Game of Thrones S8E04 Explained

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    What happens in Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4, and what does it mean? Who rules the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros? Why is Bran talking about wheelchairs? Has Arya abandoned her family? Has Jaime failed at redemption? Why is Varys a political weathervane? Where did Euron get his MLG 360 noscope dragon headshot skills? Will Daenerys burn King’s Landing?
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  • @Durgenheim
    @Durgenheim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2548

    Bran mostly lives in the past and doesn't want anymore... It's like he's a metaphor for Game of Thrones fans in general during this season.

  • @zeemod1556
    @zeemod1556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4971

    I enjoy watching these informational summaries become more and more passive-aggressive.

    • @Korijenkins1414
      @Korijenkins1414 5 ปีที่แล้ว +225

      I don't. I feel bad for him.

    • @yooringonghan
      @yooringonghan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      also first time seeing a Peridot-Bill Cipher mashup

    • @brienirving7573
      @brienirving7573 5 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      sucks he wants to stay impartial but D&D are making it more and more difficult.

    • @chrisdafa
      @chrisdafa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      TRUE LULW

    • @OscarThompson10
      @OscarThompson10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      p

  • @harbingerofsalt
    @harbingerofsalt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1939

    "Won't be explained, so don't think about it" is basically the tagline for the entire show after this season

    • @crissantos826
      @crissantos826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      It's like, fuck u all, we turned the story into shit and u have to accept it

    • @nave7537
      @nave7537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      YEP. Not even an explainer to the NK's rise & reason, or the faceless men

    • @grubbybum3614
      @grubbybum3614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly. What's the point of theorising anymore?

    • @grubbybum3614
      @grubbybum3614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hopefully Cersei wins, at least. So the show goes back to it's roots, where good guys don't always win.

    • @YourOldUncleNoongah
      @YourOldUncleNoongah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      YES! im sure every single one of us will be completely and utterly disappointed with how it all ends. its gonna be THE LAST JEDI times one million.

  • @austinbrandt7635
    @austinbrandt7635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    "It would be a depressing ending If 7 seasons of Daenerys' rise to power ends with her going crazy and then getting killed."
    jeeeeeeezus.

    • @viderevero1338
      @viderevero1338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      He was seriously predicting everything in this video. It had me bursting out laughing the entire time 😂. (I think Alt Swift X might have some Targaryen blood.)

    • @littleoldmanboy
      @littleoldmanboy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@viderevero1338the Bran being king prediction was crazyyy

    • @spoons250
      @spoons250 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@littleoldmanboy Hes a screener. He got the final 6 2 weeks before everyone else.

  • @ryangoodwin4659
    @ryangoodwin4659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2006

    Poor Rickon Stark... Always forgotten and not on the family tree

    • @eldritchemissary4718
      @eldritchemissary4718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      To be fair rickon is rickon tier on the official tier list

    • @Rilex037
      @Rilex037 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      who?

    • @sudevsen
      @sudevsen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      *Dickon

    • @rupaksavan8452
      @rupaksavan8452 5 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Can't care about the guy who can't zig-zag

    • @extraplain2412
      @extraplain2412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It would be so funny if in the last book Rickon is still alive is the one to end the white walker threat since he should be much older by then

  • @GabsterPH
    @GabsterPH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1727

    "surely together they could kill cersei safely"
    D and D : "they just kinda forgot cersei"

    • @lyrimetacurl0
      @lyrimetacurl0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I bed the Hound will just kinda forget the Mountain and wonder why he is on his way to King's Landing.

    • @balazstripe6331
      @balazstripe6331 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@lyrimetacurl0 I guess Daenerys is going to forget why she wants the Iron Throne and then return to her home

    • @yincimaster8530
      @yincimaster8530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lyrimetacurl0 RIP Cleganebowl *Sad airhorns*

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yincimaster8530 that which is HYPE may never die!

    • @Endlessvoidsutidos
      @Endlessvoidsutidos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      why did they go by sea why they have fared so badly on the ocean
      D and D : they just kinda forgot about Euron
      why dose this season feel like the writing is done by rushed 5 year old's
      D and D : we just kinda fired all the writers to save money and are now just asking are kids what they think should happen next

  • @DGonyt7
    @DGonyt7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1505

    "It'd be nice if he revealed something useful like Cersei and Euron's military movements, but instead Bran talks about wheelchairs. "
    Not so subtle shade. 😂

    • @MisterCovek
      @MisterCovek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      *"I don't really want anymore. Except for this fly wheelchair"* - Bran

    • @BhBc8f8
      @BhBc8f8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I mean why should he tho? Given all we've learned about the 3er he's supposed to be neutral in this war right.

    • @marcoaureliode-avicenna768
      @marcoaureliode-avicenna768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That makes him a liability. But he's... Family
      Its like in a scenario: the one where you have to put out the fire, hypothetically & idiotically your brother doesn't tell you where the extinguisher is, and eventually....eventually it engulfs and destroys your house. I feel that's what bran is this season.

    • @mhm4142
      @mhm4142 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      but Bran cant really see the future though? he only has visions on certain things that will happen in the future

    • @Adeon55
      @Adeon55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MisterCovek The Three Eyed Raven _did_ tell Bran *"You will never walk again. But you will be fly".* Or something like that :)

  • @Carpaltunnelgadgets
    @Carpaltunnelgadgets 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1482

    "And suddenly Euron 360 no scopes the dragon Rhaegal" lol.
    I like Alt Shift X's subtle hints that he also thinks S8 is ridiculous just like the rest of us.

    • @Pequod-yv1iv
      @Pequod-yv1iv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      But somehow still keeping it straight.

    • @BombasticLove87
      @BombasticLove87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Discount Jack Sparrow 🤣

    • @hitscandan9487
      @hitscandan9487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The first two arrows hit Rhaegal in the heart. Then the next one hits the neck. And the dragon falls. But then we see like 30 arrows miss Drogon. It makes no sense.

    • @MrMattaiusify
      @MrMattaiusify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      To be fair, season 8 could have been a lot worse. I think the story isn’t too bad but it was just rushed to no end

    • @ginge641
      @ginge641 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrMattaiusify To be fair, the fucking holocaust could've been a lot worse.

  • @Zercules12
    @Zercules12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    “Euron 360 no scopes the dragon Rhaegal”
    This is commentary of the highest order

    • @acrustykrab
      @acrustykrab 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah it really was that ridiculous lol

    • @ChakibTsouli
      @ChakibTsouli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Fucking discount jack sparrow

    • @woxoho
      @woxoho 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      it was a human masterpiece. I laughed very loud aswell !!!

    • @MrJuniorbulldog
      @MrJuniorbulldog 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought I was playing halo 2 with the 360 no scope jackels on legendary!

  • @nickkveitaia
    @nickkveitaia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2777

    Love how Alt Shift throws in subtle critiques. Classy till the end

    • @WaheedQc
      @WaheedQc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      yeah man its like A+++ when most other people do B/B+ vids.

    • @leblanc8014
      @leblanc8014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Nikoloz Kveitaia In some places we call that shade. 😏

    • @Fs3i
      @Fs3i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      "fucking discount jack sparrow" wasn't really subtle, although it was definitely earned.

    • @Matt-um5sb
      @Matt-um5sb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Yeah...they weren't so subtle this time. It's pretty easy to hear the disappointment in his tone throughout almost the whole thing as well.

    • @gamemaster2311
      @gamemaster2311 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I was expecting him to tear these last few episodes apart in his streams, but when I watched them I was slightly surprised at how much he defended the episodes from some of the fans' harsher criticisms. It's refreshing to see someone who isn't nearly as angry about the way Game of Thrones has devolved, but is far more even handed.

  • @AlternateHistoryHub
    @AlternateHistoryHub 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3267

    You should have not made a video this week and then just said "AltShiftX just kinda forgot about the schedule"

    • @brandonlatulippe
      @brandonlatulippe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      "ASX isn't really paying attention"

    • @ephemeral_daydream
      @ephemeral_daydream 5 ปีที่แล้ว +299

      can you make an alternate history video where the ending of GoT doesn't suck massive eggs

    • @lovepoem7753
      @lovepoem7753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol.

    • @theminiaturemenace
      @theminiaturemenace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      But the schedule has not forgot about him

    • @skilledwarman
      @skilledwarman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ...so you?
      (and yes I know what Cody means)

  • @ultimategotea
    @ultimategotea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    The wheel Daenerys wanted to break is represented by the Iron Throne, which is a chair. This makes the Throne a symbolic "wheel" chair. Bran rides a wheelchair.
    Mic Drop.

    • @sophieromer5868
      @sophieromer5868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Take all my upvotes.

    • @ultimategotea
      @ultimategotea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Fuckin knew it

    • @th3new0ne
      @th3new0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Love how my phone says "show more" and the only thing popping up is "mic drop"

    • @zeitGGeist
      @zeitGGeist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I laugh at this like once a mo th

    • @dylanmonstrum1538
      @dylanmonstrum1538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well damn, can't argue with that!

  • @alexpetrovich85
    @alexpetrovich85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2017

    Why does Jon keep saying he's was "Never a Stark". His mother was literally Lyanna STARK and he was raised in Winterfell with the Starks.
    By blood, he's more Stark than Catelyn Stark and just as much Stark blood as his cousins Robb, Bran, Arya, Sansa, and Rickon.

