I know I'm late to the party, but I'm going to toss my two cents in. I've noticed that the White Walkers don't kill people who submit. In Episode 1, the two members of the Night's Watch are killed, but the third drops to his knees (in submission). When Sam see's the White Walker, he's sitting down. He makes eye contact, and then puts his head down (again in submission.) When Sam sees the White Walker attacking Gilly, Sam is no longer submissive. Maybe the White Walkers spare those who kneel, or submit to them. We have to remember, Craster was able to make a deal with them. He gave them his sons, in exchange for safety. Maybe the WW need humans to survive, or at least, to repopulate. It would make sense as to why they only leave the submissive ones alive.
Jojen Reed was killed by a wight while lying down. In what way was he resisting? They also attacked Bran, who was also lying down and strictly speaking defenceless. If it weren't for the children of the forest, the wights would have killed him.
Death is the true enemy Balance. Everything must balance. Westeros is in debt and overpopulated. These characters just need to survive and pay off their debts.
Bran Stark called Samwell "A good man" after helping him get beyond the wall...So if Bran becomes TNK then he'd have remembered that if the Walkers had taken Sam, he'd never have made it beyond the wall, thus never becoming TNK
Shane Slone The theory is that Bran will warg into one of the first men and try and convince the children not to create the walkers but they use him to create the night king (so bran wargs into the dude in the flashback thing when they created the NK). The theory also says bc of this bran will get lost and forget who he is like jorjen and the 3 eyed raven have warned him about. It doesn’t make a heap of sense and I doubt they would spend the last season looking into weird time travel specificities so it’s a pretty dead end theory
Nice intro! Also remember the Dothraki story of the white ghost grass that will kill everything and one day take over the world. I always that was tied to the white walkers.
You mentioned the way the bodies were displayed by the night king. When you see the night king made by the children of the forest , I’m pretty sure there is an aerial shot that shows stones in the same swirl pattern as the bodies shown in this video. So maybe it is a connection to the magic used by the children of the forest? Maybe a ritual of some sort that gives or strengthens the night kings power over the dead?
You sad the director was calling Sam, Jon accidentally....... “John” Bradly is the actor who plays Sam... I believe the director was calling Sam by the actual actors name¡
Maybe the night king is pushing his way through Westeros in any way possible to get to the Godseye, only to unmake himself just as the Children made him, so he can find peace? I’ve always thought of the pain in the night kings eyes when they plunged the dragon glass In his heart and wondered how much pain that put him in afterward too.
i thought that, too. But then, after he infiltrated the cave n mercilessly killed the 3eyed raven? I dont think so. Personally, i think in his days, they forcefully separated his wife and him apart due to something. maybe he was a former king that was usurped so every kingdom can be separate kingdoms??
metalheadlass Ramsay is a violent man that was raised rather harshly (he has very dark humour though, which I like). Joffrey is a spoiled, cowardly brat. They are very different characters.
Dan, thank you for all your awesome videos. Love the new intro too. Something that struck me was that Bran saw the NK at the very site of "the Dragon Trap" where Dany loses Viserion. It was like the NK was scoping it out, planning his trap. I really think the NK is a Green Seer.
The Night King is the most powerful character in the show. I whole heartedly believe he is some sort of green seer. As you mentioned, he knew Bran would be at the cave. He also knew when Bran was using crows to spy on him. I just wonder tho, if the Night King only got his powers after he was turned by the Children of the Forest or if he was legit as a human.
Jason Spears he’s obviously a greenseer, it isn’t a theory. He knew Bran was at the cave after infiltrating his “dream” and marking Bran by touching him.
jfacts49 I don’t believe it to be theory lol. I was just speaking to what Talking Thrones was saying about the Night King being able to foresee events.
Sam has the Horn that was found with the Dragon glass. This horn was used to defeat the Knight King... Sam will learn how the horn works. As Jon thought it was broke. It's not. It will raise the dead Stark's in the Tomb. Holding their iron swords ready for battle. It could raise the dead dragons of past. As the Castle Winterfell is build of magic of old. The closer they get to it. The more powerful the magic is. And Dragons are all about Magic... As for that Red witch. She sacrifices all those that follower her. She will be killed for it..
Your videos are by far the best when it comes to GOT. I'm so excited for the next season! These videos help curb my GOT detox. Come on winter...let's do this!
Awesome job on the intro Chris - you crushed it!!! // Hi TT, the reason why I think that the Night King was a volunteer, is because of his reaction to The Children approaching him with the dragonglass. Firstly, although his arms were bound and he was gagged, he didn’t silent scream “NO”, shake his head from side to side, you know that kind of pleading for his life, he seemed afraid (not angry at all) and he didn’t look away. It’s almost like he bit down on the gag as he anticipated the pain of the ritual. Interesting to note, is how gentle The Children were, as they pushed the dragonglass into his chest and heart. I’m guessing his legs weren’t bound to tree either. He seemed to surrender to what was happening. Although we’ve looked at this shockingly for months now... something seems peaceful about this sacrifice... trading one way of existing for another. There is definitely more to this storyline. I’m really thinking the Stark-Targaryen volunteered for the mission and was not a captive sacrifice. A promise was broken and the Night King is negotiating the deal or wants revenge. Tinfoil theory? 🤔 What do you think?
