@RABBI Shekel I knew about the red wedding, but I avoided watching the entire show until it was all finished. All of the spoilers I heard went in one ear and out the other since I didn't know any character names or locations to be able to make any sense of it. With all of that, I was still caught off guard during the episode
@RABBI Shekel i knew about red wedding before i watched the show i knew there was a wedding were people will get killed but i never knee it was that wedding because i didnt know the characters when i heard about the red wedding
To me the most terrifying thing about the wedding scene is the sound of Cat's voice strained in utter despair. Truly a brilliant performance for her last appearance on GOT.
Michelle Fairley's performance during the Red Wedding is so damn powerful. I have watched this scene 50 times, and her reaction to Robb's death kills me every time...
wait is that Billy ?? Robb broke the oath from his mother and refused to marry a Frey. That‘s why Walder Frey killed him. He wanted the king as son-in-law.
@@HelenaRG71 Robb was in love with someone else and was still with her at that time, plus he couldn't have known that they were gonna betray him just because he didn't marry one if the wives.
@@daryeusford9696 of course what Lord Walder did was inexcusable, but we all know Lord Walder was somewhat crazy and couldn’t forgive the broken oath. He wanted Robb as Son in law, not just Edmund. But Robb made a few mistakes (like killing Lord Karstark although his Mother said it would be a mistake).
I kept the Red Wedding a secret from my husband for 5 years. It was so darn worth it to see his reaction when the episode aired. I have never seen his jaw drop so far.
The same my mom did to me! We started finally watching GOT together. And suddenly on this ep she got silent and didn't say anything. I didn't notice at the time. I should have. I just jumped out my seat and cried out! That was so shocking! Later she said that she was trying very hard not to tell anything out about it. Sure was a shockQ
I recommended this (book) series to my sister years ago before the show aired and every time she'd me tell she loves Robb and wishes he'd get fleshed out more, I'd just do a little cry-giggle to myself (because I agree). I vividly remember her calling me one night and when I picked up, the first thing she said was "Why did you do this to me, you demon???" And I knew instantly she read the chapter. I couldn't help but feel satisfied that it affected her as much as I was hoping lol
Hadn’t read the books, I started GoT when season 4 was on dvd and binged watched. I vaguely read online about a tragic wedding, but skipped the details to avoid spoilers. When Geoffrey’s wedding happened, I thought that was it. Had no clue about this one. I was horrified, in shock, and then that silent end credits leaving me to my thoughts and to cope.
Naw, she started to get suspicious when Roose rejected the wine. Woman's intuition. Then the closing of the door started to really raise her suspicions.
@@spirittammyk Yes she started to get suspicious but "Rains of Castamere" playing in the background was the final nail in the coffin. It's a Lannister song which tells a destruction of a house. Proudly sang by Lannisters. What's up with that playing here.. on a Northern wedding?
The song is "The Rains of Castemere" it was written and sung when Tywin at only the age of 14(maybe a little older) went and literally wiped out House Reyne. The house rebelled and Tywins father Tytos was seen as a joke by everyone so Tywin took care of the issue and people realized to fear a 14 year old boy and wrote the song to remember. It's now the considered the Song of the Lannisters.
The Hound is the real hero in this one and nobody acknowledges him with all the killing going on. He saved a Stark girl YET AGAIN. That's what he does, he saves Stark girls, first Sansa now Arya.
Yes! He realized that something is going on and saved her, and still even at that point many people see him as Arya does. But Arya is a child who is hurting, and we are suppose to be smarter. Kind of feel bad for the Houd. The minute he stopped Sansa at the bridge, you can see the real man under everything.
You guys were right; that was a much nicer wedding than Sansa and Tyrion's in the last episode...I mean yeah, the reception got a bit out of hand, but the ceremony itself was lovely.
@@robynwilson9227 I actually think the Dothraki would be very opposed to this, even though they aren't really that much about honor, this would be a coward's move. They are all about straight up in your face no bullshit combat.
Can we take a moment to show appreciation for Michelle Fairley? While Cat may not have been everyone's favourite character, Michelle is one hell of an actress and delivered some of the most emotional monologues with so much heart.
_It hurts so much,_ she thought. _Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb... Robb... please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting..._ The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. It tickles. That made her laugh until she screamed. ‘‘Mad,’’ someone said, ‘‘she’s lost her wits,’’ and someone else said, ‘‘Make an end,’’ and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she’d done with Jinglebell, and she thought, _No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair._ Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.
Terell Chapman naw that’s all on Robb he had control of the North and should have had a controlling interest in the Riverlands but he had to break his oath to the one house who could’ve solidified his grasp and Tywin knew because Varys and Petyr have spies everywhere so he knew to target Walder Frey with an opportunity to increase his house status (which is all he wanted in the first place). It’s more apparent in the books what’s going on.
Nope. Never easy to watch! When Cat screams after Robb is stabbed, I lost it! Then she just stands there as if she’s already dead.... Poor Arya, she was so close to seeing them. Hugs x 😭
Reminds me of your reaction. You're just in shock! And couldn't continue (or was that Baelor?) In any case, never gets easier. Cat's scream cuts right through your body 😭😭
Cat's scream at the end was the most impactful, emotional moment for me too. Just a moment of perfect sorrow and torment. Michelle Fairley for that moment deserved an Emmy.
It’s just waves and waves of pain in this scene. First Tulisa and the baby, then the horror of the slaughter inside and outside, then Greywind, all the whole we’re terrified for Arya just incase she’s dragged into it, then the brief relief when we see Robb and Cat - just enough to give you hope. Then BAM “I’ll find another”. It’s a service reactors provide in this episode to remind us we’re not all mad/over-reacting. This scene is brutal! 💔 Makes me tremble a bit thinking what they have in store for us come Season 8 😂🍻
The Red Wedding was even more heart breaking in the books, more specifically Catelyn's death. It describes her sawing into her hostage's neck until she hit bone before her knife was taken away, then "crows clawing at her face" as she laughs, which we find out later was her clawing at her face in madness, and then as a knife is pressed to her throat, her last thoughts are "No! Don't let them cut my hair, Ned loves my hair!" Totally didn't cry
I love this reminder of the book scene. I will never forget the moments when I read it - I was so shaken, I couldn't internalize what was happening as I was reading. It was one of those times that a book is glued to your hands and no force can tear it away from you. Afterwards, I was just sitting there, gazing in blank space, trying to make sense of it all. The show was an amazing adaptation, but every moment pales in comparison to the book.
i was never able to read that chapter ever again. I was so pissed and sad that i punched the monitor (i did read it in the PC) Sadly, the epilogue of that book never made it to the series, i would love to see the reaction of these two after "the young wolf will never have children..."
At th-cam.com/video/xbaLVSpHO7o/w-d-xo.html , Steven says "people getting their head sliced off is awesome". I thought that was hilarious considering what happens to Ned. Reactions are so fun.
Steven: that was a much sweeter wedding than the one we saw in the last episode Me: Oh my sweet summer child what do you know of sweet weddings The music is called "rains of Castamere" It about 'House Reyne' which Tywin destroyed (the story Cersei told Margaery in the last episode)
Another fun fact, this actually happens midway through book 3. No warning nothing. Book readers didn’t get the gentle expectation of leading into episode nine, we just got slapped in the face with the red wedding halfway through a mostly storytelling very little battle book. I remember throwing the book across the room in rage.
Adi T. That happened to me too! I had never read a book that gave me that kind of a reaction. I had already gone through Ned and that was hard enough so I had to take a break before I could continue reading.
It was more like walking down a dark alley and running into a biker gang that take turns kicking your ass....unexpected...but by book 3 you had to know Martin was a sadistic writer so you only have yourself to blame for being upset.
there were actually a few hints at it in the book that set up the red wedding, the show replicated a couple. in the book tywin mentions to tyrion that some wars are won by sword while others are won by pen when tyrion asks what letter he is writing earlier in the book, which i think the show copied. Also, even though it was a written medium, the song "The Rains of Castamere" hints at it plenty, just a few chapters before the wedding the song is sung and history explained if i remember correctly, then in the sections leading up to the massacre, time is spent detailing how terrible the musicians were(since they were really just soldiers dressed up and acting like musicians) and slowly hinting how things are off, like the door closing and stuff which they capture well in the show. while it definitely is more blindsiding in the books due to the nature of tv and literature, it isnt completely unhinted at also that little bit of hope raising at the beginning of this episode, where robb and cat think of a new plan to win, is a lot more extensive in the books, even including a point where robb lays out a plan to legitimize jon snow so he can be his heir, really playing with the hopes of the readers, which GRRM is only too good at doing, he somehow always gets people so matter how many times he raises your hopes and crushes them.