    • @CodeeXD
      @CodeeXD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Serious. But I guess it's cause he's technically a targ.

    • @alfakamen
      @alfakamen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +362

      Because d&d know nothing.

    • @michaelyang3910
      @michaelyang3910 5 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      Because of the patriarchy.the same way the stark children never refer to themselves as Tullys

    • @LifesDeath
      @LifesDeath 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Jon was said to look more like Ned than any of his own children.

    • @binah7744
      @binah7744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      I swear they forgot Lyanna Stark existed. Which wouldn’t surprise me at this point

  • @partibananathurai5862
    @partibananathurai5862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2118

    The greatest casualty of this season : a coherent story

    • @dawn-blade
      @dawn-blade 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The greatest casualty of Game of Thrones: ungrateful toxic viewers. Get out of here. You couldn't do better if your life depended on it.

    • @ruleofhalves
      @ruleofhalves 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      @@dawn-blade I love the classic "You're not allowed to critique something unless you could do better" defense. I don't need to be a pro basketball player to say that a team that hasn't won a game sucks. Separately, I've seen plenty of fan theories better than this season, so I don't even think you're right.

    • @partibananathurai5862
      @partibananathurai5862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@dawn-blade
      Lmao keep defending the Euron ex machina teleporting and 360 no scoping Rhaegal using an unsupported ballista on a rocking ship, all while going unnoticed by the fucking dragon Queen who was flying hundreds of metres in the air.
      You don't have to be a chef to realise that rubbish food is rubbish. Same applies for this.
      This show went to shit plotwise since they butchered Barristan and Ellaria's character in season 5.

    • @docflights
      @docflights 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      if you are going to critique a story than at least use a more descriptive term. If the story was incoherent than this video would be very late

    • @bagindov
      @bagindov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@dawn-blade nah, you're the who should get the fuck out!

  • @SWAT616
    @SWAT616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1816

    D&D: our CGI budget limits how much we can show of Ghost and the dragons.
    Also D&D: a zombie polar bear is absolutely necessary.

    • @bepisbann982
      @bepisbann982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Michael Mansouri I wish they had 2 more seasons. They desperately needed more filming time and more episodes

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      and it makes literally no sense to me why Ghost can't just stay in Winterfell. I totally get the impulse to not want to take him to Dragonstone or Kings Landing, direwolves aren't southern animals, but at least 2 Starks will still be living in Winterfell for the time being, I see no reason he couldn't stay with them (especially when since pretty much every other one has been killed by now)

    • @tiredgardener
      @tiredgardener 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@DoubleStudentLoans
      While I agree that the show runners are accountable for a lot of the errors we are seeing by refusing to have more seasons; which were offered. We have to take into consideration the cast as well, maybe they were tired of their roles and/or had other projects up coming which forced their hand.

    • @rheeventures8144
      @rheeventures8144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And screw those Ice Spiders everyone wants to see.. We'll keep Ghost season 1 small. Who cares Grey Wind was as big as a horse season 2 or Nymeria was Huge season 7🤣

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rheeventures8144 oh that was one of my favorite parts of episode 3, the LACK of those. I am nooooooooot fond of spiders lol

  • @ThioJoe
    @ThioJoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Missandei should have just grabbed Cersei and yeeted both of them off the wall

    • @mohammadkherbek5699
      @mohammadkherbek5699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      agree

    • @bivamshukhadka8953
      @bivamshukhadka8953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow surprised to see you here!!

    • @theveryworstluck1894
      @theveryworstluck1894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "This bitch empty. YEET!"

    • @roryedward2631
      @roryedward2631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thats what I said when I first saw the episode. If she landed on Cersei, she would have survived the fall to boot. Albiet with some broken bones lol but then, Euron would have seized the throne and ordered the soldiers to fire on Drogon, who was not too far in the background. They would have sniped him easily, even if he tried to fly away. Then Dany and co would have been easy targets.

  • @Andrew-wb8md
    @Andrew-wb8md 5 ปีที่แล้ว +898

    I enjoy the "explained" videos more than the actual season 8 episodes.

    • @dustin628
      @dustin628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The writing has gotten so bad on these episodes that the explained videos are neccessary viewing.

    • @Nhxn_
      @Nhxn_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yikess

    • @Nhxn_
      @Nhxn_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Chris A. Medina lets be real, this show was doomed as soon as we found out that GRRM was no where near releasing his book. It was just a matter of when. This last season proved it.
      Fans are in denial because this show was so great...which is because of GRRM. And relying on D&D to practically finish GRRM's work was always going to fall short.

  • @MassiveSlander
    @MassiveSlander 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1881

    Who would win?
    A queen who has two dragons, 7 seasons of experience, and beat the freaking zombie apocalypse
    OR
    one pirate BOI

    • @eternalreign2313
      @eternalreign2313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      Well the pirate boi has OP scorpions with aimbot on every ship and in every 10 square feet at KL.

    • @1997lordofdoom
      @1997lordofdoom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @@eternalreign2313 Don't forget the stealth camouflage.

    • @angela_merkeI
      @angela_merkeI 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I mean, what is a dragon against ballistas which can shoot through solid rock and a captain who uses wall hacks?

    • @renx81
      @renx81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@1997lordofdoom Also, reload hacks. Those semi-automatic ballistas are OP af.

    • @MrVidman14
      @MrVidman14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Somehow that pirate boi is stupidly overpowered

  • @Buenomars
    @Buenomars 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1105

    Conleth Hill: "This is a mistake."
    Director: "CUT!!! Conleth, you keep looking directly into the camera as you say that - STOP IT!"

    • @OmniValor
      @OmniValor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      lmao

    • @FlowerTrollSan
      @FlowerTrollSan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Hahaha, good one. 😂 Honestly, I feel sorry for the actors. They must have been pissed when they read the scripts and saw how their character got butchered.

    • @alexb.5703
      @alexb.5703 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      FlowerTrollSan Valar Morghulis

    • @Savagemedic46
      @Savagemedic46 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      And then Euron does it too lol “ I am the man who killed Jaime Lannister” he said but it was the falling building that killed the twins so awesome 4th wall break for nothing Euron lol

    • @alphasierra.
      @alphasierra. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

  • @critikal201
    @critikal201 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1241

    "And suddenly Euron grejoy 360 no scope the dragon, Rhaegal"
    I reached a point where I watch the episodes just so i can relate to this guy's videos😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @melvin6228
      @melvin6228 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I haven't laughed as hard in a while either. It's so dead on, and the show doesn't say anything about it.

    • @estudiordl
      @estudiordl 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL

    • @raphaeltiziani7476
      @raphaeltiziani7476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes I start to enjoy the reviews of some good youtubers more than the episodes itself....

    • @rayneoftera
      @rayneoftera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I laughed so hard as well, he's one of us, a COD fan, haha!

    • @kikiRa.
      @kikiRa. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same! I just watch got now so I can watch ASX's streams and videos after

  • @BensMission
    @BensMission 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4379

    The plot is dark, and full of errors.

  • @devinl9863
    @devinl9863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1677

    (2011) Ned Stark's Last words to Jon: "You ARE a Stark. You may not have my name, but you have my blood"
    (2019) Jon to his cousins: "lol im not a stark"

    • @SandeepSinghMango
      @SandeepSinghMango 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Yeah it's so stupid he just seems to dismiss his maternal bloodline

    • @tereziamarkova2822
      @tereziamarkova2822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Why is this even a dilemma?! Jon clearly has the Stark mindset, was raised as one and Arya, Sansa and Bran are very clearly his adoptive sisters. Theon is something of a honorary Stark and he's not even related to them! I thought that the reveal will result in a typical "we are still a family" scene, which is a bit cliche, but appropriate in this case. But that would be in character, and we can't have that.

    • @mp-ig6zb
      @mp-ig6zb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@tereziamarkova2822 so true. Great observation about Theon there.

    • @999Dommy
      @999Dommy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think it’s because children and the mans wife would normally take their fathers name over the mothers. Just how Robb, Sansa, Arya, reckon are all Starks and not Tully’s

    • @lorraineioannou
      @lorraineioannou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Swedish Wolf - don’t bother explaining king in good faith. Everyone knows he has Stark blood and everyone knows why Jon has never accepted he was a Stark even when his family reassures him. They are just looking for any excuse to be bitter about the show. Bad writing! Everything is bad writing!

  • @PunkExMachina
    @PunkExMachina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +492

    I‘m here after watching S8E05 and I just want to say I’m very sorry AltShiftX this series doesn’t deserve your analysis. I’m so sorry.

    • @chrismne92
      @chrismne92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly!

    • @sydnitheromantictaylor112
      @sydnitheromantictaylor112 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed!

    • @DocKrazy
      @DocKrazy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was too far in to stop.

    • @paulogaspar8295
      @paulogaspar8295 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      bro what? If you are here is because you enjoyed most of the series. You and him, because he started making videos about it.

  • @Karakuioshi
    @Karakuioshi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1756

    How Arya and Sansa react to Jon's news about being Targaryen?
    D&D: Ow, it doesn't matter. Let's better have a conversation about Bran's weelchair!

    • @nunoprazeres9434
      @nunoprazeres9434 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i understand that but still would be boring watching again someone tell that JOn is a targaryen and see sansa with picachu face.

