🧙 Larys Strong is a Greenseer | House of the Dragon

It’s rare for me to make a theory and then so quickly be given all the evidence I could want for it. And yet that absolutely happened with my Larys: Spymaster of Greenseer of the Weirwoods theory. Episode 5 and 6 though…oh they are treasure troves for Larys Greenseer enthusiasts, of which there was once 1 and now there are many. We are way past speculation and straight into maybe theory confirmed? Larys Strong, the three eyed rat and the voice of the Weirwoods. Let’s do this.
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00:00 A gift for me from HBO?
01:00 The Magical J Cut
02:40 Lord Larys the Weirwood
07:40 The Three Eyed Rat
11:47 Recruiting Alicent
15:36 Detective Hats on
19:23 Warfare, Greenseer style
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[@vidarrboot72]

Larys Strong = Best Strong, so very helpful and concerned with everyone else's problems despite his own. He's such a little trooper putting on a brave face after suffering the tragic loss of his family.

[@JoeMagician]

I hope they one day catch the real killer

[@vidarrboot72]

@@JoeMagician I do hope so. There were several eye witnesses, but they appear to be silent on the matter.

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

​@@vidarrboot72 It really is a burning question as to why someone awful would want to reduce most of the house of Strong to smouldering embers like that? Poor Larys.

[@vidarrboot72]

@@user-nv2wt4hi8t I blame the ghost of Black Harran... That and Westoros' woeful fire safety regulations, I'm amazed more stone castles haven't gone up in flames tbh.

[@Darkstar_Dayne]

@@user-nv2wt4hi8t It's the curse of Harenhall the actual killer doesn't matter In the books Littlefinger is the current Lord of Harrenhall he will clearly die in the show too he died(I hated his death tho)

[@kj2016]

If Larys is indeed a Greenseer it would make an interesting trend of Greenseerers having physical disabilities, (Bran's paralysis, Bloodraven's missing eye, and Larys' club foot) and having them overcome these disabilities with their magical abilities.

[@0ussama01]

That sounds like a fair observation. Physical loss and magical compensation

[@silvertrimhill9844]

Euron’s missing eye

[@MaximumManda]

Late to this, but also very interesting that Larys, Bran and Bloodraven are all physically disabled in some way (Larys' club foot, Bran's legs, Bloodraven is a one-eyed albino). I wonder if perhaps Bloodraven will take cues from Larys, further paralleling how Bloodraven taught Bran after his 'death'. Very interesting.

[@williamhermann6635]

I think the link here is the old gods are clearly trying to cull house targaryen and their dragons. First it was Larys being a sparkplug for the Dance of Dragons, then its Bloodraven and his revenge in all the blackfyre rebellions, and now Bran who has been promised he will learn to fly (likely warging a dragon). The old gods' motives are coming into focus.

[@georgecatton]

I think an important thing to note is that in the books it's mentioned several times that too lie in front of a weirwood is a really bad idea, and here we have Rhaenyra lying in front of a weirwood only for a apparent greenseer to suddenly start moving against her

[@datumzinememories]

Yeah but in fairness she did answer them question truthfully since alicent just asked if she screwed d.... Which is a bit ghastly to straight up ask. Also i thought the lie had to be presented to the tree and old gods?

[@The-Doctor6969]

@@datumzinememories she said daemon didn't touch her- which is a lie

[@zoeshaclarke8315]

@@The-Doctor6969 no she said they didn’t lay together- that was the distinction she used No- she didn’t lay with Daemon (But she did lay with Criston) At least that’s what I rmbr from that scene I don’t rmbr the words “daemon didn’t touch me/ I didn’t touch him” in any vatistion

[@zekemyers4444]

@@zoeshaclarke8315 she literally says Daemon never touched me

[@zoeshaclarke8315]

@@zekemyers4444 I understood it in the context of “he never effed me” not literally he never touched her. The wordplay was what Rhaenyra was doing throughout the convo I don’t know why that particular phrase would be different.

[@dinodob4430]

Isn't it also said that skin changers can take on the characteristics of the animals they possess if they stay in the same one too often and too long? Maybe Larys has taken on some characteristics of rats, who will eat their own to survive and thrive in the same way Larys metaphorically consumes his own family to get ahead?

[@JoeMagician]

Yes absolutely

[@Brickwinds]

Excellent observation.

[@regulomarte6338]

I was just thiing about this, I also wonde how does skinchagind into a raven changes you, in the case of Bloodraven.

[@paschamaryalophand9200]

The rat cook story also comes to mind. I wonder if there’s any connection with his family. Also, his family is seated at Harrenhall which is believed to be cursed. Lots to go on here!

[@alyssinclair8598]

this isn't an actual thing rats do

[@elsamariahertervig6171]

Larys is one of the creepiest character ever created. He is literally the demon who whispers into the ears of powerful people who he can manipulate by playing on their weaknesses and ambitions.

