Prepping for Winter: The Forsaken Part 4

[@pnutz_2]

"Why would Pyat Pree be saying his own name?" Ask Theon. You have to remember your name.

[@theodorejames8285]

I think Falia represents the folly of the iron born, seduced by Euron's treasure and promises but, in the end, he will only bring them suffering. Plus Falia sounds like 'folly.'

[@jsull81]

I know you're probably have joking with the Falia/folly thing, but "Our Author" puts a lot of time and meaning into each character's name, so you're probably right, lol

[@bryantaylor9874]

Absolutely she represents the IB as a whole. Euron will use them up and leave nothing but misery in his wake.

[@X525Crossfire]

Molestation like Euron upon his younger brothers doesn't have to be about sex or sexuality, it's more about power: as the aggressor, Euron would have been the dominant, asserting himself over his victim, trying to make them feel lesser for being taken in the way a man is supposed to take a woman. It's a lot like the psychology of prison sexuality, and is especially jarring in a culture like the ironborn which includes the practice of men taking mainlander women as sex slaves (salt wives). Simply beating his brothers wouldn't have the same effect, since ironborn are raised for war and, we can assume, to take a beating - but they would not be prepared for sexual assault. Euron will have sex with women out of lust, but he is willing to go so far as raping other men to assert dominance over them; this doesn't seem out of character for a man seen as cruel even by ironborn standards. A good comparison in television I can think of is Tiberius from the last season of Spartacus - he raped two characters, one female and one male, both cases out of a desire to assert power rather than sate any kind of lust. Disclaimer: I don't claim to be an expert in psychology by any stretch of the imagination, but I have taken more than a few psychology classes, and my sister is a social worker. I just thought it might help to paint Euron's molestation of his brothers in a more power-assertion manner, rather than purely sex.

[@X525Crossfire]

Yeah, fuck those guys.

[@Yevdokiya]

It's not a sexual orientation. It's a psychiatric disorder. And yes, most child molesters don't have it and are opportunistic offenders.

[@d4n4nable]

I think you're being reductive here when you say it's not out of sexual desire but out of desire for dominance. Clearly, both are connected. Sexuality is pretty complex. Yeah, a lot of people who do have sex with children are not paedophiles in the sense that if they had to envsion someone "hot" or "sexy" they'd usually imagine an adult. But it's not JUST to humiliate or dominate that they molest minors. They might simply do it out of opportunity. In any case, wihtout a sexual component in their motivation, someone will not be able to rape a person.

[@X525Crossfire]

Of course there's a sexual component, but as cited in my prison sexuality example it does not have to equate to one's actual sexual orientation - the dissociation between a person's orientation and situational male-on-male sexual violence. My original post was not meant to be "reductive" or to make a broad generalization about pedophilia and child molesters, but to add a new perspective to Euron's actions that would be more in line with both Euron's character (and his psychological mind-rape of Aeron).

[@jdiiacova1364]

X525Crossfire Love a man who thinks

[@L011235813]

I find the argument that Harlon was mercy killed quite compelling. I would guess that his name may even be an allusion to this fact. The short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" written by Harlan Ellison is about a character who longs for death and is essentially paralyzed. And Harlon almost literally has no mouth because of his greyscale.

[@wisdommanari6701]

Holy crap good catch

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes

[@joeworthen4097]

if cannibalism does have something to do with unlocking psychic ability then wouldn't that mean rickon might have increased ability since he's on an island of cannibles

[@Lightsellful]

And isn't Skagos a lot like north of the wall, with speakers of the old tongue and all? Maybe they are also more open to skinchangers and telepaths, maybe Rickon received his own training there. But we wouldn't know by whom and with what goal. He could be dead, or a huge wildcard.

[@feral7523]

yeah just like in the bibel blable when Jesus asks people to simulate eating him to gain access to him!

[@alecnava5465]

I met Preston at an HEB. He was trying to sneak out with like 20 twix packets until a lady stopped him and asked him to pay for them. When they went to the register he asked her to scan each Twix individually, just to avoid "confuzzles". When the lady started saying the price Preston kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly. Nice guy.

[@TheAelaryn]

Lmaooooo I love Preston

[@magicma345]

I feel like this is a reference I'm not getting.

[@intagning]

Alec B. Isakov lol i saw this post on dan gehslings channel

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

wait, why HEB? He doesn't live in TX does he? Is that just cause you do? I mean either way shout out cause that sh** is the bomb diggity.

