Battle of the Bastards | GAME OF THRONES [6x9] (REACTION)

[@RP-zj8ro]

My favorite part of this episode is Davos knowing Jon, multiple times he can see what's happening and leads the men to make sure they get in there to help when needed. Davos was a top tier commander in this one!

[@evatesche]

He also knows pretty well that he himself is a very bad fighter with a sword, but he runs straight into battle anyway.

[@AL-fl4jk]

Davos such an S tier sidekick I named my dog after him

[@robtintelnot9107]

It's Ser Davos. Show some God damn respect. Lol

[@user-xn8po]

running the archers into battle wasnt that smart, it allowed for the encirclement to happen

[@RP-zj8ro]

@@user-xn8po it was smart if they even got 1 kill. they were doing nothing in the back lines because they didn't want to shoot and kill their own men. Davos even says "we may as well be taking shits back here" because they quite literally did nothing in fear of killing their own men. Also, if they didn't go in when the encirclement was gonna happen it's possible the others that were out there just get slaughtered before Sansa and Little Finger even arrive. They bought themselves enough time for them to come save the day

[@Flagsitta]

Notice that when Jon, Tormund and Wun Wun break into Winterfell, Jon uses a Mormont shield to block Ramsey’s arrows. Those 62 men were worth it!

[@awadoma2702]

The real question is how did a Mormont shield get in front of Jon for him to pick up if none of Jon's allies (mormont soldiers) were ever there to drop the shield? All of Jon's men were behind him or to the sides. That shield had no business being there unless it had been there before the battle started.

[@ganjasayjuh]

@@awadoma2702if you actually watched the scene he had a whole lot of men rush past him and a good number of them were shot up by the Boltons. Every single one of jon’s men were using a bow in the scene but maybe the Mormont soldier had a shield on their back.

[@evatesche]

23:35 Jon picking up that Mormont-shield and destroying Ramsay: EPIC! At least 1.6% of the Mormont soldiers made it through the Gates of Winterfell.

[@NiKiMa023]

lol you did math for this?

[@lalamagnoliagyrl]

Yea…u DID do the math👏🏼👏🏼😂😂 It’s crazy cuz we can all do the math yet no one has until now 😂

[@TheRAH14]

Lady Mormont told no lies

[@MFBloosh]

@@NiKiMa023 Typing 1 divided by 62 into a calculator is pretty easy.

[@prico3358]

Mormonds are 10×1 ... so they had 620 manpower. Imagine 62 Ser Jorahs. The battle would be over yesterday.

[@luigicavallo270]

Jon punching the shite out of Ramsay is.......SUBLIME!

[@otsontorchon912]

I counted 21 punches the first time I watched this, as I was punching the sofa pillows as well! Satisfying.

[@mclizzard2928]

YES! I also love the moment when you see on Jon's face that, as much as he hates Ramsey, he knows that this kill belongs to Sansa.

[@janeathome6643]

Kit said that Jon didn't want Sansa to have him killing a man with his bare hands, becoming a bloodthirsty beast like Ramsey, be the mental image of her brother. @@mclizzard2928

[@christianmichael3120]

I hate it. Because Ramsey is literally smiling and laughing and loving it . He's getting off on the torment and it takes all the satisfaction and punishment out of it. Jon may as well have just given him an HJ lol

[@CrazeeAdam]

I don't care what other people think, Ramsay was the best villain of the show period. Joffrey was also bad, but Ramsay and his actor played it perfectly

[@shannonbrigante5764]

Fun fact.. the shield that Jon picks up inside Winterfell has the Bear Island sigil, proving that Lady Mormont’s 62 men made a difference..

[@GigglemonsterXD]

Next episode is one of the best applications of "soundtrack as a story device" in the whole show; its amazing. Get excited!

[@Neddoest]

I was just wondering, “oh did ___ already happen?” But nope… that’s next episode 🙃

[@lidia6131]

Brilliant comment! Couldn't agree more!

[@CarrCab]

The music in the opening 10-15 minutes of 6x10 is what makes that entire scene my favorite in the series. It builds suspense and tension to absolute perfection.

[@Jose-Lozanchez]

Entrañables para siempre esos Vientos de Invierno tan amados como esperados

[@doxi1365]

Lights of the seven is hands down the best soundtrack

[@kpednault]

Lady Mormont's disgusted face as Ramsey is talking....the best GIF ever

[@lyniyahmystique1907]

It was my profile pic for a lil while on FB 😂

[@DanLanningPRTeam]

Nah she’s annoying

[@googlename3859]

Thats the only face she ever makes in this show. Every time shes on screen she looks like she just got crop dusted with the gnarliest wet fart

[@khalillahgreen8776]

It was---and still is---the little smirk 😏 from Sansa at the end. One of the most satisfying smirks in TV history 👌🏽 lol. Says everything without a single word.

