The Return of Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Explained

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

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[@robertoleary5470]

Is it actually confirmed yet if it’s Plutarch or is it speculation

[@AbbeyWeston]

0:11 This is where I’m at, and I think that the reason is that he’s the head game maker in Hamadge’s huger games because Plutarch said he became head game maker to change things 🤔 Let me know your opinion Bryce ❤

[@AspenYves]

you amaze me

[@Midnights._.]

Plutarch always interested me, in a sense where I never knew his real motives, only that he was somehow right to not trust Snow or Coin.

[@bryand9337]

Agree, since the scene where he dance with Katniss, and tell her "maybe you made come back" i wanted to know more about his story, it will explain alot like for how long they were planning the rebelion, and how they started to get all together until Katniss showed up challenging the capitol and unifying the distrlcts, Plutarch is a good character, although i only know him from the movìes, maybe in the books there's more info about him

[@Midnights._.]

@@bryand9337 there’s not really much to add from the books, only the dancing scene gives a tiny bit of context

[@bryand9337]

@@Midnights._. you see, we need a movie telling Plutarch's story😁

[@knowlesrebecca]

I don’t think you realize how hyper fixated I am on hunger games I have watched all of your hunger games videos at least 10 times

[@Blknamor]

Same !

[@sarahliu5310]

Same here but i did the same for all the books and movies too😂😂😂

[@WhoseyWho]

Samee 😅

[@betsybreen1102]

@@sarahliu5310yeah

[@Daihuu]

Same. It's currently my adhd hyperfix 😂😂

[@veezopolis]

I didn't even consider Plutarch but it makes so much sense. He would be a new game maker, maybe he has interesting and new ideas for how to broadcast these games. I like the idea of a protagonist being neither good or bad like the last two. He would be furthering his career and hell i could see him even being the one who sets off the volcano. But him becoming disillusioned at the end when he realizes it was all propaganda when he's told by the new president to kill the Victor's family for out thinking the Capital. That haymitch is still punished for winning just not on their level could totally radicalize a new game maker

[@leightonpetty4817]

Using this to shoutout the late Philip Seymour Hoffman for his portrayal of Plutarch, another of the many many impeccable castings in Hunger Games.

[@niccard3101]

Drugs are bad mmmk.

[@anastasia_852]

Movie Plutarch and book Plutarch are very similar but one thing bothers me a lot: He didn't burn the Quarter Quell twist. That was Snow in the books who came up with that idea. Plutarch even tells Katniss at the end of Catching fire that he seriously didn't think she'd be a tribute.

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Right, I like the deleted scene of him burning the card. It gave the impression that everything was really well orchestrated

[@emilyk5168]

I have also theorized that SUNRISE is about Plutarch. (Others seem to think it's about Ceaser Flickerman, which is possible but I definitely don't think it's Haymitch's POV and it's someone from the Capitol.) I think there are things that happen behind the scenes that aren't covered in the CATCHING FIRE tape. I am very curious as to WHY the birds were set on Maysilee. Katniss says the Gamemakers don't usually kill the tributes directly and typically rely on the tributes to kill each other and Maysilee got pretty close to the end only to have birds (the thing on her pin, though not the exact species) set on her. It's just suspicious to me. I would also love to know more about Tigris and how she might have influenced Cinna, because Cinna says he chose District 12 in the first book. He emerges as the best stylist but never worked in the Games before? Where did he learn? And why did he make Katniss into the Mockingjay?

[@briannaandrade813]

Thrash was also killed by the wild dogs by the Capitol probably to take him out and leave Cato and katniss and peeta

[@brunoperez5062]

​@@briannaandrade813in the books he was killed by cato

[@toonieeeee]

welp Sunrise on the Reaping is confirmed to be about the 2nd quarter quell!

[@thedrunkenelf]

The idea that Plutarch orchestrated the entire rebellion because he was bored and wanted to create his own challenge to see if he could outsmart Snow is SO insane and I love it.

[@lindsayjones4795]

It really does sound like something book Plutarch would do

[@alguienrandom742]

What about Effie's perspective? Maybe it's unlikely because she's less fleshed out in the books but imagine the story being told by someone who's been brainwhased.