You are a brilliant man! The twin idea with Dany and Jon naming one of each house, incredible. Your videos are thought provoking and are giving me a scratch o the itch of needing more GOT. I have watched the series 3 times and have almost finished book 1 now. Thank you for doing this.
I must say that the intro is cool but just is great is how you splice parts of the show into your videos so kudos to you as well. Your TH-cam channel is my all time favorite.😍
You sir, are a legend! You keep me warm during the throneless nights, keep my mind alive with so many theories, myths and predictions. You save me from going cold turkey while I desperately await 15.03.19... Great job sir and a big super massive thank you! Keep up the great work for all our sakes. Love the new intro! Great job Chris!
What if the night king saw the comet and knew it meant dragons were returning. Then it would make sense that he would let so many people go to get the word out that he is back, hoping to eventually bait a dragon. I definitely think he has some type of green sight, because he was able to recognize Bran in his Vision
I don't think the night king wants to kill everyone if he does how else he can get new babies to turn into WW,I agree with u that he wants particular something
If he kills all the humans, would he even need more white walkers? Not saying he want to kill all the humans, but to me it feels like white walkers are a means to an end and not the end goal itself
SSU. yes of course WW are not end goal for him ,I say that may be reason why he let some people live and we really don't know what he wants may be they are so important for him If you remember the scene when NK turned a baby to WW, he did that in ceremony not in some side road
It seems those who are spared by the White Walkers are those who don't fight - don't attack, and are not perceived by the White Walkers as a threat to themselves or their mission. They didn't attack Sam in the first scene because he was alone - and cowering. No threat at all. It is true the wight attacked Sam in the next scene to bring on Ghost and show how direwolves and wights interact. Also the first time, it was a White Walker that made a choice not to attack Sam. Later it was a wight - which don't seem to possess any real free will, or ability to make decisions. Also, we hadn't seen them yet, but there was a company of Black just beyond Sams sight in the blowing snow. Which is a good reason - if you are a wight to go after anything living. So it seems there is a distinction between meeting White Walkers and meeting Wights. Walkers can choose not to kill you if you are not in their way.. Wights seem to be the mindless soldiers who just attack anything living unless ordered not to. Also it appears that the Walkers have a mission or goal, and while they will kill any who stand in their way, they don't want to be distracted by those who mean no harm. Giving credence to the idea that they may be incredibly dangerous, they are not simple evil destroyers. We can't understand their goal until we get more info. It must remain a mystery until after the Norths main forces have failed to stop the advance in Episode 3, somewhere between 3 and 5 I think is when the big twist will be revealed and find out what the motivations are. Then we will learn with our heroes how to end the War for the dawn without brute force.
Some good points.. In the books the Wights are a little different. They do retain some of their memories from their past lives, which is why the Wight went for Lord Commander Mormont. It seems they do have some control over their actions, whereas in the show, it's not as clear..
Talking Thrones At this point it is blatantly obvious that wights are nothing but WW warged into dead bodies. Kill the warg and the Wight is finished. WW leaving a human alone is a typical thing shows do to leave audience on their edge of the seat. I don't remember a single WW/Wight leaving a human alone in the books.
I still think Sam wasn't directly scene by that white walker since he was hiding behind a rock, but, sensed him. Instead of dealing with him himself the white walker just sent one of his henchmen. The camera angle just made it look like they were in direct eye contact for added effect. On to your other point, If Sansa or Arya survives Jon doesn't have to name his child a Stark, regardless of wether they're sexually active or not. It makes more sense to give the Targaryen name since there's only two of them left rather than the Stark name who have four members. I like to think it'd be implied that Arya and Gendry get together or something. Or Sansa decides to have a child to further the bloodline. Or Bran, even though he is the three eyed Raven could survive to become tree man like his predecessor and keep the Stark name alive for decades. If the Starks do go extinct, the North would just follow the Targaryens, Jon's kids would still be accepted as Starks, or at least from the same bloodline. I really don't see the issue.
Love the Intro.. brings class to the channel..much deserved for a long time.. great work Chris.. Like the knights kings portrait fading into the darkness with eyes glowing with that ice blue
I think the reason they've been spared is because they showed they were afraid, and cowered in fear. I think this entire thing will have to do with balance. Magic is coming back full force, and that could be the reason they're marching on Westeros. We know that a peace was brokered at some point, so that means another one could be put in place. I think bending the knee to the Night King (cowering) probably allows you to live. Those who do not yield always get consumed by the army. Wildlings are all warriors for the most part, so we havent seen the army of the dead actually kill ''innocent, unarmed people'', so...that being said, i think it is all about balance.