[@jakespeck5307]

+McMagic15 It's a bad 4chan copy pasta. He kind of fucked it up though.

[@ABCDEF-ix1qf]

The ironborn shit is some of the most esoteric horror and despair I've ever heard. Genuinely terrifying, Euron wants people to "worship" him. Grotesque

[@indian_horse]

imo its more psychological horror, like the feeling of being trapped in a room with someone who has psychotic tendencies, like murdering animals or some shit its harder to put words to how euron wanting worship makes me feel. grotesque is one. it feels a lot more like the torture of aeron by removing his power and dignity as a person

[@VeroTesta]

...and we are back!

[@matthewromney7320]

Preston. Can't help but think you missed an opportunity when you met George. Sure, you had a great question and he didn't want to be grilled about fan theories. But what if you had just slipped him a piece of paper that said "Quentyn is alive. Littlefinger was trying to kill Tyrion at Joffrey's wedding. There is only telepathy and telekenesis. Oh and I caused a large part of your fandom to realize that the Dornish plotline is awesome. Let's get a drink sometime."

[@RougeSlayer5]

Maybe he would have been hired to work on the show😂😂

[@ceilingfanenthusiast6041]

And George would have laughed about how crazy it was with his wife lol

[@AlphalVerd]

Holy cow that Bran art is beautiful

[@jsull81]

Great video and awesome series! I'm not sure where I heard it, but someone said that what makes Kings blood important is the fact that people pray to them for things such as protection, justice and such. Which would explain how someone being a king could make their blood somehow more important Which is more in keeping with Varys view of power laying were people perceive, or if this is true, will it to

[@rjr81]

Euron abusing his brothers while sleeping with adult women isn't that odd. The person most likely to abuse a boy is the man sleeping with the boy's mother.

[@mrblack65139]

rjr81 got something you wanna talk about buddy?

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Thats true! My mother didnt have other man than my father so i didnt end up molested. 🤔 Predators abuse those who are easiest and closest to be abused, and whats easier than helpless child? World seems evil! 😤😡

[@dorellanarange3614]

@@ilkkarautio2449 The person sleeping with the boy's mother can well be the biological father too.

[@BurningMad]

Rape is about power and dominance anyway, not so much sexuality.

[@panagiotis8460]

Preston you keep saying that 'crabs within my belly' is specificly Hoster Tully's prayer,though its most likely the Westerosi equivalent of cancer and as such it would be a common prayer all over the world just like the rest(Dothraki constantly raid am sellswords often commit atrocities ).It makes sense for a man that travelled the world to know these most likely common prayers.

[@goon143]

Yup.

[@PrestonJacobstheSweetrobin]

People keep saying this, but I don't see the logic in it. Hoster Tully feels sharp pains in his stomach that he relates to crabs. Cancer doesn't usually feel like a pinch. And stomach cancer specifically doesn't feel like this. It feels like indigestion and sickness.

[@juanpablomina1346]

But it's not like Hoster's illness is unique to him (no one is surprised at Hoster's symptoms). Other people must feel the same thing and pray to their gods as well.

[@PrestonJacobstheSweetrobin]

I suppose that's true, but would they use the same animal? Let's say some Lazarine is dying. He might say "Great Shepard, save me from the manticore in my belly!"

[@juanpablomina1346]

Probably not, but most Westerosi would probably use the same animal, it seems to me.

[@johngabriel4144]

"Protect me from the horselords, from the slavers, from the sellswords at my door." Sounds like Euron is hearing Dany's prayers as well. No need to track her into Slavers' Bay if he's listening to her thoughts and fears half a world away.

[@melodysand5913]

I love how videos come out so frequently now. Thank you so much, Preston, for making them! I really enjoy watching your channel.

[@jonnavdpas]

I think it really was Euron who hired the assassin that slew Balon. He wasn't lying. The Ghost of High Heart dreamt of a Faceless Man on a bridge with a drowned crow (Euron "Crow's Eye") on his shoulder. This checks out with what Euron claims. He didn't do it himself because he was still at sea and would arrive the next day, but he did pay the assassin. It would have been easy for a Faceless Man to infiltrate Pyke weeks or even months before the day on which the deed was agreed to take place. The real question is how the Faceless Man would know the exact day Euron would arrive, so could conveniently kill Balon a mere day before.

