FIRST TIME watching Game of Thrones | 2x9 Reaction and Review | 'Blackwater'

[@SpartanandPudgey]

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[@suddenimpulse030]

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[@Nga_Babaye]

@@suddenimpulse030 I didn't spoil anything. Everything I said was in this episode. People is rude.

[@sodblitz3445]

Jaqen H'ghar (Ja-ken Ha-gar)

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Wait for what?

[@suddenimpulse030]

@@Nga_Babaye I know what the rules are. Please read the rules post. I left your other comments because those were fine.

[@malhondize3898]

the hound has a soft spot for young girls because he had a sister when he was young that his brother was rumored to have killed along with his father. the mountain was than named lord of the house and became a knight, the hound despises his brother and cant stand the fact that someone like him can be a knight. this is why the hound says he is not a knight and does not want to be.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Yeah it always rubbed me the wrong way it's never mentioned in the show, Sandor became a monster outwardly and Gregor is a monster on the inside, but somewhere inside Sandor is still a good man even if the world treats him like anything but

[@darth856]

Sandor will allude to this in the season 2 lore videos.

[@itss_nattyj]

Also Gregor “The Mountain” is the one that went after Tyrion (fyi for P&S).

[@Unfiltered494]

SanSan relationship is one of the things that I think the show didn't do justice. She represents the innocence he lost at such a young age and he is the brutal reality check she needs to learn to navigate that world. He frightens her, but at the same time she kinda trusts him and he mocks her but also does whatever little he can to protect her. I don't feel like the show explored their relationship in the way it should have. Even that Blackwater scene falls flat compared to how it went down in the book.

[@limofootball]

@@itss_nattyj NO. that's Ser Mandon. Sent by Cersei to kill Tyrion.

[@RazorbackX99]

Tyrion was wounded by a member of the Kingsguard. Once again Pudgey was correct.

[@megashark1013]

Classic Pudgey W.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Death Taxes and Pudgey being right

[@1GorgeousGodzilla]

It’s really quite remarkable how astute she is on catching the little things

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[@Trepanation21]

@@1GorgeousGodzilla A Kingsguard in Kingsguard armor with a Kingsguard silhouette isn't really a "little thing" to catch, lol. It couldn't have been made more clear - it's only confusing for some because it doesn't immediately make sense why, especially to audiences not familiar with the events of the novels.

[@dustinaltenhurst7958]

"The battle is over. We have won"....Ahhh that iconic Tywin line. It still gives me goosebumps. It's a landmark moment in the kast decade of TV .

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Definitely made an entrance after what Cersei was almost willing to do.

[@tommysoliz3064]

Crazy scene, Tywin to the rescue

[@veronicamars8419]

Loras was wearing Renly's armor in the battle. A large part of Stannis army that he gained from Renly thought they were seeing his ghost. That's why they turned back and didn't stand their ground. Partnering with Tywin is Loras' revenge on Stannis for killing his boyfriend. Great pickup by Pudgey about the horses and that it was actually Lannisters army in them!

[@KCAssassin98]

Explaining what they already saw is one thing but don't set expectations going forward. That's a soft spoiler.

[@veronicamars8419]

@@KCAssassin98 Okay, I edited that part out

[@scottbailey3504]

It was his brother Garlan Tyrell Wearing Renly’s armour not Loras

[@veronicamars8419]

@@scottbailey3504 No, it was Loras. I think HBO confirmed that years before. And who is Garland Tyrell? I don't remember him from the show, is he a book character?

[@spyling800]

@@veronicamars8419 I believe that Garlan in the books is the eldest son of house Tyrell and the heir to highgarden, he does not exist in the show to give some more political importance to Loras.

[@LadySophiaVelaryon]

Charles Dance's portrayal as Tywin Lannister is BRILLIANT. He's the only GoT character whose performance gives me chills. Mr. Dance is a classically trained Shakespearean actor, so I shouldn't be surprised. Fun fact. When the showrunners were in the process of choosing actors for key characters, there were three actors who didn't need to audition. ▪︎Sean Bean as Ned Stark ▪︎Peter Dinklage as Tywin Lannister ▪︎Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister

[@stormshadow5283]

You mean Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister 😅

[@skillfulgoose101]

@@stormshadow5283 bruh nooo wayyy they really spelled it like that lmaoo

[@Calder90]

Stannis is so unyielding that his own men had to drag him away from the battle. 😔

[@KelappanKing]

Right? Now contrast that with Joffrey...

[@diavolo007]

The Mannis🫡

[@nickrubin7312]

just as stupid as running around in the first line while being and claimant and a commander

[@suddenimpulse030]

@@nickrubin7312 This was something Ned and Robert and a number of others did as well. Pretty common in GoT militaries.

