Reading A Game of Thrones for the FIRST time (full spoiler thoughts)

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  • If you would like me to make a video for the 2nd book let me know.
    about me:
    age: 20 years old (when this video was posted)
    genres: I'll read any genre as long as its a good book and/or I have a fun time reading it.
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  • @jamesmorseman3180
    @jamesmorseman3180 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +67

    the dragon eggs were essentially fossils, they weren't supposed to hatch but it was known that they were real eggs from some time in the past

    • @thecockerel86
      @thecockerel86 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      It is known.

    • @soulscyther666
      @soulscyther666 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@thecockerel86 It is known.

  • @solinary66
    @solinary66 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +33

    Ned told Cersei what he knew because he wanted to spare her children. At that time, Robert was still alive and once he heard the news, Ned knew he'd immediately have all of her bastards executed, so he gave them a chance to escape before shit hit the fan.
    And as to why he didn't join Renly: it would've been treason to support him as king while Stannis still lives. Regardless of how good a ruler Renly thinks he might be, he's still just a younger brother to the rightful heir, and Ned declaring for him would cause unnecessary divisions (and what's worse, could potentially endanger his entire family even further). So I don't think Ned made these decisions carelessly or out of stupidity, but of course as the reader you want to shake him and scream at him. lol
    I'm also a Sansa defender, I think it's easy to say we would do differently in her place but if you think about it, she is an isolated, sheltered, and manipulated little girl who is trying to survive whilst coming to terms with the fact that reality is so much different from the fairy-tale dreams she's always had. And of course, abuse is still abuse even if you're eating good food and wearing nice dresses.
    Sure, she's still naive and learning what the world really is, but at the same time I think she doesn't get enough credit for how quickly she's learning to adapt. She's trapped in a viper's nest and is beginning to understand that to survive, she has to perform a delicate balancing act. In fact, her plea that Ned would recant if given the chance proved to be true, and had it not been for Joffrey being such a monster that even Cersei lost control of him, Sansa's intervention would've saved her father's life. I do feel as the books progress she becomes more likeable and understandable. But that's just my 2c of course :)
    Anyway, really cool to see the viewpoint of a new reader, and glad you like the book so much! Hope you enjoy the rest just as much or more.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Ahh okay thank you so much for this comment. This is definitely helping me whilst reading this series.

    • @ALY-xc7fl
      @ALY-xc7fl วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_xafter reading each book multiple times and watching countless hours of lore guides I still regularly fail to understand many plot points and routinely have to look them up. It’s just such a deep story and so intricate it takes a long time to understand the minor plot points. Although, it is still an enjoyable story whether you barely understand the plots or know everything about it.
      To be honest, you comprehended way more of the story than I did on my first read.

  • @limonsoda
    @limonsoda 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    I understand what you feel about Caitlin, but is good to remember that bastards are known to kill their kin in this books (maybe a false believe, but it does happen, and people do believe it), in order to legitimize themselves. SO, is not only that Jon represents the infidelity, she sees a direct threat to her sons.

  • @weatherrreport
    @weatherrreport 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    the reason why they're so young in the books is because George planned for their to be timeskips in the series however those never got implemented in the end. Great video, glad you enjoyed the book!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thats interesting!

    • @soulscyther666
      @soulscyther666 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Regardless if that's implemented or not, them being young fits for a medieval age norms and customs, just like irl. Girls are ready to be betrothed when their "flowers bloom" and boys turn to men and fighting age as early as pubescent teen. And there had been boy kings and young rulers as well.

    • @darksaint0124
      @darksaint0124 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      And I still think to this day that this is the main reason he is stuck. Discarding the timeskip ried him down to events that he didn't pre plan having to write. We still haven't technically started the second act of the story, according to the original 3 act structure he was following at the beginning, 5 books in.