[@DaHansWars]

Sorry if I'm mentioning something you'll cover in future parts, but I can't help but notice that Euron has an incredible amount of Military Intel at his disposal. He knows the Redwyne fleet made slow progress around Dorne and there's another fleet trying to catch him from behind. Though how does he know this? I suspect there's some telepathy involved. Then there's the Krakens off the Stormlands(or was it the Stepstones? not too sure right now) mentioned in the Arianne preview chapter, which they explain by there being a lot of blood and corpses in the sea. Euron mentions throwing a lot of dead people into the sea this chapter, I think it might be connected. Perhaps Euron even uses the Krakens to spy for him and that's how he knows the whereabouts of all the fleets?

[@AwesomeMusicLady]

How is Euron communicating with the Kraken? Does he have a kraken horn? Love that theory though

[@tylermcalpine6550]

Glass candle

[@mckenziemerges3843]

Your channel is my favorite one on KZbin. I really wish this was your full time job! I always find myself yelling "no, don't be over!" at the end of your videos. Please keep up your amazing work. Thank you!

[@psevdhome]

I see what Euron is doing similar to what the Three-Eyed-Crow did to Bran. He is coercing someone with telepathic ability to awaken. Now the TEC was rather forceful and said that Bran needed to fly or die, but Euron seems to be even more violent. I think it fits with the theories out there that some entity tried to awaken Euron, but failed, causing Euron to go mad. He now attempts the same type of forceful method on others that was attempted on him. My view is that the TEC is Bran from the future. I don't think it can be Bloodraven as I think there is only one time when someone associates him with that title and it is Coldhands who then immediately corrects that he's the last Greenseer. Also Bloodraven has a thousand eyes and one, and not three, whereas Bran sees the Crow pecking his forehead, causing his third eye to open, and his telepathy to awaken. Also Bloodraven says that he has been watching and waiting for Bran to arrive and says "I was a part of your first dream." In contrast the TEC is actively guiding Bran's thoughts and invading his mind to push him forward. You'd think BLoodraven would mention this behaviour and not just explain that he has been watching.

[@ryancosgrove3104]

You get telepathy! AND YOU get telepathy AND YOU get telepathy!

[@jmilber]

I feel that Euron is not an atheist----- he believes that HE is a god. He wants to break all of these holy men and show them that their gods are all powerless compared to HIMSELF--- he thinks he is as powerful as a god, and gets joy out of showing all of these people how impotent all of their gods are. If he can torment holy men of every religion without any recourse, it proves that all of their religions are false. So, not only does he get joy out of breaking their beliefs in god, but it supports his own megalomania complex

[@brandonblackfyre5783]

Its like ramsey making you beg to take a finger when areon is asking to die

[@benjaminsloniker3423]

Holy crap! I get my video notification, I click on the video a minute later, and I'm like #200 to watch this thing. Mr. Jacobs, you have what the people want.

[@21526]

I see a far simpler explanation for the warlock shouting Pree. He was one of Pree's acolytes and is begging Pree to save him from all the torture. Pree may very well be dead but it makes sense for the warlock to be calling out for his leader to save him in some mad delusion.

[@123fk]

ive heard this the second time and still. hypnotic and entertaining. thank you preston!

[@martintrebichavsky4243]

Fuck... Euron make rammsay looks like a puppy

[@martintrebichavsky4243]

Yet still he did not serve to some greater evil with black magic or what the hell is euron doing

[@qwerty_314]

Love your observations on Harlon and Robin. Did not at all think about it that way when I was reading.

[@antonbolid9242]

18:42 "and this is a good place to stoop" Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :'(

[@brandondennis5889]

agreed, mentions Hodor then ...

[@DreadSnortt]

Valyrian Steel ArmorBowl GET HYPE!!!!

[@DolphinRadio]

You're a marketing genius, Preston. Every time you put out a new video, I have to go back a few episodes to catch up.

[@ongobongo8333]

Just in time for a long painful afternoon dump

[@ongobongo8333]

White Wolf did you really just speaking to me

[@DolorousDillon]

I would say that Euron saying he had a hand in Balons death was just him being fantastical like the hand of god .

[@SnakebearerMaria]

Wow, Euron's kills remind me of Robert's comments about Bran

[@TheEssentialDrew]

My first thought was Pyat Pree struck a deal with Euron and is disguised as Moqorro.

[@HamCubes]

Euron is not homosexual for molesting his younger brothers. That has nothing to do with sexual orientation and everything to do with sociopathy and/or psychopathy.