[@CarrCab]

My fav part is when she begins to look away as his hounds feast then faces it head on. It shows her growth as a character. She isn't the stupid child from season 1, she just was a bad bitch in the Battle of the Bastards and now she's relishing in the death of a man who took so much from her and her family.

[@khalillahgreen8776]

@@CarrCab Yes!!! You are so right, and it was great to see her kind of develop into this strong young woman who is like, "No, I'm going to not only watch you be torn to pieces, I'm going to ENJOY it, and for the first time, there's not a thing that you---or anyone else---can do about it." That smirk was so boss of her, like yeah, now who's the weak bitch lol. Felt great to see for sure! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@CarrCab]

​@@khalillahgreen8776 I honestly think she has the best character growth in the entire series. From where she started in 1x1 to where she ends up, not a single other character grows and changes as much as Sansa.

[@yomamma.ismydaddy216]

Even tho Sansa should be honest with her family etc. it actually worked out for the best that she didn’t tell Jon about the vale, had he had them with his army from the start Ramsey probably would have kept his army inside the walls, but he thought Jon’s army was smaller so it ended up luring out ramseys army to then get hit with a surprise attack from the vale

[@gunkulator1]

Yes, that was the plan she made when she met with Littlefinger. Recall that we don't get to see the end of that meeting. Ramsay only came out from behind Winterfell's walls because he thought he had an easy victory. When the two sides parley, he gives Jon an accurate account of Jon's troops, they're number and make up, so we can assume he had spies in Jon's camp before the battle. Shortly after that, notice how Sansa goads Jon into shouting they don't have enough men. She intended this too to get back to Ramsay - It's the same trick Robb pulls in Season 1 against the Lannisters.

[@yomamma.ismydaddy216]

@@gunkulator1 nah they showed Sansa in that episode hesitating to reach send a raven to little finger and only did so once she realized they had no other choice. What you described would have been better in terms of making Sansa actually have some degree of strategy and intelligence but the way they filmed clearly is meant to show that she was holding off asking little finger for help until she realized she didn’t have a choice, when they were in the barn all evidence pints to that interaction ending with Sansa telling little finger to F off not coming up with a surprise attack

[@starsimvidz]

Tbh... I don't think there really is a solid reasoning in the heads of the writers as to why Sansa hid this knowledge from Jon. I think it was just meant to give her a big moment. And its not much deeper than her having trust issues. It should've been a much bigger plot point, but alas... its not. I feel like Sansa, starting season 6, doesn't really have solid characterization... Shes just whatever they need her to be scene to scene. You can tell they wanted her to have this amazing coming of age swan story... but it just comes across as jarring and contradictory.

[@gunkulator1]

@@yomamma.ismydaddy216 Getting the knights of the Vale all the way to within striking distance of Winterfell could not be a decision left to the night right before the battle. They had to already be in position. Littlefinger was coming with them no matter what Sansa decided. He had promised young Jon Arryn they were going to Winterfell to help. It was up to Sansa to play her part to make Jon's forces look so weak so that Ramsay would give up his superior position behind the walls of Winterfell and come out to battle them. It's the only plan that would ensure victory. Had Jon and Sansa managed to rally a substantially larger force, Ramsay never comes out to battle. The whole plan depended on Ramsay believing he had an easy victory. Of course Sansa hesitates to tell Littlefinger. Who wouldn't, especially after how he abandoned her to Ramsay's tender mercies?

[@CarrCab]

@@starsimvidz I completely disagree. If Jon knew about the Knights of the Vale, Lord Royce at the very least would be at their camp in all war meetings. Ramsey would know this, he states in their parley earlier in the ep how he does have intel into Jon's plans and camp. The element of surprise was the ONLY way to defeat Ramsey. Sansa telling Jon would have doomed the Starks for the remainder of the series. They would have died there. Ramsey would have remained behind the walls of Winterfell, and Jon had not one single piece of equipment for a siege. His plan was always and only a direct attack on the field of battle. In a siege, Jon's army either dies or abandons him as Stannis's did, Sansa kills herself to not go back to Ramsey, does anyone even really care about Arya and Bran after season 4, and so that's the end of the Starks if she had told him of the Vale. I will agree the show did not explain this well, but it makes far more political and logical sense than just "I was raped, so I have trust issues now and won't tell the one person in the entire world I'm related to, and trust this information."

[@ems7448]

Daenerys's facial expression at the end of the last episode and the beginning of this one looks a lot like a parent who went away on a weekend trip, only to return and find their teenagers had a party and trashed the house.

[@Mehzu.]

that "With Daario at the head!" speaking of the head... bit at 4:13 was oh, so, very funny! A fantastic way to start the day. I thank you both!

[@RyoHazuki224]

Before I even start this.... HEEEEEEERE WEEEEEEEEEE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Oh and 16:44 - Best cinematic shot in any show ever. Just always gives me goosebumps that Jon was just done but still was gonna go out swinging, facing a hoard of riders even by himself if he had to! (I made it my FB wallpaper for a time when this episode came out!) I also love the fact that the shield that Jon picked up was a shield with the Bear Island sigil, one of Lady Mormont's 62 men must have made it through the fight!