[@yuriborges7930]

@@nickrubin7312 that's something wich happens in middlr ages battle adaptations In books and real life, the great commanders like tywin and stannis watch the battle forma the high ground. But they could join the fight If need. Stannis, for example, in the battle of Fair Island, rammed Aeron greyjoy's ship in person

[@darth856]

I love Cersei in this episode because she is so wonderfully complex. It's like even she herself can't decide if she wants to torment or educate Sansa.

[@lilbaphy]

I don't think she ever really tormented her. She typically just taught her things probably to be a better queen for Joffery.

[@ems7448]

Cersei has a complicated relationship with Sansa. I think, as this episode in particular demonstrates, she sees a lot of herself in Sansa with the two of them being married off to a king without any say in the matter, so she's sometimes sympathetic and tries to instruct her, and yet at other times she seems to almost despise her - possibly because she sees Sansa appear to meekly follow along the same path, as she did, and not fighting back, as she wishes she had.

[@francisedward8713]

This is SPOT on.

[@razorreacts1723]

💯

[@limofootball]

True but not just despise her. She also sometimes hates her and is jealous that Sansa could replace her and also hates her as a daughter of a traitor, Ned. Cersei is just so complex.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Poor ♀s = never at fault/to blame!

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[@Angel-um4u]

The song they sing before the battle is called "The rains of Castamere".It's about a House that was utterly destroyed by the Lannisters. *Blackwater * is one of the best battles in GOT.

[@HG-if6pc]

yes, it's also in the end credits

[@mostneuter]

cersei will explain the song later on to another character, you didn't need to say it now x)

[@HG-if6pc]

@@mostneuter it's in the end credits so they've already introduced it

[@mostneuter]

@@HG-if6pc you can guess the meaning of the song but cersei just explain it with her own words later next season i believe, so i don't really see the point

[@abenthur7306]

I cannot stand you folks that do this. Stop ruining these shows for reactors and the peoole that watch them. The moderators post the spoiler rules on every video and pointing out this song like some of you are doing is explicitly breaking the spoiler rules. Delete this.

[@eadred9164]

The song Bronn sings with the soldiers at the beginning of the episode is the Lannister song. It's the same tune to which Tywin enters the throne room at the very end. It's one of those things that's gonna stay with you about the show if nothing else does.

[@neillboyce641]

It's also the same song Tyrion whistles throughout all of season 2

[@anxodominguez6846]

It also plays at the end of this episode

[@oshl4387]

Lena Headey's acting in this episode was underrated and she had some well-written, juicy lines to sink her teeth into. It's some of her best work and she should have won an Emmy for this season.

[@annjenkins2677]

Agreed !!

[@harsh_1910]

Couldn't agree more, this ep specifically the comeback to sansa saying "you were roberts queen" with "you will be joffrey's enjoy" made her my favorite character

[@Marco-vw3mv]

That look when she said "You'd like that wouldn't you" with that nasty sneer was fantastic.

[@inkeriananas]

I totally agree, I'm always a little bummed when reactors cut / have to cut most of her scenes and dialogue out of the reaction.

[@Marco-vw3mv]

@@inkeriananas I read somewhere that Sophie Turner said that working with her was a "masterclass" in acting and it was a joy to watch her do her thing

[@bobafett9348]

In the books the battle was quite more different, with more tactical play, at hand. For example Baratheon army approached by land and sea, not sea only. Tyrion used his clansmen to harass Stannis army approach, but it was to no avail, for Stannis had set fire to the forest, and forced the ambushers out. Falling for the Wildifre trap on the sea, was done by Ser Imly Florent, Stannis led the ground force. Yes they relied on numbers to take the city, but it was because they did not know Tywin was coming, with 80,000 men to stab Stannis force of 20,000 in the back. City garrison itself was outnumbered, but not very significantly 2:1 or 3:1, and Baratheon assault force had been doing a good work in nearly taking the city. But when Tywin arrived with 80k cav it was over.

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

That is spoilers from the books!

[@bobafett9348]

@@TheRealRealMClovin Like majority of show watchers will ever read them...

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

@@bobafett9348 yeah don’t worry iam just using satire. As people screamed at me and my comment got deleted for talking something that happen in books where season 1 takes place. They have rules here i guess, that you should not talk about something from the books. Because these youtubers will actually read books later.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

Well, not to mention that in the books Tyrion's nose actually got cut off, so ...

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

@@jksgameshelf3378 and he is actually more ugly and monsterous person in books.

[@MattMajcan]

21:50 "she doesnt like having no control" wow such a small thing but amazing analysis here. i never really even thought about it. but that's totally what it is and why she cant help but torment sansa in that scene. i never quite understood that till now

[@marcusanark2541]

Honestly a good take.

[@SnailHatan]

I mean there’s more to it than that, but it probably is a contributing factor.

[@johnalden5821]

That's a brilliant insight into her character. It explains why she is on the verge of murder-suicide until Tywin enters the throne room. It's her mania for control, as much as fear of the enemy, that leads her to that drastic step. Left unable to fight, and not trusting anyone fighting for her, she grabs desperately at the one thing she can control. It's kinda pathological.

