Every Game of Thrones Episode Ranked - The Wojcicki Cut

[@MikeStand11]

GoT is eating the greatest tub of ice cream you have ever had and then finding a dead rat at the bottom.

[@Glidus]

this is a perfect metaphor and i hate it

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

......And you've just accidentally bitten the dead rat.

[@aaliyahmichelle6427]

I disagree I feel the season was bad but gets way too much unnecessary hate

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

@@aaliyahmichelle6427 There are some great parts.

[@dantesdad7930]

Most accurate analogy ever

[@Hank..]

im glad Ned's death is appreciated for how shocking it was. When I first saw the episode, I remember thinking, "alright, this is stupid. I know we want the stakes to be high, but how can he possibly get out of this situation without it being super forced?" and then he just... doesn't, and it changed the way I saw the show completely.

[@Ben-vg6ox]

If joffrey wasn't a maniacal idiot he would've lived like Cersei wanted him to. A shame

[@apugalypse_now]

@@Ben-vg6ox Cersei turned him into the little monster we remember him as, though. It was Robert who gave the boy temperance. It was Robert through whom Joffrey started redeeming himself near the end of the first season, apologizing to Sansa and making an honest effort at doing better by her. Once his father died Joffrey was truly doomed to become just as stupid and conniving and cruel as his mother.

[@Serryy]

@@Ben-vg6ox if Littlefinger didn't manipulate Joffrey, Ned would have lived too

[@joyos413]

Exactly same way I felt. Couldn’t believe it

[@thehobowizard]

Same. When I watched the first season, I was only half paying attention for most of it. That was until Ned died, and I was like wth wasn't he the main character? Then I had to rewatch the whole season, and I was hooked.

[@einherjar9364]

"Robert's Rebellion is built on a lie" Yeah, or maybe you know, it's built on the fact the King burned the Warden of the North alive, murdered his son, then ordered the heads of the new Warden of the North and the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands. Nah, I'm sure that has nothing to do with it.

[@matt_9112]

You have to take the adjacent hints with it: - Rikkard is Aemond - Brandon is Tormund - the letter demanding Robert's and Ned's heads was a faked by Littlefinger - all the other bad stuff about Aerys is just maester propaganda But seriously, probably the worst line in the show and Rhaegar fans gobble it up like crazy.

[@fernandoaburto7040]

EXACTLY! Everyone just talks about how it was about Robert's love for Lyanna, but many forget that not only the head and the heir of a great house were executed, but also that the king basically demanded the remaining heads of two great houses to be cut as well. They already had an alliance with another two great houses, so are you telling me that it's just about a lord's love for a girl?

[@mikyto7313]

The obsession with that line is weird. Within the show's canon a lot of time has passed since Robert's Rebellion and by the time we are introduced to it much of history becomes a story. It's poetic to say that the rebellion was set aflame by Rhaegar kidnapping Lyanna. People like hearing stories where love is fought for and tyranny is the enemy instead of a complex political tale. It makes no sense Bran says it because he's omniscient (maybe) but the line itself is fine. Ideally it should have been Arya who says it. She never got much education and then spent most of her time with the Hound and then in Essos so her knowledge of that time would be quite limited even as a highborn.

[@thehobowizard]

It drives me crazy when people gloss over that the rebellion was basically in self defense. Ned and Robert had no choice, win or die.

[@nickklavdianos5136]

​@@mikyto7313even Arya would have known about her grandfather and uncle getting executed by the King for no good reason.

[@jamesbell1206]

"Hodor had remained a fan favourite this far into this series in no small part due to the writer's inability to make him say terrible dialogue." I love Glidus

[@neltins5308]

Its true, they made Tyrion so stupid by the end that Hodor looks like a more intelligent character

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

😂

[@Jordan64852]

I’m glad Hodar didn’t make it to season 8 I already know they would have a scene where he would hit his head then proceed to talk normal just to say a punchline of a joke :|

[@gayvinmcginnes2508]

@@Jordan64852 oh god I could... totally see that happening.

[@missautumn764]

That one made me pause the video to laugh out loud without missing any part of this genius fucking video. 😂

[@MrTee-hw7mp]

By saying, “why do you think I came all this way?’l in the last episode, Bran exposed himself as a sadistic, twisted, psychopath who sat on crucial information that could’ve saved millions of lives, all so he could become King. All of this despite the fact that he clearly stated he couldn’t be Lord of anything in previous episodes. Seriously, the writing is SOOO bad it had to be intentional.

[@matthewmcguire224]

That sounds like it could have been awesome: the unassuming wheelchair kid manipulating the world into becoming the king of it through insidious manipulation could have been dope. But you know.......

[@DeepFriedLiver]

Bran isn’t sadistic. He’s fulfilling his destiny. He doesn’t have the ability to do anything other than what he’s meant to do. That’s what the hodor thing is about. He doesn’t ever get to choose to do that. It is an unavoidable fate. Bran understands that he doesn’t have any agency to change the future. His lack of desire to try and change the future is part and parcel with his 3 eyed raven abilities. That’s why he says he can’t be lord of anything. He’s meant to be king. A king isn’t a lord. In the same way a governor isn’t the president.

[@simonriley4131]

@@DeepFriedLiver the title of king of Westeros is referenced as "lord of the seven kingdoms"

[@pyrobellator6009]

@@DeepFriedLiver ur making a lot of excuse for someone who doesn’t do anything and why exactly should he be a king. What in the story makes him a better king than others ? He isn’t a Baratheon he isn’t Targaryen he isn’t even a stark since he says so, he is literally a soulless monster and since you just said he can’t change anything why even have him as king he can’t change anything

[@DeepFriedLiver]

@@pyrobellator6009 not making excuses. Just explaining the storytelling. Bran isn’t a monster you seem hung up on that. Imagine a tree is watching leaves fall. Below is a gardener raking leaves into a pile to burn. Is the tree a monster because it doesn’t catch the falling leaves? Of course not because the tree doesn’t have a choice to catch the leaves. Bran doesn’t have a choice to save people from the destruction of kings landing. The same way he didn’t have a choice in turning Wylis into Hodor. He’s basically a tree. Also I never said Bran would make a good king. I said GRRM is asking if Bran would be better. Bran really isn’t acting as king. He’s just there. If Bran had agency change the world around him he’d clearly be the best choice for king. Because Bran can see the future, knows all good and bad choices made by everyone ever especially kings, and is kind. Who could possibly be better? GRRM doesn’t like to tell you what is best. He wants to ask you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIXCpXitfJqge9U So how does GRRM ask the question. Well Bran can’t affect change so… Tyrion is really running the show. So what is the case for Tyrion? Well Tyrion is a witty and well read character who’s figuring out that wit and education aren’t the same thing as wisdom. Okay that’s a good start. Plus he has access to Bran maybe that will help. So… what’s his tax policy? That is one of the specific points GRRM asks about in the earlier video I mentioned. Well, Tyrion made Bronn master of coin. That’s right Tyrion made a guy who doesn’t know how interest works the guy in charge of taxes. Because he had to repay a debt and Lannisters always repay their debts. So not a good start. It’s clear Tyrion isn’t going to get through this without error. The question is rhetorical. Who would be a good king and why? You’re free to think Bran with Tyrion will be terrible or good. It’s ambiguous on purpose.

[@williamdavis9018]

I know it’s been two years but the insane accuracy of the “the only good thing that came out of this shot stain of an episode was the huge number of people who realized they could write a better story than this major studio production” line is genuinely off the charts

[@AbiShoukathAliA]

Red Wedding is so powerful every show started copying it and none reached the level of impact Red Wedding had.

[@VictorIV0310]

The Eclipse.

[@MugenHeadNinja]

@@VictorIV0310 The Eclipse is almost older than ASOIAF itself, certainly older than ASOS.

[@calebharris7568]

@@VictorIV0310 nah don’t disrespect Kentaro like that

[@NotSoRandom_]

It had the shock value which was already portrayed on television before I.e *THERE IS A BIG FUCKING SPOILER DON’T SCROLL IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED THE SOPRANOS* Tony killing Christopher in The Sopranos. But GOT took that standard and multiplied thoroughly lol engraved in history as as gruesome it was

[@imnotpaulavery7608]

@@NotSoRandom_ I know the show ended over a decade ago but your spoiler warning didn’t do shit 😭😭 m’y own fault for reading it, but istg I had less than one season left!!

[@PadChords]

Regarding the Red Wedding, I have to praise the book-reading community for not giving up the game beforehand.

[@Nerazmus]

And I have to praise D&D for not ruining Lady Stonehart's character.

[@Canadish]

Some obviously did in a group of millions, but the broader constraint on display was pretty unprecedented in my experience of online fandoms. Everyone wanted to enjoy the reaction when it landed. What a fucking week that was.