[@CarrCab]

If Jon knew about the Vale, he would have included them in his battle plans which would have drastically changed Ramsey's own battle plans. Sadly, so many Northmen had to die, but the element of surprise was paramount to defeating Ramsey with the Vale, because if he knew he would have planned accordingly.

[@andrewward5891]

Yeah if Ramsey knew the Knights of the Vale were coming he would have kept his army in Winterfell forcing a long seige.

[@gunkulator1]

@@andrewward5891And that siege would not have been successful. Winter really is coming and no siege survives a northern Winter. That and of course neither Jon nor the knights of the Vale had any siege engines.

[@mannysinvestments2328]

Keeping it from Ramsey is smart, but keeping it from Jon was beyond not cool.

[@sadfaery]

RIP Wun Wun. 😢 Jon fought the battle bravely, but Sansa secured the victory. And feeding Ramsey to his dogs was the perfect revenge for Sansa.

[@tyroneloki5131]

secured the victory?? she led jon on in a suicide mission so she could have her glorious entrance. i call BS she wanted the glory so the north would be in debt to her....no honor

[@БелаяВорона-б6й]

Actually thats Peter saved them, by uniting Wale's armies and convincing that brat Arrien (forgot name of the boy)

[@sadfaery]

@@БелаяВорона-б6й Yes, but Baelish saved them because Sansa asked for his help. Hence my saying that Sansa secured the victory. And the kid's name is Robin Arryn.

[@БелаяВорона-б6й]

@@sadfaery he saved Jon only as a gift to Sansa, cause he loved her. He would did that even without Sansa's ask

[@simonevirden2254]

I’m fully willing to be late to work to watch this. (Saw video upload at 8:10 am EST…supposed to start work at 8:30 am EST.) For the North!!! 😂❤ This has been my favorite channel to re-experience this show. Truly. You both are lovely and totally hilarious and a tinge unhinged. Absolute chef’s kiss.💋

[@evatesche]

Same here 😅 Guess I'll be late with my important project today... totally worth it though!

[@michellerichmond31]

Sansa was right telling Jon….don’t do what he expects you to do….by rushing to save Rickon… he did exactly that. Love Sansa’s smile at the very end.

[@janeathome6643]

But Jon isn't ruthless enough to not try to save Rickon.

[@nightfrost1891]

you still try to save your family i mean would sansa say the same thing if she was in rickon's place? just give up on me? jon wouldn't do that and he shouldn't

[@mannysinvestments2328]

Sansa should have told Jon she had the Knights of the Vale. He could have used this from the very beginning

[@bumblebee-x4f]

@@mannysinvestments2328 They all would've d1ed if she told Jon about the Knights of the Vale. Ramsey had ppl spying in on the Stark's camps bc he knew the exact number of men they had, so he would've either found out before or in the middle of the battle he would've noticed Jon looking around for more men to come and hid out in the castle. The only way to beat Ramsey is to surprise him, which is what Sansa tried to tell Jon- to not do what he would expect you to. Catching him off guard was the only way to win the battle.

[@mannysinvestments2328]

@@bumblebee-x4f Then why did Sansa apologize to Jon for lying to him and why couldn't KOV arrive at a strategic moment while Jon knowing about it.

[@rookis25]

The Flaming X's w/bodies on them are Flayed men sigil and do Strike Fear. The main reason is the X's are 100 yard markers for Archers. Jon charged forward bc he was in Range and couldn't turn around, he had to undercut the volley of arrows.

[@gninay]

Don't you agree this is one of the best episodes of this entire hell of a show? I love it! Can't wait til you see the next episode. 😊

[@Jose-Lozanchez]

el mas deseado nombre de capítulo. en todos los sentidos, su inicio musical como el adelanto de El Abandonado, da muestras la calidad; Vientos de Invierno

[@Evandrocampos-e1x]

nahh is kinda garbage and overhyped blackwater and the watchers on the wall are way better "battle episodes"

[@gninay]

@@Evandrocampos-e1x not saying its THE best, I'm saying its one of the best. Defeating the masters in mereen with dragon power and defeating bolton, feed him to the dogs and take winterfell... What are you talking about? That's too much victory in one episode! That's why it's on the list of favorites for a lot of people. One of the best.

[@Evandrocampos-e1x]

yeah the payoffs are cool,the battle that leads to it is garbage,. Why like a half assed episode because the ending was good if you could get a whole good episode ?@@gninay

[@gninay]

@@Evandrocampos-e1x this episode brought SATISFACTION to my soul but.. we don't have to agree, that's fine. Not tryna fight u.

[@youngrootv]

I’m a big believer in the books and have read them twice now so I can’t say much for the writing in this episode, but this is hands down my favorite episode of GoT start to finish based on pure entertainment value alone!