I remember it too. I was cheering for robb that time. When i read that red wedding i just stare at the book blankly. Then read the chapter again just to be sure. Then it hit me. I stopped reading that book for a month. I've never been affected by a book like this before
All respect for Michelle Fairley's & Richard Madden's performances. I always lose it near the end because Robb accepts that they're doomed, but Cat keeps fighting. Brutal. The RW took almost a week to shoot & the actors had to go thru the scenes over & over. In interviews, the guy who plays Walder Frey said it really got to him, seeing this cruelty reenacted day after day & knowing Madden (Robb), Chaplin (Talisa), and Fairley would be leaving the show. When the episode wrapped the whole crew cried.
In addition, several of the actors involved haven't watched the episode since it was filmed, most notably Michelle Fairley (Catelyn). Too many tough memories, both from an acting standpoint, and that their time with cast and crew was ending.
Yep! The chapter comes about midway through book 3, but he finished almost the entire book, skipping that scene entirely, and came back to it at the end when there was nothing else left to do. It's a really well-written chapter and feels almost surreal at the end with Catelyn basically going crazy from seeing the massacre of her kinsmen and family.
Robin - I feel like I keep telling people to watch the cast commentaries lately...but the Blu Ray's cast commentary for this episode are Michelle and Richard, and it's the first time they see the episode in its entirety. And it makes you cry as much for them as for their characters. You can find some of it on TH-cam. Seriously worth watching!
I watch every 'inside the episode' every time I rewatch the series, which is ALOT! I've rewatched the whole series twice since they started their GoT reaction vids. 'No-Life'
Just Michelle Fairleys acting is chilling. Her husband is dead, she thinks Bran and Rickon is dead, she has no idea where Sansa and Arya is, and now just seeing her son die right infront of her. She has no reason to live, just lets everything out inn that scream.
This was the moment the show was literally made for. When the show makers read GRRM’s novels and got to this part, that’s when they knew that this all had to become a show.
I think it was very cool how after the episode Steven recognized that Nikki was in no shape to continue, and being physically shaking himself at that point did a quick sign off and ended the segment. They had seen enough pain and despair for one episode, but that's the sign of a truly great show to have us all emotionally invested in the characters (and wolves!) like we are. My heart goes out to you guys!
I respect they didn't have a discussion about what happen. Even seeing this for the what feels like the hundredth time makes me have to re-process everything.
They are so sweet. I knew Nikki would lose it when Grey Wind dies. It’s funny that the animals get her more than the people. Although little fetal Ned Stark got her too this time.
And just like that, the ending credit rolls without any background music.. A plain black screen with simple white texts combined with a complete silence so you can watch your own devastated face reflected on it.
The desperation in Catlyn's voice as she's pleading with Fray, and then her final long wale as she sees her son die is heart-breaking. The acting from Michelle Fairley is superb.
I've seen this a million times, but as soon as those doors closed my heart started racing all over again. No words. My exact feelings afterward. I wanted to cry or be angry, but I was so dumbfounded by what I just saw I sat there in silence for a good 15min. RIP Robb + Talisa. RIP Cat. RIP Greywind 😥😥😥
Lisa Walker And yet...Robb did swear before the Gods to marry his daughter. I actually feel he was within his rights here (which doesn’t mean I have to like it!). The TRUE crime here was offering them salt & bread, thereby giving Robb & co. guest right in his home.
Another Novel Note: Something they don't explain in the show is why Grey Wind (Robb's Direwolf) was locked up. In "A Storm of Swords," when arriving at the Twins for the wedding, Grey Wind senses the pending betrayal and becomes very aggressive towards Lord Frey's men. Lord Frey uses Robb's desperation to regain his army as leverage and orders Grey Wind locked in the stables. This was left out of the show as the writers felt it would give away the big reveal.
DarkLight523 grey wind wasn’t butchered in a cage in the books either. One of the men was able to release Grey Wind and the direwolf tore several Frey’s to pieces before going down. I much prefer that version with the direwolf going down fighting then being shot like a fish in a barrel
Heh the better part would have been when Grey wind got free and killed Frey men. He actually died a good death. But I guess CGI is too expensive. Also the hound fights people at the red wedding in the book. It's much more interesting.
LinniLotus Robb was shot and killed like a fish in a barrel, so I think it's really fitting (albeit depressing) that his direwolf went out in the same awful way.
"A Dothraki wedding without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair." Joking aside, Robb was a military genius. But, Robb was a poor political leader. And, that was what sealed his fate. He allowed his blind friendship with Theon cost him his home. And, he allowed his love for Talisa to destroy a valued political alliance in addition to sullying his word. Compare Robb now to Jon Snow, who despite his love of Ygritte never forgets his duty to the realm. You're officially no longer "sweet summer children." And, Winter Is Coming.
Don't forget cutting off Karstarks head. That costed him 4000 men. He should of listened and held him hostage. Then he might not have needed the freys at all. Robb was a naive fool with a knack for being a tactician. He made many mistakes.
I'd argue that Ned was a good political leader, it's why his enemies had to work so hard to take him down. He was ultimately undone by his honor and a sudden betrayal of a deal he had brokered. I wouldn't exactly call Ned incompetent at politics. He didn't like the Game, but he played it well enough. He just couldn't see that the game was rigged against him from the very start.
Actually in the books the Blackfish is with him for every battle, but it is never suggested that anybody else other than Robb was calling the shots at any point. He is definitely a tactical genius.
Really respect you looking at your wife and seeing how traumatized she was and jumping out instead of trying to make her go through anything just for a content’s sake. Good job man.
"Yes, now the rains weep o'er his hall, and not a soul to hear." - You survived the Red Wedding and are no longer Summer Children!... My heart still breaks every time I watch this episode x
The song that got Catelyn suspicious is called the rains of castamere It's the story of the Lannisters slaughtering the second richest house in Westeros
Eddie LM That's what Cersei said to Margery She talked about how Tywyn slaughtered them and that the Tyrell's were now the second richest house in Westeros A subtle threat
That Red Wedding is one of the biggest reason that reaction videos exploded on TH-cam. People who had read the books knew what was coming and set cameras up to record the reactions of their friends who loved the show but had not read the books. The resulting videos were posted on TH-cam and became instant sensations. Clips of them appeared on nearly all of the TV talk and late night show and even the local and national news. Nikki's reaction is among the best of the best. It's why we love you guys.
They never expected that at the twins after getting guest rights. Its an old tradition where guests (even enemies) were guaranteed protection by the host.
But Robb went back on his word first, after the Freys fought and died for him. What Walder Frey did is irredeemable but I completely understand their side. Why should he keep his word when Robb couldn’t keep his?
That is also why the Starks aren't armed - this is supposed to be a *'safe zone' - a little like a parley during a war; you don't fight during negotiations.
Steven: "that was a much sweeter wedding then the one we saw in the last episode" You had no idea what is coming... this event is called the red wedding btw... i first experienced it in the books... i find it even more gruesome in the tv series.
Nah...the visual in the books of Cat dragging her nails down her face and her blood mixing with her tears!?!? I had nightmares about it for weeks when I read the book back in 2005.
Now read the ending of the book chapter (from Catelyn‘s perspective), that will definitely make you feel „better“ ;) _It hurts so much,_ she thought. _Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb... Robb... please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting..._ The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. It tickles. That made her laugh until she screamed. ‘‘Mad,’’ someone said, ‘‘she’s lost her wits,’’ and someone else said, ‘‘Make an end,’’ and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she’d done with Jinglebell, and she thought, _No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair._ Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.
MrColler123 Oh I swear if they’d made Catelyn go this batshit crazy people really would have just not been able to sleep for days after. I think they deliberately toned it down for tv and it was still dark. Just Imagine!
Loked420, or watch the correlating season(s) lore videos after each book, since they do a decent job of following along with the books for the seasons that they can follow. Some of the book's get split up in the later seasons and then obviously it gets to a point where they go past it, but the later Seasons just means that once she's finished with book 3 she can watch the lore videos for season 3 and 4. Especially since the Lore videos will remind her of stuff that kind of gets buried under a shit ton of information. I want to say that a couple of them aren't even mentioned in the books, but are in the History of Westeros book. I could be completely wrong about that. I think it helps for the series because it's all the lore that goes around with the show but they can't put in otherwise every episode would be a movie. They don't use all of the lore of Westeros, just the lore that pertains to what they use in the show, especially places that they mention that we will never see because there's not enough time.