[@TheNord06]

@@Canadish man... What a landing that was.

[@svgstarlight]

i started watching GOT in october and finished earlier this week. i’ve been spoiled for many things, including the ending, but somehow the red wedding was NEVER spoiled for me 😭

[@rbear1231]

I read the red wedding I watched the red wedding once. never again for either.

[@Alan-xg4yr]

The thing that's incredible about the Red Wedding is how rewatchable it is, i watched it 3 times and it made me shocked everytime, how they made the wedding so fun, so wholesome and heart warming seeing chadmure being happy about his wife and the jokes they told eachother sometimes even make you laugh, Until that door is closed..... And then it turns into an absolute fuckfist of a wedding, you can see how robb got broken from the betrayal, the last scream of caitlyn haunts some of us to this day

[@xander.pierce]

“muthuh” - last word of robb

[@danielstauning-haargaard5889]

Agreed, I am ALWAYS shocked and horrified when I hear Caitlyn's steel-cutting scream

[@rbear1231]

i watched the red wedding once and I read the red wedding once...never again

[@adipsous]

I'm so glad I read the books first. The entirety of the Red Wedding as told in ASOS is visually burned into my memory. I see everything played out so differently, and tragically. At the end of the action, instead of the simple wail of sorrow, it says: "Finally someone took the knife away from her. The tears burned like vinegar as they ran down her cheeks. Ten fierce ravens were raking her face with sharp talons and tearing off strips of flesh, leaving deep furrows that ran with blood. She could taste it on her lips . . . The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. That made her laugh until she screamed..." The turn of events in this chapter hit so tragic in the book because you really thought all the mess was over. The previous chapter was a quick Arya one, the Hound getting her to the Twins to reunite with the fam. And just before that, the previous previous chapter - another Catelyn one - ended with Robb being done with this war stuff, saying: "I mean to start for the Neck as soon as my uncle has been wedded and bedded. We're going home." You really had a feeling of relief and respite from everything starting to really go to shit. George, George, George, you got us again.

[@Scorpionwincheater88]

It's even worse in the books. Haunting chapter which made me depressed for weeks.

[@justinkroboth360]

The way they did Meera will forever scar me. She did so much and they just threw her away.

[@shannonceleste5557]

Like so many other characters smh I’m really not over how they (metaphorically and sometimes physically) massacred this series

[@Rabbit-uc5kg]

That poor kid went through frozen hell for literally nothing.

[@GemGames3]

same with Brienne

[@redplague]

She was a minor character in the grand scheme of things so I really don't see the big deal about it. I mean one of the reasons why we haven't had more books is because of George's in-depth writing and adventures of too many characters. If you have trouble doing that with a book then even more so with T.V. There just isn't room for all these characters.

[@landlockedcroat1554]

who meera

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I think that too often, Charles Dance is given the undisputed title of "Best character performance in GoT", and while I don't deny it's an amazing performance, Mark Addy's short-lived, bombastic, and memorable performance as Robert Baratheon deserves more than an honorable mention; he should be a damned contender. He had 7 episodes to work with, and he made brilliant use out of every second. He could be jovial, brotherly, argumentative, proud, wrathful, sympathetic, vulnerable, pensive and belligerent. As a character, he hit more emotional beats than most characters do in the entire show, and did so in less time than most of them had. And Mark Addy nailed every scene of it. GoT's portrayal of Robert Baratheon is one of the most fully realized, well-rounded characters in the show.

[@thomaslynch5313]

It's extra impressive considering how little screen-time he had relative to other main characters.

[@morganburt2565]

i have such a vivid memory of the character, even compared to one’s with 8 seasons of screen time. totally forgot he was in only 7 episodes

[@maggiecramer8154]

I'm 90% sure the reason why his performance was so great was because he died before they started straying from the books

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

@@maggiecramer8154 That's part of it, but there's more to it; the actors, and even Dave & Dan, had a real knack in the early seasons not just for translating the book into T.V. form, but to expand upon it, and add to it in meaningful, smart ways that actually _enhance_ the source material, not just convey it. Robert Baratheon is probably one of the most notable examples of this change; a lot of scenes and lines of dialogue were added to the show that were never in the book, and they added so much flavor and depth to his character, not to mention giving the above-mentioned Mark Addy some choice meats to flex his acting chops on.

[@maggiecramer8154]

@@MrGeorgeFlorcus oh definitely. D&d were great at expanding on what someone else wrote. That's why everyone was amazing in early seasons. It's the part where they had to write stuff that went bad.

[@austinlagowski_8441]

Im glad actors like Faye Marsay who plays the Waif was able to get another chance to show off her acting chops in Andor. The difference between those two performances really shows you how long of a way actual good writing can go

[@WanderingPropeller]

She was great in Andor and I didn’t know where I recognized her from at first!

[@dogquixote]

Agreed! Same with Jacob Anderson who got to showcase more range and emotion in the first 5 minutes of Interview with the Vampire (the critically acclaimed 2022 AMC series) than he was allowed in 6 seasons as Greyworm - not that his stoic micro expressions or perfection of Valyrian went unnoticed (seriously, David J Peterson has ranted at length about his gratitude and love for Jacob just for the dude’s ability to speak Peterson’s language better than anyone, including himself).

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

​@@dogquixote INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE 2022 MENTIONED WHERE TF IS JACOBS EMMY 🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🔛🔝

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

​@@dogquixote iwtv mentioned 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 where the fuck is jacob andersons emmy 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥💥💥💥💥💪💪💪🔫🔫🔫

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

Faye marsay was also in the white queen as anne neville, and did a great job there. I almost didnt recognise her as the waif lmao

[@NoLongerWhisper]

In case anyone was wondering here are some fun facts about Glidus' list: Best Season (By Average Rank): 1: Season 1, Average Rank 13.6 2: Season 3, Average Rank 19.2 3: Season 2, Average Rank 22.7 4: Season 4, Average Rank 27.5 5: Season 5, Average Rank 46.3 6: Season 6, Average Rank 55.7 7: Season 7, Average Rank 63 8: Season 8, Average Rank 68.3 Best Season Opener: 1: Season 3, Rank 18 2: Season 1, Rank 19 3: Season 4, Rank 28 4: Season 2, Rank 30 5: Season 5, Rank 39 6: Season 6, Rank 49 7: Season 7, Rank 59 8: Season 8, Rank 68 Best Penultimate Episode: 1: Season 4, Rank 1 2: Season 2, Rank 3 3: Season 3, Rank 4 4: Season 1, Rank 5 5: Season 5, Rank 50 6: Season 6, Rank 62 7: Season 7, Rank 66 8: Season 8, Rank 73 Best Season Finale: 1: Season 1, Rank 2 2: Season 2, Rank 11 3: Season 3, Rank 23 4: Season 5, Rank 41 5: Season 4, Rank 43 6: Season 6, Rank 51 7: Season 7, Rank 69 8: Season 8, Rank 72 Biggest Gaps in Rank Between Consecutive Episodes: 1: Season 4 Episodes 9 and 10, Difference of 42 (Rank 1 and Rank 43) 2: Season 4 Episodes 2 and 3, Difference of 37 (Rank 7 and Rank 44) 3: Season 3 Episodes 4 and 5, Difference of 28 (Rank 36 and Rank 8) (Smallest Gap is 1 and happens multiple times) Each Seasons Best and Worst and Gap Between: Season 1: Best: Episode 10, Rank 2 Worst: Episode 4, Rank 33 Difference: 31 Season 2: Best: Episode 9, Rank 3 Worst: Episode 6, Rank 35 Difference: 32 Season 3: Best: Episode 9, Rank 4 Worst: Episode 4, Rank 36 Difference: 32 Season 4: Best: Episode 9, Rank 1 Worst: Episode 3, Rank 44 Difference: 43 Season 5: Best: Episode 8, Rank 38 Worst: Episode 6, Rank 67 Difference: 29 Season 6: Best: Episode 1, Rank 49 Worst: Episode 5, Rank 63 Difference: 14 Season 7: Best: Episode 3, Rank 57 Worst: Episode 7, Rank 69 Difference: 12 Season 8: Best: Episode 2, Rank 56 Worst: Episode 5, Rank 73 Difference: 17

[@chyawanprash]

nice

[@bennygerow]

Ok, statistics major.

[@hamburgereater]

Makes sense.

[@HelloZukoHere7]

I like this

[@coreyhamby2989]

What the hell ?

[@shanouboubou]

Dude just made and edited a 2 hours long video about every GOT episodes ever made, arguing and bringing up valid points, for the 10 tears anniversary of the show. I've never felt so much respect for a stranger than I do now. Glad I watched all of it

[@Glidus]

nice

[@pedromajor2371]

And he do SHIT Where is the fucking battle of bastards, i cant fucking find????? One of the best episodes, its a fucking cinematic masterpiece

[@joegallagher2117]

@@pedromajor2371 30:22

[@pedromajor2371]

@@joegallagher2117 its painfull see that

[@lilotis11]

​@@pedromajor2371 he properly addressed it. it was a shit episode.