[@TheOtherBoobJustDropped]

I always imagined Effie being fairly young in the original trilogy, like late 20s early 30s, so I feel like she’d probably be VERY young during the 50th games. Like young enough she might not actually remember Haymitch’s win by the time they meet for the first time

[@pedroguedes7437]

This video made me go all the way from "nah, I don't think this would be interesting" To I NEED A PLUTARCH HEAVENSBEE STORY

[@wizloreandgaming]

Real I went from "A Plutarch story?" To "A PLUTARCH STORY!!!!"

[@JohnTucker-dc2du]

When I first fell in love with the hunger games Bryce really made me become obsessed

[@liamcarlson6667]

Book Effie: "What would you have me do?" Suzanne Collins: "Exactly what is required of you... Nothing."

[@caiothatdreamer]

At this point I just love to sit here and listen to you talking about The Hunger Games.

[@benwelch6554]

Excited for this story and I have full faith in Collin’s to write a great story, but considering every movie now has been a district 12 victor and just a glimpse of the capital, I would love to see other aspects of this world, but I get a random 30th games featuring a district 6 victor nobody knows or whatever would not do well amongst people who aren’t hunger games fans. A TV show though would be so amazing. Each season is a different games. Considering how cheap the first movies budget was and how well done it was, a tv show for hunger game fans would be so freaking cool

[@loaf1794]

I have a feeling this could be the last book though. While seeing other Districts would be great, District 12 and the Capitol are the main focus of the series as a whole, so I wouldn't see why she would write anything other than stories from/about 12. And as much as a tv show would be cool, the Hunger Games are not films just to be entertainment. Suzanne Collins is a lot like Lucy Gray in a way, she only writes another book if she has something to say, so unless the tv show has a greater lesson or purpose I don't think it would ever be made.

[@benwelch6554]

@@loaf1794 completely fair. I know her focus is also that the hunger games obviously is horrible so having a show almost glorifying the games would literally be the exact opposite outcome she wrote the story for. Just would be cool to get more and more background around this world and see other districts/victors. But you are completely correct that she doesn’t just create things for the sake of creating, but to tell a story or theme she is passionate about which is why she announced this book of the dangers of propaganda and seeing what’s real or not

[@belanakupfer9634]

Maybe they could do it if they did a book on someone like Finnick's or Annie's games. That way, the audience cares enough about one of the tributes to consume the book or movie, and we could open another door to learn more about another aspect of the world. I doubt we would get it, but it would be cool to see

[@lc8748]

"I'm pretty happy that you guys wanna see some more hunger games videos" you'll have to take these videos out of my cold hands, I love them!

[@dison1172]

Give us the buttercup cut

[@sarahni]

Imagine Maysilee having the pin turns into a huge plot point and the flimmakers accidentally shot themselves in the foot 12 years ago

[@anastasia_852]

I love how the Hunger Games franchise is making a comeback after TBOSAS.

[@TheEvilChocolateCookie]

I like the ballad of songbirds and snakes personally. I still wanted to punch President Snow in the nose, but then again, who wouldn’t

[@ryancialone3045]

I feel like it a mix of caring and seeing the revolution is inevitable leading and a desire to preserve the Heavensbee family and name. Like they were celebrated and in power under the capitol regime and now they are celebrated and in power when the districts won. I bet he started out as just making sure he and his family landed on the right side and then he grew to care.

[@Athena_208]

Agree your explanation makes the most sense.

[@siniebeck4821]

The only option for Snow is Kiefer. I will accept no other.

[@lindaw2165]

That's what I was thinking. You couldn't get a much more authentic transition than that.

[@siniebeck4821]

@@lindaw2165 And it would be the perfect tribute to his late father.

[@mickeyc2137]

yes! Not only does he look a lot like his father but he is age appropriate as well

[@rebeccaswihart4291]

now THIS is a character I hadn't considered. The topic of the novel definitely ruled out any of the tributes. Haymitch would only be a cash grab, and I like the mystery in his character. I think Collins is a better writer than that .

[@TheRealFoxeR]

Not to be that guy, but a group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance.

[@aba.aba.]

I'm living for the buttercup references

[@capitolhosts]

Did not expect to see my post being shown here when clicking on my ultra niche interest, but here we are! Thank you for the shout out 💜 I wish this came out of nowhere, but I've been manifesting for years 🤭 Another dead giveaway is that Suzanne Collins seemed rather interested in Plutarch during the 10th Anniversary interview. She mentioned him several times and talked about him as THE character understanding propaganda.

