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totally random, I know, but has anyone else ever thought the one guy from the Nights Watch segment in the very beginning of the pilot episode was kinda like black haired Matt Damon? lol so yeah not the guy who runs down to Winterfell and is executed. This one, I think he was the most "senior" of that little team that went out, he had a bit nicer looking black cloak. He gets mutilated I believe by the White Walker, but on my rewatch recently I felt like I noticed he looked a bit like Damon.
The Faceless, the game of faces played both inside and outside the temple of faceless, the way Arya plays the game of faces with Sansa, without Sansa knowing it, and other times explaining the game of faces to Sansa, the fight with the waif, Jaquen Hagar... MAKE THE VIDEO.
@@halseyrollins5223they liilttetally have no role to play in politics there one and only job is to make sure things on the other side of the wall don't cross it
Just want to give a shout out to Jessica Babineaux, the editor of this video. Editing was totally on point today, and video editors don't get enough credit.
I think Ned wanting Jon to join the Watch was to protect him more than anything. If the truth of who he is came into light, Jon's life would be over, and (most important to him) Ned would have failed his sister.
There is surely some of that in Neds thinking. I think he wanted Jon in the Watch and then he would tell him about his mother. Only in the Watch could Ned tell him the truth.
The crow that was executed by Ned Stark in episode one was executed for NOT returning to castle black and warning them of the white walkers and NOT doing his duty. He was executed for desertion not warning of the white walkers like you said. Great video!
Well, one could say they were a very respectable organization all the way until Jon Snow joined, it all went done from there. Of course, just a coincidence
“You are no longer part of the system. You are above the system. You are over it. Beyond it. We’re them. We’re they. We are the Men in Black.” 😎 Oops wrong video! Silly me
Here I am, months later, just rewatched the series and I am STILL not good with Edd’s death. I loved Sam, but no Way should Edd have gone out like that. He deserved a better death than that 😤
Jon: Do you take me for a servant? Aemon: We took you for a man of the Nights Watch. Perhaps we were wrong in that. I love that exchange, it speaks to the level of duty to the order or ego.
Crows are smart birds that like high places for safety. From the Wildling's perspective the men in black atop the wall resemble crows on, well, a wall.
So you've covered the houses, the Night's Watch, the Dothraki, the White Walkers, and a few characters continuing stories. I'm curious now for one about the religions which would be interesting to see how they all differ and serve a purpose whether it succeeds or fails.
something incredibly important you've missed is that THEY never call themselves crows. if you analyse symbolisms one of the most important questions is WHOOO calls them crows. it's their enemies, the free folk (or so called wildlings by the men of the watch -- see? point of view is important) and never themselves. so the symbol of the crow is not a good one but rather a pejorative one.
Considering what the Night's Watch is all about, it actually makes sense that part of their oath is no lover. It would be too easy for a house to send someone who could manipulate them. Even without cruel intentions, many people would put their love (and any children that would come from it) above their duty to the Wall.
I loved the character of Aliser Thorne. Not the nicest guy. Though he was a highly professional officer who's skills still existed while he was basically exiled and he really fought for what he believed in whether it was right or wrong. That took a lot of backbone. Game of Thrones had so many wonderful characters like that.
I'm 74 and a veteran of the Vietnam War. I joined the USMC in 1965, when almost the entire US Army was drafted, and they actually drafted some Marines. This is a perfect example of this Watch dichotomy, a reveal of those conflicts. This fucking show is deeper than I could imagine, and now that it's over these analyses reveal more depths.
No, not even close. The free folk want two things. To be safe and free. The Dothraki run about raping and pillaging for sport, because the think themselves superior to others.
@@Gadget-Walkmen You mean those farmers that support and aid the Night's watch with supplies and food? A faction that the free folk have been at war with for thousands of years. It's war and to take out your enemies supplies and aid is tactically sound.
@@proudsaiyanprince2651 The only thing that I get out of this is that, there is no peace when you have two different factions with conflicting beliefs who refuse to sit down and discuss how to solve their problem. The wildings and the Night's watch men have done too much damage onto each for people to forgive and forget and the only way for the Wildings to live "free" is to annihilate everyone who isn't them if they are easily able to attack a bunch of innocent farmers. And the Westoro kingdoms have must maintain their monarch and "houses" by subjugating people who under them in the countries they live in through conquest. It's just madness at this point.
@@Gadget-Walkmen But That's not true. As the two did settle their differences in both book and show. Jon agreed to let them pass through the wall and half of Stannis's army is comprised of Free Folk.