    • @Beraksekebon21
      @Beraksekebon21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@nunoprazeres9434 how is boring? Its not like they done it 100 times,its not like they tell it to someone who doesnt matter its Arya and Sansa who considered Jon his family

    • @rozz1864
      @rozz1864 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@nunoprazeres9434 they could of obviously cut the dialog and came back after he had told them to see their reactions. theyre just skipping over everything to finish the story its so rushed its really sad

    • @ewantu
      @ewantu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      A reaction people have been waiting over a decade to see fucking lmao.

    • @jd2192
      @jd2192 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ewantu Exactly

  • @ryancoody7069
    @ryancoody7069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    How d&d write scenes:
    "an den teh pirate shoot daragin out of sky!"
    "Yes! Write that in write that in!"

    • @tyson6127
      @tyson6127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      "Yeah, Yeah and then the black pearl comes in"

    • @Vintage0808
      @Vintage0808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ryan Coody 😂😂😂👌🏻

    • @Beraksekebon21
      @Beraksekebon21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I want that fucking zombie polar bear - d&d

    • @bearwolfable
      @bearwolfable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      an den dere dis polar bear wrigh

    • @SpeedBoost
      @SpeedBoost 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You forgot to add the words "Dude", "Bro" and "That's EPIC!" after every second word.
      D&D make Michael Bay's writers look like Scholars!

  • @juff0401
    @juff0401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2224

    I feel so sorry for Alt Shift X. After all the brilliant analysis all these years, it has come down to a show that is flat and so disappointing it hurts.

    • @mattreyes4803
      @mattreyes4803 5 ปีที่แล้ว +212

      Just listen to him get more and more sarcastic as the video goes on it's obvious the show has broken his heart

    • @spencechan
      @spencechan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I guess it's back to waiting for the Winds of Winter...

    • @twstf8905
      @twstf8905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      OMG the whining and complaining is getting old!
      I don't understand what people are crying about, this season is just as good, if not better, than any other!
      Plus, it's the last season lol I don't know what people expected!
      Nobody has given me a specific, valid reason for their complaints.
      If you're disappointed, it's because your expectations were unrealistically high.
      Way back in Season 3, when Jorah and Ser Barristan tried talking Daenerys out of trading Drogon for the Unsullied, they told her, "A Dragon is worth more than ANY Army, Aegon PROVED that."
      REMEMBER?!?
      Game of Thrones has NEVER made a choice based on whether it will make the fans happy or "satisfied," that's why the Red Wedding was so shocking.
      We were all led to believe that things were finally turning around for Robb Stark, and all that, "character development," everyone's whining about now was erased in one, horrible episode.
      Nobody has ever had a, "perfect," end.
      Being mad about a specific character's death now only highlights how unrealistic your expectations have become.
      Happy fans don't have anything to whine and cry about though lol so, all the negative comments are to be expected from the, "vocal minority."
      And, the only, "theory," that has proven true is that EVERYONE'S theories have been proven WRONG hahaha and that makes it ALL worth it to me!

    • @juff0401
      @juff0401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      @@twstf8905 I can accept that you like this season's episodes, but they might be better than the previous years? Seriously?!

    • @spino155
      @spino155 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@twstf8905 if you are setting up a story in one way, then subvert it all at the last moment just for shocks then you have failed the ending. That's why we're so bitter. TRW was so good because it was horrifying, shocking and came out of nowhere when we know the story isn't over, it served to destroy the starks and give us an unbearable hatred for the lannister, Boltons and Freys.
      There's no satisfaction for the story beats being set up, this season is a dissapointing mess with the best cast and technical mastery on TV.

  • @archivist_of_dragonstone
    @archivist_of_dragonstone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +574

    "Maybe Jaime will redeem himself by confronting his evil twin..." NOPE
    "Maybe Brienne will follow Jaime south..." NOPE
    "Arya will kill Cersei and the Mountain.." NOPE
    "Arya will mercy kill The Hound..." NOPE
    Honestly, they should have let Alt Shift X write this whole season, it would have been 1000x better.

    • @rfan
      @rfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      "Let Alt Shift X write this whole season" Could not agree with you more or BETTER YET rewrite the script for S7 and S8 and then S9 and S10!

    • @rfan
      @rfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Venom No, S5&6 are not amazing thanks for reminding me. it's S7&8 now that make S5&6 look so good 😂😂😂

    • @thedarklordx
      @thedarklordx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Would Arya killing everyone be a good thing?

    • @CountArtha
      @CountArtha 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saving the man she loves from disgracing himself is totally what a knight would do. Just sayin'.

    • @leomcdonnell2553
      @leomcdonnell2553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “Maybe Jon will go north and ghost will finally get the pats he deserves.” Well at least we got that

  • @alecross5255
    @alecross5255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2749

    The greatest casualty this season is Alt Shift X's faith and love for the show.

    • @karlzone2
      @karlzone2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      I know, it's so sad. Even back in S7, ASX wasn't calling out dumb plot moments directly, because there was always a hope it might still get fixed. But there's just no redeeming quality about some of the S8 scenes.

    • @jfilms6106
      @jfilms6106 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@karlzone2 It's just a fucking show it's not sad. He should thank D&D, he has earned a lot of money critiquing and recapping their show. And, he should create his own show if he feels he can do better.

    • @freesashaa
      @freesashaa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      @J Films lmao you shill

    • @trevwings9438
      @trevwings9438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      J Films shut up

    • @qwertdwlrma
      @qwertdwlrma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      J Films Just because you can’t create something better, doesn’t mean you can’t criticise it. If someone draws a stick man and unironically thinks it is a complete masterpiece, you can criticise them even if you’re not Michelangelo. Because you know what would be better.

  • @Larifariari969
    @Larifariari969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +980

    Can we just appreciate that alt shift X creates a GOT video every week for us? thank u so much

    • @andrew7taylor
      @andrew7taylor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, and at this point it's about 100x better!

  • @404Dannyboy
    @404Dannyboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +753

    This whole video is a master class in subtle shade throwing.

    • @NitroReviewsMN
      @NitroReviewsMN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      404Dannyboy “fucking discount Jack Sparrow” lol

    • @grubbybum3614
      @grubbybum3614 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Can we now all root for Qyburn? The undisputed legend of the show.

    • @jsullivan4444
      @jsullivan4444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Subtle? I don't think we were watching the same video.

    • @404Dannyboy
      @404Dannyboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jsullivan4444 Hahaha true enough, half subtle then. Some criticism was quite direct and some criticism was very subtle.

  • @user-qj9en1kp1m
    @user-qj9en1kp1m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    It is really sad that Lena Heady has been reduced to looking out through the window for 5 minutes each episode, with an evil smile on her face. I think every character deserves a better last season, but the show runners are just cutting corners at this point to wrap it all up.

    • @ShinyStarfire
      @ShinyStarfire 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The first sentence of your comment made my day. First I had to laugh as how you described the situation. But you are absolutely right. And in episode 5 she is doing the same ...
      BTW: I like your "Documentaries" playlist, I've watched almost all these documentaries as well :)

    • @user-qj9en1kp1m
      @user-qj9en1kp1m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ShinyStarfire Hello! I am glad you liked it. I also like "collecting" those videos. The only annoying part is when they get deleted. Sadly, it happens. By the way, since you watched "The Bells", i have a theory for you: Danny is a Manchurian candidate, activated to the sound of bells. Also, episode 3 basically chucked out the "Prince that was promised" prophecy through the window, so poor, sweet, kind and innocent Shereen died for nothing. That made me very angry. But at least now we know that "valonquar" actually translates to "a big pile of rocks".

    • @ShinyStarfire
      @ShinyStarfire 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wondered why it's triggered by the tolling of bells ...
      Talking about the Valonqar prophecy, I found fitting comment under the video with the scene where Cersei and her friend visit the witch (or as in the books, Maggy the Frog):
      GRRM: "You see Cersei's whole life is set out by the Valonqar prophecy"
      D&D: "Yeah Yeah we got it, now watch her die by dropping a castle on her"
      Not the unexpecting and surprising is happening in the last episodes of the series, but everything we never wanted.

  • @Glurfl
    @Glurfl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    The unfinished book series are starting to look more and more appealing as the show comes to a close.

    • @laujack24
      @laujack24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Have fun waiting another decade for the conclusion of the cliff hanger in dance with dragon. George will finish winds of winter but a dream of spring, well keep dreaming

    • @Glurfl
      @Glurfl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@laujack24 that's the point of my comment. I'd rather have this story unfinished where the books are than what the show has done.

    • @Jaqrkazi
      @Jaqrkazi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Glurfl Honestly, the shows ending is what motivated me to finally sit down and start reading the books. I was not disappointed.

    • @annabella1650
      @annabella1650 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well you never know, GRRM might actually get the books written once the show is finished.

    • @Jaqrkazi
      @Jaqrkazi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@annabella1650 Considering how bad the shows been getting and the fact that he seems aware of it, I'd almost BET money on him holding off the release just so he can market the remaining books as the REAL ending to GoG

  • @MC-yo6kz
    @MC-yo6kz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    What do we say to good story writing?
    David’s benioff & D B Weiss: Not Today

    • @musashi6875
      @musashi6875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Very original!

  • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b
    @Pwn3dbyth3n00b 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1735

    Jon is not a Stark yet his mom is a STARK. He was raised by STARKS. He lives with the STARKS. Hes the co-founder of STARKbucks. Like wtf. They even consider Theon a Stark and he's some random dude from an island.

