@@forksssss8483 she was never existed in the books. Robb was married the girl Jienna Westerling - she is from West land`s and her father is a bannerman of Tywin Lannister. And all this mess was planned by Tywin - as it turned out later. He was planned with Westerlings to get this girl into Robb`s bed, and since the northerners operate with such concepts as honor in the first place - so he was married to her. This act insult`s the Walder Frey - canceling the engagement is an insult, because the house of Frey was preferred over a much less powerfull house of Westerlimg. And Walder Frey cooperated instead with the Tywin Lannister and Roose Bolton - and destroyed the Robb`s family. And the difference between the books and the series is that Robb left his wife in Riverrun so as not to annoy Lord Walder once again with her presence. Lannisters took the castle later, but she lived and goes to the Casterly Rock as a hostage.
@@sorrybutiamkyrylo Ah this makes much more sense and makes Robb way more honorable. Not to mention it makes Tywin way smarter! Tywin masterminded all this to piss Walder Frey off. lol
Michelle Fairley should've gotten an Emmy nomination for this scene alone. This is the Red Wedding...a scene so shocking that all of the book readers knew what was coming so they filmed their friends watching and posted it online...thus beginning reactions videos.
About why Catelyn suddenly looked worried before the killing started: the musicians started to play "The Rains of Castamere", which is the house song of the Lannisters. The song is about how the Lannisters exterminated a rival house, house Reyne of Castamere. Cersei told Margaery that story in the previous episode, how Tywin killed every one of that family. So as soon as Catelyn heard that song being played, she knew something was not right. If you pay close attention to the background music of this show, you may notice that this song often plays during scenes with the Lannisters, for example during the scene where Jaime rescues Brienne from the bear pit. Most houses in this show have their own theme music, the Starks and Targaryens as well. It really adds something extra if you start paying attention to it.
The thing is, this song isn't even ancient history. TYWIN destroyed both the Raynes and the Tarbecks after his father publicly tolerated them. Tywin (without his father's permission) not only exterminated their family lines, but destroyed their castles with the survivors inside (including flooding the Rayne's mines.) The song was composed as an abject warning that "A Lannister always pays his debts" goes both ways.
What's absolutely brilliant about the Red Wedding is that it totally makes sense and many hints throughout the episodes point to this ending YET you don't expect it.
Yeah there is a lot of foreshadowing and "hints" , but no one watching a TV show is expecting them to kill off 3 main characters (who basically make up 1/5th of the overall story being told) in one episode in under 15 minutes. Like even with Ned it was just 1 character.
Believe it or not, the Red Wedding is even a bit more horrifying in the books. When Cat sees Robb die, she basically loses her mind from grief and starts scratching her face so furiously that she completely tears it full of wounds with her fingernails. The Frey men are told to cut her throat as "She's gone crazy". It's all told from her POV, so reading her inner monologue as she loses her mind is disturbing as hell, as to her, her own fingers are birds pecking at her face.
To add to this, her body is later found thrown in a river by the Brotherhood Without Banners and I believe Thoros gives his life to bring her back to life but as a mangled corpse who's lost any trace of sympathy or kindness Catelyn had. She becomes the leader of the Brotherhood and they go around hanging anyone associated with the Lannisters, Freys or Boltons, even if just marginally associated. Not everyone was a fan of that plot, but I honestly loved it because it shows how drastically resurrection can change someone and just the idea of a zombified Catelyn Stark wandering the countryside hanging anyone she perceives as being traitors is just so cool.
@@FreddyChoppins It was Beric. She's the leader of the brotherhood now and turned a group of honorable bandits into a fucking terrorist group. Lady Stoneheart is badass
“It hurts so much, she thought. Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb… Robb… please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting…” Freaking kills!
4:50 That's actually based on a real world historical custom of guest right. An offering of bread and salt symbolizes that the people arriving are officially welcomed as guests, and any potential bad blood between the guests and host will be buried for the duration of the visit. Sadly, it turns out Walder Frey is a dishonorable shit with no respect for guest right.
"In a game of thrones you win or you die, there is no middle ground". I love the favourite characters but I love the villains more, prolly because of their acting. Man when Walder said "I'll find another" I went crazy.