[@hexflash.]

this and the watchers in the wall

[@robtintelnot9107]

Why do the book readers ALWAYS have to announce it? We show lovers don't care about your side info. We don't care.

[@youngrootv]

@@robtintelnot9107 idk dude because the books are way different than the show and way better written, it’s not just “side info”, it’s a completely different story. Legitimately some of the best works of fantasy you’ll ever read. Go read a book for once in your life and have a good day 👍🏾

[@muffinamy83]

@@robtintelnot9107 It's part of the fandom. You know this. We don't care that you're illiterate, you shouldn't care others are literate.

[@maxwell7709]

I've read the books and i hate bookreaders, i just can't agree that it's a completely different story. It's actually the same with some edited details. And i also wait for the moment when Martin finishes them just to laugh out loud because the ending is gonna be the same haha

[@Serpentigenae]

The Bolton shield wall/pike combo is based on a tactic the Carthaginians used against the Romans at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC (with the same devastating effect), so it actually has some historical merit!

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

That one time when episode 9 was good af!

[@_KantenMaaier_]

Ned's execution, blackwater, red wedding, attack on the wall, arena fight, battle of the bastards... Episode 9 has always been good, what are you talking about?

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

@@_KantenMaaier_ Dreadfully good. But it guts you emotionally. This one was happily fantastic all the way around. How does one misinterpret that?

[@_KantenMaaier_]

@@Ash.Crow.Goddess You said:"That one time when episode 9 was good af!", wich you can misinterpret pretty easily. It sounded like this was the only time episode 9 was good because you said That one time... 🤷‍♂️

[@notyergamergurl2664]

I got your comment on the first read tho. People have different interpretations I guess. ​@@Ash.Crow.Goddess

[@Galiant2010]

@@Ash.Crow.Goddess Saying "That one time when it was good..." is basically saying that all the other times weren't good.

[@jaealxndr]

I’m super happy for you guys. This and next episode are so rewarding

[@lalamagnoliagyrl]

I’ll take 2nd! 💜💜💜 EXCELLENT REACTION!!! One of my all time favs👏🏼 *fun fact: Kit Harrington told the producers of his fear of being trampled. Him being trampled and essentially “reborn” again from the pile was his idea. What a way to get over your fears💯

[@boxmulla]

As far as i know Kodi was the first reactor who reconed that the Lord of Light was protecting Jon in the battle

[@ahmadiskandarzulkarnain5833]

Exactly, i'm glad watching this. It's not just random plot armor, it's have the writing behind it.

[@JHolt_88]

Season 6, Episode 10. The single best episode in the series next to Episode 9/Season 3. Can't wait for that reaction! Should be a 2-parter!

[@mamakat114]

Sansa's smile is one of the Best parts of this series. Sometimes it's the Lil Things like a smile after dealing justice to your abuser!! Been there (well, I didn't feed him to dogs, but with a Judge)

[@bluegypsy71]

🎥The cinematography was epic, especially the long unbroken shot with Jon on the battlefield

[@kellifranklin9872]

I’m so excited for the next episode. This episode and the next are my absolute favorite episodes of the whole series. The next episode is a banger!

[@HuntingViolets]

The offer Jon makes to Ramsay to fight one-on-one in this episode is the same as the offer Jaime made to Robb to fight one-on-one (although Jaime had just been taken prisoner, I believe), and Ramsay turns it down, just as Robb did. (Interesting initial alignment also.)

[@no5thdown]

All during the scene when Rickon was running, my whole family was yelling "Serpentine!, Serpentine"! Don't run in a straight ;ine you idiot. Broken fie;s ! Dodge, dip, duck, dive, dodge!"

[@havok6280]

Finally a reactor who doesn't tell Rickon to zigzag because they realize it wouldn't matter. Ramsey was always going to kill him as soon as he got to Jon.

[@MarcoInvo]

When he was far enough he could just turn a watch arrows coming

[@jacquelinelaface136]

Right? People forgot Ramsey chased down his ex lover through the woods and still took out her leg with an arrow through trees and bushes then let his dogs have the rest of her

[@karthikeyan-qn6qg]

That's not bullet that's arrow zig zag or unpredictable pattern always works

[@janetgriffin7779]

Exactly. Ramsey would never miss because he’s that good.

[@Al-ji4gd]

That's dumb. Of course, zig-zagging would work. It can work on bullets because moving targets can be so tricky to hit, so what makes you think it wouldn't work on an arrow that is 10x slower?

[@mamakat114]

I'm sure someone else probably mentioned this.. but remember how we all scoffed at Lady Mormont's 63 (or w/e) men? It's a Bear Island, Mormont shield Jon picks up to go after Ramsey inside Winterfell

[@chadh.johnson3550]

Since Wun Wun was pretty much done anyway, why didn't Ramsey just shoot Jon instead?