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[@TheGamerPoet]

Dragonglass is just a name for Obsidian that they use in Westeros, which Sam mentions when they find the satchel/cloak with them in. Obsidian is a volcanic glass, hence Dragonglass :)

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[@tariizm1500]

its not just only in Westeros, in Essos Valyria have mountains and hundreds of mines of it

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

That was the actor who played Bron actually singing at the start, he began his career as a fairly successful Singer in the UK. I wouldn't say he was super famous but he was pretty well known

[@InfoRanker]

RIP the actor who played Ser Illyn Payne, recently passed.

[@naber9058]

Pudgey is surprisingly good at picking hints and foreshadowing. Spartan also has his moments : )

[@maximumpotential3796]

Pudgey carries this watch along 😂

[@HG-if6pc]

Loras is not just Renley's partner, he is from house Tyrell the second wealthiest house in Westeros!

[@johnalden5821]

Yes, in Stannis' great strategic thinking, he did not factor in that he would be eternally pissing off the second-richest family in Westeros, putting the Tyrells into an alliance with the richest family in Westeros, the Lannisters. An alliance of Highgarden and Casterly Rock controls basically the central core of Westeros, including the lands with the most productive agriculture and the best strategic military position. But Stannis is "the rightful king by law" so I suppose all that doesn't matter to him. Of course, he could seek an alliance with the Starks but, oh wait, he's too proud for that, too.

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​@@johnalden5821you haven't read the books I take it. If you had a lot of these remarks would seem pretty silly.

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[@jaybees5734]

Remember earlier in the season when Melissandre told Davos son that death by fire is the purest death? She knew what would happen

[@icewinddale2675]

After Renly's death they said all his men flipped to Stannis, all EXCEPT the Tyrells. You saw Margaery and Loras crying in front of his body and both Catelyn and Littlefinger separately saying they can't avenge Renly from the ground. Then next episode we see Littlefinger in Tywin's camp during that "did he notice Arya" scene. But that whole cat and mouse game with Arya and Tywin was a red herring. The real crux of that scene was Littlefinger proposing an alliance between House Lannister and House Tyrell, the Lords of the Reach. It was as subtle as it was well placed. "Margaery wants to be queen I take it" Tywin asks Littlefinger. None of this would've happened if Littlefinger didn't pick up on how ambitious Margaery was when he visited Renly's camp. "No, I want to be THE queen" she had said. All the chess pieces throughout the season, even the unassuming ones, build to Blackwater. The Lannisters now have their southern flank covered. With supplies and men coming in, the tide of the war has turned completely. But who will be the true power in the capital itself? Them or Tyrells?

[@itss_nattyj]

Love this breakdown. Hope S&P see it.

[@majorianus8055]

But that's not true. All Stormlands flipped to Stannis, 20-25k men. But the Tyrells with 70-80k men still controlled most banners from the Reach EXCEPT the Florent with 2k. So Tywin and the Tyrells combined are almost 100k. There is no way Stannis could have win that fight.

[@SDG.12]

The tywin littlefinger scene is so underrated!

[@SDG.12]

Littlefinger proposing the marriage at the right moment. So based

[@Wigfield84]

They also missed that Littlefinger is the one who plants the seed in Catelyn to let Jaime go, which also in turn comes from Tyrion who convinces LF to go talk to Catelyn and give her Ned’s remains. It was all part of a long plan.

[@AsmaHt]

I'm super impressed by how attentive you guys are. When I first watched this series I was mostly lost and when I rewatched it I was shocked by how much I missed. It's hard to watch it without subtitles lol

[@seancarroll5803]

Spartan is either really off or on

[@alanahkeyes5798]

@@seancarroll5803 i think pudgey does a lot of the video editing so that probably helps that she effectively is rewatching each episode once or twice whereas spartan is not

[@ninodino444]

I have to say that just means you are not the smartest person

[@ramiru3264]

@@alanahkeyes5798 great observation

[@angelalurtz3638]

@@ninodino444 this comment shows you're not very nice. One of those things is a character flaw, and it's not the intelligence...

[@NickNificent]

this is why i love this show. Scenes like the one wehre the stark boys were hidden in the crypt, or the one wit the hound and Sansa in this episode. Just aamzing looks into their real personalities and their loyalty to the innocence. Amazing stuff.

[@SDG.12]

The ending of Blackwater is chef's kiss. Cersei's talks with everyone all through this episode is great,but that final monologue with Tommen is what you call "aesopian". Side by side is the imagery of Loras Tyrell in Renly's armor and helm, cutting through the Baratheon lines under the moonlit night looking like an ethereal entity. Then we have Tywin's grand entrance in the throne room to Rains of Castamere. Too good! Battles in period movies are all about the jazz of the combat, whereas Blackwater is just a backdrop, a vehicle to tell the story of the characters. It's not just some spectacular action p0rn. The realism of the moment and the psychology of the different characters in the process of reckoning with their own mortality is as important as the actual sword fighting. War isn't glorified or made to seem desirable. You're alternatively torn between rooting for either side and no one at all.

