Game of Thrones 8x03 Breakdown! Battle of Winterfell & Music Analysis

[@JonathanAcosta1020]

I completely misread that Sansa/ Tyrion scene with the dagger... almost certain they were about to commit suicide.

[@kuraisaurus]

Same

[@marckemper4902]

I read it the same way, and I studied this shit. Could have sworn they were going for a "lets at least die on our own terms" scene.

[@JonathanAcosta1020]

​@@marckemper4902 exactly. Felt very "Romeo and Juliet" for a second there.

[@nickbronson4386]

Me too I was screaming don’t do it lol

[@brittp4287]

There was a deleted scene where they get up and kill a wight

[@iane26]

Hodor - Hold the Door Beric - BERICade

[@ThatBranB]

👊🏾

[@Gravedigger432]

😂🤣

[@Eredor]

Ian , CopIANcat

[@icyman2]

Or DON'tDie - aerrion

[@Raytheking6]

You sir deserve a medal

[@marilynpires1230]

Shout out to Ser Davos Seaworth for surviving yet again, another battle without a shred of combat ability. 💪🏽

[@markduarte5531]

Did he even kill anyone cause I dont think he did lmao

[@primeminister1040]

Yep , the real threat is not an 8000 years old ice semi-god , it's a pregnant lady and a pirate .

[@jamesmarlow4780]

Heythem Eagle how is he a semi god?

[@youngman2451]

@@jamesmarlow4780 Yep , the real threat is not a 8000 years old necromancer , it's a pregnant lady and a pirate . Fixed it for you. Better?

[@Johnkeav]

But the night king was the real threat. And the dead had won.... but at the last moment Arya saved the day

[@tommygodwin609]

@@Johnkeav EXACTLY!

[@queenb2450]

It's actually going to be Daenerys but

[@sipusingh5571]

Who was waiting for Jon to say dracarys at some point?

[@joeyclemenza7339]

Krystal Singh that can still happen... not sure why that makes sense, seeing as dragons are smarter than humans... but hey, the fans love their clap moments....

[@Dopecheetah]

Krystal Singh Me!

[@swerbe]

The reason the night King was evil is because nobody loved him 3000

[@jesusoftheapes]

well at least Cap America did not burst out of nowhere suddenly knowing the power it takes to summon Thor's Hammer and how to use it correctly . I mean that would be just terrible writing !

[@trip2belize]

What

[@nathalycruz4698]

He was loved in the much lower 500 to 900 range.

[@IvyHilts]

Mr. Night King... I don't feel so good... I... I don't wanna go...

[@AaMe]

Arya should have gone for the head but yeah, that worked too

[@MasterGX]

10:25 "Dolorous Edd is the first named character to die in this season." *Cries for Ned Umber*

[@matiashogden1240]

First character we care about*

[@MrKarthikjoker]

Who

[@fariserfan4393]

@@MrKarthikjoker That boy who scared the shit out of Tormund and everyone watching in episode 1 😂😂

[@strwrs3m64]

Faris Erfan I saw his eyes open in the background and was about to rewind to check if they were closed at first when it scared me 😂

[@lammymammy1]

@@raouftaoutaou1687 false

[@xDarkHorse14]

RIP Blue-Eyes Wight Dragon

[@MrMgage13]

Gabe Swad he was a white walker dragon

[@michaelgalt388]

well played

[@haitham1789]

Yu gi yoooh

[@Dr_Holiday]

Hhhhhh you got me there nice one

[@JowlsMcMutt]

Martin Gage you don't understand the reference.

[@rnavarrojr7]

Everyone in the fireplace drinking session-Tyrion, Brienne, Jamie, Podrick, Tormund, Davos-from episode 2 made it, just as Tyrion ‘predicted’.

[@Framlii]

Well we didnt see podrick and tormund survive.

[@karimam1275]

Yeah just to die in the next war!

[@LFire12]

@@Framlii Yes we did. Podrick is standing backed up against the wall with Brienne and Jaime when the dead fall. And Tormund is with Gendry, standing atop a pile of bodies at the same time... and we see both of them in the trailer...Arya kissing Gendry, and Tormund with his horn of booze cheering Dany in the Hall with the Lords.

[@hackse4883]

@@Framlii do you really think they would give them off screen deaths

[@hackse4883]

@@karimam1275 doubt it when they have dragons

[@celloforyou4523]

Who else thinks the Dothraki charged in to save budget?

[@DJinKERRY831]

Yeah, just like Bran's direwolf Summer jumped on whights just to save budget.

[@danepotmo2513]

They have to be killed off, because they would chew Cersei up in open combat

[@EagleTalonSystems]

would of complicated things having a horse battle

[@fenrirgg]

They have no place in Westeros and wanted to kill them all fast 😣

[@malahammer]

@Blake Hackenberg THIS! Everything else is whinging or moaning :) I thought this when I saw the lights snuff out.........................

[@MrDBrock89]

Arya should’ve screamed, “OYSTERS, CLAMS AND COCKLES!” Before killing the Night King.

[@Faisaldegrt]

Ahahahhahahahah. I know, that scene and Arya's confused expression was the most funny shit.

[@adamnolton388]

Haha good one!

[@ivy0912]

Stupid joke!

[@geologist5838]

Hahaha

[@sebastian.victor7461]

Lmao. They never would've expected that. Like i did when arya manifested out of thin air.

[@dizd4181]

Theon: Dammit Bran, Worg into a wolf and help me fight these vile undeads. Bran: ummm hell no, I’m going to fly around for a bit. I’ll see you later!

[@HB-ey2dk]

"I'm going to go now" 😂 I'm like wtf go where Bran??

