The Return of Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Explained

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

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[@robertoleary5470]

Is it actually confirmed yet if it’s Plutarch or is it speculation

[@AbbeyWeston]

0:11 This is where I’m at, and I think that the reason is that he’s the head game maker in Hamadge’s huger games because Plutarch said he became head game maker to change things 🤔 Let me know your opinion Bryce ❤

[@AspenYves]

you amaze me

[@Midnights._.]

Plutarch always interested me, in a sense where I never knew his real motives, only that he was somehow right to not trust Snow or Coin.

[@bryand9337]

Agree, since the scene where he dance with Katniss, and tell her "maybe you made come back" i wanted to know more about his story, it will explain alot like for how long they were planning the rebelion, and how they started to get all together until Katniss showed up challenging the capitol and unifying the distrlcts, Plutarch is a good character, although i only know him from the movìes, maybe in the books there's more info about him

[@Midnights._.]

@@bryand9337 there’s not really much to add from the books, only the dancing scene gives a tiny bit of context

[@bryand9337]

@@Midnights._. you see, we need a movie telling Plutarch's story😁

[@knowlesrebecca]

I don’t think you realize how hyper fixated I am on hunger games I have watched all of your hunger games videos at least 10 times

[@Blknamor]

Same !

[@sarahliu5310]

Same here but i did the same for all the books and movies too😂😂😂

[@WhoseyWho]

Samee 😅

[@betsybreen1102]

@@sarahliu5310yeah

[@Daihuu]

Same. It's currently my adhd hyperfix 😂😂

[@veezopolis]

I didn't even consider Plutarch but it makes so much sense. He would be a new game maker, maybe he has interesting and new ideas for how to broadcast these games. I like the idea of a protagonist being neither good or bad like the last two. He would be furthering his career and hell i could see him even being the one who sets off the volcano. But him becoming disillusioned at the end when he realizes it was all propaganda when he's told by the new president to kill the Victor's family for out thinking the Capital. That haymitch is still punished for winning just not on their level could totally radicalize a new game maker

[@thedrunkenelf]

The idea that Plutarch orchestrated the entire rebellion because he was bored and wanted to create his own challenge to see if he could outsmart Snow is SO insane and I love it.

[@lindsayjones4795]

It really does sound like something book Plutarch would do

[@anastasia_852]

Movie Plutarch and book Plutarch are very similar but one thing bothers me a lot: He didn't burn the Quarter Quell twist. That was Snow in the books who came up with that idea. Plutarch even tells Katniss at the end of Catching fire that he seriously didn't think she'd be a tribute.

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Right, I like the deleted scene of him burning the card. It gave the impression that everything was really well orchestrated

[@leightonpetty4817]

Using this to shoutout the late Philip Seymour Hoffman for his portrayal of Plutarch, another of the many many impeccable castings in Hunger Games.

[@niccard3101]

Drugs are bad mmmk.

[@haywoodyoudome]

He was easily one of the most overrated actors of our time.

[@liamcarlson6667]

Book Effie: "What would you have me do?" Suzanne Collins: "Exactly what is required of you... Nothing."

[@emilyk5168]

I have also theorized that SUNRISE is about Plutarch. (Others seem to think it's about Ceaser Flickerman, which is possible but I definitely don't think it's Haymitch's POV and it's someone from the Capitol.) I think there are things that happen behind the scenes that aren't covered in the CATCHING FIRE tape. I am very curious as to WHY the birds were set on Maysilee. Katniss says the Gamemakers don't usually kill the tributes directly and typically rely on the tributes to kill each other and Maysilee got pretty close to the end only to have birds (the thing on her pin, though not the exact species) set on her. It's just suspicious to me. I would also love to know more about Tigris and how she might have influenced Cinna, because Cinna says he chose District 12 in the first book. He emerges as the best stylist but never worked in the Games before? Where did he learn? And why did he make Katniss into the Mockingjay?

[@briannaandrade813]

Thrash was also killed by the wild dogs by the Capitol probably to take him out and leave Cato and katniss and peeta

[@brunoperez5062]

​@@briannaandrade813in the books he was killed by cato

[@toonieeeee]

welp Sunrise on the Reaping is confirmed to be about the 2nd quarter quell!

[@alguienrandom742]

What about Effie's perspective? Maybe it's unlikely because she's less fleshed out in the books but imagine the story being told by someone who's been brainwhased.

