Game of Thrones - War Stories

King Robert, Ser Barristan Selmy and Ser Jaime Lannister sharing war stories. One of my favorite scenes in the show.
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[@astoriasenju6162]

Robert was the perfect example of the knight who slayed the dragon and found life boring afterwards

[@pittland44]

I never thought of it that way but that's a great point. Robert, at the end of the day, was a soldier. He lived for the fight. Once the fight was done there wasn't really much for him to do and he fell apart. That was the thing about the drinking and eating and whoring. He didn't know what to do with himself so he just gave in to his base appetites. That's why he was so relieved when the Greyjoy's revolted. That was a fight and it was something he could get into.

[@astoriasenju6162]

@@pittland44 and he slayed a Targaryen who’s sigil is a dragon

[@pittland44]

@@astoriasenju6162 Damn Straight! 😉

[@patarcher9199]

What other characters are examples of this?

[@nepntzerZer]

he's clearly modelled on king Henry the 8th.

[@Chris1this]

*“Who Wrote Season 8? Some Half-Wit With A Stutter”*

[@IHATEYANKS41]

Brilliant

[@josebatt135]

Who's still watching season 8? Half wit. Appreciate greatness

[@jameslowman1355]

Lancel did

[@20sshilk]

Everyone has a limit, this scene doesn't exist in the books. It was written by D&D. It's just hard, nobody can be at the top of the game for this long even the best ones. I can't recall any show that didn't go downhill after season 5 or 6. It's just impossible, it took GRRM 25 years to write 5 books. I think long breaks are important for writing creativity.

[@ATK1734]

Two, actually: One half wit with a stutter, and the other an Idiot with one ball and no brains. Both so stupid they couldn't find the breastplate stretcher before Winter came.

[@UploaderGuy3000]

“Same thing he’d been saying for hours. She's my Queen.”

[@blakenelson8477]

Uh don’t wun’ it

[@TheArchit1]

Man I chuckled so loud.

[@cinephiliass7540]

wii nied aliEeEs

[@MiguelAlburquerque]

yur mah quehn!!

[@jorenvanderark3567]

@@messithegoat4111 So to what adress should I send the very nice people with the white coats?

[@SkyTahir]

No expensive CGI, no big battle, not even any music. They're just talking and yet somehow this is still an amazing scene. Peak GoT truly was something special.

[@RestitutorEuropa]

Seasons 1-4 were a literal masterpiece.

[@dimensionzone8048]

​@@RestitutorEuropa Season 4 a masterpiece??? 😂😂😂 S5 was better than that stuff lmao

[@alilweeb7684]

@@dimensionzone8048 nobody says that

[@naylik2562]

@@dimensionzone8048 not to pile on you but season 5 and what came after were aids

[@SilkyLew]

​​@@dimensionzone8048Yeah, you're in The minority on this one. Season 5 was still good, but when you really look at it, you can tell the quality of dialog starts to drop a little. Definitely had some great moments though.

[@avonyx4374]

"everywhere I look, I see there smug, satisfied faces" Jamie, just standing there, with a smug, satisfied face:

[@conorgleeson2453]

Resting Lannister Face.

[@oVoidhawko]

Can't blame him for being smug. Cucklold the king, with the knowledge any legitimate heirs he will ever have shall be yours. Robert knew all about it; he ordered Bran's assassination to keep it secret. Because to do otherwise would be to invite another war, and he had nothing left to fight for. His reason for rebellion was a one sided love for Stark's sister. He lost her, and then she died. So now? He shits and eats and fucks without care for tomorrow.

[@chrisjohnson7872]

@@oVoidhawko I thought the assassination was ordered by Joffrey because Joffrey thought that when Robert said Bran should be put out of his misery, it was a go ahead to off him?

[@chrisjohnson7872]

@@oVoidhawko also so true king

[@MusaMansu]

@@oVoidhawko Nah, man. Robert would have killed them if he knew. And Jaime cuckolding the King would be a W, if it wasn’t his sister. All it says is that the Lannisters are nuts. Roberts son lived on to inherit Storms End. Jaime, Cersei and all of their bastards born of incest died brutal deaths. His line has ended. Roberts lives on.

[@konfusionxD]

''What do you mean it's empty?'' ''There are no more books.'' ''IS THAT WHAT EMPTY MEANS?''

[@thegamesforreal1673]

So write. MORE!

[@darthveatay]

Tell GRRM to get in here. GRRM get in here!

[@reptileguardian941]

Darth Vitiate 😂

[@Jamie-kv9eg]

So come on. We’re telling war stories, who was your first kill not counting tv adaptations.

[@GafferSamz]

verbadum22 why was Lannisters serving the king like that if Cersei was queen

[@fatlizards5156]

i always loved how robert made sure to mock the lannister family every chance he got lol

[@holypaladin4657]

fat lizards Makes me wonder if he subconsciously knew about the nature of his "children" and was taking it out on every blond haired shit he could find, lol.

[@janellejulianajoy]

Tywin had honor. He never went after anyone unprovoked. He was into family security. No more. No less. He made moves once the opportunity presented itself, he didn't go around murdering people for it.

[@evn2787]

@@janellejulianajoy he lost all honor when he posed as a friend to Targaryen and came in kings landing and opened the city gates to Robert Baratheon Robert appreciated him ofc but both Ned and Robbert lost respect for the lannisters for betraying their king

[@jordanbechard584]

While utterly dependent on their gold of course.

[@ridensroom6957]

@@evn2787 and told his men to murder Ellia Martell and her children becsuse of his hatred towards the mad king. And ruined Tyrion's only true marriage out of utter cruelty and hatred towards his son and an innocent woman.

[@mitchell4745]

“GODS I WAS STRONG” god the potential of a prequel about Robert 😤😤

[@JohnSmith-tk7nt]

that would be so incredible. the only problem would be that any young actor would pale in comparison to this great performance

[@tallesttree4863]

Instead we got house of the dragon, mores the pity.

[@chrisjames6327]

According to the books, Roberts war hammer was so heavy that Ned couldn't even pick it up

[@tallesttree4863]

@@chrisjames6327 Which book?

[@45DarthVader]

​@@tallesttree4863 HOTD is not bad by any means tf? Especially if you take fire and blood into consideration

[@Hank..]

Robert's journey from unparalleled to pathetic was secretly a metaphor for how the series was going to play out. Very allegorical.

[@grey-spark]

Underrated comment

[@johndoherty2866]

Ya know it was king dauphin or whatever from France that said tings

[@manolis.799]

The sacred and the propane

[@terranman4702]

@@manolis.799 Ooooh! Madon'! I just wanted to make that joke!

[@bobbybaklava9605]

Charles shwab ova here

[@wetlettuce8215]

Its a shame that tywin, ned stark and king robert never had a dialogue together.

[@gronizherz3603]

It would probably go about the same as this went. Just imagine Jaime is Tywin and Ser Barristan is Eddard. Robert: Insulting drunk Tywin: Resting Lannister face Eddard: Stern and noble

[@wetlettuce8215]

@@gronizherz3603 yes but with a much more tensed air to it hahahahaha

[@Lite727]

@@gronizherz3603 Ned depised Tywin with a burning passion for the Targaryen children. He wants no where near his presence.

[@gronizherz3603]

@@Lite727 good point

[@thawnesrevenge5249]

Three absolute monsters discussing their victories

[@LevelUpLifting]

God I wish we could've seen what a badass fighter Robert was with that damn Warhammer

[@izaliths4694]

I feel like i unearthed a relic here.

[@nelly9206]

One of the spinoffs might actually give us this

[@kkarx]

@@nelly9206 I don't want to see young Robert fighting if it is as lame as GOT battles (even Battle of Bastards with retarded tactics kinda sucked). This short dialogue was more dramatic than any GOT battle presented.... and so was the 15 second flashback "Burn them all." which is shame.