[@cooperhurst2639]

1:33:17 GRRM talked about this scene in an interview once. He said Meereen was supposed to very multicultural and wasn’t meant to come off as this white saviour scene, but the scene was filmed in Morocco, so all the extras were Moroccan.

[@gangstapenguin2773]

I believe his exact quote was “when you put out a call for extras in Morocco…. Moroccan people show up”

[@megashark1013]

Doesn't really explain the baffling directing choices, of course.

[@ThelronFjord]

@@megashark1013 Or the cinematography on the "Asshole of Freedom"

[@JakeKoenig]

If a black protagonist had gone into Westeros and saved a bunch of white slaves and the final scene was white people surrounding the black hero, everyone would LOVE that imagery. The ubiquitous racial double standards that are all based on the foundational narrative that "white people are the default villains of Planet Earth" is the real problem, not that scene. Glidius is a virtue-signaling weakling for making such a big deal out if it, knowing damn well he wouldn't be consistent if the races were reversed. You're allowed to be a savior, unless you're white of course, then it's a bad thing. Whites are the villains, not the heroes.

[@ginao6810]

@@megashark1013 or putting them all in one costume. You could have shown more than one culture by dressing them differently, throw some wigs. How many ball/feast scenes or battle scenes have we watched where you can tell Stormlanders from Northmen, from those from the Reach? Amazing how they can show multiple cultures/groups when white people show up to the casting call.

[@Norrieification]

"Ned's death may be the defining moment of game of thrones, it's either that or..." I love how literally every single person watching this knew what was coming as you said that. Well played.

[@aminaemes9198]

when does he say this

[@janus2773]

@@aminaemes9198 1:58:28

[@mischr13]

is it Dany blowing everything up?

[@thequietstag4366]

@@mischr13 Nah, that's way earlier in the video!

[@gwh3013]

GODS HE WAS STRONG!!

[@andreaw2053]

This is like watching the series backwards on fast forward...

[@vitormelomedeiros]

lmao true

[@dst9997]

Watching this has made me realise that you could put on pretty much any episode from those first 4 seasons and you’re having a seriously great hour of entertainment, with or without context.

[@penelopewinterbottom]

People don't like Ygritte's death? Damn, it definitely makes my top 5. That shot of Jon cradling Ygritte as the camera pans away, the battle continuing on behind them as no one even notices whats happened, gets me every time. And the fact that Olly was the one who killed her, a kid who neither Jon nor the audience can even be mad at considering his established motivation, showcases that nuance the first couple seasons did so well.

[@heathenpride7931]

And yet plenty of people got mad at Ollie anyway

[@HOTD108_]

Didn't people get weirdly mad at Ollie actually? Like, the complete lack of sympathy for Ollie by the fanbase always kinda creeped my out. Like yeah, he killed Ygritte and later betrayed Jon, but he's a fucking tiny kid with completely understandable motivation. The lack of sympathy GOT fans have sometimes is really uncanny.

[@money3644]

@@HOTD108_ also Ygritte is literally holding john at arrowpoint, and could kill him at any second. Olly did the best with the information he had in that scene.

[@connorbranscombe6819]

@@HOTD108_ Fuck Olly

[@dylan351321]

🥔 🥔pOtAtOeS

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

This video changed more after its resurrection than Jon Snow.

[@Glidus]

lmao

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

Lmao

[@lastquarter3992]

Not very hard tbf

[@yd-tn9rg]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqnFfpava9Oim9U this video explains how Jon changed after death

[@jackringel485]

For me, it's "Fire and Blood" because it understands, on a fundamental level, how it's the *character dynamics* that make the show, not the flashy moments, and how well it handles those character moments. Ned's death is a hugely impactful moment and a lot of "Fire and Blood" is basically just saying "alright, this massive world event just happened - how would the main characters react?" It provides such good character defining moments that kickstart the show past its first arc *along with* the big moments like the dragons or the King in the North scene.

[@RangerBalone]

Rhaegal’s death in “The Last of the Starks” makes it the show’s worst episode for me. Out of all the known dragons that have ever lived in Game of Thrones history, only one (Meraxes) has ever been shot down by a scorpion bolt before Rhaegal. And that was a very very lucky shot, they had already fired hundreds before that one hit. Euron hitting and killing Rhaegal on the first try from that distance is actually impossible. Can not be done

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Dorne shot Meraxes in the eye!! Not just the chest, the place that, evolution wise, typically has the most protection aside from the skull! The skull who's only weak points are the two big squishy things in it!

[@ad-dk3md]

what you missed was the red pinwheel in Euron's irises after he kills his brother Balon; upon a Greyjoy murdering someone they love, they will unlock what's called the mangekyou sharingan. Euron's eyes can see in darkness; they see time in slow-motion; and they can predict every movement a creature makes. it's elaborated more in the books, but he is a superhuman

[@lurksnitchtongue8986]

@@ad-dk3md lmao

[@MrsLPAmy]

And not only hitting him once but multiple times. It's so stupid.

[@sixcaspersson1649]

@@ad-dk3md lol

[@WillRock07]

"Davos tells Eunuchs to start families" made me seriously lol, but that's literally what happens. I think it's amazing that the writing got to the point that something that could have been in a legitimate parody made it into the show, but they still somehow removed all the comedy out of it.

[@daystillnight]

SPOILERS (...i guess) 3:23 - 73 - The Bells (S08E05) 5:11 - 72 - The Iron Throne (S08E06) 8:10 - 71 - The Long Night (S08E03) 11:00 - 70 - The Last of the Starks (S08E04) 12:51 - 69 - The Dragon and the Wolf (S07E07) 15:36 - 68 - Winterfell (S08E01) 18:11 - 67 - Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (S05E06) 20:04 - 66 - Beyond the Wall (S07E06) (with Alt Schwift X) 24:21 - 65 - The Spoils of War (S07E04) 25:53 - 64 - Stormborn (S07E02) 27:43 - 63 - The Door (S06E05) 30:16 - 62 - Battle of the Bastards (S06E09) 32:43 - 61 - Eastwatch (S07E05) 34:21 - 60 - Book of the Stranger (S06E04) 36:33 - 59 - Dragonstone (S07E01) 37:53 - 58 - No One (S06E08) 39:31 - 57 - The Queen's Justice (S07E03) 41:37 - 56 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (S08E02) 43:40 - 55 - Home (S06E02) 45:04 - 54 - Blood of My Blood (S06E06) 46:38 - 53 - Oathbreaker (S06E03) 48:18 - 52 - The Broken Man (S06E07) 49:52 - 51 - The Winds of Winter (S06E10) 52:53 - 50 - The Dance of Dragons (S05E09) 54:38 - 49 - The Red Woman (S06E01) 56:12 - 48 - Sons of the Harpy (S05 E04) 57:40 - 47 - High Sparrow (S05E03) 59:12 - 46 - The Gift (S05E07) 1:00:34 - 45 - The House of Black and White (S05E02) 1:01:56 - 44 - Breaker of Chains (S04E03) 1:03:35 - 43 - The Children (S04E10) 1:06:01 - 42 - Kill the Boy (S05E05) 1:07:27 - 41 - Mother's Mercy (S05E10) 1:09:13 - 40 - Oathkeeper (S04E04) 1:11:11 - 39 - The Wars to Come (S05E01) 1:12:42 - 38 - Hardhome (S05E08) -wtf glidus- 1:14:57 - 37 - First of His Name (S04E05) 1:16:17 - 36 - And Now His Watch Is Ended (S03E04) 1:17:47 - 35 - The Old Gods and the New (S02E06) 1:18:36 - 34 - Garden of Bones (S02E04) 1:19:42 - 33 - Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things (S01E04) 1:20:45 - 32 - The Night Lands (S02E02) 1:20:52 - 31 - Mockingbird (S04E07) 1:22:22 - 30 - The North Remembers (S02E01) 1:23:21 - 29 - Dark Wings, Dark Words (S03E02) 1:24:28 - 28 - Two Swords (S04E01) 1:26:06 - 27 - A Man Without Honor (S02E07) 1:27:33 - 26 - The Climb (S03E06) 1:29:01 - 25 - The Prince of Winterfell (S02E08) 1:30:27 - 24 - The Laws of Gods and Men (S04E06) 1:31:40 - 23 - Mhysa (S03E10) 1:33:26 - 22 - Second Sons (S03E08) 1:34:27 - 21 - Lord Snow (S01E03) 1:35:23 - 20 - The Mountain and the Viper (S04E08) 1:36:53 - 19 - Winter is Coming (S01E01) 1:38:13 - 18 - Valar Dohaeris (S03E01) 1:39:21 - 17 - The Ghost of Harrenhal (S02E05) 1:40:43 - 16 - The Kingsroad (S01E02) 1:41:49 - 15 - The Pointy End (S01E08) 1:42:47 - 14 - The Bear and the Maiden Fair (S03E07) 1:44:08 - 13 - What is Dead May Never Die (S02E03) 1:45:35 - 12 - Walk of Punishment (S03E03) 1:46:58 - 11 - Valar Morghulis (S02E10) 1:48:48 - 10 - You Win or You Die (S01E07) (with RedTeamReview) 1:50:43 - 09 - A Golden Crown (S01E06) 1:51:45 - 08 - Kissed by Fire (S03E05) 1:53:40 - 07 - The Lion and the Rose (S04E02) 1:54:48 - 06 - The Wolf and the Lion (S01E05) (with Alt Shwift X) 1:57:27 - 05 - Baelor (S01E09) -the actual best episode ok- 1:58:35 - 04 - The Rains of Castamere (S03E09) 2:00:23 - 03 - Blackwater (S02E09) 2:02:09 - 02 - Fire and Blood (S01E10) (with Preston Jacobs) 2:05:30 - 01 - The Watchers on the Wall (S04E09)

