The Bells 8x5 [GOT 8x5] GAME OF THRONES 8x5[REACTION] First Time Watching!

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[@natecloe8535]

The hound saying goodbye to Arya Gets even sadder when you realize something. The 2 Stark girls are the only 2 in the entire series to ever say thank you to him for anything at all. Sansa tried after he saved her from the commoners. And of course Arya is thanking him for a LOT. He was top tier, all around hero in this show.........with a few rough edges.

[@NiKiMa023]

Tyrion thanks him for saving Sansa from the crowd. Sandor replies ‘I didn’t do it for you’ or something along those lines

[@CollideFan1]

The best father/daughter duo ever

[@Blinkptx]

@NiKiMa023 Tyrion said "Well done Clegane"....sorry for sounding like an Umm actually douche. I'm just not sure I'd call that a thank you. More of a good job. In my opinion.

[@NiKiMa023]

@@Blinkptx how dare you “ackshually” me!? Lol I didn’t look up the quote and was going by memory of the moment. Thank you for correcting me.

[@Verdent777]

Typical loving but hard Scotsman.

[@RonWeb7804]

"She's got rabies bro"...best reaction to that scene ever LMAO !

[@shovel919]

the best!!🤣

[@streetracer1086]

I about died laughing at that one

[@Ottawajames]

One little detail that a lot of people seem to miss in the beginning of this episode is that Varys is trying to poison Dany's food. That's why his little bird had come to him and saying that she won't eat, and Varys replies "well we'll try again at supper." During that interaction he was writing letters to all the Lords of the realms to tell them about Jon's true heritage so that they would rise up against Dany and install Jon as king.

[@clee3133]

I didn't see that in my first viewing. Lots of things in season 8 were not shown or explained clearly.

[@Ottawajames]

@@clee3133 I also didn't catch it the first time, but to be fair, there was a lot going on and everything was so rushed...

[@b-six-twelve]

I also didn’t catch this the first time I saw the episode. People complain about how Daenerys’s character was butchered but it always bothered me that master of whisperers and professional sneakiest sneak Varys was fomenting rebellion in broad daylight. Dany wasn’t the only one who got idiot balled to expedite the plot.

[@cycle1990]

they did mention it tho...

[@HuntingViolets]

@@b-six-twelve The actor was not very happy with it at the time.

[@havok6280]

Good on Mrs October for remembering the Mad King's plan to burn them all and why Jamie killed him.

[@pauldourlet]

The ending I was hoping to see was going to be Jamie kills Cesrsi after Cersi says she is going to blow up the whole City. This would be after the bells are rung and the City surrenders .

[@bromaster9017]

​@@pauldourlet👎

[@pauldourlet]

@@bromaster9017 what do you think should have happened?

[@JirkaHeyduk]

"You Either Die a Hero, or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become the Villain" - Harvey Dent I guess that stands for Danny.

[@andrewdunckley]

it's been a journey with you two...

[@TheOctobersReact]

thanks for watching Andrew! we hope you like HOTD!

[@shandeleo1]

The most important point is one that I was glad to hear you make. Dany has been threatening to burn this place to the ground every time she didn't get what she wanted for 8 years, and all of the people who talked her out of it are dead or out of her favor.

[@TheJordanK]

Everyone seems to forget this. I’d still argue it moved forward too quickly but it absolutely didn’t come out of no where. It’s easy to look the other way cause we like her and she’s one of the protagonists throughout but she repeatedly is turned away from mad queen type shit by her advisors/friends, like you said. A few times she ignored them and did brutal stuff too. She literally lost everyone that was with her through the whole thing. Lost her family essentially. Her whole identity has become a lie since she isn’t even the rightful heir. Massive cognitive dissonance while in a land that she believed was waiting to welcome her. But instead she lost everyone close to her and most her dragons and everyone loves Jon more or just actively dislikes her. Her snapping makes a lot of sense imo. I just wish we had a full season to see it unfold more naturally.

[@VColossalV]

at no point did she want to murder innocents on purpose. Armies and slave masters, yes. Not the innocents.

[@a.j.1819]

@@VColossalVYeah tell that to the city of Quarth who she threatened to burn down simply for not letting her in. They weren’t a slave city either.

[@VColossalV]

@@a.j.1819 Threatening retribution if they let her people die is not equivalent to killing children for no reason.

[@Grizzly_6623]

I’ve had so much fun on this journey with y’all! We’re almost there!

[@THEbeautifuLIE]

Some of y’all need to quit😂 *_- entire family murdered as a baby; aside from the brother who molested & abused her until he died_* *_- on the run from assassins her entire life_* *_- sold off as a bride; gRAPED_* *_- betrayed by her then-only friend, Jorah_* *_- betrayed by witch who killed her husband and her child_* *_- kidnapped, imprisoned, abused by Dothraki_* *_- kidnapped, imprisoned by Warlocks_* *_- betrayed by Xaro_* *_- betrayed by Dothraki servant_* *_- watch’d her child-dragon killed while saving a handful of Northmen from the army of the dead_* *_- watch’d her closest friend/ally beheaded solely b/c Cersei wanted to hurt her feelings; knowing full well a un-winnable war would follow_* *_- betrayed by Northerners after abandoning her own war to march all the Unsullied, All the Dothraki & her dragons North solely to save “THEIR” lives_* *_- betrayed by Cersei after abandoning her own war to march all the Unsullied, All the Dothraki & her dragons North solely to save Northern lives_* *_- completely disrespected publicly by Sansa (repeatedly)_* *_- betrayed by Tyrion (repeatedly)_* *_- betrayed by Varys; who attempted to have her dethroned & even poisoned_* y’all: _”🥴bUt WhY sHe So MaD, tHo🥴?!”_

[@EmbouchureLive]

Thank you!

[@padjojosephiscious3194]

I don’t even like Daenerys like that, but this is spot-on. Folks are ridiculous with the standard they hold her to.