[@Smalltown_Man]

Anyone noticed the rats didn't start showing up until the strongs entered the picture? Like seriously episode 1&2 no rats, then larys enters and so do the rats

[@JoeMagician]

No I didn't but that is really interesting. At least until Larys showed up, Lyonel was there in episode 1 and 2.

[@Smalltown_Man]

@@JoeMagician that is true! I completely forgot lyonel was there. But yeah it wasn't up till his son showed up. Maybe this is why when it comes to game of thrones they mentioned having a cat problem 🤔

[@alanpennie8013]

@@Smalltown_Man .. Lyonel comes across as a completely transparent and decent person. No one would suspect him of being a greenseer.

[@childfreescallywag]

I didn’t notice this, but I’ll surely be rewatching and paying attention

[@MsZeeZed]

@@Smalltown_Man well by Robert Baratheon’s time maybe Bloodraven had made sure there was an established colony of cats to catch the rats in the Red Keep, especially if they smelt a bit Strong to him?

[@wil4648]

There is also a moment, when Larys is talking to Alicent, right before he goes to the dungeons, you can hear the sound of rats 🐀 whyle the camera is still on Larys face

[@JoeMagician]

Ooo I missed that, good catch

[@MadeUpLikeADoll]

I’ll look out for that, when I rewatch the episode.

[@wil4648]

@@JoeMagician it's very subtle, just as it transitions to the dungeons

[@carrieforrester6263]

Could he be the rat in Viserys bedroom

[@mi3helle707]

😶

[@TheGenXer]

He mostly uses all his powers to look at feet.

[@greenforce68]

He definitely looked at Alicent feet before. That's why he chose to help her?

[@kekero540]

Feet that smell of cheese. Maybe the rats like the scent and it rubbed off on him?

[@youngforever5442]

😂😂😂

[@babalu7737]

Well its actualy geniuse why he likes feet

[@danika9411]

Of course someone would misuse such a gift for feet p0rn 😭

[@arcticredpanda4598]

I'm thinking about the scene where Alicent is getting rodded by Viserys and she looks up at the ceiling rafters and sees a rat.

[@JoeMagician]

He's got a thing for Alicent I think

[@aussieflintkapping]

"rodded" holy fuck 😂

[@Drew_Thompson]

We just need him to look at her and tell her how pretty she was.

[@JoeMagician]

@@Drew_Thompson Oh god

[@leah66]

Oh. Oh no. Oh NO.

[@RandomKai27]

One of my favorite J-cuts in GOT is when Tommen jumps out the window the audio cuts to Frey saying "For House Lannister!" then the video cuts to a toast at The Twins

[@commiehunter733]

Larys constantly interacting with plants and having specific knowledge of them, is a tell

[@JoeMagician]

Absolutely, he's constantly around plants and flowers

[@tommysoliz3064]

Hibiscus

[@ericpettit3889]

Just remember this is still GOT style. Until they pay off some foreboding we can just assume this is b.s. to keep us guessing.

[@DarkTyrant]

If Larys' objective to get rid of all dragons, setting the Targaryen's to civil war is definitely the best course of action

[@alanpennie8013]

He appeared at the right time too. During the reign of Viserys dragons were proliferating, and everyone a potential threat to the realm (except possibly Cannibal).

[@greenforce68]

I was thinking, he probably knew something. He definitely working with Daemon but why? What makes Larys want to work with Daemon? He literally saved ALL his children. He saved Aegon's iii lives in return of his own life. He must be knew something

[@williamhermann6635]

I dont think its his objective. Its the old gods' objective and they are working through Larys.

[@a_whitlow21]

This fits so well. The Strongs are descended from the First Men. Larys being in the godswood was just perfect on the writers’ and director’s part.

[@sadas6866]

Even more interesting, because Bloodraven on his mother's side is a descendant of Lucamore Strong

[@mredwards6432]

I watched your video about Larys being a greenseer, because Alt Shift X mentioned it. Seemed plausible, but kinda far fetched. A few days later, Episode 6 came out and I was astounded how on point you were. Congratulations!

[@leah66]

Same here. I thought ‘man that’s cool, but the show runners don’t have the balls, surely’ and then bam, next episode Larys is fully cosplaying as Bloodraven. I’m curious to see if they’ll even touch on the Isle of Faces, or just leave the green seeing as an Easter egg for fans. Great stuff either way!

[@burtan2000]

Once you realize that just about every event of import in the War of the Five Kings was facilitated or orchestrated by BR, you begin to suspect any and all well-informed persons with a drop of First Men blood as wargs and skin changers. Any adult with a disability is only alive due to some massive advantage. Missing an eye or limb doesn't always count but I don't think many small folk would survive an amputation

[@jeffreyruttibaker1081]

Congratulations?? He POSSIBLY made a correct prediction, not cured Cancer.