The scene with Arya is much more easily swallowed on the show than in the books. In the books, her scene ends with "His axe took her in the back of her head" (from memory). I put the book down, paced around my room for 20 minutes, before I could muster the strength to pick it up again. This is one of the most iconic scenes in Western fiction, hands down. Book readers and show watchers alike will never forget the first time they experienced it.
Nikki's reaction is all of us, absolutely. But I wanna talk about Steven's: I've only started following the channel fairly recently, yet I have never seen him being as genuinely shocked and speechless as he was for the Red Wedding. 10/10 reaction from you both!
First time I watched this episode, at the end I stared at the screen for like 3 minutes, thinking "WTF just happenned?". I feel your pain. This show is brutal.
J.F.L. Bousquet it was the first thing I've watched were it genuinely took me a few seconds to grasp what happened, then when the silent credits dropped I was in shock
Fun fact: The two guys who created the show read about the Red Wedding in the book and decided that it had to be put on screen. That people had to experience this in a visual format. This reaction video, your reaction to this singular episode, is literally the entire reason this show exists.
@@dante2037 they created this show because of that scene. After that, they got bored. Season 4 was the last season we can quilify as good. Then, it all went down. Dorne, Stannis and Tyrion arc were the first signs of this.
@@resalder7317 I agree seasons 5-8 was where the show fell off. However, it's an objective fact that season 4 was the best in terms of quality, ratings, and book adaptation.
The fact that Steve could only shake his head with no words when he is usually VERY chatty after the episode says everything about the emotions one goes through after seeing that episode their first time, WOW!!!
The *second* I knew that Robb was Steven's favorite character and considering Nikki's reactions to animal cruelty I was looking forward for this episode with all my heart. I knew this reaction wouldn't dissapoint :) I'm so sorry guys, lots of hugs
That classic look on a person's face, when the brain refuses to accept what was just witnessed, and one is left speechless and shaking their head 'no'.
The Red Wedding was so impactful to me that it became hard to feel as impacted again to any other major death. I even knew something like this may happen. Didn't know anything about it just had a gut feeling. Robb's story began to feel out of place and less important. I remember calling his death, just didnt know how. Definitely didnt expect Cat or Talisa and to this day this massacre still bothers me. Robb was my favorite character at one point and even though I knew he could die at any moment, and I was sure he would, none of it could prepare me and I'm sure everyone for the carnage that is and was 3x9 THE RAINS OF CASTAMERE. Great reactions by the way.
When I was in college, I watched this episode before some of my friends. When they finally got ready to watch it, I declined, saying I didn't want to watch it again. After they finished it there was a knock at my door and my buddies just stood there looking shell shocked. I invited them in and cracked open a bottle of whiskey which we ended up finishing. What else could we do? #thenorthremembers
Till this day this has been the only way I've ever been able to re-experience this scene. There is another scene in this series that is unbearable, have only seen it once (when it aired), and wish I could drive it out of my mind's eye.
I stopped watching the show at this point. Don't like having my emotions being abused and got out of this relationship. Think I was right to...seems there was not satisfaction with the ending.
“And who are you? The proud lord said That I must bow so low Only a cat of a different coat That's all the truth I know In a coat of gold or a coat of red A lion still has claws And mine are long and sharp, my lord As long and sharp as yours And so he spoke, and so he spoke That lord of Castamere But now the rains weep o'er his hall With no one there to hear Yes, now the rains weep o'er his hall And not a soul to hear And so he spoke, and so he spoke That lord of Castamere But now the rains weep o'er his hall With no one there to hear Yes, now the rains weep o'er his hall And not a soul to hear.”
Years later... YEARS... I've seen this episode more than a dozen times and I'm still crying right alongside Nikki. It is so traumatic. Can't wait to watch the remainder of your reactions, you guys are the best
Michelle Fairley (lady Stark) lost her voice for several days after shooting this episode. That's what I call brilliant acting. Hugs and kisses for both of you. We will follow you further on this bloody journey.
I feel sorry watching Nikki’s reaction but somehow I am happy when this video drops. Damn it i am crazy...... and now the rains weep o’er his halls with no one there to hear......
The song that is playing after the doors are closed is the Lannister song The Rains of Castamere, about Tywins victory over house Reyne, which Cersei told Margaery about in the last episode.
The thing about this show is how it makes feel such intense emotions. Good, bad, terrible. It's incredible, I mean is fiction, yet it doesn't quite feel like it. It's so complex. With Ned is this shock, disbelief and sadness, Blackwater is confusing, who the hell are you even rooting for? I didn't know who I wanted to win the damned thing. The red wedding is horror, pain and lost of hope, the feeling is: what is even the point? Let the white walkers just kill everyone and get it over with. Great reactions guys, I thought I was over this content, but you brought me back to it.
And who are you, the proud lord said, That I must bow so low? Only a cat of a different coat, That's all the truth I know. In a coat of gold or a coat of red, A lion still has claws, And mine are long and sharp, my lord, As long and sharp as yours. And so he spoke, and so he spoke, That lord of Castamere, But now the rains weep o'er his hall, With no one there to hear. Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall, And not a soul to hear
There are a few things I want to point out that you might have missed or been unaware of. 1. The reason why episode 9's tend to be good is that they are written by George RR Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire. That is the series of books on which the show is based. 2. The sudden change in music was when Cat realized something was seriously wrong. This is because the song that was played was Rains of Castamere. It is a Lannister song about how they defeated their strongest rivals House Reyne. Cersei mentions it to Margery in the previous episode. The song would have no place in a Stark event considering they are the current strongest rivals. 3. One of the musicians playing the song is a member of Coldplay 4. The lords of Westeros have a custom that says you cannot harm a guest under your roof. That is why, as soon as the Starks arrive, Walder Frey offers them bread and salt before saying anything else to put their mind at ease by officially making them guests who have eaten under his roof. 5. The Blackfish, Cat's uncle got up "to take a piss" and left before things went south. 6. Roose Bolton the guy who stabbed Robb claiming "The lannisters send their regards", one of the strongest bannermen of Robb, was the same guy who sent Jaime off with a Maester(Qyburn) to cultivate good will with Tywin.
@@Ashole024 He said "Tell them Jaime Lannister sends his regards" and in the books, Roose Bolton says "Jaime Lannister sends his regards" and that leads to Brienne being forced to betray Jaime and hand him over to The Brotherhood Without Banners.
So glad you guys finally got to this episode. It’s a tough one to watch. I don’t think I watched the season 3 finale until season 4 started because I was too upset. I hope you’ll talk more about the episode once you’ve had time to process.
If it's any consolation, this episode is basically the series' "inoculation." The hurt won't stop with this show, but you survive the "Red Wedding", and you can pull through whatever.
The Red Wedding is finally here!! Been dreading this one. My favorite part was when Nikki saw Frey's daughters & was like, "They're not....'that' bad." And Steven's face! LOL. All it needed was the theme music to Curb Your Enthusiasm. You were quite the trooper, Nikki! Saw the struggle keeping your eyes on the screen -- like staring at the sun. And props to you, Steven, knowing when to call cut. Like a good ref giving an 8-count before calling the match. My heart broke all over again, but the adventure continues and it's well-worth the journey!
I don’t know how much it affects the reactions but I don’t like when people comment things like “can’t wait for season __ episode __” because it creates an expectation even before you guys start the episode.
This episode is a right of passage. That's why so many people kept saying they couldn't wait for it (they're still idiots for saying so). A brutal reminder that literally anything can happen, even though everyone who watches the show already thinks they know that. I still cry every time I watch it, even in reaction videos.
I know it's been four years and im not trying to be a dick but it's "rite of passage" not "right of passage". Who knows, maybe this correction will be useful to someone.
@@Rubiecat Believe it or not I appreciate being corrected. I get annoyed by a ton of grammar mistakes people make, things like "should of" and others. I don't think I've ever noticed it's supposed to be "rite of passage" before, so thank you!
I don’t know about anyone else but the thing that hurt the most in this episode was seeing Greywind die the way he did. At least in the book he breaks out of the pen and kills a few soldiers trying to save Rob. Also bravo to the Hound for getting Arya out of there.
Nikki & Steven React thanks for the love!! Your reactions have been giving me great entertainment for months now since Cobra Kai. I’m hooked on your channel and I hope you know you both have support for whatever it’s worth.