[@toukie]

I have read somewhere that when George RR Martin had been approached to adapt his amazing books into a TV series, one of the stipulations he made was that the role of Tyrion was offered first to Mister Peter Dinklage. While he is always a very good actor, episodes like these show us why Mr. Martin thought Mr. Dinklage was BORN to play Tyrion

[@limeygal1]

Peter Dinklage was the only actor that didn't have to try out for the show and he is friends with Lena and put her name forward for Sersi. You are right about George wanting him.

[@suddenimpulse030]

​@@limeygal1not true. Sean Bean and Charles Dance also didn't have to audition.

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[@LuigiTheItalian]

I always thought The Hound said "If anyone dies with a clean sword, I'll rip his fucking guts" but the actual one (which I just noticed from the subtitles) makes more sense and is way darker and funnier.

[@ArbabChowdhury]

Funny how this episode almost makes you root for the Lannisters, like Pudgey is doing, by putting Tyrion front and center, fighting against the odds. But ultimately all Tyrion's heroics are achieving is keeping Joffrey on the throne. Without Tyrion, Joffrey would be gone. Really felt Spartan's disappointment at the end there.

[@Bitchslapper316]

I think It's more the hatred for Joffery and Cersie that made people want Stannis to win. If they both died a few episodes prior and it was Tyrion protecting the city for Tommen I think people would have viewed it differently.

[@BhBc8f8]

@@Bitchslapper316 yes that's what op meant. The Lannisters are clearly the villans of the story and the only reason the audience would root for them is because of Tyrion and maybe Sansa.

[@Bitchslapper316]

@@BhBc8f8 My point was that Stannis wasn't loved, dude murdered his own brother and burned his inlaws alive. People just wanted to see him kill Joffery. If for example Stannis attacked Rob no one would have wanted him to win.

[@BhBc8f8]

@@Bitchslapper316 well yeah because the Starks are the protagonists we've followed since last season. We've only known Stannis for 7 episodes.

[@ArbabChowdhury]

@@Bitchslapper316 Well, Renly was planning on killing Stannis too, and he wanted to become king over Stannis just out of ambition. So why is only Stannis held to be bad guy? Plus Stannis did have a significant fanbase that wanted him to become king. But my point was that for all of Tyrion's sympathetic traits, he's effectively enabling Joffrey and Cersei because that's his own route to power, so he's not exactly a good guy.

[@jordanpatrick4647]

"I was like 'what the hell?', especially in the darkness of it all, just trying to keep up with it" Oh boy...I want to show him this comment again once they hit... _that_ particular battle

[@Ethan_Jax1]

32:30 the reason why he collapsed like that was because in the books his nose was actually cut off, which they thought was too gory and they'd have to use VFX to remove his nose in every scene he's in

[@nickrubin7312]

so if his nose wasn't cut off like in the books why did he collapse? it's from you logic this question follows, because him collapsing has nothing to do with the books, while yes, they've decided not to cut his nose off

[@skizz0phrenia270]

@@nickrubin7312 I would wager that shock and exhaustion likely played a part in him collapsing.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

@@nickrubin7312 I mean probably the shock of having your face sliced open

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[@Jimmyconway77]

You couldn’t just let them find out he weren’t dead for themselves nah

[@marymclaughlin9009]

The really great thing about Pudgey being stuck on "jakka hakka" for our well-mannered assassin's name is that back in season 1, in the episode where Dany discovers she's pregnant, Irri is teaching her how to pronounce things properly in Dothraki and Dany keeps tripping up on the words "jakka hakka" and they repeat it back and forth several times. 😂

[@SpartanandPudgey]

No way 😂😂😂

[@Scarecrow545]

*Athjahakar, but close enough lol.

[@ChrysalysMoon]

Omigourd!!!! 😆😆😆😆Love that you caught that!!!👋👋👋👋

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

As harsh (and drunk) as Cersei sounds when speaking with Sansa during the battle, but she was actually teaching her, just as the Hound has been trying to teach her, about the realities of life and that it's time to dispense with her Fairy-tale romantic notions.

[@stanleybrandt1693]

I appreciate a fellow Stannis supporter! Stannis the Mannis! The one true king of Westeros! Also, really good writing in the show that viewers can root for both sides in such a large scale battle.

[@randysimpson6645]

I really enjoy how much time you invest in discussing what has happened on the show.

[@nd3469]

this the only channel where i don't skip intros, theirs r so fun to watch

[@annjenkins2677]

@@nd3469 same with me. I tried to watch other intros and they all just ramble. I love how passionate they are. It feels like I'm watching GOT all over again.