[@derikmiller7883]

@Valkyrie bran is also young and compared to the last three eyed raven, just got his powers and is still learning. Of course he acts different than the last three eyed raven. Hes trying to make sense of things and put pieces together while learning and staying focused.

[@CharterForGaming]

@Valkyrie The last three eyed raven even witnessed the rise of Alduin and the last Dragonborn.

[@alexblack2884]

Are there any wolves left in the castle? Ghost was outside with the Dothraki and probably died (hoping he didn't) and Nymeria is leading a pack of regular wolves somewhere far away. Rest are all dead. 😅

[@SuperRonnie97]

Alex Black Ghost is still alive, he was spotted in the trailer for episode 4. Also hopefully Nymeria and Ghost get good sacrificial deaths OR just live forever and ever :)

[@alexcolakovic3133]

I would have liked to see a couple 1 on 1 fights between the night king generals and the living, they did nothing. It would have been cool if a living character defeated a general and a bunch of walkers fall who were under their control.

[@jagpro91]

I thought the same thing! Brienne, Jorah, and Jaime are all great fighters with Valyrian steel swords so this totally could have and should have happened. Unfortunately the episode missed yet another opportunity in ignoring this possibility.

[@IvyHilts]

Exactly! Not even one fought in the battle. Not one! It would have been epic if they battled some of the main characters. Epic deaths, and a true feeling of loss and fear and sacrifice.

[@Jasonrak123]

Unlike Jon The Night King had a good battle plan. Him and the generals only went in when the battle was won. One general is worthless compared to 100 wights Too bad he didn't forsee arya.

[@jsm5492]

I think the reason we do not see a one on one fight with the Night King or one of the White Walker generals, is that it would be too risky for them to fight a decent fighter like Brienne or Sir Jorah- Because if even one of them falls, a good percentage of the Army of the dead would fall too. Same with Jon vs the Night King.- The NK knew that Jon is an extremely dangerous fighter, with an Valyrien steel sword, that already killed one of his generals back in hardhome. And to risk basically everything (the whole Army and all the other walkers, and losing their whole purpose of creating an endless night and destroying the realms of men) would just be a stupid idea. So i get why none of the walkers or even the NK itself wouldnt try to fight any living character with valyrien steel swords or even risking to accidentally getting killed by a normal soldier with an dragon glass weapon and losing a whole bunch of their army.

[@ShekelLeija4]

I suppose they didn't care about fighting, or honor.. they wanted to win and wouldn't dare to take a risk like that super early on the episode.

[@spacepotato5524]

The dagger is the real main character. The dagger is Azor Ahai.

[@abbesatty9498]

Mystery solved!

[@lain6830]

7:51 Ghost getting scared by flames is so adorable

[@beccacullen96]

I didn't even notice that is p r e c i o u s

[@Nesta-kn6qn]

Why is nobody talking about how Melissandra slowly and dramatically walked up to the barricades instead of running?

[@haitham1789]

That's what I thought when I watched that!!

[@technokokos]

It was such a cool shot that i am not even mad.

[@MrSlavaoat]

Not everyone can fly over the crowd of whights and white walkers to the Night King like Arya did.

[@tombombadil9113]

Because it's 100th on the lame-list

[@Nesta-kn6qn]

@@tombombadil9113 other than the episode being too dark to see anything, this was the only thing that pissed me off. I really liked this battle.

[@viper22jc]

The biggest question is, how the hell did the main characters survive being in the front of the formation while all the hardened soldiers got wiped out behind them.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

The obvious answer: Plot armor A plausible answer: The main characters lived long enough to become main characters which shows that they may be more skilled than the average soldier.

[@MarshallLore]

the lord of light protected them

[@sevenrats]

People watching a fictional story wondering how the hero's survive and complaining. Seriously? It's a fictional epic. I'll rewrite it for you. The Lannisters over throw the Starks and kill all of them. The wildlings kill Jon Snow when they had the chance. The NightKing stomps all the way to Dorne, rules the world. The End.

[@beniaminosani2719]

Classico: they stay in the first Line only when cameras are filming them.

[@Xorgrim]

Also, they all did not bother with helmets or shields, except for Grey Worm. They had a good understanding of how well plot armor protects against the undead.

[@mishandledpit]

Who else expected more death?

[@jackguest145]

I expected more important deaths, and definitely more Stark deaths

[@360.Tapestry]

90% of the people died... but i know what you're griping about lol

[@tha_jet_king3537]

Deaths are coming. GoT deaths never come when you expect them to. Remember red wedding? Oberyn vs The Mountain? Hodor? it’s coming

[@hjsimmer1742]

Tha_ Jet_King yes! Thank you!! We lost several characters we loved and there was A LOT of carnage. We still have three more episodes. If characters make it through at this point, their stories are not done. Simple as that.

[@alexzviovich5407]

I wanted them to kill off at least one of the main characters since this was so hyped up but the writers don’t have the balls to do it

[@matthewreyes4542]

Bran was just trying to watch avengers endgame

[@metalforlife4ever]

Hahahaha this made me LOL

[@SB-fm8el]

Cant blame him, it's a much better watch than this garbage

[@rogerflaps36]

Where was the Lord of Light when my TV needed him.😡

[@sophiawilson8696]

Good One LOL

[@MehIgotnothing]

This is the best comment 🏆

[@metalforlife4ever]

Haha

[@AJ-we9kd]

I know right it’s better on hbo go on a oled smartphone

[@culturezoneculturezone9071]

Your user name😂 not that I'm one to talk tho

[@MichielvandenBroeke]

The Nightking isn't dead. He is using the realitystone to mislead them.

[@IvyHilts]

I literally dreamt that. I watched Endgame and this episode the same night, and the things got mixed in my mind. I think that a dothraki took the teseract in one of my dreams...