[@garethlawton5278]

The flayed men on the crosses on the battlefield were certainly put there for intimidation. There's a lot of instances of such things in history be it catapulting severed heads into the enemies fortress or camp and similarly to here, the Vikings would often leave "decorations" in raided towns and villages in England in the 800's. Intimidation was a huge part of warfare and still is to some degree. I imagine it is far easier to fight people if they're afraid to fight you. Even on a lesser scale, when barbarians lined up and screamed at Roman infantry lines that was to intimidate them, when armies start beating their drums, that's to intimidate the enemy and bolster the courage of their own army. It's all about making that enemy force that little bit less eager to fight you, in the bigger picture that can help you win battles.

[@stacyleal5687]

Very good comment. Another reason for the crosses is markers for the archers.

[@mariahdaley4773]

@@stacyleal5687and to help indicate the speed and direction of the wind (from the smoke)

[@leeknowsnothing]

the giant wun wun ig that was his name..barely spoke two times in the show and just 2 names yeat managed to make me cry at his death it was so sad to see the last giant dying

[@fir3gaming664]

I believe this is the highest rated game of thrones episode of them all, for damn good reason

[@SissouLoveVideo]

Sophie's acting in that last scene is top notch !

[@mamakat114]

I think Sansa meant don't fall into Ramsey's 'emotional trap'. Ramsey is twisted & Jon is passionate for family & friends. Sansa wants him to remove his emotions so Ramsey can't play and use them.

[@amylamourxoxo]

This 🙌🏻

[@gunkulator1]

Doesn't work of course since Jon is basically Ned Stark 2.0.

[@mamakat114]

@gunkulator1 exactly right.

[@mermaidreviews4693]

This was one of my favorite episodes both Dani and Jon had me so happy lol

[@halleybrancket]

One of the few great episodes of the season, the battle and the Ramsay beatdown was so sick.

[@mrmikeshea]

23:28 - Cody’s “…come here.” made me laugh so fucking hard I gagged 😅😅😅

[@Spaghatee]

So glad this was the first video I saw after getting off of work! LETS GO!!! Also, there’s a pretty major writing error in this episode. Sansa tells Ramsay that his dogs won’t be loyal because he said it himself that he “hasn’t fed them in seven days”, but when Ramsay says that to Jon at their meeting, Sansa has already ridden away 🤔

[@carrytheflag3498]

Favorite missable detail... As Jon stands alone with the Boltons cavalry charging in, he takes his sword belt off. Throws the sheath aside when he draws. He has no expectation of living thru it. Amazing visual

[@jayneedoh5684]

fyi: ian whyte, won won the giant was played by the same actor who played as the mountain in season 2 at harrenhall. he was also a white walker in the last episode of season 2 when sam was surrounded.. also played a body double in harry potter goblet of fire.

[@maloneaqua]

I spent this entire battle pacing my living room. Could never have watched this sitting down 😩

[@no5thdown]

Ramsey id s following the example of Edward Longshanks in 'Braveheart'. Yeah, we may fit some of our men with a volley of arrows, but we'll hit theirs too.

[@thomasluke-wp8or]

"Shockingly came in handy years later" Those who know 😳

[@emilymartin5806]

Yeah that was supposed to quite literally backfire

[@clfoster82]

Would you say it lived up to the hype? 😂 get ready for next episode because everything about it is just...superb. Especially the music. It's almost too much. Don't wait too long please!!

[@nikkinzy]

THEY NOT READY FOR THE WINDS OF WINTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. prime TV. I always wish I can go back to the moment I saw it for the first time. What a time to be alive, I love that people are rediscovering the glory that was GoT in it's prime but also sad they couldn't experience it in real time, now so much of the show has been tainted sadly by the last 2 seasons which most new watchers now are aware of. We got to enjoy it in pure bliss before the travesty

[@ianvera4299]

@@nikkinzy New watchers love S1-7

[@davidsantos9273]

When you walk past a classroom and they’re watching a movie you like “ima sit here for a bit”

[@trashpanda6059]

without the mormonts, that shield wouldn't have been there

[@no5thdown]

To quote the Joker, "we'll see how loyal a starving dog is."

[@neospock5034]

"With Daario at the head?" - Well, Cody called that one!

[@castpapo]

Dang it, I was already crying watching Rickon get shot and then Bridget's voice broke saying "I'm scared" from her crying and then BOOM I am SOBBBBINNGGGGGGG

[@naz8885]

This was definitely a really great episode. The next episode, however, is the best not just in the Game of thrones series but in TV history (in my opinion).

[@Al-ji4gd]

No, it's not lol. It's a good opening 15 minutes, and the rest is the usual mediocre dross that the rest of Season 6 is famous for.

[@jamesw7072]

this episode is way better than the next, a couple of kids setting explosives and and a suicide is all that happens in episode 10.

[@Wraiven22]

It’s my favorite episode of Game of Thrones, but many episodes from Breaking Bad, The Wire, and The Leftovers all have anything from this show beat

[@CarrCab]

@@Wraiven22 A man with taste. Winds of Winter is my favorite GoT episode too, especially the first 15 minutes with Cersei and the Sept and the outstanding music, and The Leftovers is one of my all-time favorite shows. What's your favorite season? I actually liked the cold, depressing tone of season 1. All three seasons are masterpieces.