[@nd3469]

@@keef5 I like Natalie but the only this that bothers me is condensing multiple hour long episodes into one video. I didn’t think she’d do it for HOTD because of how recent it was but I guess that’s just her video styling

[@Murdo2112]

@@keef5 I liked her when she first started out, or back when she did the Lord of the Rings stuff. But I don't know if someone told her she had to be more animated to engage people, but she became really screechy and over-dramatic. Plus, she's always looking off to one side to see herself in her monitor, checking out how her reaction looks. Too artificial these days.

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[@Orimthekeyacolite]

I loved that you two were rooting for the opposite sides) That's what makes this episode great - you're so conflicted about who you want to win

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[@Mic-Mak]

10:36 The Stannis theme music is so good! Ramin is a GENIUS!

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[@Shorts4use]

I love that you guys avoid spoilers from big episodes throughout this show. I started watching when season 6 came out, so these reactions are quite refreshing.

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[@jake4524]

I have never related to someone as much as this dude being disappointed about Stannis losing the battle of the Blackwater lmao, i felt the exact same

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[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

Spartan's insight and understanding of Tywin's expertise was really great. Good job!

[@thejoeschmoshow]

This episode is one of the greats from the show.

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[@jonathanblaze1648]

Love this episode. Lena Headey's performance is magnificent. My 4th favorite episode in the entire series. The first time I went through the series I knew GOT was very very good, but after watching this episode I knew I was watching greatness.

[@themistake3912]

Roughly once a season the author of the books writes an episode. This was that episode for season 2. Because of his position and in depth knowledge of the characters, he's really able to flesh out every single second of screen time to give you insight into relationships you might not be thinking about otherwise. Getting such a new unique perspective on Cersei was especially surprising and rewarding at the time. Glad you liked it so much! It's such a fun episode to watch for a first time.

[@Georgia7Pap]

Sansa stayed because after seeing Cersei flee she was convinced that Stannis was the winner. And she thought that he would protect her. I'm so excited to see your reactions for season 3! A lot of shit goes down in season 3.

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[@Murdo2112]

I've watched a lot of GoT reactions, over the years. I think this is just about the most enjoyable. You're so invested and attentive and think everything through. I know Spartan gets some stick (he's big lad, I'm sure he can take it), but I'd rather hear people thinking aloud and sometimes getting it wrong than some vacant face occasionally muttering "that's cool" or some such drivel. Looking forward to being with you through future seasons.

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[@jaybees5734]

I wish I could go back in time and tell HBO to invest in the season 1 battle with Robb and Jamie. That would've been so epic 😔

[@paulp9274]

There is another one coming up that I wanted to see more of (I'm hoping that's vague enough not to spoil anything).

[@infofreaks527]

Jamie was a beast in the battle of the whispering woods. Jamie was like a slautering machine, he would have killed Rob if Rob wasn't smart enough

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I know this was because of me! 😢Sorry sorry sorry sorry! I never meant to post a spoiler. Adult beverages may or may not have influenced my poor decision. 😉 I deleted the post. Mea culpa!

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Spartan and Pudgey are by far the best reactors I've ever watched. I love how passionate they both are and it reminds me of when I watched GOT for the first time. Their reactions are so genuine and you can see the excitement in their faces and hear it in their voices. You both are doing a wonderful job and I wanted to thank you both.

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@@keef5 that's exactly how to explain the GOT Universe. Lol

[@bryce253]

I really enjoy them as well. I still can't tell if they're a couple or brother and sister tho. 😅. But that doesn't matter. I enjoy their insights with GOT.

[@WilsonRows]

@@bryce253 They're a couple

[@SpartanandPudgey]

❤❤❤

[@SpartanandPudgey]

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[@FuzionOptics]

who else been waiting on this

[@nyztan0]

day and night

[@keanancupido]

Meee

[@mattdavid716]

These two are very genuine in their reactions, and having the HoTD background makes their perspective somewhat unique within the fandom. Always entertaining and of course classic GoT so good.

[@phaedrus1267]

(Raises hand)

[@rounakdas4577]

Was just gonna comment this only!

[@stephenponnet462]

When the explosion happens ypu can see 3 distinct reactions in the main characters of that shot. Joffrey is enjoying the carnage and sounds of screaming men. Tyrion is disgusted with what is happening in front of him and really has a look of shame and regret. Abd then you have the hound very clearly having some sort of ptsd from what happened to him you can see his vacant horrorstruck expression. 3 very dofferent reactions to the same thing. I absolutrly love that scene

[@jaybird8192]

Sansa is young very naïve, and has been raised believing she will marry a prince or king and live happily ever after! Cercei was just schooling her on how it's not all flowers and roses, and how it really is!

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

34:19 I do love those this episode ends Cersei was pushed to the point she was about to kill her own child, to save him from whats to come. Then Tywin walks in and announces they have won saving her from having to do it.

[@blondymonk1535]

Stannis The Mannis, The One True King!