  • @user-op6kt8pg9y
    @user-op6kt8pg9y 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    One thing about jon not being told about what the nights watch is really like is because in the north the nights watch is still somewhat a respected position due to its history yes they know that its not what it used to be and they definitely should have told him what he was signing up for but for the high lord's its still seen as an honourable place as they are protecting the realm from whats up north past the wall as the history of it used to be much better.
    There are 19 castles along the wall and they all used to be manned and kept up with 10s of thousands of people in the nights watch a lot of them willingly signing up but as time has gone on people have stopped believing in a threat from north of the wall, especially the further south you go, so the lords of westeros and the royal family stopped asking people to recruit willingly and instead used it as a place of exile for criminals who didn't want to receive any other punishment, they also stopped sending certain amounts of supplies and such causing a lot of the castles on the wall to go into disrepair.
    The reason northern lords still see it as somewhat honourable is because they still slightly believe in the threat from beyond the wall but only as myth and not a current threat, plus the northern houses are also the ones that have to deal with the murderous wildings that cross the wall that raid and pillage their lands.

  • @Evilanious
    @Evilanious 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    As somebody who's halfway through his third read through I have many things I want to say but I'll bite my tongue for now. A few things that might help that were made clear in this book, but you might have missed:
    The decisions of King Robert and Sandor Clegane (the hound) make more sense if you realize they are drunk most of the time. This goes for some other characters as well, later in the story.
    Catelyn is largely well meaning but quite narrowminded.
    Ned is traumatized by the death of Rheagars children at the hands of the Lannister forces, as well as Roberts positive reaction to it. He didn't expect Robert to die and wanted Cercei's children to escape before Robert would kill them. It's not clear that Robert would do that but that was Ned's thinking.
    The two people Arya heard in the dungeon were probably Varys and Illyrio.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Thank you for explaining, this is really helpful.

  • @dheeraj5564
    @dheeraj5564 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    It's always fun to rediscover these books through new readers. Looking forward to your vlog on A Clash of Kings.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  16 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      thank you! I'm going to start reading it as soon as possible haha x

  • @thebloodyhound9098
    @thebloodyhound9098 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    The people Arya overheard are actually Varys, the master if whisperers and Illyrio Mopatis, the guy that gave Dany the eggs and housed her in Pentos

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Yeahh i realise that now! thank you

  • @Simone-bc2fo
    @Simone-bc2fo 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    As a non-native English speaker, I try to read fantasy books in the original English whenever possible. I first read the ASOIAF books during the pandemic, and loved every bit of it. For whatever reason, I especially loved all the parts and characters which have been left out of the TV series. I haven't been able to watch the show ever since, it's just not the same story without the large and complex character cast of the books.

  • @roisinkelly9498
    @roisinkelly9498 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Loved this vlog sm as also just finished reading it and needed to hear someone else's thoughts - pls keep this as an ongoing series!!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Already making part 2!! Thank you! :)

  • @frankc1621
    @frankc1621 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I read all 5 of these books in a few weeks after binging season 1, and the pacing of the POV chapters kept me up well past a reasonable hour every night. A character's chapter would either be super interesting or end on a cliffhanger, and I'd peek ahead to seee how many pages until their next chapter. If I could justify it I'd keep reading but you'd inevitably get another good chapter that resets the goal posts ha!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Thats such a lovely way to describe your reading experience, I love that!

  • @conraddickinson24
    @conraddickinson24 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I see Ned as a tragic character. He loves his family and wants to do the right thing but neglects to do the expedient thing even at the cost of his own life. Ned puts his honor above everything. He confronts Cersei because he doesn't want the blood of children on his hands.
    He's hoping to convince her to leave because he knows exactly what Robert will do.

  • @LiSa-xt5py
    @LiSa-xt5py 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Loved your review / reaction!
    Dany’s dragons came alive because of the blood sacrifice. They were petrified, literally stones. If Daenerys didn’t go into the fire, they wouldn’t hatch.
    Also there is an interesting detail about the order dragons hatching: one hatches as Drogo “goes” to night lands (This and Rhaego by extension being the First sacrifice for one of the dragons); one hatches right after the mentioning of Mirri Maz Duur (Second sacrifice - second hatching) and one only after Dany herself steps into the pyre - so her sacrificing herself is the final third sacrifice. Or at least this is how I interpreted it :)

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      That is very cool!

  • @m_couto
    @m_couto 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Loved your vlogs with your thoughts while you were reading this book. Please keep doing it for all the other books 😄

  • @user-lq5qo6wg8q
    @user-lq5qo6wg8q 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    I remember reading the book the first time after watching the first season of GOT. And LOVED it.

  • @conraddickinson24
    @conraddickinson24 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It's not explained if Illyrio knew that the eggs could be hatched or not. My guess is "no".