[@carmacksanderson3937]

It's nice that the first 4 seasons all have an episode in the top 4

[@Brentttilda]

Thank you for the timestamps!!

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

Thank you so much

[@Candleinchains]

Big ups for this comment, and honestly, WoW and DoD being so low is kinda foul, especially being below red woman

[@dragonfly12]

Ily

[@archieharrodine3925]

I’m so glad someone else is giving The Watchers on the Wall the attention it deserves, it is like the culmination of everything great about Jon’s story

[@jakematthews257]

I was on my feet the entire episode it was amazing and very suspenseful

[@theminikittycommune2651]

Exactly, this was the best . . by far, 10 times over. No fucking around. Spectacular and logical

[@ianpcon3630]

Yup. My favorite episode.

[@thebeatleswin1]

It’s fucking brilliant. Watching it never stops making me hype and totally engaged, The writing is so tight and the cinematography is gorgeous. It makes me sad how much some people seem to have forgotten this episode

[@travisspazz1624]

It's honestly my favorite battle episode!!

[@williamapple7705]

Always remember, the Sand Snakes were able to kill Myrcella because the Martells and Lannisters allowed her would-be assassins/kidnappers to see her off. For no reason. From that moment on I knew the show would be garbage.

[@yespls4184]

Right?! Wtf was going on there

[@LilBrownieD]

@Timothy Coish lmao that's true

[@Aredel]

And Bron not immediately warning Jaime about the poison he was afflicted with and how it has such a delayed reaction. Otherwise Jaime would make Myrcella chug that antidote like it's gatorade.

[@hammyhamster8349]

I thought the nature of the show changed when Euron gleefully threw Balon off the bridge. Now this may actually have happened in the books (it's not clear but certainly possible) but the way it was done and the nature of the character of Euron felt off. While other characters felt genuine he felt like some cartoon villain.

[@abrashio]

Whenever people lament about how season 8 ruined GoT I always ask "so you just skipped seasons 5 through 7? Seems some one was blinded by the spectacle and production values..."

[@animal_4826]

"No One" is the episode that snuffed out any remaining hope I had for the show. Specifically Arya's storyline. The whole point of the faceless men's training is to erase any personality of the trainee, creating "no one," a person that can become anyone. All of that had been clearly established at that point, so it was extremely fucking baffling when Arya, despite literally blatantly rebelling against the training, is declared to have "become no one" by Jaqen H'gar. What makes it even more *insulting* is that when she walks out on him (despite apparently succeeding in her "no one" training) he literally just *lets her*. She has intimate knowledge of the inner workings of one of the most powerful and secretive organizations in the world AND HE JUST LETS HER GO ON HER MERRY WAY WITH NO REPRECUSSIONS. What a fucking joke.

[@dylan351321]

Just a prank bruh 😎-the writers

[@DibbzTV]

Yep. That and when she gets stabbed 10 times in the stomach in filthy water and survives. Ridiculous. For me, rock bottom was the how she stabbed the Night King. Most ppl were like "oh wow, cool!" while I was very depressed. One episode and a "gotcha!" moment. So dissapointing

[@ClaudiaGonzalez-mg4xf]

The whole "no one" makes no sense in the show because the waif was clearly not "no one" to me, she hated Arya to much to be "no one".

[@mikyto7313]

@@ClaudiaGonzalez-mg4xf And Jaqen clearly had some positive feelings about Arya meaning he was also not 'no one' he was Jaqen H'gar. I bet that the 'no one' thing is show-only nonsense as grrm didn't write those books yet.

[@bookswithike3256]

@@mikyto7313 Uh... no. The no one stuff is pretty firmly established in Feast and Dance.

[@r.h.9376]

Dumb & Dumber were so obsessed with being “unpredictable” that they ruined everything.. what’s more frustrating is that all of this would’ve been avoided had they ignored their egos and just gave the task of writing to other more capable writers the moment they realized they have reached their creative limit/lost all passion for the project. It’s honestly fucking tragic, but I won’t allow that to ruin my experience with the earliest 4 seasons and the books.

[@MalloryNewcomb]

My favorite take ive ever heard on this, and I only read the first sentence. Edit: the rest is just as good. I can sometimes pretend like the first four seasons were it or just I find myself able to enjoy those stories as their own sort of thing.

[@cinemacola6398]

Fuck off. I still blame them and they did fuck up, but they are in no way bad writers. Like Alt said in the video they added scenes that weren't in the books that are some of the best, so yeah fuck off.

[@ashscott6068]

@@cinemacola6398 Yeah. They cut some pointless characters, and improved a bunch of stuff...for the first 4 seasons. But they brought Jon back from the fucking dead, and gave him 20 slo-mo hero-shots every episode. In the book he's a 14 year old boy and someone like Sandor Clegane would easily kill him with one hand. But cus his face and Dany's face, sold a lot of posters and articles and shit, and the fanbase was a liittle younger than anticipated, Jon and Dany got hyped as "main" characters, when in the books, they're just 2 characters of many. So they created all these young, dumb Jon/Dany Stans who thought the ending would have to involve those 2. So the expectations they felt obliiged to subvert, were ones THEY had created! The matter wasn't helped by nerdy analyst channels bringing book "prophesies" up and talking like Jon Snow was the reincarnation of some mythical hero who would kill the Night King with a magical flaming sword. (Even though the books make it pretty damn clear that you can't really see the future, so prophecy is a load of old bollocks)

[@peenoice5176]

Got is already unpredictable that they circled back and made it predictable lol the last season became an epic fantasy.

[@anagramconfirmed1717]

And woke, don't forget woke.

[@LostCosmonauts]

See? Glidus could do an edit of HIS video to cut out the bits someone didn't like. Ball's in your court, D&D.

[@MrAskmannen]

I miss your vids Erick.

[@Palmen1990]

holy shit, its eazy e

[@jamesbell1206]

Yeah but if D&D took out the bits people didn't like then season 7 and 8 would be, like, 10 minutes long. Brienne gets knighted and then six times watching S8's new animated intro.

[@tidepride86]

@@jamesbell1206 *roll end credits Excellent work D&D!

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

It should be edited but not by these two

[@biddleeewho4181]

Cold take: the most consistently good part of the show is the score. The amazing score during the climax of The Long Night (and during Melisandre's death) tricked me into thinking it was an amazing episode for a long time. That being said, the scene with Arya in the library (other than the part where she teleports out from under the table somehow) is amazingly done

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

Agreed 100%. Like latter seasons may be objectively bad but they still entertain me (aside from egregious s8 moments). Djawadi is my absolute favourite film/tv composer and would be for Light of the Seven alone. I love that shit so much i learnt the entire thing on piano and broke my brain as well and the stretch of my fingers in the process. Heartrate automatically set at 150 bpm as soon as the music starts

[@xdlmao42]

The queens justice might be the best song in the whole show that shit gives me chills

[@Seth_M-T]

I recently watched 'The Last Watch' documentary for season 8 again, and it just made me sad. All these extremely talented people working incredibly hard to create a satisfying conclusion to the biggest show of all time, and yet season 8 is considered to be a complete disaster. Even though the writing was atrocious towards the end, it's worth acknowledging that everything else in the show (the acting, sets, costumes, music, special effects, etc.) is absolutely phenomenal throughout. It took them two years to give us six episodes. If not for D&D, the final season of Game of Thrones could have been the greatest thing to ever be put on television. It's just tragic...

[@afh7170]

Just shows how important it is to have good writing in any form of story telling media

[@kyrusxi]

Writing is the most important part of any media. You could have the most spectacular visuals, acting, sound, etc. but if it's written terribly then nobody will care about those other things.

