Game of Thrones 1x07 'You Win or You Die' | First Time Reaction

[@Athasin]

The imagery of a Lannister skinning a stag (the sigil of House Baratheon) while Tywin gives his lecture on House loyalty... they started off this episode with pure cinema.

[@Quzga]

The early seasons truly were a masterpiece, such attention to detail.

[@baphometh7482]

how did u comment on this a month ago..?

[@kvltslime2261]

@@baphometh7482 time travel

[@Athasin]

@@baphometh7482 If you sub to their patreon you get early access to their videos.

[@Quzga]

@@kvltslime2261 patreon early access

[@diisomoto]

Every Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) scene is a masterclass in acting.

[@joey1547]

His voice alone has Character

[@Patriiiiick]

Charles Dance is so good.

[@serlotsadoe]

Mannnn rewatching Ned with these miscalculated moves all over again 😢

[@AllHailKingSamael]

"Miscalculated" implies Ned was capable of calculation. The guy was an out and out moron.

[@biglu323]

This episode was packed back to back with Ned's wrong choices and dumb decision making.

[@littleglissant]

Watching this entire season is like that one scene from Interstellar 😭

[@GustavoCardoso95]

A very cool detail that is never shown in the show, but it`s true about Allister Thorne (the dick First Ranger from the night`s watch): The reason that he is the Watch is that he sided with the Targaryens during the civil war. He was a strong loyalist. He probably lowkey hates the starks because they were the main force behind Robert's Rebellion, along with the Baratheons and the Arryns. And that's probably why he bears a special hatred for Jon

[@nathanlindahl8336]

That’s a cool detail that I never knew! Wish they would have written that into the show.

[@joelwillis2043]

that makes total sense now

[@hannahabbot4250]

Fun fact: Charles Dance spent just about an hour preparing for skinning the stag. I love Tywin, he's a great character.

[@jeremygilbert7989]

It was an actual carcass as well iirc

[@Athasin]

And so the game of thrones begins.

[@mannholloway]

The actor for tywnn Charles Dance was in a movie called the Golden Child with Eddie Murphy his character name was Sardo Numspa to which Eddie called him "My dear sweet brother Numsie" which is what I always call him every time I see him.

[@Panurus_biarmicus]

Eddie Murphy using the praying weels to dj/scratch talk is what always to me will be some of the funniest stuff ive ever seen.

[@mannholloway]

@Panurus_biarmicus "I I I want the knife...... Please"

[@joelwillis2043]

One of my favorite movies as a kid, i did the Eddie line in 1st grade, "its like a joint, you roll it up and smoke it" I had no idea what that meant. Charles Dance scared the crap out of me.

[@boodyjacob9322]

Tywin's introduction is definitely one of the best ever, the fact that they have Jaime of all people who never gave two shits about any character in the show being that intimidated and stunned into silence in his presence made it all the more impactful for first time viewing

[@dlweiss]

A good little detail: when Robert tells Ned “until Joffrey comes of age” Ned instead writes “until the heir comes of age.” Leaving him a little wiggle room to deny Joffrey the throne if it comes out that he’s not technically Robert’s rightful heir.

[@Konradius001]

What the complete amateur Ned Stark thinks is clever intrigue...

[@the_crypter]

@@Konradius001 Bro was playing checkers in a Chess Championship that is Kings Landing

[@balerion77]

He writes "Rightful Heir " .

[@smittyDXPS3]

Jorah the Andal isn't really a name or title. Andal is an ethnicity, it's like saying Jorah the European. Keep in mind where Danearys is at is not predominantly Andal.

[@GustavoCardoso95]

And that being said, Jorah is not even andal, he has from first men descent because he is from the north. The Dotrahki just call him that because he's from Westeros lol It's like a westerner calling any type of asian chinese out of ignorance. And in regards to your comment about Daenerys, being a Targaryen makes her a mixture of both First Men and Andals, since her ancestors intermarried with most of the higher houses from westeros. Genetics doesn't really make a lot of sense in GOT, otherwise the Targaryen genes would have been snuffed out by now even with the interbreeding. It sounds like these higher houses have some sort of genetic strength going on, that's why Robert's sons and daughters always have black hair. (interestingly enough, Robert has a lot of Targaryen blood because he's grandmother was a Targaryen if I'm not mistaken. Rhaenys Targaryen is good example of that (from F&B). She was Targaryen, but had black hair from her Baratheon mother. AND there's this whole theory that all Targaryens descend not from Aegon, but from his sister's son with a Baratheon. i wish they kept the purple eyes for the Targaryens like in the books!

[@deltoidable]

What's extra confusing is he's not even an Andal, people from the North are First Men. To the Dothraki everyone across the sea is an Andal.

[@theemperormoth5089]

@@GustavoCardoso95 Pretty much "Jorah the Caucasian."