[@KevinJ-ee2wv]

Yessir!!! #MadQueen

[@badboygoodguy4571]

No one else in the entire series went thru as much (even unintentionally) & even remotely tried to be “good”.

[@marcanderson4465]

I’m like Mr. October: I don’t “like” certain things that were done, but this was EPIC!

[@imthewolf1]

I saw the signs of her changing in season 6. She started getting more ruthless. Before it was follow me or you are free. Then it was follow me or die. Then when she found out she wasn't the heir to the throne that hurt her most. That showed she was about the power. Then losing her friend pushed her over the edge. And insanity can be hereditary. I saw the change coming.

[@CrazeeAdam]

I mean really ALL show there were signs of her mental illness and her demeanor. She's always been very overbearing, and very set in her path, along with having some mental illness signs throughout. Understandably so, and it's in her genes as well.

[@1975jamrock]

If she was truly all about the Power she would have just let the Wights kill Jon when he was surrounded by Wights when he went charging the Night King like an idiot. That would have fixed her Jon problem. Better yet if she had just taken Tyrion’s advice to NOT go North of the Wall. Jon would have died, Viserion would still be alive. The Night King wouldn’t have a dead dragon to bring the Wall down and many lives would have been saved at Winterfell. She wouldn’t have lost Missendei the way she did and she probably would have burned the Red Keep. But Tyrion went from being one of the smartest men in Westeros to being continually outsmarted by his enemies aka his family. Makes you feel he was giving Dany just enough advice to not to have his brother or sister killed.

[@Sunny-sc5vq]

​@@1975jamrock Atleast Jon had the balls to face adversity like a G. He never needed a freaking dragon to show that he's brave and has ball of steel. Call him a stupid or an idiot, but that stupidity to face death with courage and do the right thing even if that cost him his life was something that made everyone fall in love with him.

[@imthewolf1]

@1975jamrock no she was in love with jon, but she wasn't about to follow him by letting him be king and have the power. She wanted him to be her "first lady" so to speak.

[@crazy_indian3921]

The Hound... Forged by Fire and died by Fire 🫡 poetic

[@CrazeeAdam]

When people say this is the worst episode, still there are great moments like the Hound vs Mountain for sure and Hound and Arya stuff in general. And a few other moments, regardless of what happens otherwise

[@Blinkptx]

@CrazeeAdam Yes! I'm a GoT fanboy. Even I struggle a bit with seasons 7 and 8. I don't hate them. I actually like them. They were rushed though, and should have been so much better. I still like them because the things they did well were amazing. Theon's end is another one of those things for me. Him and Sandor have two of the greatest storylines from beginning to end. In my opinion.

[@harshahir3176]

​@@CrazeeAdamidk hound vs mountain is really bad, just because it's cool doesn't mean it's good writing, he had a good ending they chose to ruin it because of memes

[@Jens9526]

I always saw Arya’s scenes in this episode as her personal redemption. She basically became a ruthless assassin herself, and when she witnesses this kind of war, this kind of mass murder, I think the white horse represents her own innocent soul returning back to her.

[@emmanx011]

That is so beautiful 😍 Well said! Thank you ❤

[@johnmorris1009]

I just think that D & D had run out of ideas as to what to do with her character by season 8, and so just came up with a load of random crap.

[@harshahir3176]

That beautiful innocence symbolising horse disappears

[@justmando9488]

@@johnmorris1009😂😂

[@fernandof.2225]

Daenerys did what she did, IMHO because: -she lost her 2nd dragon -she lost Jorah -she lost half of the Dothraki -she lost half of the Unsullied -she lost Melisandre -Jon betrayed her -Jon didn't return her love -Varys betrayed her -Tyrion betrayed her -nobody in the North loved her -she wasn't eating

[@maxvickrey4357]

Lol your not you when you're hungry... If only Dany had a Snickers candy bar...

[@--ArcAngel--]

Dany was HANGRY! 😂

[@erickknutz5599]

The crazy thing is I think you are right, but tbh in that entire list, if just Jon had decided to stop pulling away from her then things would have been different. Dany herself said one time that they should just live together in the North, and Jon could have just married her and been her Consort. But hey, why not instead just keeping repeating "I Love You, you will always be my Queen1!!1" while you pull back from her kisses and abandon her emotionally =p

[@imakefoodhappen]

She did what she did because she saw that no matter how much she accomplished, people were going to congratulate a man over her.

[@reidger7778]

​@@erickknutz5599Jon was brought up in the North they don't marry their own family in the North

[@100percentnonofyourbiz]

I never realized the probability Varys wanting to poison Daenerys, untill you spoke of it about her not wanting to eat....

[@Gagboy223]

haha, same here :D And i have seen this shot 2 times

[@bcrypted]

x3

[@roystoyscomics1361]

R.I.P. Varys, R I P. Jamie, R.I.P. Sandor 😢

[@johnmorris1009]

The best and one of the few good bits of writing in this episode was basically just one word; " Sandor."

[@Natedawgg84]

You forgot to say R.I.P. to Cersi. 😂

[@roystoyscomics1361]

I didn't forget. That was a conscious decision. 😛

[@bromaster9017]

​@@roystoyscomics1361👎

[@roystoyscomics1361]

It's not that I don't like Lena Headey...she is a great actress. I loved her in the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and in 300. I just don't like the character of Cersi Lannister very much. Even Sandor Clegane redeemed himself towards the end. Cersi got what she deserved. Especially after what she did to Missandei of Narth. Bummer for Jamie though. 😢

[@irelandspacifist6156]

stannis burns one person albeit his daughter, for the greater good and literally save the world (as he sees it) and many people freaked out. dany blasts thousands or however many it was, indiscriminately lol and people are cool!