@From a Bicycle seat- It means exactly the same as "rest in peace": "descanse en paz". My condolences to Steven, too. I love the expression "mi viejito", not so common in Spain, but I feel it full of endearment.
When Jon Snow is saying that there is only the great war and then a Game of Thrones videogame ad, starts with the narration: "The great war in Westeros..." Well played Skynet!
@10:20 The men of the Watch shouldn't be allowed "love" in the marriage and children sense. The bond to one's offspring would be greater than his bond to duty. The commanders of the 19 castles (though only 3 are currently occupied) would inevitably will their castle to their children and the castles and commanders would become nothing more than fiefs and feudal lords on the wall, fighting each other etc etc. That would be the end of the mission. It is mentioned in the books about castles on the wall warring with each other and that is what allowing love ie marriage & children would do.
Great analysis of the reason why most of the NW is there at the Wall. People tend to forget that, although they are supposed to leave behind their former lives, most don't. Besides Karl, Rast & Janos - Alliser is another perfect example of someone who doesn't let go. When you think about it, even Jeor Mormont didn't. He should not have had Longclaw. That sword should have stayed on Bear Island regardless of Jorah leaving as it's Lord. Even Benjen still visited Winterfell as a brother to Ned, and an Uncle to Ned's children. Waymar Royce should not have had command of that ranging either. Anyways...there are plenty of weird shit going down on the Wall that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I hope we get some answers in the final season. But I suspect we'll need to wait for the books for the real answers. Great video! 😊🏝️🌺❤️
I always found the happenings at the Wall or beyond it to be the most interesting of the shot, because everywhere else for a long time there wasn't a lot of supernatural stuff and it always seemed to be the place where all that stuff went down. Also, the extreme nature of the landscape seemed to mirror and intensify the extremely crazy nature of the happenings there.
As we are approaching the premiere, your video essays on Game of Thrones are the only ones I can and will watch!! I can't bring myself to watch other channels' bcs they spend too much time on fan theories to the point that it's become exhausting to sit through
G. R. R. M has his own version of Romanticism. In his meaning of Romanticism, there is a constant yearning for the past to come back. These things were traits of the Romantic movement of the nineteenth century, a movement that Martin has identified himself with in the past. Romanticism has a palpable presence in his award-winning short stories. Although Martin has said that he feels his earlier work is more romanticist than his later novels, the influence can still be clearly found in the Song of Ice and Fire series, having a pervasive effect on the presentation of the narrative. The most prevalent manifestation of romanticism is the view of the past espoused by many characters in the novel. It seems a part of human nature to idealize the past, to suppose things were somehow “better” in days gone by. The same can be said about how characters view the past of Westeros, citing examples of how the realm was once better off and has now declined. To exemplify, the Night’s Watch has fallen on hard times. Their numbers are depleted and their cause neglected by most of the great lords and kings, compared to the past when, as Yoren describes it in A Clash of Kings, “a man in black was feasted from Dorne to Winterfell, and even high lords called it an honor to shelter him under their roofs.” How true is this statement from Yoren, an older member of the Watch? There’s probably some truth to it, but at the same time it seems likely to be a simplification-a simplification revealed when Jon Snow considers some of the history his uncle Benjen taught him, of times past when members of the Watch warred against one another, and when the Starks had to forcibly put the Watch in order. More generally, Jon Snow and others hold a kind of romantic image of the noble calling of the Night’s Watch, an image that is swiftly punctured when Tyrion Lannister points out that his brothers will mostly be common thieves and murderers who choose the Wall over death, rather than out of a sense of honor or duty. The Watch has dwindled significantly, with fewer noble-born officers and fewer capable men generally . . . but they certainly were not all high-born paragons even in its earliest days. The history of the Watch and how it is represented is a subject for another discussion.
My prediction: Westeros people, sick of all kings, highborns and all their stupid wars for power, make a revoultion and kill them all. The Iron Throne is molten. They set up a Federal Republic with a former slave like Missandei, Varys or any other as their first president.... No, really, the Night King wins the war and everybody dies.... =P
@@isihernandez9752 personally id say the night king kills everyone and makes his way to kings landing where the wildfire goes off, and he dies and so does his army. With the world left scared and confused.