[@steffanyschwartz7801]

No if DND gave it up by the end of season 4 and gave it to someone else it would be great. Cause I think season 8 you have to purge season 5-7 to have a chance at being good (like keeping Peter or Stannis)

[@tommerker8063]

the costumes became realy shitty at times though.

[@ruwidassanayake7966]

Arya riding the horse out if kings landing is really well shot. Too bad Arya turned to a bitch near the end. She has so much potential

[@kevanlannister3672]

2046 after a dream of spring is realeased: Every ASOIAF Chapter Ranked.

[@kikiwho7386]

Here’s hoping that video’s only 25 years away, GRRM will be 98 in 2046.

[@KammaQwazi]

Seems a tad optimistic, might be Winds of Winter that year.

[@Jackspiring]

Best get my pre-order in.

[@liquidoxygen819]

Mate I think you mean the year 6420

[@chyawanprash]

When you realise that the first 5 books alone has 344 chapters...

[@Boobalopbop]

Oh come on. Bronn’s reaction to hearing the name Dickon was one do the best moments of that season.

[@matt_9112]

Always laugh along with him, not for the "joke" or anything related to the episode but that laugh is jist contagious to me.

[@Boobalopbop]

@@matt_9112 For me, I think it’s because I would react the same way. Like if you met someone and they said their name was Dickon, you’d think they were joking 🤣

[@scottwallace5239]

I mean, it might be if you were say 12 years old and still found dick jokes the height of comedy

[@nmdc93]

I'd prob do: 1. Red wedding 2. Watchers on the wall 3. Blackwater Red wedding changed the TV game. It defined a generation of TV watchers, launched the "I react to xxx" genre into popularity. Ned's death was the first massive shock to TV, but the Red wedding destroyed it. No longer a sweet summer child

[@medicamedico4335]

Ya, i feel like i stopped being innocent after Ned's death x(

[@medicamedico4335]

@M E G 87, what's your point

[@gamingmafiatamil1159]

Winds of the winter

[@vishnunarayan9094]

dont fuckin call it red wedding...its motha fuckin rains of castamere

[@thegreatpage5912]

You Win or You Die is my personal all time favorite

[@Luke-jo4to]

Going worst to best is such an emotional catharsis. I spent the first 30 minutes of the video wanting to abandon this world and never watch another asoiaf theory video. By the end I wanted to rewatch the first 4 (or maybe 5) seasons and finish the books.

[@ameliabrittain3689]

That’s what I do. When I want to feel something again, I rewatch the first 4 seasons, then curl up in a ball and cry.

[@lolaandjoe123]

"Tommen banning trial by combats to ensure that nothing interesting could possibly happen" fucking KILLED me LMAO

[@suffermatthew392]

Glidus is releasing alternative editions of his work now. Mad lad

[@PittsburghSonido]

Straight in the bin, mate.

[@livresse7]

What do you mean

[@landlockedcroat1554]

shut

[@ignoreme1226]

Why is this guy so underrated

[@rickrhymes1]

The dude who loves little finger made me realise how underrated and bareable Glidus is. Some people have the voice, some don't.

[@jrbowler84]

He’s literally my favorite youtuber, but I think the answer to your question is that his name sounds like an off brand water-soluble personal lubricant

[@mzmendy]

@@jrbowler84 close enough to my first thought that I'll let your superior verbiage stand and just leave this here in solidarity.

[@Tenjeen]

@@jrbowler84 That gave me a very much needed laugh, thank you

[@skotmatthews8940]

I never formed and infact mocked parasocial relationships until gildus. I've also rarely- if ever, been a fan of a yter before they blew up and since no one deserves it more than gildy here I'm just patiently waiting for the inevitable to happen with my digital 🍿

[@cmd31220]

You left out the best part of Blackwater. "Any man dies with a ckean sword, I'll rape their corpse!" is the absolute PERFECT line for the Hound leading his men into battle.

[@jacklu1611]

Fuck water, bring me wine.

[@devanov3103]

@@jacklu1611 And a nice bowl of raspberries too ?

[@no1wasgeorgiebest]

Karl Tanner needs more love. He was a fucking legend in Gin Alley.

[@alyssafoster4765]

I love when I see the actor pop up in random British shows that I watch

[@Magicalnora]

You misspelt Karl Fookin Tanner

[@Eurydium]

@@Magicalnora do you remember which minute he mentions karl tanner? i can't seem to find it.

[@Magicalnora]

@@Eurydium oh no I got it from other videos where he mentions him

[@Eurydium]

@@Magicalnora ah okay. that clip is gold and i'm trying to find it. 😂

[@John-xr9ry]

I don’t want to imagine what D&D would have done to Tywin if he didn’t die in S4.

[@Licoryce14]

Yea Charles Dance is probably thrilled that he left the show when it was at its peak.

[@bjrnbrynemo9059]

@@Licoryce14 Perfect timing.

[@RielMyricyne]

"to be honest, i never cared much about the Lannister legacy, victorious or otherwise"

[@herbertschulz4313]

Tywin is like, yes tyrion is my favourite son, now let me apologize for the Red wedding and Submit to the one true King Jon Snow, whom i will serve faithfully as hand

[@raskolnikov7049]

"I've always loved you, Tyrion" and then they kiss

[@TheHellyeahmen]

50:50 "I'll cover it in a pisstake before too long" said Glidus 2 years ago

[@Glidus]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@aakashbasu3219]

But he said "too long"

[@TheHellyeahmen]

@@aakashbasu3219 really? I didn't know that and definately didn't put it in my comment

[@fyr3098]

Only 6 more to go before this video will have come back more times than Beric : )

[@kseriousr]

2 more and we surpass Jon Snow

[@missybekind5022]

🤣lmao

[@Fairly-odd-kel]

I'm still obsessed with the early seasons of GoT tbh 🤣

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Same. 🙂💖 I have been watching those seasons again. Wow. I am reminded how much I use to love and be inspired by this show so much back in the day. 😢

[@Fairly-odd-kel]

@@ClaireYunFarronXIII When it was good it was fantastic! It followed the books so well.

[@maniacmasturbator2411]

The first 4 seasons are amazing. A lot of people won’t rewatch the show because of how shitty it got, but I still love rewatching the first 4.

[@Fairly-odd-kel]

@@maniacmasturbator2411 Yeah in my opinion there's no reason not to rewatch the first four

[@nunouno001]

As far as I care seasons 5-8 is a delusion brought upon by a horrible case of sea sickness Tyrion is experiencing on the way to Essos.

[@JohnAndJohner]

The Watchers on the Wall was always my favourite battle episode, even though I could never truly explain why. The best I can do is that the mix of epic and emotional is perfectly stirred. Grenn Giantslayer, you're a real one.

[@carmina-solis]

agreed, it’s my favorite battle in the show by far. it’s at night but you can see! jon holds ygritte while the battle rages on! grenn and pyp die but it feels like genuine consequence of a good plan!

[@devanov3103]

The battle was stupidly executed, but it's entertaining to watch. Using all barrels of oil at the same time for the mammoth was really dumb, should've used one at a time to repeatedly scare away mammoths, or to light the giant on fire who managed to breach the outer gate. He was wearing thick clothing which would've absorbed the burning oil really well and there wasn't any water to put out the fire so the giant would've been incapacitated. Also, using crossbows to repel an attacking party that doesn't wear any body armor is really dumb as well, because bows have a faster rate of fire and they easily penetrate clothing. And don't get me started on flaming arrows.

[@emmac.5939]

I realized this on my most recent watch through.. Miranda’s father is the kennel keeper. So that means if Ramsay is feeding her good meat to the hounds… her dad is going to have to butcher his own daughter and watch her be consumed. He’s even more of a monster than we realized!

[@HOTD108_]

Bold of you to assume the hounds aren't just fed bodies whole.

[@AJ0223]

Bold to assume a man wouldn't die before doing that lol

[@adipsous]

What a nasty insight. Though, maybe, someone else butchers her and the kennel master never knows what happened to his daughter as he's feeding this good meat to the hounds. I can see some potential scenarios, however. Like as he's feeding this good meat that's been delivered to him to the doggos - maybe as he's been sampling some of this really fresh, juicy flesh himself - he notices a familiar birthmark . . .

[@hulk7861]

You have my like just for putting in all these Chapters in the video

[@Glidus]

thank you it took... time.

[@hulk7861]

@@Glidus oh my God, you replied. Ok literally listened to this entire video while working out. In fact i think I'm on a 'pisstake' binge at the moment, love your work

[@apeplanet]

RIP SUSAN😭

[@dianabandicoot]

GENDRY GETS DRAGGED KICKING AND SCREAMING BACK INTO THE PLOT 😂😂😂😂

[@Rabbit-uc5kg]

I like your hair, beautiful colors.

