Game of Thrones 6x9 REACTION!! "Battle of the Bastards"

Eric Shane Calvin Melanie and Aaron react to and discuss season 6 episode 9 of Game of Thrones Battle of the Bastards
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[@Bllll957]

Kit Harington said that he interpreted Jon "rising" from the dead bodies as a parallel from Dany's scene on ep3x10

[@scarlettmi]

That's exactly what came to mind when I was watching it as well. Interesting to hear he was thinking along those lines too.

[@Ivan-vd8fi]

adding to that, it's the moment when jon decides to fight for his life. he could have just given up and die in the crush but he finally decided to fight for his own life.

[@ericmishima]

do you think it looks like the circle patterns left by the White Walkers? just me?

[@primcasiha]

it's like his real resurrection

[@joekerr9197]

That is because it was made on purpose to reflect and parallel it.

[@dababa85]

I think we all thought, ZIG ZAG... But like Melanie said... He had his eyes on Jon.. He had tunnel Vision on his big brother. Broke my heart.

[@Deus.Deorum]

Not sure if Jon could tell when he shot from that distance or not but if he could he should have said run left after he shot

[@_Tristen_]

eddiewinehosen i dont think you understand how great of an archer ramsay is, When they killed Tandy she was zig zagging through a whole ass forest and they managed to shoot an arrow through her calf to immobilize her, he is one of the Best archers around, Rickon was dead either way.

[@Ask4This]

@eddiewinehosen Because you'd be thinking clearly if you were in that scenario with the exact same circumstances as Rickon.. You will never see the forest for the trees.

[@Nazerous]

@@The_Gerry_Man he is 12

[@Stillnene]

Yea and god only knows what Ramsey did to him psychologically while he had him. If we didn’t see how he broke down Theon and we just saw Theon act to his disadvantage, we wouldn’t understand why he behaved like that either. So idk to me it was believable that this unfortunate lack in judgement might happen with that kid :( it was set up that way on purpose.

[@UncleMilo]

Jon was driven by rage (exactly as Ramsay wanted) when his brother was killed. Even Tormond was saying "don't do it"... and when Jon realized his mistake, you could see it on his face... and then what could he do but face his enemy like a Stark.

[@orphanedhanyou]

There was still no magical winning strategy when he didn't know about the Vale.

[@Helinacoustic]

"He's wearing a bow glove" dammit detective Calvin, always one step ahead. 😂

[@AzguardMike]

its almost like he watched it before. Even in the recent videos of Doctor Who reactions he is always saying the twists like 3 minutes into the video

[@kenm6669]

Silent Gamer2015 do you think he has?

[@deg1studios]

@@kenm6669 doubt it. as someone that has seen an episode/film twice in two days, I don't think I could do it every day. Calvin would be going insane if he watched every episode twice

[@kenm6669]

deg1studios they don’t watch an episode everyday tho

[@deg1studios]

@@kenm6669 almost

[@egork.5019]

In paradise Wun Wun will break the doors and Hodor will hold them. Best couple ever

[@dafty9159]

WHAT IF WUN WUN IS HODOR FATHER?!

[@chibiemo100]

How does a giant and a human mate anyways...

[@dafty9159]

Julian Ramos I'm just kidding, but they said in Bran's vision that Hodor has giant blood

[@chibiemo100]

Dafty I know

[@McBubbleslvl900]

+Julian Ramos Very gently.

[@teenageHorrorMan8]

Literally one of the main reactions I've been waiting for!!!!!!

[@restoregaming3571]

Me lol there best game of throne reactors out

[@anais6654]

saaaaame

[@Musicapop2]

+Restore Gaming the best reactors of Everything...

[@restoregaming3571]

+O CRíTICO for tv shows yes but for KZbin and world star reaction blasphemous HD is my favourite

[@jam6627]

they do good analysis and review aswell... BUTTON!!! hahahaha

[@Elnont]

That shot of Jon snow against all those horses is the most Eddard Stark thing in this entire show, thanks god Eric noticed it I thought it was just me lol.

[@Evelyne571]

the behind the scenes of how they made this episode is really cool. especially how they use the horses for stunts. the stunt crew does the best work on this show hands down.

[@Evelyne571]

oh and special effects too!

[@callum4450]

It's definitely up there for best choreography on television. I'd put the episode up there with XX from Black Sails for sure.

[@primcasiha]

i love how Kit never use stunts or body double in fight scenes, even with that crazy cavalry shot

[@primcasiha]

***** lol i fear for his life sometimes

[@Evelyne571]

Primrose M. i think the only time he used one was when the thenn threw him through the fire in the battle at the wall. but yeah i like when people do their own stunts because they can get better shots andwe can actually see what's happening. also kit's really good at stunt work

[@d3stR0yEr08]

This episode is totally "a song of ice and fire"

[@rhaegartargaryen9710]

Twincest-Reign coming at the end of the series. My babes are getting together. #ItsNotGrossTheyAreTargs

[@d3stR0yEr08]

logandh2 Rhaegar Targaryen is talking about jon snow and dany.. Targaryens married each other to keep their blood pure for many years. Not that it's ok with everyone but to the targs it seems normal to them. Cheers!