[@jrafel1707]

There are 2 schools of thought on Danerys. One is that she always showed a "volatile side" by burning the Tarly's, Crucifying the Maesters in Mereen etc. The other is that those actions were justified. I don't know if the writers meant for that citizen killing spree to be Danery's pent up anger making her snap, Or if it was for her to make sure that she instilled undeniable fear of her as a leader (Let it be fear). Either way, these last 2 episodes went way too fast to make her actions make sense. Cersei's death was so anticlimatic to me after 8 seasons of waiting for Cersai's downfall.

[@TheJordanK]

It was definitely her snapping. The ol’ Targaryen unstableness or madness if you wanna call it that. The whole show she’s had her friends or close advisors always there to check this side of her and keep her grounded. All of them are gone, and 2 of her dragons, AND her life goal was a lie, she isn’t even the rightful heir. She’s based her entire identity off this. Her determination throughout her whole story is all based on her reclaiming her birthright. That’s out the window, she tried grasping for straws to save it by keeping it from everyone but the man she loves won’t play along and in her mind betrayed her. Combine all that and it absolutely leads to some form of snapping or madness. It’s been a while but I also believe the show runners say something along those lines in the after episode interviews. But I may be making that up, David and Dan liked to say some dumb shit sometimes.

[@johnmorris1009]

I think they should have had either Arya or Jaime kill Cersei. There was no need to have Arya go to King's Landing and then back out of it, and her final conversation with the hound could have been had either at Winterfell (she stays behind) or not at all (and she goes with him,.he protects her from the mountain and she then goes after Cersei.

[@boki1693]

I agree with you that it really needed more time to develop her snapping. But her snapping in general wasn't a problem for me.

[@RR64434]

The intense fire liquifies the mortar that holds the stones in place. Once the structural integrity of a stone building is compromised it brings itself down. That is why they are easily destroyed.

[@baronhomer1]

Dany isn't the only person to lose people close to them.most just don't destroy people for it.

[@--ArcAngel--]

Exactly...and we all think Jamie was a hero for killing the Mad King before he had his pyromancers do exactly what dany actually did.

[@AlwaysRightAllNight]

Yeah, they didn't lose as much in a short span of time

[@baronhomer1]

@@AlwaysRightAllNight that's still no excuse for what she did

[@dottzie33]

@@AlwaysRightAllNight TBF Jon didn’t have an easy ride either. Dany was always unstable

[@AlwaysRightAllNight]

@dottzie33 yeah, but in comparison She did go through more. Jon is probably closest in the show to her in terms of what they have been through

[@bmw3lov3r]

Mrs October low key had funny comments in these reactions. My favorite is when Dani locked up the two dragons Mrs. O says “ at least give em some gold to lay in!”

[@TheOctobersReact]

we have been learning things about dragons through the hobbit trilogy lol

[@bobtilley2724]

She lost everyone who ever meant anything to her, either through death or by betrayal. If that ever happens to me, I pray I'm not sitting on the back of a dragon when my moment of reckoning comes, and I have to decide whether to be merciful. I'd like to think I'd pass the test, but I can certainly understand why she didn't.

[@LightningN1NjA]

Yeah, she’s always shown signs of going mad and was quickly steered in the right direction by her advisors. At this point she literally has no one….she can’t even trust Jon or Tyrion

[@M11969]

David & Dan did Varys dirty IMO.

[@ashleyl3699]

they did every character dirty imo

[@theveryworstluck1894]

Did literally every main character dirty

[@killerclair]

Varys would NEVER have been so stupid.

[@ashleyl3699]

@@killerclair nope but at least he was portrayed as expecting it, imo what they did with littlefinger was even worse.

[@Eraser18574]

Yeah you can tell by the look on the actors face when they read the scripts in the making of, that he also didn’t agree with this ending.

[@Anthonydbrown13]

My theory is that the voice Varys heard in the flames as a child said "dracarys" and he took that to mean a Targaryen should rule. Only in his death did he realise it was his death he heard.

[@girlnettles]

This is bittersweet. I loved this journey with you guys. I started following for game of thrones. But I’ll stick around because I love y’all’s personalities. I’d be friends with you in real life.

[@TheOctobersReact]

we appreciate that! thanks for being so kind!

[@Aegon23]

You mentioned that Varys did not scream and took it like a champ. To clarify, we are talking about flames so hot they can burn metal and stone, such as those that scorched Harrenhal and the Iron Throne. Given this, as soon as the flames touched Varys' body, he would have died instantly. Death would occur so quickly that there would be no time to react. Being engulfed in dragon fire is like being shot in the head; you go from being alive to being dead in milliseconds, leaving no time to scream or even feel pain. It is painless due to the rapidity of death.

[@mack_taylor]

It seems to vary scene by scene lol sometimes they die instantly and other times extras scramble around for a few seconds.

[@Aegon23]

​@@mack_taylor That is just bad writing. If you google the melting points of stone and iron, and compare them to the melting point of human flesh, you will see that being scorched by a flame capable of melting stone would instantly melt our bodies. D&D are retarded.

[@Aegon23]

@@mack_taylor That is just bad writing. If you google the melting points of stone and iron, and compare them to the melting point of human flesh, you will see that being scorched by a flame capable of melting stone would instantly melt our bodies. D&D are flawed.

[@adamchastain8341]

The Tarley's didn't die instantly

[@Aegon23]

@@adamchastain8341 Any variations are simply due to bad writing and the writers' inability to think logically.

[@TheAbominableDrFaustus]

Varys: I’ve known more kings than any man living. Yeah, but that’s just because of all the recent deaths.

[@cv_290]

""She's got rabies bro!!" 😂😂 truly she does indeed. Lol

[@dunringill1747]

*Poetic Irony:* - Cersei "POWER is Power" - Dies to supernatural power much greater than her own (Dany & Drogon) - Littlefinger "KNOWLEDGE is Power" - Dies to supernatural knowledge much greater than his own (Bran, the 3-Eyed Raven) Jorah Mormont was always Dany's "Jiminy Cricket". We had clues about Dany's evil streak from the very beginning when her brother died with the "crown of gold". Jorah wanted her to turn away, but Dany wanted to savor every minute of Visery's death. Even "Dark Sansa" turned away when Ramsey was being devoured by his dogs.