[@LukeVonDoom]

One of the best episodes and choreographed battles ever in the show!!! Really looking forward to the next one!!!

[@Immundissime1]

I know I'm going to get hate but it's not really good choreography. Medieval historians and reenactors are sceptical about warfare representation in got for a reason. I especially 'liked' how Stark forces were staying still and watching being surrounded by Boltons 'shieldwall'.

[@ezrealxshsh5460]

​@@Immundissime1word key 'in the show '

[@Al-ji4gd]

Choreography is impressive, but the battle is a mess, both tactically and visually.

[@idakev]

​​@@Al-ji4gd It prioritised tension and evocative imagery over realism and that's fine. I would never want the encirclement or Jon's last stand to be removed from this episode. The sense of dread and the imagery of Jon accepting death and being reborn is too good to get rid of. It made absolutely no sense for Stannis to land and lead the charge in the Battle Of the Blackwater *unlike in the books* where he logically didn't participate - *there was an extremely high chance of him being shot by the archers in particular just like all the fodder with no plot armour.* But no one complained.

[@Al-ji4gd]

@@idakev Yes, but Blackwater is a good episode. This isn't. One moment where there is a lack of realism is not enough to dismiss the episode, but with BOTB there are so many instances of it, as well as bad writing, predictable storytelling and shoddy dialogue. That Jon scene is manipulative cinema, designed to make people feel a certain away despite the whole thing being preposterous.

[@KurotsuchiMayuri2]

Zig zaggin isn't Rickons strong suit

[@Heather61776]

At all

[@otter3095]

That made me laugh

[@wolfbird6613]

People forget he was just a kid and he was scared shitless. What do you expect him to do? Most children wouldn’t think of that.

[@NyikoDoris]

@@wolfbird6613also Ramsey had a whole lot of archers, if Rickon had zig zagged and he missed, he would’ve had them shoot him

[@Jj-pt2ej]

🤣🤣

[@Stoney_Snark]

Another off the charts episode to follow. Awesome and hard to know how to feel about it!

[@kristymcdowell6185]

And one of the 62 men from house Mormont made it inside the castle of winterfell ❤❤❤ Jon’s shield he was using to block the arrows was a Mormont shield.

[@0okamino]

There They Stood!

[@dandan1234321]

Literally just turned notifications on for you guys two seconds before you posted this because I can’t wait for this. Let’s go!!

[@mermaidreviews4693]

I was happy before rickon died he seen his brother come for him

[@queenpersephone9685]

So an epic book thing i wish they kept for the show : All of Ramseys dogs are named after the women he killed. Cosmic Justice.

[@87jcksn]

That was so satisfying!!! I got teary eyed.

[@MotelsonMars]

You guys are the best GoT reactors I've ever watched, and I've watched a LOT and even done them myself. I am SOOOOOO excited for the next episode!

[@lilytaylor1292]

This episode gave me so much anxiety that I had to keep pausing it to calm myself down. I was so worried for Jon 😂😂😂

[@chrishouseinc]

Remember how you felt about Sansa in season 1 vs how you feel now? That's the kind of storytelling that made this show the global phenomenon it became at it's height.

[@andystewart581]

From a petulant child to a warrior princess.

[@bryce253]

Yeah. I still can't stand her.

[@bryce253]

Warrior princess?! How dafuq is she a warrior princess? She didn't swing one sword. Hell, she didn't even toss a twig. Please stop.

[@daisyinthewoods9081]

@@bryce253 chill, you don't have to agree and also don't have to be a butt to strangers about their opinions about fictional characters

[@chrishouseinc]

@@bryce253 to each their own but I'm not changing my opinion that I think she became a great character. Not going to spoil it here but I feel she more than deserves her final title. If you disagree argue with a wall.

[@lilbitx496]

This is one of my favorite episodes cuz I couldn’t breathe correctly through it! And somehow the next episode is my all time fav which all it took was 20 minutes!

[@noa_thinks]

i love how you can see the reflection of the flames from the dragonfire in bridget's glasses as she's grinning, watching the dragons burn the masters of mereen. also, the lighting and composition of the scene where jon is buried in the hill of bodies feels so effectively claustrophobic

[@MaRodney07]

The new line of Kibbles 'N Bits: Ramsey 😂

[@USCFlash]

6:46 "I have a giant".....who has no weapons or armor, for some odd reason 🫤

[@bigw725]

i hate tyrion’s interaction with theon in this episode because when they last saw each other theon was not making jokes about his height and tyrion was the one antagonizing theon, making fun of his “devotion to his captors”, further sowing the seeds of theon’s betrayal. Theon only called him “imp” in response to his provocations.