I read this chapter years ago before the show on my deck on a beautiful sunny day. I got to this part - I read it and threw my book across my deck. i sat down for a few minutes in absolute shock. I made myself get up and picked up the book again and reread those last moments thinking no no no I have misinterpreted what had occurred. It was a masterpiece of writing. the entire last leg of their journey to the Freys it was raining and miserable and Catelyn kept remarking walder frey was not going to like them being late due to the inclement weather. when they finally arrived Grey Wind kept growling and nipping at the soldiers greeting them to the point where they insisted Robb let them cage him while there. The last lines of cat were from inside her mind in a catatonic state after watching her son, daughter in law and baby die. in that fugue state, she kept thinking, “It hurts so much, she thought. Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb… Robb… please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting… The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. It tickles. That made her laugh until she screamed. “Mad,” someone said, “she’s lost her wits,” and someone else said, “Make an end,” and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she’d done with Jinglebell, and she thought, No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair. Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.- Catelyn Stark” The show did a magnificent job on this scene. it captured the feeling well. Like watching a brilliant Greek tragedy unfold before your eyes.
Hey Miya, The book readers knew about the Red Wedding years In advance. So when it reach time for it to happen on the the TV show. They taped their friends reactions and thus the reaction channel phenomenon was born. Once again the brilliance of George R.R. Martin changed the course of modern popular culture
@catapulting cat turds at your face one could argue any TV show with a live audience could be considered a reaction video. To nitpick it a little as specifically pre-recorded stuff one could say it was America's Funniest Home Videos. 2G1C is where it became a meme.
Sorry, this isn't true. Like it's objectively not true. Rains of Castamere premiered in 2013, and reaction videos can be dated back as far as 2007. It's easy to see why they became popular - they're very easy to film, and people enjoy vicariously re-living fiction through others. Neither GRRM nor his fans came up with the concept of reaction channels, and they certainly didn't make them popular. Please don't spread misinformation.
@@ayannabranchcomb7535 I read the books, so I knew what would happen in the show, but it still makes me tear up everytime I watch a reaction to it even after so many years😭
i finally understood why they played the rains of castermair, if you know the story behind that song then you'd understand why cat started to get worried
I read the book, the red wedding hit me in the gut so hard hard. The show came out, knew it was coming, still hit hard. Am re-watching GOT after watching HOD, it still hit hard. Am watching your react now, still hit's just as hard x.x
aaaaand here we are. the episode that started reaction videos as a whole. edit: the song playing that catelyn was perturbed by was "the rains of castamere," the story that cersei was talking about last episode. it's about how an ambitious house was slaughtered.
The episode's name is Rains of Castamere.. the story of Rains of Castamere was what Cersei was explaining to Margery in previous episode when she called Cersei sister.. the song that played (when they closed the door and Cat felt something's wrong) was the Lannister song also known as Rains of Castamere.. this song was played several times since season 2.. end theme of battle of blackwater episode, the song played while Cersei said the story of Rains of Castamere to Margery.. Cat knew Lannister song.. that's why she became suspicious..
It was already decided in advance who Edmure would marry, even before he accepted the arrangement. Frey's sons told him he would be marrying Roslin who is 19 years old. Edmure asked to see her first, but this was denied.
Miya, your reaction was beautiful: true, pure, full of denial and grief. Exactly the way it should be. After this episode you need time to recover. Take that time. And with that time comes your appreciation for the masterful storytelling of the first three seasons of GoT. Your tears will dry and you will be ready for ep. 310 and after that Season 4. Enjoy!
"No, not my hair, don't cut my hair. Ned loves my hair" Truly one of the hardest scenes on television. Don't worry about being a mess, close friends just got murdered. Grieve and look to the future. Arya doesn't get over it either.
