The Hound's Secret | The Winds of Winter

A new idea about Sandor "The Hound" Clegane as well as a prediction as to his epic reappearance in George R.R. Martin's next book, "The Winds of Winter."
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[@jacksparrow9227]

Seems kinda strange that Sandor told Sansa about his face, since if he heard people talking about it he would kill them, so it seems like he would never voluntarily just tell someone the story. Also why did Robb refuse to trade Jaime for Arya and Sansa, the Lannisters definitely would have made the trade as Cersei, Tywin, and Tyrion all want Jaime back and Tywin wants him back because he still believes Jaime will inherit the Rock and Robb also wants his sisters back so why not trade and then continue the war cuz it sounds like "they killed my father" makes it so hostilities will cease after the trade. Or is it a point system where the sisters are not worth the same as Jaime in value to even trade?

[@jamesmeeker6933]

"You're going to warg into a chicken?" ... "Someone is."

[@bridge4]

Lmfao. Well played

[@ipmangaming187]

lmfao nice one

[@Eshkanama]

I’m dead 😂

[@janus2773]

so if the hound can warg into a dog i think it's safe to say that the mountain can warg into a mountain

[@bridge4]

The mountain is twyin lannisters dog too But we'll played lol

[@fordprefect781]

Well his personality is a bit like a bunch of dirt now. ;)

[@cheeseguy3412]

He warged into the 14 flames and blew up Valyria - The Mountain caused The Doom confirmed.

[@nicholassmith5611]

fax

[@vanguard9015]

(mountains start moving)

[@joesubel]

Sandor: *loves his horse* Gregor: *chops his horse's head off*

[@nodiggity9472]

Sandor: 'Steals Gregor's hrosie Gregor: Burns off Sandor's face.

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@nodiggity9472 sounds fair

[@faisalkamal4319]

Imagine during Cleganebowl Sandor's horse come and kill Gregor Clegane

[@clarizzi]

Sandor is so beautifully complex and he is so overlooked, it makes me so sad :,( These types of analysis make me crave Sandor as a POV character SOO much. I have a mighty need to know what the hell is going through his head.

[@bridge4]

Omg. I hope we get a sandor POV chapter :))

[@scottishgirl8259]

I have often thought the same

[@ADamselInDesign]

He is such a beautiful, tragic character; everything that the poor man has been through starting at just 6 years old makes you want to just hold the poor man. In an epic, emotionally charged Sandor/Sansa fanfiction story I'm writing, I delve into his personal history and really tap into his internal monologue. I sincerely love writing his POV and most of my readers feel I've managed to portray him accurately compared to GRRM's scenes of him.

[@Ironmaniacs7]

"Some dumb cunts gag down their shitty food at the table across the inn. Will probably have to kill them later. Might just kill them now if they got the chicken."

[@Dadecorban]

There's a pretty large fan base for the Hound amongst book readers. Not sure if he's overlooked.

[@flint-von-lock4105]

I feel like this video blurs the line between warging and non magical animal bonding

[@bridge4]

for sure. only time will tell! =))

[@tinfoilmummy520]

It suggests to me that someone is finally beginning to identify skinchanging, as opposed to warging direwolves, which we attribute to starks. Part of me asks"how does he even know he can, as opposed to the dogs and stranger." I would probably think the horse was skinchanging me. Until arya.

[@jasonbladzinski5336]

I totally agree.

[@irreverentbard7322]

Flint-Von-Lock all bonding with animals is pretty magical irl.

[@herrejesusFUNGER]

And dont forget the dragon dreams and wolf dreams! Beacause did they warg into the dragons or was it only the connection between dragon and rider?

[@mro1864]

Another line that always hit me was Sandor telling Sansa that "Dogs can smell lies." I always thought that was a very strange thing for him to say, I believe that he has been warging all if his life and felt more kinship with dogs than he ever did with people, they gave him all of the tools he needed to survive among liars and sneaks.

[@charlesroywashingtoniii7242]

A dog that belongs to no one. And a girl is no one. Aria and her Dog

[@bridge4]

:)) a girl is area stark, but I like where your heads at :))

[@charlesroywashingtoniii7242]

@@bridge4 Arya Stark has been no one... And a Girl will be be no one again... But the dog will always be hers. Thanks for the reply and acknowledgment. You have a new subscriber in me.

[@cheeseguy3412]

@@charlesroywashingtoniii7242 ... IN you? Are... you being warged?

[@charlesroywashingtoniii7242]

@@cheeseguy3412 and I thought Varamyr Sixskins was done with his tricks

[@themutualfriend5286]

Sandor hates that, being called dog.