[@evatesche]

It could have also been that Tyrion had heard from some Lannister soldiers or somebody else that Theon was telling mean jokes about his hight when he was not around. He never said Theon was saying it to his face. Could be that's why he was antagonizing him immediately in their conversation in Winterfell.

[@carolinalins]

It’s incredible how Sansa grew in this show, she learned a bit with everyone who’s wronged her and is fucking smart and strong

[@Trepanation21]

Shoutout the Mormont shield coming in fuckin C L U T C H 🙏

[@Sugarhicups_11]

This episode is my #1 favorite. This one left me so satisfied and yet horrified because I do believe the strategy is one that was used in Historical wars. So it’s so sickening. Just the truth deep within wars in general. But Jon not getting bombarded by the horses was such a happy surprise as well as a WTF is happening!? 😂

[@stubo85]

This was the only episode where i literally yelled ´´PLEASE END THE EPISODE RIGHT THERE!!!!´´ when Sansa left smiling :D

[@amylamourxoxo]

Excellent reaction 🙌🏻 People can be so hard on Sansa for not telling Jon but she played the game and they won. Jon refuses to listen to her, decides they're going to go with who they have, and she did send the raven but she doesn't know if Littlefinger and The Knights of the Vale will make it in time or at all, or Ramsay could ambush them at any point like he did with Stannis. She wants her home back at all costs, she's been abused, walking on eggshells, never safe and passed around aa a pawn since Season 1, she has trust issues understandably, she played a power move. Yes they lost a lot of men but it's war, Robb did something similar by sending his men to death in order to take a win against the Lannisters, Sansa knows men will die but they died fighting for the Starks, for Winterfell, for the North and there's honour in that at least. And the ultimate revenge at the end against her abuser - absolutely deserved 👏🏻.

[@NovaLena22]

It baffles my mind how people just want to hate on Sansa for no good reason. We never saw her get a reply to her letter to Baelish. And her conversation with Jon the night before the battle confirms that she had no idea if the Vale army was coming. She was clearly nervous and very afraid. The last thing she told Jon was that if they lost, she was not going back alive. Those are not the words of someone who knows they have an army on the way.

[@sirimity]

I love Sansa, but she still could have told Jon. He didn’t refuse to listen to her, he asked her for her opinion and all she said was I don’t know it’s not enough. He knew it wasn’t enough, he didn’t know that she had asked someone else for help. Had she said, “I sent a letter for more aid, let’s wait to hear if they’re coming,” then he would have waited. The only reason he went into the battle, was because he thought there was no one else that would join their fight.

[@amylamourxoxo]

@@sirimity I do understand that she could've been honest and told him, but had they waited for more men then Ramsay would've had the advantage still, he's cunning and ruthless and she knows that. She wanted to win and this is her being cunning and ruthless in her own Stark way. Love her too and she's got faults and I can't totally defend her as if it was me irl I would've told Jon but taking into account her experiences as a character and her journey I think it makes sense. I love Jon too but he was pretty dismissive to her in the meeting in the tent the night before. Obviously she doesn't know anything about battles and Jon doesn't know anything about mental warfare so they were both at odds in that regard. But they prevailed 🐺🤍

[@NovaLena22]

@@amylamourxoxo I disagree that Sansa was being 'cunning' by not telling Jon. As I said, she did not in any way sound like someone who knew that a huge army was on its way to help them. However, I do agree with you about Jon's dismissiveness toward Sansa with every piece of advice she gave him. Given the way he scrapped his own strategy, I suspect if she had told him, he would have messed it up anyway.

[@gunkulator1]

@@NovaLena22 No, Sansa had a pretty good idea that Littlefinger was coming. She already knows that he devised a plan to kill Joffrey because he was just too unstable to work with. Ramsay was way worse. What people seem to miss is that Sansa is straight up manipulating Jon before the battle. Recall that in the parley, Ramsay gives an accurate account of Jon's forces, their number and make up. Clearly Ramsay has spies in Jon's camp as he also did with Stannis. Sansa goads Jon into shouting that their cause is hopeless and they don't have enough men. This was intended to get back to Ramsay. Ramsay wins by default if all he does is stay behind the walls of Winterfell. He only emerged with his army because he was very confident of an easy victory. The knights of the Vale only defeat Ramsay if he's committed his troops outside Winterfell.

[@GeorgeAlexander3110]

the way my queen just killed that opening urgh god just perfection!!!!!

[@ashtibbett6757]

“Oh he suck, Oh he sucks… oh no he’s playing” killed me

[@KatBee00]

I'm SO excited to see your reactions to these two episodes. Officially my favorite finale, and favorite episode incoming.

[@bgelback69]

I been waiting for this….I love the reaction. Last two episodes of season 6 and all of season 7 are my favorite. Even the 3 episodes of season 8 is good television. I can’t wait to watch more of your reactions.

[@brittanygidley1291]

i told you i couldn’t wait for y’all to react to this. the battle was pretty much shot all in one shot which is pretty cool. i love jon in this episode especially. i love theon too. tyrion does piss me off sometimes tho, his decisions aren’t always great.