Wow. I never knew Greywind did that in the Books. Wish they had put that in the show. Comes down to Budget I suppose. They had already used CGI for Bran and Rickon’s Direwolves earlier in the episode.
The song they played that made Cat freak out is The Reins of Castamere. Its a song thats about the Lanasters destroying a house and is played to put fear in the hearts of their enemies as a warning or that they are about to die.
Another great reaction! So many of us have been waiting for you to see this episode! (Without feeling the need to spoil it for you!) I know it's hard to watch, but for me this episode underlines the simple, real-world truth that makes this show so great... Heroes don't get to survive just because they're good. Villains don't die just because they're bad. So many people stopped watching at this point because it was too much for them. But keep at it! For me, this is the point when one of my all-time favourite shows went on to become the single greatest show ever made! Love from UK.
Steven: "This was a much sweeter wedding than the last one"
All Of Us Watching: "You know nothing Steven"
lmao
@RABBI Shekel I knew about the red wedding, but I avoided watching the entire show until it was all finished. All of the spoilers I heard went in one ear and out the other since I didn't know any character names or locations to be able to make any sense of it. With all of that, I was still caught off guard during the episode
@RABBI Shekel
i knew about red wedding before i watched the show
i knew there was a wedding were people will get killed
but i never knee it was that wedding because i didnt know the characters when i heard about the red wedding
@RABBI Shekel tho it's possible, I had to rewind to actually comprehend what happened because I couldn't believe it.
RABBI Shekel
I never heard of it until I watched it
watching people watch game of thrones for the first time is almost as good as watching game of thrones for the first time
No
I'm just now watching. Just watched this episode this morning. Messed up I had to go to work right after. 😅
@@Dylonely_9274 lol
Yep, i've fallen down the rabbit hole of reactions. Well, off i go.
That is what a reaction is all about..
To me the most terrifying thing about the wedding scene is the sound of Cat's voice strained in utter despair. Truly a brilliant performance for her last appearance on GOT.
She truly stole the show.
Exactly... And when she says PLEASE twice... 🏆
It broke me ... Like it's traumatizing, so realistic...
That's when I break down too. I already was crying but that took me OUT 😔😪🤧😭
It shouldn't have been her last. We were robbed of Lady Stoneheart
Michelle Fairley's performance during the Red Wedding is so damn powerful. I have watched this scene 50 times, and her reaction to Robb's death kills me every time...
Talking Thrones I love your videos :)
Talking Thrones I'd even go as far as saying it was more impactful watching it than reading it for the first time.
Major league acting.
cant remember if she got any emmy nod...she should have based on the strength ofthis episode alone.
Funny enough she got a throat infection after filming this episode.
You can see the life leave Robb when he realizes his wife and child are dead. He's breathing, and his heart's beating, but he died in that moment.
And it was all his fault.
HelenaRG71 how
wait is that Billy ?? Robb broke the oath from his mother and refused to marry a Frey. That‘s why Walder Frey killed him. He wanted the king as son-in-law.
@@HelenaRG71 Robb was in love with someone else and was still with her at that time, plus he couldn't have known that they were gonna betray him just because he didn't marry one if the wives.
@@daryeusford9696 of course what Lord Walder did was inexcusable, but we all know Lord Walder was somewhat crazy and couldn’t forgive the broken oath. He wanted Robb as Son in law, not just Edmund. But Robb made a few mistakes (like killing Lord Karstark although his Mother said it would be a mistake).
I kept the Red Wedding a secret from my husband for 5 years. It was so darn worth it to see his reaction when the episode aired. I have never seen his jaw drop so far.
that must've been the most satisfying/rewarding thing ever lol
So evil, yet understandable. Spoiling that would've been so fucked up lol
The same my mom did to me! We started finally watching GOT together. And suddenly on this ep she got silent and didn't say anything. I didn't notice at the time. I should have. I just jumped out my seat and cried out! That was so shocking! Later she said that she was trying very hard not to tell anything out about it. Sure was a shockQ
I recommended this (book) series to my sister years ago before the show aired and every time she'd me tell she loves Robb and wishes he'd get fleshed out more, I'd just do a little cry-giggle to myself (because I agree). I vividly remember her calling me one night and when I picked up, the first thing she said was "Why did you do this to me, you demon???" And I knew instantly she read the chapter. I couldn't help but feel satisfied that it affected her as much as I was hoping lol
Hadn’t read the books, I started GoT when season 4 was on dvd and binged watched. I vaguely read online about a tragic wedding, but skipped the details to avoid spoilers. When Geoffrey’s wedding happened, I thought that was it. Had no clue about this one. I was horrified, in shock, and then that silent end credits leaving me to my thoughts and to cope.
Cat knew there was something going on because the musicians started playing the Lannister's theme
Thanks for the clarification! I was confused about her look when the music started to play.
Naw, she started to get suspicious when Roose rejected the wine. Woman's intuition. Then the closing of the door started to really raise her suspicions.
spirittammyk no it was specifically the music that gave her the first idea of something bad happening, the rest just solidified it.
@@spirittammyk Yes she started to get suspicious but "Rains of Castamere" playing in the background was the final nail in the coffin. It's a Lannister song which tells a destruction of a house. Proudly sang by Lannisters. What's up with that playing here.. on a Northern wedding?
The song is "The Rains of Castemere" it was written and sung when Tywin at only the age of 14(maybe a little older) went and literally wiped out House Reyne. The house rebelled and Tywins father Tytos was seen as a joke by everyone so Tywin took care of the issue and people realized to fear a 14 year old boy and wrote the song to remember. It's now the considered the Song of the Lannisters.
The Hound is the real hero in this one and nobody acknowledges him with all the killing going on. He saved a Stark girl YET AGAIN. That's what he does, he saves Stark girls, first Sansa now Arya.
Yes! He realized that something is going on and saved her, and still even at that point many people see him as Arya does. But Arya is a child who is hurting, and we are suppose to be smarter. Kind of feel bad for the Houd. The minute he stopped Sansa at the bridge, you can see the real man under everything.
R StandsforRated Sandor is always a hero
"That's what I do. I drink; I eat chickens, and I save the Stark Girls." -- Sandor "The Hound" Clegane.
The Hound is a fave because he pulls no punches. He is who he is. My favorite line, "F@$k the king. " He said it for all of us.
Yep that’s always what I’ve thought. Sandor ‘The Hound’ Clegane has been one of my Favourite Characters since Season 3.
“This is a much nicer wedding than the one from the last episode” ahahahahaha
I just watched and did that exact laugh when he said that.
Frey son : " hold my dagger "
You guys were right; that was a much nicer wedding than Sansa and Tyrion's in the last episode...I mean yeah, the reception got a bit out of hand, but the ceremony itself was lovely.
Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov lol
Are you kinda quoting Beth from Rick and Morty? :)
@@NandortheRelentless This was a fuckin party for the Dothraki. Best wedding bash of the century 🤣🤣🤣
@@robynwilson9227 I actually think the Dothraki would be very opposed to this, even though they aren't really that much about honor, this would be a coward's move. They are all about straight up in your face no bullshit combat.
And the live music ... lovely touch
Can we take a moment to show appreciation for Michelle Fairley? While Cat may not have been everyone's favourite character, Michelle is one hell of an actress and delivered some of the most emotional monologues with so much heart.
She's an amazing actress. Her performance in this episode was absolutely incredible.
Just the way she says please the second time hits my heart
Yes, I've never been a fan of Cat, the character (in the book as in the show), but Michelle Fairley did an amazing, subtle job playing her.
Her speech about how guilty she felt for not being able to love Jon was one of the best of the series, I still wish she was in the show.
_It hurts so much,_ she thought. _Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb... Robb... please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting..._ The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. It tickles. That made her laugh until she screamed. ‘‘Mad,’’ someone said, ‘‘she’s lost her wits,’’ and someone else said, ‘‘Make an end,’’ and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she’d done with Jinglebell, and she thought, _No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair._ Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.
Nikki is literally all of us when we watched this episode.
God bless her
Not me. I was happy xD
Horrorcide what u mean u were watching for the guy
Yah basically.
LANNISTER!
Remember when Lord Karstark said "You lost this war when you married her"? Yeah..
Michael Espeland
Yup!!!!
Exactly he knew that Tywin would exploit the situation with the Freys somehow.