I have no prediction, but I just want that the white walkers just walk and kil all and it ends to the point that ehere is nothing else left in westeros than the long night and White Walkers. As it is in the real world, the good in spirit on in the heart do not win, only money and power wins, and that would be the Lanisters, but the white walkers COULD reprisent the even more so capitalistic right wing view of the world that is rising once again even more... But hey, thats just me.... ... and well, If John Snow is the saviour of all, I won't cry or be unhappy, I would love it, but still... "some men just want to see the world burn" and maybe I just am one o them :D
The Night's Watch is the key to the story. The men of the Night's Watch are Azor Ahai, The Prince that Was Promised, etc. They bring back 'the light', and guard the realm from 'darkness'. And it seems likely that Jaime Lannister will join and reform the Night's Watch.
You guys are amazing! I’ve devoured so much GOT content in the past few weeks, you guys always manage to bring up something I’ve never thought about before. Also I showed my Mum your videos on Breaking Bad and she was so impressed. We thought we were good at picking up themes and imagery, but you put us to shame!
Sam's love never really contradicted his duty as a brother of the Watch. he didnt have to choose like Jon or Aemon. Love is the Death of Duty and if it came to it, Sam would abandon his duty to save Gilly. proving the point of why they have that Rule.
I love everything about Game of Thrones, but I think my favorite arc is the one with Sam and GIlly. He seems to grow and change more than anyone else in the story. Plus, I love Gilly (and Gendry) from a British show called Skins. It's great, and worth a watch!
The onset of the long winter in season 7 coincided with the wardrobe department dressing characters in black, even in the south. As it became more and more apparent that the game of thrones was inconsequential compared to the war with the dead, the fact that Cersei and the Starks are all dressed similarly may symbolize that they're all actually on the same side, even if they refuse to acknowledge it.
I am loving all of this Game of Thrones content. Thank you so much for all the work that must go into making these. They’re incredibly entertaining and informative. Valar morghulis.
Since there’s a lot of scandinavian mythology in GOT maybe there is a relation between Jon and Sam with Odin’s crows Huginn and Muninn one being more of a thinking man (actions and trials) and the other looking in memories (books and histories ) for knowledge...
What I find to be interesting is when the video says that white = evil and black = good. In more recent seasons, Daenerys has progressively been seen in black clothing. The only episode in S7 that she wears white is the one where she sees the army of the dead and they take down her dragon. But her outfit in Season 8 episode 1 is completely white. I wonder if this foreshadows that she might either go completely mad or perhaps is turned by the Night King, or that she's somehow connected to the Whitewalkers on a deeper level perhaps? It would be an answer to the whole "A song of Ice and Fire" if she (fire) were turned into a Whitewalker (ice) and perhaps won the Game of Thrones for good. Then again I could just be looking into it too much ...its something to think about...
The symbolic associations of the black/ white binomial opposition seen in China, where the life/ death symbolism take on the "intverted" associations seen in GOT. Just thought I should mention this detail because this channel is such a treasure that any way I can make a contribution is an honor.
Nice video. I want to point out that, the Night Watch isn't to protect mankind from Night King or White Walker. Maybe the origin was. The wall in the TV series have no magic power to stop Night King or the army of undead. But they were bound by the magic of the children, they couldn't cross the cave where the old 3-eyed raven lived until Bran got Night King "marked". And therefore no one in the Winterfall have seen any Wright for thousand of years, and the Night Watch people don't even believe their exists. So what they defend? the wildings. The story told us the wildings have invaded the North for 7 times but was that really invasion? Those were the 7 winters when the undead become active and moving south, the wildings were force to move south for surviving. They're refugees. It recognize a lot likeness to the situation in US and Europe today.
The realm failing the Night's Watch is the reason the Night's Watch ultimately failed to protect the Realm. Honor, Duty, perseverance let the survivors put in place a defense that merely stalled the White Walkers advance. Stealth (and the NK's arrogance) was ultimately what brought him down. Like he was "programmed" to counter direct, frontal attacks.
There should’ve been another season. Usually ignoring warnings that something is very dangerous gets you killed in the show (ex: red wedding), but Cersei never gets the karma of the whitwalkers coming for her after having ignored them for so long. The whole cast of characters never payed the price for their arrogance, and as a result the writing off of the knights watch is never exposed as the mistake it truly is.
A week or two before new GOT season is the best part of any fan's life. We get treated to tons of interviews, articles, insights and other amazing contents. What would our lives be without GOT? I hope the prequels come soon enough.