You're no longer a Sweet Summer Child, but a Woman of Winter now Miya. I was equally anticipating and dreading this episode, because I know how much you loved Robb. It's such a good but devastating episode. The infamous Red Wedding. It's okay to need some time to process it, don't worry it's such a heavy episode. As for why Catelyn looked so worried...remember the last episode, when Cersei asked if Margaery knew the song: The Rains of Castamere? Margaery said she did, and they regularly play it in King's Landing. Cersei told Margaery the backstory of that song. About what happened to House Reyne, whom the song is regarding. House Reyne was wiped out by Tywin, for rebelling against them. You'll see in the subtitles this episode, when the music starts playing and Catelyn is looking worried, the subtitles say the song is called: "The Rains of Castamere." Catelyn knows that song, it's a well known Lannister song, and she knows what it symbolizes. That's why she was worried. And when Catelyn peeked underneath Roose Bolton's clothes, he was wearing battle armor, which yeah...why would he be wearing that at a wedding? That's why she slapped him, because she knew he betrayed them.
I watched this episode 2 years ago ( i started got in 2018) and it broke me. Robb was my fav character,definitly the character's death that broke me the most in tv history
Miya: Now I'm going to go watch reactions of people reacting to this episode. Everyone: Welcome to the club. That's what brought us all here... all these years later. 😭
I’m usually so excited to see people react to this scene but this just broke my heart.😩 Don’t worry about how you look sweet girl...we were all you when we saw it for the first time.💖
Been waiting for this one! Bran and Rickon make me tear up, but Catelyn's performance is incredible. To answer your question from the beginning of the video, the knife Sam has is made of dragonglass.
So many shows are propped up by parental security blanket characters who act as pillars for vulnerable characters serving to alleviate any fear or uncertainty you may have. George is such a mastermind at removing these pillars in a spectacular & shocking way e.g Robert, Ned, Jorah, Catelyn & even Robb in the end to create a real feeling of chaos and uncertainty within his world
Trust, you’re not an idiot. I know for sure I was right there with you when I first watched this episode. I was so excited for the wedding - I never imagined they would kill off Robb so I was just curious how he would work his way out of the mess he was in. I felt so naive after the episode ended. I just sobbed for like 10 minutes straight at how devastating it was. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I don’t watch your reactions to laugh at your thoughts and hopes for how the show will play out. I watch because it let’s me revisit how I experienced the show the first time I watched it, and because I find hearing someone else’s perspective refreshing and interesting.
"What do you take me for?" Aww, Miya! *Big hugs* We've all been there, if it helps. I was SO devastated after and thought I wouldn't watch the show anymore either. Welcome to the GoT Support Group!
(S1-E2) Old Nan: "Oh my sweet summer child, what do you know about fear?" Well done Miya, you are no longer a 'sweet summer child'. You have nothing to apologise for, you have everyones empathy with this episode. This one was brutal and the episode that really pulled the rug out from under everyones feet, definitively showing that this show is not like anything that's come before. If you're like me you'll be tiptoeing on eggshells over thin ice as your remaining faves storylines unfold, all I can say is... the Highs will be as intense as the Lows. Thank you for the reaction upload, I look forward to more. Enjoy the show and have a good evening.
This is the episode that actually sparked review/reaction channels, because us book readers knew it was coming and managed to keep it under wraps while filming the reactions of those who didn't know.
@@MariaCJ I don't know why people say that. Let's plays were already doing it with videogames years earlier. But as they say: videogames are the future.
Didn't see it mentioned here, but Cat was looking concerned at the band after a Frey closed the doors because they were playing "The Reins of Castamere", the Lannister song. She slapped Roose Bolton because he showed her he was wearing armor, obviously something you don't wear to a wedding.
To me that scream was so horrifying that it was reminiscent of Florida Evans learning of the news that her husband James’ (James Amos) died in a car accident. “DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!
Yes the red wedding is always traumatizing you should check out the Lannister song that played that alerted Cat its called “Rains of Castamere” & it’s about the story Cersei told Margaery about what Tywin did to house Reyne
I LOVE ARYA STARK. My favorite character. And I still can't believe that Blackfish survived because he had to go pee. If someone hadn't spoiled this episode for me my reaction would be like yours
When you rewatch the episode before this and hear Cersi explain what happen to the reins of castmere.... it hit different and then you realize when in this episode that song starts playing Cat knew then it was done.