[@mredwards6432]

​@@jeffreyruttibaker1081 People congratulate eachother for having birthday... If you only congratulate someone for curing cancer, then you obviously have zero experience in this area and therefore I don't value your opinion. Thanks for trying to be so constructive and helpful

[@snowwarden1249]

@@jeffreyruttibaker1081 it’s called enjoying your hobbies, you should try it Jeff

[@maggyfrog]

at some point, the red keep became home to cats. back in book 1 if i remember correctly, arya was made to catch cats as assignment from her waterdancer swordmaster. i wonder if there is a deliberate reason for the cats being there.

[@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218]

I mean Larys could just as easily Warg a cat, like Arya does in the books

[@maggyfrog]

@@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218 yea true. but i think i remember tyrion saying that at some point, the red keep had a rat infestation. these could just be bits of unconnected things, but my interest is piqued.

[@pyramidion5911]

Great point! Maybe there was a hostile takeover of some kind. I also think the cats were being controlled to lead Arya to the tunnel entrances in preparation for her escape. Rhaegar is probably Serio. And the black cat missing part of its ear most likely belonged to the princess that had just been killed. So maybe the cat was a royal spy as well.

[@mariavi33]

Spoilers for Fire and Blood In Fire and Blood, it says that Otto Hightower brought in a bunch of cats to catch rats after Aegon II had all of the rat catchers in King's landing executed due to the Blood and Cheese plot.

[@alchapwn]

blood and cheese kill one of the princes and they hang all the rat catchers in response and release 100 cats to deal with the rats in the castle.

[@lingojimmy]

Considering what Bran and 6 skins are capable of in ASOIAF, if Larys can warg rats couldn’t he have survived his execution in the books by warging into say…Tyland Lannister? Would explain a lot about the “hooded hand” in Aegon III’s reign.

[@wildercerrate7295]

I've been a Larys fan since listening to fire and blood I've been a Larys truther since episode 3

[@MC-gj8fg]

If the rat in Viserys's chambers is controlled by Larys as a silent observer then why is it doing everything in its power to be noticed by racing across the mantle like a bull in a China shop rather than quietly watching and listening from the shadows?

[@pankratos5017]

Perhaps the rat is confused as to why it always finds itself in the king's chambers even though it was clearly on its way to the kitchens for some cheese? As soon as Larys leaves the rat, it hastily scurries off by the most direct route.

[@billyshakespeare1696]

The rat woke up wondering where the hell it was once Larys jacked out of the Matrix.

[@henryokoro3140]

@@pankratos5017 The Rat 🐀 is also seen licking Visery’s blood 🩸

[@babyyoda3460]

@@pankratos5017 yeah bc the rat shows up after viserys and alicent do the deed. maybe after hes out of the rat, it just wonders around?

[@eric2500]

I really like the Greenseer/Earth magic theme in the books. The Greenseers are the balancing force in the struggle between Ice and Fire. The First Men have a relationship of balance with the Children, but under the influence of the Andals and then the Targs, they neglect it - except in the North. Something has to bring it back.

[@TealWolf26]

The themes are synchronizing smartly so far in this series.

[@UAPReportingCenter]

I'm still in mourning over the Harwin and dear old dad. Great chatacters! Such a bummer.

[@alanpennie8013]

Harwin we hardly knew ye.

[@legendsofthebravebard]

I already miss Emily Carey's Alicent. She was superb.

[@xLovepie]

Now we know why the showrunners added a heart tree there... For Larys.

[@ThatSB]

George RR Martin added the weirwood there

[@xLovepie]

@@ThatSB No he didnt. You are saying this because he wrote the books? Id love a source for your claim. The books say that there are no weirwoods in kings landing and Ive heard plenty of these asoiaf channels that know the books inside out say the same. Also GRRM isnt directly involved in the series.

[@zacharybosley1191]

@@xLovepie Not agreeing or disagreeing but GRRM is a Executive producer on the show

[@balletboy94]

Maybe we’ll get a scene of Brynden Rivers coming into the weirwood cave with a nearly 200 year old larys wrapped in the weirwood but instead of the tree coming through his eye it’s grown into his foot. Would be a funny post credit scene.

[@twiss9341]

LOL

[@ScaredofAquarius]

"If anyone is controlling the face tree or the rats they would know everything" - frig too right

[@lexj.2162]

I enjoyed that bit involving Viserys observing the rat. It's as if he has a different understanding of the world than most around him, just to become so fixated on something that subtle and supposedly ordinary, which could lead to tremendous ripples through Westeros.