[@misadventure5216]

I like that animals do this in real life. They adopt the traits of whoever they spend the most time with.

[@bridge4]

for sure. it's pretty gnarly =))

[@sharonellul7751]

It is true my cat who passed away at 19 last year was very like me in some ways , I certainly miss him .

[@leonievw2466]

True. Sometimes I say that if I was a dog, I would be my dog. Perhaps a little less fond of mud though 😅

[@ImK4Os]

Honestly the beauty and subtlety of grrm's characters and their journeys bring tears to my eyes, they're all so poetic. It's amazing

[@bendrescher3082]

The Hound is my favorite character in GOT

[@bridge4]

He my 2 now. But that may be my mistake. He's incredible, that's for sure!

[@llamawizard]

Mine too! He's funny as shit!

[@llamawizard]

@@bridge4 Who is number 1? Arya? Pod? Gendry?

[@MrJoshua1875]

the hound has an almost identical accent to me. so love the guy.

[@bridge4]

Used to be davos. Now it's Jaime :)

[@shapedsquare7739]

Normies:"Who's your favorite character" Bridge4:"who's your favorite horse"

[@bridge4]

:-P

[@GSTVINES]

Hate him, love him.. But you can't ignore him.

[@gordonshaw1975]

Clegane is a dark horse.

[@bridge4]

Ohhhh yeh! I dig the wordplay

[@duderama6750]

Verily I say, you've a bit o' the Bard about you!

[@bridge4]

I concur

[@ladydewynter674]

@gordon shaw Cheeky boots. Love it.

[@mydudeleakytiki3261]

Now that you've opened my eyes to Sandor's warging abilities, I don't know why I never saw it before. Thanks, Kev!

[@bridge4]

=)) i had literally never seen it before either. so im with ya who knows if its true. but i cant unsee it now lol

[@mydudeleakytiki3261]

@@bridge4 It has to be true ... why else would the Clegane's banner be 3 dogs looking back? Doesn't that imply waiting for direction?

[@bridge4]

@@mydudeleakytiki3261 regardless of the dog dream part, I see sandor joining that mix with LSH But if I'm right, and he literally had a dog dream, that would be nuuuuts!!

[@natemitchell7812]

Obviously he is some sort of warg his grandsire became a lord by training dogs almost like he was a person who was able to share a special bond with canines surely its not a cooincidence that dogs are the easiest animal to warg they are all probably low class wargs~

[@bridge4]

im with ya. i never thought about this until a coiuple weeks ago. but now it seems like there's a chance that there are more wargs out there than i previously realized (many of whom dont realize they are wargs)

[@alanmike6883]

Never thought of sandor having warg ability. You learn of things every day ☺️

[@bridge4]

Open to interpretAtion. But that's how I now see it :)

[@lucasmorales7506]

In book 5 they Say that 1 in 10.000 can warg a animal, that's a Lot of people actually. So, makes sense If we think that many people don't realize that they can do that, and do It without knowin

[@bridge4]

It says 1 in 1000 are wargs, doesn't it? My take on the story is that 1000 out of 1000 could be. But since "all sorcery comes at a cost" only 1 out of 1000 do it But even 1 out of 1000 is a lotttt of people like you said. Very few realize they are wargs even though they are part of that 1 in 1000 That's a great point that I should've included. Thanks for sharing!

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

I have always thought of the Wolves representing the Starks. Such a strong natural connection. Like you said with little Rickon and Shaggydog. But also Nymeria with Arya. Nimerya had to leave, to go off on her own because of the Lannister’s; so did Arya. And as well as those examples, we also have the fact that Shaggydog, Summer and Robb’s Wolf all died. So did Rickon, Brann (now the three eyed Raven) and Robb. Which leads me to believe that Sansa will die, even though her Direwolf died so long ago.

[@thunderboltxkid]

“The dog belongs to no one” Arya Stark was known as “no one”

[@thedeadnightking9975]

During medieval europe it was estimated that the population during that era was around 78.7 million and this divided by 10 000 is 7 870 so that is a lot of people and Sandor could very well be the on amongst the 7 870 wargs considering his ancestors probably were Wargs

[@annemariesouthworth9456]

This might be one of my favorite videos you've ever done. The part about Dani's silver made me teary. Thank you!