  • @user-op6kt8pg9y
    @user-op6kt8pg9y 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I think a lot of the hate early sansa gets from the fandom is purely down to her naivete, in a world as cruel as that being naive not only gets you at risk of death but everyone around you this is why people start to like arya because she knows what the world is really like especially later on when she starts experiencing the world first hand, people tend to be more drawn to characters with a better survival instinct because its interesting to see how they deal with certain situations, theyre also more likely to live longer leaving more room for attachment from fans

  • @maxbailss2777
    @maxbailss2777 วันที่ผ่านมา

    feels really refreshing to see someone of a similar age to me reviewing ASOIAF, you should deffo continue this series. Also strongly recommend A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, it’s some of my personal favourite ASOIAF literature and it’s a bit of a lighter read, comprising three short novellas. I believe Martin wrote it around the same time he wrote Clash as well so it kinda fits for where you’re at.

  • @JDBloodstone
    @JDBloodstone 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    These books were so captivating in 2005 when I read them that I credit them with having saved my life by keeping me away from the bar and out of trouble. I had to wait until 2012 for ADWD and still waiting for TWOW. I fear ADOS is exactly that… a dream.

    • @iAlan_Anderson
      @iAlan_Anderson 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The winds of winter is also a dream because you have to be asleep to believe it

    • @JDBloodstone
      @JDBloodstone 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@iAlan_Anderson nah, it’ll be out spring of ‘25. Announcement from GRRM coming soon!

    • @TyrionLannister83
      @TyrionLannister83 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@JDBloodstone I've heard it will be out shortly before christmas of this year.

  • @samuelponder
    @samuelponder 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It’s great to vicariously watch someone read ASoIaF for the first time! It’s a book that encourages you to really think about it, so I love hearing people’s thoughts on it. Subbed!

  • @CASantos
    @CASantos 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Small note on Catelyn. I don't think she mistreated Jon because he's a reminder of Ned's infidelity. They didn't marry out of love, but rather duty (even if there's love now). She reviles him because he threatens the status of her and her children. Women in Westeros exist at the mercy of their husband. The fact that he had a bastard is a stark reminder that he could cast her aside. Bastards have also betrayed their houses and staged revolts in the past, which is part of their negative reputation in-universe.
    "It should've been you" was obviously far too much, but her being wounded not only by Ned sleeping around, but by raising the bastard in the home, is fully rational. Further compounded by his refusal to say anything about the mother. Is she alive and/or also some form of nobility & thus still a threat? Is she dead or some common prostitute, thus not a real threat to her? Ned won't tell🤫

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Every is saying this! Thank you! I want to ask, how did you know that she mistreated jon because of this reason, was it through reading later books or googling or did you get it from this book? i feel stupid for not realising this hahaha

  • @kiley9441
    @kiley9441 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I really loved this video:) I was really enjoying the books but ended up getting busy and put them down a long time ago. Now I want to pick them up again hahaha. I’d love to see a video on the second book!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Okay thank you! I’ll definitely do the second book in a video :) you definitely should pick them up again!

  • @craig9668
    @craig9668 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don't think Illyrio knew the eggs he gave to Daenerys would hatch. He probably just thought it was a fitting gift, and he made so much for his part in selling her to Drogo that he could afford it. Anyone who knew they would hatch likely wouldn't have parted with them. No spoilers, but he has a part to play in the later books.
    I think Petyr would know that Tyrion had nothing to do with the attempt on Bran's life. You're right that he doesn't work for the Lannisters, he wants to create chaos which he can profit from.
    Ned told Cersei because he's too honourable for his own good, he wants to spare her children because he thinks Robert will have them (and her) killed when he returns from the hunt. Yeah it was a foolish move to make her aware he'd discovered the same secret Jon Arryn had, and give her time to prepare. I think he doesn't take up Renly's offer for the reason he stated, that he doesn't want to dishonour his friend Robert's memory "by dragging frightened children from their beds", and Stannis is next in line not Renly. It might have been Petyr that said it, I forget, but he says of Ned that he wears his honour like a suit of armour, thinking it'll protect him, but it just slows him down. Ned's just not very good at playing this game.
    Cersei wanted to send Ned to the Wall, but Joffrey decided to execute him on a whim. It even surprised Varys, who comes running to try and dissuade Joffrey.
    The first 4 seasons of the TV show follow the books quite closely, but then the show diverges, you'll see. It's my favourite book series, there's so much to it. Looking forward to your commentary on the other books...