[@ohnonotjalen9153]

love the geras video dog

[@kkarx]

@Dickum N Lickum the V: Emperor Of KZbin. Calm down butthurt fangirl

[@dylanking2039]

Underrated piece of storytelling here is the mountains of respect between Jaime and Selmy. You can see the regard Selmy holds Jaime in, and the gargantuan level of hero worship Jaime has for the older man. Years of background info, backstory and character relationships and development shown with a few glances and subtle smiles.

[@chukuemekaoje1015]

Thing is though... It's more one-sided (as we later learn in the show and the books). Selmy saw Jaime as one who broke a sacred oath and profaned the position of Kingsguard (in the books it's basically said that Selmy thinks Jaime should have been made to join the Night's Watch). The mountains of respect might just be for Jaime's skill alone.

[@whitesimurgh6363]

Truly.. pity all fell apart as we got to the end!

[@MRJTD99]

@@chukuemekaoje1015 Exactly what I was thinking. Jaime holds Selmy in extremely high regard for being the textbook example of what a knight should, body and soul. Selmy may recognize Jaime's skill, but he despises the man. The way he says "The Kingslayer" when Cersei tells him he's being replace by Jaime says it all.

[@donnymoney4222]

Like LeBron James meeting Michael Jordan... or mahomes meeting brady

[@deaddropsd1972]

Selmy seems so upset w Jamie when Selmy gets fired. Selmy loses a point imo because the Mad King deserved what he got. Selmy should at least acknowledge this.

[@jevilz9858]

I thought Jamie was narcissistic especially in terms of swordsmanship but clearly he respect Ser Barristan here

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

In the show barristan its like a teenage idol for jaime (in the books was arthur dayne), and represents what jaime wanted to be before joining the kingsguard (and all the crap he lived since then)

[@bensonfang1868]

Ser barristan and Arthur Dayne were his idols growing up and trained him since he was 15. They are a huge reason why Jaime is so cocky.

[@Shushkin]

@@bensonfang1868 Well, he does have tywin as his father and he had quite a bit of skill before he lost his hand. It's a mix between earned and unearned cockiness

[@tarrker]

Jamie was a narcissist but, that doesn't mean he had zero respect for others. One thing they made pretty clear early on was his respect for fellow warriors. Even Ned Stark, who he was at odds with.

[@lucasmarquez1104]

Benson Fang and the black fish

[@Gasmaskkiller123]

“Same thing he’d been saying for hours. Burn them all.” “If your king asked you to stand by while thousands of innocents burned alive would you do it? Would you keep your oath then? By what right does the wolf judge the lion?!” Season 8 “To bE HoNEst I neVER cAReD abOUt tHe PeoPLe” *thank you d&d*

[@archieenry1601]

Season 6 *Cersei blows up the sept killing about a hundred people with the wildfire he hates so much* Season 7 Jaime to Olenna "Do YoU tHiNk PeOpLe WiLl CaRe HoW sHe BuIlT tHiS wOrLd"

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

They died by some fucking rubble. That's just stupid. Would have been much better for Jaime's arc had he killed Cersei himself.

[@snowyfieldsforever]

D&d should be dracarysed

[@Ringking-ws7bz]

There is no question Ned Would have done the same but probably cut him down while he was looking forward.

[@qnzman578]

D&d: "Jamie kind of forgot about that conversation.."

[@veironhedlund8061]

I love the shock on everyone when Jamie talks about how mad the mad king really was. It shows that most people didn't realize truly how far gone he was and why Jamie killed him.

[@Ruosteinenknight]

This is also comes back when Ned resings from his position as king's hand. When Ned tells Robert that he proceeds with assasination of Daenerys he's no better than the mad king, Robert loses his shit. And no wonder why: in his mind it must've hurt that his most trusted, maybe only, friend compared him to a beast that tried to destroy his own domain while he is trying to save it. It even gets worse, when while dying Robert admits that Ned was right: he was ready to kill 16 year old Daenerys and her child only so that he could stay in power for a while longer, same thing that the mad king did to countless others and what he resented Tywin Lannister doing to Elia Martell.(Precisly, according to Jaime, Robert was relieved that he didn't have to worry about Targeryan bloodline but he was also ashamed that he was relieved)

[@kingswift782]

@@Ruosteinenknight tbh Daenerys did become the mad queen so

[@JB-mb6lm]

Yea!!

[@Ancientneutrality]

@@kingswift782 but it was due to constant trauma part of that being them trying to kill her as well.

[@TheSamuraijim87]

Yes, but none of these people have the background context that we do, thanks to our seeing Jaime's conversation with Brienne. *We know* that Aerys formed a wildfire plot with his pyromancers, and *we know* about the Caches of Wildfire across the city, and their destructive power. Jaime had never told the rest of the story - he hated Robert, and he'd always felt a mix of shame and resentment toward Selmy - so he'd never have told them. They weren't his confidants. It's obvious Selmy and Robert *did not* know this. They only knew about Aerys being utterly mad, so here, they're just hearing a graphic tale about a boy killing a madman, as like as not on his father's orders. You can't retroactively superimpose plot revelations onto characters.

[@GuMeinPoh]

“Burn them all” the delivery from Jaime and the look in Roberts face is SO fucking good

[@Maya_k]

yesss I got chills lol

[@faceless_man566]

it's a look that says "holy crap maybe you aren't terrible"

[@Matthew_A_N]

I love the way Jaime looks at Barristan he has so much respect for him.

[@Red-qk7hv]

barristan can cut jaime like carving on a cake

[@nosakhareanthony97]

@@Red-qk7hv I doubt that mate

[@Kal911]

@@Red-qk7hv Not at all, when he was in his prime, Barristan would have, but not in his condition now. In the show they really spit on Jaime's ability, like his fight with Brienne. In the books Jaime is in far worse conditions, not only his hands were chained, his feet were too, he lost a lot of weight and strenght because of starvation after a whole year of prison, and even because they spent a lot of time running away to not be captured, Jaime even felt like his swordmanship after that year got worse than rotten, practically putriefied, and yet Brienne barely survived against him, she could barely block a swing that another one was already about to strike her down, and she "won" only because he soon got tired since he was in awful conditions. She even think that even if his body wasn't in such bad shape, even chained he would have utterly destroyed her and that probably no swordman in the seven kingdom would have been able to defeat Jaime (unlinke in the show in which she mocks his ability saying that he was overhyped by rumors)

[@Cross_111]

@@Kal911 he maybe was the best fighter during his time But not a challenge for the sword of the morning

[@Kal911]

@@Cross_111 Jaime by now, in the books, was the best swordman. Barristan and Arthur Dayne in their prime were the best of all time.

[@TheStopShort]

I love how Robert’s mouth falls open at “burn them all” as he understands himself to have been included there if the mad king had his way.

[@sereese4937]

Not really. If the mad king had blown up KL, it would only be ned, tywin with their armys that wouldve died (along with all of KL ofc). Robert stayed behind at the trident cause he was wounded.

[@TheStopShort]

@@sereese4937 you honestly think Aerys Targaryen would not have had him rooted out as his very next move?

[@sereese4937]

@@TheStopShort No... because he would be dead. Jaime said it himself. He meant to nuke ALL of kings landing, including himself. Either thinking becoming a dragon or wanting to spite robert. I think in the books it was to spite robert, in the show because he wanted to become a dragon (these are both jaime's accounts in book and show respectively)

[@brennenpoffenroth4196]

@@sereese4937 Ned showed up after the city was sacked, so it would have only been the Lannister army, Tywin and King's Landing.

[@Delete240]

@@TheStopShortdidn’t stop to think that one through did you?😂

[@903IDFOLEY]

Robert was probably thinking: "Ahhh... So THAT'S what all those barrels of wild fire we found all over the place was for..."

[@903IDFOLEY]

***** Most of the caches were found, retrieved and later used during the Battle of the Blackwater by Tyrion.

[@SeppukuAddict]

But up until that point they were known to few. At that moment in time, they were still placed around the city.

[@903IDFOLEY]

Giantdad Lives So you're saying they've been lying around the city for 17 years, unknown to anyone... But in a few months before they are suddenly needed, they were all found by accident? Doesn't that sound silly to you?