[@rivermistfae]

did it lead to the rise of Skywalker?

[@Faisaldegrt]

@@IvyHilts Tony Stark snapped Night King's army out of existence

[@IvyHilts]

@@Faisaldegrt The greatest crossover in my dreams.

[@zeanith1729]

Batman will kill the night king

[@rengsn4655]

I like how ghost flinched as the Dothraki blades were set ablaze. Nice touch.

[@love1513]

I LOVED that. Such a genuine reaction from an animal, like my dogs would react.

[@arthurbygrave1150]

Rachel Eng did ghost die?

[@Danielle33384]

Arthur Bygrave no he’s still alive

[@Roflcopter616]

ghost was seen in the preview for next week standing outside Winterfell

[@stevesargent9168]

Ghost deserves better than 20 seconds of screen time.

[@sumipun5856]

The piano melody was so full of despair 😩 I thought the battle was lost

[@Otaqueen]

The track is called "The Night King" and you can find it here on KZbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWLJo5qqZamSnJY (you can also buy it, while we wait for the full S8 soundtrack, as a stand-alone track at the usual places, including Amazon)

[@noellucas6421]

Same

[@patrickcourchesne8178]

You can find the other seasons soundtrack on spotify. The piano melody of season 6 "Light of the Seven" is awesome too !!!

[@joeyclemenza7339]

Sumipun since when has game of thrones ever delivered on what you thought was going to happen?

[@Dt5hunnid]

Crazy how the second that part of the video talked about it, I came across this comment.

[@ep6734]

People overanalyzed this episode. I think a lot of things were done in order to deliver spectacular action scenes rather than smart one. Last season already shifted toward brainless action and last minute rescues. I don't mean this episode was bad, but when, for example, they sent the dothraki to die, I think they really just did it for the "wow" factor. Without George R. R. Martin storyline they aren't just very good at making up plots with desperate situations that can be solved without some convoluted last minute twists.

[@lampjerulez]

yes its still nice to watch, but you can def tell that rr martin didnt write this plot :) but then again, George doesnt have the restrictions in his books that the film makers do have. like deadlines and money and effects etc, and actors ofcourse, they couldnt wait until martin was done, beceause they had to recast everyone by then

[@39921941]

@@lampjerulez yet there are other artists that sell their work and the companies often ask to them what they can use, they look for advice. May be they lack comunication

[@gailetaberna4825]

i think we should stop bitching about the plot. it's not great but it's good. even grrm is having a hard time finishing his books.

[@R33AD]

all this!

[@sinfuleldian9826]

Did you just brush off to the sideway the most emotional death in the entire series? Yes I'm talking about Theon.

[@luvprue1]

Yes, Theon's death had me in tears. He fought so hard to protect Bran, only to have the night king kill him as if he were nothing.

[@patrickwills8984]

Agreed. One of the best sacrifices aside from Jorah and not a mention. :( Alfie Allen did a phenomenal job with Theon!

[@M._.P.]

Bloody cried my eyes out, RIP Theon ♕

[@scharf74]

The tears in his eye when he saw that there was no chance, but everyone knew that he was going to try ANYWAY. He’s totally Redeemed 3 times over! But I was hoping for him and Sansa to get together

[@quintessenz7974]

Arya's scene in the library reminded me of the kitchen scene in jurassic park 1 XD

[@emmyrydstrand3334]

Hahaha same!

[@darlenev9988]

No lie, I thought of like 3 movies watching this episode

[@zodsinclair8500]

that Raptor was tripping!!! Learning how to open the door & sh!t....straight Tripping!

[@Blaklyon0]

I was hoping it would of turned into Batman: Arkham Asylum.

[@berserk____1878]

well it's like every cliche stealthy sneaking scene...

[@aptibabayt]

It's cute how you guys keep trying to come up with complex theories, when D&D say they chose Arya to be the Night King Slayer because "she's the one everyone would least expect". D&D should be banned from scripting anything for their entire life.

[@musicalmami9]

LOL They are giving D&D too much credit. They flat out stated that they went with Arya for shock value. It's criminal what they've done to ASOIAF.

[@ryanrussell2964]

Hozelito it makes me happy to see someone has a brain

[@TheOrangex88]

Spanish Moustache god damn you I was gonna bring that up xD

[@Sparkles-gp2bm]

Hozelito You and can tell they have strayed away from GRRM values! The series without the books is hard i get it. But dont try and rewrite characters story arcs it just doesnt work. D and D are trying to go with the Hollywood theme which made GOT last season kind of anticlimactic to be honest.

[@kerryherring563]

Least expect?! Really? I thought it was obvious.

[@saloni.sharma]

Staring game between Night King and a Tree😂 Braaaannncccchh Stark 😂😂😂😂

[@ScorpioMystik07]

😂😂😂

[@trusstingod]

Melisandre: " and what do we say to the god of death?" Arya: "not today.." Melisandre: " oh and btw, you are Azor Ahai and that little dagger is Lightbringer. I just couldn't see it till now! It makes so much sense. I've should have said something when I first met you, but I was all concerned with you shutting eyes forever. Go kill Mr. Blue eyes, no pressure! "

[@timbaland916]

Arya getting past the dragon, jumping over the white walkers and taking out the Night King was truly a Miracle On Ice.

[@MrRobenson2009]

😂😂😂😂

[@gottagetitgaming7759]

I like that you pointed out the darkness of the scenes was meant to make us just as confused and uncertain as the characters. I thought the same thing after watching this episode.

[@marcusimperatus8926]

Because that's the only explanation that allows one to think that the showrunners value them as a viewer. The alternative is to accept that they treat us as shit-eating troglodytes that will gorge on the crap that they fed us.