There's a significant mistake here. The crow that Eddard Stark executed at the very beginning was executed for deserting his post after pledging his life. I didn't make it very far into the show, but both the show and the books made it look as if the guy was using the white walkers as a justification for his abandonment.
this struck a chord within. perhaps the feeling of purpose and mission. a form of dedication fuels and strengthens one to become a true guardian, a protector of the realm.
Crows are also often associated with ravens. They are a lesser sort of raven. So the nights watch are sort of like a less magical version of the 2-eyed ravens
You make great videos, but I think you misunderstood one part here. The person who Ned beheaded, Will, wasn't a poor man running to spread the good word, he was deserting! He had plenty of reason to be terrified of course, but it was his duty to report what he saw back to the Night's Watch. Instead he abandoned his brothers, and post, to bypass the Wall (and intended to avoid Winterfell also) in his attempt to flee South.
Good video only one minor problem the men at 17:21 the "lone survivor" wasn`t trying to warn anyone. he ran away and did not report to castle black as such ned stark executed him for desertion.
Jon entering the Night's Watch and taking his vows is already a foreshadowing of the finale that he will remain unmarried, he will not become a king and he will renounce his blood and inheritance.
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totally random, I know, but has anyone else ever thought the one guy from the Nights Watch segment in the very beginning of the pilot episode was kinda like black haired Matt Damon? lol so yeah not the guy who runs down to Winterfell and is executed. This one, I think he was the most "senior" of that little team that went out, he had a bit nicer looking black cloak. He gets mutilated I believe by the White Walker, but on my rewatch recently I felt like I noticed he looked a bit like Damon.
The Faceless, the game of faces played both inside and outside the temple of faceless, the way Arya plays the game of faces with Sansa, without Sansa knowing it, and other times explaining the game of faces to Sansa, the fight with the waif, Jaquen Hagar... MAKE THE VIDEO.
I think that black also means neutrality, in the sense of "no house color", since the watch will never pick a side in a war
More like gray
not pick a side smh no loyalty wishy washy cowardly almost as to play both sides against each other with a false sense if power
@@halseyrollins5223they liilttetally have no role to play in politics there one and only job is to make sure things on the other side of the wall don't cross it
Just want to give a shout out to Jessica Babineaux, the editor of this video. Editing was totally on point today, and video editors don't get enough credit.
I think Ned wanting Jon to join the Watch was to protect him more than anything. If the truth of who he is came into light, Jon's life would be over, and (most important to him) Ned would have failed his sister.
There is surely some of that in Neds thinking. I think he wanted Jon in the Watch and then he would tell him about his mother. Only in the Watch could Ned tell him the truth.
Totally agree!
Thank You Capitan Obvious
@@m4rcin847 😂
Plus the watch is seperated from westerosi law. It's like a protection from kings words.
The crow that was executed by Ned Stark in episode one was executed for NOT returning to castle black and warning them of the white walkers and NOT doing his duty. He was executed for desertion not warning of the white walkers like you said. Great video!
I don’t think they implied that lol
you guys are really coming through with these Game of Thrones analysis videos
For real--they always have!
In all likelihood, the Nights Watch could have continued in a downward spiral. It took a man like Jon Snow to make them respectable again.
And now they're done. The Wildlings have crossed the Wall and now the Wall itself is gone. The Watch is done.
Well, one could say they were a very respectable organization all the way until Jon Snow joined, it all went done from there. Of course, just a coincidence
“You are no longer part of the system. You are above the system. You are over it. Beyond it. We’re them. We’re they. We are the Men in Black.” 😎
Oops wrong video! Silly me
RIP Eddison "Dolorous Edd" Tollett, 999th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. We shall never see his like again. And now his watch has ended....
What is Edd may never die.
@@dragstar211 o man, I got a good chuckle out of that, thanks!
Here I am, months later, just rewatched the series and I am STILL not good with Edd’s death. I loved Sam, but no Way should Edd have gone out like that. He deserved a better death than that 😤
Jon: Do you take me for a servant?
Aemon: We took you for a man of the Nights Watch. Perhaps we were wrong in that.
I love that exchange, it speaks to the level of duty to the order or ego.
Crows are smart birds that like high places for safety. From the Wildling's perspective the men in black atop the wall resemble crows on, well, a wall.