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

The Andals were blonde. And Jorah is kinda light haired. It could be the Dothraki ASSUMING he is an Andal. And its very possible the Mormonts have a little Andal blood somewhere back in their family tree. The Dothraki would know of Andals because they are from Essos originally

[@Urielthalas]

Daenerys is also part Valerian, in addition to some admixture with Andals and FM.

[@lemuelsenu1366]

When cersei spit those words,was when I knew GOT was going to be epic 💥

[@juice6521]

I can't believe they could afford Sean Bean for 8 seasons.

[@sunvinn]

Not every show that can mantain a protagonist of this caliber for 8 seasons and keep it fresh. GOT was peak television.

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

you know its based off books right?

[@rg1854]

@@maximumrelaxation4770there’s books!?

[@gobias_]

Ned warned Cersei because he knew Robert would have the children killed and he was trying to spare them specifically. With Ned it's always for the children

[@dannyb9209]

Actually think series 1 is still my favourite..it was truly superb

[@GustavoCardoso95]

Agreed. The source material was so good they it would have been very hard to miss. I hope someday we get to see the unreleased pilot

[@dannyb9209]

@GustavoCardoso95 agrees, the books were superb..at least until feast,I'd prefer them to remake the last series personally but that's just me 😂

[@GustavoCardoso95]

@@dannyb9209 I like all of them but in the last 2 George went TOO crazy with side plotlines. That's the main reason he will never finish the 2 remaining books in my opinion. It's too much to wrap up with only 2 books

[@stefanforrer2573]

yeah, season 1 easily had the best writing which makes it my favourite as well.... and the best writing basically means it also had the most attention to detail.. i already knew the show was going downhill when they started casting women who have very obviously had cosmetic surgery at around season 5

[@Brian0686]

When King Robert told Ned he was going to rule- he should have done that with the group there.

[@jessi17miel]

TEAM LANNISTER BABY 🦁♥️ let's do thissssss!

[@AP-RSI]

Ned was always a naive fool... too much honour and honesty!

[@TheWindcrow]

18:45 Woah! Arianna becareful with those guns 😅

[@Konradius001]

One of the best scenes was one I think you did not react to. When traveling south Ned saw knights practicing for a tourney. He exclaims that those are not knights, they're just playing at it. The brilliance of that passage was that the same was true for Ned himself as well. He was going to court for a position that requires intrigue. But he could not do intrigue, he was just playing at it, just like the knights were playing at fighting. Following stupid rules that get you killed in the real world.

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

Keep the whiteboards.....you will need them again

[@tanimal3964]

She looked so empowered when he's talking about raping other women LOL

[@brownsey1]

She was very empowered when sold to Drogo!

[@bradsandel9050]

Keep the white boards ladies. Keep the boards.

[@edwardelric8354]

Arianna is so finnneeeee❤️😍

[@smittyDXPS3]

Ser Allister supported the Targaryens in Roberts Rebellion, thats why he's at the wall in the first place. His side lost and he took the black. He hates Jon because hes Neds son, and he hates Ned because of Neds role in the Rebellion and the downfall of the Targaryens. Basically, Allister is at the wall because of Ned, in an oversimplified way.

[@Morgan-bo1mr]

The andals are one of yhr cultural groups that came to westeros, although a lot of essosi call Jorah "the andal", hes actually a first man. Theyre basically calling him "jorah the white guy" lol

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

...or Jorah the blonde. Andals had blond hair

[@magicbrownie1357]

The Andals were a tribe of men. So Jorah, the Andal is like saying William, the Scot, or Sean, the Irish.

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

Ned Stark made a lot of mistakes in playing the game because he handicapped himself by caring what what the honorable thing to do.

[@leprovokateur7745]

Congrats, you’ve now entered in the phase why this show is peak and was the best one on Earth

[@mst4705]

Just because the show doesn't show Alister training the Night Watch recruits doesn't mean he doesn't. You can't show everything. So unless someone actually makes a comment about it clarifying it, it is a mystery how good of a trainer he actually is.

[@littleglissant]

Medieval Succession officially began

[@xBenQCatx]

Arianna, you look stunning!

[@bobbybfat]

Robert also fucked it up. He should've had witnesses when appointing Ned regent. He shouldve had Renly, Barristan Selmy and forced Cersei to stay in the room to bear witness

[@MrJethroha]

In the book, Ned's errors are even more egregious. Renly didn't express any interest in the throne, he just wanted to get Joffrey away from Cersei before Robert died to weaken the Lannisters. Ned was too in his feelings about Robert to do the sensible thing and act immediately. Also most of Ned's guard weren't killed in the street, they were sent off chasing the Mountain. If Ned had kept his own men close and accepted Renly's assistance, then Cersei wouldn't have had a leg to stand on and Littlefinger would never join the losing side. Ned would take over as regent, and could proclaim Stannis or Renly King when he saw fit. There would still be a war most likely, but the Lannisters would be isolated, not in control of the capital, with Cersei and her children as hostages.