[@g3vibes418]

Theon was a hero he took out many wights single-handedly 😭😭😭

[@kd3440]

jorah took out the most

[@kleozane2781]

Tormund: I'm going to end these men's whole career

[@fabrice-seanmarenel9091]

Indeed

[@alexandersakharov2246]

Pretty sure he used two hands

[@shudawuda75]

I think you mean Jaime Lannister ..

[@MarshallLore]

Theon should have just hung out 1 more minute and it was all over

[@mattdamutt]

I think he maybe needed to be there to stall for Arya but I'm not sure

[@Dopecheetah]

A Public Forum for Discussion Right 😭

[@markswalley8716]

@@maga2024ever ROFLMAO OMG! WINNER!

[@darkominem]

21:55 We hear a similar “eerie chime” when Jon Snow uses valyrian steel to stop a White Walker's blade at Hardhome.

[@KingofReads]

I can't stress how much we appreciate you all for putting out this content. I know you all have been super busy but we appreciate it for making our days.

[@draytonmv]

Melisandre death march reminded me of a scene out of the Chronicles of Riddick when the Furian Priest revealed himself to Riddick as a survivor of the home worlds culling. Shortly afterwards walks out of the protection of the hanger and into the waves of extreme heat before turning into dust.

[@IvyHilts]

It's filmed in the same exact way.

[@nayeemhaque1064]

Ya remember that! Quite similar.

[@obdiane]

Exactly!! I thought the same thing. Yeah, he drops the knife(like Melisandre drops the necklace) and then he walks out into the heat.

[@gloriahess1170]

My thought exactly

[@jastallion45]

Yeap 100%

[@justRedDevil]

I'd love to say "I seen it coming" but I legit couldn't see shit.

[@mariesia0525]

😂😂😂

[@msjuicycouture22]

😭😭😭 You have no idea how many times I walked up to my 65" screen as if that would help me😭😂😹😹

[@emotionallyslutty]

People complaining about the darkness prolly had their eco mode on or or sth or just cant adjust their brightness 😅 i have a regular ass tv from like 3 years ago and i saw everything just fine given the room was pitch black

[@whitecastle3032]

It was more than likely your service provider being overwhelmed.. watch it again

[@brizwaldjonson]

@@emotionallyslutty If you have to turn your brightness to max to watch it that's a production problem.

[@zeffairan7192]

I think a lot of people miss the fact that both Theon and Jorah die protecting those that they had wronged in the past, as though they were seeking redemption

[@DarkBykeTwitch]

No. We were watching the same episode as you. It's just a meh detail nobody cares about.

[@Kyrielsh1]

For god's sake, Theon even spells it out, how could anyone miss it...?

[@christophermxyzptlk7155]

Arya: "Sansa's the smartest person I've ever met." *hands Sansa a knife* Sansa: "I don't know how to use this." Me: 0_o

[@767jeanbawi5]

🤣🤣🤣.

[@MrRobenson2009]

😀😀😂😂

[@beepbooplettuce]

episode was so dark that even the night king officers coulnt see arya coming

[@ethanearthblade8873]

BBLettuce hahahahaha

[@R33AD]

bravo

[@Kyrielsh1]

Ok that one's nice :-)

[@artfuldodger7747]

Yea but one of them did. One of the generals turns around

[@kevinmsft]

Haha, Helm's Deep scenes look so bright compared to GoT.

[@rohadtanyad8908]

at helms deep they weren't stupid enough to wait outside of the walls. this was the stupidest battle scene i have ever seen.

[@benjamincarmona5883]

In Helm's Deep the focus wasnt terror nor desesperation. The idea of not being able to see everything is what made this episode for me.

[@rohadtanyad8908]

@@benjamincarmona5883 i saw everything just fine. what ruined this episode was the stupidest possible plan they could devise for the battle. let's send off the cavalry without infantry support, let's put the unsullied outside of the burning trench, don't have anyone defend the inside of the trench, and sacrifice most of the army outside the walls so there are not enough men to defend the walls. they could have planned it dumber if they tried.

[@jameswatson7409]

@@rohadtanyad8908 I totally agree. I'm like wow outmanned and you go outside. freaking genius

[@TangoNevada]

@@benjamincarmona5883 IDK. I was not supposed to be a participant in this battle, I was intended to be a spectator. As a spectator it would be great to actually see what is going on. I think seeing it clearly would have emphasized the drama far more and not take away from it. Not being able to clearly see what is going on, does not immerse the "Viewer".

[@RedSonya4]

Had Tyrion been drinking something stronger than wine in the crypts, he could’ve made a Molotov cocktail.

[@yanek_]

Giant's milk?

[@findgeekspots]

Haha he could have been the molotov cocktail. He drank so many wine.

[@adityawardhana6066]

Baccardi 51

[@tomasvrabec1845]

I mean some wine is 30% alcohol although most is about 12-14%

[@xxdangerousshotxx]

Well if GoT is somewhat based on our history the wine would have most likely been up from 40% alcohol content

[@Cokedlr]

Bran was warging into the rat in End Game

[@noellucas6421]

Yes

[@ZeleronX]

Haha! Good one

[@konstantinpakhomov3910]

They walked for 7 seasons and then lost completely in the first battle This is literally the most stupid plotline I have ever seen

[@SB-fm8el]

Amen brother, yet some people still dont understand why so many fans were upset by this abomination of an ending.

[@konstantinpakhomov3910]

@@Mutant_X98 Yep, thats exactly my point They didn't even kill anybody Walkers literally killed less important characters than solo Walder Frey

[@LAMusing]

Branch Stark LOL The score was brilliant - with so little dialogue it was critical. And that Dothraki charge was so nuts - no calvary charge will shock or destabilize the dead. The dead have no fear

[@TheOrangex88]

Plot armor, Deus Ex Machina, Writing and Lack of Flat screen TV without a glare is what killed it for me this episode.