[@sam_c95]

I would like to bring your attention to some lines from previous episodes where the ending of this episode was set up: As Renly lay dead, Loras shouted, "I will put a SWORD through his [Stannis's] righteous face!" Baelish asked him, "What do you desire most in this world?" to which Loras replied, "Revenge." Baelish talks him out of fighting straight away and dying, saying, "If it is justice that you want be smart about it." After Loras walks out Baelish finds out Margaery's motives too: "I want to be THE queen." In a later episode Baelish reports to Tywin what he's been working on recently (it's the scene where no-one pays attention to the dialogue because they're too worried Baelish will recognise Arya). He pitches the idea that "a moment of chaos affords opportunities" and says, "After the Lannisters and the Starks, the Tyrells command the largest host. [...] The Tyrells have not yet declared for any of the surviving kings. Loras wants revenge, he blames Stannis for Renly's death. And Margaery..." Tywin predicts the end of the sentence: "Wants to be queen." Tywin is reluctant and points out the Tyrells rebelled and joined Renly, but Baelish suggests only punishing that treason "after Stannis and Robb Stark are defeated." (See what he's setting up here?) Baelish confirms the Tyrell host returned to their home and he could leave to meet them that night if Tywin agreed. This episode is the culmination of these pretty minor and subtle scenes. Great writing, keep looking out for subtle hints in the next couple of seasons!

[@ringwe]

Non-spoiler book detail: Loras Tyrell (who is supposed to be a very skilled warrior by the way) wears Renly's crown and armor during the battle and that spooks Stannis big time.

[@kiliana229]

I thought it was Garlan in the books.

[@ringwe]

@@kiliana229 I stand corrected :) Still, it was a nice touch, I really liked the Tyrells.

[@zoid_on_youtube]

its Garlan Tyrell, Loras' brother, who does that. He is also said to be a better swordsman than Loras himself

[@ringwe]

@@zoid_on_youtube Yes, I was wrong, it wasn't Loras who wore the armor. I hated the way Loras was depicted in the show. It's very clear in the books that he was a talented swordsman but the viewer would be forgiven to think he was just Renly's rich ambitious boyfriend.

[@suddenimpulse030]

You guys need to read the spoiler rules please. I don't like deleting comments, but you force my hand. We post them on every single video. If you want to engage in book or spoiler discussion we have a Discord channel where you can talk about whatever you wish as long as you employ spoiler blocks. Thank you!

[@brandonj7458]

You guys the long intros are great they remind me when me and my friends used to watch live and we would spend an hour just catching up with what happened before even watching the current...this show has SOOOOO MUCH to discuss it's INCREDIBLE

[@BlackDaffodils]

I have quickly fallin in love with this channel. You can tell by how quickly I clicked this video 😅

[@waelnawwal]

This reaction video is so far my favorite!!! I love how they had a jaw-dropping moments especially at the wildfire explosion. Hats off again for the Mods who continue to do a spectacular job to deliver such reactions ❤

[@alexjames4770]

It’s not explained very well in the last few episodes, but Littlefinger was actually sent to Highgarden (the seat of House Tyrell, Renly’s former allies) to broker an alliance between them and the Crown. So the cavalry arriving is Tywin’s host from Harrenhal, along with Loras’s army from the Kingdom of the Reach. Loras is actually armored with Renly’s old suit of armor, so as to strike terror into the hearts of Renly’s former soldiers who joined Stannis after his death, as tho the ghost of Renly had returned to curse all those who betrayed him. And yes, Kingsguard Ser Mandon Moore intentionally attacked Tyrion on the field of battle, all will be explained in time.

[@jeffthampuran6054]

I thought it was Garlan who wore Renly's armor

[@alexjames4770]

@@jeffthampuran6054 Not in the show. In the show Willas and Garlan don’t exist, Margaery and Loras are Mace’s only children.

[@jeffthampuran6054]

@@alexjames4770 Damn, that's a shame. Willas and Garlan were pretty cool characters.

[@NiKiMa023]

If all will be explained in time, why did you feel the need to explain it now?

[@alexjames4770]

@@NiKiMa023 I was talking about Ser Mandon Moore attacking Tyrion, which I decidedly did not explain.

[@TheMaskedChef7]

"Those are brave men knocking at our doors, Let's go kill them" 👌🏼🧡

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[@olehaugan9555]

A quote from the books can help you understand the Baratheon brothers better. It comes from their old blacksmith, Donal Noye witch was sent to the wall. "Robert was the true steel. Stannis is pure iron, black and hard and strong, yes, but brittle, the way iron gets. He'll break before he bends. And Renly, that one, he's copper, bright and shiny, pretty to look at but not worth all that much at the end of the day."

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[@TheSobeysworker]

Tywin is always an absolute boss. That epic entrance

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[@che9218]

It's not about enjoyment when Tyrion saw the wildfire went off. Because no one has seen it go off in a scale like that, everyone was in shock witnessing the scene.