[@Urielthalas]

The people of Essos call Jorah "the Andal", but that's actually wrong. There are three ethnic groups in Westeros, which you hear when they say the full title of the "King of the First Men, the Andals, and the Rhoynar." The First Men are the darker haired northerners like Jorah and the Starks. The Andals are the often blonde but sometimes dark haired southerners such as the Lannisters, the Tyrells, Samwell Tarly, etc. Lastly, the Rhoynar are more commonly known as the Dornish and they're more or less Hispanic looking. But, like how you've probably never heard of the Miao people and would just call them Chinese, the easterners of Essos just call Jorah an Andal.

[@Billygrundmeyer]

As far as the Game of Thrones. My opinion has always been that the real players were Littlefinger, Varys, and Tywin Lannister. Cersei always viewed herself as one.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Slimey little bugger kidnapped John cena’s girlfriend in 12 rounds too😭

[@quenni5286]

Tywin is so badass

[@carlosfuentes9506]

For family!

[@NewYorkFloridaMan]

My goodness, Arianna. I think I'm into shoulders now. Is that weird of me? Should I have not just admitted that in a comment section?

[@tamerlano-g1t]

you'll need an empty back side for those boards, trust me 😆

[@dulann6170]

she said it!

[@samantha4304-d4q]

How exciting!

[@marcodesanctis3654]

If I was ned I would have taken reply’s offer that how I could have won the game of thrones

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

Ned wasnt trying to win the game of thrones. Thats the problem

[@joesteel7409]

I like Ned but he’s such a fool, Robb inherited some of his poor decision making, and Jon is the smartest of them all.

[@antonnovo695]

Please react to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005 with RDJ and Val Kilmer

[@CoolHandLuke-q1e]

Weird suggestion 😂😂😂

[@thefourty-yearoldgamer8289]

bwahahahahah!! yes fathah, i died :D

[@rufflazy2366]

sorry about the news good US people, we'll get through it.

[@smittyDXPS3]

It's good news for most of us. 🇺🇸

[@AP-RSI]

@@smittyDXPS3 Only for the stupid ones...

[@Johnspartan296]

@@smittyDXPS3 Its good news for people that don't know any better and are good at voting against their best interests. For normal people, its bad news.

[@carloscjr23]

Lmao 😂😂😂 The good people win, MOST of the people as a matter of fact

[@Johnspartan296]

@@carloscjr23 Refer to my other comment. Normal people didn't want this.

[@frankducky6130]

😍😍😍

[@AllHailKingSamael]

You know... I know we're supposed to feel sympathy for the Starks, but Ned and Lady Stark have to be the two most foolish characters on this show. Their blind idealism and idiotic actions create such misery for them and so many others.

[@fookinmineh670]

God this show was so good, what the hell happened

[@CoolHandLuke-q1e]

All 8 seasons were excellent !! .

[@fookinmineh670]

@@CoolHandLuke-q1e Show died with Tywin, I can't explain how in a youtube comment, I reccomend watching some KZbin videos

[@randylahey1822]

@@CoolHandLuke-q1e No they aren't

[@randylahey1822]

They ran out of story basically, books are famously incomplete so the HBO ending is totally scuffed. Same with the reasoning around some characters who got killed off because the shows producers didn't like the actors for whatever reason. You know what out of touch death I'm talking about. The build up seasons are the best, no one needed to watch the rest post Season 4-5.

[@Mushie_G]

@@CoolHandLuke-q1e cope.

[@shawn7257]

Looking at that list of celebrities who are looking to leave because of Trump winning...i can't help thinking...so what?? Go ahead & leave...nobody is gonna miss you anyway. Don't let the door hit you as you leave.

[@tomlangdonec]

if you do one epodes a week it will take 18MONTHS!!!! please do more I'm enjoying them too much.

[@mattroyle1087]

Penguin is kinda fizzling out for me, what about you guys? Squid game first season was amazing, 2nd season starts in December 👍

[@furiogiunta7886]

Yeah the Penguin seems like it has no direction. Not trying to be sexist, but I'm not sold on women mob bosses either, at least not the ones they have in this show.

[@CoolHandLuke-q1e]

​@@furiogiunta7886That sounded sexist to me ! .

[@furiogiunta7886]

@@CoolHandLuke-q1e That it because you lack reading comprehension. The final sentence of my comment implies that I a feel a woman mob boss could be believable, just not the ones they have in the show.

[@Etticos.]

Ya’ll crazy, Penguin slaps.

[@crispy_338]

@@CoolHandLuke-q1eNot being sold on a character isn’t sexist. It’s personal preference. Grow up.