[@TheOtherBoobJustDropped]

I always imagined Effie being fairly young in the original trilogy, like late 20s early 30s, so I feel like she’d probably be VERY young during the 50th games. Like young enough she might not actually remember Haymitch’s win by the time they meet for the first time

[@pedroguedes7437]

This video made me go all the way from "nah, I don't think this would be interesting" To I NEED A PLUTARCH HEAVENSBEE STORY

[@wizloreandgaming]

Real I went from "A Plutarch story?" To "A PLUTARCH STORY!!!!"

[@JohnTucker-dc2du]

When I first fell in love with the hunger games Bryce really made me become obsessed

[@dison1172]

Give us the buttercup cut

[@mickeyc2137]

RIP Phillip Seymor Hoffman. He was one of my fave all time actors. I wonder who is going to play Plutarch in this last movie

[@caiothatdreamer]

At this point I just love to sit here and listen to you talking about The Hunger Games.

[@TheRealFoxeR]

Not to be that guy, but a group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance.

[@sarahni]

Imagine Maysilee having the pin turns into a huge plot point and the flimmakers accidentally shot themselves in the foot 12 years ago

[@lc8748]

"I'm pretty happy that you guys wanna see some more hunger games videos" you'll have to take these videos out of my cold hands, I love them!

[@anastasia_852]

I love how the Hunger Games franchise is making a comeback after TBOSAS.

[@TheEvilChocolateCookie]

I like the ballad of songbirds and snakes personally. I still wanted to punch President Snow in the nose, but then again, who wouldn’t

[@siniebeck4821]

The only option for Snow is Kiefer. I will accept no other.

[@lindaw2165]

That's what I was thinking. You couldn't get a much more authentic transition than that.

[@siniebeck4821]

@@lindaw2165 And it would be the perfect tribute to his late father.

[@mickeyc2137]

yes! Not only does he look a lot like his father but he is age appropriate as well

[@aba.aba.]

I'm living for the buttercup references

[@benwelch6554]

Excited for this story and I have full faith in Collin’s to write a great story, but considering every movie now has been a district 12 victor and just a glimpse of the capital, I would love to see other aspects of this world, but I get a random 30th games featuring a district 6 victor nobody knows or whatever would not do well amongst people who aren’t hunger games fans. A TV show though would be so amazing. Each season is a different games. Considering how cheap the first movies budget was and how well done it was, a tv show for hunger game fans would be so freaking cool

[@loaf1794]

I have a feeling this could be the last book though. While seeing other Districts would be great, District 12 and the Capitol are the main focus of the series as a whole, so I wouldn't see why she would write anything other than stories from/about 12. And as much as a tv show would be cool, the Hunger Games are not films just to be entertainment. Suzanne Collins is a lot like Lucy Gray in a way, she only writes another book if she has something to say, so unless the tv show has a greater lesson or purpose I don't think it would ever be made.

[@benwelch6554]

@@loaf1794 completely fair. I know her focus is also that the hunger games obviously is horrible so having a show almost glorifying the games would literally be the exact opposite outcome she wrote the story for. Just would be cool to get more and more background around this world and see other districts/victors. But you are completely correct that she doesn’t just create things for the sake of creating, but to tell a story or theme she is passionate about which is why she announced this book of the dangers of propaganda and seeing what’s real or not

[@belanakupfer9634]

Maybe they could do it if they did a book on someone like Finnick's or Annie's games. That way, the audience cares enough about one of the tributes to consume the book or movie, and we could open another door to learn more about another aspect of the world. I doubt we would get it, but it would be cool to see

[@tylerbarnes972]

I'm curious if one of the Havensbee's (other than Plutarch) will end up being head gamemaker for the 50th Hunger Games who faced Snow's wrath after Haymich's embarrassing victory, and it will disillusion a younger, naive Plutarch.

[@Noahloveless1]

He is like one of those rich kids that somehow take offense to their entire ancestral line. You see the exact same thing in The Expanse.

[@KyaKramer]

Even though Sunrise is confirmed to be about the 50th Hunger Games, I would love a story about Johanna Mason and her game. She's the most rebellious of the tribute winners, and we know the Capitol killed all her family, so a story about what went down would be interesting. Who was her mentor? Did she come up with pretending to timid and small? How bloodthirsty was she at the end? What happened afterwards? Would we learn about what happens to winners after the tour? Plus, it would be about District 7, so we would learn more about what life was like outside the Capitol and outside District 12.