    • @Snagprophet
      @Snagprophet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Yeah I dont get why he keeps rejecting his family he lived with, particularly when he's in a position to make the rules in which the North legitimised Jon as a King.

    • @yakiralovesall
      @yakiralovesall 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Snag Prophet right that does not make senses to me and It’s like he’s dropped his family to be with Dany. I don’t like it at all. Why did he die to be brought back if he’s gonna make the same mistakes. He needs to listen to his family.

    • @BoRickersonMcFoosters
      @BoRickersonMcFoosters 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn so not only do the the show-runners not understand how feudal succession and heirship works but even you 3? 🤥 no wonder they think they can do whatever the fuck they want with the plot😂🤦🏽‍♂️ Thats now how any of this works....

    • @komesar4482
      @komesar4482 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      they might have been raised as the Starks, but they are not Stark, Theon is a Greyjoy and Jon is a Targaryen, Jon is not rejecting his family he just tells them the truth and thats it

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@komesar4482 yes but he's EXACTLY as much Stark as he is Targaryen, half and half. Because if I've understood it right, every other Targaryen for many (if not all) generations was PURE Targaryen, because they kept marrying brother and sister so that both parents were of the same blood line. Whereas Jon now is half of one and half of the other.

  • @NashvilleMaggie
    @NashvilleMaggie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    I know you get twenty million comments and won't see this, but I wanted to finally take a moment to thank you. This was a stellar video, as per usual; you were able to subtly convey your disappointment/confusion in regard to the way the plot is going, but also deliver a thoughtful, logical, deep analysis that made me rethink both episode 4 *and* episode 5. Your content is phenomenal, both for GoT and Westworld, and I'd be thrilled if you were able to branch out and do more shows - even more lighthearted stuff like the Orville. (I know this takes a huge amount of time, though.) Basically, watching your work has been one of the best parts of TH-cam for me, hands down, and I appreciate all of the effort you've put into this endeavor. Thank you!

    • @weswesyall2827
      @weswesyall2827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hero! Let me be the lazy friend here who is just completely agreeing! 👊

    • @tatesherman8273
      @tatesherman8273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said

  • @killingkoi
    @killingkoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    I love the bitterness in this video, im glad Alt Shift X is as worried as the rest of us about where this story is going.

    • @belisarius6949
      @belisarius6949 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I'll give you a Spoiler to where its going...
      Its going to fucking shit.

    • @Alex-cs1vq
      @Alex-cs1vq 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@belisarius6949 gone*

    • @cowboyhank456
      @cowboyhank456 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fully agree, this is just a disappointing mess at this point

    • @Alix777.
      @Alix777. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jon kills Daenerys and Bran ends up on the throne. End

  • @PassioneControl
    @PassioneControl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    Can't wait for Ned to wake up and for this to all be a fever dream

    • @Siggalua97
      @Siggalua97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      The show will definitely end in Ned waking up in a cold sweat while a narration goes "and that's when I knew I should stop dropping acid" and that's when it hits viewers that this was all a massive anti-drug campaign

    • @Siggalua97
      @Siggalua97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      and then the show fades to black while the Seinfeld tune plays

    • @Siggalua97
      @Siggalua97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That's the most perfect ending I can imagine tbh

    • @deadbodychic75
      @deadbodychic75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So he tells Robert he won't be his hand and go to King's Landing?😂👍

    • @AH-be6bu
      @AH-be6bu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I prefer the ending where it's actually an elaborate game of Dungeons & Dragons that got way out of hand.

  • @thez00t6
    @thez00t6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    "Discount Jack Sparrow..." priceless

  • @tuni16tuni
    @tuni16tuni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    The way they are pushing the mad queen Dany narrative so hard and by any means resulting into massive plot holes and completely messing up great characters like Tyrion and Varys...ugh

    • @brendan6619
      @brendan6619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The foreshadowing has been there for seasons watch the show properly

    • @brendan6619
      @brendan6619 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Nolan Russell Agree 100% book will be smoother and that ep 5 was out of this world in terms of cinematics i also loved the tension that it created in the lead up to the final episode

    • @AC8X
      @AC8X 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm actually glad they followed through on Mad Queen Daenerys, especially because they've destroyed the arcs of so many characters this season. It wasn't executed perfectly, but it seems like, no matter what we got, it was going to be shitty.

    • @tustari
      @tustari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Alt made a great prediction when he paralleled Dany's potential turn to madness because of rejection by the Northerners (and indeed all Westerosis) with Visery's madness when he was rejected by the Dothraki. Combine that with the losses of two dragons, Ser Jorah, Missandei and most damning of all the spread of the secret of Jon's true heritage (from Jon himself) it seems more and more plausible that this end was inevitable for Dany. The problem is it may have been done to abruptly. The biggest problem with season 8 is that is seems extremely rushed. If they had spread the story out more it would have been more successful.

    • @balahas2719
      @balahas2719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@brendan6619 many of us are arguing the execution man ,I dont mind making Danny the mad queen but it was so forced this season.They mad other characters amount to crap to accomplish it,Tyrion is dumb now,Jon is a side character now and Varys all of a sudden betrays Danny,he must have read the script.

  • @TheYankeesUnited
    @TheYankeesUnited 5 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Funny stuff about Ghost, cause in Book 5 (Dance of Dragons) Jon talks about those closest to him. And to quote the book "Ghost did not count. Ghost was closer than a friend. Ghost was part of him."
    I mean come on D&D? What kind of bullshit was Letting Ghost go like that?

    • @yooringonghan
      @yooringonghan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      CGI

    • @TheYankeesUnited
      @TheYankeesUnited 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@yooringonghan I know but they should have put the effort. I've seen interviews where they talk about how much they loved the books. Jon and Ghost are super important in all 5.

    • @sym2988
      @sym2988 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      signifies letting go of his Stark identity

    • @TheYankeesUnited
      @TheYankeesUnited 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@sym2988 i think it was more lazy writing. Because why would he let it go? He is still half stark? He was RAISED by Eddard, infact He acts like him.

    • @may.k_me
      @may.k_me 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's obviously symbolism, as Alt mentioned here. Jon was letting go of his Stark heritage.
      But also probably the fact that HBO & D&D just don't want to spend their budget on a direwolf. And also because they never established just how deep the Stark & their direwolves connection is in the show. The only ones vaguely representing that were Rob and Bran

  • @Sander3101
    @Sander3101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    "The best ruler is someone who doesn't want to rule" - well except King Robert Baratheon I suppose, whose not wanting to rule caused all these wars in the first place.

    • @Beraksekebon21
      @Beraksekebon21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      LoL ,and then they make Bran as a King of the seven kingdoms

    • @fakebbadarboe6795
      @fakebbadarboe6795 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      His death and other factors led to that. Robert didn’t want to rule but the seven kingdoms were peaceful under his rule

    • @Longshanks1690
      @Longshanks1690 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @Sander Well, the presupposition is that you have to ACTUALLY rule and not spend time fucking boars and hunting whores.
      The idea is that someone who doesn't just seek to accumulate personal power will make better decisions. Like Cincinnatus.

    • @sigilbreaker2628
      @sigilbreaker2628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Longshanks1690 Cincinnatus was a successful politician and general for years before he decided to retire. That is not something that happens by chance.

    • @SP-wm8cu
      @SP-wm8cu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      except robert wanted to be king, he just didnt care about the kingdom. there is huge difference between not caring, and not wanting the burden. Jon knows the responsibility a King has and is scared of the burden, Robert didnt care about his responsibilities but loved all the perks. he wanted to be king, he just didnt want to rule.

  • @elhusseinabdelhady6196
    @elhusseinabdelhady6196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    "discount jack sparrow " u almost killed me :D

  • @savvageorge
    @savvageorge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    "Would be great if Bran did something useful like reveal Euron and Cerei's military movements" :)

  • @alim.lateef4162
    @alim.lateef4162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1075

    Jon to Theon S7E7 : You're a Greyjoy, and you're a Stark
    Jon S8E4 : I've never been a Stark
    WTF!

    • @irov5884
      @irov5884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Dumb and Dumber

    • @sathwishes3523
      @sathwishes3523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      This always confused me, isn't he 50% Stark like every Stark that didn't come from an incestrous relationship in the Stark House (if that ever happened at all.)?

    • @atlifreysi
      @atlifreysi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i think it's just that since rhaegar and lyanna married, he can't be considered a stark, because lyanna becomes a targaryen when marrying rhaegar. just like catelyn stark used to be catelyn tully. by this logic you could call all the stark children also tully children, you know?

    • @theandice8152
      @theandice8152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@atlifreysi Great, but Theon's parents aren't even related to the Starks. He was just a forcefully adopted child. So why is it that Jon, who is 1/2 Stark calls Theon one but not himself?

    • @sathwishes3523
      @sathwishes3523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@atlifreysi Makes sense though it seems, as TheAndice noted, very silly of Jon, saying that "he was never a Stark".
      Though i can probably count that as, shitty writting, that seems to be S8's Theme so far.

  • @globalko
    @globalko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    "I'm gonna break the wheel" *Makes Gendry a lord .... what?

    • @AH-be6bu
      @AH-be6bu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      She kinda forgot about her motivation.