I think this is a moment where the Others are given more thought than needed. I thought they acted just as any soldiers would have. They seemed to be sticking to a greater tactics and only dealing with threats as needed. If you recall, the ranger, Sam and Craster's Family, had all displayed a surrender of sorts. Hardhome was in part a summit focused on the Others destruction. Let's be honest. There were alot more people the Others let be than mentioned here. I think it would be more interesting to figure out what the white army was doing all this time. Sam sees them marching near the fist. Just a valley away, is the wildling army. A week or two away, is Castle Black. So close, yet it's many years until anything major happens. Would seem strange to crazy if the white hoard were watching mance rayder attacking the wall. They were after all, in the neighborhood.. : )
I think you're right about Sam not appearing to be a threat. In fact, one of the Showrunners said as much during the Blu-ray commentary for the episode where the White Walker looks directly at a cowering Sam. There is no way the Night King is trying to keep people away from the North. because, the more people they kill, the larger the army of the dead gets. It's strength and size is dependant upon people knowing about them and attempting to fight them. Actually, there are ALOT of answers to some rather perplexing questions to be discovered by simply watching the episodes with the director's or showrunners' commentary turned on! 👍
I was kinda shocked to find out there were apparently viewers who DIDN'T think that white walker was looking directly at Sam in that moment. I thought it couldn't have been more obvious. (well I suppose if they had them literally in the frame together at once)
Dan I am sending this question to you, Gray Area, & Alt-Shift X) I would deeply appreciate your thoughts on the following questions: I read the books several years ago and when the HBO series began I was quite happy with it especially seasons one and two but as the seasons has gone on and the writers have run out of material from George the show has suffered and it’s very unfortunate. Some of the best episodes are the ones that were written by George himself (I’m sure you’re very familiar with each of them and they’re still a delight to watch mostly for all the important clues that he manages to share, despite the fact that his scripts had to be cut down quite a lot. I apologize for digressing so much. What I would appreciate hearing your thoughts and advice on actually deal with the Prologue and A couple of major differences from the show and the prologue which we find in George’s first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series. So much of the recent Output and discussions from the Fanbase deal with how the show is going to end... After all it’s been seven long years & there’s an awful lot of loose ends that need to be tied up. How they’re going to accomplish this Consumes a great deal of discussion among the fans as you well know. (I’m sorry it’s taking me so long to get to the point, I suffered a massive stroke a few years back and I am very lucky that I am able to communicate at all. But it takes me so much longer then it ever did before the stroke so please accept my apologies.) There two specific items From the prologue in the show that I wanted to ask your advice and thoughts are the following: The first: Is the pretty wildling girl who is first seen by the Ranger Will, She is lifted several feet off the ground and she is impaled upon the trunk of a tree. However other than the large branch extending out from her midsection she is completely intact and I think it is of some great significance that the walkers chose this individual. Possibly they saw her and that is why they attacked the entire party of Free Folk. The girl is very pretty, with long blonde hair and (normal ) blue eyes when the Ranger from the Night’s Watch first sees her. I think it’s significant that in the seven seasons since, they haven’t shown us wildling women or girls with long luxurious blonde curls and large blue eyes. (of course her eyes turn the abnormal piercing blue color when the Ranger sees her standing on the forest floor and she turns to look at him. After she had clearly been transformed into a wight. (Or a Walker?) They made a point to focus on her closely in several shots during the prologue. This leads me to think that what she looks like is meant to send us a message as to what the white walkers are looking for. Unlike the rest at her family (?) they did not chop her up into bits and use her body parts to create figure ( circular with a line bisecting it) Very close to a figure which we saw repeated six seasons later. It was among the “ancient” drawings which workmen found in the caves beneath Dragonstone (as they were mining for dragon glass) And John made certain to show this to Daenerys. Question # 2 when this image was first shown the consensus was that it’s a depiction of the Gods Eye on the Isle of Faces. (With the theory that if there any Children of the Forest still in existence, this is where they reside) Leading to discussions that this might be the site of very important battle or a critical battle of the mind between Bran and the Night King of the show. However recently watching that prologue segment again: I noticed that the walkers took the time to impale six heads on branches and that made me wonder, is this a depiction of the isle of faces or could it possibly be Winterfell? The reason this thought popped into my head is because at the start of every show when they show us Winterfell from a Birdseye view there are six towers and there are strong battlement walls that encircle the entirety of Winterfell which could also account for the body parts in the circular shape. Of course I realize all this could be wrong. However, they made such an effort to ensure that we saw the girl and we saw that figure made by the bodies... is it because this girl might be the closest individual that they could find that may look like the Night King’s Queen who may be in the Winterfell Crypts (another idea out there that’s quite popular with many fans.) I wonder what your thoughts are. Thank you for all the hard work that you put into all of your videos. I enjoy them tremendously and I am a huge fan. I really look forward to reading your thoughts. Cheers! Maddie PS. again, apologies for the length of this message... I still need a lot of help in speech therapy, it’s such a slow process and it’s frustrating and so embarrassing because I know what I want to say inside my head but it comes out like a jumble thank you for your patience.
Hey man I dont know if your remeber me but Ive been here from pretty much the get go, and Im happy to see how much your channel has grown man, you deserve it!!!
Awesome intro! But I'm gonna be *that* guy. Maybe you should shorten it a little bit. 25 sec is pretty long, 10 seconds, at least for your intro, it should fade out after 18 sec (When Cercei finish her quote) Other than that, awesome video as always! Keep it up ^^
Didn't mean anything negative with it, only meant it as constructive criticism. :P If you add the music yourself, the transition could be done while cutting it off though. Nonetheless, your intro is great. I just (Personally) think it would look a bit more professional if it was those 10 seconds shorter :D
NorveDex No offense taken. I appreciate constructive criticism. It's the disrespectful criticism that annoys me.. The intro is still a work in progress. I'll play with it a bit and see how it turns out. I may end up changing the music and quotes 100 times before I'm content lol. I have OCD
Arya and Gendry Sansa with someone House stark won't end that is idiotic. Dany isnt the only one who can bear children and she's supposed to be barren, Jon - nephew - that relationship will not continue once he finds out she is the aunt
actually I was just thinking about this for the first time as I was watching this video, the whole Jon/Dany incest thing. Yes, they'll both find out the truth in season 8 and yes, obviously it's going to majorly throw them at first. But the more I considered it, at the very least this is a RARE case of incest in Westeros where both parties had no clue of their blood connection previously. They seemed to naturally fall in love on their own. Pretty much every other case of incest I've heard about in this universe, each partner was well aware. So, I don't know, maybe that can count for something. like ultimately it wouldn't be THAT crazy if they decided they still wanted to be together. and that, well all things considered for just "how things were" in a medieval time like this, aunt/nephew wouldn't feel quite as icky as brother/sister.