[@veiledwhisper]

In episode 7 Larys' demeanor towards Alicent mirrors those rats we have been seeing until now 🧐 Amazing video btw

[@mimimurlough]

This is a great analysis. The greenseer magic really adds another dimension to the various goings on in Westeros. Alas, the conflict between Alicent and Rhaenyra still seems to petty in comparison.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

I don't know if you'll bring this up here, but I actually think that the firefly sigil is a reference to larys being a warg. in medieval times or thereabout (maybe also earlier), people had a common misconception that eyes work not by just passively absorbing light, but by radiating sight that works kinda like light. in german, the word for eyesight is still eyelight (augenlicht) because of it. so having a sigil of an animal emitting light could very well symbolise seeing through animals!

[@toneholler3020]

Larys is also crippled like Bran (not as bad) but still crippled maybe they are given this ability because of that disability

[@clareb8015]

Yes I was thinking the same thing - possibly to compensate for their physical disability?

[@aharonvarna5992]

Larys Strong reminds me a bit of Zaheer in Korra. "New growth cannot exist without first the destruction of the old." "When you base your expectations only on what you see you blind yourself to the possibilities of a new reality."

[@loveoffilm4327]

I think Larys is the current version of the Three Eyed Raven. If the three Eyed Raven is just a compendium of knowledge connected to the weirwood net and working on behalf of the children then it could be a role that's been passed down for generations and used to weaken the realm steadily until it was weak enough for Bran to take over as the supreme overlord of Westeros

[@lesliemisaacs]

That would make Bran a really evil character and I don’t see that for him.

[@pallen2645]

@@lesliemisaacs He's not Bran anymore. He tells you that. And even when he was still Bran he was totally willing to use mind control to steal his friend's body to go spelunking, an act which explicitly caused his friend intense terror.

[@pallen2645]

It's plausible. In this era the Isle of Faces would have been home to a functional weirwood overmind, and wouldn't have lost that functionality until magic goes dormant south of the wall much later. So a crippled boy with First Men blood living right by the God's Eye would have been an obvious candidate to act as an agent. The mistake, I think, is treating the Three-Eyed Crow as a fundamentally separate entity from the rest of the weirwood collective intelligence.

[@iloveyourunclebob]

@@pallen2645 "abomination" - me, through every Bran chapter

[@ertfgghhhh]

Larys is Larys. The three eyed Raven is who he is. Every character in SOIAF is unique and exist on their own.

[@chrisw1966]

The fact that Lyonel's bedroom door was nailed shut but Harwin's obviously wasn't begs the question; was Harwin actually a target or just collateral damage?

[@tyrroo]

How do you figure Harwin's door "obviously wasn't nailed shut"? He couldn't get out, duhh!

[@chrisw1966]

@@tyrroo He was in the hallway trying to break his father out when the ceiling collapsed on him. What do you mean he couldn't get out?

[@bcmoney5272]

@@chrisw1966 ignore him 😆 🤣 He spoke without comprehending the question. You know how people be on KZbin

[@alanpennie8013]

@@chrisw1966 Probably collateral. His death wasn't necessary to reinstate Otto as Hand.

[@babyyoda3460]

i thought larys killed them so he could be lord to harrenhall? trust me, larys's motives are a mystery@@alanpennie8013

[@rogueprince1341]

This video could go along with your Strongs being secret Starks video. If they had Stark blood that could explain why Larys can greensee through the Weirwood.

[@SalsaStork]

IIRC anyone with the blood of the first men can be a warg and/or greenseer. Isn't like 1/1000 first men descendants are wargs and 1/1000 wargs are a greenseer? Going by memory, so those ratios could be off, but it's something like that. Edit: maybe I am wrong, I can't find the quote I'm looking for

[@rogueprince1341]

@@SalsaStork yeah I think your numbers are right. 1 in 1000 can warg and then 1 in 1000 of wargs are greenseers. It sounds right.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

True. Anyone with strong enough blood ties to the First Men can be a green seer, it doesn't rely on families like the Starks.

[@rogueprince1341]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 that is correst but I was just saying the Starks because he has a video saying the Strongs are actually lost Starks so I was trying to tie it together but you are absolutely right any one with first men blood can be a greenseer.

[@rogueprince1341]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 I mean Bloodraven the second best greenseer is a Blackwood. A first men strong family.

[@alokinrainborn]

The show is getting more interesting with every new episode!

[@samsmom1491]

I wondered about the rats and also thought he knew way too much to not be informed. I didn't put two and two together until I watched this video...actually it was you that put it all together tbh! Because of this alone, I'm subscribing to your channel, if I haven't already.

[@Brickwinds]

There are quite a few videos put out recently about Larys the Greenseer, but this is easily the best.

[@JoeMagician]

Helps to be the originator of the theory!

[@pallen2645]

Thank you for acknowledging Bran's agency in the atrocities. He put Daenerys on the path to genocide, and does so knowingly. Once you become a part of the Children and their Gods, you can no longer be relied upon to possess a sense of human morality. Bran is the host to an amoral alien intellect. If Larys was taken in at the isle of faces, it stands to reason he might be as well.

[@lesliemisaacs]

What!? How did Bran have anything to do with what Dany did?