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This is really helpful! Thank you for explaining.

  • @Mano-Wan
    @Mano-Wan 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I looked up the whole Daenerys receiving the eggs and according to what I've read is that the person who gave them to her didn't know they'd hatch...
    "You need to go to therapy" 😂
    Sansa was SO ANNOYING in the beginning and then she became one of my favorites by the end...
    Arya is AMAZING

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Ohh okay thank you, yeah I definitely remember Sansa getting better as the show goes on :)

  • @joshuajohnso8671
    @joshuajohnso8671 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    loved the video you should do one for all 5 of the books ❤

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I’m working on doing a video for the next four right now :)

  • @Ring3R
    @Ring3R 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So many answers I want to give....I've been through this complete series of books 5 times, and I notice new hints every time. I read the first 4 books twice in a row for the first time while on a deployment, and the 5th book came out right after I came home in 2012. Been addicted ever since.
    Won't spoil it though. Once you've gotten all the way through the series, if you're as into it as you seem to be, you should watch some of the youtube theory channels. In Deep Geek, Disputed Lands, History of Westeros, and Joe Magician are my top pics, but there's TONS of really good theory channels.

  • @emmawylie2631
    @emmawylie2631 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I like the full spoilers videos it gives me the same experience of knowing what happens but saves a bunch of time hahaha
    Also I would love to see videos about the other books

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Okay great thank you!

  • @jamesmorseman3180
    @jamesmorseman3180 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    also Cat didn't take Tyrion for no reason, she did so because Littlefinger told her it was his (Tyrion's) dagger the Catspaw assassin was armed with

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeahh of course! It just felt like no reason because i knew Tyrion didn’t do that.

    • @DaemonBlackfyre4
      @DaemonBlackfyre4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x Yes, but you read it through Cat POV tho.. I mean you gotta understand her POINT OF VIEW and the situation she's in. She had a lot of reasons to take Tyrion and the opportunity arose when she accidentally met him at the inn. Sure, taking him publicly just like that and with no plan is a bad idea and you can condemn Cat for that, but to say that she had no reason is just... missing the point of POV.

  • @savelala
    @savelala 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    When I watched the series, Daenerys was my favorite character. However, after reading and rereading the books, Jon Snow became my favorite character. His personality in the books is much better. Daenerys was a character that I ended up not liking when I read the books. For many reasons, she is a very important character and the things that happen around her are interesting.
    About Catelyn and Sansa, I really like these characters and I believe that the perspectives they bring to events are essential, however I am not that person who will defend them for the wrong and bad actions they took. Catelyn was a horrible person to Jon, there's no defense against that. Sansa was stupid and treated her family badly, also without defense. But, they are not bad characters for that reason, and the best thing about liking them is that they are not perfect women, but very gray.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      another person commented that you have to think about sansa’s upbringing and why she is acting a certain way, it doesn’t excuse her actions, but definitely makes you think. I think so far my favourite character is tyrion, he’s very clever and funny haha

    • @savelala
      @savelala 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x Tyrion is in my top 5 favorite characters.

    • @user-op6kt8pg9y
      @user-op6kt8pg9y 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah In the show they made Jon another ned, in the books he's his own person

    • @user-op6kt8pg9y
      @user-op6kt8pg9y 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@erinmoloney_xyou're in the majority most people's favourite is tyrion, even the author says writing tyrion is his favourite character to write for

  • @conraddickinson24
    @conraddickinson24 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    To your comment about the Summers and Winters in Westeros, it's best not to think about it too much or to apply some actual science to it. Just roll with it. In this world the Summers and Winters are not a standard set of months.