So you've covered the houses, the Night's Watch, the Dothraki, the White Walkers, and a few characters continuing stories. I'm curious now for one about the religions which would be interesting to see how they all differ and serve a purpose whether it succeeds or fails.
something incredibly important you've missed is that THEY never call themselves crows. if you analyse symbolisms one of the most important questions is WHOOO calls them crows. it's their enemies, the free folk (or so called wildlings by the men of the watch -- see? point of view is important) and never themselves. so the symbol of the crow is not a good one but rather a pejorative one.
Even South of the Wall, they call those who seek prisoners and men to volunteer for the watch as "wandering crows".
Why would they call them crows? In this continent the crows are efficient carriers of messages used by the wisest man and most loyal families.
@@errrzarrr no, THOSE are called ravens.
Who else feels like they survived 2 LONG years of winter waiting for final season
Rajas Bhide its a day away, don't worry
Aye
Was it worth it?
i feel like I survived the long night after watching this final season. A massacre of the Greatest Show ever.
Considering what the Night's Watch is all about, it actually makes sense that part of their oath is no lover. It would be too easy for a house to send someone who could manipulate them. Even without cruel intentions, many people would put their love (and any children that would come from it) above their duty to the Wall.
I loved the character of Aliser Thorne. Not the nicest guy. Though he was a highly professional officer who's skills still existed while he was basically exiled and he really fought for what he believed in whether it was right or wrong. That took a lot of backbone.
Game of Thrones had so many wonderful characters like that.
I'm 74 and a veteran of the Vietnam War. I joined the USMC in 1965, when almost the entire US Army was drafted, and they actually drafted some Marines. This is a perfect example of this Watch dichotomy, a reveal of those conflicts. This fucking show is deeper than I could imagine, and now that it's over these analyses reveal more depths.
Do the Free Folk please! Kind of similar to the Dothraki, I imagine, but not exactly the same.
No, not even close. The free folk want two things. To be safe and free. The Dothraki run about raping and pillaging for sport, because the think themselves superior to others.
Proud Saiyan Prince oh really? What about the wildings that attacked the farmers in Olly’s village
@@Gadget-Walkmen You mean those farmers that support and aid the Night's watch with supplies and food? A faction that the free folk have been at war with for thousands of years. It's war and to take out your enemies supplies and aid is tactically sound.
@@proudsaiyanprince2651 The only thing that I get out of this is that, there is no peace when you have two different factions with conflicting beliefs who refuse to sit down and discuss how to solve their problem. The wildings and the Night's watch men have done too much damage onto each for people to forgive and forget and the only way for the Wildings to live "free" is to annihilate everyone who isn't them if they are easily able to attack a bunch of innocent farmers. And the Westoro kingdoms have must maintain their monarch and "houses" by subjugating people who under them in the countries they live in through conquest.
It's just madness at this point.
@@Gadget-Walkmen But That's not true. As the two did settle their differences in both book and show. Jon agreed to let them pass through the wall and half of Stannis's army is comprised of Free Folk.
I remember watching GOT with my grandpa back in 2011 and he said The Night’s Watch was exactly like being married 😂
DEP mi viejito 😔
@From a Bicycle seat- It means exactly the same as "rest in peace": "descanse en paz". My condolences to Steven, too. I love the expression "mi viejito", not so common in Spain, but I feel it full of endearment.
From a Bicycle seat Yes, and thank you.
This is true. Marriage = VERY little sex but complete loyalty, basically the same amount as Jon Snow with the one time with Ygritte. 😂
Somehow i feel The Nightwatch has some Starks's personalities such endurance, duty and honour
No mention about inner democratic system in feudal world?;/
When Jon Snow is saying that there is only the great war and then a Game of Thrones videogame ad, starts with the narration: "The great war in Westeros..."
Well played Skynet!
Could you do Symbolisms of the parts of westeros, you know like the North, South, East, West?
You have warged into Bran, haven't you
8 long seasons without speaking so much as a word and this is what you choose to say?
@10:20 The men of the Watch shouldn't be allowed "love" in the marriage and children sense. The bond to one's offspring would be greater than his bond to duty. The commanders of the 19 castles (though only 3 are currently occupied) would inevitably will their castle to their children and the castles and commanders would become nothing more than fiefs and feudal lords on the wall, fighting each other etc etc. That would be the end of the mission. It is mentioned in the books about castles on the wall warring with each other and that is what allowing love ie marriage & children would do.
Thank God I have these videos. After my watch has finally ended with horrendous writing I can come back and appreciate your work even more.