[@jsan3743]

This is fascinating! Thank you!!

[@pallen2645]

@@lesliemisaacs It's touched on in this video. Daenerys learning of Jon's parentage is what started her on her path to madness, and the show runners confirmed this for whatever that's worth. That knowledge found it's way to Daenerys only because Bran passed of that knowledge to Sam (exactly when Sam was most likely to want to take action against Daenerys). For any other character that sort of sequence of events cannot be blamed on the person who starts the snowball, so to speak. But Bran can see the future. So when he begins a chain of events that just happens to result in him taking over the world, it's entirely reasonable to wonder how much he knew about what was going to happen. "But Bran is a good kid!" you might say. And maybe he was, once. But he's not Bran anymore, something he says directly.

[@ProYada]

"Bran is the host to an amoral alien intellect.". So. The white walkers were created by the Children of the Forest by magically integrating dragonglass in them. And there are hints that there is something greater going on. The religion of the Lord of Light is centered on belief in the existence of two deities, in the words of Melisandre: "A god of light and love and joy, and a god of darkness, evil, and fear, eternally at war." R'hllor is the god of fire, which provides light, heat, and life, and struggles against darkness, cold, and death, represented by an opposing deity, the Great Other. At Castle Black, Melisandre refers to the Others as the "cold children" of the Great Other. So the White Walkers are the servants of the Great Other, who is Death, and the prince that was promised was destined to fight him according to the religion of the Lord of Light. If Bran is with the Children of the Forest and the Children have made the White Walkers then is Bran an extension of the Great Other, of Death? In search of the last dragon. And Jon Snow aka Azor Ahai, destined to fight the Great Other. The story of Game of Thrones, if anyone's is that of Bran and Jon. is the final battle for the iron throne be between Bran and Jon? Ice and Fire.

[@jsan3743]

@@ProYada you just turned my brain inside out

[@xyeshyx]

This video made me a subscriber. You’ve done an amazing job piecing this together using subtle and more direct clues provided in the show both through the audio and visuals beyond just the dialogue, absolutely bought in to this theory and look forward to watching more of your stuff.

[@Blodhgarm12]

Love these videos! Larys is so fascinating, and you're doing an awesome job of unlocking that for us here 👏🏻

[@ruthbennett7563]

I’m a holdout for “Three-Eared Rat”, but I’ll accept it.

[@jazzycat8917]

"The enigma that is Larys Strong the Clubfoot has vexed students of history for generations, and is not one we can hope to unravel here. Where did his true loyalty lie? What was he about?" - Gyldane Of course Gyldane would say this if he didn't know (or refused to entertain) that Larys was a greenseer. When you can see or hear nearly everything going on of course your loyalties are going to be ambiguous and shifting. People can complain about there "not being any evidence" of Larys being a greenseer/skinchanger in the books but thats literally only because its the exact thing Gyldane wouldn't admit to himself was a possibility

[@mariavi33]

Yes, a lot of people need to be reminded that the book is intentionally written as a very unreliable and biased history book. It was never meant to be accurate, so them using it as the evidence for their argument is a little ridiculous.

[@Former_Halo_Fan]

@@mariavi33 The problem with this argument is that while it’s true the book isn’t accurate, that really only brings us back to square one. The book being biased still doesn’t prove Larys is a greenseer, and the book is our only source on the matter. “The book doesn’t support it” is absolutely a fair argument. For the people who are claiming Larys is a greenseer, the burden is on them to come up with solid evidence. It’s not enough for them to just say that all the sources against their argument are unreliable (especially when their own arguments rely on the exact same sources.) Lack of counter-evidence does not serve as evidence, but lack of evidence does serve as counter-evidence. Fire and Blood is inaccurate or unreliable because it’s meant to create ambiguity. As far as we know, Gyldayn could still be 100% right about all his speculations and theories. Or he could miss the mark on everything. However, it doesn’t mean the opposite of everything he thinks must be true.

[@mariavi33]

@@Former_Halo_Fan I didn't claim that it proves they're wrong or anything else. I was just talking about the people who claim that they have to be right (because of the book), that the source they use as evidence isn't reliable.

[@AlexisofTocqueville]

I like the Larys theory, I think you're right about the Weirwood editing. But I think the rats are foreshadowing something different, and it's not necessarily Blood and Cheese. I think it is conspicuous that the rats have always shown up when Viserys is around. They appear when Viserys is talking with Rhaenyra and he is revealing the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy, just after the death of his wife. They appear when he is sleeping with Alicent and we see his rotting back. They appear at the wedding after he collapses and they drink the blood on the floor. They appear when he is alone and doing nothing of significance other than mourning Aemma. The connection is these all have to do with death and weakness and Viserys. What this foreshadows, I think, is a change or additional detail regarding his eventual demise. I believe that either he will be consumed by rats after his death, or that he may even be killed by rats during a nap. That he will be too weak, too feeble to defend himself against rats or to even call for help. The rats, symbolically, are like vultures, or even like the crows that he compares his small council to in the first episode.