[@rhaegartargaryen9710]

Don Stark Yes what Lord Stark said.

[@anja1627]

+Rhaegar Targaryen hahaha we get it, Your Grace. 😂

[@paulmccloud9395]

Season 6 was a really good 'Stark revenge' season. And they certainly earned it. Now we have, Arya 'The Assassin', John 'The King', Sansa 'The Wise' and Bran 'The Mage'. If we can finally get them back together, they would be incredible.

[@whedonobsessed]

*** Bran 'The Broken' (!?)

[@shrekbaby33]

Rickon 'The Dead'

[@fabi3790]

Yeah that played out great Arya the traveler John the recorder Sansa.. the queen Bran the boring

[@Fifi-jb3yx]

@@fabi3790 sansa did her bit can’t fault her

[@kerrionebanks3242]

More like bran the useless 😒

[@cey1]

I don't know, guys. She said "I'm Arya Stark of Winterfell, and I'm going home" therefore I think she's heading to Winterfell.

[@bangtan_a.r.m.y8312]

i hope she finds Nymeria on the way so both can go home since dire wolves represents their master and just ugh

[@nickreed8336]

+Osman Ahmed Braavos is very close to the coast of the North.

[@marleymarsss]

Bro, I teared up so hard in that amazing slow motion shot when Jon stood in the middle of the field, with Ned's armor on, ready to fight to the death. It was absolutely amazing.

[@csb7376]

The shot of Jon squaring up to the cavalry has to be one of the most epic moments of all 6 series. The visuals, the music, just everything. Even more so when you realise there was no CGI involved.

[@mrspidey80]

"He's wearing a bow glove". Dayum! Detective Calvin strikes again.

[@dimitra2742]

You are expecting a panicked boy to strategize how to avoid arrows instead of running to his brother?

[@lou_glio]

Yep, that's called the survival instinct

[@tj54441]

Common sense when u saw a bow

[@ryckian669]

And plus ramsey said it's a game, if rickon did run in a zigzag way, i bet ramsey would let his archers do the work

[@kikicc2068]

You know that ramsey is so fucking good in that? I mean he kill that girl in the forest (shoot) even when she was running zig zag, jumping, etc

[@nikoloznasaridze6328]

People are stupid sometimes. Even if Rickon had thought of that, Ramsay would have shot him in a different way, he was an excellent archer and would have still killed him, and if not, he would have ordered his men to shoot

[@clojap]

I think the reason Sansa didn't say anything was because she wasn't sure if Little Finger was coming or not, they never showed her get a message back from him did they?

[@SuperJaylous]

This. She doesn't want Jon to be too dependent on the Knights of Vale to come b/c Baelish might not come as planned.

[@blahblahooooooooblah]

That's the same thing I was thinking. Also, Jon may not have trusted Littlefinger - Bearish himself has told people not to trust him -- that was one of Eddard's mistakes. Of course, I'm glad she did it, and she probably really didn't have a choice considering if she lost, she wasn't going to be taken alive. But Littlefinger's assistance may come with strings attached - if she had of told Jon he probably would have been against the Vale joining in - as a big brother he wouldn't have trusted Baelish's agenda towards Sansa. Perhaps. Either way, I'm glad she did it because they were almost goners!

[@blahblahooooooooblah]

***** She smiled for the same reason all of us smiled - Ramsay got his comeuppance! If anyone would appreciate the gravity of that, it would Sansa and Theon. LF will never deliver Sansa to Cersei especially considering the position the Lannister are in right now, it just isn't smart strategically to side with the falling House - and the Lannisters and definitely falling. I agree that Sansa has developed from the person she once was (that can be said for all of the characters that are still alive from Season 1 with the shit they've seen and experienced) but I wouldn't necessarily say that brutality is her best friend now. Ramsay needed to die, that's just a fact - his death was deserving. It's too soon to even say whether or not she is "brutal" though. I do agree with your take on LF though - his titles do seem to breed more titles lol. I don't think he'll live out the series though.

[@ConnorKebab95]

+Lord Baelish If Ramsay'd seen they had a bigger army, he would've just stayed inside Winterfell and Jon would've had to siege it.

[@willmoore6407]

She seems to have known they were coming enough to have rode off to join up with them.

[@failwhale34]

been waiting! love the videos guys plus it was a crazy episode!

[@bloodzerox20]

lol

[@TheKhaniProject]

yes man!

[@AdventuringwithTrevor]

Back when game of thrones had satisfying deaths to the characters we hate

[@tcpgblizzard]

Is this the greatest thing ever put on TV?? Well it's certainly up there. And now with Ramsay dead, I'm thinking Euron might become the next "villain" on the show.