The Night King didn't kill Sam because he was protecting the last child of Craster, a recruit/offering for the white walker army. The Night King also can't wipe out humanity, he depends on them to make new "Walker Generals".
If Bran is a an agent for the night king, and they can both access the Weirwood net, the white walker sparing Sam makes alot of sense, Sam would eventually discover the information about Lyanna & Jon Snow that Bran somehow didn't know yet, meaning he had to survive.
I know I'm late to the party, but I'm going to toss my two cents in.
I've noticed that the White Walkers don't kill people who submit. In Episode 1, the two members of the Night's Watch are killed, but the third drops to his knees (in submission).
When Sam see's the White Walker, he's sitting down. He makes eye contact, and then puts his head down (again in submission.)
When Sam sees the White Walker attacking Gilly, Sam is no longer submissive.
Maybe the White Walkers spare those who kneel, or submit to them. We have to remember, Craster was able to make a deal with them. He gave them his sons, in exchange for safety.
Maybe the WW need humans to survive, or at least, to repopulate. It would make sense as to why they only leave the submissive ones alive.
Dude that is a pretty good point, and when Sam falls on the ground in Season 2, right when the WW and his troop come up on him.
Dude...are you a democrats? Of course the walkers are bad and submission will not stop their evil ways.
@@hals1fineday they obviously have a plan and are intelligent. So they might just kill those that resist who knows.
Jojen Reed was killed by a wight while lying down. In what way was he resisting?
They also attacked Bran, who was also lying down and strictly speaking defenceless. If it weren't for the children of the forest, the wights would have killed him.
@@hals1fineday lol, ima Democrat
Sams just too nice. Even a white walker wouldn't dare bully a jolly lad like sam.
ugh you mean like most of the night's watch did to him? If it weren't for Jon Snow he would have been eaten alive.
Or maybe he couldn't smell Sam's blood through all that fat...
He calls Sam John, because that's the actors name. John Bradley
Matt Evans thats what i assumed when he said "John doesn't matter" but who knows, there is probably a deeper meaning
Exactly, that's what I was about to write!
I was ready to write that too! Haha!
Exactley, He calls Sam by his real name because he can't recall the character name at the time, it is simply a coincidence that his name is John.
14:30 But these are just your opinions...
"they could board ships, or freeze the entire sea..." Yeah, or they could walk across the bottom. We've all seen pirates of the Caribbean
In the SOIAF saga, I believe there's a rule that the dead cannot cross the sea.
Great intro Chris!
Death is the true enemy
Balance.
Everything must balance.
Westeros is in debt and overpopulated.
These characters just need to survive and pay off their debts.
Awesome, thanks Chris!
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@@drippinwet774 ooooook....
Bran Stark called Samwell "A good man" after helping him get beyond the wall...So if Bran becomes TNK then he'd have remembered that if the Walkers had taken Sam, he'd never have made it beyond the wall, thus never becoming TNK
Jeeeesus christ this is sooooooo enlightening
Bran is not night king yet but there is still a night king! Who is operating the NK rn?.
Plus why would bran/tnk be killing people or trying to take over Westeros?
Because he's stuck in a groundhog day and tries different things to end his curse.
Shane Slone The theory is that Bran will warg into one of the first men and try and convince the children not to create the walkers but they use him to create the night king (so bran wargs into the dude in the flashback thing when they created the NK). The theory also says bc of this bran will get lost and forget who he is like jorjen and the 3 eyed raven have warned him about.
It doesn’t make a heap of sense and I doubt they would spend the last season looking into weird time travel specificities so it’s a pretty dead end theory
Impressive new intro... uniquely yours now. Great job, Chris S.!
Here after watching S08E03
The twist at the end of NK's story is that there's no twist at all
its meaningless
but we got col fight scenes soo who cares lol
@@hasnainrazzaq9736 yea if you know how to turn up the brightness on your tv screen. Couldn’t see a thing the whole time.
@@hasnainrazzaq9736 everybody cares, GoT wasn‘t supposed to be some avengers type bs
@@jannikmaurer2231 when did i say it was?? get over it bro lol if u want a better story it will come with the books till then enjoy the action
Nice intro! Also remember the Dothraki story of the white ghost grass that will kill everything and one day take over the world. I always that was tied to the white walkers.
cersei must win,like her boobs,& best boobs allways win...
You mentioned the way the bodies were displayed by the night king. When you see the night king made by the children of the forest , I’m pretty sure there is an aerial shot that shows stones in the same swirl pattern as the bodies shown in this video. So maybe it is a connection to the magic used by the children of the forest? Maybe a ritual of some sort that gives or strengthens the night kings power over the dead?