[@LFire12]

You're complaining about plot armour *now*? Jon Snow has been driving around in an armoured plot tank for years. And a Deus Ex Machina is something completely unforeseen, never set up, completely out of left field...not something that has been set up since season one both with person and weapon...and brought to bear by the long character arc of an assassin learning to assassinate. The latter I will give you though and believe me a flat screen TV only helped a little.

[@TheOrangex88]

Lian McGuire I didn’t like last seasons episodes with Jon and company traveling north

[@pnut2552]

Good thing that the Hound showed Arya where the heart is.. lol

[@Sirgmon420]

Thought the same thing after it happened

[@humayunkabir5837]

Jon - Thousands of men don’t need to die just only one of us. NK- I heard stories about u bastard the way u killed two of my generals on one on one maybe u r the greatest swordsmen who ever walked. Jon - Fight me u coward NK- Nah maybe u r that good but I know I have the numbers watch this bastard 😂

[@MrRobenson2009]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@chestbuster1987]

Stick'em with the pointy end - the solution to a villain built up over eight years

[@mikespangler98]

As Clausewitz said;"Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult." So how do you get the pointy end to the NK? The best warriors failed, Jon is pinned down by a dragon, but Theon's last charge has everyone's attention, allowing the assassin to move in. The Dothraki were wasted, but from their point of view, that tactic had always worked before.

[@upg5147]

@@mikespangler98 Best reasoning I have heard is Arya used the face of a wight to sneak up on the NK

[@chestbuster1987]

@@upg5147 Would have liked to hear a line or two from him ..maybe get to know his motivations a bit more instead of him just being evil for the sake of it

[@upg5147]

@@chestbuster1987 He's meant to be a force of nature like an earthquake or storm. Not really supposed to have character

[@chestbuster1987]

@@upg5147 His little smile suggests otherwise but maybe you're right. Still though, I'm not happy with his end :D

[@aadams152]

Ned Umber was actually the first named character to go down this season...

[@michaelhuh8397]

Two things I hope for: 1.) Nightking has a contingency plan somewhere, maybe it’s revealed after Cercei’s defeat that he planted something in either Jon or Bran. 2.) That the writers are gonna pull a red wedding on us and have characters die in more random moments.

[@ricksanchez1079]

I mean Qyburn does a a mountain zombie the NK could "borrow."

[@catherine1234]

Now that it's been made obvious that Cersei is the big villain, I think she's going to cause the most casualties. I also think she's going to get Dany killed (based on what Qyburn told Bronn in episode 2).

[@LFire12]

Bronn is going to kill someone with that cross bow...whether it's Jaime or Tyrion (or someone else if he decides to back his mates over gold in an about turn of his nature) remains to be seen. There will be random deaths for sure....and probably into the final episode even after the battle of Kings Landing as well. Your best bet for the Night King...would be that mark on Bran's arm slowly infecting him like creeping necrosis (though there's a good chance its gone now too!). Jon will have nothing to do with it, he never got close and it was never about him.

[@anneneville6255]

it would be sooooo dumb if qyburn's scorpio would be able to kill Dany's dragons while the BLUE wight dragon wasn't...... like wtf

[@darknessfreakable]

well melisandre has gone for good . the great war is over

[@tmhunter7]

Historically cavalry charges were used to flank the enemy or run down a retreating or broken line, not to rush a hidden formation that is at 100% strength. Yeah it was a really stupid "tactic".

[@CH-vy9co]

Except in Braveheart

[@tauriqabdullah6130]

Disgusting tactic and cannot be explained except that the writers needed to give Cerci a chance at winning.

[@FuckGoogle2]

@@tauriqabdullah6130 They would've been decimated even with flawless tactics. Cavalry is best against enemies who value their lives and try to get out of the way, the dead don't break.

[@tauriqabdullah6130]

@@FuckGoogle2 exactly! So why send them out in that manner in the first place? There was only going to be one outcome. Goodness, if you and I knew that, how could Jon not? Inexplicable!

[@upg5147]

@@tauriqabdullah6130 They wouldn't have helped against Cerci that much. That wouldn't have been a deciding factor that is

[@jsm5492]

I think the reason we do not see a one on one fight with the Night King or one of the White Walker generals, is that it would be too risky for them to fight a decent fighter like Brienne or Sir Jorah- Because if even one of them falls, a good percentage of the Army of the dead would fall too. Same with Jon vs the Night King.- The NK knew that Jon is an extremely dangerous fighter, with an Valyrien steel sword, that already killed one of his generals back in hardhome. And to risk basically everything (the whole Army and all the other walkers, and losing their whole purpose of creating an endless night and destroying the realms of men) would just be a stupid idea. So i get why none of the walkers or even the NK itself wouldnt try to fight any living character with valyrien steel swords or even risking to accidentally getting killed by a normal soldier with an dragon glass weapon and losing a whole bunch of their army.

[@beau6113]

JankoFPS I totally agree. Of course, then you have to ask: was the Night King required in order to kill Bran? Seeing as how zero questions get answered here, one has to assume any wight could kill Bran, thus negating the idea that exposing any White Walkers/ The King is too risky, as they eventually pile in.

[@beau6113]

JankoFPS and of course having the occasional WW fall and lose a portion of the wights would go a long way at reducing the amount of plot armor needed to keep the main characters alive.

[@beau6113]

JankoFPS as presented, the wights alone were unbeatable. There was no reason for the Night King to appear until everyone living person was dead. Yet another military “blunder” that existed only to further the plot. Who needs intelligent writing when you can just point at pretty visuals and then blame the viewers for thinking.

