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Game of Thrones S2E9-10 FULL REACTION

🕑 Added 2023-01-22 00:40:58 +0000 UTC

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Drewcliff82

Yea but a lot of times my phone changes the spelling. 😂🤣😅

KrustyTheKlown

This might be pointlessly late, and noone might see it. But the risen dead are called "wights", not "whites". As it is a homonym, and because of the name "white walkers". I can see why the mistake is easily made.

James Sipler

i too would like to know

Lenear Boyd

Oh! Thanks for the information. Your mistake is funny lol

Ashley

When I first heard about it, I thought it stood for European Death Metal but I later learned that it actually stands for Electronic Dance Music. It's basically techno.

Lenear Boyd

Excuse my ignorance but, what is EDM?

Ashley

You know the guy who plays Hodor is an EDM DJ.

Mister_Bleak

another very entertaining reaction. I love seeing your take on each of these. please keep up the wonderful work :)

Andrew Clifton

Episode 10 comment - So in episode 8 the Half Hand told Jon to basically make it worth it and not let those that died trying to find him in vain. He wanted Jon to kill him so he could get in with the Wildlings. The Army of the dead you saw works like this. The ones on the horses that look more like super creatures than zombies are called "White Walkers". They are stronger and harder to kill. The ones walking that look more like regular zombies are called "Whites". The white Walkers are the leaders and the Whites are the soldiers. Yes, everything Danny was seeing in there were visions created by the Warlocks magic to distract her. There is a ton of magic and mythical creatures in this show so sometimes you just have to throw logic out the window and accept it. The lord of light shows people visions in the flames but only they can see. We can't. It's about to reach new levels in this next season. I can't wait.

Mary

Last comment. Varys is for the people, always. No matter whose presence or rule it puts him in. He’s very predictable. You may hate him in a story line if it goes against what’s best for the common good but hurts your favorite character.

Mary

Also in the books tyrions injury is so much worse. He loses his entire nose. They just didn’t want to portray a person that disfigured for his character.

James Sipler

perfectly said. he remiinds me of my military father. all black and white. no middle ground. no bend or give in him

Lenear Boyd

This is great insights, thank you!

Mary

There is a podcast Neil D Tyson does that covers the science of GOT in the startalk podcast

Mary

Btw it’s green because George RR Martin thought green fire would be cool.

Mary

Ahhhhh I’m so excited! The next 22 episodes are so good! Cersei is a great villain.

Andrew Clifton

Episode 9 comment - Wildfire is basically synthetic dragon fire. It is green. Its the stuff that Tyrion told the pyromancer that he would be making for him now. Instead of flinging it off the walls they filled that ship with it and blew it up. Water doesn't put it out. The people jumping in the water will still burn. The reason those sails were burning orange was bc they caught fire just from the heat. The guy that sliced Tyrion was one of Joffery's kings guard, not one of the enemy. Someone told him to kill Tyrion on the battle field. Stannis is willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to get that throne. The Hound is my personal favorite character in this show. His brother, the mountain was the guy at Herrinhall with Tywin. That is who he left Arya with. He was just played by a different actor than in season 1.

Guy from the 80's

If only it was to the knee. Missed opportunity there.

Nate D.

Did this reactor just make the claim that Stannis is NOT the MANNIS? Blasphemy, we all know stannis is the mannis

Mike MIchelsen

"Robert was the true steel. Stannis is pure iron, black and hard and strong, yes, but brittle, the way iron gets. He'll break before he bends. And Renly, that one, he's copper, bright and shiny, pretty to look at but not worth all that much at the end of the day." -Donal Noye

Stephen ODaniel

well said

James Sipler

Boyd "dont eat it right now" made me spit out the water i was drinking. lol. no need to apologize, great line

Mike MIchelsen

Sailing ships were ridiculously flammable, any seam, any leak, and anything you need to waterproof, including the miles of ropes... All covered in tar, or rope soaked in tar, etc. Even in our world, EXTREME care was taken. And open flames were generally not permitted. In combat, it was much easier to set a ship on fire, than punch holes in it. As for the wildfire. Green? Because it looks cool. And it could possibly be a clue to what it is. Like napalm, you would want it to stick to whatever it touches, benzene or even dissolved Styrofoam will give gasoline that thick slimy consistency you need. And make it stick. But you can also use soap... Like borax or boric acid... Which burns bright green. There is actually a historical precedent for this. Greek fire kept the Byzantine Empire untouchable on the sea for many many years. Water only made it burn hotter, it stuck to whatever it touched... And we still don't know the exact formula for that. EDIT: The Byzantines actually had medieval flamethrowers on the front of their fireships. They would boil the Greek fire in giant sealed copper vessels, and pump them to increase the pressure. Add a spout like a firehose, and a flame on the front... Modern tests have shown this method could shoot a stream of flaming over 100 feet.

TigerMyth

Essentially he said they had to fight so Mance would trust Jon. And this was the only way to make it believable.

Molly McAllister

Stannis Baratheon hasn't 'turned' into anything, he was always like this, it's just that circumstances left it up to interpretation. Stannis is not an honorable man, he is an inflexible legalist and until now that's been interpreted as 'honorable'. He wants the throne because it is *legally* his right, he won't align with Robb Stark in exchange for cutting 'The North' loose (no matter how much sense that would make) because... *Legally*... those lands belong to the Iron Throne. He won't step aside and allow Renly, who was far more charismatic, take up the position of figurehead king while he took the 'real power' of being The Hand because that's not what should happen *Legally* It has, and always will, be about the Law, by the Letter. You'll see this when the story of 'the onion knight' get's fully explained.

Molly McAllister

Took a pretty bad arrow wound to knock the wind out of his sales, a wound Cersei deliberately struck him in when he contradicted her.

Ashley

I think the intro changes over time to reflect events in the story. I know in House of the Dragon the intro changes nearly every episode. Also watching the intro to GoT is good because it can help to understand the geography of everything. Back when it first aired I would study maps of westeros just so I can know who the heck is where in the story.

Molly McAllister

Cersai Lannister and Petr Baelish both fancy themselves as 'Guile Heroes', in their own stories. They're more intelligent than most, but not nearly as clever as they think they are. Tyrion and Varys? They ARE as clever as they think they are, and more besides.

Lenear Boyd

Interesting fact!

Jake Martin

Wild fire is at least loosely based on Greek Fire, an ancient, enigmatic incendiary weapon that was likely derived from petroleum and comparable to modern day napalm.

Lenear Boyd

I would love to but we're not home yet (soon) and it would be impossible to do it all at once in the temporary studio.

Slimsycentaur37

Bro please binge season 3 all at once. We'll all upgrade our memberships to gold if you do

Pinacleofdeath

"Never the Lanisters"

TigerMyth

Shock wave from the ship full of wildfire exploding. No different than any bomb. Onion Knights ship was right next to the passing vessel.

Slimsycentaur37

I give Lancel props for having the balls to go out and fight at the front of the lines. Such an underrated character

Dustin Puhalski

Sweet! Btw. You will definitely need to get used to the dark. There was a big uproar on a specific episode that is filmed dark and can't see if you don't adjust for it.