[@FidgetTheMidget8P]

I got very upset around Battle of the Bastards about people saying Rickon should have zig-zagged. Like YEAH that's one of the more minor things to complain about but also it actually makes sense that in that bullshit scenario, a small child would run in a straight line to his brother.

[@redace4821]

And even running zig zag, Ramsey know where he will ultimately end up. Either he'll hit Rickon and predicting where he will be in a few seconds or he'll hit Jon and won the battle, though Knight of the Vale will still arrive but Jon will be dead. Or somehow an arrow not only penetrate Jon plate armor but hit him in the chest wouldn't kill him anyway.

[@fobiibakha]

I always thought that running zigzag in such cases is obvious only for us, modern people who know what to do from TV shows or books, but not for a little boy who never faced these situations before. And moreover he was afraid of Ramsay and extremely nervous, all of us would be, and it's predictable he couldn't think logically

[@valkyriesardo278]

Straight line was the boy's only chance to get out of range of the arrows. Zig zag would take longer and either way, humans are too slow on foot not to be an easy target.

[@Zakatkpro]

Battle of the Bastards is my favorite episode of television ever, right up there with ozymandius

[@shannonceleste5557]

@zachattackpro4586 may I ask why?

[@taftatlas9142]

Rest in peace, Susan

[@clibfilm]

it is fascinating to see how vastly different the show became in the later seasons, its like seeing 2 100% different series

[@Haedox]

You wanted to make money off of hours and hours of work? And you said two bad words worth a second? Yah sorry bud!

[@Glidus]

wee woo wee woo the youtube police are here to confiscate your regular swear words wee woo

[@nicodemusedwards6931]

It’s fine to have ads for big tiddy scantily clad anime girls mobile games or games that are copyright infringement in kids videoed. But two no no words in a video aimed at adults? Sorry, that’s not ok. Your money is our money until we feel we can make more money off your work.

[@bloodwynn]

@@nicodemusedwards6931 In general, yes. KZbin has no problem to massively advertise casino for kids (many mobile games), but swearing is a big NO NO. :D

[@stupidhandles]

@@Glidus so so good at swearing too

[@MollyFC]

It's okay to have dangerous videos that encourage kids to do certain cooking hacks (burning yourself with caramel anyone?) But swears? That's a paddling

[@joce_bable]

12:30 "Fever dreaam of a scene" Exactly. When I first saw the episode, the death of Raegal felt so free, out of nowhere, easily avoidable and weirdly presented that I thought Dany was having a nightmare about losing her dragons until it was made clear it actually happened.

[@toelielariouspinda355]

I feel so bad for all the ppl who worked zo hard on the show; actors, costume creator, decor creators, special effects ppl and probably more. They where screwed over even more then us.

[@brettstalling2269]

Actually a lot of actors defended the show when people were hating on it.

[@toelielariouspinda355]

@@brettstalling2269 yes for the sake of their own carreer. Talking trash about something you worked on is not without risking not getting cast again

[@kingemilia_]

susan doesn’t deserve your banger content king 😔👑

[@erichtomanek4739]

ZooZan doesn't deserve: her, she, he, him, zer, zee, it.........

[@skilledwarman]

"I'll cover it in the piss take before too long" Glingo lied as easily as he breathed

[@skilledwarman]

Also in the event Glisscor actually sees that read it as a joke and not a really critique. Clearly being positive with HotD videos is more motivating and seemingly far more fulfilling for you so go off king

[@Glidus]

some people simply have a different perception about how long "too long" is

[@maggiecramer8154]

​@Glidus I'll start to worry around when winds comes out

[@sagecolvard9644]

Great, now I have to type my comment on the other video again: "Watchers on the Wall is just Blackwater but better" is a hotter take than I was prepared for, but I cannot dispute it.

[@sirocco2810]

Undisputable and incompressible truth can't be called a hot take.

[@Chan-zv5kb]

who else is feeling hype for pisstake season 6?!

[@pavelborisov515]

And season 5

[@riftvallance2087]

As long as the pissing continues I really don't care to what its being applied to.

[@sihollett]

As Bobby B might say: "Take the piss before I piss myself!"

[@stupidhandles]

Hyped, but patient

[@davidipman941]

I look forward to: [screaming] HAVE YOU SEEN Bran?! [calmly] no, not since S4

[@chippin_in5015]

Immediately came here after hearing Susan died

[@maxmalten7749]

Some comment I read on another video said, that the long night episode was the equivalent of Hermione killing Voldemort in the sixth book and the seventh book is all about Harry trying to win the quidditch world cup against Slytherin. xfuckingd

[@jonahcetin3768]

As an absolute GOT Fan and Potterhead I think this is absolutely accurate😂

[@caniborrowapencil5160]

Your giving them too much credit. I think it’s more accurate if Luna Lovegood killed Voldemort in the fifth book and the prophecy was actually about Harry beating Malfoy in a final quidditch showdown. Shocking plot twist.

[@markiboii]

Brianne closing the kingsguard book before the ink gets to dry is the best analogy i have for season 8( i didn't come up with this analogy. I saw someone else use it but i don't rember their name)

[@roronoalaw7772]

You mean best analogy somebody else has.

[@markiboii]

@@roronoalaw7772 yes i saw someone else use this analogy but i don't remember their name😅

[@devanov3103]

@@markiboii You're an online thief. Tell me what do you favor more, your fingers or your eyes ?

[@evocativepizza2752]

This is one of my favorite videos on KZbin. Good job on it Glidus. Can’t imagine the amount of work it took to pull it together.

[@frazzyblue1384]

I’m so glad u said Jaime’s bath scene was the best scene, completely agree, Nikolaj crushed it

[@Dr_sharko]

And then they ruin it with one stupid line in season 8. There is the death of my favorite character

[@rileymoore2967]

Every time I watch this video (it's been about 5 times now), I'm in awe of how good glidus' smooth introduction and wrapping-up of each episode are. As someone who likes writing reviews, I am certainly taking notes!

[@ConquestadorExplore]

10 hours for one video dude i am addicted to dumb stuff aswell but cmon get a life

[@gaming-every-day19]

Jesus man find better ways to spend your precious time on Earth please

[@ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind]

I remember one of my favourite moments in the show was when Sam gave the eulogy. The moment he said Targaryen I remembered the dialogue between Jon and Aemond how his vows were tested.. when he heard about the children.. and the. Again when he said „A Targaryen alone in the world…“ an Jon Snow shows up in the same camera angle just being focused. I realized for the first time in that what he has done for Jon he did help his family and no matter how it truly end at least in the show he truly kept the legacy of his family and name alive by helping Jon Targaryen… it was a really sweet moment to just realise all that.. it was around the same time I started reading the books when that episode came up and I already had confirmed in my headcanon who Jon truly was.. from story.. it’s my favourite moment of the whole show/story. And in HotD there is already a similar moment. At a dinner, Viserys looking at his family.. being able to die in Bliss…

[@rickrhymes1]

One thing I noticed during this video: In the episodes that GRRM writes, Jon seems more like book Jon. I hate David Benioff and D.B Weiss

[@BattyButtercup]

There's an uncomfortable trend, as the series goes on, where it becomes clear that D&D were conflating actors with the characters they play (DVD commentary makes this egregiously obvious by D&D REPEATEDLY. CALLING. CHARACTERS! BY! THEIR! ACTORS'? NAMES?!?). The youtube channel "The Dragon Demands" has some Sauce for this and other production fails, though casual viewers no doubt noticed the odd switching of "Designated Protagonist Of Ensemble Cast" from Jon Snow, prophecy baby what done fighting that Zombie Apocalypse from get-go, to... Arya Stark. I'd guess it was favouritism from their watching Maisie Williams grow up on the set... but they told Sophie Turner, who they ALSO knew from her childhood, that she was "getting a love interest next season". She assumed Harry The Heir, as in the books. She got Jeyne Poole's storyline instead. One of the characters to most obviously suffer for Benioff & White's opinions on the actors portraying them is Jon Snow. The number of shots where Kit Harrington's height difference with Sophie Turner is DELIBERATELY exaggerated are... many. There are also A LOT of short jokes, height and otherwise, at HARRINGTON'S expense but addressed to Jon. Idk what gossip or scandals were concurrent to filming/writing/airing but even I know that that GIF of Kit Harrington finding out, at a TABLE READING, that his character's archnemesis was going to be defeated by ARYA STARK, after years of buildup and foreshadowing? That HURTS. I'm not going to even TRY to understand the thinking behind Benny-O & Wight's writing the Dany/Jon with THAT IRL context of on-set harassment.