[@tylerbarnes972]

I'm curious if one of the Havensbee's (other than Plutarch) will end up being head gamemaker for the 50th Hunger Games who faced Snow's wrath after Haymich's embarrassing victory, and it will disillusion a younger, naive Plutarch.

[@mickeyc2137]

RIP Phillip Seymor Hoffman. He was one of my fave all time actors. I wonder who is going to play Plutarch in this last movie

[@valmid5069]

"I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else's future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything!" ―Luthen Rael

[@rupnishadas9814]

Okay now THIS makes me want to see Gilroy at the helm of the Haymitch movie

[@kellifavazza8021]

Love this video! So excited to see if your prediction will be accurate..... it definitely would be amazing so have it all through Plutarch's perspective essentially

[@RjMcs2]

randomly got this video on my fyp today, immediately a fan love the way you articulate your words and describe things

[@sunnflare]

Unrelated but I feel like bragging that the book comes out on my birthday and Haymitch is a girl’s favorite character. Feel like Collins’ sole fan service subject 😂

[@ashleighdana2498]

These analysis’s are amazing!!! You should do one on Johanna and Finnick. And how the capitol has a personalised torture method for each of them (or the tributes in general)

[@louisacoote2337]

In Songbird, Snow seems jealous of the Heavensbee character ( Plutarch’s father or grandfather) so there could be some animosity there, and Snow could have done something to demean/punish the family.

[@micahthegamer5534]

your vids are lowkey so entertaining

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Thank you 🥹

[@04nbod]

I like this. I also like the idea that he could be talking to his dad Hilarius Heavensbee who could tell him about the 10th games and lead Plutarch to finding Gaul's tape. The wing may be a mockingjay but it could also just be the shadow of the songbird.

[@sofiakaos5278]

THESE VIDEOS ARE GREAT for background noise. hehe rly good videos that I watch from time to time

[@LadyLiviania]

I don’t know what it is, but whenever I watch your videos, I start longing for Collins to release The Hunger Games: Catching Mice. A fresh new perspective

[@JBackkkkk]

Brilliant video! Really engaging and interesting. The book cover isn't the final version though, it is not revealed yet!

[@CuriusGorg]

I've always felt that Plutarch was being blackmailed by Snow, and aiding the rebellion was his way of secret defiance. I feel like since Snow knew Hilarius Heveansbee, he'd definetly have dirt to use against Plutarch.

[@annaazg14]

i feel the need to scream everytime someone brings up this new book so fucking hype.

[@Sadiegurl_rose]

I love your channel so much!! Especially your hunger games series, I would absolutely LOVE if you could make more videos about the hunger games! Thank you so much for everything you do!❤❤(god loves you)!!!!!

[@Adelina-293]

I'd like to see a dual perspective with two protagonists. Plutarch would be an amazing POV character who'd initially start out as a capitol loyalist who realizes the Hunger Games are evil. Sunrise could be his origin story as a rebel. Maysilee would be interesting as well, we've only had victors as POV characters, seeing the games from the POV of a doomed tribute would be darkly interesting. After her storyline ends Plutarch could take over as the protagonist.

[@shaneturley9299]

Every time I see that one shot of the cornucopia in the 74th arena I see the strongest shape

[@aliza_h]

"Danger Santa" is just... _perfect_

[@claireconolly8355]

Plutarch is probably a Narcissist. He thinks he can play god. He considers everyone little chess pieces. Am I completely off?

[@imperialraider1158]

I don’t necessarily think so. I think that he had good intentions but the way he executed those intentions and the plans he made to do so were more along the lines of the “The ends justify the means” mentality similar to how Gale acts in MJ when he creates the double explosion that killed Prim. That may not have been his ultimate intention but his reckless choice to make something like that cost Prim’s life since she is a medic and would be endangered by such a trap.

[@emilookira]

Omg I didn't even think of Plutarch. This would be so cool!

[@noodledaddy3234]

Plutarch is one of my favourite characters ever he's so interesting and smart

[@bethgrimaldi79]

You are my fav hunger games KZbinr cause you are the funniest one

[@zarabee2880]

Ahhh I’m excited!! Collins is such a good writer & storyteller ❤

[@-Pollux-]

5:22 I never knew about this detail!! That is so clever

[@Fenris77]

Plutarch was a true student of Machiavelli and possibly also Tzun Tzu.