[@KathyXie]

White walkers are very easy to kill with valyrian steel sword or dragon glass since they will shattered with one single hit

[@sebastian.victor7461]

Bad writing is just bad writing. By that logic none of them should've been there.

[@spacepotato5524]

I knew as soon as I saw the Dothraki charge, the showrunners only did that because it looked cool. It did look cool. But that's it. I really think they've sacrificed the story for spectacle this season. At least, this episode.

[@insertcoolnamelater9334]

They had been doing that since season 7 at least. Remember the zombie mission north of the wall.

[@tamerdoc401]

the night is dark and full of errors

[@AS-qi9mb]

And lots and lots of plot holes....

[@upg5147]

@@AS-qi9mb holes no....controversy....oh yeah......

[@40goose40]

That's funny right there...

[@brendanparr3681]

Why did the Lord of Light bring back Jon if Arya kills the Night King? To unify the North would be the obvious answer, but that just doesn’t seem right, or satisfying enough.

[@UTock]

Just imagine if Jon had stayed dead...that should be enough said

[@smithbrandy47]

@@UTock say it again for the folks that just don't get it

[@colepalmer3128]

There's still 3 eps left. Much more to be revealed still

[@jefkay1116]

to be King

[@moretune9759]

If Jon stay dead, then there would be no Battle of Bastard and Arya would end up at Kings Landing.

[@Pastyyy]

Only Gendry saw Arya coming ;) Wow thanks most likes I ever received whether it'd be a comment or a video I made :/

[@thederekbrown7339]

Yes that was a epic comment

[@ashpes1397]

Thinking that Gendry only slept with 3 women before, and that was Arya’s first time. I think that even Gendry didn’t see Arya coming hahahaha

[@Cinnabar_and_Chalcanthite]

*best comment* lmfao!!!! 😂🤣😂

[@RipMK747]

Best comment ever!!

[@samjovii]

Even in the books, I realize main characters don't get killed off in battles, they die in Weddings and other back-stabbing sessions.

[@mikemike4165]

Nuuwski just had to let everyone know you’ve read the books didn’t ya jerkface

[@RP_Williams]

Totally agree...these characters (other than Lyana or Edd) dying in a battle seems cheap and unearned and anticlimactic.

[@samjovii]

@@mikemike4165 Your daddy is the Jerk face. There is nothing special about the damn books. I've read better books! I have a PhD. Now that's what I should've started with, to impress your low life. That sad low life that brings you online to insult random strangers because life is so terrible with you. Its people like you that go on random shooting spree!

[@Carlos-dm5fo]

@@samjovii woooow lol

[@lakeeshadavis4390]

@@samjovii 😂😂😂😂 Well Damn!

[@Trilingualeks]

The score playing while the NK approached Bran was breathtaking.

[@Danielle33384]

Aa Bb yes!!! So emotional!

[@ValCronin]

I thought it was the same as cersei's sept score. Hearing it again in this video really brought back some feels....I loved Margery and Tommen.

[@headorsnid]

You had my dying at, “Oh sorry I can’t answer, my lips are tree bark.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@bluebotlivingston6016]

Dany: Hurry Jon kill Cersei!! Jon: Say no more, I got this! *Screams*

[@davidcorreia3901]

It sounds like he is screaming "go,go," I wonder if he saw Aria and distracted that dragon.

[@pracitus]

"Arya appears and stabs cersei with Jaime's hand"

[@trip2belize]

Corny

[@ziad-san146]

@@pracitus 😂😂😂😂

[@Ms.Byrd68]

@@davidcorreia3901 Someone else suggested this but I admit I didn't see it...

[@seanpualic9834]

Also. This entire episode was lit entirely from fire and ice.

[@ScottishRebel]

well i mean ice would not give light but i get what your saying

[@seanpualic9834]

@@ScottishRebel the ice dragon fire lit entire scenes. But. Yes.

[@ScottishRebel]

@@seanpualic9834 i guess it really depends on what you class it as ....is it fire or is it ice because blue flames exist irl so idk

[@hackse4883]

but the sun is fire soooo..

[@ScottishRebel]

@@hackse4883 the sun isnt fire its in a process of constant fusion

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

Seriously. You guys are the best channel for analysis.

[@elizaheathen]

you should watch emergency awesome too :)

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

@@elizaheathen oh I do! Love him too.

[@aminahmajied3373]

it's just brandy I agree. Most of the other channels are whinefest. I prefer well thoughtout analysis. I also like emergency awesome.

[@Wiigert]

the attention to detail when ghost flinches when the swords catch fire

[@eidolon-0696]

"Why did the Dothraki Leeroy Jenkins with a blind cavalry charge?" Best sums up the mood of the episode.

[@FreeBandz658]

I hope there is a NK twist it would be great if Bran is actually the greater evil and the NK wanted him dead at all costs.

[@valuetainer3437]

Yeah.. How bout that teaser? The first one where arya, jon and sansa are in the crypts? This should still air right?

[@burken9001]

I'd love that!!

[@andersenzheng]

I thought the Night King was gonna walk up to Bran and kneel before him, and Bran would give him a settle nod.

[@wlgjs678]

Yea, I believe Bran will make some twists.

[@trip2belize]

Thank God none of you are writers.

[@jackmonty7697]

9:02 “every past mistake is actually a crucial step toward destiny”

[@Kyrielsh1]

Yeah, that's kind of always true... I feel... Not much wiser :-P

[@amanbiswas5529]

Will miss the epic "Smirk"😎😉 of night king, no one does it better😂😂

[@SharonPernes]

Cersie is close

[@pracitus]

@@SharonPernes not even close pal...