[@capitolhosts]

Did not expect to see my post being shown here when clicking on my ultra niche interest, but here we are! Thank you for the shout out 💜 I wish this came out of nowhere, but I've been manifesting for years 🤭 Another dead giveaway is that Suzanne Collins seemed rather interested in Plutarch during the 10th Anniversary interview. She mentioned him several times and talked about him as THE character understanding propaganda.

[@ryancialone3045]

I feel like it a mix of caring and seeing the revolution is inevitable leading and a desire to preserve the Heavensbee family and name. Like they were celebrated and in power under the capitol regime and now they are celebrated and in power when the districts won. I bet he started out as just making sure he and his family landed on the right side and then he grew to care.

[@Athena_208]

Agree your explanation makes the most sense.

[@04nbod]

I like this. I also like the idea that he could be talking to his dad Hilarius Heavensbee who could tell him about the 10th games and lead Plutarch to finding Gaul's tape. The wing may be a mockingjay but it could also just be the shadow of the songbird.

[@rebeccaswihart4291]

now THIS is a character I hadn't considered. The topic of the novel definitely ruled out any of the tributes. Haymitch would only be a cash grab, and I like the mystery in his character. I think Collins is a better writer than that .

[@valmid5069]

"I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else's future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything!" ―Luthen Rael

[@rupnishadas9814]

Okay now THIS makes me want to see Gilroy at the helm of the Haymitch movie

[@louisacoote2337]

In Songbird, Snow seems jealous of the Heavensbee character ( Plutarch’s father or grandfather) so there could be some animosity there, and Snow could have done something to demean/punish the family.

[@CuriusGorg]

I've always felt that Plutarch was being blackmailed by Snow, and aiding the rebellion was his way of secret defiance. I feel like since Snow knew Hilarius Heveansbee, he'd definetly have dirt to use against Plutarch.

[@micahthegamer5534]

your vids are lowkey so entertaining

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Thank you 🥹

[@sunnflare]

Unrelated but I feel like bragging that the book comes out on my birthday and Haymitch is a girl’s favorite character. Feel like Collins’ sole fan service subject 😂

[@RjMcs2]

randomly got this video on my fyp today, immediately a fan love the way you articulate your words and describe things

[@kellifavazza8021]

Love this video! So excited to see if your prediction will be accurate..... it definitely would be amazing so have it all through Plutarch's perspective essentially

[@camtoonz6619]

OK, maybe I, in fact, cannot read between the lines like Katniss because it took me years just now to realize what Plutarch meant by, he never recovered from it 😭😭😭

[@bethgrimaldi79]

You are my fav hunger games KZbinr cause you are the funniest one

[@sofiakaos5278]

THESE VIDEOS ARE GREAT for background noise. hehe rly good videos that I watch from time to time

[@annaazg14]

i feel the need to scream everytime someone brings up this new book so fucking hype.

[@ashleighdana2498]

These analysis’s are amazing!!! You should do one on Johanna and Finnick. And how the capitol has a personalised torture method for each of them (or the tributes in general)

[@Fenris77]

Plutarch was a true student of Machiavelli and possibly also Tzun Tzu.

[@shaneturley9299]

Every time I see that one shot of the cornucopia in the 74th arena I see the strongest shape

[@JBackkkkk]

Brilliant video! Really engaging and interesting. The book cover isn't the final version though, it is not revealed yet!

[@LadyLiviania]

I don’t know what it is, but whenever I watch your videos, I start longing for Collins to release The Hunger Games: Catching Mice. A fresh new perspective

[@Adelina-293]

I'd like to see a dual perspective with two protagonists. Plutarch would be an amazing POV character who'd initially start out as a capitol loyalist who realizes the Hunger Games are evil. Sunrise could be his origin story as a rebel. Maysilee would be interesting as well, we've only had victors as POV characters, seeing the games from the POV of a doomed tribute would be darkly interesting. After her storyline ends Plutarch could take over as the protagonist.

[@Jkreidell]

We need Kiefer Sutherland to play the younger snow. He’s the perfect age for the 50th game.

[@reneeott1556]

"Pessimistic cucumber" has to be right up there with Moira Rose's "disgruntled pelican".

[@nicidell]

What i would like to see is when Snow finds out that district 13 is not completly destroyed

[@THEKATlNATOR]

Kiefer Sutherland (Donald Sutherland’s son) would be the best option for a middle-aged snow!! He looks just like his dad, and he’s an incredible actor.

[@emilookira]

Omg I didn't even think of Plutarch. This would be so cool!

[@claireconolly8355]

Thank you you have the best hunger games content on KZbin!!!!!!

[@DumbCup]

Yippee more Bryce

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Working on the next Hunger Games video right now, thank you for your support!