Great analysis of the reason why most of the NW is there at the Wall. People tend to forget that, although they are supposed to leave behind their former lives, most don't. Besides Karl, Rast & Janos - Alliser is another perfect example of someone who doesn't let go. When you think about it, even Jeor Mormont didn't. He should not have had Longclaw. That sword should have stayed on Bear Island regardless of Jorah leaving as it's Lord. Even Benjen still visited Winterfell as a brother to Ned, and an Uncle to Ned's children. Waymar Royce should not have had command of that ranging either. Anyways...there are plenty of weird shit going down on the Wall that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I hope we get some answers in the final season. But I suspect we'll need to wait for the books for the real answers.
Great video! 😊🏝️🌺❤️
I always found the happenings at the Wall or beyond it to be the most interesting of the shot, because everywhere else for a long time there wasn't a lot of supernatural stuff and it always seemed to be the place where all that stuff went down. Also, the extreme nature of the landscape seemed to mirror and intensify the extremely crazy nature of the happenings there.
When you like and favorite before watching the video because you already know it's going to be high quality.
As we are approaching the premiere, your video essays on Game of Thrones are the only ones I can and will watch!! I can't bring myself to watch other channels' bcs they spend too much time on fan theories to the point that it's become exhausting to sit through
I really like the wisdom that Aemon shows every time he speaks.
He is old
"Crows aren't exactly beautiful" excuse you?
Crows are beauty.
Their screeches are ear-grindingly bad.
They are beautiful, smart and great within their family.
Ravens are beautiful. Crows are evil.
@@brandondavis7777 exactly
G. R. R. M has his own version of Romanticism.
In his meaning of Romanticism, there is a constant yearning for the past to come back.
These things were traits of the Romantic movement of the nineteenth century, a movement that Martin has identified himself with in the past.
Romanticism has a palpable presence in his award-winning short stories.
Although Martin has said that he feels his earlier work is more romanticist than his later novels, the influence can still be clearly found in the Song of Ice and Fire series, having a pervasive effect on the presentation of the narrative.
The most prevalent manifestation of romanticism is the view of the past espoused by many characters in the novel. It seems a part of human nature to idealize the past, to suppose things were somehow “better” in days gone by. The same can be said about how characters view the past of Westeros, citing examples of how the realm was once better off and has now declined.
To exemplify, the Night’s Watch has fallen on hard times. Their numbers are depleted and their cause neglected by most of the great lords and kings, compared to the past when, as Yoren describes it in A Clash of Kings, “a man in black was feasted from Dorne to Winterfell, and even high lords called it an honor to shelter him under their roofs.”
How true is this statement from Yoren, an older member of the Watch?
There’s probably some truth to it, but at the same time it seems likely to be a simplification-a simplification revealed when Jon Snow considers some of the history his uncle Benjen taught him, of times past when members of the Watch warred against one another, and when the Starks had to forcibly put the Watch in order. More generally, Jon Snow and others hold a kind of romantic image of the noble calling of the Night’s Watch, an image that is swiftly punctured when Tyrion Lannister points out that his brothers will mostly be common thieves and murderers who choose the Wall over death, rather than out of a sense of honor or duty.
The Watch has dwindled significantly, with fewer noble-born officers and fewer capable men generally . . . but they certainly were not all high-born paragons even in its earliest days.
The history of the Watch and how it is represented is a subject for another discussion.
There is so much crystal clear work put into these videos amazing job!
You guys should definitely do analysis on Avatar: The last airbender.
Agreed
Oh my gosh yesssss. One video for each nation 💯
PLEASE REVIEW IT I WILL MAKE ALL MY FRIENDS WATCH IT!!
But the anime not the movie, the movie didn't do its source material justice
A last one on the wildlings would be cool
Would you do a prediction video for the end based on your analysis?
My prediction: Westeros people, sick of all kings, highborns and all their stupid wars for power, make a revoultion and kill them all. The Iron Throne is molten. They set up a Federal Republic with a former slave like Missandei, Varys or any other as their first president.... No, really, the Night King wins the war and everybody dies.... =P
@@isihernandez9752 personally id say the night king kills everyone and makes his way to kings landing where the wildfire goes off, and he dies and so does his army.
With the world left scared and confused.
@@jameslegrand848 Hahahahaha... and everyone in Essos like... WTF ?!?!?!
I have no prediction, but I just want that the white walkers just walk and kil all and it ends to the point that ehere is nothing else left in westeros than the long night and White Walkers.
As it is in the real world, the good in spirit on in the heart do not win, only money and power wins, and that would be the Lanisters, but the white walkers COULD reprisent the even more so capitalistic right wing view of the world that is rising once again even more...