[@scarletamazon3455]

@@BattyButtercup "I'm not going to even TRY to understand the thinking behind Benny-O & Wight's writing the Dany/Jon with THAT IRL context of on-set harassment." - Hey, I hadn't heard about this, would you mind elaborating please? Or let me know what to google, who was harassed on set?

[@oussamat612]

@@BattyButtercup I read a while ago that one of d&d wives liked jon snow so much that one of the idiots got jealous and they started with the height jokes also what harrasment

[@BattyButtercup]

@@oussamat612 A commenter above provided specific examples, for which I am grateful because I'm better at recalling fictional and historical scandal than anything modern. The harassment of actors on-set is difficult to "prove" because of the nature of their work - they are ACTORS. They are contractually obligated to promote their work, prevented/"discouraged" from disclosing specific information, and privacy is a right to be respected especially when the public is hungry for details of "scandal". Thusly we have no "proof" that Actual Teenage Actors were emotionally devastated by learning a romantic subplot they had long anticipated in ASOIAF was very much NOT happening, and that the directing/writing team you have grown up working with took their first opportunity upon your reaching "legal" age to put you in non-canonical scenes of violation and violence. The audience CAN, however, string together timelines that actors were working with, what difficulties people of specific ages &/or work experience would find with script decisions ("the script doesn't have any dialogue for my character-?" "oh, just make something up in Valyrian"/"you're dead by then"/"you don't need WORDS your FACE says everything!"/etc). There is subtle harassment (costuming decisions that go against character &/or an actor's protest) and there is implied harassment (barely legal actors performing nude on-camera when their co-workers have known them as CHILDREN - no one in such an environment would be comfortable, the adults would DEFINITELY know that the scenes were wholly unnecessary but written in for Shock Value) and there is "everyone is so used to this that we've forgotten it's personally upsetting" harassment. That last form is mostly stuff that, on-screen, is forgettable but is nevertheless upsetting to recontextualize within "that was acted by people, as ordered by other people, within a room of onlooking people, and repeated multiple times from multiple angles until Specific People - D&D, that episode's director - were satisfied" frame of mind. Sex scenes, death scenes - artistic license only works when art is Actually Happening in more than the minds of two white dude showrunners who never sought to educate themselves on how, exactly, "screenwriting" is supposed to work.

[@LividCreature]

Personally s04e10 “The Children” had more of an impact on me emotionally than any of the other episodes. Peter’s performance is at his peak just slightly above e09. That would be the only one I would have done higher on the list. Everything else is spot on.

[@pg9551]

Yeah the end of s4 with watchers and the children is the peak of got imo everything else in this video is alright tho

[@LividCreature]

@@pg9551 yeah and the reason why there’s differing opinions about this is because the show was just THAT good with characters and writing in those earlier seasons so there was something there for everyone and it hit different for different people. They completely lost that past season 5 1/2.

[@pg9551]

@@LividCreature yeah the first 4seasons are so tight

[@Luke-nn4pm]

IMO that episode is super overrated...but I probably wouldn't think that if I hadn't read the books to be fair

[@LividCreature]

@@Luke-nn4pm fair enough. I never read them so I’m coming from only the shows’ perspective

[@shapesnatch1341]

Finally, a list that actually makes sence. So many lists will put random episodes from seasons 1-3 (usually) near the bottom of the list, simply because "Nothing happens". Which is not only just incorrect, they'll put episodes like Bastardbowl and Spoilers of War in the top 10 because "Cool Battle". Also, whoever came up with the title "The Battle of the Bastards" was so fucking proud of that name and I swear they built all of seasons 5 and 6 just around being able to call the battle that

[@vinogr00nko93]

"someone was so proud of the name Battle of the Bastards" is so real, they even named it that IN UNIVERSE my god

[@shapesnatch1341]

@@vinogr00nko93 The more I think about it, the more I'm absolutely sure that that was the case

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

*BEYOND THE WALL:* I seriously would’ve facepalmed less, if they went on a “fishing trip” -by having Dany fly them over a group of “walkers”, tie Tormund/the Hound/Gendry/etc. to the end of a rope and lower them down to nab a juicy “walker fish” and fly away.🤣

[@generalmayhem16]

Hey Glidus. Quentyn is alive. No, I will not elaborate.

[@El_Descarriado]

Allow me. He's alive because he isn't dead, also he functions as a human being.

[@kevincarter2020]

And Tyrion IS a Targaryen

[@Shadowplay4Cats]

And also quentyn = euron = targaerian. I have just realized I can’t spell targaeryan without looking it up. I hope I nailed it.

[@generalmayhem16]

@@Shadowplay4Cats not even close but i commend the effort

[@Shadowplay4Cats]

@@generalmayhem16 dagnabbit. Targ?

[@ThelronFjord]

RIP Susan Wojcicki

[@megpaul8076]

"...antithetical to GRRM's" style of storytelling (or whatever he said, I don't remember verbatim) - you could not be more correct. We have heard _countless_ times that GRRM had abandoned planned narrative because of the organic growth of his characters and their respective journeys, as he sees them developing. Such an underrated point that really fucked this show up.

[@kneptune1234]

Well, here’s my excuse to watch this masterpiece of a video again

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Yeah yoren is my favorite character. Perfect casting and perfect portrayal and they even gave him a backstory in the show that was never explained in the books. It's one of those times the show enriched the story from the books. Very rare

[@ameliabrittain3689]

That scene with Robert and Cersei talking about their marriage is another incredible show-only scene. They did plenty of great stuff with the material they had early on. I really don’t know how it went so wrong.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Even without thinking about D & D, just as a cold observation, The Long Night really felt like a bunch of people not associated with the show had come in and got paid to quickly resolve a bunch of stuff, finish a bunch of storylines in one place. Without having watched the show or having any emotional connection with it. It was a supreme hack job.

[@elibnem4126]

Same goes for pretty much the entirety of season 8 honestly

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@Kahley Gulledge I can't count all the times scenes contradicted things what had happened before hand like those making the show had not watched it. You would think they would hire people just for that, that knows everything that happened before who understood the psychology of the characters. You had Jaime saying to Brienne: "I strangled my cousin" even though everyone knew it was the Karstark guy that he strangled. So many continuity errors. By Season 8, I mean from scene to scene, dialogue to dialogue, phrase to phrase they would contradict themselves. I remember in the dialogue between Tyrion and Jon, Jon was like "I can't justify what she has done" then went on not even 5 seconds later trying to justify it. I think by that point it seemed like they didn't care.

[@section7764]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 Tyrion defending Danni like that is diplomacy, not a continuity error.

[@None-lx8kj]

I never realized how good an episode The Night Lands is before this detailed breakdown. Excellent work!

[@SamanthaBoooooooo]

Is there a reason he skipped it? Just because it's middle or what?

[@HOTD108_]

@@SamanthaBoooooooo That episode has a reputation for triggering KZbin's automatic copyright system more than any other episode, for unknown reasons, so having as little footage from it as possible is good for the algorithm.

[@emilia4355]

Throughout me watching this video I was thinking about which episode was my favorite, and Watchers on the wall really stood out to me. I'm not engaged in any GOT community so I had no idea that other people liked that one specifically. I obviously knew people love the red wedding etc, but Watchers on the wall was not what I expected. I was scared that yoh weren't gonna put it high up on the rankings, and when you reached the top 3 I surely thought you hadn't included it. (As in you didn't mention anything special about it so I missed it earlier) I am so happy to see you out it as your nr 1. I obviously agree, and I also feel validated hahah

[@DarkKnightofThrones]

I've officially re-watched this list more than I've re-watched GOT since the ending.

[@ralcogaming7674]

When tyrion says the line about kings dropping like flies you forget that renly had also died. 2 kings dying within a very short time of one another even if we ignore Robert's death in this equation the war of the five kings saw 2 factions lose their leader very quickly.

[@nickmortmer5]

Not really. Roberts death was season 1 midway. Renly died in early season 2 and Rob died late season 3 when Tyrion said that. It was kinda spaced apart.

[@ralcogaming7674]

@@nickmortmer5 yes but still we aren't given much indication of time passing however if I use the books to establish a timeline of events between robbs death and jofferys death less than 9 months have passed, less than 3 ish have passed when Jamie arrives in riverrun.

[@dave3256]

I think this is the best youtube video I have ever watched. It was funny, relatable, well constructed and overall of such a high quality. What an amazing video, i enjoyed every second of it.

[@hannahw6063]

You're the only person I know who actually calls Littlefinger Petyr and I don't hate it

[@Ericonamor]

Finally, I always wait for KZbin to force my favourite creators to re-upload their videos, so I don't have to suffer hearing any naughty, INTENSELY vulgar c-words. Thanks team, keep up the good work :) Oh hey, this video is pretty good, it was worth the wait :)

[@MiraArrr]

12:53 Gligar, I’ve listened to your feature film at least 3 times over the last year, and this is the first time I’ve caught that “nice.” Nice.