[@bridge4]

ive been meaning to mention that about the silver filly for like 2 years i wanted to do a full video on it, but i couldnt resist adding it in here (i was hesitant, cause some people are going to get offended as if im trying to take something away from dany. which im not. i do believe she got a little power boost from the filly - the words heavily imply that - but her growth, sacfrices, and choices over in essos are no less heroic and selfless imo =))

[@loneronin6813]

Sandor Clegane is one of my favorite characters in The Song of Ice and Fire series thus far (going off of the show up to halfway through season 6 and currently reading the first book) and it's wonderful to see him not only get more recognition as well as to find this out about him. This video is very well made, well voiced, and well thought out with a feasible argument put together to support the claim. If it isn't revealed in the stories later on to be the case, it would be a tragic loss creatively speaking. Based on how Martin worded it all so carefully, I'm sure he fully intends to make it happen. The man may be often known for his knack of killing off characters, but I feel his careful wording in order to elude to other occurrences, as well as building them up, is a truly great talent he possesses that not many people seem to give him credit for. The man knows how to build tension and instill anticipation in his audience/readers, there's no doubt about that! Great work on this video! :D

[@bridge4]

my instinct says that it will be left to interpretation (unlesss we finally get a Sandor P.O.V. =))))

[@Dadecorban]

"Meribald lies to her" "No one more trustworthy than Meribald"

[@yatisnow5683]

He doesn’t lie to her. The hound is dead. Sandor lives. Meribald says he died too! He awake naked and reborn!

[@Tdubya48]

Great video! Logically presented and it would be tough to argue with! I have loved Sandor's story arc!!! He is truly an epic character!

[@PerfectRhythmUK]

I love the way you pay equal respect to the show-series and the books, and thus to fans of either or both, this avoids petty and fruitless squabbles and focuses on the overall importance of the narrative itself, and the genius of the details, commentaries and meanings expressed through it; subbing to this channel was an easy choice. Your insight and ability to see into, and through the prose, the way that you then present that and your theories, along with supporting evidence to us in an interesting yet clarified format in your videos makes me feel like I'm watching the show, or reading the books for the first time again and reliving the magic all over again - and I'm sure I'm not the only one?

[@nainai6030]

Drop everything! It's a Hound video. Kev, you spoil us. 😄

[@bridge4]

LOL, Sandor is incredible. i effin love that dude no more videos this week, but a sandor video on 12/3 and 12/4 =))))

[@nainai6030]

bridge4 he's definitely in my top 5 faves. Maybe even top 3. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

[@bridge4]

thanks, you too =))

[@Eric-kb2xt]

Such a beautiful theory.

[@bridge4]

Thanks :)

[@frannault57]

This is quickly becoming one of my fav channels for GOT theories. Thanks for all of your well researched videos!!!

[@bridge4]

thanks, Fran :))

[@rumrust]

I JUST watched your Sandor Clegane character arc video, and in need of more of The Hound I look at my recommended videos and you have MORE CONTENT? YES PLEASE. love your channel

[@bridge4]

Lol thanks man. But all credit to George, rory mccan, and everyone involving in bring his character on screen :)

[@jinxmas]

I feel the Hound might be Azor Ahai. Born of ash and fire. I think of what his life would've been like if not for the Mountain. He might have led a quiet life with a wife and a family. A family with a little girl, who he would name Arya, the bravest little girl he had ever met.

[@juliew2264]

Totally agree with this video. Thanks for posting!

[@bridge4]

My bad. For some reason I didn't get a pop up for your response :(

[@kelly2fly]

Wow, what an insightful video! Thanks for pointing out all of the cryptic details. I would have never seen them without your videos. I'm soaking it all up!!

[@bridge4]

thanks =))

[@RandFan09]

I’m so glad I found you! Your videos are AMAZE, getting me so excited for the new season 🤗

[@bridge4]

thanks again =)))

[@UAPReportingCenter]

Absolute fantastic theory Ive never heard!! Great job!

[@bridge4]

Thanks, joseph! I've never heard or thought it either until just now lol So admittedly, it hasn't been simmering for very long. I spent a few days thinking about it tho before publishing, so even if I'm off, I swear I gave it serious thought (sorry,it's late. My brains nit workning so im pribably not makihg sense. What i mean is i hope people knoe im not just throwing out craziness for the same of craziness. I spent many hours on this and I believe it...at least for now :)

[@trishaanaik]

Just subscribed to your channel! Can't believe that I discovered your channel today

[@bridge4]

Thanks, Trishia. Look forward to chatting and brainstorming with ya :)

[@ladydewynter674]

The topic may have seemingly begun in a smaller fashion, but it bloomed into something truly important that will have quite an impact on several story lines in a way most of us haven't seen coming. Wonderful video, just brilliant, and great food for thought, especially if we ever get our hands on the Winds of Winter! Cheers, y'all.