Oh nice. It's like ritual buff to extend the range of raising the dead xD
Paused the video to give my props to the intro. Fabulous work.. . . Back to your video.
You sad the director was calling Sam, Jon accidentally....... “John” Bradly is the actor who plays Sam... I believe the director was calling Sam by the actual actors name¡
oh: the "music" you used for the intro so much better than what i proposed, great work !
Hey Chris send me an email again, I lost your address. I need to fix your name in the credits, but I can't find the original email. Thanks!
Love the new into. What a great gift for Talking Thrones and fans.
Maybe the night king is pushing his way through Westeros in any way possible to get to the Godseye, only to unmake himself just as the Children made him, so he can find peace? I’ve always thought of the pain in the night kings eyes when they plunged the dragon glass In his heart and wondered how much pain that put him in afterward too.
i thought that, too. But then, after he infiltrated the cave n mercilessly killed the 3eyed raven? I dont think so. Personally, i think in his days, they forcefully separated his wife and him apart due to something. maybe he was a former king that was usurped so every kingdom can be separate kingdoms??
The John that plays Sam is named Actor.
Love the intro. Characters are literally"talking thrones"
George R. R. Martin doesn’t make characters who are pure evil or completely innocent?? *cough* Ramsay Bolton *cough* Joffrey *cough* Princess Shireen
For real though
He said Ramsay is misunderstood. He had a bad childhood.
Though I don't know about Joffrey.
Drei Cruz no child is born evil but you know what I mean
metalheadlass Ramsay is a violent man that was raised rather harshly (he has very dark humour though, which I like). Joffrey is a spoiled, cowardly brat. They are very different characters.
@@ghostofuchiha3807 yes and very different types of pure evil ;D
LIVING FOR THE NEW INTRO
Thanks Chris for the intro! Its very nice for the channel!
I freaking love your vids, they help curb my craving for more GoT
Thanks Kaye!
“Tell ya bois what you saw here...” - The Night King (2015)
Epic intro! Excellent job, Chris!
Dan, thank you for all your awesome videos. Love the new intro too. Something that struck me was that Bran saw the NK at the very site of "the Dragon Trap" where Dany loses Viserion. It was like the NK was scoping it out, planning his trap. I really think the NK is a Green Seer.
Love the new intro! Thanks Chris!
Chris, that intro is badazz! Making this channel look even more professional than it already is.
The Night King is the most powerful character in the show. I whole heartedly believe he is some sort of green seer. As you mentioned, he knew Bran would be at the cave. He also knew when Bran was using crows to spy on him. I just wonder tho, if the Night King only got his powers after he was turned by the Children of the Forest or if he was legit as a human.
Jason Spears he’s obviously a greenseer, it isn’t a theory. He knew Bran was at the cave after infiltrating his “dream” and marking Bran by touching him.
Jason Spears Seems he would be legit as one of the first men. Heard so many guess he was a Stark too. Good mention Jason
jfacts49 I don’t believe it to be theory lol. I was just speaking to what Talking Thrones was saying about the Night King being able to foresee events.
That's one hell of a new intro!
John is the name of the actor who plays Sam.
Brandon Pumphrey yeah..what you said
(I had to go look it up to make sure though)
Yeah, John Bradley.
Sam has the Horn that was found with the Dragon glass. This horn was used to defeat the Knight King... Sam will learn how the horn works. As Jon thought it was broke. It's not. It will raise the dead Stark's in the Tomb. Holding their iron swords ready for battle. It could raise the dead dragons of past. As the Castle Winterfell is build of magic of old. The closer they get to it. The more powerful the magic is. And Dragons are all about Magic...
As for that Red witch. She sacrifices all those that follower her. She will be killed for it..
Outstanding job Dan!!! And too Chris great job on the intro, and thanks for helping Dan!!
Your videos are by far the best when it comes to GOT. I'm so excited for the next season! These videos help curb my GOT detox. Come on winter...let's do this!
You're too kind, Tina! Thank you.
+Talking Thrones she said that on another guys videos
that escalated quickly :D
How can one get in touch with Chris? I may have him do my intros or just hire his services?@@TalkingThrones
Awesome job on the intro Chris - you crushed it!!! // Hi TT, the reason why I think that the Night King was a volunteer, is because of his reaction to The Children approaching him with the dragonglass. Firstly, although his arms were bound and he was gagged, he didn’t silent scream “NO”, shake his head from side to side, you know that kind of pleading for his life, he seemed afraid (not angry at all) and he didn’t look away. It’s almost like he bit down on the gag as he anticipated the pain of the ritual. Interesting to note, is how gentle The Children were, as they pushed the dragonglass into his chest and heart. I’m guessing his legs weren’t bound to tree either. He seemed to surrender to what was happening. Although we’ve looked at this shockingly for months now... something seems peaceful about this sacrifice... trading one way of existing for another. There is definitely more to this storyline. I’m really thinking the Stark-Targaryen volunteered for the mission and was not a captive sacrifice. A promise was broken and the Night King is negotiating the deal or wants revenge. Tinfoil theory? 🤔 What do you think?
LOVE your new intro!!!
Thanks!
Okay, so honestly, I clicked "like" button as soon as I saw the intro part! Totally love it!
Great intro Chris 👏 Well done sir.