[@laurileppanen4224]

Euron and Night King are definitely set up to be the big villains of the last seasons. Plus maybe Cersei the Mad Queen.

[@tcpgblizzard]

Lauri Leppänen Agreed. Let's hope Cersei does survive and go full-on Mad Queen. I'd love that.

[@Isabel-yg9mt]

Euron, Cersei and of course, the Nights king and his white walker comrades..and his army:-)

[@MrImastinker]

The maddest part being of course that she's not the Queen XD Not that she'd ever admit it though.

[@joaollz8796]

Maybe the next "villain" is, you know, the white walkers

[@bubbles093]

I love how Danaerys started off the series wearing all light colors like white or blue, but almost this whole season she's been wearing darker and darker colors like grey or black.

[@breakaway7017]

Bubbles093 and back to white

[@ValiLoco187]

this battle still gives me goosebmps everytime i see it,best battlescene i have ever seen.that is how i imagine a medieval battle

[@Jay-zl6jm]

Eric and Melanie, please, and one book lover to the next, can you please clarify that Jon wanted (in the books) to battle Ramsay because he thought Arya was there? The show has stripped Jon and Arya's relationship to the bone, so there is hardly anything left; it's so important to Jon's storyline that it was Arya he was going to save. He was tested three times in his vows: the first for his father, the second for Robb - he held off both those times, and stayed true to the Night's Watch. But he broke his vows for Arya specifically because of how much he loves her.

[@LukaBlight69]

Drogan: Hey come on guys, mother is letting us burn stuff! Other Dragons: YAAAAYYYY!!!!

[@Isabel-yg9mt]

A lot of people are frustrated that Rickon didn`t zigzag, but: 1. He is a kid who is desperate and afraid. He knew now who Ramsay was and what he can do. A lot of people who are afraid and in desperate situations, can make irrational decisions and they will do anything to survive and get away from danger. He saw Jon, he wanted to get to Jon as fast as he could, and ran right for him. 2. Ramsay was damn good with that bow. He had experience in hunting both humans and animals, so he would probably have hit him anyway. 3. This is tv..:-) There`s dragons and magic and white walkers. Not everything is going to be true to life:-) Anyway..great reaction-video as always, love you guys!:-) Incredible episode!

[@435now]

I'm more annoyed that Wun Wun didn't have any kind of weapon

[@umphreak9999]

justify all you want, there was still some lazy/convenient writing this season, things just kinda happen for the sake of dramatic tension that make no logical sense

[@madamepersonne7728]

@@umphreak9999 This season ? You mean seasons 6, 7 and 8

[@jacobmcmillan6787]

If he serpentined it, he still would have died. Ramsey was missing on purpose to get Jon Snow closer

[@mimyo09]

Exactly! And even if he did serpentine, the archers would've shot him. There was no way Rickon would've survived...

[@ducksauce9187]

noo.. srsly? he needs to calculate where rickon runs.. i dont see him doing that if his route isnt a straight line.. how did u get this many likes? damn

[@zvimur]

Keep in mind, it's a 16 or so years old lordling who didn't spend his childhood in front of a TV, watching shows & movies. Hell, even old Nan's stories probably were about knights duelling each other and monsters.

[@richrelaxes1154]

+sven svensson Think about all the girls he hunted with his hounds. I'm sure at least one of them zigged or zagged. Plus, why would it be so hard to hit him while he was trying to evade? Archers, especially experts like Ramsay, would have experience with targets trying to evade them. Rickon did the right thing, trying to get to Jon and out of range.

[@ducksauce9187]

Richard Brown what?`why bring in them and the hounds? if ur hunted by hounds u shouldnt serpentine but if someone is aiming at where u will be in 2seconds its better to make ur route unpredictable... if u dont understand this makes me kinda scared for human kind

[@guido.grignaffini]

There's a little particular that nobody noticed. It's irrelevant, but I find it quite smart: Tormund's full name is Tormund Giantsbane and the man who he kills with in that hand-to-hand is SmallJon Umber, whose family banner is the giant who breaks the chains. Now I don't know if it's occasional or not, but that still was smart!

[@joekerr9197]

The reason why Sansa didn't tell Jon about Vale and Littlefinger is because he didn't listen to her and she knew what Ramsay would do and that Jon would fall for it. The whole thing with Jon and Rickon was to draw him out. Jon basically abandoned his entire tactic and just went in blindly against superior force...he basically fcked up. Sansa knew this is going to go down like that. She knew Ramsay will kill Rickon no matter what (she told Jon before the battle) and that if Ramsay was faced against superior number he would fortify himself inside Winterfell...so she let Jon fall for Ramsay's trap so she could play her thing and make Ramsay fall for her trap. Sansa won that battle, not Jon.