  • @Cherryfxmls
    @Cherryfxmls 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This may come as a surprise but Sansa is actually my favourite asoiaf character ! I will say, I understand people disliking her in the first book, though she develops remarkably throughout the series. I think what I grow to love and appreciate about Sansa is that her empathy and kindness grow despite her trauma.
    She refuses to turn bitter and cynical (as you shall see) because she is a fundamentally hopeful character ; a projection of romanticism if you will. Sansa is very much a product of her upbringing, this is a pseudo-medieval patriarchal world where girls would be expected to act like Sansa, and being 11 years old, a preteen, she really doesn’t know any better and is only doing her duty . There is a lot of pressure on her to act “adult and responsible” and often it falls on to her to manage Arya, when really it shouldn’t be her responsibility. Septa Mordane was a negative influence on Sansa and Arya and her constant placing of Sansa on a pedestal (so Arya doesn’t ever feel like she could be a “proper lady”) only further causes the sisters to clash. And there is certainly resentment on both sides!) because they are two very different girls. They honestly remind me of me and my sister when we were that age haha. Once you’ve finished the series, I would recommend the happy thought tree’s analysis of Sansa and her arc, he is a child psychologist so he approaches things from a very interesting angle ! Anyway great review and looking forward to your thoughts on the next few books ;p

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for this comment! This is really interesting!

  • @oddysysorry
    @oddysysorry 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    you sounded great, if i had a vote id say make videos like this for the reat of the books , i was enthralled.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I’m already making part 2 right now!

    • @oddysysorry
      @oddysysorry 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x sweet! im freaking exited

  • @bromanvt
    @bromanvt 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great vid!

  • @alihijazi4451
    @alihijazi4451 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great vlog!! About the unpredictable seasons, George has confirmed it's magic related. We know that ice magic and fire magic are associated with winter and summer respectively, so one explanation would be that the balance between the levels of each of those types of magic determines the current season. There have been many events of severe imbalance in seasons, and one of the most prominent ones is the Long Night, a winter that lasted a generation, with a full blown White Walker invasion of westeros, and thus a prevalence of ice magic in the world.
    Also, there are two locations associated with these types of magic: ancient Valyria, that lies in the Lands of the Long Summer; and north of the Wall, also known as the Lands of Always Winter.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Ohh okay, that’s much cooler than I thought. Thanks for explaining that!

  • @vuyanindzamela7175
    @vuyanindzamela7175 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    This is why I loved these books. They are so engaging. I’m rarely so engaged in a story and invested in its characters . George RR Martin is a great writer. 🙌🏾💯

  • @moazahmed7372
    @moazahmed7372 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great, can't wait to see your reaction on A Storm of Swords.

  • @blue---monday
    @blue---monday วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    love this!! yes please to a reading vlog of book 2! also! no matter what u do dont watch the last season please!!!!! or if u'll still watch it anyway, treat it as if its not canon!!!!! just take the last season with a grain of salt!!! pretend that it's just a bad fan fiction!!!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Okay! Everyone is telling me not to watch it hahaha

  • @ethanbrown4167
    @ethanbrown4167 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    would love to see a review of book 2

  • @stevenstone307
    @stevenstone307 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nice review!! Subbed and the bell icon for the next parts! :D I think you had a really great grasp of the story. The dragon eggs hatching was a magical event. You'll find this out more as you read, and it's not really a spoiler, just part of the world, the world is kind of very ordinarily human at the start. No one believes in the Others, so they don't care about the nights watch. Dragons haven't been alive for like 4 generations now, and even the last few dragons were like little runts. The Children of the Forest are extinct. But as time goes on, magic comes back slowly into the world. Dany's dragons, Bran's visions, the wights at the wall, etc. You'll see more and more as you read!
    And the cool thing is, that whole part of the books isn't explored in the show much, and that parts they did are really watered down, because it works so well reading it, but not so much watching it.
    I hope you enjoy the next few books! And yes omg Sansa is such a little fool!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you for your nice comment! Just finished book two today!

    • @stevenstone307
      @stevenstone307 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x Nice! I hope you're not too depressed haha, Clash is a bit grim

  • @kcbooks1354
    @kcbooks1354 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am trying to listen to this while doing an intense arm and back workout and my reps are suffering because your commentary is making me laugh over and over. 😂

  • @CesarDani
    @CesarDani 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love seeing people coming in blind to these books. Please, please, please don't look for spoilers, can't wait for the rest of the journey. Instant sub!