[@bridge4]

2019. I feel it! :))

[@johnmontag]

Amazing video! It’s amazing to see you at over 100k subs and continuing your growth in making amazing content. I think I jumped on at your video Size Maters, unbelievably happy I did 😎

[@bridge4]

that a long time of support. much appreciated ser!!@ ive actually got a coouple comments on that video today. im thinking of eventually redoing that at some point with better audio, more characters, and the metric system., or the english system. whichever is the one that most the world uses lol (im clearly showing my intelligence, or lack thereof, in this post lol but again, thanks, john!

[@matths226]

Maybe Danny worged with her dragons and that's why she went batshit crazy

[@yatisnow5683]

That won’t happen in the books

[@Spongebrain97]

The part with brienne not trusting men reminds me of how in the show, sansa is the same way. Its because almost every man she meets once she leaves winterfell is weird or cruel. She is skeptical and doesnt trust them until she meets back up with Jon and he restores her faith in men

[@Minibuddha1990]

Just found your channel recently and I am Loving your videos!

[@CoachPritch]

Well done! Very believable theory. When you give the book pages and the TV scenes a second look, this does make sense. Thanks for the content!

[@sergebertani1640]

We are all wargs whether we realize it or not. Something is exchanged every time we interact with another. Very good video.

[@bridge4]

I dig it

[@otilaangel1076]

Seriously? Where do you come up with all of this? I think you have your own third eye. You never disappoint and always blow my mind! 🤯🙌🏽😊

[@bridge4]

Lol. This is why I never get done what I want to get done. Because I usually read about 8-30 chapters in the process of making a video. But as I do that, I see something new and fall down a rabbit hole I'm trying to stay focused and get 10 pet projects doNE before the hear ends. But we will see how many rabbit holes I fall down that delay those videos As an example,I outlined around 10 Jaime videos last December. And have only made 2 of them I think lol. Cause I just keep getting distracted

[@otilaangel1076]

bridge4 well I for one love the rabbit holes you fall down but I totally understand the need to stay focused. Just know that whatever content you make, your fans and friends support you. You really are one of the best. Hands down. Keep it up Kevin!

[@bridge4]

I don't have any fans. I do hope some of you are my friends tho lol

[@otilaangel1076]

bridge4 you can count me as one for sure. See you at Con in July? I’d love to get a drink with you and LMR.

[@lulugabyalexa]

You never cease to amaze me with your videos. Thanks for all the insight bro.

[@bridge4]

thanks, Tyson!

[@MRed-ol1vb]

Absolutely love this! Bring on the Sandor content!!!

[@bridge4]

two more soon. one on 12/3 and one on 12/4 =)) get your tissues prepared tho :*(

[@stephanierestlessinseattle5261]

I have the hardest CRUSH on The Hound . I just wanna spoon with that giant . He can stay grouchy whatever just stay close ! I just want him to live and have a happy ending...

[@bridge4]

Lol oo I'm officially going to bed now. That comment was priceless! My day is done :))

[@ladydewynter674]

@Stephanie Restless in Seattle I hear you. It took a while, but the Hound has really grown on me, and your comment really tickled me. My husband looked like Tom Selleck and was 6' 6"; I'm 5' 3" so you can imagine how funny we looked standing next to each other. So I have a pretty good idea of what spooning with the Hound would be like, LOL. (It would be as sweet as you imagined.) Sadlly, he passed away almost 4 years ago, and I miss him every day. Cheers.

[@stephanierestlessinseattle5261]

@@ladydewynter674 that is so sweet to share Im so happy you had a great love. I hope your memories are bright and vivid. Lost love is so hard I wish happy days to you.

[@bridge4]

My hearts always with you m'lady

[@ladydewynter674]

@@stephanierestlessinseattle5261 Bless you, sweetie. Yes, we had a fairytale romance and a marriage of hearts and souls. He's not lost; he's always with me, and we will be together again. So it's okay

[@thesamchez888]

Did you just say pee pee?

[@bridge4]

As I always say, we stick to official terms here :)

[@ShoreshFathi]

xd

[@mraycgz]

George RR Martin describes it as a thick pink mast. -eek

[@lisettetrela4934]

Epic! Thank you, Kev.

[@bridge4]

Nah, thank YOU

[@joeyangelakis]

You are by far the most insightful GOT youtuber! Your voice is also the easiest to listen to. Thanks for pointing out all this great info.

[@bridge4]

you're too kind, for real. thanks though, Joey! =))

[@kevingianotto5917]

Look at you with 110 thousand subscribers! Proud to say "I subscribed way back when...." Congrats, brother! Well deserved.

