Game of Thrones Abridged

Bran grapples with paradoxical magic, northern politics, and two very stinky men.
Discussing Chapter 36 of A Clash of Kings, the second book in the Game of Thrones book series.
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[@asterozoan]

About the stars (23 mins in), yes, stars came be blue. In fact blue giant stars are some of the brightest stars in the sky, and many stars DO appear noticeably bluer than others on a clear night. Others are noticeably redder.

[@ShubertReads]

There's nothing quite like the smell of a freshly Abridged ACOK

[@MrSmetanka]

😌

[@FirstSynapse]

Yeah I also love the smell of ACOK in the morning

[@nateg9358]

God damnit, first comment response and you beat me to it... "Fortunate Son plays in the distance"...

[@Toto-95]

*imagine the smell* !

[@kieran10202]

​@@nateg9358 the miller's boys weren't no millionaire's sons

[@maxwellkazemba2299]

I can't wait til shwift finishes doing ADWD Abridged over ham radio in a post-apocalyptic ruin while we're all still waiting for Winds to come out!

[@NIKSEEN]

On the bright side, GRRM said the current absence of other human life around him has really helped him with focusing on his writing!

[@humblegamer7876]

​@@NIKSEEN He's always sayin' thangs

[@francislachapelle123]

Bruh that sucks how much it is accurate what you just said XD

[@evanmcdonald9134]

It’s ok, only 500 pages left! 👍👍👍

[@jayk8756]

“Those kings, they be clashing” this is why I come to this channel, a snob such as Alt Shift X could never give such insight into these books

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

I told you, I'd see you guys in 6 months, it was 8 months, but see you again in 8 months.

[@zamalamahama4894]

You fool! You made it 10!

[@birdnerd119]

What a blessed day to be graced with ACOK from Schwifty

[@Kaszkieciorz_TG]

That's what she said

[@ruigerd]

It's ACOK that always fills me with joy

[@Andre_APM]

"The best version of yourself: you can't alter your core behaviors but you can alter how you express them" I'm heavily paraphrasing but that's genuinely good advice from Schwifty.

[@DiracComb.7585]

So that damned Alt Shift X wasn’t able to keep you down forever, I see. Good to see this series back.

[@zenebean]

I love that George tells us the North Star in this world is a "Blue eye." The reason the North Star is so reliable is that is is extremely close to being in line with the celestial north pole, making it unmoving from our perspective. So that star could literally be right above the Heart of Winter.

[@MsDaudur]

That "wwwwwww" in the beginning sends shivers down my spine!

[@bumbIebeetuna]

when the world needed him most, he came back 😍

[@SapphireSolstice67]

At the beginning of the stream you said characters like Ramsey Snow wouldn’t help the small folk like bran does. But we see repeatedly how he invites low born girls to hunt with him. He even cared for animals, naming his beloved dogs after his sporting opponents. What a wonderful man, he would make a great lord.

[@zenebean]

Was that enough for Ramsay to let you out of the cell

[@michaelhenton159]

Can’t believe the algorithm isn’t boosting this. We need more ACOK

[@nonastans]

Getting some new ACOK on my birthday is the greatest gift I could ask for

[@Apollo-tc6sy]

Remove "some new"

[@DoubLL]

Happy birthday 🎉

[@nonastans]

@@DoubLL Thank you! 🥹

[@paulg5507]

Bran's innocence in these early chapters is heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time

[@ernesto8290]

Yup, i just finished this book and hes honestly my favorite PoV right now. Tyrion is obviously very good too

[@w0ttheh3ll]

Stars are essentially balls of hot glowing stuff, so they can be different colors depending on the surface temperature. Like if you heat something it will glow cherry red at first, then bright red, yellow, "white hot" and eventually blue at really, really high temperatures. So stars can be most of the common colors except green. In our actual universe blue stars are the rarest, but they are also the brightest by far (thousands of times brighter than the sun), so we can see them in the sky even if they are farther away. The well-known Orion constellation has quite a few of these huge blue giant stars.

[@richardtabor8686]

I always thought Ramsey flayed Lady Hornwood's hands and that's why she "ate" them.

[@HelciusCabral]

23:50 Tuf Voyaging mentioned let's goooo. Can't wait for the Tuf video

[@rumor3553]

Alt Shift X would know there are blue stars

[@pabloreed7717]

What a great livestream! I hope you grace us with your presence soon, but regardless keep up the impeccable content!

[@andreisecuiu6491]

YES! Finally a good video, I had to make do with that Jon video from that Alt Shift C rascal

[@globesurfer122]

X

[@lakeerie]

Love this guys content, hes funny and he covers all the topics very well. I go to sleep to these videos .

[@sebastianvdm]

I woke up, saw this on my feed and couldn't click faster. When I watched the Jon Snow live and heard that this rapscallion would be most likely to record another Acok abridged I was so exited. Today is a good day indeed

[@acatonawall3938]

Absolutely shite day but Big Schwifty comes in to save the day. Top lad, 10/10, would listen again.