[@sweetcindy4564]

Still think Massey hired the assassin to kill Balon? That's commitment

[@juanpablomina1346]

Massey as in Ser Justin Massey? I thought it was Jason Mallister.

[@sweetcindy4564]

Juan Pablo Mina oh good correction. I had the initials right at least

[@juanpablomina1346]

lol

[@bustercall5744]

Sweet Cindy I believe Euron thinks he killed him, as he uses something to command the wind/weather. Therefore It may have been the case?

[@lewisbean4250]

With all the foreshadowing about a faceless man with seaweed-covered crow? It's definitely Euron who ordered Balon's death.

[@nickkoch3467]

What's your thoughts of the order of the greenhand's theory with Dayne, Hightower, and Whent? I mean there's many more players, but I thought that part was the most intriguing

[@damonkuntz2998]

I'm curious about this as well

[@benjaminbozeglav5491]

Good points on the telepathic connection between the torture victims, though I would argue that Euron is not so much simply awakening their gifts as he is attempting to birth a god. By this I mean that he wants to create some sort of shared concept between these telepathically gifted men that he can then hijack and ride (taking the concept of man-created-god to the extreme). Essentially, it'd be similar to the weirwood net birthing the old gods... or possibly even whatever is powering R'hllor. The question there is, why would the Crow's Eye believe himself powerful enough to control this new creation? Does he believe that Aeron's hatred and fear of him (coupled with Euron's potential latent telepathic powers) are reins he can use?

[@Jooooger]

It's a really interesting concept that prayer is in fact just an attempt at telepathic communication with a greater being. Looking through the science-fiction lens here is much more interesting than the fantasy lens. It's unfortunate that so many people can't distinguish telekinesis and telepathy in these stories from magic. So many times I've heard "Well, even if it is telepathy that's just magic!". No. In Star Trek when Spock mind melds with someone is that magic? Of course not. Telepathy has been an established concept in science fiction for decades. Also I really like this chapter because I personally think it puts the final nail in the coffin when it comes to people wondering if gods actually exist in this universe. The answer is clearly no. Therefore, it becomes necessary to reevaluate a lot of the story. Where are these prophetic visions and dreams coming from? What is the source of "magical" powers? Is it still external or internal? etc. If Preston's theory is right I think ASOIAF may be the go to example for fantasy/science fiction hybrid at least or a completely new genre altogether.

[@Jensaw101]

Jooooger In the universe of Star Trek there exist the Gods of Olympus and a race of beings that can move faster than light under their own power, as well as manifest entire realities as they wish. Using the series to define what isn't magic seems incorrect. Sure we can start trying to uncover pseudoscientific explanations for these beings and their actions without appealing to an ambiguous magic, but what difference is there between science that requires the rules of the universe to be conveniently different than those found in reality, and magic? Nothing except theming.

[@Jooooger]

The difference is scope as Preston has said a lot. If it's magic, it's magic. End of story. If Spock's mind meld is just magic then I'll accept no further explanation. However, if someone says "Vulcans are capable of producing deep theta waves to stimulate brain to brain communication." or some such technobabble then we have now entered the realm of science fiction. Yes, George thinks that's just "furniture" or as you say just "theming", BUT the issue is how we examine this world. In LOTR I don't care WHY Gandalf can cast spells. It's magic. In ASOIAF I absolutely care how Mellisandre can cast a spell. If a very important theme of the story is false prophecy and fake magic then it is important to define what is actually magic and what is not. It could just be a simple technobabbly, pseudoscience explanation and that still would change the entire scope of the story. It will certainly change people's perceptions of the story since sci-fi and fantasy have different themes and tropes that are relied upon to tell their stories. If ASOIAF is actually hidden sci-fi many of people's preconceived ideas regarding common fantasy tropes are flat out wrong. E.G. Many people expect a LOTR type "Battle for the Dawn" because "That's just how fantasy stories end". So it absolutely matters if its magic or science.