    • @clothedcelebs4free149
      @clothedcelebs4free149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, that was probably the point where it got way too ridiculous. Like in the next few episodes where the cleganes fight and fall into fire and die after dany burns varys for treason along with kingslanding citizens before jon kills her. Jaime also kills euron and goes to save cersei but the room collapses and kills them both. Then bran becomes king :/

    • @squawk4391
      @squawk4391 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@clothedcelebs4free149 I dislike you

    • @clothedcelebs4free149
      @clothedcelebs4free149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also, Dany goes to let cerseis soldiers surrender but hears bells and freaks tf out and burns them, making everyone keep fighting which leads to what Jon does. He takes the Black afterwards too.

    • @mitchyG90210
      @mitchyG90210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EVERYONE GETS A WHEEL YOU GET A WHEEL YOU GET A WHEEL EEEEVERYBOOODY GETS A WHEEEEEL

  • @sanctifiedholy7
    @sanctifiedholy7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Dany asked about those ships in the previous episode and her 'wise counselors " told her not to worry about them. She didn't forget. The writers forgot and hoped we would forget. They need to be fired .

    • @mrmcawesome9746
      @mrmcawesome9746 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's the issue when the writers are the creative directors, and the executive producers, and some other stuff as well, they won't fire themselves.

    • @nooneneedstoknowthis4141
      @nooneneedstoknowthis4141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As s8e5 shows, the ships are no threat to a dragon, except if Euron uses homing spears and magically appearing ships.

    • @destrologando2362
      @destrologando2362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They need to be Fired and Blooded

    • @paulogaspar8295
      @paulogaspar8295 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrmcawesome9746 they wrote 6 or 7 seaons of the most successful tv show in recent history, I don't think they where ever going to get fired. Even if you say it wasan't them, it was the books being well written they are still the ones associated with the success of the series because the books didn't sold this well without the series.

  • @Warxoth
    @Warxoth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    17:54 woah, getting plenty hateful there
    *KEEP GOING.*

    • @mrpootispow8794
      @mrpootispow8794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Its the most bullshit thing to happen in game of thrones

    • @nicolas44991
      @nicolas44991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Alt shift X is finally starting to lose his shit, excellent

    • @Theo-pb9bf
      @Theo-pb9bf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nicolas44991 he went sicko mode on westworld season 2

    • @Beraksekebon21
      @Beraksekebon21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Euron deserved it ,hes nothing compare with Euron in the books he shit

    • @Beraksekebon21
      @Beraksekebon21 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nicolas44991 i bet he flip dozens of time LoL

  • @macross123987yayupee
    @macross123987yayupee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Ever since the start of this season your videos are literally the best part of this show. I'm not even exaggerating, I look forward to your breakdowns SO much more than the actual episodes

  • @therandomrantguy9474
    @therandomrantguy9474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    honestly at this point i'm weekly more hyped about the new Alt Shift X review than the latest GoT episode

    • @imagrownassman1
      @imagrownassman1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why wait? Just look up r/gameofthrones after each episode for the episode comment reaction. It's where altx gets his theories from anyway.

    • @DeDarkSajd
      @DeDarkSajd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@imagrownassman1 its not about the theories themselves, its how he presents them

  • @FlyWithMe_666
    @FlyWithMe_666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    17:54 - Random swearing marks the end of Alt Shift X’s transition from explaining and nicely illustrating GoT to no longer being able to defend what’s going on in the episodes.

    • @mn-ru4li
      @mn-ru4li 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've heard him say the 'c word', but I just can't remember what video. Honestly, I'm genuinely surprised that S8 reviews aren't littered with the F and C word...or even the S word.

    • @shawaam
      @shawaam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      It was the best part of the entire video. Good thing even such a calm and analytic person like ASX loses his composure when he watches these episodes.

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ugh the more time passes, the angrier I get at that whole Euron sequence. I mean, I had no doubt whatsoever that Qyburn was going to make sure as many of those giant crossbows were built as possible in all the time since the Loot Train attack (though I'd guessed maybe a dozen around the city, not apparently A HUNDRED in the city and on ships). Even aside from the absurdity that Alt Shift X points out that there's no good reason Dany and Drogon didn't see those AT ALL until it was too late, what pisses me off more goes all the way back to Winterfell. gee, we have someone on our side that can literally see what ever person in Westeros is doing at the present moment, as well as all the past.
      Jon: "So Bran, what have Cersei and Euron been up to the last few days?" -- PROBLEM SOLVED
      cause see, I'd been wondering if even book readers were sketchy on this whole notion of Bran becoming the 3ER, because would it be too much of the 'deus ex machina' concept, you're making a character with pretty much limitless power. And the key to good writing when you have that is figuring out interesting and plausible ways to still make that character vulnerable somehow. But here, he's simply used when it pertains to the plot strictly as they want to use it, and he's ignored for "reasons" when the plot needs other characters to be hurt in some way.

    • @codyman144
      @codyman144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Discount Jack Sparrow was nice

    • @nerdbird789
      @nerdbird789 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kevinw712 Bran can't see everything everywhere. He can look through the weirwood trees, which there are none in or around King's Landing. Most southron lords cut down the weirwood trees thousands of years ago. I'm not trying to defend this season, it's an absolute mess, but I'm tired of people just being like wHy DoEsNt BrAn JuSt TeLl ThEm. Cause he can't.

  • @tomt8785
    @tomt8785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    “360 no scopes Rhaegal” - nearly spilled my cereal there :D

  • @Yvaia
    @Yvaia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    No amount of pats will ever take away the pain of the show’s treatment of the direwolves.

    • @fabulousdolphin4221
      @fabulousdolphin4221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no kidding

    • @alaia-awakened
      @alaia-awakened 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      To the point they forgot Nymeria is a direwolf, not a horse

    • @paulogaspar8295
      @paulogaspar8295 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alaia-awakened ou know that in the books wolfs are huge and humans ride on them right?

    • @paulogaspar8295
      @paulogaspar8295 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      why? humans have suffered way more that direwolves in the show.

  • @DarkKing009
    @DarkKing009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    season 8
    "Give me something for the pain and let me die"

    • @eternalreign2313
      @eternalreign2313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Who knew Robert Baratheon was foreshadowing the end of the show?

    • @Jey-75
      @Jey-75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      give me cleganebowl and let me die

    • @rahuldhargalkar
      @rahuldhargalkar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Milk of the poppy

    • @Burbin7995
      @Burbin7995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thinking of the writing of the first four seasons:
      "Gods I was strong then!"

  • @uncletomcobley6950
    @uncletomcobley6950 5 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Tywin foreshadowed season 8. Madness and stupidity.

  • @paolonikkohernandez
    @paolonikkohernandez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Writers are trying to be unpredictable with no regards to the storyline.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Also no regard for character as established or common sense.

    • @irov5884
      @irov5884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Daenerys will forget about the throne and go back to Essos to be unpredictable lol

    • @paolonikkohernandez
      @paolonikkohernandez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@irov5884 this would have been more poetic than whats happening.

  • @AaronTheAnimal
    @AaronTheAnimal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    WTF WAS THE POINT OF WAITING 2 YEARS FOR THIS

    • @deevee7221
      @deevee7221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Distraction

    • @thesunrisechick6878
      @thesunrisechick6878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nothing. Viserion is dead and Dany is now a Mad Queen. Ugh.

    • @EpicSaxPanda
      @EpicSaxPanda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      they needed to film more while it was snowing.

    • @Goldbob360
      @Goldbob360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @array s think she skipped breakfast also

    • @thewanderingartists
      @thewanderingartists 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      E X P E C T A T I O N S S U B V E R T E D

  • @2NY
    @2NY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    it's sad when you're more excited for ASX episodes than the actual episodes....

    • @Alegost1
      @Alegost1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they make more sense than the actual episodes

    • @st3ppenwolf
      @st3ppenwolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      U mad?

  • @RevoZtuns
    @RevoZtuns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Euron ‘Discount Jack Sparrow” Greyjoy 🤣🤣🤣

    • @nicolas44991
      @nicolas44991 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      antho Fucking discount Jack Sparrow if you please

    • @EcceJack
      @EcceJack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nicolas44991 there's a 'Captain' missing there, too ;P

  • @denster7715
    @denster7715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    19:40 - It looks as if Qyburn is actually saying "mouth of Sauron."
    Well done!

    • @GreenMareep
      @GreenMareep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Mind frickin blown

    • @passwordyeah729
      @passwordyeah729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wonder if he actually planned this?

    • @beefknuckles
      @beefknuckles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      woah... thats crazy

  • @dudelookslikeagirl
    @dudelookslikeagirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    I love how Alt Shift X gets sassier and sassier as the show gets worse.

    • @chrisanderson687
      @chrisanderson687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Totally 🤣

    • @erbyenbe6586
      @erbyenbe6586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      It's at an all-time high level now yeah, usually he stays pretty neutral but being salty is appropriate now

    • @lordodysseus
      @lordodysseus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It's a coping mechanism. D&D pissed away 9 years in 10 seconds. Then a Dragon (a metaphorical nuke) gets knocked out of the sky with a pointy stick and and broken physics.

    • @pranav3848
      @pranav3848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Honestly, who wouldn't be? This show used to be one of the greats and had tremendous potential. But the writing lately has been so bad that a middle schooler could have done better

    • @FogellofDot
      @FogellofDot 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      2B why is there two simultaneous 2B profiles in comments

  • @zab6217
    @zab6217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    John's mother is a Stark. can we stop saying he is not one? He is full on half Stark. Jeez

    • @celinee.9562
      @celinee.9562 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      THANK YOU !!!