[@LuvFearlessly]

I think that was Dany realizing the brother she’d stood up for many times was her abuser and realizing “his” destiny was hers. Sansa also did watch as her abuser was killed. Just didn’t stay for the whole thing.

[@kellie9276]

The problems most of us have with Season 8 is with the show runners. The acting was still out of this world.

[@suvijii841]

The actors did the best they could with the script they got.

[@CollideFan1]

There are vids out there that show the actors receiving the season 8 scripts. Many of them unhappy especially the actor who played Varys. He didn't hide his contempt of what he thought of the season

[@lynnjohanssen6552]

The acting was pretty good, except you could tell it was a little rough for Kit Harrington having the sane "your my Queen" line over and over. Music was great, camera work was great, editing and battle scenes were well done. It's literally the writing.

[@windingroad9196]

Haters. Stay mad 🖕

[@lynnjohanssen6552]

@windingroad9196 I'm not sure if anyone has told you about this, but people can have healthy discussions with differing opinions without anyone being a "hater".

[@jdupre7877]

Ahh....the 77 minute episode that set the internet on fire which turned many fans to haters overnight. The knee-jerk reaction of negative emotions clouded their judgement which resulted in condemning the writers and swearing off the show in a fit of rage. I remember being astounded, witnessing the mass hysteria and short-term memory loss of great episodes that aired before that moment. All because the show went in a direction that the fans didn't want to see or couldn't see coming. You know, like GOT has done in all previous seasons. At least the outcome was unpredictable, even though there were plenty of signs all along the way in hindsight, so you can't shout character assassination if you refuse to acknowledge them. Oh well, you can't talk sense to irrational people who follow the heard, won't listen to reason, incapable of critical thinking, or being objective.

[@SerbAtheist]

Amen. Season 8 is the triumph of television.

[@Katshing_Khan]

You could not be more wrong lol. The show dropped in quality when it comes to writing since season 5. Dumb & Dumber rushed it cus they lost interest in the series.

[@johnj4471]

The mountain was still in there. That’s why he fought the hound instead of protecting Cersei

[@dunringill1747]

Yup

[@m.ericwatson968]

Remember in the first season when Tywin said "We could establish a dynasty that would last a thousand years....or we could collapse into nothing, as the Targaryen's did." It literally collapsed on Jaime and Cersei and the Targaryan's rule again; there were little clues peppered throughout the series but only looking back do you catch most of them.

[@THE-ILL-MADE-KNIGHT]

She was always crazy. In season 5 she casually talked about destroying Meereen and killing men women and children just because she was annoyed about the fighting pits. Three times before this episode she was about to destroy a city, but was talked out of it. First by Jorah then Tyrion and then Jon.

[@lynnjohanssen6552]

She also threatened to burn cities to the ground starting with Qaarth back in season 2.

[@THE-ILL-MADE-KNIGHT]

@@lynnjohanssen6552 The way she watched her brother die without even flinching should have been a dead giveaway.

[@Blinkptx]

@THE-ILL-MADE-KNIGHT True! I didn't start seeing her as a future villain until season 2, but that is definitely an earlier sign. He was a massive pos, but still.

[@KelliFranklin]

I mean, Lady Olenna told Dany to be a dragon and Missandei said Dracarys. She lost 2 dragons, Jorah and her best friend. No one was left to check her worst impulses. I don't like what she did but I think I sort of understand why she did that terrible thing.

[@morpheusjones4753]

Dario also shaped Dany into a conqueror mindset.

[@KelliFranklin]

@@morpheusjones4753 Ooh I agree with that too.

[@assadarlingtoni]

Olenna and Missandei obviously meant that Daenerys needs to attack King's Landing, and that's what she did. I don't think they meant burn everyone after they surrender the city and the throne (which was the goal after all)

[@morpheusjones4753]

@@assadarlingtoni I agree about Missandei, but Lady Olenna wouldn't give 2 $#!ts about KL.She had already lost her family when she said it, correct?

[@assadarlingtoni]

@@morpheusjones4753 I mean she probably doesnt care about the city itself, she did express her hate towards it a lot. But i don't think Olenna was emotionless maniac, yes she was ruthless but i do think Olenna would comdemn that action. Burning down lannister army and Cersei tho? That's all she's ever wanted

[@kimberleymorrison4781]

Brant doesn't know the future. He knows the past and the present. But, when you know everything that's ever happened you can predict patterns, etc.

[@lynnd.5135]

He did have a vision of the dragon flying over the red keep in season 2 or 3

[@NiKiMa023]

Bran can know the future. He just has to know where to go look for a download

[@americanandpinay]

@@lynnd.5135 That "vision" wasn't the future. It was from either the Dance of the Dragons or Aegon's Conquest. History repeats itself.

[@correypeta]

@@americanandpinay Why do you say that? It was the same filmwise.

[@americanandpinay]

@@correypeta Because every event Bran sees in that vision is from the past. It would mean that one scene is from the future. I also say because you can listen to them tell you it's from the past on the commentary. The reason I say it's during the Dance of the Dragons is because in Bran's Vision you see the Sept of Baelor in the bottom right, which Cercei destroyed. I don't believe it would be an oversight considering the vision happens same season as it's explosion. Also, if you watch the scene, the Vision. And you change Aerys' pitch. It's sounds different. Like Burn the Wall. Hold the Door Hodor. That goes into a different theory about D&D original execution. But it's here in slow mo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5uveIynmJKjpcWcttps://kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5uveIynmJKjpcU Check out the Bran Time Loop theory if you never have. I believe Bran was originally meant to be the villain and they changed it after GRRM feel off the board in S6 and that's why Bran becomes this sort of weird not a man character, but it's all in the Vision. D&D did it because they always hated the more serious magical elements of the story because they're tied to souls and religion and it was too complicated to pull off with wanting to be done and over with the project.