But hey, thats just me....
... and well, If John Snow is the saviour of all, I won't cry or be unhappy, I would love it, but still... "some men just want to see the world burn" and maybe I just am one o them :D
Only money and power wins? That's not realistic, that's cynical.
The Night's Watch is the key to the story. The men of the Night's Watch are Azor Ahai, The Prince that Was Promised, etc. They bring back 'the light', and guard the realm from 'darkness'. And it seems likely that Jaime Lannister will join and reform the Night's Watch.
I love all of these GOT symbolism videos
You guys are amazing!
I’ve devoured so much GOT content in the past few weeks, you guys always manage to bring up something I’ve never thought about before.
Also I showed my Mum your videos on Breaking Bad and she was so impressed. We thought we were good at picking up themes and imagery, but you put us to shame!
Sam's love never really contradicted his duty as a brother of the Watch. he didnt have to choose like Jon or Aemon. Love is the Death of Duty and if it came to it, Sam would abandon his duty to save Gilly. proving the point of why they have that Rule.
I love everything about Game of Thrones, but I think my favorite arc is the one with Sam and GIlly. He seems to grow and change more than anyone else in the story. Plus, I love Gilly (and Gendry) from a British show called Skins. It's great, and worth a watch!
Ygritte:"you swore some stupid oath and now you can't touch a girl"
Jon:"yes but nobody said anything about licking..eh..xD"
Licking is touching, 😂
The onset of the long winter in season 7 coincided with the wardrobe department dressing characters in black, even in the south. As it became more and more apparent that the game of thrones was inconsequential compared to the war with the dead, the fact that Cersei and the Starks are all dressed similarly may symbolize that they're all actually on the same side, even if they refuse to acknowledge it.
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I am loving all of this Game of Thrones content. Thank you so much for all the work that must go into making these. They’re incredibly entertaining and informative. Valar morghulis.
Sam grew strong and courageous until he spent the entire battle of winterfell crying and getting everyone who tried to help him killed.
" I am the Teeth in the Darkness, the Talons in the night, MINE is Strength and Lust and Power!!"
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Gerlalt of Rivia where’s this from? Lol
Gerlalt of Rivia “I AM BEOWULF!”
is that the witcher vow?
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Since there’s a lot of scandinavian mythology in GOT maybe there is a relation between Jon and Sam with Odin’s crows Huginn and Muninn one being more of a thinking man (actions and trials) and the other looking in memories (books and histories ) for knowledge...
What I find to be interesting is when the video says that white = evil and black = good. In more recent seasons, Daenerys has progressively been seen in black clothing. The only episode in S7 that she wears white is the one where she sees the army of the dead and they take down her dragon. But her outfit in Season 8 episode 1 is completely white. I wonder if this foreshadows that she might either go completely mad or perhaps is turned by the Night King, or that she's somehow connected to the Whitewalkers on a deeper level perhaps?
It would be an answer to the whole "A song of Ice and Fire" if she (fire) were turned into a Whitewalker (ice) and perhaps won the Game of Thrones for good. Then again I could just be looking into it too much
...its something to think about...
Samwell Tarly, Lord Paramount of the Reach!
Do you think you’d be able to do a video on True Detective or Vikings?
This was absolutely fantastic! Thank you!
ONE MORE DAY!!!!!
You should make a video on the iron bank.
Specially if there is a link between they and the no ones!
@@neto5928 oh God.. Do you mean the House Of Black and White?
Yes. I think that the Iron Bank could be a political "face" of that House.
Really great and informative video. Outstanding work, ladies! 💃🏽
HA! Opening with Maester Aemon was perfect.
"None of us are free... we are men of the Nights Watch."
The symbolic associations of the black/ white binomial opposition seen in China, where the life/ death symbolism take on the "intverted" associations seen in GOT. Just thought I should mention this detail because this channel is such a treasure that any way I can make a contribution is an honor.
you are right.
I forgot that they would have sent Ned to the wall!! If that had happened, no Jon Snow. How brilliant. Great 👍🏾 loved the explanation.
What do you mean 'no Jon Snow'? He went to the wall in the first episode.
Crows are also communal. They often fight off bigger birds like eagles by working together.
Nice video.