[@SeppukuAddict]

903IDFOLEY From what I remember of the books, that was only one such cache of wildfire. There were at least two more elsewhere in the city.

[@buxxi90]

It's implied that Cersei sent Qyburn to look for the wildfire and he found it. Remember what she told Tywin in season 4? She would burn their house to the ground before letting others take her Tommen away from her. Sounds pretty worrisome now, doesn't it?

[@martynkellett]

Robert remembered the faces of all the men he had killed but couldn’t remember Lyanna’s face, even though she left a hole that ‘seven kingdoms’ couldn’t fill! That’s deep.

[@Phantom19913]

That’s because Robert lusted after Lyanna he never loved her.

[@kaminsod4077]

​​@@Phantom19913 I think it's more that Robert fell in love with an idealized version of Lyanna, rather than the woman herself. In all likelihood even if they had married he likely would've given into his base urges anyway. Might've taken longer perhaps, but at the end of the day he could never control his wants and impulses.

[@Phantom19913]

@@kaminsod4077 that’s why I said he lusted after her he had strong feelings for her but not real love.

[@babylynn2666]

He loved Ned, he stated that he loved him more than his own brothers. He wanted to be part of his family.

[@FunkyTony91]

You know it’s all about telling fake stories and making them sounds like the truth.

[@johnrie18]

Now Robert is dead with all the other true greats. He could have lingered at the edge of the series with the other lesser characters and today; his dialogue would be terrible, any character development would probably get thrown out the window and he'd still be waking three times in the night to piss into a bowl. Wine!

[@overlex]

Weiis and Benioff... GODS what stupid names! Who named ya? Season 8 Tyrion? Haha! What are you doing?

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Holy fuck that is so right. Man i would take an honorable death over a worthless life.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

D&D: (showing off season 8) HAHAHAHAHA! An inspiring sight for the people. Hey, bow before your kings. BOW YA SHITS!!!

[@johnpepper8603]

@@overlex The Season 8 story is empty, your Grace

[@johnpepper8603]

Is that what empty means ??! So write MOOOOORE !!

[@JenAnistonfan1]

"not counting old men" lol, that was such a cheap shot

[@Armitage112a]

+UltraeVires True, but it's still a cheap shot.

[@baldokarinja4111]

+Naomi Armitage No,he said that because Jaime was 17 at that time, he would probably say his name so Robert immediately said to exclude Aerys

[@OllihuAkbar]

+Baldo Karinja He did refer to the Mad King which makes it a cheap shot, since Jaime is still despised for breaking his oath and killing his own king who was an old man which is why Robert said he doesn't count, because it wasn't very honorable kill.

[@boozantine]

The funny thing is Aerys I believe, was only in his fortys when he died.

[@OllihuAkbar]

Yeah, he was. But Jaime was the youngest knight of the Kingsguard in history, being only a teenager at the time of his appointment to the position so he was approximately a little over half of the King's age. Also the Mad King was in so poor health that his physical state was basically that of a much older man. I found the following from gameofthrones.wikia.com: "Aerys's growing madness took a drastic toll on his physical appearance. Fearful of allowing blades in his presence (save those of his sworn Kingsguard), Aerys ceased to have his hair or nails cut for years. By the time of the rebellion, his fingernails had grown nearly a foot long, and his long, filthy, tangled hair and beard hung below his shoulders. Increasingly paranoid that someone would attempt to poison him, he ate so rarely that he became extremely gaunt. Combined with the stress from his madness, by the time of the rebellion, when Aerys was only forty years old, he looked as old and haggard as a man twice his age."

[@moviescatsmargs]

Mark Addy doesnt get the recognition that some of the other cast does but this was a really powerful scene that benefits from his performance. He seems so disturbed by Jaime's words, like he's just now realizing just how important it was that Jaime did what he did

[@catchercat_yt3503]

Totally agree. Mark Addy did an excellent job portraying Robert’s final years.

[@felooosailing957]

I actually think Mark Addy's acting is on par with everyone's in Season 1, and perhaps it's the best overall. He really does transpire former joviality, bitterness, and his voice Inflexions are great.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

*GODS I WAS STRONG THEN*

[@theinsivibleman5309]

"Peace has cost you your strength, victory has defeated you" - Bane

[@markdelavega4953]

"Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken" - Darth Bane

[@REHANKHAN-en5zn]

Robert remembered the faces of people he had killed but not the one he loved.....

[@mycommentpwnz]

That's because he didn't love her. He was just obsessed with her. For If you ACTUALLY LOVE someone, and they don't love you back, you respect their wishes, as hard as that might be. Robert, in reality, is nothing more than a spoiled-boy throwing a temper tantrum. It was just unfortunate for Rhaegar that angry boy can swing both of his "hammers" like Thor himself. #ImHereAllWeek

[@zachholt2085]

@@mycommentpwnz Agreed he was obsessed. But I thought he and everyone else believed Rhaegar had kidnapped her. Why Rhaegar and Lyanna didn't come clean with their dalliance is up for debate. Most people say he didn't want to offend the Martells (Family of his first wife). Or that his father wouldn't allow it. But it still feels like a gaping plot hole to me.

[@mycommentpwnz]

@@zachholt2085 Ah, yeah. That's true/great point. Robert believed she was raped and kidnapped. Perhaps they (R & L) didn't tell anyone because their desires/wishes didn't matter, so telling people would do nothing but shame the Martell family. Love doesn't stand in the way of family & duty for high-born women. She was "assigned" to Robert, and it was either have Rhaegar (and his allies) kill him in battle, or Lyanna was going to have to marry him. After further contemplation, it's actually very similar to the story of "Troy." A beautiful woman is married (or in this case, intended to be married) to some warrior/brute, and she is unhappy with her marriage. Then, some handsome prince comes to the rescue. Yet, In both stories, both kingdoms of the "rescuers" were destroyed. I guess the moral of both stories is this: love CAN'T conquer ALL things after-all.

[@zachholt2085]

@@mycommentpwnz Well said!

[@The_Quiet_Kiddo]

@@zachholt2085 I wish they do a Prequel about Robert's Rebellion . Far more content in there . Want to see Petyr get his Ass handed to him by Brandon . Varys as a little bird and The Mad King time period when Tywin was still a Bitch and was plotting his Rise .

[@WillRock07]

This scene made me wonder about Jaime, before Season 3 shed more light on the subject. "he said the same thing he'd been saying for hours. Burn them all." That look that Robert gives him when he says it too. Its almost like Robert sees Jaime truly for the first time. Powerful Scene.

[@danieltroconis7213]

+WillRock07 Exactly my thoughts too... I wonder what would have been Ned's opinion about Jamie if he knew what he actually stopped.

[@Fr0st1989]

+Daniel Troko he wouldn't care, really, he'd still just see it as someone betraying their lord

[@SportsSpeak73]

+Daniel Troko he'd likely respect the man but still want to punish the act. think Stannis being grateful to Davos but still taking his fingertips.

[@iggy1296]

it's not that. Jaime just reminding him what Aerys did to Brandon and Rickard, and how the "kidnapping" of Lyanna led to that event.

[@UnoriginallyInclined]

It's like no one even thought to ask him why he did it until now. Maybe the whole time Jaime was waiting for that, but he'd never say it by himself because it would seem like he was making excuses. The way Robert's expression changes, it's just dawning on him that there might be more to the story than he realised

[@blackhawk5724]

I miss the old days of GOT. The stories, the sword fighting, the witty dialogue and the interesting conversations.

[@link615]

For real, I came here just to remember old times

[@lordcoltrane5630]

Now it's just. Hey look a dragon!

[@blackhawk5724]

@@lordcoltrane5630 I am glad that I am not the only one who thinks that.

[@gudhaxer41343]

@@lordcoltrane5630 surprise surprise the teleporting greyjoy fleet is here, would be shame if we accurately shot ur dragon 3 times behind a mountain. Winter is here, JK its still a myth to the rest of the 7 kingdoms.

