding some deep cruelty under the appearance of Santa Claus.

[@ilmevavi1112]

That man fell hard for Rhaegar.

[@ativanob14]

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

[@Jetg_]

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

[@Divinemakyr]

That speech was one of the most profound things I've read, personally. Stuck with me since I read it.

[@rafaelblake7278]

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

[@sergiogodinez2595]

What a banger to close out the first book

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

One of my favourite quotes, and favourite characters too! My mother was a big GRRM fan, and I used to call her Lady Catelyn or Mama Wolf as a joke. I even embroidered a bookmark in House Tully colours for her. She thought it was a high compliment, because Catelyn did everything for her children, and mum lived for her kids, and then her grandkids. Now that I think about the similarities between them, I'm having a visit from the Onion Ninjas...

[@Bookborn]

Yes, Catelyn is maybe too real/too complex for some but the real ones get her 🤪

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

@@Bookborn Absolutely!

[@titans1fan93]

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

[@tanimal3964]

All the more reason to not watch the show considering how they butchered his character development.

[@Bookborn]

@@tanimal3964 A friend told me a couple things they changed about Jaime's story and I was NOT PLEASED. honestly a huge factor that the show wouldn't be for me lmao

[@andersfrieden567]

​@@Bookborn I hated how the show presented him always willing to do anything for Cercei, even though in Feast For Crows he definitely outgrew their toxic relationship.

[@newpgaston6891]

@@Bookborn Won't spoil what it is exactly in case you ever decide to watch it, but let's just say that (especially if Jaime is your favorite character) there's one line from Jaime in the show that would be BY FAR your least favorite line of the entire series. That line alone shows the writers had no idea what the hell they were doing, and didn't understand their characters at the most BASIC level.

[@GJBedrin]

​@@newpgaston6891everyone's hatred for that line is how I know the fans are dumber than the writers... Because that quote (assuming we're both thinking of the same line) is 100% in line with Jamie's character..

[@nathanbanks5155]

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

[@nathanreames3481]

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

[@Ironcorgi2]

It’s also how the glorification of military conflict is ultimately detrimental to the citizens who are by and large the ones who fight it

[@cariocaemfuria3946]

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

[@minimumviableplayer1402]

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

[@markcattigan4237]

When she learns about westerosi mathematics

[@user-jq1mg2mz7o]

oldtown lasers

[@Ashley-ivy]

cannot wait for the horse theory ranking video

[@Liilliithh]

Such cruelty to bring that up -.-

[@turtleguyfan]

my favorite theories have gotta be the joke one. There’s one that says that Joffrey just had a food allergy and that’s what killed him at the Purple Wedding and that the Cargyll twins (from HotD/Fire and Blood) were actually switched at birth

[@CharlesBHamlyn]

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

[@Bookborn]

YES yesssss this is why jaime and brienne are such a good duo

[@tanimal3964]

Just as Jaime is about to pass out in the bath, Brienne calls him 'Kingslayer' and he has to responds "My name is Jaime". I think that moment really hurt Jaime because he was finally able to open up to someone about what happened on that day in Kings Landing, but she still called him reminding him that everyone still thinks he has 'shit for honor'.

[@asongforthemostbeautifulwo6476]

@@tanimal3964yeah, and everyone keeps referring to her by her gender instead of her name, including Jaime at first. Later he beats the shit of a guy in Harrenhall for calling her something other then her name and then the chapter ends with the man correcting himself and saying “Brienne the beauty”. Such an interesting parallel between the two characters

[@RealMuperSan]

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

[@Bookborn]

I still remember how I felt reading it which was a mixture of horror, confusion, and sadness.

[@ccorvid]

it was a straight punch to the heart just hearing it in the video! like it literally needs to be preceded by its own content warning or something 😂

[@nont18411]

Correction: as she died “for the first time”

[@tanimal3964]

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

[@SapphireSolstice67]

The first words said to Dunk was “I could. If I wanted” from Egg

[@tanimal3964]

@@SapphireSolstice67 fixed

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

Brienne's also a descendant of Dunk, so it fits perfectly.