[@bridge4]

Getting there! I'm hopino for 200k by the end of the season :)) Thanks for the support, kev!

[@MP420ful]

@@bridge4 holy crap didn't realize u had so many. Also lowki saying i been around awhile. Congrats man

[@bridge4]

:))

[@ladydewynter674]

Me too. We're thrilled to witness the evidence of such growing success. 200k coming soon. Cheers, y'all.

[@bridge4]

Woot woot. Hopefully :)

[@AM-op1xv]

New subscriber here. Your videos are awesome. I've been binge watching lol. Thank you!

[@bridge4]

That helps alot. Thanks, anna. Creatice sn btw :))

[@abrahemsamander3967]

I loved this video. You’ve renewed my interest in game of thrones.

[@losthart5577]

Ttthhhhhat... Was awesome.. Great take on a very dynamic and beloved character.. Sandor has always been my favorite character.

[@kittycaMAL]

15 minutes of bliss. Great video!!! Your insight is first class.

[@bridge4]

thanks =))

[@Denimsmith2023]

What a beauty, dawg!!

[@bridge4]

Haha, well played! And thank you :)

[@lisaelaine6143]

Your channel is absolutely amazing!!!

[@thechristopherous789]

A great video straight to the point followed by an explanation instead of making us wait half the video

[@dkeith45]

Treat a horse like a friend, and it will become your friend. You will develop a bond. That's not to say your horse will only need you. Horses need other horses to feel safe. It's a herd thing. But you can have a hell of a bond with a horse if you know how to treat them right, clean them, and scratch their itchy spots. It's obvious Sandor loves Stranger, and has a strong bond with him, and vice versa. I often wonder what became of the old boy. I haven't read the books yet.

[@bridge4]

Horses rock. For sure great post btw

[@agentspaniel4428]

Arya accidentally enherited traits from the hound over time

[@bridge4]

Could be!

[@agentspaniel4428]

They accidentally warged each other

[@bridge4]

I could see it :)

[@scottishgirl8259]

I tjink hints of that were shown when she started to copy his moves, like wiping the blood off Needle on the clothing of her kill, and knocking out the man with the cart.

[@NotSoRandom_]

Great vid!!! Never saw Sandor like that lol

[@bridge4]

Thanks :)

[@gardengirlnc]

Most excellent! The evidence you put together is so compelling.

[@bridge4]

thanks! glad you enjoyed it =))

[@shooglechic]

Arya= no one Dog belongs to no one. Maybe a nod to Nymerias pack?

[@affe8808]

I was surprised to find out that you only have 109k subs.

[@bridge4]

Embracing the grind :))

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

Thank you! I have been wondering why no one has been curious about Sandors vision in the show. Awesome work as always my friend.

[@bridge4]

Thanks :))

[@MrTrick.]

Top notch analysis, bravo sir. Your videos help me appreciate the books in a new way.

[@bridge4]

thank you, ser! =))

[@tinfoilmummy520]

Holy f#%$ you just made my brain explode...what???!! You already mummified me in tinfoil, now i got a tin roof and a frey helmet made of tin! I for real gotta let this soak in, im f#$%ing in awe, bro.

[@bridge4]

Lol Note this. So let's say hound doesn't have a dog dream. Cause that's the most far reaching part of the video. Or a horse dream Even without that,I think the dog barking may have been a subtle clue that sandor is going to join that fight :)

[@cc2345]

Ok so you know the song the Ed Sheeran sings in Arya's scene? Well i'm not sure if you deciphered it but i think it's talking about Rhegar riding past Elia and going to Lyanna's side. Think about that and reread the lyrics: He rode through the streets of the city Down from his hill on high O'er the wynds and the steps and the cobble He rode to a woman's sigh For she was his secret treasure She was his shame and his bliss And a chain and a keep are nothing Compared to a woman's kiss

[@bridge4]

my understanding is that it was a song by symon silver tongue (in the books) as a threat to Tyrion (about outing him to Tywin for bringing Shae to the capital) so Tyrion had bronn kill the singer lol i like your take on it tho! =)

[@davewade30]

This song was definitely about Shae. It is clear in the books though not in the show.

[@JerzyXL]

I learn so much about the books from your videos. Great job as always.

[@bridge4]

Yo jerzy! long time. How you been man?

[@JerzyXL]

@@bridge4 long time but always watching lol I've been good. I hope all is well with you.

[@bridge4]

for sure. same to you, brotha!

[@Nurse_Shelly44]

Ok. I'm using vacation time at work so I can take the day off for the first episode of GOT and the next so I can sit and ponder. Great video!!