[@bradreviews]

God fans on the internet are annoying. People complain when they talk too much, then others complain that there’s not enough talking.

[@thevoidlord1796]

i absolutely love Robert's story here. I think he sees himself in the boy he killed; he thought he could end the injustice and the horrors of the Targaryen rule by just marching into King's Landing and killing the mad king, but war is bloody and a lot of people had to die just for him to get where he is, and even then, Robert isn't happier here. Had the boy lived, he'd be in the same position Robert would be in now, sure he doesn't have a crown, but Robert doesn't care about that. He cares about all the discontents in life.

[@Night5225]

Had Robert died shortly after killing Rhaegar, he would’ve died the happiest he could have.

[@appa609]

​@@Night5225Except if Lyanna loved him back

[@thevoidlord1796]

Nah, I don't think he would've liked that. He loved the idea of Lyanna; a woman to make him whole, to make him and Ned brothers-by-law, rather than by friendship. If he and Lyanna had been married for long enough, he would've been as miserable as he would've been with Cersei, minus the incest and scheming. @@appa609

[@LH74]

He wanted Lyanna more than anything, but she was never in love with him in the first place. Saddest thing was that he didn’t even know that.

[@oolooo]

I feel like they could have been good friends , even if they were not truly in Love .They had similar temperaments and interests

[@Lite727]

The way Nikolaj delivered that ‘burn them all’ with the expression on his face is chilling. You can tell that night haunts him for the rest of his life. He saw a madman break loose in his final moments, something out of a horror movie.

[@AltairBernard]

what the fucks a Nikolaj?

[@Wasserkaktus]

I never noticed how much he uses the Thousand Yard Stare when he says that like.

[@ajbolt7]

That expression of realization and understanding after Jaime says burn them all is so fucking good. Addy was incredible in this role.

[@Samimama92]

ajbolt7 I love that moment. It's why I love this scene so much.

[@sophieludwig4115]

I love Mark Addy's acting. One of the best actors in Game of Thrones, if not the best

[@aniruddhaniranjan8924]

GoT is now short of great actors.. the characters all got killed off lol.. Charles Dance, Mark Addy, hopefully not Stephen Dilate

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

He is goddamn fucking amazing here, no doubt about it. That look in his eyes at around 4:20 is so real and raw. Charles Dance (Tywin) and Alfie Allen (Theon) are incredible actors too. Play their characters perfectly with such raw unnerving perfection.

[@giorgosnottas8768]

+Sturgeon had Ian macshane

[@willemverheij3412]

Still a lot of good actors there. Orlenna, Jorah Mormont, The hound, Tyrion, Bronn, Littlefinger, Varys, Jamie, Cercei, Melissandre, Davos Seaworth, Arya, Sansa, Theon and quite a few more are all played by great actors.

[@kyekimler]

Honestly, Alfie Allen is probably the greatest actor we have left in the show.

[@Efactor87]

What I love most about this scene is after Jaime says "burn them all," you can see in Robert's face his discomfort with the idea that Jamie was justified in killing Aerys. Robert looks for so many reasons to hate the Lannisters, but he can't find it with this one in this moment.

[@splaar]

When Robert calls Jamie in to share war stories, he does so expecting to rub Jamie's bad reputation in his face by calling him the kingslayer and recalling the very moment Jamie became the kingslayer. Instead, Jamie reveals a small bit about the hard, brutal truth of what happened that day and it leaves Robert speechless

[@seezu84]

04:20 Robert is realizing that Jaime actually saved Kings Landing from wildfire so that's why he had to kill the Mad King.

[@matthewhalbin9734]

4 20 (:

[@Stormbring3r]

Matthew Halbin 'Blaze' it

[@Sankrityayan07]

I could listen to Robert Baratheon tell stories all day.

[@juve96]

Season 1 had the lowest production budget and is still one of the best seasons, the writing, story, acting and production just blew you away. This season was what got me interested in the books.

[@scarface910]

Season 8 had the highest production budget and is still one of the worst seasons, the writing, story, teleporting and pacing just pushed you away. This season was what got me disinterested in the show.

[@college54114]

One of the finest scenes in the whole show. We really didn’t know what we had back then. *”Gods, the writing was strong then!”*

[@martzb]

Under rated comment!

[@nothosaur]

We can't have nice things anymore.

[@jacksongibbs8998]

“Who wrote season 8, some half-wit with a stutter?”

[@kingofdragons7]

I mean, i knew

[@Horatio787]

"Show Slayer! Get in here! We're having a writing workshop."

[@FrizFroz]

4:13 that subtle hardening of Jaime's expression as he says that, rendering King Robert momentarily speechless. Great acting from Mark Addy and especially Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

[@TheGosslings]

Mark Addy could recite the phone book and it would be amazing. His voice is incredible.

[@TsubasaAnimations]

The pissing into a bowl line was so good too. Man really gets you into the character's head with all those subtles cues and changes in tone.

[@norsemanbushcrafting1621]

So good

[@sgshumblecrumb6046]

@@TsubasaAnimations "Wine!!!"

[@ernestogiovani1296]

betterperform couldn't Flintstone Mr.She

[@FistKitso]

"So get MOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR."

[@trishthakur6010]

"I GOT KILLED BY A BOOOAAAAARRRRRR"

[@kurokoedits1250]

ID RATHER MAKE A SCORE IN THAT TOAAAAR what

[@theonionsystem7779]

This could be made into a song lol

[@drbruiser4605]

The WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOIOOIOIOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOR is pregnant

[@uglydude7726]

Lol

[@randomcenturion7264]

Selmy and Jamie actually seemed to get on well in this scene.

[@randomcenturion7264]

Berserk Llama Its just in the books, Selmy seemed a little pissed that he broke his Kingsguard vows.

[@randomcenturion7264]

***** That's a fair point to be annoyed. Still, it wasn't as if Jamie had nay say in it, though I doubt he really objected as it would mean he'd be close to Cersei.

[@ItsEricaBeyetch]

Selmy was probably glad to have a reprieve from Robert reliving his glory day which he's probably done hundreds of times.

[@Thebuzzki11er]

but Jaime killed his king

[@jay-1800]

+Thebuzzki11er after the trident when rheagar was killed barriston was taken prisoner by Roberts forces and Ned convinced Robert to pardon selmy and allow him on his king guard

[@BatmanHQYT]

Man I absolutely loved seeing the smirk get wiped off Robert's face at "burn them all".

[@proudkiwi7641]

Back when GoT had no budget and so had to rely on actually writting decent dialogue

[@Femaqui07]

Oh hell no.. GoT always had a pretty decent budget for a TV Show

[@elvisman2000]

@@Femaqui07 They didn't. They started off with a relatively small budget. That's why we never got to see any of the battles that Robb had won.

[@lithose1764]

elvisman2000 Season 8 only had a 3 million more dollars than season 1. Hardly much of a difference.

[@perfectlyfine1675]

@@lithose1764 it had 4 less episodes.

[@lithose1764]

Downfall ProductionSS I'll agree on that. There should've been more episodes.

[@pxlbltz]

Recently I watched the first season again and when this scene came I realised again what a stellar performance Mark Addy gave. I think no one could have played that character better than he did.

[@aleramone23]

Thats true. he was awesome

[@RelaxAndSmokeMeth]

He killed it!

[@incarnateTheGreat]

I was trying to tell my wife this today, that Robert Baratheon Is one of my favourite characters. Despite his crass nature, he delivered lines extremely well.

[@lordchancellorhatton1910]

I feel bad for Jaime. He really is a kid at heart who grew up on stories of chivalry and brave honorable knights... He idolizes men like Barristan Selmy, Arthur Dayne, and dare I say, Ned Stark. He resents Ned Stark of course, because Ned, the embodiment of honor, never saw Jaime as honorable or brave. Jaime desperately wanted the approval/respect of Stark but never got it in the end.

[@James-th2oo]

Ned is neither a knight, but Ned also killed Arthur Dayne, which is why Jaime absolutely despises him.