[@DumbCup]

@@BryceEdwardBrown I can’t wait!

[@noahschramm8406]

I think he joins the rebellion because he saw the human cost of the games. At first he is one of them and a guy who doesn't question anything but after witnessing the execution of Haymitch's family it caused a spark in him. This spark would only grow as for the next 25 years he saw as Haymitch fell even further than before. He would begin to see that nobody ever won the games and that the victors were worse off than the dead. That is what Sunrise on the Reaping is going to be about

[@aliza_h]

"Danger Santa" is just... _perfect_

[@darthtepes]

18:01 - plus this change might also have smth to do with the passing of P.S.Hoffman (what if the scene with the sketchbook wasn't filmed but the actor was gone),so Effie and Haymich took his scenes instead.

[@nobody15470]

One more note ....Emperor Nerva or the first good emperor of Rome is the adoptive father of Emperor Trajan, and then Hadrian was adopted by Trajan and those three are the most successful Emperor's of Rome.... Not the most remembered but the most successful

[@alexgaeckle1540]

I do think Plutarch is the true antagonist of the whole thing.

[@kailagreen8930]

I think he definitely knew if he openly was his successor he knew he faced the eventual poisoning 😂

[@Sadiegurl_rose]

I love your channel so much!! Especially your hunger games series, I would absolutely LOVE if you could make more videos about the hunger games! Thank you so much for everything you do!❤❤(god loves you)!!!!!

[@noodledaddy3234]

Plutarch is one of my favourite characters ever he's so interesting and smart

[@claireconolly8355]

Plutarch is probably a Narcissist. He thinks he can play god. He considers everyone little chess pieces. Am I completely off?

[@imperialraider1158]

I don’t necessarily think so. I think that he had good intentions but the way he executed those intentions and the plans he made to do so were more along the lines of the “The ends justify the means” mentality similar to how Gale acts in MJ when he creates the double explosion that killed Prim. That may not have been his ultimate intention but his reckless choice to make something like that cost Prim’s life since she is a medic and would be endangered by such a trap.

[@awesumtoast97]

The only thing is, they said this cover is just a placement cover. We dont know the actual cover yet. But i think that the main character would be the D1female

[@bridony225]

The other possible reason that the judges may give a 12 is to put a target on your back for the other tributes to know who is the biggest competition. This is in the first book I believe. So if you make them upset, you might get a 12 for that.

[@zarabee2880]

Ahhh I’m excited!! Collins is such a good writer & storyteller ❤

[@mortalclown3812]

Feeling reeeaaally old: I clicked this thinking it was about Plutarch - as in the real guy. Seeing myself out.

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

To be honest I want it to be about Haymitch. I love that character and wish to know more about him.

[@EmilyM8]

But Plutarch wasnt’ a gamekeeper at that time, so I think we might see his PoV as a Capitol citizen that watches the quarter quell and realizes how bad the capitol is

[@leightonpetty4817]

Plutarch has a line mentioning Katniss “inspired him” to “come back”, implying he was a Gamemaker at some point in the past.

[@EmilyM8]

@@leightonpetty4817 ah alright thanks 👍🏻

[@LewisMayberry-h7l]

3:43 no buttercup smh

[@erwingvargas2272]

Omg Jesse Plemons can play him

[@jadacampbell9331]

Great casting idea 💡 👌

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

GOOD IDEA

[@0denku0]

Plutarch's first game as game maker was the 75th games or third quarter quell. So either he's going to be a grunt in charge or the book is from someone else perspective or it's from his but he's not a game maker.

[@trip7002]

I had no clue another one was coming out in 26 but I’m SOOO excited

[@imperialraider1158]

It would be interesting to see the games/rebellion being told from the perspective of a rising president coin or her predecessor from D13. We haven’t heard anything about the development of D13 with the exception of the events of Mockingjay during the 2nd Rebellion. This new story perspective as a prequel reminds me of how The Fever Code is written as why WICKED/WCKD does the things they do through the original memories of Thomas when he was forced to work for them against his friends before being sent in without his memories and Teresa does seem to know what is going on always suggesting “WCKD is Good” even though she should have also had her memories wiped when being sent into the trials.

[@sarahdoesrobloxandgacha7883]

YAY NEW HUNGER GAMES CONTENT

[@ashleighdana2498]

Thank you for making me realise Mrs Everdeen doesn’t have a first name 💀 I’ve read and listened to these books a bajillion trillion times and had not even crossed my mind!