[@Mar032891]

Next episode should reveal your theory. I’d love an update on your theory after it shows.

[@Aahe42]

Great video love the talk about the editing found your channel after Larys was subtly introduced in episode 3 and wanted to know more because I knew he wasn't going to be a simple character

[@BryndilleYT]

Also when Larys is in the jails recruiting his mercenaries, we can hear quite loudly rat sounds.

[@Hamandcheesemuffins]

After your first video on this noticed that cut this episode. Watched it after alt shift x shoutout, immediately came back and subscribed. Love this content duder!

[@omarbey3868]

Larys also meets the physical requirements of a Greenseer - Greenseers have the blood of the first men. The Strongs are a first men house - Greenseers are physically weak or crippled in some way. His club foot

[@KalderAhm]

Im glad I watched your previous vid on Larys cuz it got me so hyped when New Rock Stars gave you a shoutout.

[@dee8263]

I’m sold on this theory JM. Thanks for pointing out the cinematic clues. Now I know to have a sharper eye as I watch.

[@paulsawchuk9934]

Haven't clicked that fast for a video in a while. I'll be watching Larys' career with great intent. And yours, of course. This video brought me back to my heyday of ASOIAF theorizing in such a great way.

[@scroogemcduck2820]

Maybe larys was the boar that tried to kill rynaera

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

Hmm..maybe. As a greenseer, or warg, he could use a few animals to skin change into to be a better spy, rather than rely on 'little birds.'

[@staceyrose5821]

Very cool video pointing out so many things I noticed, but hadn't thought of as significant! You prove here that it's the quiet things that speak the loudest!

[@monaradu5165]

Looks like you have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of Fire and Blood. I love it. ❤

[@ladyashleytheironunderneat5363]

In a cyclical world, all we need is to know who/what happened first bc it will happen later. I knew Larys was up to something important when he made a comment about hibiscus growing "only in Braavos" just like stories we've heard about lemon trees a century later. He holds a hibiscus flower at other times. But not before he sits down with all of the women, who've always got the gossip, and eats a lemon cake! It's put together beautifully.

[@jasonwalsh3267]

I just subscribed loved this in-depth video that no I was not aware of. But I totally see it now. The clues are there.. and apparently so are the rats. Great video!! Can't wait too see more.

[@Ph0nk3r_]

And another interesting thing , Bran is disabled and Larys is disabled too

[@marcyc1695]

I love this video, AMAZING video. i couldnt wait for a in depth discussion on Larys Strong.

[@karentargaryen7959]

I really love this theory. Even if it's not book canon, but show only canon, it's bringing a much needed mystical element into the story.

[@TyrannosarusRexX]

Karen Targaryen... nice name lol.

[@toddgakk5783]

Because dragons under human control isn't mystical

[@alinmeleandra3175]

I think that it is not explicitly mentioned in the book because there is no POV from Larys. The Maesters who mostly composed the history either where oblivious to Greenseers or they had not interest to mention a "magical" help in the plot since they were some much against the idea of magic...

[@candydandy2694]

Larys is an excellent character, I'm really enjoying his portrayal in the show, the actor is doing an awesome job.

[@TheRealOmniMan777]

As much as I can't stand him. I agree. I think that goes to show how good he is.

[@ZugzugZugzugson]

man i can't wait for your review on Sunday/Monday or whichever day you decide to do it after the next episode i have become an overnight superfan of your videos :) i'll admit i didn't watch the aftershow streams because they're a tad long, but i have watched every single episode deep dive you've done since the first episode by now. it really helps me establish extra aspects of the character's personalities (and intents), and i absolutely cannot get enough of it. i did have a suspicion in regards to the rats before i came upon your channel, but i couldn't really nail what was going on with them. needless to say; now i can. at this point i am fully convinced that Larys is a skinchanger/warg(or is it worg?)/greenseer or a variation thereof. please more.

[@joepagram8287]

Absolutely brilliant video! Very interesting theory that seems to completely add up. Good job man

[@JoeMagician]

Glad you think so!

[@Razyelgore]

The Three Eyed Rat lol

[@ShindlersFiist]

Wow the camera direction is incredibly detailed 👍

[@diamonddylanpage7150]

thanks Joe, I hadn't made the Stark/Strong family link connection with Warging until now. good job my man.👍

[@jackharkness363]

great video! it made me subscribe instantly. Keep up the good work!

[@b.p.879]

Those of us Deep Space 9 fans definitely got some strong Odo the shape shifter vibes when seeing those rats. Odo would often change into a rat to spy on criminals and some of the rat-laced scenes in HotD made me think of him!