[@no5thdown]

I always thought this scene perfectly encapsulated the chaos of battle.

[@mamakat114]

Bridge, it is definitely the coolest sh¡t ever. When Rhaegal & Viserion came out of the tomb or whatever. I still want to cry. They knew Mama needed them

[@balrog7252]

If you think you've reached the maximum of emotions in this episode, wait for the next episode. This is where the full emotional swing begins. From cheering with joy to emotion.

[@CharlieWilson2345]

Next episode is the best episode in the entire the series in my opinion.

[@ghostwolf1435]

We have arrived!!!! This is peak Game of Thrones!!!

[@brookearnold6601]

Been so excited for this one and the finale☺️

[@frnknstndrgqn]

Drogon always has great timing for whenever Daenerys needs to make a point 😂

[@LAM38Z]

Fantastic reaction as usual! Onwards to 10!

[@soulstealer82]

the battle of the bastards is like old school black friday shopping when people would get trampled on for a sale

[@jasondavid3969]

If you havent seen it. You can now watch Coldplay does Game of Thrones the musical! For comic relief 😂 So funny! 😜😂😎🇬🇧Lol

[@ozyramirez8758]

I've been waiting for this for so long!! My favorite episode!

[@Trepanation21]

idfc what anybody says, 6x9 Battle of the Bastards is one of the coolest episodes. Like, the sheer _production_ that went into Dany's dragon stuff AND THEN that wholeass insane clash with the forces of Jon and Ramsey? The absolute rollercoaster of that battle right up to the final minutes. The camera angles, the vfx, the choreo, the post, **AUGH!** Also Sansa's expressions this season are cold as fuck, right? night king who? Sansa frosty goat fr fr

[@danieldigangi399]

If this episode is one of the best in the whole series, 6x10 it's a hold my beer...best season ever

[@markharris1125]

Art Parkinson: Hello, Art Parkinson here. D&D: Hi, Ant! It's D&D. Art excitedly closes the newspaper in which he's been reading the job ads. 'Checkout operator, minimum wage.' Art: D&D! Wow, it's really good to hear from you again. It's been years! By the way, it's 'Art', not 'Ant'. D&D: Are you sure? We spelled it 'Ant' on every script. Anyway, listen, we have some good news for you. Art screws up the CV he's been writing. Realises he'd put ANT PARKINSON at the top. Art: Go on. D&D: Of course, if you're busy, acting, all that stuff. . . . Art: Well, it's pretty non-stop but I'll always make time for you guys. D&D: That's great, Ant. Listen, we're writing the final scripts for Season 6, and we were thinking 'something's missing', and then we realised: we need Rickon Stark back. Art fights to keep control. Art: That's great, guys, I'm really pleased you thought about me. D&D: [Pause] Well, actually, we wanted to recast him with someone hotter, you know, like we did with Myrcella. But that fell through so we thought, why not call our old pal Ant Pankinson? You'd only be in two episodes but one of them is Episode 9, our big epic 'Battle of the Bastards', and you'll play a pivotal role. Art is almost beside himself. D&D: That is, if you can get time off from the movie or the West End, whatever you're up to these days. How about it? Art: This is fantastic news, guys, of course I'll do it! D&D: That's great, we'll send a runner over with the contract. See you in Belfast in a couple of months! Art: Just before you go, when do I get the script? I must have a lot of lines to learn. Awkward silence. D&D: Listen, Ant . . . you don't need a script. How can we put this . . . . ............................................. Great episode and a great reaction but I always remember how they wasted two characters, brought them back for no real reason - and for Rickon to have not one word of dialogue is absurd.

[@lilbitx496]

6:52 This is valid Bridge😂

[@mamakat114]

"Pull his pants down"..you are killing me

[@ace-of-teacups]

Now THIS was a good way to shoot a battle. Well-lit. You could actually understand what was happening. I wish they'd kept this way of doing things.

[@Obscur888]

Favorite episode of a lot of people!!

[@soulstealer82]

Cody: "He dies tonight" Me: "Evil dies tonight!"

[@elisabethlarsen4282]

Things you would only hear in a Game of Thrones reaction: "Did that giant just punch a horse?" 😂😂

[@0okamino]

Mongo x10 😂

[@krichardj]

Episodes 6.9 and 6.10 together may be the best television ever produced. The flaming Xs with men tied to them are range markers for the archers. The battle of Cannae 216BC is still taught today. Hannibal from Carthage tricked a Roman army of eighty thousand men into a half circle then closed in behind. Virtually eighty thousand died in the hot afternoon sun, half by crushing and smothering. This was the basis of the Blitzkrieg in WW2 as well as the Battle of Kuwait in the first Gulf War. Tanks, planes, artillery have replaced cavalry and slingers but the plan is the same: surround your enemy, cut him off from supply or retreat and destroy him from all sides.

[@Al-ji4gd]

How are they the best? They're so badly-written.