Game of Thrones 1x06 'A Golden Crown' | First Time Reaction

[@webhead215]

A crown for a king, AND they didn't shed blood in the sacred city. Just a perfectly written death.

[@0okamino]

It’s usually by strangling, but Viserys merited something special. I’m glad he finally got his crown.

[@edgarmoule9825]

Dont pick on the actors facial features just cus hes a good actor

[@allieren]

I kind of feel badly for Jack Gleeson. He got a lot of harassment from some GoT fans for playing Joffrey and he’s seems like such a sweet, humble person in real life. He retired from acting after this role.

[@GuitarMonster86]

I never put it together that the belt Drogo melted was the same one Dany hit Viserys with, kudos Maple!

[@bobdonda]

And Ariana called the "black of hair" before Ned even read the book. I swear by next episode they'll be predicting major plot points from future seasons

[@jerbil9353]

@@bobdonda Ariana read the books, she said so on ep 1

[@CrazeeAdam]

It's kind of cute that Drogo was wearing it. And bad ass that he ended the life of her brother with it >.>

[@YourFriendDevin]

“Yeah, f*** her up!” Lmao Ariana cheering for spousal abuse just made my day

[@nathan8418]

Maple calling Sansa a "croissant headed wh*re" put a smile on my face

[@0okamino]

Sometimes there are just those characters who can make you cheer for something you thought you’d never condone, and still wouldn’t in real life.

[@matthunter983]

relax Karen..they also cheered when Wendy beat her husband Jack with a baseball bat...

[@YourFriendDevin]

@@matthunter983 Nobody’s being a Karen. Go be negative somewhere else

[@matthunter983]

negative?..like when you tried to shame a content creator for applauding when a woman who attempted to murder a child got slapped?..calm down Karen..its only a TV show

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

Do they not know Joffrey is just the adorable kid from Batman Begins?

[@unwanted107]

Yeah and Maple quoted Batman begins in this episode.

[@hyperchargedjt7387]

Some tell me if im wrong, but did jorah quote his house words when he stopped viserys from taking the eggs. He said 'And here i stand.' Are the words of house mormont 'Here we stand'?

[@the_crypter]

yup, always thought that was kinda cool

[@roykentseyebrows4196]

After this episode aired, I Googled what would happen if you poured molten gold on someone's head. Kinda wished I hadn't. It wouldn't kill you right away. It would burn away all the skin and hair, but not the bone. The heat would boil all the liquid in your skull, steaming out all the orifices and popping out your eardrums and eyes. You would GRADUALLY die over several minutes, but not feel anything as your brain would no longer be functioning such that it could detect pain.

[@0hReactions]

“me at 3am making mac and cheese” made me laugh too hard

[@Fangtorn]

It's funny to me when reactors forget Bronn. He's been in the show the last three episodes. He's had multiple lines of dialogue including with Tyrion, and they're like "who the fuck is that?"

[@richardstephens5570]

If they were actually watching instead of writing everything down, they would have known.

[@hessu275]

One of my favorite scenes of the entire series is when Viserys dies. That's the moment where Dany understands how toxic his brother has been through her entire life

[@violetvalkyrie476]

Dude! Why you spoiling?

[@hessu275]

​@@violetvalkyrie476Well I know they're already watching season 2 on Patreon. Anyone who watches these edits for the first time watching the series is weird

[@violetvalkyrie476]

@hessu275 I've already seen the show which is why I know you are spoiling. They are only on season 2. Why you spoiling?

[@hessu275]

@violetvalkyrie476 If Viserys dies in this episode I'm not spoiling 😄

[@xaviersandoval1765]

​@@violetvalkyrie476It's not a spoiler, though? They already saw it.

[@freeheeler00]

Bronn got to know Tyrion on the East road to the Eyrie. He liked him and saw an opportunity to get ahead and took it when Tyrion needed someone to put their life on the line for him.

[@0okamino]

And, hey, a Lannister always pays his debts, right? 😉

[@MrChatsarecool]

The actor who plays Joffrey is such a nice guy in real life, it goes to show what a great job he did with the character. You should probably lay off goading his physical appearance to such an extent in my opinion. If it was a female actor you wouldn't focus on that so much. There's plenty characteristics of him in how he behaves as Joffrey to analyse

[@jbacunn]

Yeah. It's a little hypocritical to criticize a man's appearance but then get offended when a woman's appearance is criticized.

[@Bubbleshful]

Glad I'm not the only one kinda cringing at that. She seems to do it a lot, like the actors aren't real people. Very weird lol.