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[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

Throughout Season 2 Robb Stark is pillaging the Westerlands (seat of House Lannister) to bait Tywin out of Harrenhal (which is in the Riverlands, seat of House Tully). So they were basically side by side, both holding out in each others' lands trying to see who blinks first. But Tywin realizes Harrenhal in the middle of enemy territory is indefensible, saving the capital is more important. So he abandons the defensive garrison at Harrenhal and instead of going west towards Robb, he takes the Lannister forces to a night march 6 o'clock of Harrenhal, straight down into King's Landing. He has Loras Tyrell with him who is wearing Renly's armor to the bewilderment of the Baratheon forces. With Stannis crushed and with House Tyrell, Lords of The Reach, now alligned with the crown, Robb not only let Tywin's army escape from the Riverlands, he's now pretty much cut off from King's Landing. Tywin has out maneuvered Robb and Stannis.

[@Max-du9uo]

“Where the river broadened out into Blackwater Bay, the boom stretched taut, a bare two or three feet above the water. Already a dozen galleys had crashed into it, and the current was pushing others against them. Almost all were aflame, and the rest soon would be. Davos could make out the striped hulls of Salladhor Saan's ships beyond, but he knew he would never reach them. A wall of red-hot steel, blazing wood, and swirling green flame stretched before him. The mouth of the Blackwater Rush had turned into the mouth of hell.” -ACOK

[@NPA1001]

I remember when I first saw this episode and saw that Wildfire explosion my reaction was “wow I have never seen anything like this show on television before”

[@sejadlulic8377]

"The battle is over, we have won" second of my top 3 GOT quotes. Gives me goosebumbs like hell. Perfect ending to a perfect episode.

[@NiKiMa023]

What are the others? If they’re not spoilers of course

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

He said it with such gravitas

[@sejadlulic8377]

@@NiKiMa023 one is: "gods help you, Theon Greyjoy. Now you're truly lost!" - ser rodrik cassel in season2. And the third one is from season 4 episode 6.

[@horsepuncher95]

Yeah you guys pretty on point, Cersei is lonely + hates having no control, Sansa is weirdly one of the only people outside of Cersei's family she has gotten semi vulnerable with since she feels both compassion and contempt for the way aspects of Sansa's life mirrors Cersei's. So she singles her out to either put her down (control) and/or empathise with her (lonely)

[@andresperes6731]

Remember what Melisandre said to Davos son, "death by fire is the purest death"

[@traviscue2099]

The reason Stannis looked like he had a basic attack, was because that's all they could really do via their ships.. all of the city is surrounded by rocky waters and cliffs, aside from the mud gate.. Which is a little tiny stretch of land. If they attacked the main gate and sieged, they would of been flanked from behind. They were betting on the Lannister army not being there (Being distracted by the North), if there was no wild fire, they would of breached the city quiet easily. Over confidence.

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[@cheezal2]

Two things you need to take into account.... Melissandre said to Davos son "Death by fire is the Purest death" and when it's said it's vague.. until you realise she forsee she wasnt going with them for the battle,and that the son was going to die by fire... And that particular Kingsguard was sent with Tyrion to aid him supposedly but did try and kill him and did cut him,Yet Podrick killed him with a spear from behind/

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[@quackbock1018]

my dad just started watching this show a few months ago, i go over every saturday and watch it with him so i can answer his questions without spoiling. tyrion is his favorite and he almost quit watching the show after this episode cuz he really thought tyrion died. i had to quickly start the next episode before he walked away to show him tyrion was alive lol. he's handled other things a lot better (Robb, and Jon for example) that i was worried about, but as long as tyrion is safe, he'll continue watching.

[@ChrysalysMoon]

Wait.. how did he handle Ned's death??

[@MrCzerillo]

Cersei didn't run and hide. She went right to where Stannis would go first, if he was successful.

[@artgod2352]

Anticipation was high for this one!

[@larqven0192]

In the books, the Hound and Sansa have a relationship that the show only hints at. He was often her 'security detail', and he was enraged by Sansa's innocence and foolishness regarding knights and chivalry and such. He terrified her with horrible stories about his background and enforcement actions for the Lannisters. However, it degenerated into him weeping over his confessions and threatening to kill if she ever said anything about it. While this did Sansa little good to be sure, it might have actually been 'therapy' of a sort for him and did him some mental good.

[@summermetcalfe1628]

6:30 spartan with the predictions! tywin was, in fact, the deciding factor!

[@rookere1604]

One of my favourite episodes. Stannis is gangster, but Tywin coming in like a boss at the end is just epic

[@WilsonRows]

he's called The Mighty Tywin for a reason!

[@johnalden5821]

One of the best episodes, IMHO. What this reveals is that, by killing Renly, Stannis has alienated the Tyrells, who control the most productive lands in Westeros and are thus the second-wealthiest house in the country. Now the Tyrells are allied with the Lannisters, and their combined wealth and military power dwarfs what Stannis has (left). Together, they control the central core of Westeros geographically, although the Riverlands (Tully territory) are disputed by the Starks. But, since Stannis is the "rightful king by law" none of this seems to bother him -- at least not enough to factor it into his strategy.