[@NIKSEEN]

My prayers have been answered. Praise to the gods, old and new for a new abridged hath risen

[@oskarplate4928]

Dude I finished three books since the last time Schwifty released a new Abridged episode, but I am grateful nonetheless.

[@jeffsimmons3569]

The more you like Bran, the more likely he is to die

[@jeffsimmons3569]

And Preston level conspiracy stuff, but if wargs can take over human minds, can they not take over other wargs? Especially with the blood potions and all, hodor is an easy target for Bran, but bran could be an easy target for Bloodraven

[@btarczy5067]

I think that the more important beats of the show like Bran becoming king and Danerys being killed by her nephew/lover were at least planned to happen in the books so I‘d say it’s unlikely. But who knows at this point? I’m sure George didn’t like the show ending either.

[@michaelhenton159]

I can’t tell you how good it feels to be blessed with such a nice abridged ACOK

[@KiethTheHonourable]

Could the three eyed crow be one of the other tree dudes Bran finds while he's exploring the tunnels as Hodor? I think those guys are important but they're hardly ever mentioned

[@LightningNC]

ACOK abridged bros, _WE ARE SO BACK._

[@DBunkYoMind]

Sometimes those diphthongs be diphthonging hard in ACoK!! Keep Clashing, King!! @AltSchwiftyX-Man

[@mikeclarke1986]

I'm just *so* happy to see this in my feed

[@PSanchito]

YES! FINALLY! ANOTHER ABRIDGED!

[@GeensQuambit]

THE GOAT IS BACK

[@jameskurocik6352]

Oh hell yeah! You are back at it. Please keep it coming.

[@casterminion5047]

Been waiting for this! Thanks

[@camycamera]

Thank the seven, one step closer to beating george

[@Keirabae]

Was thinking about ACOK last night. And how it'll finish when George does 🥰

[@zoedanza]

Yay! So happy you're continuing these 😃 Looking forward to the next one!

[@rjheaton5866]

Belandra would love this new ACOK abridged

[@BoadieBroadus3211]

BelaaaaaaanDRA

[@rebelnerd0908]

I hope these become more frequent

[@diegobarbosa8105]

oh i love me some ACOK, thanks Schwifty

[@SorrowfulWish]

Let’s goooo! Finally I need more asoiaf abridged

[@niemandzuhause4897]

Acok is to always be abridged

[@kseni_vely]

Love you Schwifty ❤ waiting for the audio version! 🫶🏻

[@ShubertReads]

Refresh your podcast feed, it's there!

[@allieoop7024]

Happy birthday to me!! Thanks for releasing this today!

[@n0bnarb98]

Could totally see Euron heading north and becoming the book version of the Night King (or something similar). Clearly being set up to become some sort of evil super magic demon if he’s not one already 😂 can just totally see him getting wind of what’s going on north of the wall and him being like “huh I want a piece of that action” not sure if it really makes sense as he’s got enough going anyway, but it is good fun. Thanks as always for the video and please, please do more 😂 these 8 month waits are a killer my guy

[@n0bnarb98]

Like Euron hears about what’s happening, says fuck it and sails north straight into the lands of always winter.. white walkers find him and obviously are about to duppy him but Euron pulls some mad speech about taking over the world and putting fingers in bums and the white walkers are like wtffff this guys nuts he’s coming with us and they turn him into some kind of deity. I might be a bit too high but sounds kinda cool to me

[@SleepySeaGames]

These are my favorite videos on the internet

[@HerkulesHildrum]

Listened to the spotify version, just here to like & comment for the algorithm

[@user-wy6nx1du7n]

Love these

[@otiscoyle1535]

Schwift still saving my soul in 2024. Adwd abridged before twow 🙌

[@Grumbo-]

Thank you!!!!

[@nadezhdashikhova6503]

Damn you KZbin, again I missed it live😢 Great episode as always

[@ct9739]

Lisan al-ACOK Abridged

[@deffientllynotjalenbutler1736]

Beautiful

[@warriorbutton]

Can this be? ACOK abridged?! Huzzah!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@brigittehuber9745]

NOOO! I was awake and youtube did not send me a notification! GAH! A f... Thanks for streaming anyway. I'll enjoy the VOD :)

[@jackthehumanofficial]

dude thank you this series brings me so much joy (towers of it..😅)

[@KlaraL-_-]

Nothing like a good ACOK in the morning 💓

[@pooopile]

Finally caught up and I missed the most recent one :( see you guys next year

[@canser7768]

I can't wait to hear your opinions about adwd in ten years!