[@gallifrey_falls]

Despises him? I thought Jaime was always looking for his favor in a way; it sort of seems that way when he talks to him in the throne room at one point.

[@NeedMoreJuice.]

James Witteveen Not only Ned but it took about 6 men to Stop Arthur Dayne.

[@sabalghoo]

He didn't idolize Ned. He actually says so to Edmure Tully at the siege of Riverrun while Edmure is a prisoner of house Frey. While talking about Catelyn Stark he says: " I admired her, Far more than her husband or her son". He didn't like Eddard, he saw him as someone who was foolish and blinded by his ideals and honor.

[@ameenpasha2313]

Sabalghoo but he idolised the black Tully

[@amvlabs5339]

4:15 Jamie's look of PTSD here from his usual smug, handsome, satisfied face throughout season 1 is such great foreshadowing to when he later tells the full story to Brienne in the baths. If you'd never read the books, it only fills you with wonder that the story behind "burn them all" really is, and you get such a satisfying revelation scene that much later in the show. Too bad we never got anything past season 4, imagine how much more of that great dialogue and scenes there could've been.

[@splaar]

When you watch his eyes, it's like halfway through that line, you can see the horrible memories flooding in. When he says "He said the same thing he'd been saying for hours," he's still present, in the moment, talking to Robert. When he says "Burn them all," he's reliving that moment and everything he felt in that moment is coming back to him. He's not in the present, he's back in the throne room, back to watching the mad king's final moments

[@BreadPitt7]

But he didn’t care about the people in king’s landing

[@orangedude8013]

Season 1: Robert is so cheerful about everything and they say he's a beast in battle. I hate this guy Season 5: The realm needs another Robert now

[@rafaelbenjamindebelen9697]

+OrangeDude we need robert the bastard makiong machine :)

[@Lietiel]

+OrangeDude Why would you hate someone because they're cheerful and a beast in battle?

[@Zeruel3]

+Lietiel Can't speak for him but I dislike Robert because after winning the throne he had absolutely no interest in the responsibilities that came with it. Instead he opted to eat, drink and whore his way into an early grave while the kingdom was run into the ground with debt and while he put a dead girl he'd never really known on a pedestal

[@MrMagicaltrev]

+Zeruel3 He put the realm into debt but it was peaceful, there were no real threats to anybody and the smallfolk were happy. You have to sympathise with him he never wanted the crown. It was landed on him and all he ever wanted was dead.

[@mycommentpwnz]

+MrMagicaltrev Littlefinger intentionally put the Kingdom into Debt to further his own agenda. Robert may receive some of the blame for the current financial situation in Westeros, but it's from his negligence / carelessness regarding the activities of his Counsel.

[@Joelbarissh]

4:20 this moment when you understand that the guy you are mocking all day is the real hero of the war.

[@NoBody-lj5xh]

The real heroes died.

[@AstroSully]

@Gaius Wyrden And without Jaime Robert would have ruled over ashes.

[@AstroSully]

@Gaius Wyrden Rhaegar would have probably rebelled against Aerys and take the throne for himself.

[@vinsmokeyada1012]

Yes but they all treated him like treator and man without honor😭

[@shanbhogue]

2:33 Robert to Lancel: Tell your cousin to get in here Then Robert himself: Kingslayer, get in here!

[@wonderguardstalker]

I still occasionally find my self using "Gods I was strong then" in conversation. My favorite takeaway from this scene.

[@fulahno]

it's art

[@KGB-rn5vz]

Lol I like shouting wait! Wait!

[@brohan914]

RIP Bobby "Too Fat for His Breastplate" Baratheon, your top quality bant will be forever missed.

[@ariela.877]

Love when Robert calls him a kingslayer to his face lol

[@Losrandir]

Being the king and all...

[@subutaynoyan5372]

Which didn't add up with the books though. Robert never liked Jaime. But he never felt any sort of despise towards him. He never saw him as a traitor either. He was actually glad that Jaime did what he did. "... The fool that he was, even Robert could have seen what Ned Stark could not. In order to sit on that throne safely, those Targaryens boys had to die. But he didn't want to do it himself. That wasn't what hero's do."

[@CookingandWH40kVideos]

Everyone calls him that every other word in the books.

[@MusaMansu]

@@subutaynoyan5372 Robert named him Kingslayer in the first place. He thought that it was funny.

[@subutaynoyan5372]

@@MusaMansu "I heard they call you Kingslayer. Just don't make it a habit

[@shitpost.mp4345]

I find it quite telling that Robert remembers his first kill so vividly but can’t even recall Lyanna’s face the reason he started the Rebellion for. He was a blood hungry warrior first, not a romantic or a lord. He simply fell on the Iron throne due to his Strength

[@nkl7345]

Well that and he had a Targaryen ancestor

[@holypaladin4657]

It’s normal. Ned can’t remember the faces of his comrades and friends at the Tower of Joy but he can remember the faces of the men who killed them. Adrenaline and stress will do weird things to the brain. There is also the scene later in the show of the Black Brother talking about his brother’s killer where he says he can’t remember his brother’s face but can still remember the face of his killer.

[@braxxian]

To quote the spider Varis. “Robert was neither mad nor cruel, simply had no interest in being king”

[@YourFriend24-7]

D&D: These are the scripts we have for all the episodes of season 8... Me: BURN THEM ALL!

[@HTWW]

Its more of the reverse, i think. It would be like: HBO EOs: so, Mr.Dumb, Mr.Dumber, we have a nice and concise roadmap for seasons 7-10, supervised and approved by Mr.Martin himself. The funding is secured, and rest assured, you'll be allowed as much time as you'll need. Here're the script drafts... DnD: BURN THEM ALL!!!

[@LetsGoGetThem]

your name is such f'aggotry lol

[@YourFriend24-7]

CAT DURGS so is what your mum called you

[@LetsGoGetThem]

@@YourFriend24-7 my mom was a bag, the only good thing she left me was my name, mama's boy.

[@brandon8045]

“He said the same thing he’d been saying for hours... burn them all” “...” “Hahahaha not that it mattered to me I actually didn’t care about saving people, I hate everyone except my sister and just did it for the banter. Now where’s Cersei so we can spend some time together before we get crushed by rubble in a few years?”

[@VegaSlides]

If Jaime didn't care about the people why would he take an action that directly saves the people? 🤔 I think you're taking his words over his actions here.

[@My20GUNS]

Who are you? The writers of Game of Throne's 8th season?

[@robinvik1]

Did you miss the scene when he rang the bell? He always cared, he just cared about fucking his sister even more.

[@Dison1992]

@@robinvik1 We never see Jaime ring the bells, so I could have been anyone who rung them. And with the writing of Season 8, I'm almost certain it wasn't him

[@robinvik1]

@@Dison1992 Let me get this straight. We see him run up to ring the bell, then the bell rings, but he didn't ring the bell because that would be good writing and the writing is bad? It seems to me like you are working backwards from your conclusion and have lost all ability to look at the show objectively.

[@michelrpg]

Acting isn't just rehearsing a line. Sometimes, a gesture, a facial expression bring forth more emotions then a thousand words ever could. 4:17, when Robert hears what the Mad King's final words were, and when he realises why the "Kingslayer" that he's been mocking for years and who is dishonored for life, quite possibly killed the King for noble reasons. That expression of shock.. thats the kind of acting that can make or break actors.

[@PriestOfFilm]

michelrpg Exactly! Subtle, yet powerful. It's the power of displaying the breadth and depth of characters in such short dialogue that makes Game of Thrones one of the most momentous TV Shows ever recorded. HBO finally gained the level they wanted after the deflation of Rome. Good show, just panned out.

[@agrippa5643]

well said i agree

[@FyuyuR]

Still find it odd how in 17 years they NEVER talked about this though but oh well, great scene nonetheless.

[@dtoure4953]

Very true!

[@negativezero8174]

*Fans:* “What do you mean it’s empty?” *D&D:* “There’s no more ideas” *Fans:* “Is that what empty means???!!”