Another amazing video TT
Thank you Yensid
Loooooove the new intro! Way to go, Chris! (And great video, TT!)
* *grabs popcorn* *
Robin haha same!
Best intro ever, great job Chris
Love the new intro, keep up the good work guys 👍
Thanks Ben
Talking Thrones
Whats Samwell Tarly's actor name?
LOVING THE INTRO!!!! Good job Chris!
Chris, fantastic job on the intro man.
You are a brilliant man! The twin idea with Dany and Jon naming one of each house, incredible. Your videos are thought provoking and are giving me a scratch o the itch of needing more GOT. I have watched the series 3 times and have almost finished book 1 now. Thank you for doing this.
Quotes for the intro: “You know nothing, Jon Snow” and Tormund saying something to Jon about having a little you-know-what after Jon was resuscitated.
I must say that the intro is cool but just is great is how you splice parts of the show into your videos so kudos to you as well. Your TH-cam channel is my all time favorite.😍
Loving the new intro man!
You sir, are a legend! You keep me warm during the throneless nights, keep my mind alive with so many theories, myths and predictions. You save me from going cold turkey while I desperately await 15.03.19...
Great job sir and a big super massive thank you! Keep up the great work for all our sakes.
Love the new intro! Great job Chris!
Crap! I meant 15.04.19 haha... doh’
Wishful thinking 🤔
When he called Sam 'John' I think its because the actors name is john.
Chris Hayes Good point.
Nailed the intro, good work Chris!!
Thanks Chris, we appreciate you helping. You da man. :)
Yes sir!
Great Intro Chris....... Thank You! I love it when people help just because they are so kind. 🤗
What if the NK is Azor Ahai
He has returned to save the world from itself.
Chris, thank you for being supportive of Dan. Great intro!
Love Love Love that intro!!!! Amazing job Chris!
Crystal Hoyt Beauty Thank you!
That Intro is sick Chris. Great edit!!!
Top tier intro not gonna lie, shouts out to that editor dude.
What if the night king saw the comet and knew it meant dragons were returning. Then it would make sense that he would let so many people go to get the word out that he is back, hoping to eventually bait a dragon. I definitely think he has some type of green sight, because he was able to recognize Bran in his Vision
That intro...... AMAZING!!!!
Another excellent video....really like the quadrant clips, too! Loved the new intro......kudos to Chris !
I don't think the night king wants to kill everyone if he does how else he can get new babies to turn into WW,I agree with u that he wants particular something
Yup absolutely right
If he kills all the humans, would he even need more white walkers?
Not saying he want to kill all the humans, but to me it feels like white walkers are a means to an end and not the end goal itself
SSU. yes of course WW are not end goal for him ,I say that may be reason why he let some people live and we really don't know what he wants may be they are so important for him If you remember the scene when NK turned a baby to WW, he did that in ceremony not in some side road
it's better for clima change when he brings cold in the south,this is his mission.winter is coming
Tight intro Chris. You've made my day better.
It seems those who are spared by the White Walkers are those who don't fight - don't attack, and are not perceived by the White Walkers as a threat to themselves or their mission. They didn't attack Sam in the first scene because he was alone - and cowering. No threat at all. It is true the wight attacked Sam in the next scene to bring on Ghost and show how direwolves and wights interact. Also the first time, it was a White Walker that made a choice not to attack Sam. Later it was a wight - which don't seem to possess any real free will, or ability to make decisions. Also, we hadn't seen them yet, but there was a company of Black just beyond Sams sight in the blowing snow. Which is a good reason - if you are a wight to go after anything living.
So it seems there is a distinction between meeting White Walkers and meeting Wights. Walkers can choose not to kill you if you are not in their way.. Wights seem to be the mindless soldiers who just attack anything living unless ordered not to. Also it appears that the Walkers have a mission or goal, and while they will kill any who stand in their way, they don't want to be distracted by those who mean no harm. Giving credence to the idea that they may be incredibly dangerous, they are not simple evil destroyers. We can't understand their goal until we get more info. It must remain a mystery until after the Norths main forces have failed to stop the advance in Episode 3, somewhere between 3 and 5 I think is when the big twist will be revealed and find out what the motivations are. Then we will learn with our heroes how to end the War for the dawn without brute force.
Some good points.. In the books the Wights are a little different. They do retain some of their memories from their past lives, which is why the Wight went for Lord Commander Mormont. It seems they do have some control over their actions, whereas in the show, it's not as clear..
Talking Thrones At this point it is blatantly obvious that wights are nothing but WW warged into dead bodies. Kill the warg and the Wight is finished. WW leaving a human alone is a typical thing shows do to leave audience on their edge of the seat. I don't remember a single WW/Wight leaving a human alone in the books.
Also Osha's husband returned to their hut and tried to kill her.
I still think Sam wasn't directly scene by that white walker since he was hiding behind a rock, but, sensed him. Instead of dealing with him himself the white walker just sent one of his henchmen.
The camera angle just made it look like they were in direct eye contact for added effect.
On to your other point, If Sansa or Arya survives Jon doesn't have to name his child a Stark, regardless of wether they're sexually active or not. It makes more sense to give the Targaryen name since there's only two of them left rather than the Stark name who have four members. I like to think it'd be implied that Arya and Gendry get together or something. Or Sansa decides to have a child to further the bloodline. Or Bran, even though he is the three eyed Raven could survive to become tree man like his predecessor and keep the Stark name alive for decades. If the Starks do go extinct, the North would just follow the Targaryens, Jon's kids would still be accepted as Starks, or at least from the same bloodline. I really don't see the issue.