[@DumbCup]

Yippee more Bryce

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Working on the next Hunger Games video right now, thank you for your support!

[@DumbCup]

@@BryceEdwardBrown I can’t wait!

[@reneeott1556]

"Pessimistic cucumber" has to be right up there with Moira Rose's "disgruntled pelican".

[@claireconolly8355]

Thank you you have the best hunger games content on KZbin!!!!!!

[@noahschramm8406]

I think he joins the rebellion because he saw the human cost of the games. At first he is one of them and a guy who doesn't question anything but after witnessing the execution of Haymitch's family it caused a spark in him. This spark would only grow as for the next 25 years he saw as Haymitch fell even further than before. He would begin to see that nobody ever won the games and that the victors were worse off than the dead. That is what Sunrise on the Reaping is going to be about

[@Jkreidell]

We need Kiefer Sutherland to play the younger snow. He’s the perfect age for the 50th game.

[@imperialraider1158]

It would be interesting to see the games/rebellion being told from the perspective of a rising president coin or her predecessor from D13. We haven’t heard anything about the development of D13 with the exception of the events of Mockingjay during the 2nd Rebellion. This new story perspective as a prequel reminds me of how The Fever Code is written as why WICKED/WCKD does the things they do through the original memories of Thomas when he was forced to work for them against his friends before being sent in without his memories and Teresa does seem to know what is going on always suggesting “WCKD is Good” even though she should have also had her memories wiped when being sent into the trials.

[@darthtepes]

18:01 - plus this change might also have smth to do with the passing of P.S.Hoffman (what if the scene with the sketchbook wasn't filmed but the actor was gone),so Effie and Haymich took his scenes instead.

[@alexgaeckle1540]

I do think Plutarch is the true antagonist of the whole thing.

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

To be honest I want it to be about Haymitch. I love that character and wish to know more about him.

[@nicidell]

What i would like to see is when Snow finds out that district 13 is not completly destroyed

[@MistarZtv]

these youtube ads are vicious, i cannot skip for some reason.

[@trip7002]

I had no clue another one was coming out in 26 but I’m SOOO excited

[@kailagreen8930]

I think he definitely knew if he openly was his successor he knew he faced the eventual poisoning 😂

[@emilyanna4667]

I think the Plinths could still be alive. Sejanus was almost 18 in the 10th HG. People marry young in the districts, so perhaps his parents were under 40 then. 40 years later, they'd be around 80, if not late 70's. And they live in the Capitol, now, not the districts. Snow was in his mid 80's when he choked on his own blood. Tigris three years older, and apparently in decent enough health. That's not to say they will necessarily appear in the book, but don't take it for granted that they won't. Your analysis of Heavensbee was very astute...but I don't think he'll be the narrator. We'll have to see!

[@ashleighdana2498]

Thank you for making me realise Mrs Everdeen doesn’t have a first name 💀 I’ve read and listened to these books a bajillion trillion times and had not even crossed my mind!

[@erwingvargas2272]

Omg Jesse Plemons can play him

[@jadacampbell9331]

Great casting idea 💡 👌

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

GOOD IDEA

[@mike-m123]

Ok good you're not sponsored by BetterHelp anymore

[@pm4813]

Rip Philip Seymore Hoffman

[@sarahdoesrobloxandgacha7883]

YAY NEW HUNGER GAMES CONTENT

[@joelspaulding5964]

That WAS, a fine looking slice of bread, especially by Panem-district standards.🤷

[@awesumtoast97]

The only thing is, they said this cover is just a placement cover. We dont know the actual cover yet. But i think that the main character would be the D1female

[@lilbug8505]

while I love this theory - and I recognise it’s farr too much fanservice lol I did hope for a Maysilee’s twin sister perspective, mainly because it would mean a chance of Mr Everdeen, Ms Everdeen & even peeta’s family making appearances. But !!!! this will absolutely be a clearer way of exploring the idea of implicit submission - a man of ‘true power’ vs the illusion of safety from district 12 merchant families. A capitol perspective just makes sense!! I hope Tigris is feeling rebellious in this one hehe

[@camtoonz6619]