I want to point out that, the Night Watch isn't to protect mankind from Night King or White Walker. Maybe the origin was. The wall in the TV series have no magic power to stop Night King or the army of undead. But they were bound by the magic of the children, they couldn't cross the cave where the old 3-eyed raven lived until Bran got Night King "marked". And therefore no one in the Winterfall have seen any Wright for thousand of years, and the Night Watch people don't even believe their exists.
So what they defend? the wildings. The story told us the wildings have invaded the North for 7 times but was that really invasion? Those were the 7 winters when the undead become active and moving south, the wildings were force to move south for surviving. They're refugees. It recognize a lot likeness to the situation in US and Europe today.
The realm failing the Night's Watch is the reason the Night's Watch ultimately failed to protect the Realm. Honor, Duty, perseverance let the survivors put in place a defense that merely stalled the White Walkers advance.
Stealth (and the NK's arrogance) was ultimately what brought him down. Like he was "programmed" to counter direct, frontal attacks.
Always great content keep it up ladies.
I love this channel so much! It’s the only channel I sit through the ads.
There should’ve been another season. Usually ignoring warnings that something is very dangerous gets you killed in the show (ex: red wedding), but Cersei never gets the karma of the whitwalkers coming for her after having ignored them for so long.
The whole cast of characters never payed the price for their arrogance, and as a result the writing off of the knights watch is never exposed as the mistake it truly is.
Do you think you could do one on Coraline
I love all these videos. I'll keep coming back to this channel for years to come☺️
A week or two before new GOT season is the best part of any fan's life. We get treated to tons of interviews, articles, insights and other amazing contents. What would our lives be without GOT? I hope the prequels come soon enough.
There's a significant mistake here. The crow that Eddard Stark executed at the very beginning was executed for deserting his post after pledging his life. I didn't make it very far into the show, but both the show and the books made it look as if the guy was using the white walkers as a justification for his abandonment.
thank you for your thorough and insightful take on this series and its characters. I'm really enjoying the in-depth analysis!
I would love to see a character study on Ser Davos and a symbolism video on the free folk
Excellent
The night’s watch are a “stark” contrast. Gosh I love unintentional puns.
this struck a chord within. perhaps the feeling of purpose and mission. a form of dedication fuels and strengthens one to become a true guardian, a protector of the realm.
Crows are also often associated with ravens. They are a lesser sort of raven. So the nights watch are sort of like a less magical version of the 2-eyed ravens
Marvelous analysis as always. Now I've a better understanding as to why a Stark (Benjen) would join the night's watch
You make great videos, but I think you misunderstood one part here. The person who Ned beheaded, Will, wasn't a poor man running to spread the good word, he was deserting! He had plenty of reason to be terrified of course, but it was his duty to report what he saw back to the Night's Watch. Instead he abandoned his brothers, and post, to bypass the Wall (and intended to avoid Winterfell also) in his attempt to flee South.
Yo! What do I have to do to get a video about House Reed yo? 😭😭😭😭
Please please do House Reed yo?
Please and thank you!
Love these videos. Can y’all make a video about the life of a kings guard?
"yeah.... HIGHLY essential in the last battle....."
The nights watch is based off of the Legendary French Foreign Legion
Thank-You ✌️ seriously thinking about joining when the borders reopen.
Loved it but you missed Qhorin Halfhand. His sense of duty was unparalleled.
...I LOVED that scene when Jon is brought to life back again! :) ...
19:04 *Well about that...*
Good video only one minor problem the men at 17:21 the "lone survivor" wasn`t trying to warn anyone. he ran away and did not report to castle black as such ned stark executed him for desertion.
whoa whoa crows are beautiful birds and I've never seen them as a nuisance. They actually seem graceful and inquisitive. But nice analysis overall.
loved this except for one thing, crows and ravens are gorgeous!
Do a wildlings symbolism
I think this is what i wanted to recommend last time
Awesome and insightful as always
Three-eyed Crow and Three-eyed Raven both make sense because the guy's name was Bloodraven and he was a Crow
Perfect timing with this as their war has started ! Great music as well
Can you do a video about the maesters?
Amazing video and so much detail.
Do House Forrester next please!
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Jon entering the Night's Watch and taking his vows is already a foreshadowing of the finale that he will remain unmarried, he will not become a king and he will renounce his blood and inheritance.
This series is incredible.
"He can't help departing from these rules when he disagrees and this foreshadows that he has a bigger destiny"
Anyone gonna tell them? Or should I?
Ha
here, a man gets what he earns..when he earns it.
Yes. I was waiting for this one.
Thanks so much for all your GoT videos 😁