[@Bookborn]

Yeah i've been told they are relatives! That's another reason why I went so feral when she gets his shield painting

[@sammcclure1553]

@@thing_under_the_stairs Bran's vision of the woman at WInterfell (likely a young Old Nan) kissing a tall Knight was a detail I missed on a first read, but absolutley lost it when I made the connection on a re-read. We know GRRM has a Dunk and Egg novella planned that will take place in Winterfell, so me just might get to see that romance happen.

[@saggxnoah1979]

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

[@Bookborn]

the problem with top ten quotes from asoif is that every time someone puts down a quote I immediately want to add it to my top 10 list

[@saggxnoah1979]

@Bookborn Just shows the quality really. Even though my favourite quotes by count come from Feast, there are countless others in all books.

[@Flammewar]

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

[@usernotfound7224]

ASOIaF fans getting FED

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

I'm so happy! I just found this amazing creator like a week ago!

[@michaelaporee260]

I am devouring the content!

[@6alcantara]

Whatever we can get while waiting for TWOW release.

[@Toxin2112]

This really is the Feast for Crows.

[@colinclark1062]

For once in our lives 🙏

[@tommyv1270]

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

[@newpgaston6891]

Stannis has SO many great quotes (whether you like him or not)! Either strong quotes, or even just comedic lines (which they sadly all removed from the show).

[@tommyv1270]

@@newpgaston6891 can’t argue with any of that! I like Stannis just fine, but there are so many people who REALY love him!

[@UncleRuckus2134]

This is a shambolic ranking Stannis did not hold Storms End for a year, take Dragonstone, smash the Iron Fleet, batter Mance Rayder and make the hard march to Winterfell just to suffer this slight.

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

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

[@ranica47]

What was Theon's line?

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

@@ranica47 "Theon, my name is Theon, you have to remember your name."

[@ranica47]

@@KaiHung-wv3ul Thank you.

[@Firestorm6651]

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

[@johnjim1250]

Love this quote🥲

[@Bookborn]

I totally agree with you! I actually think there is a lot more hope in ASOIAF then people let on. There are people trying to do good in the series. Yes, they are failing often than not, but they are TRYING.

[@hsgame4088]

Damn,the asoiaf content lately has been top tier

[@LordTywin-yh5ne]

I'm getting greedy

[@laurenanderson61]

Amazing, isn't it?

[@Liilliithh]

Has had a really long time to improve...

[@rgudden90]

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

[@laricorva]

love this one so much

[@NewDrovack]

This and the Ned conversation w/ Bran “Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?” His father replies, “That is the only time a man can be brave.” Off the top of my head w/o digging …3rd would be “ Dance w/ me then. “ from Waymar. Some think it’s corny but I remember reading that as a young teenager and getting chills. Waymar was a spoiled, stubborn jerk. But he stood his ground in the face of death. When Will (I think) says he’s no longer a boy but a man of the Nights Watch I knew that I was going to be hooked on the series.

[@Ironcorgi2]

The most romantic quote in my opinion. I wish Lora’s would have been treated better in the show but after the showrunners were told he was gay they made him exhibit bad gay stereotypes

[@alibomaye4536]

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

[@ccorvid]

great picks.

[@minimumviableplayer1402]

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

[@scoliosis9478]

I died laughing the first time I read this. Dolorous Edd is the goat

[@kieranbledsoe1317]

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

[@prajawalgurung6121]

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

[@sammcclure1553]

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

[@Bookborn]

I said this was my fav scene in this vid! Just too long to be considered a quote so that’s why I didn’t include it. I’d have to read paragraphs haha

[@sammcclure1553]

@@Bookborn Fair enough. If you start reading longer sections, next thing you know you're reading the whole "Broken Men" monologue.