[@GhostInPajamas]

Final argument for why Rickon didn't zigzag. He's a kid, and when you're running away from someone with a ranged weapon, running straight away gets you as far away as possible, where zigzagging would take twice as long to cover that distance

[@LightRoll789]

The part in the episode where Jon is climbing out of the pit of bodies is very symbolic to me. I think that WAS his rebirth where he himself decided that he wanted to live. This was also amplified by the aerial shot of him being held up by the wildlings, just like Dany was held up in the Mhysa episode

[@jjh2456]

That was the point of the sequence because he came up he didn’t know what his purpose was until he saw Sansa with the Knights of the Vale. It’s supposed represent his resurrection.

[@angelwastaken]

I'd just like to point out that 7:53 is not CGI. That is actually 40 horses galloping towards Kit Harington full speed. You can watch the BTS on the game of thrones channel

[@MasterfulPaladin]

It would've been awesome if; while Jon was standing there with the horses charging towards him that his sword burst into flame lol

[@X-Bones]

Well if you'd read the story behind azor ahi and lightbringer, than someone might have to die for Jon's sword to become magical.

[@Frxiis]

Thank you! You noticed it too! That was so fucking badass!

[@mordirit8727]

Don't Thoros and Beric just use Wildfire? I remember the blacksmith who sold Thoros his swords complaining about how the fire destroyed the blade so quickly.

[@mordirit8727]

***** you are right =) Ah yeah, you're right. Funny because I JUST checked and Thoros definitely used wildfire before, but I believe he might have gained the power to do it with magic after both he regained his faith in R'hllor and Dany's dragons strengthened the power of magic in the world. I suppose he is the one who taught Beric then. It makes sense since the most prominent kind of magic in the series is blood magic.

[@TheMaskedChef7]

Best parts in that orde for me 1. Drogon landing next to Dany 2. Horses colliding in the beginning of the battle . 3. Music while horses charging at Jon . 4. Tormund and Jon conversion about the combat plan lol 5. Yara's am up for anything line& a Real handshake lol.

[@Thundernoob88]

One thing I didn't notice th first time was when the dogs start to attack Ramsay is that Sansa starts to turn away but then forces herself to watch.

[@mohakifkifkif7456]

Best Episode ever !

[@ineedsomespace3038]

True.

[@ineedsomespace3038]

***** Not for me :v

[@Ayeveraa]

Preferred this over Hardhome. Possibly even Blackwater.

[@faraztahir7169]

amen

[@AWSVids]

Hardhome might still be the best single action sequence in the series, but as an overall episode, BotB gave us way more than "Hardhome" the episode did. Both action and storytelling. Hardhome = best scene, but BotB = best episode!

[@saylosrelyks8645]

Ramsay's beatdown was so brutally satisfying, i kept rewinding just to see it over an over again.

[@miragesiena3230]

The scene with Jon being trampled and rising was showcasing that he is choosing to live now.

[@scarlettmi]

One of my favourite things was that image of Jon standing in front of the line of charging horses. I'm even more impressed by the fact that it wasn't CGI and was actually Kit standing there with a line of 40 horses racing towards him and just hoping they stopped like they were supposed to. This whole episode was so impressive when it came to the visuals. I loved the wide shots where you see the massive landscapes with the characters small in the distance. Sansa riding away from the meeting before the fight, Davos standing in the sunrise/sunset by the old pyre. It was both beautiful and gruesome.

[@nazarenovallejos]

Great performance of Iwan Rheon with all the scenes of Ramsay. Great actor a totally badass.

[@NerdydanDotCom]

"He's wearing a bow glove" -- hands down makes this the best reaction video this week. Quite a catch.

[@NerdydanDotCom]

"The Avengers"... another great line.

[@luutsii]

"The avengers"...GOD i was waiting to see someone make that comment!

[@dlweiss]

I suspect that the reason Sansa didn't say anything sooner was because she hadn't actually heard back from Littlefinger yet - just sent her letter. So she wouldn't want Jon to sit around waiting and hoping for an army that might never come (especially given what she said to Littlefinger the last time they spoke). I'm hoping they have a line or two clarifying that next week.

[@Lexyvil]

Best 1 hour of my life!

[@Lexyvil]

Hugo Carvalho How is that sad? It's been about time that we've seen a positive outcome to a fight we've been anticipating for so long.

[@lxchness]

I like the fact people in the north talk of Jon as one of the greatest fighters. cool to see a ripple effect of his efforts at the wall in the real world.

[@karlmoles6530]

I look forward to your reactions and the Burlington Bar and Normies reactions more than anyone's

[@ebbaynes]

Sansa was right not to tell. She doesn't fully trust Little finger and she she knows her brother is highly emotional. Those two elements alone would make her hesitate giving out her plan B. And if Jon had listened to her about the Bolton trap, then so many men wouldn't have died. Their original battle plan was to draw Ramsey to them so that they could use the trenches. Jon blew the plan and got his men killed by going on the offensive. It is highly probable that Little Finger would have waited until the last minute anyway. How sucky would it have been for Jon to expect Little Finger and be waiting.... only to find out they'd been quasi double crossed. It also matters if she's carrying Bolton's child. If she gives birth to a Bolton, the North might not want her to rule. Yes, the kid's father is dead, but primogeniture is a big deal to these people.