[@ahzidaljun]

John pulling a random knife out of nowhere (instead of any of his actual weapons) is really reminiscent of Dragon Age characters materializing daggers whenever in-dialogue murder is required (instead of any of their actual weapons) Therefore, the Iron Throne is a longwinded Dragon Age reference, I like Dragon Age, and thus it's good

[@AmandaDavis6130]

Was this just a BioWare thing? I swear there are a bunch of Mass Effect cutscenes where Shepard is waving around the assault rifle, whether or not you’ve actually picked a class that uses that weapon.

[@RedFloyd469]

@@AmandaDavis6130 Yes absolutely but dragon age's setting, overall feel and dark writing fit game of thrones like a glove.

[@AmandaDavis6130]

@@RedFloyd469 oh totally, I was just wondering about that particular detail of “sudden cutscene weapon”

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

The red wedding was what made me want to get into writing. It was so fucking good.

[@HyperSonicX]

I'm shocked that Beyond The Wall (S07E06) isn't in the bottom 5, I tend to rank it there. It has all the hallmarks of later Season 8 Also man this really makes me realize just how much Seasons 5 and 6 are carried by the performances and the production values. And yeah, I honestly agree with your favorite, I loved Watchers on the Wall (even if I prefer Hardhome as a battle).

[@yingyang2838]

beyond the wall was a narrative shithole

[@matt_9112]

Watchers had the buildt-up hype and there's just more "battle", including great moments. But I totally get it, seeing the the Walkers and Wights out in force and the ending with the boats were just terrific. It's more action by the Nightswatch guys like Grenn, Ed etc. who I love in the books (and even Alliser vs Tormund) that breaks the tie.

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

Hardhome is honestly neeaaaaaarly my favourite battle. Scratch that it might be my favourite. Not sure who that wildling woman was but seeing her send off her children, die to CHILD WIGHTS then be resurrected by the NK makes me cry and i dont know why

[@truesoprano2152]

I have a lot of thoughts on this, but I just wanna say how much I love it when other people appreciate Littlefinger for the mastermind he was in the first 4 seasons. He was my favorite character, but he was done SO dirty simply because D&D have no idea how to write characters like him. So many people laugh at me when I say he's my favorite, but they just remember the idiot from Season 7 who only existed to be stupid and be the Stark's punching bag. The man who set in motion basically the entire war of the 5 kings deserves better.

[@demian9715]

Everyone who laughs at you just stupid lol. Littlefinger was such a beautiful mastermind , being behind the murder of Jon Aryn and Joffrey and he even was the one beating Ramsey in 6x09. I never understood how he got tricked by the Starks, it's ridicoulus.

[@shannonceleste5557]

It's surprising to hear ppl don't take you a seriously about Littlefinger- in the fandom, he and Varys are widely regarded as two of the the utmost nuanced and clever characters in the realm

[@truesoprano2152]

@@shannonceleste5557 Among book readers, yes. Sadly a majority of the fandom only knows the show.

[@carmina-solis]

as a writer, i will say that writing those kinds of masterminds is hard. but there’s no excuse-these guys had a team working with them, and they could have taken more time to chart out character ambitions and how they would try to achieve those ambitions. it’s a tough ask but like, most people do okay at it.

[@nealfirstofhisname]

Hot take (maybe) Top 13 best characters in GOT: 1. Tormund Giantsbane 2. Tormund Thunderfist 3. Tormund Giantsbabe 4. Tormund Giantsbutt 5. Tormund Giantstink 6. Tormund Tall-talker 7. Tormund Horn-blower 8. Tormund Breaker of Ice 9. Tormund Husband to Bears 10. Tormund the Mead-king of Ruddy Hall 11. Tormund Speaker to Gods 12. Tormund Father of Hosts 13. Tormund Commander of Oakenshield

[@Glidus]

i would put Tormund the Mead-king of Ruddy Hall way higher, but other than that I think we're on the same page

[@nealfirstofhisname]

@@Glidus I've been thinking about it, but I just can't agree with this at all.

[@Thummpur26]

I absolutely LOVED Jaime’s side of the story in the book, and I loved that the show did it some relatively good Justice. Jaime is such a good character that I hope the books (or at least the winds, hoping we get it) don’t squander like the show did. Not trying to bash season 8 more than it already has been. But as Jaime is one of my favorite characters, I am glad to see that scene get the love it deserves.

[@ven6100]

Jesus this video is fucking brilliant. You wonderful madman. Legitimately one of my favorite videos on this site.

[@Glidus]

thanku :]

[@ggiuliacosta]

Oh man, what would I give to see the Stark children just having supper together and talking about their journey and struggles ): That would be a truly gift to the fanbase, which D&D totally DID NOT manage to do

[@TheKasperHermans]

Nice list, mine is quite similar. Although I'm not gonna rate all 73 73. The Iron Throne 72. The Bells 71. Beyond the Wall 70. The Dragon and the Wolf 69. Unbowed, Unbend, Unbroken (...) 5. Blackwater 4. Fire and Blood 3. Baelor 2. Kissed By Fire 1. The Watchers on the Wall But I think The Winds of Winter would be in my top10, top15 at least. I just absolutely adore that sept scene. I think I watched it 10-15 times more than any other scene in the series, probably any series. It's just pure perfection. The lack of consequences for Cersei is not the episodes fault.

[@amandaherbert4194]

Brienne closing the White Book without letting the ink dry is a perfect metaphor for this show’s conclusion - rushed, messy and contemptuous. The only way I could cope with this debacle was to wipe it from my memory. My head canon discounts the existence of the last 4 seasons of the show and Jon is still dead (or RattleShirt but that’s another can of worms). Thanks for some top quality content during this Long Night. I always come back to this video when I get a ASOIF itch since I can’t rewatch the show without my brain dissolving.

[@joebrazier4293]

That was a pleasure to watch, thank you. The intricacy of your analysis combined with your excellent humour-infused delivery made for an immensely satisfying and rewarding watch from start to finish.

[@laurellane1721]

It is very amusing but I really could have done without all the profanity. Talk about words being overused...

[@breensprout]

agree with you a lot except for the brienne vs. the hound scene. i love that scene honestly. i don't think it's weird that they stumbled upon each other considering brienne was actively looking for the stark children, and i saw someone's explanation once about how brienne and the hound actually have no reason to believe each other (why would the hound believe that any lannister sent brienne on a goodwill mission, and why would brienne believe that the hound had good intentions toward arya, they wouldn't so the fact that neither believes the other's reasoning actually makes total sense). yeah most of the fight scene is badly edited but it has some pretty sick moments and imo helps both establish brienne's fighting prowess (aside from renley's tournament all of her fighting scenes previously were against disadvantaged foes) and also shows growth in her character from someone with a very strict honor code to someone more flexible, and i thought the final scene w/ the hound and arya was great, too. it would have been better as a moment in arya and the hound's relationship if his return to the show later hadn't been meaningless like everything else in the final seasons but oh well. edit: also i'm not sure why we're confused about dany being fireproof when it's established she's fireproof in fire and blood (and also possibly one of her very first scenes when she gets in the too hot bath?) but that's a minor thing.

[@PowerHausMusic]

I was gonna say, the birth of the dragons early on in the show establishes she's fireproof

[@shan_2933]

​@@PowerHausMusic The funeral pyre was supposed to be a miracle, Targaryens are not fire proof (Jon burnt his hand in s1). The funeral pyre was like this because of magic, the blood sacrifices of khal drogo, their son( king's blood) and Mari mazduur being burnt together made the miracle happen.Also the whole targaryen bloodline is over because most of them died in a fire called summerhall so yea Danny is not fire proof, u can say they are more heat resistant.

[@drewpeacock9087]

The Hound was also disadvantaged he was suffering from an infection after being bit (on the ear?)

[@a_bagle]

I would love a ranking of every named charactert in got

[@Palmen1990]

i THINK i know who he'd place as number 1 xD

[@a_bagle]

@@Palmen1990 yeah. ser pounce is the only choice

[@Palmen1990]

@@a_bagle lel

[@hammyhamster8349]

What about Nymeria? She sensed what GOT was becoming so just buggered off with her pack rather than join Arya plus she attacked Joffrey.

[@fireheart9715]

I have now watched the Glidus movie a total of 5 times, and man I must say you did an amazing job with this rankin, every single spoken line is quotable!

[@Abraxun]

Love coming back to watch this every now and then. Keep doing what you’re doing *froths at the mouth for dragon time episode 8*

[@gracepepper2]

Literally why I’m here rn

[@claytonschopfer8467]

Yes I’ve been saying this for years! The Watchers on the Wall is the best battle in GOT hands down. There is so much character development, it is beautifully shot, so many epic moments, and a tragic shocking death at the end. Brilliant