Indeed he did. I love this show
Michael Espeland naw that’s was all Caitlyns fault
Terell Chapman naw that’s all on Robb he had control of the North and should have had a controlling interest in the Riverlands but he had to break his oath to the one house who could’ve solidified his grasp and Tywin knew because Varys and Petyr have spies everywhere so he knew to target Walder Frey with an opportunity to increase his house status (which is all he wanted in the first place). It’s more apparent in the books what’s going on.
Nope. Never easy to watch! When Cat screams after Robb is stabbed, I lost it! Then she just stands there as if she’s already dead.... Poor Arya, she was so close to seeing them. Hugs x 😭
Same here. I really thought he was gonna make it out of there somehow. Something or someone would save him. ROB CAN’T DIE!!! 😳😭
Keith Rowlands Please remove ur comment... spoiler
Reminds me of your reaction. You're just in shock! And couldn't continue (or was that Baelor?) In any case, never gets easier. Cat's scream cuts right through your body 😭😭
Cat's scream at the end was the most impactful, emotional moment for me too. Just a moment of perfect sorrow and torment. Michelle Fairley for that moment deserved an Emmy.
It’s just waves and waves of pain in this scene. First Tulisa and the baby, then the horror of the slaughter inside and outside, then Greywind, all the whole we’re terrified for Arya just incase she’s dragged into it, then the brief relief when we see Robb and Cat - just enough to give you hope. Then BAM “I’ll find another”.
It’s a service reactors provide in this episode to remind us we’re not all mad/over-reacting. This scene is brutal! 💔
Makes me tremble a bit thinking what they have in store for us come Season 8 😂🍻
The Red Wedding was even more heart breaking in the books, more specifically Catelyn's death. It describes her sawing into her hostage's neck until she hit bone before her knife was taken away, then "crows clawing at her face" as she laughs, which we find out later was her clawing at her face in madness, and then as a knife is pressed to her throat, her last thoughts are "No! Don't let them cut my hair, Ned loves my hair!"
Totally didn't cry
I love this reminder of the book scene. I will never forget the moments when I read it - I was so shaken, I couldn't internalize what was happening as I was reading. It was one of those times that a book is glued to your hands and no force can tear it away from you. Afterwards, I was just sitting there, gazing in blank space, trying to make sense of it all.
The show was an amazing adaptation, but every moment pales in comparison to the book.
i was never able to read that chapter ever again.
I was so pissed and sad that i punched the monitor (i did read it in the PC)
Sadly, the epilogue of that book never made it to the series, i would love to see the reaction of these two after "the young wolf will never have children..."
The talisa scene makes the tv version more gruesome
@@niranjanrajesh1058 ?? Is this further on in the series than this point?
@@laurelindon is the book that much better?
And that's why you DON'T say: "that was a much sweeter wedding than the one we saw in the last episode"
At th-cam.com/video/xbaLVSpHO7o/w-d-xo.html , Steven says "people getting their head sliced off is awesome". I thought that was hilarious considering what happens to Ned. Reactions are so fun.
I cackled out loud when he said this.
Erika Schwab SAME
Heads sliced off and a Dire Wolf Head placed on is a Drop Mic moment
I started giggling uncontrollably when he said that.
the way Steven ended this episode made me respect him as much as any character on this show. Good on you, Steven!
yeah，he's
yeah, he's so sweet.🥰
The music Cat was reacting to was "Rains of Castamere" a song often played by the Lannisters, and a song based on Tywin Lannister's battle.
Steven: that was a much sweeter wedding than the one we saw in the last episode
Me: Oh my sweet summer child what do you know of sweet weddings
The music is called "rains of Castamere" It about 'House Reyne' which Tywin destroyed (the story Cersei told Margaery in the last episode)
...In Cercei's words "slaughtered" ... so, rather apt.
Fixed :D
It's evil, but i smiled like the cat in Alice's adventures in wonderland when he said this.
I literally laughed out loud when he said that. lol Classic.
I'm pretty sure the song was about Tywins father.
Another fun fact, this actually happens midway through book 3. No warning nothing. Book readers didn’t get the gentle expectation of leading into episode nine, we just got slapped in the face with the red wedding halfway through a mostly storytelling very little battle book. I remember throwing the book across the room in rage.
Adi T. That happened to me too! I had never read a book that gave me that kind of a reaction. I had already gone through Ned and that was hard enough so I had to take a break before I could continue reading.
It was more like walking down a dark alley and running into a biker gang that take turns kicking your ass....unexpected...but by book 3 you had to know Martin was a sadistic writer so you only have yourself to blame for being upset.
there were actually a few hints at it in the book that set up the red wedding, the show replicated a couple. in the book tywin mentions to tyrion that some wars are won by sword while others are won by pen when tyrion asks what letter he is writing earlier in the book, which i think the show copied. Also, even though it was a written medium, the song "The Rains of Castamere" hints at it plenty, just a few chapters before the wedding the song is sung and history explained if i remember correctly, then in the sections leading up to the massacre, time is spent detailing how terrible the musicians were(since they were really just soldiers dressed up and acting like musicians) and slowly hinting how things are off, like the door closing and stuff which they capture well in the show.
while it definitely is more blindsiding in the books due to the nature of tv and literature, it isnt completely unhinted at
also that little bit of hope raising at the beginning of this episode, where robb and cat think of a new plan to win, is a lot more extensive in the books, even including a point where robb lays out a plan to legitimize jon snow so he can be his heir, really playing with the hopes of the readers, which GRRM is only too good at doing, he somehow always gets people so matter how many times he raises your hopes and crushes them.
Plus Robb had a much different plan from the show to surround Moat Cailin right after the wedding... And named Jon his heir 😭😭😭
I remember it too. I was cheering for robb that time. When i read that red wedding i just stare at the book blankly. Then read the chapter again just to be sure. Then it hit me. I stopped reading that book for a month. I've never been affected by a book like this before
21:25 the legend says that Steven is still shaking his head.
lol
😂
😂
🤭
Bobblehead merch when?
The song that they played after the doors were locked is the Lannister song.
yea its a real subtle hint.. you would have to know the house's song to know it was coming
Somewhat subtle. That's why they had Cersei explaining the history of the song to Margaery in the prior episode.
Lol Sorry but there was nothing subtle about it.
Also called "The Rains of Castamere" the title of the episode.
Right, which Cat clearly recognized.
All respect for Michelle Fairley's & Richard Madden's performances. I always lose it near the end because Robb accepts that they're doomed, but Cat keeps fighting. Brutal.
The RW took almost a week to shoot & the actors had to go thru the scenes over & over. In interviews, the guy who plays Walder Frey said it really got to him, seeing this cruelty reenacted day after day & knowing Madden (Robb), Chaplin (Talisa), and Fairley would be leaving the show. When the episode wrapped the whole crew cried.
Michelle Fairley deserved an Emmy, or at least a nomination, for this episode alone.
In addition, several of the actors involved haven't watched the episode since it was filmed, most notably Michelle Fairley (Catelyn). Too many tough memories, both from an acting standpoint, and that their time with cast and crew was ending.
Yep! The chapter comes about midway through book 3, but he finished almost the entire book, skipping that scene entirely, and came back to it at the end when there was nothing else left to do. It's a really well-written chapter and feels almost surreal at the end with Catelyn basically going crazy from seeing the massacre of her kinsmen and family.
Robin - I feel like I keep telling people to watch the cast commentaries lately...but the Blu Ray's cast commentary for this episode are Michelle and Richard, and it's the first time they see the episode in its entirety. And it makes you cry as much for them as for their characters. You can find some of it on TH-cam. Seriously worth watching!
I watch every 'inside the episode' every time I rewatch the series, which is ALOT! I've rewatched the whole series twice since they started their GoT reaction vids. 'No-Life'
Remember when your friend was really really sad for apparently no reason 18 years ago? Probably a book-reader.
this is the episode we have all been waiting for since your reaction to ep1
inspiring
Abit sadistic if you ask me lOl
Right. Now I can't wait for you to see, oh that's right, we must go through them one at a time.
As horrible as the scene was ... I had always wanted Cat dead since she softened Ned's heart.
Just Michelle Fairleys acting is chilling. Her husband is dead, she thinks Bran and Rickon is dead, she has no idea where Sansa and Arya is, and now just seeing her son die right infront of her. She has no reason to live, just lets everything out inn that scream.
"that was a much sweeter wedding than the one we saw in the last episode."
Me: *internal screeching"
This was the moment the show was literally made for. When the show makers read GRRM’s novels and got to this part, that’s when they knew that this all had to become a show.