[@hammer3721]

So get MOAR

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

house of the Dragon will be good

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@godemperorofmankind3.091 Gods, it will be horrible.

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

@@SergeantExtreme why?

[@khonsu9378]

@@godemperorofmankind3.091 lets hope they handle it with care, and good writing tho, since D&D people's hope for a good sequel was deminished.

[@acquiredfilms5400]

I think the moment of this scene that truly reveals who Robert is in this line: “Stupid boy. Now the Tarly's bend the knee like everyone else. He could have lingered on the edge of the battle with the smart boys, and today his wife would be making him miserable, his sons would be ingrates, and he'd be waking three times in the night to piss into a bowl. WINE!” Robert hates his life and he’s nostalgic for the time when he was a strong leader and not a drunken fat king. In that line, he reveals that despite how stupid the Tarly boy is, he envies the fact that he had a warrior’s death. That’s what he wants, but now that he’s the king and everyone bends the knee, their is no war so he’s depressed. He has no purpose anymore and thus uses whores, hunting and WINE! to hide that pain. That line about pissing into a bowl three times a night was him starting to reveal his pain and he called for WINE! so he didn’t divulge anymore of his own feelings.

[@ryano6094]

“Kingslayer, get in here!!” Man, the balls on Robert to call Jaime that word.

[@commiesnzombies]

knowing he already smoked 1 king and lived to tell about it

[@testedalexthegreat1759]

truly, Robert has let himself go and none of his guards were even near Jaimes level so I'm wondering how he had the balls to call the most skilled swordsman in Westeros by the name he hates most.

[@miracleyang3048]

@@testedalexthegreat1759 none of his guards were even near Jaimes level? what about the old man standing right next to him

[@testedalexthegreat1759]

@@miracleyang3048 Not even close, Jaime was the most skilled swordsman known in the world, so skilled that he killed 30 men just to reach Robb Stark before they could stop his rampage.

[@miracleyang3048]

30 random northern soldiers? And stopped as well? The old man killed a dozen of Ned stark friends (good men according to Ned)

[@evenflow5491]

4:20 that little facial change from Robert. Brilliant storytelling with such subtlety. He’s just realised the full magnitude of what Jaime did

[@ColonelBragg]

member when Game of thrones had good writing i member.

[@christiancotto3494]

Cato Sicarius Doesn’t even look or sound like the same show.

[@davidsharounoff8521]

seriously what happened

[@ColonelBragg]

@@davidsharounoff8521 Ran out of source material and D&D seem to just not give a fuck at all.

[@DravicPL]

@@ColonelBragg can't wait to see how they ruin Star Wars. They can't subvert my expectations anymore, for I have none.

[@ColonelBragg]

@@DravicPL I will not be wasting my money on anything created by the unholy trinity Rian Johnson with Dumb and Dumber all together fuck that.

[@IronDuke_xX]

"Good fighter Toyne, but he lacked stamina." The way this exchange is delivered gets me every time

[@MrBenny10101]

4 dislikes: the Tyroshi, the Tarley boy, one of the outlaws of the Brotherhood, and of course Aerys Targaryen

[@MrBenny10101]

She might be a halfwit with a stutter, but she's still my mom, dammit! Anyway, I bow down to your superior username crafting skills, bopp9

[@Wilfy88]

MrBenny10101 That comment made me die laughing lmao

[@justanotherguyful]

Wilfy88 Then how are you typing this? G-GHOOOOST!!!

[@Lionbug]

I would like this comment, but it has 69 likes and if i made that 70 i couldnt giggle myself to sleep Hehe 69

[@unpopularopinionguy8480]

The stream of funny replies to this comment is overwelming. Allow me to break the chain...

[@Hotdiggity11]

Not often you can leave King Robert speechless but even he was taken aback at the end.

[@Raider8784]

Good writers D&D, but they lacked stamina.

[@arcadedomination8006]

Underrated comment this one.

[@FlowerTrollSan]

Exactly! They were actually quite good in the beginning, but you could see starting with Season 5 they kinda lost motivation.

[@ramithecritic6859]

@@FlowerTrollSan Their loss of motivation in my opinion was visible in the middle of season 7. Season 6 had some absolute masterpieces including "The Door", "Battle of the Bastards" and "The Winds of Winder", all written by D&D.

[@AimForMyHead81]

@@FlowerTrollSan They were good in the beginning because they were copy pasting the books. When they ran out of books, they ran out of material and began pulling shit out of their ass.

[@FlowerTrollSan]

@@AimForMyHead81 Lol, this scene wasn't even in the books. And some of the best scenes of the show in the first 4 seasons weren't in the books.

[@MrMattaiusify]

“They never tell you how they all shit themselves… they don’t put that part in the songs” 😂😂😂😂

[@deffientllynotjalenbutler1736]

It’s true

[@Ismail-kv3ex]

I love how Jaime looks down, almost in shame when Robert mentions how he must always stand at a door as his current king does what he does. It reminds him of when Aerys was still alive, a young Jaime forced to stand at the door as his king raped his own wife and Jaime couldn't do anything about it. Or when he was forced to watch so many burn alive Then, after recounting how he killed Aerys, he quickly excuses himself after. He doesn't like retelling the story but just confessed to a drunk Robert he saved King's Landing by slaying the king. Even a drunk Robert seems to realise this, which causes him to leave not wanting to risk Robert spilling it to the whole Red Keep Gods, the show was strong then

[@relaxationedits1253]

how he raped his wife kingsguard dont have any wifes or children?

[@mdanim0249]

@@relaxationedits1253 he means the mad king raped his own wife Rhaella. He would abuse her a lot and raped whilst Jamie would stand outside the door. When Jamie protested that the kings guard in sworn to protect the Queen, Jonothor Darry replied “we are, but not from him”

[@jopymeow4406]

@@mdanim0249 yes thank you now i understand.

[@EP_mc]

@@mdanim0249 where was this stated that’s good dialogue

[@muhammadeisa1459]

@@EP_mc in the books.

[@cinemacola6398]

"They never tell you how they all shit themselves. They don't put that part in the songs." Lines that really hit you. Fantastic acting.

[@sirmount2636]

It really is wonderful. How he stares into space. Captures the horror of it.

[@deelove2882]

This scene definitely showed a more human side to Robert. While he was many things you can see the understanding that age brings versus being young and chasing glory. Good scene

[@rjmq433]

Ive watched this scene probably a hundred times

[@mattmaccaronio5990]

They never tell you how they all shit themselves

[@THEYLIVE2012]

"...Gods, what a stupid name...Lancel Lannister. Who named you?Some halfwit with a stutter?" lol

[@megamovieman101]

It'd be funnier if Kevan was in the room when Robert said that.

[@Marcus1Arelius3]

****AZUR AZEEN**** Enochian it's funny, Lancel has the last laugh, poisons his King and then fucks his wife #LancelLannisterlivingthethuglife 😎

[@ianm3677]

the becomes a fanatic and gets blown up

[@hijack69]

Funny how he calls GRRM a halfwit ..no wonder he got killed

[@arshankapanpour5104]

"Burn them all..." Jamie Lannister, the true savior of kings landing...

[@haskapaska]

"Burn them all" Mad King talking about real enemy rising from the North

[@yreneoalejandrocuachin8048]

@@Ignisan_66 God damn I thought Ned Stark was dead.

[@4newestaccoun]

@@Ignisan_66 oaths dont mean shit when they require you to aid or allow the killings of millions of innocents

[@Guah00]

@thesnoopmeisterer Oaths do count, especially in the world of GoT. But when you look at the situation from Jaime's perspective, breaking his oath would surely seem like the more moral choice. Imagine having to choose between breaking your sacred oath, or letting millions die and having to kill your own father.

[@neoshenlong]

Dude, I seriously need to rewatch the series. When you start this thing those names, "Kingslayer", "Aerys Targaryen", "The Mad King", "The Tarlys", all of that means nothing to you. After 7 years of being heavily invested into the franchise those kind of conversations and little details are everything.