[@Jensaw101]

Pseudo-scientific explanations are a different school of magic than the more nebulous magic of typical fantasy, and psionics is different in flavor than most detailed system of divine or arcane magics, I agree. However, that difference does not make telepathy realistic, nor does it make it science. All it makes it is a school of magic with detailed explications -- something that exists in other settings, including Tolkien. You may not care why Gandalf can cast a spell, but others have cared in the past. There is an entire mythology and genealogy behind it. And in a universe where everything stems from the songs of Illuvitar, explaining Gandalf's magic with a handwaving argument about song is hardly different than explaining Spock's telepathy using a handwaving argument about biology. I'm not attempting to claim that the magic of A Song of Ice and Fire isn't based on telepathy. I don't know enough of the series to make such claims one way or another, and Preston's arguments are otherwise quite satisfying. That said, the idea that telepathy isn't magic is pushing things too far. If magic is broadly defined as powers and concepts that people in bygone eras speculated to exist within their world and to be hypothetically within their grasp, despite reality not conforming to those speculations, then I fail to see much difference between that and the pseudoscience of more recent science fiction (science fiction-fantasy, if you will). After all, said pseudoscience is more or less defined as powers and concepts that people in recent eras speculate to exist within our world and to be hypothetically within their grasp, despite modern science not often providing much support -- and in many cases actually discrediting.

[@rodipitstick8708]

Jooooger a

[@Jooooger]

There's this debate about what is "science fiction" and what is "sci-fi". Personally, if you give me a pseudo-science explanation I will classify it as sci-fi. I understand what you're saying but I don't agree that it makes no difference. Sure, the ACTUAL mechanics of telepathy and magic in our reality may be indistinguishable at a deeper level but that's not really what I'm getting at. Yes, telepathy has no good basis in science in our reality now. However, in the 60's and 70's it was a very hot topic. Numerous scientific studies were done. Obviously it was debunked but still, the greatest science fiction writers in history all tackled the subject of telepathy as a science fiction concept. Heinlein, Herbert, and Sturgeon all have written about psi powers from a science fiction lens. If you want to get into a "true science fiction" argument then you have to look at it from the perspective of the author. What do THEY think is actual science? What are the rules of their universe? Couldn't future scientific studies find the concept of psi powers to have some evidence? Isn't that mere possibility enough to classify stories that tackle the idea from a scientific perspective as "sci-fi"? "Science-fiction" that only tackles concepts that are confirmed by modern science is interesting but in the end limited. Some authors really get into the "science" in science-fiction, others get into the "fiction" part of it. In either case the genre is not diminished from their contributions. Just different styles.

[@semaera]

So for Euron, "holy" = telepathic. I assume that its genetic, like warging or dragon-riding. While their religion or culture would influence their powers, you could find these people in different populations. Through prayer, the holy men's/women's telepathic ability would allow them to hear a collective consciousness, or hear certain voices, or see visions of people's thoughts, depending on the person and practice. Sounds similar to what we've seen in his other stories. That would explain why some people's "prophecies" come out right sometimes (like Melisandre or the GOHH): because the visions show them what people are planning or thinking about, but not the actual future.

[@Margatatials]

Some of your arguments are incredible Ableist, the assumption that a person's life is not worth Living just because you personally can't see any potential enjoyment in it is incredibly problematic, and is the start of a slippery slope that historically has resulted in the murders of many people. that being said I really enjoy listening to these

[@henryp9671]

I mean a good deal of people in critical condition do you want euthanasia so I don’t think it’s very ablest to assume someone who live their life in constant pain strapped down to the table might want to get euthanized. I know I definitely would

[@Margatatials]

@@henryp9671 just because some do doesn't mean it should be assumed as the norm, I personally did know someone who spent years of their life strapped flat on their back to a bed and they went on to a live a full life despite their disabilities

[@henryp9671]

@@Margatatials And similarly you shouldn’t assume it’s the norm not to in my experience all the people I’ve known in such a condition wanted to be euthanized and even if it’s a 50-50 which I don’t think it’s very likely I’m pretty sure more people than that would prefer euthanasia (maybe it comes down to culture who knows but if it does I could definitely see the iron born a very tough and masculine culture preferring to be killed then be a burden in suffering) I don’t see how you could view it as problematic

[@ivanmedrano4115]

That is NOT a good place to stop

[@wulozhiro1316]

Ivan Medrano seriously...I definitely said the same thing....shit was just getting real.

[@jackmuller5478]

you dont get enough credit for this. great work!

[@alexanderabdulov9434]

I've waited for this for so long

[@mindoermatta]

"This may seem a bit out of nowhere..." lol

[@jaywa3363]

Molestation, like rape, is rarely about sex its about power and subjugation. The sex act isn't what makes the perpetrator "get off" its the humiliation and depravity that the pleasure comes from.