[@bridge4]

Haha that's incredible. I like yyour style!

[@tinfoilmummy520]

Alright, im starting to get my jaw off the floor now. The hound is a skinchanger, u pulled a rabbit out of the hat right there, good catch. And that was one of your best vids ever, hard to deny that much canon, you nailed it. I seem to recall reading a passage about clegane keep that said that dogs would flee the sight of gregor, that may be supporting evidence as well. And i am fixated on that long stare, and nod.

[@bridge4]

haha i love your energy on back of this video it's definitely an interresting topic, and im eager to hear opinions. where the theory is most flawed and where it can be strengthened =) but i think we're on to something!

[@tinfoilmummy520]

I always assume that he was really burned when he saw a vision and told his bully brother what he saw, so gregor pushed his face in a brazier...that a little female wolf would kill gregor. Idk for sure, but that long stare may have been him making sense of that vision or prophetic dream, which led to him saying"you know who's coming for u..." but that is just a tinfoil possibility. Or is it,lol.

[@bridge4]

I don't think that's possible. Because he looked genuinely shocked in s7, as if the fire vision was his first ever, no?

[@tinfoilmummy520]

Good call, i think it will be arya 4 sure tho, u proved that a while back and you still find more foreshadowing evidence. I like arya, she got put on a lonely, resentful path and she chose family over being no one. Wide arc for her and the sanman clegane

[@bridge4]

I'd be shocked if it's not arya. But only time will tell :)

[@louiseroocroft]

Something jumped out to me in one of the book quotes in this video, not about worging but about the Hound wrapping Arya in a cloak at night, "[...] and he no longer bound her up in a cloak at night". Could be something, could be nothing, but peaked my interest after reading the bloody cloak theory recently! Future cloaks video? 🤔 Lots of interesting material I bet! "All cloaks are grey by night"...

[@bridge4]

its an interesting dynamic since he cloaked sansa when joffrey was stripping her and now sansa is running around with his cloak (is that what you mean by the blood cloak, right?)

[@louiseroocroft]

bridge4 Yes, there's a big piece of work on it on the Pawn to Player: Rethinking Sansa website that's pretty cool, you should check it out. I'd never noticed the Hound cloak anyone else though, although with Arya it's more of an un-cloaking, like he starts to trust her so takes his cloak away. With Sansa, he doesn't trust those around her so he leaves his cloak, his protection, with her. I'm just speculating though... There's so many ways to interpret things! 😁😁

[@bridge4]

:))

[@Broenss]

Love your content. Thanks

[@bridge4]

Thanks :))

[@nymeriadarkstorm3239]

The Hound has had my heart since day one. He is so very much. 💖

[@bridge4]

i started liking him a lot more once you informed me of SanSan. and when i made the "hound death explained" tribute video, i finally started truly appreciating him the way he deserves. i love that, when i set out to make something and learn way more than expected along the way =))

[@shanejohnson6855]

Kev, This video shows how amazing GRRM is at writing, and this video shows how brilliant you are at interpreting. Great minds think alike man. Love the hound and I love this video.

[@bridge4]

Haha I'd agree with the former. Grrm is definitely a wizard I think this video is probably partially right. But even if it's 100% wrong, the fact there Georges wording and case precedents allows us to hypothesize such stuff speaks to his dense/awesome writing :)) Thank you BTW

[@shanejohnson6855]

bridge4 you’re welcome

[@cynthiamarquez3370]

A dog and a wolf can have pups....

[@bridge4]

i dig it

[@bridge4]

are you speaking about direwolves or SanSan?

[@clarizzi]

Cynthia Marquez actually the hound’s secret is his massive crush on sansa

[@ladydewynter674]

@@clarizzi Agreed!!

[@proserfina21096]

SanSan all the way!

[@yatisnow5683]

Holy cow! I never put that together! I have read the books 5 times!!!!!! Great job!

[@yensid4294]

Wow, this is honestly one of the best videos you've ever done. Well done good Ser.

[@bridge4]

Thanks, disney :))

[@bridge4]

Ps: Im no "ser" :-P

[@mikeclarke3990]

You're a talker. Listening to talkers makes me thirsty.

[@MrJdkaloudis]

And hungry.

[@adamwillis7188]

Perhaps by saying "dog belongs to no one.... yet" it's meant to reflect the hound not having loyalties to anyone even himself but he will find someone in the future someone

[@Alifer597]

I wanna live inside this video, nice work as always. It was worth the waiting.