[@Jeff-nn3up]

You especially shouldn’t be making fun of people when your entire personality is TikTok and memes like the girl on the left. I don’t think she’s ever said anything that wasn’t commented on the internet somewhere

[@brianwilson2789]

The actor that plays Joffrey, Jack Gleason, went to Trinity College in Dublin and majored in theology and philosophy, cofounded an acting troupe and married his long time girlfriend in a small ceremony. He is the exact opposite of Joffrey.

[@prettyokandy230]

the irony is that the guy playing king joffrey ( jack gleeson) is probably one of the nicest people that has ever lived.

[@abeartheycallFozzy]

Movie villains are like that. Biff Tannen for example from Back to the Future (Thomas Wilson) is really cool in real life.

[@wjhull]

@@abeartheycallFozzy ...while the guy who played McFly's bumbling and harmless dad? Massive weirdo who almost kicked David Letterman in the face.

[@zeroswat1762]

But he is soooo good and being bad.

[@billthomas478]

Same with the guy who plays Ramsey

[@TheAbominableDrFaustus]

Christopher Lee was a great villain actor and a very kind man.

[@TBoring]

Fun Fact: Viserys’s death is seemingly inspired by the death of a historical figure, Marcus Crassus. Like Viserys, Crassus bit off a little more than he could chew and when he tried to negotiate he got molten gold poured down his throat to “quench his thirst for gold.” Mind you the sources for this execution are unreliable but it’s a good story.

[@0okamino]

And people complain that drinks at a bar are expensive… whew!

[@salvation122]

@@0okamino The Parthians who killed Crassus controlled the Silk Road and were probably the richest empire in the world at the time, and Crassus himself was a close ally of no less than Julius Caesar and personally owned a huge chunk of the Roman Republic. These dudes *had money.*

[@davidbennett1357]

MLC was worth 170 million seterces when he died, I've heard many different modern day values put to that from 2 billion all the way up to 3 TRILLION dollars. I'm not certain which value is the most accurate but yes, RICHER THAN SHIT does properly apply here and the whole reason that he was going toe to toe WITH Parthia was because he wanted MORE MONEY......

[@Serryy]

When the gold was half-melted and starting to run, Drogo reached into the flames, snatched out the pot. "Crown!" he roared. "Here. A crown for Cart King!" And upended the pot over the head of the man who had been her brother. The sound Viserys Targaryen made when that hideous iron helmet covered his face was like nothing human. His feet hammered a frantic beat against the dirt floor, slowed, stopped. Thick globs of molten gold dripped down onto his chest, setting the scarlet silk to smoldering … yet no drop of blood was spilled. He was no dragon, Dany thought, curiously calm. Fire cannot kill a dragon.

[@SatisfactoryUX]

Jack Gleason (Geofrey) seems like a nice guy interviews. He did say that all the hate he got over Geofrey turned him off acting. He’s also the little kid in Batman Begins in the scene where Batman tells him to do something meaningful with his life. There’s a meme.

[@gtay6726]

"Disrespect your surroundings!!" Hahaha. Maple is hilarious!.

[@TheRealMirCat]

I think some people need to remember, when bullying a character over physical traits, you're also bullying a actual real person who is innocent. Actors have feelings too.

[@Whiskey0880]

Oh my, aren't we virtuous.

[@matthunter983]

who says criticism is bullying?

[@CrazeeAdam]

@@matthunter983 criticism I would like to believe is something that we can help and improve upon. Is there anyway at all Jack Gleeson could change the figure of his chin area? Probably not unless he undergoes quite a lot of surgery... which I wouldn't recommend for anyone honestly. Especially because Jack has an overall fine face =/ IMO at least. A fair criticism could be like "oh you could work on your posture. your weight." etc. Not "oh you could work on your height, your eye color, your chin or cheek structure"...

[@x0r_sys691]

"can we brush her hair?" LULLLZZ

[@elkins4406]

We've been told (in that scene where the Night's Watch guys beg Tyrion to bring their case to the Queen) that the wall is under-defended right now, and that they can't even manage to occupy all of the castles along its length. So I imagine it's a lot easier for small groups of wildlings to sneak past the Wall than maybe it was in the past.

[@havok6280]

Nothing is going on behind Robert's back. The Mountain is openly burning and pillaging the Riverlands to punish Cat. Tywin can't be king because he has no claim to the throne. Robert 1) won the rebellion and 2) has Targaryen blood through his grandmother.

[@EvilOdysseus]

With Visarys' death, the male line of the Targaryans have died out, and Daenerys is the only confirmed living member of the family.