I think it was very cool how after the episode Steven recognized that Nikki was in no shape to continue, and being physically shaking himself at that point did a quick sign off and ended the segment. They had seen enough pain and despair for one episode, but that's the sign of a truly great show to have us all emotionally invested in the characters (and wolves!) like we are. My heart goes out to you guys!
Yeah, that was a lot of Nikki see the wolf die and then both Cat and Rob die brutally it's understandable.
George R R Martin sends his regards
congratulations, you are no longer summer childrens
I came here to post this.
Children*
@@Straddllw yup, me too, lol
*chickens
@@carpediemmotaify *chilis
At the end Steven's speechless shaking of the head perfectly sums up this episode.
I respect they didn't have a discussion about what happen. Even seeing this for the what feels like the hundredth time makes me have to re-process everything.
They are so sweet. I knew Nikki would lose it when Grey Wind dies. It’s funny that the animals get her more than the people. Although little fetal Ned Stark got her too this time.
Sometimes the show stands up and reminds you who it is. This is one of those times. Valar morghulis.
Now all the main characters have plot armor. It is playing out like a good soap opera.
Valar Dohaeris.
Valar dohaeris
Then s7 & s8 came 😂
@@Benri05 truth hahah
And just like that, the ending credit rolls without any background music.. A plain black screen with simple white texts combined with a complete silence so you can watch your own devastated face reflected on it.
Lasmar, R.
Aha ...aha 😅
Followed by Steven & Nikki ending their show the same way...nicely done.
same thought
on the DvD i got the weirdest ass totally inappropriate music straight after that.
Ah, the black screen reflection ... aka the "Black Mirror" ... hint, hint!
_(I really want that to be the next show they choose to react to)_
Congratulations:( You are no longer children of summer. You are now one of us, men and women of winter.
a little bit of a summer child still..but only a little.
Cold winds are rising.
Gotta say it...
Winter is coming...
sad but true :(
ONE OF US. ONE OF US
The desperation in Catlyn's voice as she's pleading with Fray, and then her final long wale as she sees her son die is heart-breaking. The acting from Michelle Fairley is superb.
This shit never gets easier to watch ❤️❤️
George Alexander
Nope :(
And now the rains weap o’er his halls, with no one there to hear 🔴💍🏹
DAAAAAAAANYYYYYYYYYY
George Alexander I have to tell you this, I have a gif of your falling off your sofa. I believe it's from season one. Loved you!
George Alexander You have to have a solid heart for the watch.
I've seen this a million times, but as soon as those doors closed my heart started racing all over again.
No words. My exact feelings afterward. I wanted to cry or be angry, but I was so dumbfounded by what I just saw I sat there in silence for a good 15min.
RIP Robb + Talisa. RIP Cat. RIP Greywind 😥😥😥
Blackrock Wednesday and RIP Ned Stark Jr
Even though I already read the book when this episode aired, I was crying and dumbfounded just the same. It's not an easy scene to watch.
"that was a much sweeter wedding then the one we saw in the last episode"
Famous last words
"That was a much sweeter wedding than we saw in the last episode" .... oh boy...
spoke too soon :c
Joe Mags Mags! I love going through comments and finding a friend 😂😂😂
This is why you don’t say anything during the episode.
Manny! Nice running into you here. Great channel and set of people to watch too! See you soon ;-)
"The wine will flow red, the music will play loud, and we'll put this mess behind us."
Heheheheh ....
Those lines, was like a foreshadow in a figurative expression
Frey was a trueborn lord... so he's a figurative bastard.
Lisa Walker And yet...Robb did swear before the Gods to marry his daughter. I actually feel he was within his rights here (which doesn’t mean I have to like it!). The TRUE crime here was offering them salt & bread, thereby giving Robb & co. guest right in his home.
You dont mess around with Walder Frey..
To this day, I don't trust weddings.
Another Novel Note: Something they don't explain in the show is why Grey Wind (Robb's Direwolf) was locked up.
In "A Storm of Swords," when arriving at the Twins for the wedding, Grey Wind senses the pending betrayal and becomes very aggressive towards Lord Frey's men. Lord Frey uses Robb's desperation to regain his army as leverage and orders Grey Wind locked in the stables.
This was left out of the show as the writers felt it would give away the big reveal.
DarkLight523 grey wind wasn’t butchered in a cage in the books either. One of the men was able to release Grey Wind and the direwolf tore several Frey’s to pieces before going down. I much prefer that version with the direwolf going down fighting then being shot like a fish in a barrel
Heh the better part would have been when Grey wind got free and killed Frey men. He actually died a good death. But I guess CGI is too expensive. Also the hound fights people at the red wedding in the book. It's much more interesting.
LinniLotus Robb was shot and killed like a fish in a barrel, so I think it's really fitting (albeit depressing) that his direwolf went out in the same awful way.
LinniLotus Yeah, but if Robb just trusted his direwolf's intuition, the whole thing could have been avoided.
What is CGI costs too much for screen time. (Why Shiva had to die in TWD) That's worth at least 1 Ian McShane or a Sean Bean.
"A Dothraki wedding without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair."
Joking aside, Robb was a military genius. But, Robb was a poor political leader. And, that was what sealed his fate. He allowed his blind friendship with Theon cost him his home. And, he allowed his love for Talisa to destroy a valued political alliance in addition to sullying his word. Compare Robb now to Jon Snow, who despite his love of Ygritte never forgets his duty to the realm.
You're officially no longer "sweet summer children." And, Winter Is Coming.
Don't forget cutting off Karstarks head. That costed him 4000 men. He should of listened and held him hostage. Then he might not have needed the freys at all. Robb was a naive fool with a knack for being a tactician. He made many mistakes.
Just like his father Ned. Ned was a good campaign leader too but bad at the cloak and dagger stuff.
Eh, the Blackfish joined him later. All those early victories before he met up with his Uncle's army at the Twins were his.
I'd argue that Ned was a good political leader, it's why his enemies had to work so hard to take him down. He was ultimately undone by his honor and a sudden betrayal of a deal he had brokered. I wouldn't exactly call Ned incompetent at politics. He didn't like the Game, but he played it well enough. He just couldn't see that the game was rigged against him from the very start.
Actually in the books the Blackfish is with him for every battle, but it is never suggested that anybody else other than Robb was calling the shots at any point. He is definitely a tactical genius.
Really respect you looking at your wife and seeing how traumatized she was and jumping out instead of trying to make her go through anything just for a content’s sake. Good job man.
"Yes, now the rains weep o'er his hall,
and not a soul to hear." - You survived the Red Wedding and are no longer Summer Children!... My heart still breaks every time I watch this episode x
“Tell Rob Stark I’m sorry I couldn’t make his uncles wedding. Tell him the Lannisters send their regards”
- Jamie Lannister
Everybody remember the red wedding but no one actually remember who get married hahahaha
Brutus... The guy who killed Cesar. 😆
The uncle right? The dumb uncle?
Edmure Tully
It was black jack Randell and some chick.
@@danielm5729 lmao outlander reference
The song that got Catelyn suspicious is called the rains of castamere
It's the story of the Lannisters slaughtering the second richest house in Westeros
(title of this episode = rains of castamere)
Cercei referred to it in the previous episode when talking to Margaery.
Well that is what happens to you when you rebel against your lord isn't it
Eddie LM That's what Cersei said to Margery
She talked about how Tywyn slaughtered them and that the Tyrell's were now the second richest house in Westeros
A subtle threat
In the books its "just" a powerstruggle in the Westerlands
That Red Wedding is one of the biggest reason that reaction videos exploded on TH-cam. People who had read the books knew what was coming and set cameras up to record the reactions of their friends who loved the show but had not read the books. The resulting videos were posted on TH-cam and became instant sensations. Clips of them appeared on nearly all of the TV talk and late night show and even the local and national news. Nikki's reaction is among the best of the best. It's why we love you guys.
Real talk right there!
And season three was like: "This isn't even my final episode!"
They never expected that at the twins after getting guest rights. Its an old tradition where guests (even enemies) were guaranteed protection by the host.
BlendedKittens Salt and Bread 🍞
But Robb went back on his word first, after the Freys fought and died for him. What Walder Frey did is irredeemable but I completely understand their side. Why should he keep his word when Robb couldn’t keep his?
That is also why the Starks aren't armed - this is supposed to be a *'safe zone' - a little like a parley during a war; you don't fight during negotiations.
it is still is in many tribal areas, where I grow up.
Not only tribal areas - it is a part of almost any culture, including ours.