[@bridge4]

Thanks :))

[@bridge4]

I want a horse like stranger too BTW

[@Queequeg71]

This is well made, bridge4. Your pace is excellent, and if you've adapted another's video style, you've done so very, very well. Have a Like, and please continue.

[@akmouss677]

Kev another great video as always, but i have an idea to why Arya won’t die if she fights the night King, remember when she was training with Syrio, he asks her “ what do we say to the god of death, not today” and we never see her using that sentence through out the seasons, so i think if she ever gets a 1 on 1 with the night king i think she’ll be beaten at first and when it feels like she’s dying she’ll utter those words and gain enough strength to finish him (haven’t read the book)

[@bridge4]

i like where your heads at with Arya. but i feel like they've got to heal the night king, not kill him =))

[@akmouss677]

bridge4 I thought so too after watching your video about the different colours of dragon-glass but in the end there may not be another choice, as you said the night king isn’t asking for help and he’s coming with an all-out kill or be killed war and we can see it in the scenes where john fought the white walkers maybe bran discovers all the truths hidden in Winterfell and sam discovers the healing traits of dragon-glass but it all may not play the way we want maybe in the end the only way to end the war and save the living would be to kill the night king

[@crhettbuttler1]

Maisie has used those two words responding to U.S. president's trademark misuse of "Winter is Coming" in a tweet though - give it a twist, you might be right (as the president was trying to impersonate the Night King). But not to kill him. To reveal him, and remake the pact the North has forgotten.

[@bridge4]

Or to die healing him :-P

[@llamawizard]

Great theory!

[@DontknowhatImdoingbutitsfun]

The Hound will ride Rhaegal in Jon’s stead, confirmed. Now that would be terrifying.

[@bridge4]

lmao, if by terrifying you mean incredible, then im with ya!

[@DontknowhatImdoingbutitsfun]

Both. Both is good. Maybe he can ride and warg Dog while up there, giving Dog a Tactical advantage.

[@bridge4]

lol u crack me up. i mean, it makes sense. but i know you're being funny too

[@timmarrier]

Wow, you have some deep stuff going on here, brother. Well done indeed, your videos often have my eyes wet by the end!

[@bridge4]

Thanks Tim! :))

[@ameyashinde100]

Its Soo Amazing ... Its left me speechless as a Sandor Clegane's fan right from Season 1 !!

[@bridge4]

Think some of this might be close?

[@mydudeleakytiki3261]

Speaking about warging ... I'm sure you recall Bran warging into Hodor. I'm curious if you think Bran might just do it again in S8. To me, it seems like Bran might need to find another strong human to protect him.

[@bridge4]

I don't thinkm he can warg hodor when hoot returns since hodoris dead. But their prior bond may alleviate that and allow him to take over wight hodor In terms of warning another human, I hope. CaUse iTS A FORM Of Slavery. :(

[@mydudeleakytiki3261]

@@bridge4 I totally agree with the slavery comment ... but I wasn't questioning if he would warg Hodor. I am wondering if Bran will find another human to protect him via his warging abilities ... someone strong (like Sandor Clegane).

[@bridge4]

Yeh I know what u meant. I just wanted to address hodor anyway But let's say sandor...why would bran war him? The reason he warged hodor is bc hodor would always freeze in times of trouble. So bran would step in and utilize him Do u think sand freezes again in the face of fire (like against the bear)?

[@foundationsmedicalinformat2420]

"Dog belongs to No One" Whenever I hear wording like that, my mind instantly says "Arya?" Though, I think that your theory is more on the mark.

[@bridge4]

the only probalem wih that interpretation is that Arya never became no one, thankfully =))

[@florencekellogg659]

She still isn't owned even though no one can mean faceless men but it can also mean what we know it as in the real world as nothing; no person, creature, laws, rules, etc.

[@bridge4]

i hear you guys. she definitely comes close to losing her identity. so your interpretation works =))

[@jonathanrozario1862]

Watched it with full attention.Great video

[@bridge4]

thanks =)

[@renee_rambles]

Damnnnnn... You keep surprising me with some awesome content!

[@bridge4]

thanks =))

[@MichaelEdmond]

Notice riccon smashing nut shells repeatedly..... Didn't tyrion have a nephew who smashed bugs? Reminds me a bit of hodor,

[@bridge4]

Yeh, that's an interesting show only see check about orson. The beetle smasher. :)

[@tortelli2249]

I always thought the hound was warging with his horse. And... The dire wolves are dogs.

