House of the Dragon Revealed The Truth About The Mad King | The True Meaning Behind "Burn Them All"

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Welcome back for another Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon video. In this video, I will be talking about how House of the Dragon may have revealed a decade old theory about the Mad King from Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire. In the first episode of House of the Dragon, we learned House Targaryen has known the truth about the White Walkers ever since Aegon Targaryen arrived in Westeros. According to Viserys, this information has been passed down from king to king. I believe the Mad King Aerys Targaryen might have learned of the White Walkers and Night King as well. Maybe it was this knowledge and fear that drove Aerys Targaryen mad... This could also explain why the Mad King said, "Burn them all," for hours, right before he died... Let me know what you think down below. Thanks for watching!
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[@carolbriscoe9337]

I was always surprised at how quick Ned was to dismiss the soldiers' story. His close relationship to the Wall and it's history should have been enough for him to raise questions on the movement of the walkers. It seemed Ned was more eager to deny any possibility of the return of the walkers than alerting the king

[@theflaxxensaxxentake1874]

I used to fantasize about getting a scene where Bran travels back in time like with Hodor, and tells Aerys the 2nd, who's maybe not yet mad, to "burn them all", which then ends up making him mad. "Hold the door". "Burn them all".

[@laxmi_lax03]

Same 🥲

[@klarakhan]

Saaaame- Can't believe the writers let this one slip past them

[@michaelwright3830]

I don't believe this theory. Aerys didn't torture and murder innocent people because the White Walkers existed. He wasn't a sadistic bastard to his wife because of the Others. It doesn't make sense because of the context in which this was said.

[@gawkthimm6030]

yeah, it diminishes his cruelty making it the cause of something else

[@shoulderdestroyer6124]

I actually forgotten about this.

[@Divine_Chareka]

What if him being sadistic was a result of the voices he heard 💁

[@gawkthimm6030]

@@Divine_Chareka then it ruins his character, why would voices in your head make you rape and abuse your own wife?

[@gawkthimm6030]

@@Divine_Chareka I believe the "Defiance of Duskendale" incident is the best example of how he deteriorated over time

[@kingsteve8083]

To be fair, even if Aerys was trying to give a final warning about the White Walkers, he's still the Mad King. He still burned Rickard Stark and killed Brandon. He got his jollies from burning people alive.

[@linzianna]

Maybe he burnt them coz they were Starks. The NK might be Stark

[@kingsteve8083]

@@linzianna He burned plenty of other people who weren't Starks as well, though. And it aroused him. Every time he burned someone alive he'd rape his wife after.

[@Gergokovacs937]

bran's fault like you saw what he did hodor

[@simonalexander2354]

I think this theory could well be spot on also when Bran shouted "Father" the next shot shows The Three eyed Raven and the look on his face was resignation in my opinion that Bran had discovered he could communicate in the past and possibly other abilities we didn't get to see

[@sanelemathonsi7022]

But he wants a “father” at that time

[@lisajoseph796]

The Mad King Aryris really lost his mind when he was captured by House Duskindale too.

[@KingSlayer_.]

It's a very intriguing theory. Some theories that people say are out of the world crazy actually hold more water than youd think. Jamie being Azor Ahai and Cersei poisoning Joffrey by accident make a scary amount of sense when you really think about them.

[@sassybdiy7565]

I've never heard the cersei theory so now off to the rabbit hole I go lol

[@T0mF0rd]

I still think Bran had something to do with the mad kind turning mad

[@shannspr4160]

I think it had to do with him being tourtured earlier in his life

[@itsthatgirl98_]

Several Targaryens had dragon dreams, some dreamed of Daenerys and the return of the dragons, others drank wildfire, others certainly dreamed of the Night King and the White Walkers, even Rhaegar Targaryen had dragon dreams, so it is possible that Aerys had dragon dreams.

[@vanessaprincesssa]

The Mad King IS NOT mad is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE theory in this fandom and I would be SO f*cking excited if it became true! That scene from House of the Dragon is one of my faves, thank you for bringing attention to and talking about this! 🌟🌟

[@Divine_Chareka]

Wow this is an interesting take. Thank you for this video brother 🙏

[@TheDisputedLands]

Hey @Talkingthrones . Do you have a link to the interview? I'd like to check it out, but can't find it. Thanks! -CFD

[@marcelamontero8694]

Interesting! Let's not forget that Aerys became all weird after he was in prison for a while, before being rescued by ser Barristan, I think that's when it happened, but I think it was the previous three eyed raven, Brynden Rivers. Well IMO.

[@robertgembala8532]

Good stuff

[@sillyhead7441]

Fascinating theory!

[@melissablackwood]

Since HotD revealed the Targaryens' "prophecy custody," I am hoping that the Dunk & Egg series will mention it as well. Brynden Rivers aka Lord Bloodraven is very powerful and relevant in that time period, and Egg's knowledge of the prophecy must have a great deal to do with what eventually became known as the Tragedy of Summerhall. If they do this right, it could be amazing.

[@eds1942]

Nah. He was loosing it for awhile. In fact, I think that it might be concieviivble that the Targaryens had all been loosing it since the last dragons died. Drinking wildfire, while believing that you would be reborn as a dragon? Rhaegar being becoming so obsessed with prophecy that he believed that either he or his would be the savior of humanity, to the point that he decided to break marriage contracts, knowing that it would start a war? Just crazy.

[@kadimusbaratheon7352]

Bro, that's really good.

[@crypto_majik589]

MIND BLOWN

[@TrajityTheHoodHistorian]

Makes sense 💯

[@peronkindred7479]

Interesting theory, that would be good to have his angle. What made him the why he was. He got to his position from those same traits. What made him tweek out?