[@daltonasplin3276]

Sansa got the men killed by not telling Jon.

[@epicchocolate1866]

+Dalton Asplin The boltons would have just retreated to winterfell and they would have to lay siege which would have taken a while and the episode would be boring either way though both armies would lose most of their men if not all.

[@lxchness]

sython135 true but wouldn't everyone just feel better knowing there's a few thousand good riders waiting just over the hill ready to flank the Boltons.

[@sheilaburns8977]

I know this is a late comment, but "thank you." Sansa definitely let thousands of men die.

[@steelpookie7597]

@@sheilaburns8977 This is an even later comment, you are 100% right!! (watching again and living the corona virus shutdown life).

[@smritinair]

I think the reason why Rickon ddnt run zig zag is because, first; he is a kid and he was terrified and when kids get terrified they are unable to make sensible decisions quickly. he aint Jon or Sansa to think tactically. Anyway Ramsay would have killed him even if he ran zig and zag. Sansa had aptly predicted Rickon demise because he is one of the true born sons of THE Ned Stark.

[@redmilo92]

Plus, while it may not have been Rickon's reasoning, it would have been hard for Jon to constantly compensate for the kid changing direction

[@el34glo59]

+Miles Curtis Watson Exactly. He was running to Jon. He was scared. That's it.

[@robmartin525]

Probably malnourished and exhausted too?

[@redmilo92]

Rob Martin He was still running relatively fast if that's the case

[@gravendanger]

What would have been cooler is that they get back winterfell and when they go to put Ramsey in a cage they find Rickon and he has been turned into a white walker

[@rogueagentaa]

That Jon drowning in bodies scene was symbolising him being close to experience darkness again when he died the first time, but he rises out of there into the light - so it's like a rebirth for him - especially because before this he's always been in that downer mood.

[@colourjerry]

Thank you so much for this video guys, I really enjoyed watching your reaction and discussion. You guys have said that it's really hard to get all five of you together for GOT videos, so thank you and keep up the great work.

[@Jimmie_Rudolfsson]

This is how a GOT reaction should be.. Not the "Rick Reacts" stuff :/

[@LordRavic]

There's not... Rick Reacts are only Rick reaction, as the name says.

[@MardonNaLou]

After everything Ramsey did(particularly to his wife) he deserved every bit of that. So satisfying.

[@judemiller]

The season finale is 15 minutes longer than usual. Maybe do audio without video during certain parts, so we can get more reaction? Editing will be tough (though I trust your skills).

[@svyatoslavrurikovich8831]

Or just divide it into two reaction videos.

[@Apple-rx1ik]

audio is not allowed either. :-( And neither are dividing the episode. They already have an agreement with HBO, because of the strikes of their former channel, so I doubt they will break the rules.

[@judemiller]

I see. Other reaction channels have gotten away with it, but I didn't know it wasn't allowed. Thanks for the info.

[@faraztahir7169]

Best episode in TV of 2016

[@DG-420]

Better than that Rick reacts shit

[@14aqib]

Yeah hes whack as fuck

[@madeforemma4914]

He hated the episode that won 7 Emmy s 🤣🤣🤣🤣 What a pretentious critic

[@Nisilsey]

just came here after the disappointing reaction of Rick. Erik, Shane, Calvin, Aaron and Melanie! That's what I call a worthy reaction!

[@Vendell_23]

The director of hardhome and this episode are the same and also in episode 10

[@npe9483]

Approximately two years later Rick says this is his least favourite episode and bitches about it for twenty minutes.

[@Kantirist]

In which video?

[@blahblahooooooooblah]

Just another Baelish plan. Remember what he said to Cersei: "Let the enemies of the Throne slaughter each other and when they're done, seize Winterfell from whichever thief survives." Come on ya'll think about it. It's Baelish being Baelish. Originally he may have thought it would be Roose vs. Stannis - but the plan only slightly turned when it became Ramsay vs. Jon. Either way, he also said "that is why it is critical to strike while the victor still licks his wounds" - the Starks may have just retaken Winterfell/survived the battle, and that's awesome :) :), but they have also lost all of their fighting men - and now almost certainly depend on Littlefinger's "good will" for defense now. Baelish took his sweet time replying to Sansa's letter, and getting to the North because he knew the odds of Jon's army being slaughtered, Ramsey losing many men fighting Jon (so as to not leave a huge army for the Vale to have to put down - thus lowering the risk of his own men dying), and him looking like the savior rushing in with thousands of men. It's all power play. Which is why I kind of think Sansa was holding off on telling Jon she was asking him for the reinforcements - because she didn't know what that would entail.Being beholden or indebted to Littlefinger is the last place anyone wants to be ... just ask Ned Stark lol. Whether or not they know it, LF kind of owns the North now. I don't believe he'll hand Sansa over to Cersei - but if you all think his help came without strings attached - you're fools. He's been doing sneaky shit like this since he told Lysa to poison Jon Arryn, and to write a letter to Catelyn saying it was the Lannisters! A man like Baelish only thrives in chaos, wherever he goes, chaos is sure to follow. I just hope Sansa understands this and is using him to her benefit - and doesn't let him get too much control ( I think she may end up killing him). Lord of Harrenhal, Master of Coin, Lord Paramount of the Trident, Lord Protector of the Eyrie and the Vale of Arryn...and Warden of the North??? "Titles do seem to breed titles." -Baelish himself.