🙌 This was the episode that shocked the World. It turned GoT into a huge international hit. Michelle delivered an incredible performance for sure. And you are NOT an ugly cryer. ;)
I've been waiting on this reaction. I knew you were going to take it hard. My whole world was shook after seeing it. Stick with it though seasons four and five are pretty good season 6 7 and 8 kind of go off the rails but you made it this far and I know you're not a quitter. Sending you an air hug for comfort. Love you Maya your reactions always make my day but I ain't going to lie I was sad to see you cry although what did I expect? If I couldn't get through it I know you couldn't. The saddest part was Aria was right there almost being able to reunite with at least some of her family that's just gut-wrenching to me. IN SOME CASES THERE WILL BE VINDICATION. JUST KNOW THAT. Keep watching so you can share at all of the stuff that happens to some of our main villains they're not just going to take our heroes away and leave the villains so you do definitely have to look forward to that and I believe season 4 is pretty good. I haven't watched it in a while so I watch your reactions to kind of serve as a second viewing I need to go ahead and join the patreon. I'll get to that. Right now I'm starting to ramble. However, I just wanted to show you some love because this was really a tough episode. You are not an ugly crier you are beautiful. I also wanted to tell you once again thank you for reaching back out to me on Instagram it meant a lot. You're my little sister in my head
This episode is what caused the explosion in reaction channels being created because of people who knew about the red wedding and filmed their unsuspecting family/friends to post their reaction lol
I feel so bad watching you watch this. It’s the only episode that still makes me cry every time. Neds death was hard but this was brutal. I really wish they brought in the Lady stone heart character (book Caitlyn) because Michelle Farley would have been phenomenal. She should have won awards for this episode.
I feel bad for Ygritte, honestly. When Jon starts fighting the wildlings - her wildlings, her people - she actually tries to join in on HIS side. She's willing to throw away everything she knows for him. And then he just rides off and leaves her there, alone. I'd be mad at him too. Also holy.... I forgot how painful the red wedding is lol. You feel the lost potential as each character in this show dies. All the futures that could have been. All the things they could have done.
"You're like, a wizard." Booyah! Sam always wanted to be a wizard. Yep, twin castles guarding the big bridge. Brutal murders aside, I love that slower GoT theme that plays when the Hound saves Arya.
That song made Cat suspicious bc it is a song called Rains of Castamere, dedicated to Tywin's ruthlessness victory against his unruly vassals, the Reynes of Castamere. The castle Castamerw had mines underneath it and when Tywin's army arrived, thousands women and children hid in them. Tywin commanded to seal the exits but to let the rain fall through until all of them drowned. It has lyrics as well,you can look it up.
This is my 3rd time watching your reaction to this since you dropped the video. I love this reaction so much. Probably one of my favorite red wedding reactions.
We were all shocked, even those who read the books. The whole series is a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows. Thank you for powering through this.
Ah Miya don’t apologise for your reaction, that’s a tough episode! Wanted to pre-warn having tissues and some kind of cozy blanket near by but didn’t want to ruin it. The Starks have a tough time but keep watching, the shows fantastic honestly!
We all feel your pain, sweetie. I have never been more emotionally broken by any episode of any series. I was in the middle of binging the first five seasons when I first saw this episode. I was so angry I didn't watch another episode for several weeks.
4:51, The food shared between hosts (the Freys) and guests (the Starks) is *Bread and Salt* and the ceremony they are observing is called *Guest Right* . This is a traditional ceremony in Westerosi lore where a guest (whether high born or common) eats the food and drinks the wine off a host' table. When the host grants this permission and shares his meal, the act of _guest right_ is invoked and under this rule, neither host nor guest can harm each other for the length of the guest's stay. Violating this form of truce is considered a grave crime punishable by the perpetrator incurring the wrath of both god(s) and man...er, usually.
You don't have to say anything, Miya, it's okay and please don't let anyone tell you not to get attached to anyone. People who say that just miss the point of why we watch and keep watching, although we know they are not "real", there's nothing strange when we mourn the death of those characters we like. I think the only thing you can do is watch another episode. Warm regards from the Netherlands!
The very phenomena of reaction-vids is because of this episode. Those who read the books filmed those who had not. It was popular. But watch the rest-- it just gets better.