    • @CesarDani
      @CesarDani 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      About the dragon eggs, no way for Illyrio to know they would hatch as they had been dormant for like a hundred years (more or less?) which is how long dragons had been extinct. Yes he knew he was giving them to Daenerys and what they meant to her, he's the same guy who was hosting her and her brother at the beginning of the book - hosting them because they ARE Targaryen. Not going to say anything else as to avoid spoilers, but he's important!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Okay thank you! I will avoid spoilers at all costs haha

  • @WatashiMachineFullCycle
    @WatashiMachineFullCycle 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I dunno if anybody else has commented this yet but George has said the seasons being different lengths is deliberate and has a reason and once upon a time they were normal lengths but has been very aloof about the details

  • @duybui83
    @duybui83 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    People in the fandom use POV chapter counts as where they are in the book. Like Tyrion I or Tyrion IY.

  • @dablackangel
    @dablackangel 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I look forward to when you get to Feast For Crows

  • @Twistedstar0320
    @Twistedstar0320 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Firstly. I had to subscribe based on how thoughtful and well spoken you are. Great video, looking forward to the rest.
    Secondly: One thing I noticed in the books is that Catelyn's decisions ALWAYS were the wrong decision that brings then worst case scenario, and you know she did everything with the best intentions. But, if the people she was influencing did what they were planning instead of listening to her advice, they would have been successful. It's kind of interesting looking back, and seeing that, I wonder if anyone else realized this.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      thank you! that's really kind of you. ohh okay thats really interesting, i'll keep that in mind. Thanks for commenting.

    • @user-luciddream
      @user-luciddream 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      really? im on a storm of swords rn and so far i think a lot of the advice catelyn gives robb is correct, not naming specifics so i dont spoil but maybe your reading of catelyn is a bit harsh.

    • @Twistedstar0320
      @Twistedstar0320 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @user-luciddream it's not harsh, I love her character. I think R.R. Martin was a genius in writing her this way. Her decisions were always the wrong one to make, coming from trying to do the right thing.

    • @user-luciddream
      @user-luciddream 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@Twistedstar0320 i agree she made bad decisions but im disagreeing with the part of your og comment that says people shouldn't have listened to her advice. i feel like the reason she made some of the bad decisions she made is because people refused to listen to her (correct) advice. youre right that grrm is a genius, even though the books are decades old theres still a lot of discussions to have.

  • @tshepolentor
    @tshepolentor 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please come back for the second book...

  • @kanedomican
    @kanedomican 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    this was a great review

  • @AprilMarvin
    @AprilMarvin 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I can't express how happy it makes me that you're loving Jon so much. He is my absolute sweetheart. But the amount of hate his character gets from the fandom is saddening. It largely has a lot to do with the show. Cause they massively fucked everything up. I'm glad that you're loving him like I do.

  • @oofgamer330
    @oofgamer330 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yooooooo
    When u start reading Clash of Kings, make sure to keep mind on page 628 Dany’s chapter. It has a really cool easter egg you might wanna talk avout

  • @IndianHeathen1982
    @IndianHeathen1982 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    About the dragons hatching. Yes, it's because of blood magic. In defense of Sansa... see Bookborn's video about it. After you finish the series... Looking forward to A clash of kings...

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      okay thank you! I will watch that after I've read all the books, I have heard that Sansa improves throughout the books.I did think I was a bit harsh with my thoughts about her in this video, I just couldn't relate to any of her decisions.

    • @IndianHeathen1982
      @IndianHeathen1982 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@erinmoloney_x neither could I. But the video is eye opening. Essentially the problem is that we are omniscient. Sansa has limited information and is brought up in a certain way.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      yeah I understand that, she did what she could, with the information and upbringing she had.

    • @IndianHeathen1982
      @IndianHeathen1982 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x so looking forward to your Clash of Kings vlog. Do not pull a George on us. 😁

  • @dieusonmalcomson7335
    @dieusonmalcomson7335 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You should read memory sorrow thorn because it’s a bit lighter than game of thrones and a lot of game of thrones is inspired from it.