[@robtintelnot9107]

Bro saw this coming in season 4. Called Dany "Hitler". Not sure why he's surprised. 😂

[@TheTalentTJRichter]

I love this episode. 2nd best episode just behind The Long Night. I'm fine with how it all wraps up. Executed perfectly as it was planned over 30 years ago. People can be disappointed and that's fine with me. It all ended as I thought it would so I'm happy.

[@havok6280]

In the book, Jamie lies to Tyrion about his first wife. She wasn't a prostitute. They had a messy falling out when Jamie told him the truth. The show chose to abandon that part of their relationship.

[@NiKiMa023]

They abandoned the entire Tysha ‘where do whores go?’ thing.

[@RennersPT-C]

I was entertained and had no expectations, just like for the whole show. I enjoyed whatever they chose to give me. Rewatching the show is even better.

[@michaelanderson5301]

I recommend watching the final table read and reveal for the GoT outcome. When Conleth Hill, hears the fate of Varys he looks both disgusted and furious.

[@M11969]

He did, and who could blame him?

[@mack_taylor]

He had already read it beforehand too, so that wasn't even fresh rage. Kit was the only one that hadn't read it yet.

[@michaelanderson5301]

@@mack_taylor Sophie was loving Kit's reaction. She looked malignant in her delight. Maisie, had her hand over her forehead, but when she saw Kit, she moved her hand over her mouth. Sweet girl.

[@johnmorris1009]

"What do we get when we have poor writing? Chaos.."

[@AlwaysRightAllNight]

​@michaelanderson5301 Why you trying to make out that Sophie isn't a good person?

[@jusskitten6120]

This has been such a fun journey with yall, thanks for the great reactions and fast uploads! I love that yall didnt make us wait like other reactors. Can't wait to see your house of the dragon reactions and whatever else you put out :)

[@cliftonmoore8316]

one of the reasons i couldn't daenerys is she had the nerve to question Jon about his pride because he refuse to bow when she had way more pride, like are you fucking serious? she's just another conqueror and a a ticking time bomb.

[@supercorp45]

John Snow is a loser and a weak man .

[@megabubfish]

For the life of me, I will never understand why people don't see Dany's evil side. She was ALWAYS an ends-justifies-the-means character, and it was only her advisors reining her in that kept her from acting on her worst impulses. The second she ran out of good advisors, her answer was universally genocide. That's not to say it was well-written here, but I found it beyond predictable.

[@devyn1772]

Same here. The Dany Stans grate on my nerves.

[@jcnom6606]

Most people with media literacy or people who read the books expected Dany to go mad in some way, a lot of the problem like you said is that it’s not well written, the pacing rushed, the descent is not believable, partly because Dany in the show was whitewashed and because her descent to becoming genocidal takes place in the span of really just two episodes. No real leg work done, just drove a golf cart to the finish line of the marathon

[@SJHD]

what are you talking about, she never killed innocents for no reason, she actively fought against that, she had the battle won! if she had flipped and flew to the red keep and burned it down with Cersei in it, that would have made sense, but flying around burning all the innocents and all the buildings made literally no fucking sense whatsoever, I do not understand how people like you cannot see how stupid and dense that was.

[@jcnom6606]

@@SJHD think he’s just saying that it’s poorly written but Dany burning down KL isn’t at all un-predictable, at least to book fans. The show Dany isn’t book Dany though so this comes out of almost nowhere. It’s incredibly stupid but it’s more the execution that’s dumb, not the concept, you can make Dany going mad work, if you put the time, logic, consistency, context and guts to do it.

[@correypeta]

Most people don't have a problem with Dany's mad side. It's that it should have taken at least 2 more seasons to get there.

[@DunaEider93]

I cant believe you both calling Jon Aegon 😂😂 He is still Jon Snow

[@LSFD]

That dagger is the true protagonist of the whole series

[@lorettavanrooyen4998]

Fastest click on a video in my Life! You guys are super cool man I love ya'll!!!❤

[@TheOctobersReact]

thanks for watching! this series was so much fun!

[@CrazeeAdam]

Fun fact: In season 2 there are two mentions of "Bells" before the Battle of the Blackwater. Davos proclaims: I've never known Bells to mean surrender (as they hear Bells when they approach the shore for battle).. here Bells do in fact mean "surrender" And I believe it's Hound or Bronn that says: "I hate the sounds of those Bells" All comes back around here.

[@morpheusjones4753]

There was really no one left that could check Danys worst impulses. It kinda all makes sense. Missandei and Jorah were really the only ones that kept her grounded. If Jorah was still around, he could possibly have kept her from burning down King's Landing. The people would have eventually learned to love her, but she had lost all hope when Jon rejected her. When I first watched this episode, I knew because of how things had gone for Dany in the last couple of episodes, the bells would not save King's Landing. Cersei and Jamie should have faced the same fate as Randall and Dickon Tarley...

[@adrianpeart]

💯 agree

[@Seriba]

Hard agree! Dany has always been a bit questionable with her choices and after losing so much she slipped too far.

[@NiKiMa023]

‘I’ve never known bells to mean surrender’

[@adrianpeart]

19:47 ~ Cersei standing there unbothered like she's waiting for her UberEats to pull up

[@88happiness]

In the previous episode Varys did tell Dany that he thought she was wrong but she couldn't/wouldn't hear him.

[@Ericthelogos]

Ayman said that in reference to jon snow. He knew the truth about Jon but kept his vows to the nights watch by not getting involved in politics. Thats why Robert let him live even though he was a Targgarien

[@marquisdesade3025]

RIP Varys

[@BernardoPC117]

42:15 The Mountain went feral and killed Qyburn when he saw Sandor, I think he still himself at least a little bit.