Steven: "that was a much sweeter wedding then the one we saw in the last episode"
You had no idea what is coming... this event is called the red wedding btw...
i first experienced it in the books... i find it even more gruesome in the tv series.
Guthwulf would've been a hell of a wedding for the Dothraki (as they only view a wedding as a success when people die) xD
Nah...the visual in the books of Cat dragging her nails down her face and her blood mixing with her tears!?!? I had nightmares about it for weeks when I read the book back in 2005.
I burst out laughing when he said that!!!
Dude, her mental breakdown in the books was so intense. "No not my hair, Ned always liked my hair".
Nina - laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes!
Kudos to Steven for ending the episode to let his wife greave.
I think we were all Nikki when we watched this episode the first time
Now read the ending of the book chapter (from Catelyn‘s perspective), that will definitely make you feel „better“ ;)
_It hurts so much,_ she thought. _Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb... Robb... please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting..._ The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. It tickles. That made her laugh until she screamed. ‘‘Mad,’’ someone said, ‘‘she’s lost her wits,’’ and someone else said, ‘‘Make an end,’’ and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she’d done with Jinglebell, and she thought, _No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair._ Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.
MrColler123 Oh I swear if they’d made Catelyn go this batshit crazy people really would have just not been able to sleep for days after. I think they deliberately toned it down for tv and it was still dark. Just Imagine!
Whoa, I can't wait to read the books. To hear Cat's inner thoughts......gives me chills - Nikki
George RR Martin - the psychopath we all love
if you're going to read the books, please avoid watching the history and lore videos that people always bug reactors to watch.
Loked420, or watch the correlating season(s) lore videos after each book, since they do a decent job of following along with the books for the seasons that they can follow. Some of the book's get split up in the later seasons and then obviously it gets to a point where they go past it, but the later Seasons just means that once she's finished with book 3 she can watch the lore videos for season 3 and 4. Especially since the Lore videos will remind her of stuff that kind of gets buried under a shit ton of information. I want to say that a couple of them aren't even mentioned in the books, but are in the History of Westeros book. I could be completely wrong about that. I think it helps for the series because it's all the lore that goes around with the show but they can't put in otherwise every episode would be a movie. They don't use all of the lore of Westeros, just the lore that pertains to what they use in the show, especially places that they mention that we will never see because there's not enough time.
Funny you should mention Jon Snow and Ygrette are good together... because today the actors are married in real life.
That means, through a somewhat distant family tree, I'm related to Kit Harington.
Kyle Huxtable how???
@@xavierp7783 I'm related to Rose Leslie through my family Scottish clan.
@@HuxtableK not a relation by blood so it does not count
@@Sky-ez5wp how does it not? It's family relations.
When I read this chapter in the book, I swore I was done with these books forever. Took me six months to open it up again.
@pinky powers I am currently rereading the book and they just reached the Twins. I am not ready.
Took me a long time, too.
The scene with Arya is much more easily swallowed on the show than in the books. In the books, her scene ends with "His axe took her in the back of her head" (from memory). I put the book down, paced around my room for 20 minutes, before I could muster the strength to pick it up again. This is one of the most iconic scenes in Western fiction, hands down. Book readers and show watchers alike will never forget the first time they experienced it.
@@moleman1976 I had forgotten that. I did think Arya might be dead, too, after that chapter's ending.
@@meghanmonroe I had to flip ahead to see another "Arya" chapter title before I could continue!
"We're 30 episodes in... she'll be fine."
They Know Nothing...
16:50. Remember these moments as the last that Nikki and Steven were sweet summer children.
They are men of winter now..
And now you’ve experienced the famous ‘red wedding’ one of the most, if not the most, iconic episodes of GoT. It never gets easier to watch either
So, how are you liking the show now?
It's amazing and brutal - Nikki
Savage lol
the Lannisters send their regards
This comment made me laugh so hard. She has yet to see ALOT more. She will now understand WHY people kept watching the show after Ned died.
I think when you show so many emotions only because you watch the show, even if the emotions are really bad, you know that it is a masterpiece.
Nikki: "They are not thaaaaat bad.."
Steven's face 6:59
lmao
Dude i know!! hahahahaha!!!
Made me laugh out loud.
Yeah that 😂😂😂
Ditto here, lol, sick pups we be...
House Fugly, sorry, Frey!
Nikki's reaction is all of us, absolutely. But I wanna talk about Steven's: I've only started following the channel fairly recently, yet I have never seen him being as genuinely shocked and speechless as he was for the Red Wedding. 10/10 reaction from you both!
First time I watched this episode, at the end I stared at the screen for like 3 minutes, thinking "WTF just happenned?". I feel your pain. This show is brutal.
J.F.L. Bousquet it was the first thing I've watched were it genuinely took me a few seconds to grasp what happened, then when the silent credits dropped I was in shock
EaB ReVoLuTiOn Literally how I felt too, first time watching.
The sadness thing is that Catelyn never knew that Bran and Rickon survive
Daniel Ruiz
Yes :(((((
No the true sadness is that even “Baby Ned Stark” can’t catch a break from the Lannisters.
Actually in the books there's a good chance that she will find out. But definately not in the show. No lady stoneheart.
Or that her husband had always been faithful to her. She deserved to know that
Fun fact: The two guys who created the show read about the Red Wedding in the book and decided that it had to be put on screen. That people had to experience this in a visual format.
This reaction video, your reaction to this singular episode, is literally the entire reason this show exists.
Sad fact: They don't give a fuck after season 3.
@@resalder7317 nah no way i saw the show starting going a little down after 6 but before that it was the best tv show ever made
@@resalder7317 That's why season 4 is the best season of the show, right?
@@dante2037 they created this show because of that scene. After that, they got bored. Season 4 was the last season we can quilify as good. Then, it all went down. Dorne, Stannis and Tyrion arc were the first signs of this.
@@resalder7317 I agree seasons 5-8 was where the show fell off. However, it's an objective fact that season 4 was the best in terms of quality, ratings, and book adaptation.
The fact that Steve could only shake his head with no words when he is usually VERY chatty after the episode says everything about the emotions one goes through after seeing that episode their first time, WOW!!!
The *second* I knew that Robb was Steven's favorite character and considering Nikki's reactions to animal cruelty I was looking forward for this episode with all my heart. I knew this reaction wouldn't dissapoint :)
I'm so sorry guys, lots of hugs
Yo the fact that after they cut Catelyn's throat, there was literally no sound. The silence made the feeling even worse.
That classic look on a person's face, when the brain refuses to accept what was just witnessed, and one is left speechless and shaking their head 'no'.
This chapter is the reason why we are seeing you
The Red Wedding was so impactful to me that it became hard to feel as impacted again to any other major death. I even knew something like this may happen. Didn't know anything about it just had a gut feeling. Robb's story began to feel out of place and less important. I remember calling his death, just didnt know how. Definitely didnt expect Cat or Talisa and to this day this massacre still bothers me. Robb was my favorite character at one point and even though I knew he could die at any moment, and I was sure he would, none of it could prepare me and I'm sure everyone for the carnage that is and was 3x9 THE RAINS OF CASTAMERE. Great reactions by the way.
When I was in college, I watched this episode before some of my friends. When they finally got ready to watch it, I declined, saying I didn't want to watch it again. After they finished it there was a knock at my door and my buddies just stood there looking shell shocked. I invited them in and cracked open a bottle of whiskey which we ended up finishing. What else could we do? #thenorthremembers
Till this day this has been the only way I've ever been able to re-experience this scene. There is another scene in this series that is unbearable, have only seen it once (when it aired), and wish I could drive it out of my mind's eye.
@@wolfhart1444 May I ask which one lmao
@@goldie1838 The one where Shireen is sacrificed. That was unbearable
@@wolfhart1444 oh yeah right... yeah, that was heartbreaking to watch
I stopped watching the show at this point. Don't like having my emotions being abused and got out of this relationship. Think I was right to...seems there was not satisfaction with the ending.
“And who are you?
The proud lord said
That I must bow so low
Only a cat of a different coat
That's all the truth I know
In a coat of gold or a coat of red
A lion still has claws
And mine are long and sharp, my lord
As long and sharp as yours
And so he spoke, and so he spoke
That lord of Castamere
But now the rains weep o'er his hall
With no one there to hear
Yes, now the rains weep o'er his hall
And not a soul to hear
And so he spoke, and so he spoke
That lord of Castamere
But now the rains weep o'er his hall
With no one there to hear
Yes, now the rains weep o'er his hall
And not a soul to hear.”
go back to episoode 8, the story sersei told margery
anybody else read this com... singing it?
marcia rojas I COULDN’T HELP IT!!!