[@anairina8410]

when he says ‘i could not do the deed, but it was my hand’ could that mean that he had to be ‘the stranger’? could he have a faceless man situation going on? also his being tortured in the cave and then finally asking for death after learning of victarion leaving reminds me of ned asking varys to cut his throat after learning that Cat had let go of tyrion. and speaking of cat, the foresaken going off and coming up with a stupid marriage plan and patting himself on the back reminds me of how Cat thought she was slick for her dumb ideas with robb.

[@lifeisbutadreamm]

I've been watching/loving this channel for quite a while now, and I just realized Preston only has 132k subscribers.... how can this be?!?! These are CLEARLY the absolute best ASOIAF videos out there, and The Last Harpy has like 50k more than that, even though his videos are very very short and the only real info we ever get from him is filming/show leaks and the odd theory that someone else came up with... WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?! Also, I'd LOVE to see a collab with Order of the Greenhand, PLEASE?!

[@RyanLittrell111]

Never once does it say that Aeron prays in silence. In fact, Enron saying he could hear him praying as he came to his room seems to prove this. Just like many devout christians do while kneeling before their bed at night, he clearly prays out loud. The whole idea of silent telepathy prayer is a giant, unneeded, leap. Still love these videos though. Can wait for part 5.

[@gregorstamejcic2355]

Preston, would you consider making an overview video in, say, chess terms? Who are the pieces (and how powerful they are, are they pawns or maybe rooks and queens), who's making the moves and which organisation they belong to? I know you're kinda doing that, but a quick comprehensive summary could be good... All the best!

[@CreepyHollow]

So Preston, how does this tie in with the whole Euron bringing about the Long Night and Asha's "brood" (Kraken wedding the Dragon) theories from the Ironborn videos?

[@lanasrj]

"Save me from the horselords" kinda sounds like something Mirri Maz Dhur might've said

[@dfailsthemost]

Prayer isn't silent. It can be, but not by default.

[@HH-cm5rp]

It seems to me placing oneself into such an evil character like Euron must be painful really. Shows you how much D and D screwed up Euron,

[@pieceofgosa]

Euron killed Robin & Harlan because he wanted to watch them die, attempting to frame them as "mercy killings" is absolutely laughable. Whether or not their deaths could be considered a mercy is irrelevant, all that matters are Euron's motives. I have to say Preston, some of your inferences & assumptions in this episode are a bit of a stretch.

[@musicf3b]

maybe he wants to foster telepathy in them so he can eat them later and improve his own telepathic power

[@davidking6242]

i know the storm god's name. it is doris...

[@carlhiller9659]

But doesn't the dream of the ghost of highheart confirm that Euron hired a faceless man to kill Balon. She claims to have dreamt of a man without a face waiting on a shaking bridge with a drowned crow on his shoulder.

[@thepiperreport8198]

Yeah. Preston likes to find obvious things and distort them as theories. It's better to go with the book during the obvious, and listen to him on the mysterious

[@nononono3421]

One warlock is missing. Pyat is out there, he is still a threat to Dany, she keeps brushing off the threat.

[@Rodiacreed]

Awesome like always. I suggest you use the word esper when referring to telepaths since it is a word that is used in fiction a lot to refer to people with psycic supernatural abilitys. Esper is a useful term since it includes everything from telekinesis and pyrokinesis to mind-reading and shared conscience.

[@originalhgc]

Harlon resides in a windowless tower, slowly turning to stone. Bran climbs a windowless stone tower with gargoyles. Everything leads back to Bran. Ahem, these leaps of logic are starting to sound like the way Batman of the 60's TV show would follow a clue along a trail of randomly associated words to come to the answer. I wish I could come up with an example, but perhaps someone else can.

[@wulozhiro1316]

Euron definitely seems to have Arya style Facelessman training. maybe that why he covers one eye, so he can be in multiple places at once.

[@joejessup9775]

Were the four Qartheen Warlocks traveling with the last existing supplies of Shade-of-the-Evening on earth? As a catalyst for these psionic powers, it seems to be irreplaceable.

[@Sarsol1989]

Prayer is not always silent. Its not atypical to mumble/whisper prayers, especially when you recite a common one, sometimes like a chant. So Euron could have heard mumbling/whispering that had vocal patterns of a prayer.

[@KissatenYoba]

So, Euron hears prayers and thoughts of other people and because of that he hates gods, who appear not to hear prayers of their followers or are plain evil. Thus he mercy kills random people who suffer and pray, punish priests and fulfills wishes of some bastard girl to the point she falls madly in love with him. Also, he cuts out tongues of his crew in vain attempt to silence their thoughts.