[@NiKiMa023]

I could never understand why Gregor had beef with Sandor. Like was he still hot that his little bro was playing with his toys?

[@BernardoPC117]

@@NiKiMa023 Gregor killed his horse for no real reason, killed and did other terrible things to Elia Martell and her children, I think crazy is enough explanation for me.

[@dezgarrett2790]

I so glad you two didn't let the negativity of some sway your thinking about the show. Some want to throw away all those unbelievable performances by the great actors and actresses just because they didn't agree with the ending. Good for you guys. You've definitely gained a follower.

[@americanandpinay]

I've never seen a TV show end that people loved and agreed with.

[@timy.4818]

Mrs. October is one of the smartest reactors I have ever seen !!!! Fantastic !

[@crazy_indian3921]

Arya on the white horse To me, symbols the pale horse and the Death the rider and hell followed behind

[@InquisitorKalt]

Varys was the best, he knew what would happen..

[@JasonValencia]

Mr. October: so best case scenario and second best case scenario… Mrs. October: right, so a lot of good things could happen in this episode. Ramsey in his grave: wtf have y’all been watching? 18:22

[@mr_yoru5834]

That man got jaundice. ☠️

[@coderoutemedia2969]

why cant they see that varys was right to think the way he did, after he told his queen that he's loyal to the rhelm and whats to see the rhelm prosper, the same queen ends up not listening to her advisers despite their warning and they feel varys was wrong lol

[@monlovchel]

That and he DID TELL HER!!

[@SerbAtheist]

Yeah, I think his first misgivings was when the queen dressed him down and threatened his life for having the audacity to.... gasp.... serve faithfully all previous rulers and even further... gasp... exclaim that serving the realm was to him a top priority over any individual ruler! Why couldn't he be a nice little 100% obedient drone like Grey Worm?

[@trianfebriansyah]

In season one Dany showed her cold almost crazy reaction when Drogo gave the hot golden crown for Viserys...and it only takes 8 seasons for Dany to erupt and breathe fire (literally)

[@joeyhenson5166]

as a tv writer myself, i know how hard it is to correctly close out even a regular show in a way that is satisfying, but GOT is one of the deepest shows ever created. everyone who hates the way the series ended dont really understand the level of talent that had to go into just pulling off what they did in this season and it's not the writers' faults that they had a short window to wrap it up. its not perfect, but nothing of this show's magnitude ever could be even with more time.

[@gjchawks17]

"I never knew bells to mean surrender" - Davos, S2E9. Clearly Daenerys was told the same thing

[@fouff925]

I will never forgive the writers for not giving us access to finding out more on varys' life before he died... He is the biggest mystery in Westeros lmao Fun fact: The horse that went flying when Daenerys blew up the gate is the same horse that saved Arya from the burning town at the very end. I think it was "the lord of light'" or something

[@TheOctobersReact]

i know... THE SOCERER wasn't he captured!

[@AleksandrePertaia]

What if I told you Varys shaved his head to hide his Targaryen silver hair?

[@emmanx011]

​@@AleksandrePertaia I know...! 😋; and the actor has such BEAUTIFUL Silver Grey hair . 😘 ("EGG does the same 😋)

[@Ottawajames]

​@@emmanx011he looks like an entirely different person with hair... Like I've seen him in many interviews and I'm always like "who is that guy?" Lol.

[@Ottawajames]

Varys talks about his origin story in detail in the Histories and Lore videos. Was an orphan boy in Lys, owned by an actor's troupe, was sold to the sorcerer and left for dead. He lived and became a thief. Learned that "the contents of a man's letters" were often "more valuable than the contents of his purse", met and teamed up with Ilyrio (the man who harbored Dany and Viserys in Pentos) and began recruiting other orphans to be his spies, then he ended up in Westeros sometime during the mad King's reign and ended up in service to him. Then it was Robert's Rebellion.

[@dennisr.4918DennyDesigns]

Great time watching your GOT reactions. Thanks for the entertainment. Speaking of how we would take the pain for our children if we could, I remember when my special needs son was around 4 years old, we took him in for shots and the nurse must have hit a nerve. She seemed uncaring and didn't care at all. Meanwhile my son Warren was looking at me sobbing. He must have wondered why we would let this woman hurt him. I was thinking I wish I could take your pain right now son. I would do anything to take the shots for him! And then it hit me, not to get too religious, but imagine how much pain the Father was in watching His son die on a cross. His innocent Son was crucified by sinners! And I realized it was much harder for the Father to set aside His wrath and let His Son pay the ultimate price.

[@legendary8838]

Dani has always shown little glimpses of having a dark side and her losing her claim to the throne and losing her best friend sent her over the edge

[@HuntingViolets]

After you finish the show, you should check out the musical, bad lip reading, and the table read for season 8.

[@rebelwithoutaclue5693]

0:24 the very first time I watched this series I knew at the beginning that Arya was a key character and Tyrion was also. I found out later about the episode count on Tyrion and never realized it until I saw the second time watching… but it has been great watching it again with you two and how much detail you caught and the laughter along the way 🤘🤘🤘🤔🤔🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠

[@alicia1465]

In this and the finale, I felt your tears. I went through the same thing. The series was awesome and an emotional roller coaster.