  • @gdbssa
    @gdbssa 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Keep reading. Storm of Swords is the greatest fantasy book ever released imo

  • @BubblegumCrash332
    @BubblegumCrash332 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I read this in 2000 and kept thinking wow this would make a great HBO show lol but that will never happen

  • @Nihilanth
    @Nihilanth 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    2:58, i thought that too, until i got to this quote
    “you dont understand, sor. My mother died giving me birth, and my father and my brother Rhaegar even before that. I would never have known so much as their names if Viserys had not been there to tell me. He was the only one left. He is all I have." - Daenerys
    Viserys is dick and deserved to die, but he's a tragic character. lost his whole family at the age of 7 and then spent almost his whole life in the streets running away from Robert's assassins while having to take care of baby sister who didn't understand a thing.
    dany missing when viserys would tell her bedtime stories about how their lives would get better in the future, it breaks my heart.
    and after years of hoping, it only got worse.
    “When Viserys sold their mother's crown, the last joy had gone from him, leaving only rage.” - Daenerys.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you for that perspective. Its a shame that dany loved someone who was so unkind to her, and that he was unkind because of his upbringing and what he went through. I completely understand that he is all she had.

  • @Nihilanth
    @Nihilanth 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    no spoiler!
    but you should check the map from "the known world" (this is how they called it, since it's not all mapped yet), cause it's HUGE! and the author said that it's at least four or more times bigger than the earth.
    since it's a fantasy world, your theory about the two suns might not be wrong, although imo I think the world from a song of ice and fire is flat, and that makes sense with a lot of things: the weather, the sunset sea, essos, sothoryos and some sailors' stories about the edge of the world.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Okay thats interesting!

  • @reneepope-munro8115
    @reneepope-munro8115 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I will die on the defending Catelyn hill. ESPECIALLY when you realise Jon’s parentage.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Okay, can i ask why? :) At this point Catelyn herself doesn’t know his parentage.

    • @reneepope-munro8115
      @reneepope-munro8115 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x because she was sold a version of what happened and one that was deeply damaging to her. I’m not sure how far through you are so don’t wish to spoil just in case, but the ramifications of what she was told and what she wasn’t are so far reaching they eventually contribute to the destruction of the family.
      Bastards in Westeros are no rarity,!but bringing them home to live with your tribe in children is a massive slap in the face, from someone who is renowned across continents for his honour and integrity. Now, that anger is better placed at Ned’s feet, but I’m not going to flay the woman for a shitty thing she said whilst in deep grief over her son.
      Catelyn and Sansa (a literal tween who was BRED to be exactly who she is as a firstborn daughter of a high born house) both cop absolute horror in the fandom, and Jamie is beloved, despite literally pushing Bran out a window for selfish reasons. The double standard drives me insane lol

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Okay thank you for your thoughts! from that scene i definitely only saw it from jon’s perspective and how he was just trying to say goodbye to his brother and he is innocent and Catelyn is a grown woman, but Catelyn was grieving and in grief people say things they don’t mean. Everyone in the comments is saying how sansa’s upbringing affected her decisions, again my thoughts about her were definitely clouded by the fact that I relate to sansa because she is the most similar to me in age/gender and what not. I kept thinking about what i would’ve done at her age if i was in her position, especially because I’m close with my sister. this is interesting, thank you for commenting.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      At the minute I’m definitely not a fan of jamie although he seems like an interesting character he is definitely a worse person than sansa and catelyn in my eyes, i completely understand the double standard.

    • @reneepope-munro8115
      @reneepope-munro8115 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x pleasure! Unfortunately, both of these characters get a very hard time from huge parts of the fandom, and I feel deeply protective of them because I feel they’re held to a much higher standard than many other characters, and that the women who are more “masculine” in their behaviours are praised. Like, what about how Sansa learns to navigate an absolute vipers best completely on her own, whilst breaking with a complete psychopath and his freaky ass narcissist mother? And no one suffers more for their sins than Cat. And it’s hard to fully explore the Jin piece until you’re through your whole read (keen to hear your theories on his parentage haha)

  • @peteperkins3859
    @peteperkins3859 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The show and the books practically have nothing in common. The thing about tv writers is they think they can do a better job at telling the story the author wrote.

    • @kevingreenfield4815
      @kevingreenfield4815 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This just simply isn’t true, I read the books and when you know how adapting a story works this is pretty much as close as you could’ve gotten in terms of what was possible at the time

    • @darksaint0124
      @darksaint0124 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      It starts in season 2 with the made up Dany scenes and the Tywin and Arya scenes. Then they start making up things for Bronn and Robb. They also leave out a lot of things, specifically most magical aspects of the series are just flat out gone. Season 3 and 4 were adapted well, because D&D only cared about the weddings. After that the series fell off a cliff as an adaptation. They took 2 years to adapt book 3, then turn around and mangle the next 2 books in one travesty of a season 5. The show never recover from that, and the adaptation is horrible at that point. There is a lot of talk about them catching up to the books, but that isn't what happened. They adapted the parts of the story they cared about then stopped caring once they passed that point.