[@Richard_Nickerson]

The strings don't bend up, they slide up. And that's a specific technique of creating tension that Zimmer uses a lot. And since Ramin Djawadi studied under Zimmer, that's no surprise.

[@IvyHilts]

He really was his student??

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@IvyHilts Yes

[@frankiebautista7085]

How come the logs on the sides of the castle never used tho?!?

[@upg5147]

Though the same thing. Think they were there to to block the undead, not swing around

[@XAVIERCUERVO]

i thank the lord of light for bringing forth the fire for dark was the night and low was the budget

[@kevinlowe8123]

When the hair moved on the white, my first thought was Thor had called on StormBreaker...

[@ScorpioMystik07]

😂😂😂

[@The_Mad_King_Aerys]

Im just glad the night king never said a word. That grin after the dragonfire was sick.

[@LouieSamman]

It shows that he has emotions which is sick indeed.

[@leahm1883]

I honestly just think the actor couldn't move under all that plaster on his face, hence no lines.

[@Langz_Noir]

Ser Jorah Mormont, one of the best played and scripted deaths of the entire series only gets a passing 2 second mention here, you spent more time talking about Dolorous Edd I mean ..... tsk tsk :P

[@Richard_Nickerson]

Aw come on. Dolorous Edd is great! "You lack imagination."

[@suryaprakash24]

he didn't even mention theon's death

[@vimathan]

Theon is the only person who got stabbed and killed directly by the Night King in the series.. (Blood Raven seems to be an exception) I think you should mention that too..

[@DuoTheGodOfDeath]

Best part was the strategy used. Throw a few thousand horses at an numberless army. Putting your trebuchet literally at the front line and only shoot them a few times. Leaving your shield wall with huge gaps people so the enemy can spill through. Lands dragon in the middle of a zombie horde and looks perplexed as to why your now surrounded and have undead stabbing your dragon. Hardly any archer use while the undead just stand there looking at a wall of fire. The writers went through crazy lengths letting people live at the front line when that huge wave crashed in. Honestly undead should of won hands down easily.

[@calumbrown336]

Everything that had to happen happened like it was meant to. The 1 in 14 million.

[@lostmarimo]

Why did the dothraki use normal swords? if melly didn't light them on fire they would have been kinda useless lol. Well i guess they were useless :I

[@zaprese]

Lost Marimo I figured they were all made of dragon glass.

[@vidarDJ16starkill]

They were using dragon glass swords shaped like their normal sickle-swords.

[@lostmarimo]

@@vidarDJ16starkill I don't think so. Look at 7min 54 seconds in the episode. they look exactly like their normal ones

[@jesusoftheapes]

the unsullied used regular spears too . Dumb as hell !

[@MrMgage13]

jesusoftheapes no the unsullied did not, look at them again they had dragon glass tips, I swear ppl don’t pay attention but yeah I dont j ow why the Dothraki were using regular weapons

[@xx03_p19]

jon = The Prince Arya= The Sword Daenerys = Fire

[@trusstingod]

I like this symbolism.

[@msmg2619]

Jamie’s face when the Dothraki get massacred within 30 seconds still gets me - after all Jamie and his Lannister men were heavily beaten by the Dothraki so for them to die so quickly it really plays into how terrifying the undead threat actually is

[@nicolasfonts3194]

MSMG and then they all die in an episode..

[@msmg2619]

Nicolas Fonts exactly, and not just over the length of a full episode, they’re immediately extinguished - considering they’re described as the most formidable force in the field it just shows the looming threat, Jamie’s face says it all

[@holycrapitsjake_]

THE NIGHT KING WAS NO MATCH FOR DEUS EX MACHINA

[@yourdadisizzy]

The page with the dagger talks about dragonglass and how it was something the Valerians used a lot to build with and to decorate hilts and pommels.

[@animedrawings07]

funny how a few minutes can ruin years of work, I swear I don't even care what happens next

[@emotionallyslutty]

Bye! 🙋

[@Jordan-mq4wj]

cool don't watch it

[@LFire12]

See ya!

[@dentistguba]

A bit like if there was a sequel to the last LOTR where everyone just goes back to petty squabbles.

[@belle7083]

I swear nobody gives two fucks if you don’t care what happens next

[@tmhunter7]

Star Wars writers: We're going to build up Snoke and then kill him off without explanation... GOT writers: hold my gooseberry ale.

[@Jordan-mq4wj]

we already know the history of the night king dumbass we dont need an explanation about him

[@pogie14]

The theory that Jon distracted Viserion by yelling "go go!" In order for Arya to be able to get by into the godswood to kill the night king is pretty plausible!

[@TheBlackhoof]

I thought that too, but rewatching the scene I don't think Jon had much chance to see Arya when he stands up and starts yelling. Even so, him being there distracted Viserion from Arya even if he didn't mean to.

[@pawelm.1583]

All this mythological and eschatological stuff doesn't matter now... Unlikely

[@KooChi1]

Bran needed to be ready he had to tap into his powers! FOR WHAT?

[@LouieSamman]

Maybe being ready was just having the knowledge of what is to go down and to learn how to piece the future bits that he sees. He knows who is going to play a part in the great war and he is putting the chess pieces in the right spot to let it play out. I guess knowledge is what led Bran to know he would win and knew he played his part in setting up the characters.

[@DedoPorno]

@@LouieSamman Yet he isn't really doing anything. He is gathering knowledge, fine, but he is almost never shown to do anything with it.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

If he doesn't explain that he used that time to manipulate everything from the beginning, then he did absolutely nothing and that is stupid.

[@upg5147]

@@Richard_Nickerson Did you want him to use his ravens to peck at the Night King? He couldn't do anything.

[@farabimahbub5910]

he did exactly nothing! he was warging. he didn't have any advice or instruction for theon or anyone else..