[@lxchness]

blahblahooooooooblah ...he didn't expect king in the north.

[@blahblahooooooooblah]

lxchness Of course not. He expected to put Sansa there and serve as her earpiece. Baelish's plans do not come without risk of change, but he supplements that change by making more risky decisions, & using people that he owns.

[@CharlieFamily]

Tormund VS Umber = Battle of the Beards

[@eram858]

I had to come back and watch this reaction after the horrendous Rick Reacts reaction. You five really need to be the only ones reacting to the last season. Surely even though he is your friend, you can see that Rick is not right for Game of Thrones.

[@evesapple]

love the guy in the middle when Jon started beating Ramsay. He was fucking living the moment.

[@nugking2021]

5 years later and I’m still mad they didn’t give the giant a weapon and armor

[@83gemm]

"He's wearing a bow glove." Jeez, dude, good eye!

[@avkingoking]

I think Sansa Is basically Lady Stoneheart, she only cares about revenge, she arrived with Littlefinger smiling, even though her little brother had just died and her other brother and the other men who were fighting HER battle had died or where in the midst of dying

[@laxxla]

Well, did she KNOW that Rickon was dead at that point? Aside from the fact that she knew it was going to happen one way or another, because... Ramsay. It looked to me like she was smiling at the fact that Jon was still alive. You can see the moment she somehow picks him out and starts to smile as the camera zooms in on her. Yes, she was cold to Ramsay, and his death was as brutal as he deserved, but she showed a lot of forgiveness and compassion towards Theon once her anger cooled, so she's clearly not all about revenge. Also, it wasn't just HER battle. Ramsay and Smalljon would've gone after the Wildlings anyway and slaughtered them all.

[@ricardoarredondo2353]

Ya know i'm honestly kind of worried how far they're going to take this, at least for Jon. He died last time because he would always do the right thing till the end and puts faith in those around him to do the same. Sansa, ever since they linked up has been lying to him. She has been right about everything but she didn't seem to give a second thought about letting her little brother die. Now that Littlefinger is back in the fold, he obviously wants Winterfell to himself and definitely wants Jon out of the picture. The promos for next week show Sansa struggling with what seems to be a choice between Jon and Littlefinger. I don't think she would intentionally get Jon killed but right now she definitely seems like she might screw him over either intentionally or unintentionally, and Jon would most likely be blindsided by it because of the faith he has in his sister.

[@avkingoking]

I think Sansa and the Vale army would've had to have passed by Rickon's body, the writing of the show doesn't specify a lot of the details though, and by the time she spots Jon her smile is gone, she seems kinda upset when she see's Jon going after Ramsay. And when she was with Theon her life was still in danger, when she made it to castle black her attitude completely changed. And the Wildlings didn't have to fight they could've just ran, Jon still has Stannis's ships so if the Wildlings really wanted to live and didn't care about Jon or his family, they could've just killed him and the Night's watch who they vastly outnumbered and sailed almost anywhere.

[@Saleem__786]

Seriously? She smiled because she knew that this help means they won the battle, thus avenging Rickon

[@avkingoking]

You didn't see Jon smiling, even after almost beating Ramsay half to the death, he knew that the battle was a failure, revenge doesn't heal the pain of losing someone who was truly a loved one.

[@lxchness]

that one long shot in the battle sequence was amazing. completely forgot I was watching a TV show and not a movie.

Hodor held the door for a Stark and Wun Wun broke the door for a Stark! Both died... Personal note: never stand close to a Stark and a door at the same time.

[@fungletoe776]

In terms of special effects and the way the whole episode was shot was truly stunning, beats every episode yet, agree crew?

[@dealinginfiction]

I don't know if you people realize, how badass that was when Jon shielded himself from Ramsay's arrows at basically 20 feet away, if that. He raised that shield when those arrows released at POINT BLANK RANGE. HOLY SH**

[@lastofusclips5291]

he has good reflexes. ramsay should have mixed things up and shot at jon's legs

[@Gwenhwyfar7]

I just noticed. Ramsey flinched and looked away while watching his stepmother and brother be ripped apart. Sansa didn't flinch once.

[@jjh2456]

She did a little but she never took her eye off of the execution. That is actually a call back to the very first episode when Ned beheaded the deserter and Jon told Bran “don’t look away or father will know if you do.”