[@bridge4]

I wish you had told me. I had never seen it until now. And now I can't unsee it :)

[@kres36913691able]

Naw that's like saying a tiger is a house cat. Dire wolves are canines but they aren't dogs

[@Nimsy0001]

Always love your videos

[@bridge4]

thanks =))

[@marlinperkins4355]

This was dope!!

[@bridge4]

Thanks, Marlin :))

[@chefkda]

I'll probably always call him the Hound. Same thing with Jon Snow. I just can't start calling him Aegon because he never really was Jon Snow.

[@yatisnow5683]

In the books jon snow is not argon! I’m sorry he is Ned 2.0.

[@crhettbuttler1]

All men must....warg (My cat is as similar to me as any animal - even though she has lived with my family and I have been away from her for years. It's not that she is just a cat, she is as much a cat but also as much as any cat can be like me. And almost any animal that belonged to me, even roosters, would take up traits effectively so much others will notice. It was always a challenge to 'keep' those who I never bonded with. They would run away, they would fly away. The bonded ones, always sense you, and you do the same, if you know what I mean, animals adopting their humans' traits happen to a certain level in real life, GRRM has just turned it up to 11).

[@bridge4]

11? more like a 111 lol i hear ya though. it's pretty cool

[@crhettbuttler1]

@@bridge4 He himself says, 39. =))))

[@bridge4]

Lol

[@crhettbuttler1]

bridge4 oh! I just missed that little Sansa / Ramsay section...you think Ramsay warged too? And then Sansa warged his hounds? Ramsay's horse 'Blood' was like that...he took after Ramsay..and the hounds he named after wenches he killed...right? A little residue of the dead went into them...could it be all animals mentioned in the books have a purpose, Even the dog Sansa meets at the Vale...when she wishes to have her own 'dog'...would that be Sandor? Or Ramsay's hounds? Or both? My brain cells are popping grey matter rn :)))

[@crhettbuttler1]

@@bridge4 'Do you know what dogs to wolves'? That haunted Arya for a while, but what did he do was 'chasing her'. Dogs follow wolves. Wolves are their 'grand sires' afterall...Trying to make sense of all this animal talk in the books...

[@valeriekutswa5463]

Thanks for another great video... 👌👌

[@bridge4]

thanks, K.G.! =))

[@angelalamb632]

Great breakdown yet again!

[@bridge4]

Thanks :)

[@jaymonius546]

It also makes a little more sense too as horses are beast's of burden and through that Sandor gained what would appear to be unending endurance never really giving up I mean he survived the fight with Brienne and doesn't really complain about anything he just suffers in silence

[@bookishdaydreams4993]

Kind of unrelated, but: in the sixth episode of the sixth season, there's a scene in the beginning where Bran has a lot of visions, but the visions keep coming back to 1) the White Walkers and 2) the Mad King screaming "burn them all", and finally there's simply fotage of the White Walkers while you hear "burn them all" in the background, which led me to believe that the Mad King knew about the White Walkers somehow - maybe he had visions - and was talking about them. Has anyone heard any theories about this? Or does it say anything about it in the books?

[@SophiaR-xp4rk]

There is a theory that Bran made him ho crazy in first place: he wanted to change the past, wanted Aerys to use his wildfire against the others. Bran over and over whispers to burn them all, Aerys goes crazy, like it happened with hodor. To me, the hole in that plot is that a) Bran already knew Aerys was mad, thus not a reliable ally, b) Why should he use him? Because of the wildfire he had? But the others were hidden far north by then, c) It would be too similar to the whole Hodor arc.

[@bookishdaydreams4993]

@@SophiaR-xp4rk Yeah, I agree with you about the plot holes - it doesn't seem very plausible. It's an interesting theory though. Thank you for telling me about it!

[@RikoLime]

Or maybe imagine a smaller loop. If he stunted Hodor by viewing his past and linking present "hold the door" to the past causing a seizure... Wonder if maybe Bran looks into Jaime's past to see the truth of the Kingslayers namesake, and hears Jaime in the present "he said burn them all.. Burn them all... " then the mad king begins screaming in sync, " burn them all.. ". Maybe he we more susceptible to the craziness because as a targaryen, he saw himself go mad.

[@slugking]

WOW! such a good video! I will be looking at all animal interactions differently now in my re read of the books!

[@bridge4]

same here. my eyes opened up to Ramsey recently (that vidoes not for 1.5 months tho unfortunately). but now im kleeping my eyes out everywhere for it, and i found this =))

[@ekk4674]

That's similar to real life! If I grow up with my dog, for example, we both adopt each other's characteristics at some point. Even if Rickon didn't have wolf blood, in real life, Shaggy would've still been aggressive and protective. It's all so complex and logical I love this