[@ccorvid]

the vid, and all the comments here are really making me want that Fave Scenes video you mentioned next

[@Ironcorgi2]

I love genna Lannister she has like three chapters but she is so much fun

[@scottanthonyweidner8692]

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

[@billjoe8734]

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

[@johnjim1250]

First time Stannis made me laugh was that last one, such an expected diss from him

[@billjoe8734]

@@johnjim1250 he woke up and chose violence that day lol

[@033MMAFiend]

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

[@ccorvid]

Our Souls impact the Past and Future Lives of Everyone Around Us. the same way that ghost's Dump Truck Ecto Ass impacted that Cushion 🥹

[@033MMAFiend]

@@ccorvid I came to the same conclusion

[@ptannous27]

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

[@shinymk6562]

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

[@eldric.stoneskin]

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

[@Critic1273]

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

[@s1lm4r1l6]

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

[@anabourdieu]

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

[@DishaRajpoot-xn5bi]

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

[@daqueda1577]

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

[@StormbornDragon]

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

[@Flammewar]

"Tyrek Lannister is a horse" is also great xD

[@The_Left-Hand_Path]

​@@FlammewarBecause it's TRUE

[@cariocaemfuria3946]

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

[@Bookborn]

I feel like feast still has a lot of magic but yeah the character work is unmatched

[@cariocaemfuria3946]

@@Bookborn I still like the magic stuff (though more on a symbolic level if it makes sense?), I AM a RPG DM and part-time fantasy author afterall (in Brazil). But I believe the way GRRM writes believable politics is what elevates him from his peers.

[@ethanwilson7787]

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

[@jide7722]

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

[@jasonmoore7223]

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

[@dmitrialexander4606]

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

[@ccorvid]

woahhh, i never put this together! 🤯

[@Lurklen]

There's no way this isn't intentional. Not sure to what end, but they are clearly reflections of each other.

[@MichaelTargaryen8809]

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

[@hannahbun]

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

[@morgster3880]

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

[@Liilliithh]

It's much more chilling when you realize he wishes he had been more like Tywin Lannister.

[@Nlwalker487]

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

[@matejburic1388]

Yes lol and some snowflakes rly tried to gaslight her into thinking she supports child ab*se

[@AzkuulaKtaktu]

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

[@JackDee5]

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

[@CRAZEDMEXICAN679]

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

[@alibomaye4536]

The stone is strong, Bran told himself, the roots of the trees go deep, and under the ground the Kings of Winter sit their thrones. So long as those remained, Winterfell remained. It was not dead, just broken. Like me, he thought. I'm not dead either.

[@Mistermistero98]

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

[@cloudlanding8258]

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

[@ancatdal]

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

[@PhebusdesTours]

Crap, this made me actually tear up.

[@ancatdal]

@@PhebusdesTours They just want home 😭❤️

[@dion593]

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

[@ativanob14]

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

[@amaro6603]

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

[@Bookborn]

Ugh sooooooo good

[@ederickson2320]

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

[@Bookborn]

It's funny I would say in general tyrion quotes are the best in the series - I think the hard thing with his is that my favorites often come in entire scenes of him talking, which I was trying to avoid

[@julioulloa5403]

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

[@Old_Man_LoganIII]

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

[@Liilliithh]

I do not agree, but he does have the best quotes.

[@Old_Man_LoganIII]

@@Liilliithh I’m not sure what all the great quotes are., but okay. who are your favourite characters?

[@Liilliithh]

@@Old_Man_LoganIII Danny, Sansa, Jaime, Cait.

[@JarinCOD]

AFFC is my favourite after ASOS for sure. Jaime is also my favourite character. ❤

[@saviourly3186]

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

[@turtleguyfan]

Jon has got to be my favorite character and my favorite quote from him comes from the first book right after he leaves the Night’s Watch to try and help Robb after Ned is killed. “If he must perish, let it be with a sword in his hand, fighting his father’s killers. He was no true Stark, had never been one… but he could die like one. Let them say that Eddard Stark had fathered four sons, not three.”

[@undbiter65]

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

[@anotherpawn]

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

[@033MMAFiend]

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

[@thevergilofnorth]

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

[@DeelMakreel]

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

[@Bookborn]

Parenthood is an underrated thing in asoiaf for SURE, george really captures the complexity of it so well and provides so many different examples

[@DahakaxX]

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

[@fabiocasarino3724]

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

[@TheTwistedAlchemist]

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

[@fergie8287]

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

[@jeffreygarty8214]

I think a lot of people have the wrong idea of this because Beric had a way different energy and he was brought back several times

[@nabeelhussain1372]

@@jeffreygarty8214 what you're missing is Beric is a completely different person pre/post revival, He talks at length about how he forgets things, and each time he's brought back he loses more and more of who he once was. Fire Wight Beric is NOT Lord Beric of the House Dondarrion. Same with Stoneheart, and likely same with the White Wolf

[@Seinvlad]

Jon's resurrection is fundamentally different to Lady Stoneheart's and Beric's, because his body will be preserved in an Ice Cell, and because he's a Warg who's soul will be preserved inside Ghost's body. The changes in Jon will come from the trauma of being dead, and for staying inside Ghost for so long, unlike with the other Fire wights who have seen a deterioration of their soul.