[@jeremyfisher42]

I love Nikolais comment in the live chat when shwift is taking about the Millers boys “after the movie, we’re the millers, they deserved to die”

[@EmpressOfExile206]

For the question about "fantasy series w/ the best food" (if we're talking books) it's *hands down* Brian Jacques _Red Wall_ series 💯👍 They are stories about animals anthropomorphized into warriors in a middle-age "knights & swords" type setting. What _really_ sets them apart though, is that the author wrote the series primarily targeting the blind/vision impaired as the audience‼️ (i.e. The author places *a lot* of focus on detailed descriptions/world building through use of the other senses besides just sight/visual which traditionally makes up the vast majority of "scene setting" for 90%+ of novels _regardless_ of subject or genre)

[@sussqueen]

I JUST finished episode #108 yesterday, as I was savoring this series for fear of running out of delicious Schwift-juice. The fates have rewarded my choices.

[@w0ttheh3ll]

WHAT! another episode of ACOK abridged!

[@davetrack2950]

I hope Rickon shows up as a fine young cannibal and drives the realm crazy.

[@richardtabor8686]

more acock! ty for the content!

[@touroleite9920]

It’s about damn time, also there is something very strange occurring in my life where I remember something that hasn’t/ was supposed to happen and within 24 hours that thing happens, this is a example of that

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

lotto numbers

[@maxwellkazemba2299]

Can you remember Winds coming out? Thanks in advance

[@ruigerd]

Read something about this a while back and it could be your mind playing tricks on you. Meaning that you're mind is misremembering the idea that you remembered this stream before it was a thing. Not saying this is true for you, but I had a dream or memory about a donkey Kong 64 level I hadn't played yet and was astonished when I came upon that certain level. I thought I was psychic but then I read about this mindfart and that seemed more likely to be true

[@liquidsand738]

I know I checked this channel for new streams like two nights ago, realized how long it has been and wondered if we’d ever get more. And here we are!

[@Hank49716]

Deltora quest was so good as a kid

[@francislachapelle123]

Looking good, ACOK

[@colleentrodge1968]

Please do more than one this year

[@a.a677]

We are so back. We have never been more back.

[@TiredCzech]

I would love it if you did a video on Deltora Quest, that would be amazing - I used to love it as a child!

[@TheCryptanalysis]

It's happening... It's happening... IT'S HAPPENING EVERYBODY!!!!

[@DzikiDelfin]

He's baaaaaack

[@rinmathews9337]

Be careful not to be hoisted by your own petard. “Never go full petard” is what my uncle used to say.

[@jackwalker4957]

Don't forget about us Schwifty. We've been waiting for you...

[@brianmack2945]

The story with alebelly at 45:00 is a reference to snow white and the 7 dwarves

[@crtnnn]

the content must flow

[@Gokhan202]

Well well well finally acok I can feast on 😂

[@jordonby]

Hell yeah 👍

[@jackm201]

Here we go

[@PattyO.N.Company]

You beautiful angel thank you ❤

[@davidschaftenaar6530]

I remember reading on the Wiki how Ramsey makes himself smell like Reek when they're caught... Apparently the girl Ramsey had 'hunted' had soiled herself at some point. I don't think I need to say more.

[@evancarlson5805]

Schwifty, you need to drive out of the city this weekend and look at the sky for a few minutes.

[@PabbyPabbles]

oooooooooooo there he is!

[@Jonjzi]

My personal cope fable is that George was filibustering because of Dave and Dan abandoning the purpose of the books. Maybe it's unconsciously true to a certain extent, but who knows?

[@kagami27]

By good Aerys the Rational if it isn't the keyboard shortcut most commonly used in Google Sheets to open the Explore menu finally releasing a new ACOK video ❤

[@WumpiniFuseini]

Great stream. Real Jon Snow rap when

[@dirtysheepdog]

This is the best part of the Real Jon Snow video being public

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Its back holy shit

[@jounalehtio2317]

LOOKS LIKE ACOKABRIDGED IS BACK IN OUR MENU, BOYS!

[@ukiluser]

Man, I love ACOK

[@cocomunches2796]

Omg babe wake up new acok abridged

[@cobaltcrusader9841]

I swear you’ll get to the ADWD epilogue before George finished Winds

[@DoubleAmaterasu]

the wait ends here

[@Kriegerdammerung]

1:16:20 "Themes are the topic of the story, anything deeper than the superficial; that's what a theme is." I thought those were different concepts like for example: In the first chapter of Harry Potter the topic is "Family" and the theme is "Harry Potter feels like an outcast" or something like that. I think Schwift should make a video about those concepts in literature. The world will be a better place afterwards :/

[@haslum15]

NO FUCKING WAAAAYYYYYY!!! This is the 2nd time I revisit this series & you bless me with a carrot on a stick mid series! Maybe I should re-read ADWD so we can get that ASX food description of La Glidus de Papercuté.

[@valleU]

omg omg I'm not panicking I'm not PANICKING

[@humblegamer7876]

Episode 109 what the hell. Id been watching this in a playlist that stopped at episode 79 and just assumed you got sick of the series and never questioned it lmao