[@rickandrews9302]

Maybe Larys is the Lord of Light's Rival's version of Bloodraven? I mean he plays a huge role for the Greens, and he's way more loyal to the Hightowers than the Dragon Lords (who know about the coming Long Night). Plus, we know this war wipes out House Targaryen's most formidable weapons against wights

[@regulomarte6338]

Antoer thing to watch for in Larys case is that the animal you skinchange to changes your behavior, if you choose a bird you might lose yourself to the sky, choose a deer a you'll become a coward so I wonder how does skichanging into rats has changed. While they are not exactly cowards, they can defend themselves, but their mindset is to survive/adapt, him killing his family with little remorse makes sense considering rats will sometimes eat eachother if they need food.

[@NoConsequenc3]

Note: Humans have a long history of eating each other, don't need to be a rat for that.

[@chriscross5112]

This is really good content. I'm glad some of the bigger asoiaf yters are starting to shout u out. Really good stuff

[@Revolution-tl5wo]

Really cool analysis. I never caught any of that when I watched the episodes. Thanks!

[@DerrisDerrison]

You've earned a subscriber, this analysis is so well research and explained, Im glad I now have you to follow through the next decade of westerosi television xx

[@JoeMagician]

Welcome aboard! I'm gonna do my best

[@phanboysmagoria8318]

I hadn't heard of you before your Larys greenseer video, but I have heard your name a dozen times since from others, Preston Jacobs, screencrush, new rockstar.... Etc. Congrats on another good theory. I hope you take off.

[@marcos-ll2yr]

Your previous video about him is amazing. He is the best player so far, Larys become my favourite. The actor is so good.

[@QuinnTheGM]

Another awesome theory, keep up the great work! I actually just made a video about Larys myself, dissecting why his sigil is a firefly. I reference your original theory in that video and was sure to credit it properly and link to it in the card, I hope that's okay! The idea that Larys could be a warg has made him one of my favorite characters.

[@JoeMagician]

Glad you enjoyed it. Larys fandom is only getting started, they have big plans for him. To the Moon errr Isle of Faces. And yes perfect, a link to it is all I ask and thank you for doing it.

[@QuinnTheGM]

@@JoeMagician Wonderful, thank you so much! When I was first watching the episode I didn't realize that the firefly pins were pins, rather I thought that they were actual bugs that Larys could be warging into.

[@bodhi_satfa]

Friggin fantastic vid, bruv. Bravos like ya in Braavos 👏👏👏

[@RSquaredOnline]

Once again Joe, fantastic video. I've been a fan of this channel for a bit now and am so so glad to see you getting huge props and shoutouts from everyone from Alt Shift X to In Deep Geek to New Rockstars!! You deserve all the attention and recognition for your hard work. Keep up the amazing eye for detail and thank you for your time and dedication!

[@JoeMagician]

A lot of people noticing these and shouting them out, the recognition feels great.

[@Darkness-ie2yl]

This is a true story. Rearranged and transformed into fantasy.

[@Daniel_4.27]

Amazing video thank you for explaining it so thoroughly I was able to follow

[@bearcubdaycare]

Good point that Larys knows quite a lot to plan that first bomb drop. Wouldn't work as he wishes without an awful lot of knowledge.

[@TheCoconutKangaroo]

Great content! I noticed the tree & the snake analogy & saw your video about this character & was like "something to think about." When I saw the rat in the last episode, I was like "he"s right!" Viserys most likely Knows what the rat really is. Viserys knows a lot, but he purposely plays dumb (on the show). The problem is he is too forgiving, not stern, and refuses to take action in the name of keeping peace. Yet, playing feeble (if he is) in this case, is the smartest thing to do. He is too clever to be really feeble to me. About the 3 Eyed Raven, Bran- I was on to him thanks to the books. I believe that He could also see through the 🔥 as well & in the intro he stood in the background mean mugging Dany - I was like "right" she is his opponent.

[@chadczternastek]

Holy fuck. I just watched this and am floored. To think that the show is being done on such a high level. Man I read the books, I pay attention, I think of myself as highly intelligent, but if you sat me down and made me watch raptly for ten years, I would of never came up with that genius conclusion. My hats off to you sir. You should be working on that show. This video just revolutionized how I'm gonna watch everything from now on. And I would guess that max I could count on one hand the number of shows/series that are at this level of complexity. I would love your recommendation of anything out there that is at this level. You really deserve so much credit. Like I seen some of your older stuff, from this show as well as Game Of Thrones and just wow. The show after the show podcast was just great. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 You are next level bro. I still have the last of the three books on the GOT series and I just ordered them again and even the Fire & Blood...I'm gonna start over now. 🙏

[@untroubledwaters2137]

Whoa, now you're at 33,000!!! Awesome, you deserve it! Much love!!