[@danielallan8061]

No, there is another. Unconfirmed.

[@BrandonWestfall]

1:12 I laughed so hard at Arianna's reaction to the smack.

[@Cynicayke]

Jack Gleeson, who plays Joffrey, is a great guy in real life, by all accounts.

[@Athasin]

It still blows my mind that Mark Addy (the guy who plays King Robert) played a bumbling dad in that sitcom "Still Standing." It's a Bryan Cranston level transformation.

[@Quzga]

I saw him in another role without a beard and didn't even recognize him, he is a chameleon

[@justmelv23]

He was also in a Knights tail lol

[@myboatforacar]

When I first watched the show I was like "oh, it's that guy from The Full Monty". Since then I have learned

[@aaronrican5060]

He was great in “the Witcher 3” as the bloody baron also

[@lyricmezzosoprano5357]

@@justmelv23and Jack Frost!

[@Quzga]

Bronn is such a good character, I wish the actor got more roles. Also you guys should watch his old music videos! Up on the roof is a banger

[@wavehellhole]

he's got such a hard face. perfect for westerns and fantasy.

[@juanoots2127]

@@wavehellhole or playing the role of a man whos being blackmailed into helping another man being blackmailed that he probably should not have.

[@zaftra]

Robsen Jerome he was huge on TV in the 90's uk

[@daved2352]

He's great in the episode of Black Mirror that he's in.

[@samhilton4173]

He does a lot of drama shows like Sharpe, that are made for women.

[@juvandy]

I wish we got more of Beric Dondarrion. The guy is a total badass and most of what we learn of him in the books is word of mouth legend. Any man who takes 100 guys and then leads them against the might of the Cleganes and Lannisters... and survives (spoiler) is worthy of mad respect. The actor here sells it too because he only gets that one scene but when Ned calls him he steps up with a stern swagger and just drops 'As you command', and if you know who this guy is it totally fits the character. Exceptionally underrated moment.

[@kossowankenobi]

Arianna making a kill list is too good. Gonna have to study the faceless ways.

[@arctan2010]

A kill list? “Seven hells!”😱

[@anatos1722]

0 wasted words or scenes,pure briliance,envious to hell and back for you to see if for first time,dialogues unmatched by any show ever,casting is 10/10,story might be best thing next to Lord of the Rings GOATED show,and must watch for any person above 90IQ..life altering!

[@KublaVeruca]

That whiteboard is like a square everything bagel.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Since y'all now know that heat doesn't bother her, this was hinted at in Ep 1 when she got into the extremely hot bath without any issue.

[@jlilley73]

She's like the opposite of Elsa

[@magicbrownie1357]

The guy who stood for Tyrion is Bronn. They met in the Inn at the crossroads, he was the one who gave up his hotel room for Tyrion when they said the Inn was full. He becomes a major character. And one of my favorites.

[@jharp08]

You girls watching game of thrones is making me relive some great memories

[@sarangbaag9982]

Hands down Tyrion Lannister is the best character of this show a.k.a. Peter Dinklage just nailed it🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@EmoDragracer]

"We're just bullying children now" "I don't care he SUCKS!" Yup that's about right haha :D

[@MrChatsarecool]

so you think its ok to attack the actor and person rather than the character in the show?

[@Whiskey0880]

Lol!

[@johnwolf7073]

30:00 making fun of an actor's face because you are angry at a fictional character is insane...

[@chilliest_williest]

In all fairness, Jack Gleeson does have a very particular face

[@thepimp31]

Damn that’s grimy let me guess it was Arianna

[@Tringard]

It's funny how much this show draws out your worst

[@mikeleo7916]

the guy who plays Joffrey is a great dude.

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

Oh the vibe from Jorah is very well the way Viserys says. It’s actually very obvious.

[@JA-tu8ig]

She said he stares cus of admiration 🤣

[@weebleman6]

In hindsight, sure

[@matthunter983]

what did Viserys do to his sister that was worse than when Drogo graped her over and over again?

[@ccispahan7514]

@32:53: there are several ways of getting South from behind the Wall: 1/ by sea 2/ by climbing up and down the Wall (groups of Wildlings do it regularly to pillage the Gift (= the lands close to the Wall on the southern side) 3/ by using secret passages through the Wall (you have to know them and even so, they are hard to find).

[@andromidius]

The leader of the Wildlings may have been a Night Watchman deserter due to his cloak and armour - which is a nice touch.

[@chilliest_williest]

I always really loved the name Dany came up with for her son. “Rhaego” is just clever

[@ryancook3257]

Attacking an actor's appearance despite their character feels really weird to me.