[@PeppermintGlow]

The thing about Dany is that the seeds of her madness were in season 1. She was what, 13, 14? And watched emotionlessly as her brother was murdered in front of her. We cheered her, because Viserys was the WorstTM, and we felt she was in the right. But we didn't stop to remember this is the only family this literal child has in the world and she loves him and looks up to him as a brother. Then she burned the witch that killed Khal Drogo, and we cheered her, because the witch was The WorstTM, and we felt Dany was in the right. She threatened the 13 at the gates of Qarth, and we cheered her, because the main guy was The WorstTM and she was in the right. She killed the warlocks in Qarth, we cheered her because they were The WorstTM and she was in the right. She massacred all the slaveowners in Astapor, Yunkai, and Mereen, and we cheered her, because they were the worst, and she was in the right. She nailed slaveowners to posts and we cheered her, because they had done the same to children, and she was in the right. The Khals of the Dothraki were the WorstTM and she was in the right so she killed them and we cheered her. We can see at each and every step that the circumstances were such that we were okay with what she did. From her POV, she acted, and people cheered. The circumstances mattered as long as people loved her. When she got to Westeros and found all the love she had in Essos has dissipated, she did what she always did. She acted, and hoped the people cheered.

[@supercorp45]

Dany will always be my favorite character,kingslanding deserved to burn in hell that place was evil.

[@React2This]

I don’t think Bran sees the future. He sees all of the past and present, which could help him predict how people will behave.

[@kikoslive]

I think he can see the future, thats why he handed the dagger to arya, so she can kill the night king

[@andystewart581]

The first season, Daenerys, pure, innocent, dressed in white. Now dresses in the same color as Cersei.

[@nyztan0]

The Hound vs The Mountain was definitely one of the coolest scenes though with all other garbage surrounding it

[@doorattachment6926]

I loved the show but this whole season was a rush. Danny's decent into the mad queen was taken to fast.

[@KhaoticSgath]

It took 8 fckin seasons!!!! You can already see her insanity in first season with how she WANT to see her brother being killed, she told the guys from Qarth that when her dragon would be bigger she'll "destoy her enemies and burn cities to the ground". I agree the last two seasons were rushed but Dany's insanity was visible (punctually yeah but still) from the beginning.

[@TheOctobersReact]

i agree, i called it in like season 3

[@TheOctobersReact]

i would of liked to see it not so rushed also so i do agree

[@doorattachment6926]

@@KhaoticSgath yeah no I agree with you on that but this whole season was a total bust.

[@hjalnelson9579]

She promised back in season 1 her enemies would die screaming. It's been 8 seasons of foreshadowing

[@JamesPetraglia-rd8ru]

This is why I don’t understand why people react to Game of Thrones and you’re not even on the last episode. This show is known for being one of the best that ever started and ended horribly and there is a reason why so many people hate it. I’m not saying this to be a dick. I’m just saying it’s not gonna be worth your return on investment and you still don’t even know who the ruler is. Keep this in mind, the show was probably successful that early seasons because of George RR Martin. He hasn’t finished the book series. The last one published was book 5 for context. Danny had just flown off with Drogo and Tyrion hadn’t met her yet. Tyrion was just arriving in Mereen. The fifth book ends with John dying. That’s how much of a gap there is between what is actually published and where the show ends it’s not worth it if you want something and you want something Game of Thrones I would stick with House of the Dragon books published that series out and you can figure out what happens if you really wanted to before the show. And the characters are just as good and there’s more dragons. But this this is not worth it, and it never should be even be considered to start the show in my opinion. It just isn’t worth the ending.

[@LSFD]

The lighting in this video is greeaaat!!! you look awesome guys

[@damonmcdowelljr2782]

Dany spent multiple seasons attempting to liberate an entire region of the world from slavery when she could have just taken her army to Westeros. She even chained up her dragons over ONE child dying. I'm supposed to believe she's just gonna snap and slaughter a million people after winning a war? Cmon. I would have been fine if there was a full season building up her going mad but this was straight up character assassination to me.

[@Sunny-sc5vq]

But at those times, she wasn't facing this level of dilemma. In mereen she had people who could steer her worst impulses. Just watch the seasons again, there are hints thrown here and there about the one way Daenerys was ready to get what she wanted, i.e. burning people alive. Not saying that she was worse than the tyrants before her, she was obviously better from them. But the thing is that you're only self righteous when your self righteousness doesn't start hurting you. That's when your real test is. Are you capable of doing the right thing, even if it costs you everything? Clearly she couldn't. On the other hand Jon could. Even if he lost everything, he was ready to do the right thing. Even if he knew that Dany was doing the wrong thing, he tried to keep his pledge he had given her. That's the kind of person you want to root for, someone who's willing to do the right thing and keep their promise.

[@emmanx011]

First "Little Finger", now "The Spider".... bleeuugh...😢 This scene, always makes me think of Master Aemond's words to Jon...; "A Targaryan, all alone in the world, is a terrible thing" (Eventho Jon is a Targaryan as well, he is backing away from her, due to her being his Aunt..., so she's alone 😢) Ps: Dany says, "first of her name"...; but she's the second or third Danearys...??; of corse, she's the first queen...lol...

[@TyCChronicles]

Grey Worm and Missandei were great characters but they both represented Danaerys. Missandei GENERALLY represented peace, fairness, gentle, loving, motherly. Grey Worm generally represented aggression, toughness, assertiveness, protection, vengeance, trauma, violent. When Cersi caught Missandei and beheaded her, that representation. What do you have left?! Grey worm characteristics ! Cersei brought all of this and it’s her fault, had she not killed Missandei, though hurt and bruised Daney wouldn’t have burn down the city. But maybe the red keep! 😅

[@raistlinmcfly7535]

this episode was beautiful in its tragedy. I always thought to dragon fire as a metaphore for the atomic bomb. And all the episode is about the atrocity of war that leaves no winners, only losers, about who suffers the most in a war (the poor innocent bastards), and about what power and hate combined do to people. even to blond charming princesses.

[@JesikaTheJackalope]

Anyone remember when the show was still ongoing, people were naming their kids after characters, and everyone who named their daughter Daenerys/Khaleesi saw this episode and went 😨 😂😂😂

[@correypeta]

Varys deserved so much more. He was the true hero of the realm. The only who truly cared for the people. And even though I couldn't stand Cersei, I did want Jamie to find her. and get away. Even though I didn't. Damn.