Lana Rey Again a show thing.
The intro clip looks great. Wonderful job.
Laundry can wait. Talking thrones is way more important . Love the new intro.
Samina Apa Lmao
Love your new intro, very nice, thanks for all your hard work during the off season really appreciate it all
Great job Chris, great video as always Talking Thrones!❤❤❤
You had me with that intro. Genius.
Sam's real name is John so he is probably saying that..😎
Love the Intro.. brings class to the channel..much deserved for a long time.. great work Chris..
Like the knights kings portrait fading into the darkness with eyes glowing with that ice blue
Well done Chris...
Thanks for the great intro Chris!
Great intro Chris, really striking and sends shivers down the old spine. Keep up the good work, Dan ❤🖒
I think the reason they've been spared is because they showed they were afraid, and cowered in fear. I think this entire thing will have to do with balance. Magic is coming back full force, and that could be the reason they're marching on Westeros. We know that a peace was brokered at some point, so that means another one could be put in place. I think bending the knee to the Night King (cowering) probably allows you to live. Those who do not yield always get consumed by the army. Wildlings are all warriors for the most part, so we havent seen the army of the dead actually kill ''innocent, unarmed people'', so...that being said, i think it is all about balance.
Hey Hey hey awesome intro dan!
Game of Thrones German/Deutsch Danke :)
Outstanding intro, Chris!
Woah! That intro tho 💕
I think this is a moment where the Others are given more thought than needed. I thought they acted just as any soldiers would have. They seemed to be sticking to a greater tactics and only dealing with threats as needed. If you recall, the ranger, Sam and Craster's Family, had all displayed a surrender of sorts. Hardhome was in part a summit focused on the Others destruction. Let's be honest. There were alot more people the Others let be than mentioned here. I think it would be more interesting to figure out what the white army was doing all this time. Sam sees them marching near the fist. Just a valley away, is the wildling army. A week or two away, is Castle Black. So close, yet it's many years until anything major happens. Would seem strange to crazy if the white hoard were watching mance rayder attacking the wall. They were after all, in the neighborhood.. : )
I think you're right about Sam not appearing to be a threat.
In fact, one of the Showrunners said as much during the Blu-ray commentary for the episode where the White Walker looks directly at a cowering Sam.
There is no way the Night King is trying to keep people away from the North.
because, the more people they kill, the larger the army of the dead gets.
It's strength and size is dependant upon people knowing about them and attempting to fight them.
Actually, there are ALOT of answers to some rather perplexing questions to be discovered by simply watching the episodes with the director's or showrunners' commentary turned on! 👍
fat people are funny,that's why they let him alive
I was kinda shocked to find out there were apparently viewers who DIDN'T think that white walker was looking directly at Sam in that moment. I thought it couldn't have been more obvious. (well I suppose if they had them literally in the frame together at once)
Chris, I love the intro. Well done, it's excellent!
Dan I am sending this question to you, Gray Area, & Alt-Shift X)
I would deeply appreciate your thoughts on the following questions:
I read the books several years ago and when the HBO series began I was quite happy with it especially seasons one and two but as the seasons has gone on and the writers have run out of material from George the show has suffered and it’s very unfortunate.
Some of the best episodes are the ones that were written by George himself (I’m sure you’re very familiar with each of them and they’re still a delight to watch mostly for all the important clues that he manages to share, despite the fact that his scripts had to be cut down quite a lot.
I apologize for digressing so much.
What I would appreciate hearing your thoughts and advice on actually deal with the Prologue and A couple of major differences from the show and the prologue which we find in George’s first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series.
So much of the recent Output and discussions from the Fanbase deal with how the show is going to end...
After all it’s been seven long years & there’s an awful lot of loose ends that need to be tied up. How they’re going to accomplish this Consumes a great deal of discussion among the fans as you well know.
(I’m sorry it’s taking me so long to get to the point, I suffered a massive stroke a few years back and I am very lucky that I am able to communicate at all. But it takes me so much longer then it ever did before the stroke so please accept my apologies.)
There two specific items From the prologue in the show that I wanted to ask your advice and thoughts are the following:
The first: Is the pretty wildling girl who is first seen by the Ranger Will, She is lifted several feet off the ground and she is impaled upon the trunk of a tree. However other than the large branch extending out from her midsection she is completely intact and I think it is of some great significance that the walkers chose this individual. Possibly they saw her and that is why they attacked the entire party of Free Folk.
The girl is very pretty, with long blonde hair and (normal ) blue eyes when the Ranger from the Night’s Watch first sees her. I think it’s significant that in the seven seasons since, they haven’t shown us wildling women or girls with long luxurious blonde curls and large blue eyes. (of course her eyes turn the abnormal piercing blue color when the Ranger sees her standing on the forest floor and she turns to look at him. After she had clearly been transformed into a wight. (Or a Walker?)
They made a point to focus on her closely in several shots during the prologue. This leads me to think that what she looks like is meant to send us a message as to what the white walkers are looking for.