[@mikejones-mo8xh]

He deserves 100k. There's guys im subscribed to who don't even try they just say what everybody else is saying. This dude is actually original

[@JoeMagician]

I do my best, really appreciate the kind words

[@neofromthewarnerbrothersic145]

Really fascinating theory, I think you've convinced me. Can't wait for the next season. Have some audible credits, thought about getting the book... but I think I'd rather wait for the show. Did the same with LOTR when I was in high school, ASOIAF, and The Expanse... oh, and Dune. I like reading/listening to the books after getting some visual context.

[@simpvanas]

You sold me in the first video. I subscribed to your channel, and your theory. Well done.

[@JoeMagician]

Welcome aboard!

[@TyrannosarusRexX]

Really enjoyed your Larys Greenseer video and I'm glad to see you've made another video on the conniving rat-spy. I think we can all agree that character is starting to become one of the most intriguing characters in HOTD **sniffs flower**

[@PatJWilliams]

Warging and green sight isn't exclusive to the Stark bloodline. Moreso of ancient houses that tie back to the First men and the Children of the forest

[@PatJWilliams]

And actually the Strongs and Stark most definitely have crossed and share roots in the North going far back

[@TyrannosarusRexX]

@@PatJWilliams I really hope the show introduces Larys as a greenseer, would suck if not.

[@TyrannosarusRexX]

We have magic in the form of dragons but it would be nice to see some magical humans too like Quaithe, Melisandre, etc

[@figjam9530]

*sniffs feet*

[@m.mcg.1837]

I thought he was connected with the rats when I saw him nibble that cookie. They hit you over the head with some of the symbolism, granted.

[@void.lawyer]

Nothing in film and television, or even literature, is on screen to further the narrative. Nothing is pointless. We were showm those rats everywhere for a reason and that reason has to be this. Dope catch, man.

[@va1tiel]

this is such a good theory! iirc the weirwood tree isn't in the books so adding it into the show had to be for a reason. same sort of principle as chekov's gun.

[@maureenandmario]

WoW thankyou for this great explanation and. Insight is missed all that deep stuff going on

[@lobomedina6312]

Absolutely brill analysis. The kudos from other talented ASoIaF/HotD KZbinrs is well deserved. If Joe had written GoT S5-8, it would've continued the mastery of S1-4 rather than Derp& Derpier's Project Ruin.

[@yazui.i.9368]

Damn, that makes him really powerful and a useful ally for Alicent.

[@joeybox0rox649]

Excellent eye opening analysis! 👍👍 SUBBED!

[@stoffelstrange5215]

40k views on 9 hours- happy you’re getting some deserved recognition, matt!

[@JoeMagician]

It's been really surprising but welcome

[@bottombarrelbudgetfilms1854]

I've never even heard of your channel before but the algorithm sent me this and I loved it. Guess you got a greenseer in the algorithm helping you out! I never considered this Theory but now I'm sold

[@bottombarrelbudgetfilms1854]

I've only ever come up with one theory of my own in GOT. Even though I never had too much evidence to back this up aside from what a messed up person she is and all the messed up deeds that she did. Melesandra mention that she serves the Lord of Light against the Great Dark One. I think she was unknowingly serving that very devil she was trying to defeat.

[@MikolajKnas]

Shit, what a theory that popped into my head. The entire Dance of the Dragons was set up by Larys only for Lord Stark to come south and marry the Blackwood woman. The descendant of this pair will be Bran Stark endowed with the magical powers of the Blackwoods. The Green Seener has created the Ultimate Green Seener.

[@kofiopoku8847]

so many dragons existing means so much power existing at that time

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

Larys is such an intriguing character. He looks "harmless" but likely has more quiet power than anyone around him.

[@LilySaintSin]

He uses his mind to manipulate people. He's like tyrion, but more sinister.

[@beeztrapp1612]

I thoroughly expect Larys to have a hand with the Blood and Cheese incident.

[@lisawms2514]

What do you think Larys is going to ask Alicent for when he calls in the favor? Does he just want chaos? His motivation? He's already the heir of Harrenhall now after murdering his father and brother.

[@apollox33law82]

F*** off the two brothers and marry the daughter and become some pseudo King

[@xPooogle515]

Tbh I got some sexual vibes when he plucked the flower but that was the flower they were discussing together before the timeskip as well so it could just be a symbol that Larys is patient and willing to wait so idk. Looking forward to finding out

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

@@xPooogle515 I got that impression as well. Yes, he's very cunning and ambitious just like Littlefinger, and Varys later will be, but I got the impression that he could be "looking for dead men's shoes," to quote Anne Boleyn; meaning that should Viserys die at some point, he might seek to become King through her, or something along those lines.

[@xPooogle515]

@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 I have never been less pleased to be right 😩😭

[@williamwallace9944]

It AAAAAALL made sense when those feet came out! LMAOOO

[@batgurrl]

Just recently discovered your channel and subscribed. Thanks for this great analysis

[@samturner6061]

Dude when I heard you had this theory, the very next episode had that rat in the room, I was so happy for you lmao and I didn't even know who you are.