    • @drjulietburke
      @drjulietburke 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      so why don't we say about the other Starks that they are half Tully?

    • @zab6217
      @zab6217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@drjulietburke I hear you but being a Tully or not is not a HUGE plot point. Stark is.

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@zab6217 Jons' Targaryen blood is the HUGE plot point at this stage, not his Stark side. His connection with the rest of his family was based on a common upbringing, and remains as is. But when people say he isn't a Stark, they're referring (implicitly) to the family name (and line of succession) - like it or not, it flows paternally. The rest of the Starks aren't called Tully for the same reason - they took their fathers' name. Remember his old name, back when he thought he was a Stark bastard? Jon Snow. He thought he had Ned Starks' blood in him then, yet he still wasn't called a Stark, cos he didn't have a claim to the family name.

    • @spankmymoomoo
      @spankmymoomoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Patrilineality matters for your namesake in GOT. It's why bastards are called "snow" and "rivers" instead of their mother's name. because where they are from and the fact that they have no father is more important than their mother's name.

  • @DirkCjelli42
    @DirkCjelli42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    D&D kinda forgot Gendry was born in the Crownlands.

    • @riddare555
      @riddare555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A noble bastard is named after the place where he is raised. Gendry was born in the Crownlands but he was raised in the Riverlands.

    • @Agent_Ste
      @Agent_Ste 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@riddare555 In West Kings Landing born and raised. On the forge is where he spent most of his days.

    • @EnteIexia
      @EnteIexia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@riddare555 He was raised in Kings landing... Davos and Gendry had a convo about where they grew up in Kings landing.

    • @piast_son_of_perun3557
      @piast_son_of_perun3557 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@riddare555 Wait you actually said everything wrong xD if u were just joking then nice one

    • @MarkHogan994
      @MarkHogan994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@riddare555 He was NOT raised in the Riverlands, and in any event he didn't know that he was noble until after his father died. So his father's nobility would not have influenced Gendry's name. In fact, as a low born bastard, you don't usually have a surname.

  • @Lewt_2B
    @Lewt_2B 5 ปีที่แล้ว +778

    dany kinda forgot about the iron fleet. thats the official explanation by D&D. the show turned to shit.

    • @DR-xt5jq
      @DR-xt5jq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      and 2 scenes prior they just pointed out how Euron's fleet brought the Golden Company over...

    • @varm8878
      @varm8878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Hmmm....
      She also forgot about Drogon being shot by the Lannister’s Scorpion.
      She forgot her obsession for the last decade of gaining armies to go to Kings Landing and take the throne, instead just turns up outside with about 100 men demanding Cersei surrenders! 😆
      She forgot that if she legitimises Gendry he has a strong claim to the throne as Robert’s true son, whether he’s grateful to her or not.
      She forgot she’s not actually yet the real Queen so she can’t legitimise anyone anyway!
      Etc etc etc.....

    • @mortalkonlaw
      @mortalkonlaw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      D&D are shit. They’ve also just been given a Star Wars trilogy.

    • @JasonWindsor88
      @JasonWindsor88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I understand being critical but to shit on such a brilliant show & its creators is just short-sighted, toxic fandom

    • @TheFlyingCougar
      @TheFlyingCougar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@JasonWindsor88 D&D haven't created anything you dolt. George R.R. Martin created this world and these characters. They copied his writing for years and as soon as they couldn't do that any more the writing turned to complete shit.

  • @nilsnamens
    @nilsnamens 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    good ol discount jack sparrow hiding his 11 gigantic ships behind a rock....

  • @zdav9037
    @zdav9037 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1020

    No amount of analysis can save the show from terrible writing.

    • @Louis-ki2pt
      @Louis-ki2pt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Give Ramsey 20 good men and he will save the season

    • @sirjoey3137
      @sirjoey3137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@Louis-ki2pt Give Bronn 10 good men and he'll impregnate the bitch.

    • @fembrucewayne1904
      @fembrucewayne1904 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They actually made a mistake. Dany has dorne and the reach so it's not a question who own them. Tho the show forgot too

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Judging by the dripping sarcasm in Alt Shift's voice and words, I don't think he's even trying to.

    • @x1v160
      @x1v160 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you don't like the show don't watch the last episode 🤣

  • @StickWithTrigger
    @StickWithTrigger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    Hope Davos goes with gendry to storms end to teach him how to be lord.It'll be a nice conclusion to their arcs since Davos was always pro Baratheon and really cares for gendry (letting him escape the red witch and then reuniting with him in kings landing) also Davos doesn't seem to have much to do in the north anymore so might as well.

    • @RKNGL
      @RKNGL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Or they'll just unnecessarily kill him because the show runners are amazing...

    • @xavigarcia9372
      @xavigarcia9372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that is going to happen seems like good writing and good writing in this season would subvert everyone expectations

    • @yogaz3691
      @yogaz3691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@RKNGL *D&D* : EXpecTaTIon sUBvErTEd

    • @GardEngebretsen
      @GardEngebretsen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Davos is also a bannerman sworn to Storms End, so it would make sense.

    • @may.k_me
      @may.k_me 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's the most logical outcome. I don't think they'll kill Davos. It doesn't make sense even for shock value. And he's at Winterfell and shouldn't face any threats

  • @tomgannicus5362
    @tomgannicus5362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    when Millisandre lightens their swords, she did it to honor the lord of light with a big dothraki sacrifice

    • @mn-ru4li
      @mn-ru4li 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Who's coming back from the dead? Hopefully, the NK to kill them all and be done with it. I'm so fucking over this show

    • @FlyWithMe_666
      @FlyWithMe_666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Funny thing is: what was the Dothraki plan if she hadn’t lightened the swords? Just blindly riding into the enemy in total darkness? That’s even more retarded than what they did after the swords were on fire.

    • @chuckshingledecker2216
      @chuckshingledecker2216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tom Gannicus this makes more sense out of that scene that it deserves.

    • @200131240
      @200131240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe he disappeared because he found out he only got half of them at the same time we did.

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FlyWithMe_666
      Literally the only difference was the swords being on fire, so yes it was quite obviously even dumber.

  • @Himark89
    @Himark89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    HBO made 8 billion dollars from this series and they say dire wolves and dragons are expensive. What was the budget of the Endgame? I think they wrapping up cheaply to save more of that juicy cash. Bastards.

    • @BrendanBeckett
      @BrendanBeckett 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      HBO arent the ones who wanted to end the show this quickly.

    • @NightWatch707
      @NightWatch707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      @@BrendanBeckett That doesn't mean they could let it be murdered like this. Don't they have any control over this show? How are they happy with all the ridiculous story choices D&D made?

    • @dustin628
      @dustin628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@NightWatch707 I know. Its fucking terrible. After 8+ years this is what they're doing to this incredible show. It's total bulshit.

    • @kebrongurara1612
      @kebrongurara1612 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@NightWatch707 They have control. But they don't have indefinite control over the show runners. they can't force them to renew their contracts.

    • @GeneralKnife
      @GeneralKnife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      HBO wanted 10 season with 10 episodes each. They would give GOT all they needed. D&D are the real culprits here

  • @haruhisuzumiya2400
    @haruhisuzumiya2400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I just want to say something:
    These last two seasons are not like a fanfic.
    Lots of fanfics are better written.

  • @thewarriorhk
    @thewarriorhk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    In my life I have not seen a TV series quality drop so massively

    • @batgurrl
      @batgurrl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hilal Karwani I guess you did not watch The Office....

    • @deevee7221
      @deevee7221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @payz hayz Dexter :(

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch the fourth season of Sherlock (the British one)...

    • @abasslinelow
      @abasslinelow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @payz hayz Dexter's was even worse! At least Game of Thrones gave us years of slow decline to brace for when it finally drove off the cliff. Dexter was going 100mph and just kinda suddenly lurched to the side and smashed into a brick building.

    • @florisvanimpe929
      @florisvanimpe929 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guess you haven't seen 'lost'

  • @mattpage9632
    @mattpage9632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    4:00 “and doesn’t afraid of anything”

  • @_Xavier73_
    @_Xavier73_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Since Jon didn't do it I'll do it : who's a good boy, who's a good loyal good boy, Ghost you such a good boy, I'll miss you buddy.

    • @AllyKit
      @AllyKit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      😭 Ghost got ghosted. He deserved SO much better than that, after all the fighting he’s done for Jon & clan. No goodbye at all?? Now I don’t care if Jon dies. Seriously I don’t.

  • @JoeyXSmith
    @JoeyXSmith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    3:40 Wow! You was right about Bran!

  • @randombencounter263
    @randombencounter263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    Varys saying that the Westerosi won't accept a female ruler is ridiculous. Cersei's been ruling for years, and she blew up the pope.

    • @middler5
      @middler5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Is she accepted....

    • @sophiawilson8696
      @sophiawilson8696 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      she not accept she only rule about 3 regions. The Rock, Westernlands maybe the Riverlands and the Crownlands. The Reach, The Stormlands and Dorne is and Vale and North are out her control.

    • @DeeDiDi9876
      @DeeDiDi9876 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He said that they would prefer a male over a female ruler. That if he revelas Jon's true identity they would him first.