Unlike the rest at her family (?) they did not chop her up into bits and use her body parts to create figure ( circular with a line bisecting it)
Very close to a figure which we saw repeated six seasons later. It was among the “ancient” drawings which workmen found in the caves beneath Dragonstone (as they were mining for dragon glass) And John made certain to show this to Daenerys.
Question # 2 when this image was first shown the consensus was that it’s a depiction of the Gods Eye on the Isle of Faces. (With the theory that if there any Children of the Forest still in existence, this is where they reside)
Leading to discussions that this might be the site of very important battle or a critical battle of the mind between Bran and the Night King of the show.
However recently watching that prologue segment again: I noticed that the walkers took the time to impale six heads on branches and that made me wonder, is this a depiction of the isle of faces or could it possibly be Winterfell?
The reason this thought popped into my head is because at the start of every show when they show us Winterfell from a Birdseye view there are six towers and there are strong battlement walls that encircle the entirety of Winterfell which could also account for the body parts in the circular shape.
Of course I realize all this could be wrong.
However, they made such an effort to ensure that we saw the girl and we saw that figure made by the bodies... is it because this girl might be the closest individual that they could find that may look like the Night King’s Queen who may be in the Winterfell Crypts (another idea out there that’s quite popular with many fans.)
I wonder what your thoughts are.
Thank you for all the hard work that you put into all of your videos. I enjoy them tremendously and I am a huge fan.
I really look forward to reading your thoughts.
Cheers! Maddie
PS. again, apologies for the length of this message... I still need a lot of help in speech therapy, it’s such a slow process and it’s frustrating and so embarrassing because I know what I want to say inside my head but it comes out like a jumble thank you for your patience.
Great job on that intro Chris!
Great work on the intro, and I don't think the director was making a mistake - he was referring to the actor's name, John Bradley.
Roger that
Intro was dope, I enjoyed it very much! Good work Chris!
Intro was awesome 😍
Nice!
Cool intro Chris!!👌👏
Hey man I dont know if your remeber me but Ive been here from pretty much the get go, and Im happy to see how much your channel has grown man, you deserve it!!!
Awesome job Chris
love your outro song too!
Thanks, I changed that also.
Yeah I'm super into it
Ty Chris for helping our Host for his helping him for his INTRO
Awesome intro! But I'm gonna be *that* guy.
Maybe you should shorten it a little bit. 25 sec is pretty long, 10 seconds, at least for your intro, it should fade out after 18 sec (When Cercei finish her quote)
Other than that, awesome video as always! Keep it up ^^
NorveDex I tried but it didn't sound right with the music getting cut off that soon. An extra 10 seconds won't kill anyone..
Didn't mean anything negative with it, only meant it as constructive criticism. :P If you add the music yourself, the transition could be done while cutting it off though. Nonetheless, your intro is great. I just (Personally) think it would look a bit more professional if it was those 10 seconds shorter :D
NorveDex No offense taken. I appreciate constructive criticism. It's the disrespectful criticism that annoys me.. The intro is still a work in progress. I'll play with it a bit and see how it turns out. I may end up changing the music and quotes 100 times before I'm content lol. I have OCD
Very Nice intro!!! Keep up the great work guys!
How do you have a whole channel devoted to GoT and NOT know that he wasn’t misnaming sam he was referring to the actor John Bradley 🤦🏼♀️
Yes but , wouldn't it make sense to talk about a character with his character name?
Yasin Patel not necessarily in a commentary
Caitlin looking stunning AF
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Awesome Intro Chris! :D
Fantastic work!
Arya and Gendry
Sansa with someone
House stark won't end that is idiotic. Dany isnt the only one who can bear children and she's supposed to be barren, Jon - nephew - that relationship will not continue once he finds out she is the aunt
Sansa and Tyrion?
actually I was just thinking about this for the first time as I was watching this video, the whole Jon/Dany incest thing. Yes, they'll both find out the truth in season 8 and yes, obviously it's going to majorly throw them at first. But the more I considered it, at the very least this is a RARE case of incest in Westeros where both parties had no clue of their blood connection previously. They seemed to naturally fall in love on their own. Pretty much every other case of incest I've heard about in this universe, each partner was well aware. So, I don't know, maybe that can count for something. like ultimately it wouldn't be THAT crazy if they decided they still wanted to be together. and that, well all things considered for just "how things were" in a medieval time like this, aunt/nephew wouldn't feel quite as icky as brother/sister.
Well isn't John actually her cousin instead of being her half brother, once Danny hits the third trimester he may want some strange.
if the females had kids they would take the male's family name. and bran can't reproduce (paralyzed). jon is the only one.
Lance ...and Jon is a Targaryen. We already saw houses Tyrell & Mormont get wiped out, why not the Starks as well?
I always listen to you before I go to sleep.
One of the best youtubers imo!!!
The Night King didn't kill Sam because he was protecting the last child of Craster, a recruit/offering for the white walker army. The Night King also can't wipe out humanity, he depends on them to make new "Walker Generals".
thanks Chris, nice intro, i was enjoying it!
I love this intro Chris!❤ Thank you soo much!😊 It's fire!
Can I have Chris's link? I have an intro to make as well...
If Bran is a an agent for the night king, and they can both access the Weirwood net, the white walker sparing Sam makes alot of sense, Sam would eventually discover the information about Lyanna & Jon Snow that Bran somehow didn't know yet, meaning he had to survive.