[@MistarZtv]

these youtube ads are vicious, i cannot skip for some reason.

[@-Pollux-]

5:22 I never knew about this detail!! That is so clever

[@bridony225]

Plutarch didn’t switch the cards for the quarter quell. He said when he showed Katniss the watch he thought she was going to be a mentor. He didn’t know she was going back to the games at the time.

[@ogechianusi6809]

But he did. He burned the original one

[@bridony225]

@@ogechianusi6809 Is that in the book or the movie?

[@ogechianusi6809]

@@bridony225 movie i believe

[@bridony225]

@@ogechianusi6809 Oh ok. Yeah, in the book he says he didn't know.

[@ogechianusi6809]

@@bridony225 interesting honestly haven't read that book yet but i'm pretty sure he was playing with katniss to not let her know about the revolution beforehand

[@tier1zaddy]

i really hope that somehow we get clues as to what the 4th quarter quell would’ve been, like snow opens some of the letters or something

[@jennahunt6861]

I'm betting it's Tigris

[@diana050661]

Plutarch and Tigris? Love uhhh that would be a twist

[@mike-m123]

Ok good you're not sponsored by BetterHelp anymore

[@chamomileberry]

If they kill off Jaimie from Yellowstone, I absolutely think we will get a Seneca Crane perspective to rebound his weird career in acting lol.

[@TawshaH]

The actor out Plutarch passed away sadly in 2014 when they were filming Mockingjay. So he won’t be in the next movie.

[@regionalvariantmaker]

You do know we know that and we also know that if plutarch was in the movie, he probably would have a younger actor playing him?

[@timprater841]

RIP Phillip Seymour Hoffman if only u could of gotten clean like I did before it was too late

[@emilyanna4667]

I think the Plinths could still be alive. Sejanus was almost 18 in the 10th HG. People marry young in the districts, so perhaps his parents were under 40 then. 40 years later, they'd be around 80, if not late 70's. And they live in the Capitol, now, not the districts. Snow was in his mid 80's when he choked on his own blood. Tigris three years older, and apparently in decent enough health. That's not to say they will necessarily appear in the book, but don't take it for granted that they won't. Your analysis of Heavensbee was very astute...but I don't think he'll be the narrator. We'll have to see!

[@wolfie6934]

I feel like plutarch would have done it because of reason 1 and a family sense to do it. After all like you said a family member of his helped greatly ro rebuild Panem. Hearing stories of family members doing great things for the country but soon realizing the system is fragile mightve made him just want to start anew like how his grandpa(?) Did

[@pm4813]

Rip Philip Seymore Hoffman

[@robertorangel9125]

Excelent vídeo as always! Now I’m pretty excited for the new book/movie! Btw I have such a crush on this guy it’s not even funny! Aaaahhh

[@arimandez4212]

And The victor of the 76th hunger games IS Buttercup.

[@binigritschneder8289]

Nice intro

[@shaneh3109]

Woohoo finally ur back to making hunger games content

[@dollanganger444]

I was thinking that the next perspective would be from a Capitol pov

[@bridony225]

In the book, Effie wasn’t brought District 13. I’m pretty sure they kept her captive in the Capitol.

[@_grzan]

Plz do a video with Peeta explained, im waiting

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Peeta video would be rad!

[@imperialraider1158]

I still want to see how you would cover The Maze Runner along with WCKD’s intentions with the trials and how these characters are seemingly so connected, you could switch out their counterparts such as Peeta/Newt and both stories would remain roughly the same.

[@imperialraider1158]

I will die on this hill lol😂

[@katiesmith2447]

I definitely don't think it will be told by Haymitch. My prediction is a Tigris POV with Plutarch being my second choice.

[@alexandriapound6411]

It is Plutarch heavensbee related to the tribute from the songbirds and snakes

[@K1tty_L0ver_14]

I can’t with Plutarch eyebrows😔

[@joelspaulding5964]

That WAS, a fine looking slice of bread, especially by Panem-district standards.🤷

[@ashisburning7786]

Waiting for the better help sponsorship like…

[@lilbug8505]

while I love this theory - and I recognise it’s farr too much fanservice lol I did hope for a Maysilee’s twin sister perspective, mainly because it would mean a chance of Mr Everdeen, Ms Everdeen & even peeta’s family making appearances. But !!!! this will absolutely be a clearer way of exploring the idea of implicit submission - a man of ‘true power’ vs the illusion of safety from district 12 merchant families. A capitol perspective just makes sense!! I hope Tigris is feeling rebellious in this one hehe