[@chuugummy975]

Is it just me who thought that scene with Daenerys and Yara was adorable? I'm a sucker for those kind of things.

[@rizwanarashed428]

That was sexy as hell gawwd!!!! I needed em to kiss😣😣 Dany had more chemistry with Yara Greyjoy them with Jon Snow 🙃

[@nikemi]

Sansa sent the Raven, but couldn't have been sure LF would show as there was no reply back. We're seeing Sansa emerge into someone that doesn't trust anyone. The people she's laid her trust in have failed her, so she keeps her cards close. It's stupid, it's costly, but it's a product of her experiences.

[@insomn3ak]

“He’s wearing a bow glove”. That’s the first time in 4 years that I’ve ever heard anyone point this out. Nice job man!

[@ShelleyTemplar1986]

It was horrible to have to wake up this early but this being online has made it so much better!

[@judemiller]

There was a cut at 8:38 (among others) :) They hid them very well in that sequence, it's pretty astonishing.

[@johnnyfaplord86]

Holy shit I never realized that! Props to the people who edited this episode.

[@amezzeray2]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE TO BE UPLOADED ALL DAY! Just gone midnight over here good job I like to check my youtube subs before bed!

[@c.h.f4155]

Shane's reaction to Rickon's dead is the most appropriate thing I've seen all day!! Love your reactions like always!

[@Windupchronic]

I can think of reasons Sansa didn't say anything. First is she wasn't sure. She had asked for help, but received no reply. Maybe they would show, maybe they wouldn't. Baelish isn't exactly reliable. Second is that she's now playing the game, which means keeping secrets. Information is power. She might be okay with Jon having that information, but not everyone else. And it's not like Jon listened to her, anyway. She warned him exactly what Ramsay would do, told Jon exactly what he should not do, told him they needed to let Rickon go, and Jon fell for the trap anyway, almost getting everyone killed (that's not just my interpretation: both the producers and Kit have said that: Jon screwed up and almost lost the battle). Ramsay waited to kill Rickon until Jon was in range of his archers. He then fired again, forcing Jon to charge to avoid the volley, which then forced Jon's army to charge, given up their plan entirely. Jon screwed up. He may have screwed up trying to save his brother, but he still screwed up. Jon is definitely coming at it from a Ned Stark direction: protect the family, maintain its honor; but Ned's direction got himself killed, and saw his family scattered and hunted, which is something Sansa personally, brutally witnessed. Sansa is seeing it from a clinical, realistic direction. There's a bit of Baelish there in her approach to handling difficult situations.

[@Ivbo]

You cut the one scene I wanted to see you guys react to lmao

[@Ivbo]

+Vicks's Walkthroughs I just wanted to see the whole scene of Jon fucking Ramsey up and they cut it after 3 punches, I was abit disappointed

[@pjsmith97]

Well it only amounts to him stopping short, so I didn't miss it.

[@akat.5437]

Ramsay was happy in this scene O.O

[@TwoPercentViking]

So glad you guys uploaded haha. Been waiting on this!

[@deusredeemer]

King Theoden stands alone....oh wait wrong movie/show :p :p :p :p :p

[@rhaegartargaryen9710]

Literally yelled that when the Vale showed up. =)

[@redmilo92]

King Crow stands alone. Not alone. Vale Knights!

[@deusredeemer]

Paul Anthony MY BAD :p

[@rhaegartargaryen9710]

Paul Anthony Forget CleganeBowl, it's NerdBowl

[@jjh2456]

One thing y’all missed is Sansa not willing to look away from Ramsey’s execution is a call back to when Ned executed to deserter and Jon told Bran “don’t look away or father will know if you do.” Remember Sansa doesn’t swing a sword so her executions she has to use other ways. And normally she wouldn’t execute anybody but it was to say that even she has to live by that edict.

[@katieee1203]

The shot of Jon standing in the way of the coming horde of horses was all real. None of it was CGI, which I find awesome. Kit Harington said in an interview he was terrified filming that bit.

[@LightRoll789]

This is what I was waiting for!!!

[@jadonmiller9942]

When Daenerys and the 3 dragons rode up to the ships, I kept saying to myself, "Dracarys. Dracarys. Dracarys", AND THEN SHE SAID IT! ARGHHH THE FANSERVICE IS BYOTIFUL!

[@conor.jdavies]

Ramsey could have just killed Jon when he was looking at Wun Wun.

[@croner_]

That was the best episode in game of thrones in my opinion.

[@funguy8801]

I notice you've fixed your audio problems that used to plague your videos. Headphone-wearers thank you for this! 😤👍

[@SomeLlamaSpit]

Few things about Rickon's run, What I see is those burning flayed men were range indicators for the archers. And Ramsey deliberately missed to force Jon into range for the volley to start the battle. I also think Jon almost let himself die twice. First with the cavalry charge, he looked at them with defeat in his eyes, and then stood for his last stand. And then with the crush, he could have easily just let himself die. But he fought to stay alive. This is Jon's moment, he finally accepted he died, and came back for a reason. And that was to stop the white walkers.