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

Spot on it will be fascinating to start again and find the bits you missed.

[@darth856]

That's actually a very good point. This scene is elevated on rewatch.

[@TheGosslings]

If memory serves, this was the first glimpse into Jaime's true character that we got. Robert's reaction is our reaction, upon realizing that Jaime wasn't just a one-dimensional rich kid traitor, that he actually was a noble man who lived with an ill-earned bad rap.

[@Nomans_Nomen]

Except for the screwing his sister almost his entire life, and cucking Robert into raising his children.

[@PercivalC]

One also get's to see his high respect for Baristan Selmy on display here. Jaime comes off like a posh and arrogant twat at first, but we can see he respects those he knows have more talent than he does.

[@garrys248]

@@PercivalCSer Barristen a legend in his time. Unparalleled. Could cut through them all as easy as cake.

[@NicholasGeschke]

I've seen many different comments with many different views of King Robert. Some think he was a fat, lazy drunkard. They're right. Others think he was a man that was unfit to rule and more fit for combat. They're right too. "Robert was a good man and a great warrior but a terrible King." Ser Barristan Selmy. "If he couldn't fuck it, fight it or drink it, it bored him." Sandor Clegane. I think these two quotes describe Robert very accurately. He cared very little (if at all) for the day-to-day ruling of Westeros. He hated his wife, he hated "their" children, and he hated the decadence and backstabbing nature of the nobility. That's why he spent his reign whoring, eating, drinking and spending huge quantities of money on tournaments and parties.

[@protoeuropeanhistorian7369]

Lord baelish is the master of coin, he's a sneaky prick, probably bankrupted the throne

[@Dtown3]

sir swag walrus no....robert bankrupted the throne

[@NicholasGeschke]

They both did. Robert with his copious spending, and Baelish with his constantly borrowing money from the Iron Bank and from the Lannisters.

[@Dtown3]

I suppose you have a point lol

[@taddad2641]

***** what makes a good man in game of thrones is a complex thing. ultimately it seems it depends more on how they end than how they live. robert was a good man. when faced with death he apologized for his incompetence as a father, and made note to cancel the order on daenarys, acknowleding he was wrong. he chose to let his hate die with him, rather than it carry on after his death.

[@raetekusu1]

The way Robert's face just slackens as he realizes *exactly* what Jaime Lannister did when he killed Aerys is telling. Robert is a smart man, as evidenced by other scenes. He *knows* how to read subtext. But for the most part, he doesn't care. He lost what he was fighting for, and now he lives miserably. But this one moment, where Jaime says "Burn them all" and Robert realizes what it means, that facial expression alone makes him one of the deepest characters in the show. This makes him smarter, even in his drunkenness, than Ser Barristan, who *still* begrudge Jaime after he found out.

[@jmdi2703]

Robert is most underrated charcter in the both series.

[@lukea136]

'Gods I was strong then'. Love that line. Not at all reflected in GoTs, but Robert was a warrior once.

[@MarcAmengual]

No stupid dialogue, no shitty battles, no CGI, just actors acting... And it's wonderful. "He said the same thing he had been saying for hours... Burn them all".

[@trobe23z]

"God what a stupid name", haha love that.

[@therealruckus5263]

despite how many great lines Robert has, it's his speechless reaction which is his best moment in the whole series. He is absolutely shocked by the revelation, but his face tells you that he believes what he has just heard.

[@Datniceman]

Just one thing lacking in this scene, Ser Barristan or Jaime should have asked Robert what were the Prince's last words at the Trident

[@TheDanzomanzo]

He asks, and they answer, not the other way around. That's what the King gets to do. Apart from maybe Ned Stark of course, they're like brothers.

[@FreeThuggerNOW]

He already answered that '''Right before i brought it down he shouted WAIT!..WAIT!!..'' :)

[@Datniceman]

***** That wasn't Prince Rhaegar, that was Robert's first kill, a Tarly noble soldier.

[@catsadilla324]

"waaiiit!" - Rhaegar Targaryen

[@Datniceman]

You're guessing or you really learned from somewhere? Well I suppose a God-Emperor of Mankind is omniscient hehe

[@jaimeruiz521]

The look of realization in the king's eyes. Jaime wasn't just a traitor. He did what he had to do to save millions. The price? His honor

[@mruchiha0209]

you know, he never really cared for them…

[@Zuwze]

"He did what he had to do to save millions." Robert had no idea about that though. His reaction is more a realization that the mad king was completely mad.

[@sbsuduxhxuisi]

​@@mruchiha0209truth

[@sbsuduxhxuisi]

​@@Zuwzemore like he realized he asked a wrong question and regretted

[@Sinewmire]

"Gods, I was *strong* then." Pretty much the motto of Game of Thrones.

[@brianfitzsimmons6074]

Don't mind me, I'm just rewatching season 1 clips getting depressed over how good this show used to be and how obsessed I was with it...damn you D&D.

[@20sshilk]

Everyone has a limit, this scene doesn't exist in the books. It was written by D&D. It's just hard, nobody can be at the top of the game for this long even the best ones. I can't recall any show that didn't go downhill after season 5 or 6. It's just impossible, it took GRRM 25 years to write 5 books. Dialogue like this takes years to write, that's why it's this good. And GRRM promised to D&D he would finish book 6 by the end of season 3, and he is still writing them. Without D&D Season 1 would not even exist, and the books are popular as fuck thanks to this show, D&D are amazing at what they have accomplished, even though the last couple of seasons where shall we say sub-par in writing department, and Deadpool now that's impossible to defend.

[@brianfitzsimmons6074]

@@20sshilk I'm mad that they were given the opportunity to make this season 10 episodes but they said they could do it in 6. The story made sense, but it came out so awkward and lacked depth. Everything would've been tied together so much better if they didn't rush something they worked over 10 years on for Star Wars.

[@20sshilk]

@@brianfitzsimmons6074 yea I agree definitely rushed, HBO wanted 10 seasons, with 10 episodes each, and GRRM wanted 12-13 seasons, but getting jobs on film and TV is like winning a lottery, no matter how good or connected you are, when you get an opportunity like star wars, you have to take it, life is too short, its a career like anything, be it banking or sales, a job thousands of people would kill for, sacrifices are required

[@brianfitzsimmons6074]

@@20sshilk I don't know for sure, but adding an additional 4 episodes probably wouldn't have jeopardized their Star Wars project, but it is what it is. Show's over so all we can do is hope the books come out.

[@CyclonicDeath]

robert in his prime could probably kill just about anyone, seriously.

[@theprovincial]

+God-Emperor of Mankind He beat Rhaegar. That's no slouch.

[@hansnery]

+God-Emperor of Mankind If you think that Rhaegar Targaryen unhorsed Ser Barristan Selmy and that Robert defeated him and that Robert fought Rhaegar on horseback, perhaps you are underestimating him, perhaps not. Since there is always the luck factor. As Ned defeated Ser Arthur Dayne but because Howland Reed helped him.

[@TheSchemer1]

+CyclonicDeath Even Barristan, the Cleganes or the Kingslayer?

[@mylifefortheoldfish]

+God-Emperor of Mankind One of the whole points of A Song of Ice and Fire is to sort of imply all that "x can beat y, but not z" and "x is the best swordsman in the land, no one can beat him!" is all bullshit and that people like Jaime or Barristan, while incredibly skilled warriors, aren't the unstoppable Super Sayins the gossip and stories make them out to be. It's one of the series' finer points and it's a testament to it that even the fans don't understand this and forum posts across the internet are filled with longwinded debates about who's power level is the highest when in reality, it's all bullshit.

[@TheSchemer1]

We do it because the comparisons are fun that's why!

[@DashNapalm]

S1 was so good

[@DashNapalm]

Josh Hendrickson Trying to spoil me? That's cute.

[@Dazen101]

I love this is one of those scenes you don't appreciate until 2 seasons later. That's what makes GRRM's writing so lovely. Such planning

[@Nomans_Nomen]

The irony is, Martin doesn’t plan anything. He writes organically.