[@rayhamilton4775]

Holy shit, Preston. You literally claimed like 10 different characters were telepathic in this video. Not everyone is a psychic lol

[@waterbottle37]

I think you underestimate the Faceless men as an organization, it seems plausible that they have sleeper cells around the world. This would allow them to carry out assassinations in short order by notifying their cells via raven message, dead letter drop, or telepathic message. This network would allow them to restock on materials while out on a mission. For example, Jaquen getting basilisk blood and the iron coin in the time between the attack on the nights watch and seeing Arya at Harenhall. I know this goes against your ass coin theory.

[@AlexTraven]

Hey Preston, what are the odds that when people say kings blood they actually mean Garth Greenhands blood? I read somewhere that men and lords alike offered up their maiden daughters to him and he spread his seed far across Westeros. Also Garth was considered not just King, but King of all men. Bartheons do have Targaryen Blood, however the original Storm King was said to be a descendent of the first men and Garth, much like the Starks as well as almost every King from the age of heroes. What do you think of this theory? One thing that sorta supports this is when Melisandre offers to make a shadow baby with Davos. Now we know for a fact that Davos isn't Valyrian and most likely certainly not a King. So why would he have power in his blood like Stannis. Unless his ancestor was also Garth. Makes you wonder how many men in Westeros have this special blood.

[@DeamonMaim]

Dammit im trying to leave my house preston!!!!

[@bryantaylor9874]

I've long thought the Dusky Woman was Pree, though the theory she's Euron seemed more perverse, and I think this chapter does nothing to dissuade that possibility. I'm fairly certain the Warlock isn't Pree, and his rambling sounds like a cry for Pree to save him, meaning he believes Pree to still be alive That leaves 2 possibilities. One being Pree escaped, which seems unlikely since his only realistic means of escape would be death. Or two, that Pree sold out his fellow Warlocks in exchange for his service for Euron. Makes sense since Pree is certainly the most powerful of the group so he'd be the one of most use to Euron, and if I'm right he's on his way to meet Dany whose death at his hands is an obsession to the point that he'd do anything, even condemning his fellow Warlocks, to accomplish. It fits nicely I think, and the doesn't the Warlock muttering Pree over and over sound like a man that was just tortured, screaming in desperation, turning to hate, as he's utterly betrayed by his own kind? Any thoughts on this Preston?

[@matheusdemiranda9934]

I like your theory but i think that the dusky woman is not pyat pree

[@bryantaylor9874]

@@matheusdemiranda9934 Well there's only 3 left iirc, bc Euron killed one, and one of them is in the dungeon with Aeron so if she's a warlock it's literally 50/50 that's she's PP. I belive the Aeron sample chapter has clues buried in it that prove PP sold out the other two warlocks, making it highly likely he's the DW, but that's a whole different topic entirely.

[@matheusdemiranda9934]

@@bryantaylor9874 okay

[@bryantaylor9874]

@@matheusdemiranda9934 sorry I just realized I misread ur first reply. Thought you said you thought it was a different warlock. Do you think she's just a regular old spoil of war or someone else in disguise?

[@matheusdemiranda9934]

@@bryantaylor9874 i think she is a spy of euron

[@danny_rose-peters]

You have 3 days for part 5, Preston. No more! you are the best

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

No, no that is not a good place to stop Preston! Arghlfluflle you're killing me! Still great video making a part that I wasn't all that interested in very very intriguing.

[@AlexKwiatek]

Tbh when Euron was in Slaver's Bay he was already having some plan in motion. He was in Astapor for Unsullied, so he wanted to have a land army for something. Likely subduing Iron Isles. Faceless Man was probably on his ship already. I would say that Dany having dragons only changed his plan from taking Iron Islands into taking Iron Throne.

[@brandonblackfyre5783]

Euron is collecting all priests...

[@catathielemann3239]

Love your videos, and love you too

[@ComradeSlice]

I think you believe this is all about telepathy and are looking for evidence of this where none exists. That Kingsmoot speech about being the most godly man and hearing all of the prayers was just boasting. I don't think he was reading off people's literal thoughts.

[@Macconator2010]

The Forsaken is the chapter that convinced everyone Ramsay is not the most evil character.

[@juanpablomina1346]

Great video, as always!