[@yang-it-yin7002]

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

[@BrendonPatrickWatts]

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

[@Bookborn]

AND YOU ARE SO VALID for that, Sansa is in my top 10, she is way too hated, it makes no sense

[@Hazeljv3]

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

[@Bookborn]

I can't wait for the hate I get when I drop my catelyn defense video but I will defend her for LIFE

[@ktk44man]

I feel like on my first read thru as a teen I definitely hated Catelyn but the reason George is a master is because of his excellent characterization and ability to instill empathy for any character as if they were a real person. As an adult reading through it again catelyn's chapters are something of the most touching to me. I cry just thinking about her conversation with her and Hoster at the end of his life.

[@melvinmastishin4553]

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

[@AstaraBrightwing]

Your book ranking is pretty much exactly on the spot.

[@dr3dg352]

Seriously appreciate your love for A Feast for Crows and Catelyn! ☺ Feast is a wonderful book; I particularly enjoy the Cersei and Sansa chapters. If I had to somehow pick a Top 5 for characters, it'd probably go something like this: 1. Sansa 2. Cersei 3. Littlefinger 4. Catelyn 5. Melisandre So hard to pick!! Anyway, some additional quotes I love would be "Dance with me, then" from the A Game of Thrones prologue, along with Stannis's many sardonic quips. x) This series is just the best. 🥰

[@undeadamerican1107]

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

[@a.scottanderson4490]

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

[@Sway22]

Def not my favorite but I just love the line: "In the name of Robert of the House Baratheon, the First of his Name, King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, by the word of Eddard of the House Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, I do sentence you to die." It's so early into the book and gives so much information and exposition I just love it :D

[@sambo0429]

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

[@Bookborn]

Ooooh I love agot being your number one

[@Mic-Mak]

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

[@UFL3]

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

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

Lets pray george can finish the series so we can all.share and enjoy those books too

[@RAWRRAWRRAWR4444]

Thank you for the Davos shout out. My fave character and he does not get enough love

[@mattdre93]

Dolorous Ed honorable mention for me. Some of my favorite quotes come from him.

[@Daligga]

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

[@jadejdei]

My top quote from the series is "In this light she could almost be a beauty…In this light, she could almost be a knight.” from ASOS. Chills. But the "I dreamed of you" quote is probably a close second. I've also always loved ““Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?” “That is the only time a man can be brave,” his father answered.”” from GOT.

[@greendragon4870]

MORE. PLEASE DON’T STOP. WE NEED MORE

[@johnneiberger7311]

All this ASOIAF content is seriously rekindling my love of those books. It may be time for a re-read.

[@NoSympathyGiven]

“A Feast for Crows” is my favorite title of anything ever. The storytelling in the first 4 titles is so brilliant in its simplicity

[@aminaa5824]

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

[@leehunts4327]

I’ve always found Catelyn to be one of my favorites. The flaws are part of the appeal.

[@Bookborn]

EXACTLY!! in the video I've already been writing in her defense, I talk about how mothers usually inhabit a single dichotomy in fantasy fiction: they are either the perfect selfless mothers, or the villains. There isn't a lot of room for the real mothers: those who do love their children but are extremely flawed

[@xchf301]

Jaime, Brienne, & Catelyn are my three favorite characters and I don't see that ever changing. The other 2 in my top 5 could change depending on future books but for now, I'd say my other 2 are Sansa & Cersei. I've been a Sansa fan from the start and I think she had fantastic character growth. And Cersei...Cersei is just such a great villain. She's just so genuinely horrible and I love it. Asha & Theon are also contenders, depending on where things go with them. "I dreamed of you" being your favorite line is so relatable. And you're right. Best line in the books so far.

[@AnantJoshi-vx8hy]

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

[@CloudMountainJuror]

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