[@justinvickclt]

First time on this channel. Thought the video was well written and very insightful.

[@deandredunbar9618]

Their literally the best on KZbin when it come to nerd shit. And a lot of ther predictions come true

[@sonofsun1320]

Check the Nolan Batman Series, they're good.

[@skyz6708]

So in 8000 years the Night King raised an army of dead, killed Theon and a Dragon, while just staring at people.

[@avinashaiims2007]

maybe that's why the were dead at the first place bcoz they were dumb as f*ck😂😂

[@caseypardue6548]

real great insights. "Jon must keep MOVING or else the dead will catch him. this is a subtle nod to the opening scene where a character tells another character to move" wow, no wonder the shows writing has got so bad if these are the type of analyses fans are making

[@Darkieefrecvention]

Why the Dothraki did not have dragonglass weapons? No one knew that Melissandre was coming to set their arakhs on fire.

[@danielsimchuk7562]

Darkieefrecvention everything about the dothraki this episode is off, they prob just wanted to lighten the budget so they killed them off. Regardless they did it in the most nonsensical way possible.

[@kungfujesus1874]

Because forging all those curved swords would be terrible and you don’t need dragon glass to kill wights

[@kungfujesus1874]

array s we’ve seen countless wights be killed with non dragon glass or valerian weapons

[@TheNovastarrs]

Bran worg into a raven, then the raven carried arya and when the night king was in the tree the raven dropped arya. hence the epic scene

[@confucius12012]

Yes, I just rewatched the episode with the brightness way up. My god it makes a huge difference. I couldn't see shit the first time and didn't know what the hell was going on for most of the episode.

[@PeacePusher88]

How I have been watching GOT since season 3 😂

[@michaelfarrell4824]

The episode was lighted just fine, there was an issue with the live broadcast, those of us who downloaded it after the fact got the good version with the lighting as shot and intended, you did not need to adjust your brightness

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@michaelfarrell4824 I beg to differ. I watched it about 4 hours after it aired and it was basically impossible to see what was happening with the dragons and other parts.

[@xsaper859]

Watch it on your tablet brightness max in the dark

[@ryanshea3906]

It must be your TV, looked awesome on mine. Unless you expect to be able to see in the dark, some of it was artistic liberties. It was a dark battle for the characters, should be for us to watch as well.

[@badassgenevideos]

The promised prince is to unite the 7 kingdoms right? It is Not said to kill the night king

[@LeoG9]

The prince that was promised is supposed to be the savior that will deliver the world from darkness.

[@ziltando]

”...brings the dawn”

[@belle7083]

Like any other prophecy it can be interpreted and does not have a definite definition. “The prince that was promised shall bring _the dawn_ “ Automatically people will assume it’s the end of The Long Night. But it can also be interpret as end of all the war, backstabbing and destruction that comes with the hunger for power aka the Iron Throne.

[@LFire12]

@@belle7083 Yup...and the only way to do that to be honest is to destroy the Iron Throne and the way the 7 Kingdoms are ruled. "Break the Wheel" that just keeps the cycle in motion, as Dany put it.

[@belle7083]

Lian McGuire yes. It’s crazy how people take it so literally.

[@healthyhabitat5934]

Everyone hates the Night King but has anyone actually stopped to listen to the Night king :’(

[@Kyle-te9tv]

No one hates the Night king, they're pissed that he died so soon!

[@healthyhabitat5934]

Kyle if he didn’t die so soon he would have raised an army so great he would of been unstoppable if Arya failed no one could of killed him there was the entire dead north army raised back up it was the only way it could have played out. He had to be killed in one go to stop him

[@Kyle-te9tv]

@@healthyhabitat5934 He should have been the main antagonist in the series. Now I could care less what happens, just my opinion.

[@foogattimcr8777]

@kyle then you haven’t been paying attention.

[@upg5147]

@@Kyle-te9tv When then guess you can just not watch the last episodes. Shame

[@angelestevens7774]

The Giant's Blue Eye... Flashback to Ol'Nan telling Bran thats why the sky is blue, they live in the eye of a blue eyed giant

[@sonyabadass]

The hound was terrified by the fire trauma from his childhood, but seeing him saving Arya was the most heroic thing in this episode

[@kalaya01]

I loved the fatherly instincts kick in when the Hound saw Arya in trouble (but my #! heroic thing in this episode is still little Lyanna Giantsbane!)

[@Trexirl]

Everything he and Arya did before lead up to that moment

[@SharonPernes]

He was awesome. I think he is a very misunderstood character. He has a good heart now..

[@MavenCree]

Literally me for the last 10 minutes: "BRAN... DO... AN-Y-THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@travv808]

MavenCree BRAN...DO... Nothing

[@Elong.]

MavenCree BRAN=TREE

[@ThompterSHunson]

The musical score as the NK was entering the weirwood tree area was monumental. In the first moments, before that, I was like "Piano?!" but then I felt why. Spot on!

[@niyatalonhold626]

Nobody is talking about Jorah's final whisper to Dany "I love you". He was so weak at that point he could only whisper it. It kinda reminds me of the death of Boromir in the fellowship of the ring.

[@LFire12]

Actually took me a third viewing for me to realize he actually *had* said something (and that that was it) ...it just sounded like breath escaping the first couple of times I'd seen the episode, so I'm guessing most people missed it.

[@carriezen8499]

I haven't heard anybody else mention it and I couldn't hear it, but hoped he was gonna say that. Will be listening for it next rewatch!☺

[@JohnWayne26053]

With subtitles on, he actually said "I'm hurt"

[@nickmathews7743]

Sorry if this was asked already but why no real mention of Theon Greyjoy's death.