[@MrChatsarecool]

they were apologising for calling out Sansa as a character and then had no problem going in on the actor and actual person for Joffrey. The guy is an absolute gent as well, really bad form by them

[@eduardodelarosa7404]

is it me or they chose that actor to point the weird genetics of an incest product?

[@Ali-bu6lo]

Viserys' death is inspired by what happened to a Roman general in real life. Crassus, the guy who killed Spartacus and was a contemporary of Julius Caesar, had molten gold poured in his throat after the Parthians defeated him.

[@rickray1202]

It was mentioned earlier that many of the castles on the Wall are unmanned, so the wildlings are able to sneak through certain stretches. Only three of the nineteen castles of the Wall have garrisons.

[@joeyken81]

Usually I find reactors through GoT and branch out into their other content, but with y'all it was an enjoyable Breaking Bad and now we're here into another masterpiece. Loving the reactions so far. Ned and Robert were basically raised together as wards to Jon Arryn in the Vale. They basically grew up there so he was legit a father to both of them: Ned as the 2nd son to his father (and therefore not the heir to Winterfell), Robert (who was heir to Storm's End, his family's ancestral seat) basically as way to strengthen alliances between the Vale and the Stormlands. Also really recommend the Histories and Lore videos after each season. The Season 1 version being really helpful in providing the backstory for Season 1's main characters.

[@christopherlundgren1700]

You guys are really getting into the spirit of this brutal world. 😂

[@66RainySuper]

“Fire cannot kill the Dragon” one of the best lines

[@manzell]

That's Nymphadora Tonks!

[@snbks4ever]

I've seen a few reactions/reviews for GoT and this MIGHT be my favorite, the just down right roasting is on point with how the audience feels for these characters. Season 1 is so freaking good.

[@foobee2]

To Viserys: "You are the worst!" Oh you sweet summer child...

[@whythough951]

CROISSANT HEADED HAIR LMFAO DRAG HAAAA

[@TheAbominableDrFaustus]

The floors of the sky cells are angled. They slope to the edge so that a sleeping person would tend in that direction.

[@CrazeeAdam]

One of the most bad ass scenes in the show tbh Also a "Golden Crown" can both refer to the Golden Crown that Drogo puts on Viserys and the "golden crown" of hair on Joffrey.. that is much unlike all of his ancestors

[@thefourty-yearoldgamer8289]

kinda forgot how much i LOVE this show!!!

[@rufflazy2366]

'I never loved my brothers.. sad thing for a man to admit. You were the brother i chose..' 🥲 Happy Halloween Diegesis! 🎃⚔🐲

[@H880]

The moment when they realized what "The seed is strong" meant. I had the same reaction.

[@tywinderbaum5283]

The different House sigils when swearing made me lol 😂

[@ccispahan7514]

@11:25: ‘Here I stand’ are also House Mormont’s words 😊

[@brianwilson2789]

This reaction needed you two to call people “bitch” even more times. Hysterical!

[@jatilq]

Damn they started making death list fast.

[@GandalfGreyPill]

much love and respect to Maple for the ADTR quote! Fucking love those guys!

[@-ACE.]

The poor actor playing Joffrey, you bullied the heck out of him LOL.

[@Brian0686]

I love knowing and watching both you break it down!

[@mst4705]

Girls, careful about searching for info about game of thrones, like searching Jeoffrey's age. You might get spoilers for other stuff.

[@porkmaster4312]

The recap convo: The Barthareons lol. You'll get the names down, its very tough at first! Glad you're watching the show! :) You're catching a lot of hints! Well done!

[@Laketwig]

so a summery on Viserys, Viserys ended up the way he did because he lost his mom young, never knew his father's insanity and genuinely believed the Usurper's rebellion was based on lies. He had to take care of Dany alone, even though he was just a kid himself. Growing up in hiding made it worse-everyone in Essos only pretended to respect him, stringing him along with fake promises just in case the Targaryens came back into power to use him as a bargaining chip, They made fun of him made empty promises about helping him while housing him before throwing them out and he became known as "The Begger King", When he had to sell their mother’s crown, it broke him. After that, he wasn’t just bitter; he turned cruel and angry.

[@davidbennett1357]

my ONE complaint with this episode is the way the writers just straight up ignore real life in Vicerys' execution: a wood burning fire by itself can achieve maybe 1100 degrees F. In order to melt gold, you need 1947 degrees F. Drogo putting that belt in the pot WOULD NOT have melted it, NO WAY......