  • @jasper4365
    @jasper4365 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love people are getting in to it, i wont spoil it but a hint. 2 suns in the sky would be pretty noticeable

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hahaha yep that’s true, and would’ve been mentioned too. Just thinking of theories.

    • @jasper4365
      @jasper4365 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@erinmoloney_x it was not a crazy idee, ive seen someone make a modal of a dubbelstar that is synchronous orbit with a planet so always one sun would be visible. you would have a weird moonsicle that would be pronounced. it would explain the apparent lack of other planets.

  • @russellgarifulla1114
    @russellgarifulla1114 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ❤❤

  • @russellgarifulla1114
    @russellgarifulla1114 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ✨✨✨

  • @Mano-Wan
    @Mano-Wan 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Catelyn = KAYT-LIN
    Other than the final season, GoT was such an AMAZING series... I've watched the whole series a few times.
    Are you watching House of Dragon?? I'm considering reading Fire & Blood
    Great VLOG!

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Okay thank you! I’m pretty sure in pronouncing Cersei wrong too 😂 I love house of the dragon, can’t wait for the new season.

    • @tijgo6
      @tijgo6 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      GRRM as well as the TV shows pronounce it as CAT-LIN (or CAT-E-LIN). I think this also fits with her nickname being Cat.

    • @Mano-Wan
      @Mano-Wan 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@tijgo6 Oh! I stand corrected then… I could have sworn I remembered her being called KATE-LYN… Time for a rewatch!

    • @didrikmesicek4825
      @didrikmesicek4825 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Watched the whole series a few times but don't know Cat's name? Okay. And the show has started declining after season 4.

    • @bookswithike3256
      @bookswithike3256 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@didrikmesicek4825 It didn't just start declining after season four. It started to crack _during_ season 4 and then dived off a cliff as soon as season 5 began.

  • @AzkuulaKtaktu
    @AzkuulaKtaktu 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We refer to the chapters as Bran I, Bran II, Tyrion III, Eddard VI, etc
    Also you can skip the last two seasons of the show. Matter of fact, skip the last four.

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      yeahh i saw that online, i meant in the book i was reading it didn’t have bran I, Bran II it just said Bran for all his chapters :)

    • @AzkuulaKtaktu
      @AzkuulaKtaktu 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's why we do it. "Bran III. You know, the one where he..."

  • @deonjames1041
    @deonjames1041 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    George has said there is no scientific reason for the season’s being out of whack…

  • @azizchkour6106
    @azizchkour6106 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good 📖

  • @davidjones272
    @davidjones272 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Jon didn't get sent to the wall, he chose to go. Ned didn't want him to go, but he accepted the decision because the Starks treat joining the watch as a mark of honour (obviously Ned's own brother is already a member). Jon could have chosen not to take his vows when he got to the wall, there was no obligation.
    Also Jon was treated far better than most bastards in the 7 Kingdoms. Ned raised him as part of the family and treated him the same as his other children. Catelyn disliked him and Sansa called him her half brother, but otherwise he's very close to all his siblings.

  • @amcynic
    @amcynic ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    You're pretty.

  • @Leo_ofRedKeep
    @Leo_ofRedKeep 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You may consider yourself fortunate not to have seen the last two seasons of the TV series. The writing was already terrible in the 6th and it only kept getting worse. You'll be happier just reading the books and waiting for the next one, which may be coming in your lifetime (lucky young people).

  • @conraddickinson24
    @conraddickinson24 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As you read you're going to find that many of the characters and their personalities are different then what you find in the TV series. Catelyn Stark is much less likable in the books that she is in the TV series. She's impulsive, vengeful, and makes some very poor decisions.

  • @aminaa5824
    @aminaa5824 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The last two seasons have the worst reputation you should look it up, honestly you shouldn’t even watch them they ruin the entire show

    • @erinmoloney_x
      @erinmoloney_x  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Okay hahaha, i’m going to watch the tv show after reading all the books and leave out the last two seasons.