[@BaileysMariner]

​@@Nomans_Nomen Hodor has entered the chat.

[@no_one8224]

This is not in the books though, actually many great scenes were not from the books.

[@A_Salted_Fishe]

Bobby Baratheon was one of the best characters imo, and Mark Addy did a phenomenal job portraying him.

[@hasanunal7195]

1:32 I never realized a tear drops from Robert when he talks about his first kill. He looks like the toughest charecter but he has a very gentle heart. First seasons are the best ones,really.

[@H.K.5]

I think he got emotional due to nostalgia, not because he killed that guy.

[@1Buttonmasher]

Nikolaj's acting in this scene is so subtle but so powerful. Starting at 3:15 in this scene, in the space of a mere four seconds, he tells the audience, with only the subtlest of facial expressions, so much about Jaime. First, he turns his cheek towards Robert as though he has been struck there, then he looks very briefly at Barristan, his idol and the greatest knight that ever lived, and either can't look him in the eye or sees something in Barristan's expression (which we can't see) that reveals they either have a mutual understanding of the shared indignity and shame of their positions as Kingsguard, or that he can't look his childhood hero in the eye. Following that, he looks down at the floor for a second, showing how ashamed he is that his own desire to be a Kingsguard led him to this. Finally, he lifts his eyes again to look at Robert with a sideways glare, ever so slightly curling his upper lip and narrowing his eyes in disgust and resentment. He just can't stand it! This also adds another level of depth to his character too. It shows that Jaime, unlike the other Lannisters, is not as good at hiding his feelings. It shows his much more direct nature, being a knight, a warrior, and one of the best swordsmen that ever lived. Yet, it also shows that he still has a portion of that Lannister cunning, because even though he does show how he feels, he does so only subtly, only revealing a very small part of his inner workings, unlike, for example, Jon Snow, whose expressions are usually very open. He does that in the space of four seconds.

[@absarmstrong]

Or your just over analysing him looking at the other cast members

[@scottmatheson3346]

@@absarmstrong you know nothing

[@TheSchemer1]

@@absarmstrong Easy for you to say, how's "she's muh queen" going for ya :P

[@absarmstrong]

@@TheSchemer1 I dun wonnit!

[@TheSchemer1]

@@absarmstrong But you've got to teeek it becuz that mad queen bitch is over 25 yet cant handle rejection from you

[@davidvue4585]

I love how much respect Ser Barristan is given throughout the show. Really highlights how he was always the most badass person in the room

[@ifxyouxcanxxdreamxit2815]

Mark Addy is a fantastic actor. King Robert became one of my favorite characters when he arrived at Winterfell. There is something within his voice that's just so strong and yet with this touch of unhappiness. I praise for his talents.

[@Seadog7981]

Robert Baratheon Hello brother.

[@Seadog7981]

Your wife is cheating on you and she will poison your wine.

[@sebadcabre]

I've always wondered, Robert had a 1h mace or a 2h?

[@Seadog7981]

Brother I held storm end for you and, broke the iron fleet

[@jonsnow1249]

Hey guys, whats up?

[@bluesky2997]

"The seven seasons couldn't fill the hole the last season left behind."

[@NecoLumi]

I feel so sad for Jaime here. You can see he's genuinely excited to share war stories with Barristan Selmy, one of the few times he's not sarcastic or bitter. And yet Selmy never respected him

[@gibusgamer93]

I always thought it was interesting the contrast between Robert and Barristan. Robert clearly revels in the glory of battle, telling his story gleefully with smiles and laughs throughout, while Barristan doesn't show any emotion. No joy recounting his stories of battle, not even a slight smile, and barely any detail. Two fierce warriors, but completely different as men, and those differences are told so effortlessly. Fantastic writing and fantastic acting. A

[@brendan9868]

In my opinion this is one of the best and most underrated scenes of the entire show. The tone shift it takes from pure comedy to deathly serious is so impressive, the puzzled look on Roberts face at the end is just the perfect way to end it. It also pretty much tells you everything you need to know about both Jaime and Robert in under 5 minutes. -Robert was a conqueror who ran out of enemies to face on the field and lost all meaning in life, so took to alcoholism, possibly even to drown out the faces and screams of the men he’s killed. He’s essentially stuck living in the past, as he has nothing to look forward to anymore in his life. -Jaime worshipped the great knights of his youth and clearly wants their respect and to be like them, but his choice to kill the king he was sworn to protect, even if it was the right thing to do, earned him nothing but distain from those he admired.

[@michaelhenman4887]

P.S. For everyone hating on Robert, he is a very boisterous characters that had to assume the lordship of Storm's End at age 16 after watching his parents die. He fought a war for a woman he was obsessed with (love is two-way, and we know Lyanna never really had feelings for him), but it's all pointless because she dies anyway. Then, largely because of his Targeryen grandmother, he is picked to be king when the rebellion starts, this is a responsibility he doesn't really want, and we certainly fail at. To top it all off he gets a marriage of hatred, and children (who he sort of subconsciously knows) are not his. So he was a drunk and an arsehole and disliking him is certainly reasonable, but you should pity him as well. Also I saw a really good post somewhere (can't find it, sorry) suggesting he was suffering from PTSD.

[@SealDude]

Michael Henman There are plenty of characters with tragic backstories that are vile characters some are worse than Robert and they are also getting hate. Face it, people are narrow minded because its easy.

[@randoanon4785]

***** Mm, I dunno. She said about him that men never really change, hinting that she was concerned he'd keep whoring and drinking even after marrying her. Even Ned told Robert that he only ever saw Lyanna's beauty, not the steel underneath. I don't think she was ever really interested in him.

[@nwojunkie]

Michael Henman Stannis said it best, Robert was not made to rule. if he couldn't drink it, fuck it , or fight it he had no use for it.

[@yesman2170]

"after *watching* his parents die" ???

[@yesman2170]

Lannisterian Targaryen Yeah, she risked the life of her brother, killed her other brother and father because she was in love with Rhaegar. Life isn't a song, and she found out about it for the sacrifice of her father and brother, and her own life of course. Fuck her.

[@46lunatic]

“He came running at me, this dumb high-born lad, thinking he could end the rebellion with a single swing of his sword.” Hmm just like Jaime Lannister in S7E4 when he charged at Daenerys & Drogon

[@MrCheesyBaconBits]

I was thinking that, along with the whole "Bend the knee" thing.

[@nick3777]

Tell your cousin to get in here. KINGSLAYER! Get in here!

[@arcanus5120]

Robert asking what the mad kings last words were, and jaime's honest response after at least a decade of silence on the matter is just fucking cathartic. The fact that it builds into so much, but is from just a single line, has such impact.

[@RUdigitized]

SURROUNDED BY LANNISTERS!!!

[@sabalghoo]

Oh you have no idea!

[@FlowerTrollSan]

RUdigitized Even "his" kids were Lannisters 😂

[@wombat8812]

LANNISTERS! ON AN OPEN FIELD, NED!

[@UncleHaul]

My wife's a Lannister her lovers a Lannister her kids are Lannister bastards even if I never figured it out my squire is a Lannister my kings guard has Lannisters

[@Hirnlego999]

Lions everywhere.

[@abraham2172]

Robert was much smarter and a much deeper, more complex character than people give him credit for.

[@TheBigtx99]

In my mind he was also the best ruler, regardless of everyone else saying he was terrible. He led the kingdom intact together for what, 20+ years after a rebellion? How many rebellions occur in history where there isn't turmoil and issues right after? Not many. And Robert led after that in relative peace. The moment he died was X amount of years of chaos and churn that led to the fracturing of the kingdom and leaving Westeros in shambles from a military strength perspective. Not to mention just about all the strong political figures of each faction were killed and replaced with inexperienced young adults for the most part. There will definitely be civil war and additional fracturing after Brann assumes the throne.

[@MykeFahrenheit]

This might be my favourite scene in the whole show. Phenomenal acting. As tense as any action sequence, and all they are doing is talking.