[@matthunter983]

Show Robb: "Let him go and I'll let you live" Book Robb: "Let him go and I promise you a quick death" HBO pushing those boundaries as usual..

[@TheWindcrow]

20:50 Maple that death looked really REAL didn't it

[@mattzcpoole]

it's really fun watching you two get so into the show! 😁

[@abeartheycallFozzy]

"Sometimes money is an abstract concept."😆 It's really difficult to fool dumb people sometimes.

[@tonyyul703]

These are the "SKY CELLS" of House Arryn

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

I love the note taking - awesome.

[@rd30000]

Lol i love when Sansa says she doesnt want someone brave, etc and Ned and Arya cant help but chuckle at each other

[@allieren]

I fuckin love the guard at the Eyrie 😂 NO GOLD!

[@davidbeyerle6996]

Maple is describing the show The OA.

[@marcodesanctis3654]

Actually viserays as a boy was sort of chilling good hearted but his years in exile hardened him and after selling his mothers crown eliminated the last of humanity he had

[@8ball279]

They think Jorah is platonic lmfao

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

Thought the same. It’s really pretty obvious he loves her.

[@KublaVeruca]

From what I've heard Daenarys is supposed to look a lot like Jorah's ex-wife...

[@LotusProxy]

yalls hair is slaying, queens

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

Actually the actor of Joffrey, Jack Gleeson weirdly Looks much better in interviews and he only does his Hair differently and obviously his attitude is different. That alone makes him also Look much more attractive.

[@magafett596]

“Can we brush her hair??” 😂

[@Alexander-kc8oq]

In the book there is a fantastic and beutifully written dream sequence between the scene at the end of episode 5 and the beginning of this episode and its such a shame that they cut it becauise not only is it an amzing scene but it gives context clues to the central mystery of Jons identity. Anyway, it doesnt really detract from the quality of the season but dreams are an important aspect of ASOIAF that the show never really dares comit to.

[@smittyDXPS3]

Ned's dream is so important that them cutting it seems weird in retrospect, "Promise me" being introduced early is pretty big.

[@skyebates246]

You have to remember Sansa is 13

[@boki1693]

The wildling woman is To ks from the Potter movies.

[@mrlogand]

Love the random ADTR reference

[@LaCheeserie]

31:38 excellent top four favs for this point in the story

[@jacobrossitter5024]

Maple with the phrenology talking points in the after discussion

[@ianferguson5410]

Robert and Ned spent time in the Vale when they were teens. That is why they had a close relationship with Jon Arryn. you find out that Robert has a bastard daughter later on in the books, they just don't touch on it the show.

[@sodalines]

its not about how you fight. its about how you win...

[@TJMiton]

"me making mac and cheese at 3am" LOL

[@KublaVeruca]

Say, kids!! Who's everyone's favorite King (moviewise)? I know, I know...ya'll prolly think I'm gonna say gonna say, Kenneth Brannaugh from Henry da fif... And that speech at the Battle of Agincourt,,,Magnificent! One of the finest speeches ever to speech.... But I gotta admit....my fave is...Hans Delbrook...no...Mel Brooks in History Of The World Part I.... "It's good to be da King".... speaking of speeches...favorite speech? anyone?? anyone?? I have to go with either the Riddle of Steel in Conan The Barbarian or the famous one from Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator... ehhh...Gotta go with Chaplin on that now that I think of it... So inspirational....and currently apropos....

[@DrLipkin]

The obvious choices are Theodin and/or Aragorn.

[@cathleenwarner1778]

If Dany couldn't keep the heart down, it meant the baby wouldn't be worthy and turn out sick/deformed, that's how it's explained in the book

[@Rcmkney23]

23:03 omg such good content how do they do it lol

[@Homelanderscape]

Igs crazy because my top 4 for the entire show are already in the show😂😂 se if you can guess who they are, (no spoilers my ppl are already in the show). Ladies we need more of these 🙏🤣 great reaction as always 💪🤙

[@Serryy]

You know, Sansa really suffers from not seeing the story through her perspective as we do in the book. They even cut out her best friend. No wonder she is annoying when all we see of her is her gushing over Joffrey.

[@JK-mk7ii]

Making useless notes while the show does its world building. Great stuff

[@Johnspartan296]

Yeah ikr. Game of Thrones isn't an overly complicated show, not any more complicated than anything else they've watched. The note taking is just unnecessary imo

[@MysterE95]

The characters in this show are so complex, that a man can slap the hell out of his wife, and you actually are like “yeah, she’s deserves it” lol.

[@johnnydoe001]

Dear lord, it's Breaking Bad all over again with the yapping roughshod over dialogue...