@@hart1254 Of course, the rains of Castamere. When someone plays it, something bad it's going to happend, specially envolving a Lannister
Jaime Lannister sends his regards.
Years later... YEARS... I've seen this episode more than a dozen times and I'm still crying right alongside Nikki. It is so traumatic. Can't wait to watch the remainder of your reactions, you guys are the best
Michelle Fairley (lady Stark) lost her voice for several days after shooting this episode. That's what I call brilliant acting. Hugs and kisses for both of you. We will follow you further on this bloody journey.
I feel sorry watching Nikki’s reaction but somehow I am happy when this video drops. Damn it i am crazy......
and now the rains weep o’er his halls with no one there to hear......
Mr. Nice Man
"I feel you". Nadia Ali 😂😂
Mr. Nice Man nah, there's still... This and.... That.... And of course!.....
Hear Me Roar!
It's sick but here we all are , awaiting their broken hearts. slainte ! LOL
That's what GoT do to people... We transform into savages that feed on other people emotions :(
The way Frey says "I'll find another" allways gets me.
The song that is playing after the doors are closed is the Lannister song The Rains of Castamere, about Tywins victory over house Reyne, which Cersei told Margaery about in the last episode.
Oh boy, it's here. Time to get cozy with guilty pleasure GoT reactions.
The thing about this show is how it makes feel such intense emotions. Good, bad, terrible. It's incredible, I mean is fiction, yet it doesn't quite feel like it. It's so complex. With Ned is this shock, disbelief and sadness, Blackwater is confusing, who the hell are you even rooting for? I didn't know who I wanted to win the damned thing. The red wedding is horror, pain and lost of hope, the feeling is: what is even the point? Let the white walkers just kill everyone and get it over with. Great reactions guys, I thought I was over this content, but you brought me back to it.
Poor Nikki 😢. You know it's bad when even Steve looks shaken.
When the Lannister song begins... RUN!
No kidding right?!!? - Nikki
@@NikkiStevenReact
The Rains of Castamere, the song lannister. That's what touched the wedding. I love this song, but...
😂subtle hint
yup, thats definitely not a wedding song
Most well written and shocking scene I've ever seen on tv.
Over a decade later I still have PTSD
And who are you, the proud lord said,
That I must bow so low?
Only a cat of a different coat,
That's all the truth I know.
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
A lion still has claws,
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
As long and sharp as yours.
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
That lord of Castamere,
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
With no one there to hear.
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
And not a soul to hear
There are a few things I want to point out that you might have missed or been unaware of.
1. The reason why episode 9's tend to be good is that they are written by George RR Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire. That is the series of books on which the show is based.
2. The sudden change in music was when Cat realized something was seriously wrong. This is because the song that was played was Rains of Castamere. It is a Lannister song about how they defeated their strongest rivals House Reyne. Cersei mentions it to Margery in the previous episode. The song would have no place in a Stark event considering they are the current strongest rivals.
3. One of the musicians playing the song is a member of Coldplay
4. The lords of Westeros have a custom that says you cannot harm a guest under your roof. That is why, as soon as the Starks arrive, Walder Frey offers them bread and salt before saying anything else to put their mind at ease by officially making them guests who have eaten under his roof.
5. The Blackfish, Cat's uncle got up "to take a piss" and left before things went south.
6. Roose Bolton the guy who stabbed Robb claiming "The lannisters send their regards", one of the strongest bannermen of Robb, was the same guy who sent Jaime off with a Maester(Qyburn) to cultivate good will with Tywin.
Jamie also said to tell the starks (or something along those lines) that the lannisters send their regards.
So you suggesting that blackfish knew this was gonna happen and decided to use pissing on an alibi
Lyanna Mormont’s mother was also killed here.
This episode was written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
@@Ashole024 He said "Tell them Jaime Lannister sends his regards" and in the books, Roose Bolton says "Jaime Lannister sends his regards" and that leads to Brienne being forced to betray Jaime and hand him over to The Brotherhood Without Banners.
That ending is why I watch Nikki and Steven react. Their silence equalled the mother's scream.
So glad you guys finally got to this episode. It’s a tough one to watch. I don’t think I watched the season 3 finale until season 4 started because I was too upset. I hope you’ll talk more about the episode once you’ve had time to process.
"Show them how it feels to lose something they love." Cat called it from the start.
If it's any consolation, this episode is basically the series' "inoculation." The hurt won't stop with this show, but you survive the "Red Wedding", and you can pull through whatever.
Fun fact: The drummer who plays the castamere song is the drummer of the band named Coldplay
Have you seen Coldplay's GOT musical?
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Yes i am and i recommend it for Nikki&Steven too :D (edit: after season 5 episode 6)
Is it still to early for them to watch the musical? I can't remember if there are spoilers...
Yeah maybe you are right. It came out after season 5 episode 6
The only spoiler is the new family we have not seen on the show yet. "The Starks, The Lannisters, The Frayes, ...The Kardasians"
The Red Wedding is finally here!! Been dreading this one. My favorite part was when Nikki saw Frey's daughters & was like, "They're not....'that' bad." And Steven's face! LOL. All it needed was the theme music to Curb Your Enthusiasm. You were quite the trooper, Nikki! Saw the struggle keeping your eyes on the screen -- like staring at the sun. And props to you, Steven, knowing when to call cut. Like a good ref giving an 8-count before calling the match. My heart broke all over again, but the adventure continues and it's well-worth the journey!
“that one was a much sweeter wedding than the last episode” - steven
i actually laughed out loud then sobbed for a bit 🤣😭
I don’t know how much it affects the reactions but I don’t like when people comment things like “can’t wait for season __ episode __” because it creates an expectation even before you guys start the episode.
sTn AnoMaLy *amen* Unfortunately not everyone has common sense.
sTn AnoMaLy
THANK YOUUUU YESSSS OFCOURSE IT AFFECTS IT !!!!!!
sTn AnoMaLy yes bro! I feel you! Just comment stuff like "this season is great, or brutal" whatever...
Exactly. The moderators should be blocking comments like that.
Exactly! Don't understand why moderators don't delete those comments. Comments should only be about the previous episodes, plain and simple.
This episode is a right of passage. That's why so many people kept saying they couldn't wait for it (they're still idiots for saying so). A brutal reminder that literally anything can happen, even though everyone who watches the show already thinks they know that. I still cry every time I watch it, even in reaction videos.
I know it's been four years and im not trying to be a dick but it's "rite of passage" not "right of passage". Who knows, maybe this correction will be useful to someone.
@@Rubiecat Believe it or not I appreciate being corrected. I get annoyed by a ton of grammar mistakes people make, things like "should of" and others. I don't think I've ever noticed it's supposed to be "rite of passage" before, so thank you!
"He doesn't seem too upset......." - Steve (oh what a foreshadowing comment, LOL)
I don’t know about anyone else but the thing that hurt the most in this episode was seeing Greywind die the way he did. At least in the book he breaks out of the pen and kills a few soldiers trying to save Rob.
Also bravo to the Hound for getting Arya out of there.
Isaiah Just wanted to say for the record that I really like and appreciate pretty much all of your comments.
Ser Elryk thank you good sir.
I second Ser Elryks comment. Always something nice to say and never a spoiler! You Rock Isaiah! - Nikki
Nikki & Steven React thanks for the love!! Your reactions have been giving me great entertainment for months now since Cobra Kai. I’m hooked on your channel and I hope you know you both have support for whatever it’s worth.
Wow. I never knew Greywind did that in the Books. Wish they had put that in the show. Comes down to Budget I suppose. They had already used CGI for Bran and Rickon’s Direwolves earlier in the episode.
The song they played that made Cat freak out is The Reins of Castamere. Its a song thats about the Lanasters destroying a house and is played to put fear in the hearts of their enemies as a warning or that they are about to die.
Welcome to your GoT graduation
5 years later and I'm here like..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏
Another great reaction! So many of us have been waiting for you to see this episode! (Without feeling the need to spoil it for you!)
I know it's hard to watch, but for me this episode underlines the simple, real-world truth that makes this show so great...
Heroes don't get to survive just because they're good. Villains don't die just because they're bad.
So many people stopped watching at this point because it was too much for them. But keep at it!
For me, this is the point when one of my all-time favourite shows went on to become the single greatest show ever made!
Love from UK.