OK, maybe I, in fact, cannot read between the lines like Katniss because it took me years just now to realize what Plutarch meant by, he never recovered from it 😭😭😭

[@dollanganger444]

I was thinking that the next perspective would be from a Capitol pov

[@jennahunt6861]

I'm betting it's Tigris

[@diana050661]

Plutarch and Tigris? Love uhhh that would be a twist

[@EmilyM8]

But Plutarch wasnt’ a gamekeeper at that time, so I think we might see his PoV as a Capitol citizen that watches the quarter quell and realizes how bad the capitol is

[@leightonpetty4817]

Plutarch has a line mentioning Katniss “inspired him” to “come back”, implying he was a Gamemaker at some point in the past.

[@EmilyM8]

@@leightonpetty4817 ah alright thanks 👍🏻

[@robertorangel9125]

Excelent vídeo as always! Now I’m pretty excited for the new book/movie! Btw I have such a crush on this guy it’s not even funny! Aaaahhh

[@HotBowlOf_rice.]

Well ur wrong just got confirmed it is haymach mc

[@ashisburning7786]

Waiting for the better help sponsorship like…

[@0denku0]

Plutarch's first game as game maker was the 75th games or third quarter quell. So either he's going to be a grunt in charge or the book is from someone else perspective or it's from his but he's not a game maker.

[@K1tty_L0ver_14]

I can’t with Plutarch eyebrows😔

[@tier1zaddy]

i really hope that somehow we get clues as to what the 4th quarter quell would’ve been, like snow opens some of the letters or something

[@katiesmith2447]

I definitely don't think it will be told by Haymitch. My prediction is a Tigris POV with Plutarch being my second choice.

[@akitadakid6326]

The potential that this house is insanely insane

[@alexandriapound6411]

It is Plutarch heavensbee related to the tribute from the songbirds and snakes

[@v.a.l.i.a]

the author usually picks names that have something to do with the character she is writing, so maybe it has similarities to Plutarch's story? the ancient Greek author

[@pancake5344]

nah, i think this book will be told by buttercup

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

This is probably the best theory

[@TawshaH]

The actor out Plutarch passed away sadly in 2014 when they were filming Mockingjay. So he won’t be in the next movie.

[@regionalvariantmaker]

You do know we know that and we also know that if plutarch was in the movie, he probably would have a younger actor playing him?

[@edra2005]

I want to know what happens to Dr. Gaul She deserves to be punished

[@LE-zy2od]

Unfortunately either she was promoted or nothing happened to her

[@pavelslama5543]

Realistic Panem: 1) Districts 5 to 12 are de-populated, their citizens taken to concentration camps or outright eliminated. Capitol uses machinery to do the same work with much more loyal people without needing the masses. 2) The second civil war is immediately followed by Plutarch Heavensbee taking power either directly or indirectly.

[@LewisMayberry-h7l]

3:43 no buttercup smh

[@carlosmlopez5375]

I wish we get a prequel that its not a prequel at first like its its on movie but the ending show the beginning of panam 😂

[@kellyfarrar6639]

Danger Santa took me the eff out

[@MrE2raHV]

awn haymich was my favorite

[@sarahliu5310]

Where did the awesome beard go😢😢😢

[@ishandubey4100]

blue 🔵

[@_grzan]

Plz do a video with Peeta explained, im waiting

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

Peeta video would be rad!

[@imperialraider1158]

I still want to see how you would cover The Maze Runner along with WCKD’s intentions with the trials and how these characters are seemingly so connected, you could switch out their counterparts such as Peeta/Newt and both stories would remain roughly the same.

[@imperialraider1158]

I will die on this hill lol😂

[@oddball_03]

Hey, I’ll be turning 21 the same day the book releases.

[@tylervilbert5071]

Yeassss !!! More hunger games videos !!!!!

[@BryceEdwardBrown]

More on the way! Thank for the support!

[@tylervilbert5071]

@@BryceEdwardBrown day 1 of me waiting for Bryce explains to post a hunger games video. 💅🏻

[@tylervilbert5071]

Day 6 of me waiting for B-Roice to post a hunger games video

[@shaneh3109]

Woohoo finally ur back to making hunger games content

[@burntbread_VOD]

i think it would be stupid if we dont see a good amount of Haymitch in the book/movie