[@OroborusFMA]

Unfortunately the show was jumping the shark before our eyes and we didn't even realize it yet.

[@MariothePlumber529]

With the way that the arrows and horses missed Jon it seems like someone is guarding over him

[@captainmalcolmreynolds1526]

The lord of light !

[@jfraticelliful]

This episode was fucking awsome!! its definitely emmy worthy. couldn't wait for you guys to see this and your commentary, awesome guys

[@MystaHector]

you overestimate zigzagging xD That would take longer to meet with Jon and it would not help him to dodge arrow (maybe inexperienced archer would have missed because of zigzagging target)

[@saxster]

Wrong. Arrow arc shots from that range on a zig zag running target take experts to hit. Jon should have forced the zag by angling his own horse and drawing Rickon towards him, even if Rickon is apparently too dumb to dodge, roll, or go prone. It might have looked cool, but it was poorly conceived writing in reality.

[@ruslanordukhanov1929]

but Jon and Rickon meet at some point, and Ramsay can calculate this. i guess it is why he waited for amount of time

[@saxster]

Ruslan Ordukhanov It is simply an insane shot, especially since it was a kill shot and not just a maim or wound. It was a heart shot from that range then. The odds of that alone are so small it's crazy. It was a death that was predictable, too, and so it was not smart writing and that might be the worst of it in the end. Saving Rickon would have been a win for the Starks for once, something that has been needed for 6 seasons!

[@ruslanordukhanov1929]

DoctorSax yeah, mb. but no one truly wins in the wars like this

[@mordirit8727]

Ramsay only arced the ones he purposefully missed, when he decided to hit the boy he went for a straight shot (arrow was almost parallel to the ground when it pierced him). How far away do you think the boy got from Ramsay? Because if it was less than 100 meters the arrow would literally arrive at his chest at the same time the noise of the bow did. 300 meters and maybe he had a chance of hearing the shot and attempting to dodge, but that would be a 1~2 seconds window. Because of movies and videogames most people underestimate *a lot* the power of bows. Arrows aren't those things that cutely fly up and the camera pans around as they almost stop at the highest point of the parable and slowly make it's way down: it flies at speeds greater than a hundred freaking meters in a second. Plus, zigzagging was a lot more dangerous, since he would be breaking Ramsay's game rules and the bastard could just ask his hundreds of archers to send a volley, from which there would most likely not be any escaping.

[@WINGATE14]

After watching this do you guys feel Jon is the greatest warrior in westoros?

[@crazycheeseful]

R.I.P. Rickon Stark and Wun Wun.

[@rolandas12able]

Rickon was a piece of shit. R.I.P Wun Wun

[@ehhh1489]

How was Rickon a piece of shit?

[@rolandas12able]

Ehhh What a stupid question. I won't even give you an answer.

[@ehhh1489]

Sphynx Because you don't have one.

[@MystaHector]

R.I.P Ramsay Rot in pieces

[@tiffanysullivan5454]

Best. Episode. Ever. The whole battle I kept thinking "Blind Wave are gonna flip their shit over this!", it reminded me of Saving Private Ryan a little bit, you felt like you were right in the middle of it. Loved the headless guy still on his horse that rode past Jon, lol!! Dany was epic, wish you guys would've shown your reaction to the Dothraki riding in to kick the Harpy's asses, that was great, Dothraki screamers for real! My only complaint with this video is it keeps buffering every 20 seconds or so, but you guys are great! Can't believe the finale is next week, this season has flown by.

[@yusuf786m]

I just watched Ricks's reaction of this episode. What a downer.

[@Faynwulf]

The DP of Episode 9 and 10 will also be filming The Justice League. So at least it will look pretty.

[@SuperChargedChargers]

Wun wuns last words should have been Odor! - ( Open the Door)

[@vivanlascosas7652]

I think Sansa kinda wanted Rickon dead.

[@MystaHector]

why?

[@lucasfranke3326]

+MystaHector now she is the lady of winterfell

[@vivanlascosas7652]

MystaHector Because too much Littlefinger and Ramsay and Joffrey has made her cold. Well, maybe not cold, hopeless. Either way, Littlefinger here is the real winner.

[@MastaGaiden]

Sansa knew what everyone in the audience should have known about Ramsey. There was no way he was not going to kill Rickon, a legitimate Stark male heir.

[@MystaHector]

Lucas Franke well thare is still Bran out there somwhere (she knows about Bran) And I don't think she is that cold ;/

[@95sumi]

Okay this director Miguel Sapochnik needs to direct every episode of Game of thrones from now on, this episode was fucking epic from start to finish props to the whole team who worked on this episode. It will definitely win the emmy for Best direction!

[@Gwenhwyfar7]

I don't know about you guys, but the battle scenes in this episode are better than any battle scene ever in tv or full-length film.