[@TheMightyOdin]

If you think about it the dragon queen was a murder monster the whole time.

[@Toxic0788]

If you think about it, you’re wrong lol

[@adrianpeart]

Yes she was. Anyone that doesn't see that just ignored all the times she killed or wanted to kill but was talked down by her advisors

[@Toxic0788]

@@adrianpeart Any time Dany killed someone it was because they were either A) Evil, and did horrible things or B) Were her enemy and wanted her dead. That’s a philosophy the Starks also carried out.

[@Kingfaust777]

If the author is completely unaware of the original lore, yes, even Superman, Naruto, Goku, and Captain America become genocidal. welcome to the world of pathetic authors

[@BernardoPC117]

@@Toxic0788 She killed everyone who stood on her way, coincidently everyone in her way happened to be "evil" but she said since season 2 "I will take what is mine with fire and blood" "I'll lay waste to armies and BURN CITIES TO THE GROUND"

[@Neo6364]

Are we sure Varys wanted to poison Dani? When first watched it I thought that Dani was just very depressed and in solitude. The young girl was simply bringing her food and reporting back to Varys on Dani’s decline and ultimately her desperation for vengeance.

[@stephenbutula]

55:37 you're right about the minimal casualties thing before the bells - But I feel like that moment of bells/surrender would have made her angry as well. She could have conquered/done what she did on day one arriving in Westeros up until the bells/surrender (when they only had one scorpion even). I think day one Danny would have let them surrender without a question. - "this is all it would have taken for a surrender/win?" I think is what goes through her head (along with a lot more) when she hears the bells. If she had gone on day one she might still have a much greater army still standing, dragons, friends/support, etc... So I feel like the bells putting her over the edge was a final spiraling moment (maybe not portrayed perfectly - as it was rushed by the writers) but still in its own way perfect if you dive into all the reasons she had. Especially with not sleeping, eating, weight of life/love lost. I also feel like it was a moment of "if I let them surrender/live now what will they take from me next" and "its too late for mercy". They definitely should have gone more into depth with the writing on Danny's part and given us a better idea of what was going on in her head/ not rushed the season, but as somebody else said in the comments "the actors did great with the script they were given".

[@stephenbutula]

And dont get me wrong - I think the both of you caught things that most do not the first watch through and have a really great breakdown/interpretation. Was great watching with yall.

[@rickycox6111]

Dany became what she was trying to kill.

[@helbraheals]

I feel like Varys saw Daenerys becoming more and more of a tyrant herself, especially when she started doing the whole “bend the knee or die” thing. In the past she had always been like, “you can come with me if you want to but if not, cool.” At the end he could tell how ruthless she’d become

[@michaelanderson5301]

Mrs Octover and I were on same page with Arya. I questioned if she was still alive, and whether she rode away into the next world on a Spirit Horse like in Young Guns II

[@mitchellelvik7472]

Daenerys story arc started in season 2 at the gate of Quarth….. basically said she would burn everyone and their cities of which have wronged her….. she’s always been that way since she gained a backbone and felt strength….. there’s a video on KZbin y’all should watch that explains every step of the way in which led her to this point…. Y’all should react to it.

[@tommyrami22]

Crazy how the show can make you forget about the incest and child killing by Jamie Lannister. Not me ! 😂 I didn’t feel bad for that dude at ALL

[@gdbssa]

He's hands down the best POV character in the books. I hope he gets a better ending if we ever get an ending.

[@jtrem08]

I'm so happy you guys loved this episode!

[@1975jamrock]

The best advice Tyrion ever gave Dany was to not go North of the wall to save Jon. She would still have Viserion. Jon would have died and never be in a position to challenge her for the Throne and the dead would never have brought the Wall down.

[@Coven_of_Hags]

Thank you for catching on to Bran being actually evil 😂 they completely told nothing about Melisandre and just moved on too. Varys and Melisandre definitely go down as the biggest untapped underutilized people in this series for me. They were just used as plot conveniences when the writers needed them and provided no answers.

[@lynnd.5135]

Most black people are used this way in shows😢

[@HuntingViolets]

@@lynnd.5135 Missandei and Greyworm too, yeah.

[@Coven_of_Hags]

@@lynnd.5135I was referring to the red woman, but still preach!!!

[@cmbtking]

The Tyiron and Jamie moment is forever one of the best of the show. Arya and Sandor were my favorite relationship too the entire series. That last scene together was hard.

[@Tsunami7964]

I never understood why Jon says he loves Dany, then 2 mins later turns away from her.

[@marcelamontero8694]

Because she is his aunt! He fell in love with her, but can't be with her, is incest. He grew with the Starks, he has morals.

[@johnmorris1009]

He says it so she knows he's loyal and won't betray her, and then thinks; "Damn she's coming in for a 20 minute snog again." 😂

[@Tsunami7964]

⁠@@marcelamontero8694 I understand that, so what he meant to say was ‘I love you as an aunt’ if he was just saying it to prove he was loyal then he shouldn’t lie, coz if you start lying ‘then words don’t mean anything’

[@killerclair]

Mannnnn how Dany would have went straight to the Red Keep and burned that thing to the ground and then stood on the rubble of Cersei's charred body telling everyone this is a new age of freedom and togetherness... there is just no way she would have burned up innocent civilians and kids like that, at least not without some major character changes over time. THEY DID HER DIRTYYYY.

[@kevinflores7474]

I think that bran is a lot more nefarious than we know. I think he steered everything in the way it happened. Just so that he can end up on the iron throne. Or the king. 😮

[@dvsevere]

All of Jamie's character development down all in one season

[@coldfire22]

While we start to see Dany go nuts this season, like her father, we saw it all the way back from the start really. We sort of rooted for her, but if rewatch the show now, knowing what we know, you will notice.