[@alexwang4872]

If this is true, it would make the plot Jamie broke his oath to murder his king for saving thousands of innocent people more fascinating and dramatic. And I believe this is how Martin would write😋

[@johnallison3693]

another w video

[@LowDownDirtyDev]

Right message. Wrong messenger. Them ppl just thought Aerys was as crazy as a box of rocks😩

[@h-dawg969]

What sort of date do we expect season 2 to drop?

[@princeofdorne3415]

That was one of your greatest videos! Ty

[@Csimon2429]

"Everyone wants to know their future, Until they know their Future" Maggy The Frog

[@Shelly-mz9yf]

Ya think ❤ most of us fully enthralled

[@Isaac_blingz]

interesting possible twist

[@drakobby6418]

I’m wondering if the end of the realm could still come and somehow the message was misconstrued or communicated along the lines kinda like it did with vicerys when he died

[@brollicon]

I thought bran went back in time and accidentally came in contact with the king affecting his mind like hardor.

[@scream2447]

When do u think we’ll see a hotd trailer? Also love the vids

[@simonalexander2354]

I think a teaser trailer in January to kick off the hype right at the beginning of 2024

[@dineshbalu6107]

@@cavrence When is Comic Con?

[@ayanfaisal3478]

​@@dineshbalu6107bruv literally said this weekend

[@dineshbalu6107]

@@cavrence ok ok. Thanks for the reply. So u r saying, Tmrw we might see some footages from hotd?

[@dineshbalu6107]

@@cavrence Alright, Thanks a lot...

[@I_report_scammers_spammers]

I hadn't heard this theory but I can totally see George pulling something like that.

[@brodycobb821]

Targaryens have dragon dreams of the future So conquered bc of them Others went crazy but all the targaryen kings knew

[@happyron]

I don't think that was THE thing that drove him mad, but perhaps he was already mad and this contributed more to it. Hard enough to deal with your madness and then to have voices in your head as well that are actually real could have pushed him over the edge.

[@zekethewise7042]

Makes since

[@Shelly-mz9yf]

😂😂when u talk I listen 😁

[@queenxx1690]

I expected that it was about others not people when he had told to placed cascets of wild fire under city she if they come they would not get him and his family.He probably fin out from visions or saw it on flames.

[@mikegerrish315]

Ilije this theory but, if this is true, wouldn't aerys try to help the starks and the north more instead of murdering them?

[@danjordan1]

Look at my T...Ts!!!!!

[@prtk_m]

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[@SHARKVADERS]

TT!!!!!

[@MallyMall770]

The mad king went crazy because he was tortured for hella long lol

[@sesshowmarumonoke]

Even if he knew about the Others, he was still mad. No way around it, bro. Dude refused to clip his nails because he was afraid of sharp instruments. And he watched people being burned with glee. Mas AF!

[@geneporreca3848]

Bittersweet. Everything isn't what it's meant to look like.

[@Optimisticmax]

Ofcourse the Mad King knew about the Long Night. Remember Rheagar annulled his marriage to the Princess of Dorne to Marry Ned Stark sister. Hence the name " A Song of Ice and Fire." He knew that from her their bloodline he would have "The Prince that was Promised." Hence the name Aegon (Jon Snow)

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

The traitors want my city, I heard him tell Rossart, but I'll give them naught but ashes. Let Robert be king over charred bones and cooked meat. The Targaryens never bury their dead, they burn them. Aerys meant to have the greatest funeral pyre of them all.

[@sanelemathonsi7022]

Nah if he saw wights why call me traitors

[@survivor34nyc]

sure mad king knew about white walkers only he did not learn about it from any 3 eyed raven he learned it from his parents who where told by woods albino dwarf woman the prince who was promised will come from Anese and Raela s line thats why they got married in the first place! lol

[@AkashCricketFanSince2000]

Tell me the Origin of ' White Walkers ' ✅

[@masterofpuppets2004]

have you forgotten that the mad king liked to burn people alive ?

[@michaelgates9478]

I am sure that killing Starks, burning innocent people alive, being abusive to his wife and other women at the court, acting jealous towards Tywin and not bathing, shaving and cutting nails for years was also part of the plan to prepare everyone for the white walker threat. Too bad that people will remember that guy only as the Mad King. Seriously, you want a more or less solid theory on the subject - turn your attention to Aegon V. Now that guy was actually driven mad by prophecies and his wish to bring dragons back into the world. Didn’t end well. A lot of Targaryens died because of it, others (including Aeris) were mentally affected. The cause of madness might lie in the whole family’s obsession with prophecies, dark magic and unchecked power… but hearing voices? Give me a break.

[@gfern14]

This is a bit of a stretch....

[@coryd5225]

I disagree.. Rheanyra was the last person to know the dream.. it was passed onto her.. and she would have been killed before getting a chance to pass on the dream and the dagger.. which is why in Game of Thrones no one knows where the dagger originated and that it was originally the kings. The secret would be lost and thus never passed down to the Mad King.

[@collins7426]

No you’re way off with this one

[@mintybadger6905]

I like the theory but I always figured it was all the generations of incest that made him the Mad King.

[@Hochspitz]

Yeah, but there are so many plot holes with this theory even just passing on Aegon's dream as for starters the succession did not go according to plan so I have to question how Blood Raven could have had such access. Of course if all of this is based on GoT tv sh*t show, then anything is possible and that would throw out all the lore and genetics about the consequences of inbreeding which GRRM has taken directly from the likes of the Hapsburgs etc. So, imho, this theory sucks!

[@kieronmccree6434]

First 🙋🏾‍♂️

[@paulscushschofield1288]

Really?lolol,ffs it is what it is,no hidden stories etc no need for theories etc,its a fictional novel. period

[@Vampagan]

You're wrong. Again.