    • @Emrod82
      @Emrod82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sophiawilson8696 It is unclear if the Stormlands is still under Cersei command though....the show never truly address it.
      Dany naming Gendry Lord of StormLands is a good move for her....but it feel pointless since he is still stuck in Winterfell and have zero connection to any lords in the StormLands. We don't event know which lords have decided to take the claim over here or if the entire region have collapsed in a civil war scenario between the houses to find out which will rulez the place over there.....
      The writers of this show are so lazy that I am afraid we will never have a clear answer for this.

    • @todorosies6385
      @todorosies6385 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      but they still hate cersei, they'd be more likely to accept jon than dany, who is also the mad king's daughter

  • @blackmoon9793
    @blackmoon9793 5 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    14:05 "a combination of trickery, sex, and butter"
    Well, I think we just stumbled upon the plot of one of the prequel shows 😋

    • @nave7537
      @nave7537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nutty butter

    • @WorkingClassZombie
      @WorkingClassZombie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Lann the Clever = King Harlaus confirmed.

    • @forforkssake30
      @forforkssake30 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought he said barter

    • @AhaanM
      @AhaanM 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@forforkssake30 yup, that's what I heard.

    • @bluebeefman
      @bluebeefman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget to brown the butter

  • @Rinchen8192
    @Rinchen8192 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Spilled my drink when Alt Shift mentioned the similarities between Lyana and Arya on rejecting Baratheon advances, and then one of them running off with a Targaryen...

    • @cardejah
      @cardejah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      George had initially intended for Arya and Jon to be the it incest couple as well!

    • @IchibanOjousama
      @IchibanOjousama 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cardejah in the books they ARE in love with each other

    • @Raisa-gb4fh
      @Raisa-gb4fh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IchibanOjousama omg ew

  • @notgonnalie1846
    @notgonnalie1846 5 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    Audience: Oh no the show sucks now!
    D&D. *Consider your expectations subverted*

    • @Echo2602
      @Echo2602 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Audience: Oh no the show sucks now!
      Book readers: Really now!? Please, tell me about it.

  • @MuhammadBarkahDE
    @MuhammadBarkahDE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    waiting for the ending to be "so Game of Thrones is just another amusement park in West World."

  • @NoxHypnotic
    @NoxHypnotic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I love how you can hear the shade in his voice, even though he's keeping it subtle

  • @Graenelolz
    @Graenelolz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    WTF there is NO way the guy who made the Varys/Dany artwork didn‘t see the scene in S8E5 before

    • @Duifjaah
      @Duifjaah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was looking for this comment

    • @Graenelolz
      @Graenelolz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Duifjaah right? I feel like in the middle of a big conspiracy. And the casualness of AltShwifty going over it gives me chills.

    • @TheWonka123456
      @TheWonka123456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      th-cam.com/video/1RsgJAHtuoI/w-d-xo.html

    • @TheWonka123456
      @TheWonka123456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are so right

  • @ts94413
    @ts94413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    What makes it even worse is Bran, the "know-it-all" 3 eyed raven already forgot that Doran Martell already had the same exact wheel chair 3 seasons ago. That's probably why he couldn't talk about anything related to Cersei and Euron and decided to watch Endgame during the long night while everyone else is dying.

    • @outsidechambaz
      @outsidechambaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Idk why but the idea of bran watching a movie while everyone’s getting slain outside makes me laugh

    • @RosieJonesRules
      @RosieJonesRules 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Resusing props lol. Boy the quality of this show has really dropped

    • @Top_Dawg360
      @Top_Dawg360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just finished watching endgame 3 hours ago and it was so sad :(

    • @theplayasclub5948
      @theplayasclub5948 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. Everyone forgot about Doran :(

  • @MajorGunning
    @MajorGunning 5 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    that 360 no scope line made me laugh so hard I choked on my own spit.

    • @DAS_k1ishEe
      @DAS_k1ishEe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He forgot to mention that Dany is an unkillable NPC, therefore Drogon survives

    • @xIsabelllll
      @xIsabelllll 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Loool

    • @theblancmange1265
      @theblancmange1265 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DAS_k1ishEe She won't forget Euron shooting her after 3 days, so she has better memory than Skyrim npcs.

    • @MrMunnyT
      @MrMunnyT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ‘Discount Jack Sparrow’ line got me in tears

  • @lordbrandon5120
    @lordbrandon5120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    >ghost is literally part o Jon's soul
    "You can have it, tormund, I don't want it anymore"

    • @Vikesh7896
      @Vikesh7896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is so sad & hilarious xD

    • @SpeedBoost
      @SpeedBoost 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jon suddenly treats Ghost like that Bargin Bin acoustic guitar that people have lying around their house that they just pawn off to anyone who wants it.
      At least we now know that Jon would be a terrible parent!
      He'd just put the kid up for adoption the second he got bored of it, or replaced it with another kid.
      As he seems to have forgotten all about Ghost the second he seen Rhaegal!

    • @chrispeacock1257
      @chrispeacock1257 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Part of Jon wants to and needs to stay in the north. The north is his home, it’s a huge part of him. Ghost can’t go south with Jon, he’s a direwolf. Direwolves, like Starks, are meant to stay in the north. They’re meant to roam beyond the wall, much like Jon. Perhaps in the books Jon will warg dream into Ghost so he can enjoy the life of freedom he desires whilst fulfilling his duties in Kings Landing.

  • @eimmaar6937
    @eimmaar6937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Varys tried to poison Daenerys, that was how he tried to put Jon to the Iron throne. Remember beginning of the episode 5 when the little girl from the kitchen comes to Varys?
    "She won't eat"
    "We'll try again at supper"
    "The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward"

  • @alimammadov1415
    @alimammadov1415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    "at least it's confirmed that Varys is a mermaid" OH MY GOD

    • @matthewponder3800
      @matthewponder3800 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The shot of Varys coughing up sand during that line sent me over the edge

  • @mystmuffin3600
    @mystmuffin3600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    Mentioning Tysha and not having any reaction from Jaime or Tyrion was straight up disrespectful to the books.

    • @Beraksekebon21
      @Beraksekebon21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Or not make Jaime mention or admitted that he was lie about tysha on winterfell ,fireplace is missed oportunity

    • @ADavid42
      @ADavid42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Tyrion pulled quite a angry face.

    • @vishaansingh1019
      @vishaansingh1019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Beraksekebon21 Would have been WAYYYY too big of a reveal this late in

    • @13Wolfie13
      @13Wolfie13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought the nod to the books was ok just because we get so few of them these days. I was more baffled by how Brienne even guessed that. It was so random. In the books, Tyrion doesn't know Jaime lied though, does he? It does seem very pointless to even bring her up.

    • @mystmuffin3600
      @mystmuffin3600 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      T.L. Wolfe it would’ve been cool if Tyrion gets to know and then Jaime dies or something. Would love to see Tyrion’s reaction then.

  • @lewisdavidson571
    @lewisdavidson571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Varys: Robert Baratheon was a horrible King because he never knew how or wanted to rule.
    Also Varys: The best Kings are the ones who don't know how to rule nor want to.

    • @Longshanks1690
      @Longshanks1690 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Lewis Davidson That's not a contradiction.
      Nero and Cincinnatus were both Roman leaders who didn't want to rule.
      But Nero was a horrible Emperor because he wasted so much money on parties and palaces instead of running things, whereas Cincinnatus used his power for the good of the Republic then returned to be a farmer.
      The point is that someone with power who doesn't actively want to better themselves alone will do a better job for their people.
      That's Stannis' whole philosophy.

    • @damianwilson7526
      @damianwilson7526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lewis Davidson
      The difference between Jon and Robert is that at least Robert was a good military commanders who beat three armies in a single day
      Meanwhile Jon gets himself stabbed at the wall after less than a season, messes up his plan at BOTB and has Sansa save him, and has the worst strategy of all time for the long night (artillery in front, no archers on walls, placed all troops not behind the large fire wall with very limited holes)

    • @VarthalabauHair
      @VarthalabauHair 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True but Robert never had much sense of duty, he was just hedonistic and debaucherous. Jon on the other hand has a strong sense of duty.
      What Varys means is that many want to rule for the sake of personal glory, power and wealth, so it may be a better option to have a ruler who doesn't want any of these things.

    • @MissHardmode
      @MissHardmode 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VarthalabauHair Sometimes having all those things makes you want to rule better, Glory will only come if you do better as a ruler, Jon has shown time and time again that he is too naive, too simple, easy to manipulate and does not have a strategic bone in his body. All of that makes him a very shit choice, tbh

    • @dustinfenimore3077
      @dustinfenimore3077 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't even think Varys knows what he's doing anymore

  • @baronnuuke7821
    @baronnuuke7821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    (interviewer) -"what Bran represent and do he actually has a role in all that?"
    (D&D) - "Well he is the guardian of Men's memory and the Night King wants to erase it so that's why they kill him, so nothing is forgotten"
    (interviewer)-"... Right. So next subject, what about Daenerys and the Iron Fleet? How did that happen?"
    (D&D) - "She forgot"
    (interviewer)-"..."
    (D&D) - "..."
    *interviewer left the chat*

    • @Nugwin
      @Nugwin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Benur Anouk q

  • @animedrawings07
    @animedrawings07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    I think I'll miss this channel more than the show after it ends.

    • @cshairydude
      @cshairydude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      There's still at least two books left!