[@nostalgicbliss5547]

The ending of this episode always gives me chills.

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[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

S&P: "Jacka Haga... Jacka Hacka?". Me *shouting at the screen*: "Jack-ENNNN Ha-gaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr" XD

[@MalevolentProphecies]

You guys are awesome. Thanks so much for sharing your reaction to GOT with us. Bloody legends, very entertaining to watch. Have a good one!

[@toomuchsauce5599]

You have to try to understand Cersei, the last time the city was sacked, the Mad Kings grandkids were brutally murdered.

[@DiegoSanchez-jh2oz]

Nice catch with the necklace! I never saw that

[@tealbrave]

Pudgey: “Why is he acting like that?” Spartan: “Well he got stabbed…” 💀 💀💀

[@terrylandess6072]

Concerning the Hound: "You'll be glad of me when I'm all that stands between you and your beloved Joffrey". So his intentions have been hazy from long before this episode.

[@melissavukelic4138]

@RubixRaptor_ 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevesaturnation]

Told ya those battles to come will make you happy Spartan, it only gets better! This has been a really fun watch along with you two.😃

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[@firstnamelastname1219]

Hey guys just wanted to say I really love watching your videos. I’ve seen GOT like 6times and know everything. It’s cool to see you 2 react and figure things out. PLEASE DO THE ENTIRE SERIES!!

[@suddenimpulse030]

They fully intend to watch the entire series. =)

[@corybishop3084]

Dragon glass is another name for obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass.

[@Nihilanth]

Cersei and Sansa dynamic is so interesting. i will not say Cersei really cares for Sansa, but she certainly feels some kinda empathy since she sees a lot of herself in her. Sansa was in love with Joffrey, until he started treating her the way she did and revealed himself. Cersei was "sold" as a broodmare to a man she didn't like it, but she tried to love him (as she said to Ned stark and Robert in season 1), but Robert showed up to a extremely abusive and drunken person. Sansa: you were Robert's Queen... Cersei: and you will be Joffrey's, enjoy!

[@laurelindon]

Dragonglass is just their mythic name for simple obsidian - volcanic glass. But, because obsidian forms in volcanoes and its formation is connected with magmatic fire, they conflate it with dragons and draconic fire. Keep watching, more will be explained about dragonglass.

[@madeleinehoward3418]

Cersei knows what Robert and Tywin did to the Targaryen children after Robert took the crown, so she wanted to shield Tommen from the same fate!

[@Slateking]

The hound is defined by protecting someone. He went to Sansa for a purpose. He gave up the king, he needs someone else to protect

[@tidepride86]

Stannis is such a damn BOSS. If his army had 3 Stannis' it'd be all over lol

[@balerion77]

22:16 She's DRUNK 😆. LENA HEADEYs performance in this episode was great.

[@dineshbalu6107]

The reason Stannis army fled was because they thought Renly's ghost was fighting and leading the War. Because Loras Tyrell wears Renly's armour to make him look like Renly to scare their bannermen.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

Also mainly because they were clearly outnumbered with the Tyrell forces joining the battle.

[@melissavukelic4138]

Great reaction, guys! I really enjoyed your pre-episode discussion. Spartan’s assertion about the dragon glass (2:53) is correct. You may have missed it, but when Sam found the dragon glass he mentioned that it’s proper name is obsidian, which is produced by rapidly cooling lava. In the GoT world, it’s more likely the result of “lava” created by dragon’s fire. Props to Spartan for predicting who the major players of this battle would be (6:23) before the episode even started! Even if you didn’t think it would happen this soon, it was pretty insightful. One last thing, it’s Jaqen H’gar, not Jaqa H’gar. There’s an ‘n’ at the end of his first name.

[@walterrutherford8321]

The Hound isn’t afraid of being wounded or even dying. But he is terrified of burning. Spartan kept waiting for Stannis’ non-linear trump card. It came, but for the other side. That was Tywin, the saavy battle veteran, riding in and saving the day, finishing what his half-man son started.

[@patrickkilduff5272]

'They even have A ladder...' What did you expect them to bring to a siege on a castle? A trampoline?

[@luigicavallo270]

Wouldn't be a bad idea, tho...

[@AzaMinis]

So aside of Loras (who was wearing Renly's armor and carrying a Renly-style Baratheon banner) - the rest of the horsemen are wearing Lannister armor and you see Lannister (red & gold lion) banners. Lannister helmets open in the front like gates. It's something you notice upon a rewatch that you don't notice on your first viewing.

[@KaelVidos20]

I love love the rains of castamere!!

[@kyroc1403]

A man's name is Jaqen H'ghar! (jah-ken ha-gar)

[@ineednochannelyoutube2651]

"Is that the man? Stannis the Mannis?" -Spartan HE SAID IT!