[@SnakebearerMaria]

I feel like I just tasted heaven and came back

[@JD-xi2md]

NO DONT STOP KEEP GOING

[@seanieobrien4510]

Preston have you ever bumped into a fan out in the world? id fuckin love to meet you

[@aliasradius]

RedTeamReview did a nice dual comm with Preston recently.. great discussion.. hopefully a seed for future Podcast

[@seanieobrien4510]

J0FX sweeeeet!! im watching it now

[@deathmachine808]

I loved that! It was actually extremely amiable and good natured. More collabs plz.

[@remancyrodill4474]

+J0FX I subbed to red when he was really new like 200 subs. He used to bash preston what happened :o

[@lazlow9640]

he did proper used to bash prezzers lol

[@edoardodicesare2373]

Fucking finally!! \o/ there is no other analysis of this chapter remotely as good as yours, there are no alternatives really

[@treesarecool12345678]

I have read this chapter a couple of times and I never considered the possibility that Euron is trying to unlock Aeron's greenseeing/telekinetic/psychic abilities. Now after seeing your analysis Preston I'm 100% convinced you're right and he will try to utilise Aeron's abilities for his own agendas, whatever they may be

[@andrewburnett6222]

I think this is awesome because I've read all of the books and the 1000 worlds novellas, but I don't know how well the broader audience will like it, the telepathy I mean

[@RobertoGonzalez-gg3jc]

Hi Preston, I was just wondering - besides the psionic powers, could Euron's quest also represent a political choice - I mean, he could be seen as the "fascist" leader in this world, besides the charismatic revolutionaries (like Dani), the conservatives (like the noble houses), the reactionaries (like Illyrio) and the self-interested upstarters (like Littlefinger). Just some food for thoughts - needless to say, love your channel, I follow both the ASOIAF and the book club stuff.

[@RigatoniMadMax]

You just made my day!

[@tommydeaton2149]

Pree pree like the Ravens saying tree, tree

[@springjack000]

"Pree pree pree" might be a heavily accented parroting of "Pray pray pray". The Crow's Eye has been demanding that Damphair prays so it seems likely that he has been doing the same to these warlocks. The legless one is mindlessly repeating the word shouted at him during his captivity and tortures.

[@SilverSon87]

Urrigon is the Dusky Woman, confirmed.

[@armandogutierrez473]

I'd like to hear how telepathy or telekinesis explain Beric coming back to life if there is no magic.

[@wisdommanari6701]

Read meat house man or nightfliers

[@made-line7627]

Great point.

[@made-line7627]

Well, Armando *did* say he'd like to "hear" haha, not read. Do you have a theory about Beric?

[@Gendo-1kar1]

Euron has a piece of the 'Red Comet' in his eye socket behind that eye patch of his. It allows his god to see whatever Euron sees. At least that is what IdeasOfIceAndFire theory states.

[@josekabila]

notification squad!!!!!

[@SnakebearerMaria]

Jose Kabila yey

[@marisacantarino2786]

Hey, Preston, I'm loving Prepping for Winter! I think you'd like Scorsese's Silence. Did you watch it?

[@teebaby0486]

there is a loophole for kinslaying as long as blood is not shed the person won't be cursed. it was mentioned I a damphair chapter in feast and also in a dany chapter in AGOT.

[@seanmcgonnigal888]

now one thing that always bugged me. euron says back in the iron captain chapter how he always thought he could fly n says "how do you know unless u jump ooff a tower and try" (paraphrasing). now early in game of thrones in one of brans dreams the tree eyed crow says the same thing to bran. i always had a feeling that meant something. idk dnt rly got a theory to go with it but it definately seems impirtant sonehow. anybody else catch that or am i just grasping? just sayin...

[@misterfitzgerald]

Check out the Order of the Green Hand's vids, particularly the Bloodraven ones.

[@MrHupo]

Maybe the warlock is "praying"to Pree :O

[@1337samu]

at the end you consider aeron preaching silently and the warlocks and septons react to it, but I guess he preached aloud

[@marioruiz481]

Awesome video man! keep it up!

[@Bmega81]

How do you know that euron didn't push balon over the bridge and then simply cut the bridge afterwards? Its not like anyone actually witnessed balons death take place...

[@wisdommanari6701]

Because the silence was out at sea. This isn't the show. People notice ships especially ones that have been gone for years coming and going

[@rangaharris9798]

There is a part five!! YES!!