    • @spookbuster4862
      @spookbuster4862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      He'll still be around, making videos on the books. No one's ever really gone

    • @sizablekoala6879
      @sizablekoala6879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He does do other material like The Expanse and talked about maybe doing American Gods.

    • @Raditram
      @Raditram 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well I actually like Westworld and asx's breakdown on them is legendary.

    • @spookbuster4862
      @spookbuster4862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jared Dowty And that's what's so powerful about it

  • @efancording6363
    @efancording6363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    I found it very silly how efficient the ballistas were against the ships, like they totally destroyed each ship after 5 hits

    • @Fs3i
      @Fs3i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Yeah, maybe I'm not seeing something, but they are sooo OP.
      I mean, who would've thought that they even had enough mass to blast away the wood like that?
      And if they had enough mass, how are they accelerated?
      They're like canons, but without a need for Gunpowder, easier to aim, and silent. Oh, and no recoil, too.
      How do they work?!?!

    • @JoshuaKevinPerry
      @JoshuaKevinPerry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Completely impossible for those weapons on moving targets.

    • @Axle-F
      @Axle-F 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      GoT ballistas produce more force than a tomahawk missile. Best explanation I can come up with is that a wizard did it.

    • @xavigarcia9372
      @xavigarcia9372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Those things were more powerful than a fucking Cannonball

    • @PristianoPenaldoSUIIII
      @PristianoPenaldoSUIIII 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I still think having them hit a moving dragon from as far out as it did was the worse writing crime

  • @96ahsanullah
    @96ahsanullah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    they should interview peter dinklage on how he feels about his character becoming so dumb.
    Atleast now we know the real reason why the cast were all crying at the final reading of the scripts. they couldn't believe the gobshite they were reading.

    • @FlowerTrollSan
      @FlowerTrollSan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @John Smith You don't have to read the books to recognize idiotic writing and an obvious drop in the quality of the show.

    • @Taliesin_
      @Taliesin_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      There's an interview with Dinklage where he talks about how shocked he was that Tyrion didn't even foresee that putting vulnerable people in the crypts during the battle of Winterfell was a problem. He sounded confused and disappointed, and said "I guess Tyrion isn't as smart as I thought he was."

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      'Cept for minor things, they're probably all gonna hold off on sharing their feelings until the damn thing is over. Blabbing too much during a shows' run is a great way to get other producers to shun you from future gigs.

    • @renendell
      @renendell 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trickery, sex and butter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @somethinglikethat2176
      @somethinglikethat2176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @John Smith The actor playing Euron said something about wishing he's character had some depth to him, Emilia Clarke wasn't too enthusiastic when she was asked if she thought the final season was good. I think quite a few of them are disappointed with the last season.

  • @trentm.364
    @trentm.364 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    9:46 "So Daenerys is in a strong position, she just needs to find a way to remove Cersei without killing innocent people in Kings Landing." - Alt Shift X
    "Yeah, that's not part of my plan"-Dany

    • @davidwilson6577
      @davidwilson6577 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've never seen something so telegraphed make such little sense in a plot before.

  • @lucasnowicki8073
    @lucasnowicki8073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    Gendry has less chemistry with Arya than he had with his boat.

    • @SpeedBoost
      @SpeedBoost 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      The Hound and Tormund have more chemistry than any of the couples on the show.

    • @pintavodki
      @pintavodki 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Well, he did ride that boat for four seasons. And Arya rode him only once in episode 2.

    • @last7509
      @last7509 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      6:53 I dont make love. i fk. hard.

    • @bakersmileyface
      @bakersmileyface 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thought it was hilarious.
      She slept with him once and all of a sudden he loves her like crazy and wants to marry her in a crazed fashion. How desperate is this guy. Seriously he's so thirsty.
      What is it with Baratheons and Stark women?

    • @brokenst33l
      @brokenst33l 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah, the likes are 420. I'm torn.

  • @shikamaru335
    @shikamaru335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    Sansa adding the Stark broach to Theon's body was such a beautiful moment. RIP The Drowned Wolf

    • @starhunter9085
      @starhunter9085 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      *Or the Gray Kraken*

    • @kadlethbelmont2522
      @kadlethbelmont2522 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Salted Wolf? Iron Wolf?
      Winter Kraken? Snow Kraken? Northern Kraken?

    • @Slintovski
      @Slintovski 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Kadleth Belmont wet puppy

    • @Bitchslapper316
      @Bitchslapper316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good name

    • @soul2squeezy439
      @soul2squeezy439 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Prince of Winterfell or the ghost of winterfell.

  • @goldengonzogaming2664
    @goldengonzogaming2664 5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    I'm really surprised you called out a coffee cup but not them calling Gendry *Rivers* (Riverlands bastards) instead of the proper Waters (Crownlands).

    • @MarkHogan994
      @MarkHogan994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Actually Gendry shouldn't even have a bastard name. Bastard names are reserved for highborn bastards. That's how it is in the books anyway, GRRM has spoken about it in interviews. If you're acknowledged by your highborn parent, then you get a bastard name. But Gendry lived all of his life without knowing who he was, and was never acknowledged by Robert. So he wouldn't have any surname at all. And if for some reason he did, then yeah, it would be Waters.

    • @thatzootsuit8007
      @thatzootsuit8007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Gendry wasn't an _acknowledged_ bastard by Robert and as such be can't use Rivers or Waters as a surname.
      Also, the GoT Wiki states that a bastard's last name depends on the region he was _born_ in. As we don't know where Gendry was born (we know he was raised in Kings Landing however) he could be a Rivers - if my first point wasn't true.

    • @goldengonzogaming2664
      @goldengonzogaming2664 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thatzootsuit8007 I know the book lore, I've read them all more than once. I was just pointing out the show's lack of understanding - saying that if anything, he would be a Waters, not a Rivers (if he had a bastard name).

    • @Eclyptical
      @Eclyptical 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thatzootsuit8007 Well if we're talking based off the books then he was born in King's Landing.

    • @thatzootsuit8007
      @thatzootsuit8007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@goldengonzogaming2664 I stand corrected on the Rivers point I made. It comes down to sloppy writing for the dialogue in that scene really.

  • @teaganroeder4151
    @teaganroeder4151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Last time I was this early- game of thrones had good writing.

    • @jared_r
      @jared_r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Teagan Roeder So not since season 4 huh?

    • @teaganroeder4151
      @teaganroeder4151 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jared Ratliff season 6 for me.

    • @grubbybum3614
      @grubbybum3614 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think Qyburn is a well written character, same as Euron.

  • @oletramekaf5603
    @oletramekaf5603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    It's so funny how deeply clear it is that the owner of the channel is absolutely disliking the 8th season, lol

    • @fizzleee
      @fizzleee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Who doesn't

    • @jfilms6106
      @jfilms6106 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fizzleee Me it's good. I wouldn't watch it otherwise.

    • @yincimaster8530
      @yincimaster8530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@caninci7379 It's good. It's not as great as it used to be in the past, but that doesn't mean the show is just garbage now. I've barely ever seen many series stay high. Just look at The Walking Dead, they dropped drastically trying to keep it all the way it was. They only went back up in ratings when they decided to drastically change the whole thing. I don't think Season 8 should be the last season, and they probably will make more fuckups, but I honestly doubt it will be the worst I've ever seen. So far, they make stupid mistakes, but holy shit I've seen some garbage on TV, and this is absolutely top tier compared to that.

    • @YusufKaracayir
      @YusufKaracayir 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yincimaster8530 Exactly. It could be better than this, but it is still the best show.

    • @n1c3s43
      @n1c3s43 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yincimaster I disagree. Ep1&2 of S8 were good, but 3&4 were hot garbage. They do not fit in the series and make 0 sense whatsoever.

  • @Mightyzinger1
    @Mightyzinger1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    I feel like we’re not watching GOT anymore. Feels like a parody, honestly!

    • @drenrin2120
      @drenrin2120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Game of Jokes!

    • @Addicti0nz1
      @Addicti0nz1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for this bro. I will now just assume his season is a parody and game of thrones isn't going to finish.

    • @csorfab
      @csorfab 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@rev erieit started dying around season 5, and passed away around the end of season 7. this season is basically just desecrating a corpse.

    • @Mightyzinger1
      @Mightyzinger1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m really disappointed to say this, but my favorite show will collapse!

    • @bandoogiemanz
      @bandoogiemanz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@csorfab season 8 is necrophilia, f*cking a dead corpse.

  • @deciblaze2138
    @deciblaze2138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Alt Shift X is the only analysis channel I have seen that reviews GoT in such a factual, logical and thought-provoking way. He’s not super opinionated or emotional; he just kind of tells you what happened and what might happen... which must be a considerably difficult feat given the writing of the show is a dead shell of what it used to be.
    Just super grateful I’ve had this to look forward to - thank you so much!

  • @Robkinggozer
    @Robkinggozer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    'Jon we're family! Don't forget that. You're my brother! You owe us!'
    'Oh by the way, I'm leaving now to go kill Cersei and I'm not coming back. I don't like crowds and heroes.'

    • @iang7244
      @iang7244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      If Arya kills both NK and Cersei it will make me question the worth of these other characters.

    • @Savagemedic46
      @Savagemedic46 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      No doubt, She finally got to be called no one after all that training but instead claims herself “Ayra Stark Of Winterfell and I’m going home.” So now after all she does she’s home with family we are to believe she just went to fight once, get laid and then decide she’s leaving and never coming back? Well they did surprise us if anything