Aaaaahh Miya Elizabeth. You finally made it to the Red Wedding. Is your heart officially ripped out. On the floor and stomped on by the Lannister's and the Bolton's. Walder Frey and the whole of Westeros.
If you've paid close attention to the dialogue this episode was foreshadowed 2 episodes ago when Jaime was speaking to Roose Bolton and Jaime said to give his regards to Robb Stark. And then again last episode when Cersei spoke about the Lannister army wiping out House Reyna. Now let’s talk about the mistakes Robb made as a leader and how it ultimately led to his demise. Robbs number one flaw was he didn’t align his people's interests with his own. He didn’t even trust his own men with battle plans. Your commanders need to know the strategy, not just the tactics. Robb told Edmure not to attack the mountain, but he didn’t tell him why. So when Edmure saw a chance, he did what he thought was right with the little to no information he was given and then he went off plan and recaptures the Stone Mill. Robbs plan was to draw the mountain into the west into his territory where he could capture and kill him. Now, Robb is a good strategist and that is a solid plan but not telling Edmure his overarching goal of not attacking was a major issue. The people in your organization, on your team, where you maybe must know why they have certain goals, otherwise, they can’t adapt to changing conditions. They can only do exactly what you’ve said. If you are a leader, you can’t expect to make every single decision. You need to delegate and you need to do that effectively so you can’t just tell people the tactics. You need to give them the strategy. You need to tell them the why. Then you’ve got the Karstarks. They want Jaime Lannister gone because he killed one of them in an escape attempt. Rickard Karstark demands his head and then Robb doesn’t give him Jaimes head which precipitates the revenge, which causes Robb to lose the karstarks. If he had told Richkard Karstark that Jaime would be tried at the end of the war and that Karstark could have his head, then, maybe, he could have taken that rage and put it in the right direction.He should have kept Richard Karstark alive since he controls a massive portion of Robbs army; keeping them loyal was essential. Last but not least The most laughable thing Robb did was marrying Talisa (betraying the Frey's) and then expecting the Frey's help. I think even Ned and Jon would be like brruuhh!
@@anabourdieu true Jaime was unaware of the massacre until he was enroute to kings landing but it was still a foreshadowing. It was a foreshadowing for viewers because just like Cersei telling that story to Margaery she was also unaware of the Starks being massacred. It was like little Easter eggs for viewers to catch
For real, Ned married Catelyn who he didn't know right after his brother died because of the alliance with House Tully and Jon just left Ygritte because he couldn't break his oath to the Watch. Ned and Jon put duty first.
It was specifically Tywin who had the Reynes wiped out. He had their gold mines sealed off and diverted nearby water into the castle, drowning everyone inside, women, children, everyone
Just a small correction: Rickard Karstark lost two sons to Jaime Lannister: one during the Battle of Whispering Wood, and the other when Jaime also strangled his own cousin to escape his cell.
that was an upsetting episode. your reaction got me. i was trying so hard not to cry watching you cry like that when i didn't even cry while watching the episode for the first time.
The scenes in this show are so shocking that after you watch it you just keep replaying it in your head. Just mind blown. I have to watch a funny show afterwards to stop thinking about it
Excelente!!! Great real reaction ever. What did you expect? if you play this game you win or you die. This show is legendary and insuperable . Bravoooo!!
I REMEMBER ME AND MY MOM WATCHING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WE WERE SPEECHLESS AND JUST SAT THERE FOR A LONG TIME SILENT AFTER THE EPISODE ENDED FOR A GOOD WHILE….IT WAS HARD TO WATCH….TRULY MAGNIFICENT ACTING FROM EVERYONE…
I just watched this for the first time recently without any spoilers and it traumatised me. I’ve seen some messed up shit in my life in movies and series but never have I seen anything like this. The suspense built up to the plot twist caught me off guard.
This was a hard episode to watch. From here on out I personally think the series kept getting better and better. The rest of the series will without a doubt take you on highs and lows but it's so good. Can't wait to see you continue your journey threw G.O.T.
Hang in there Miya you got this I know that watching this show can be quite the emotional rollercoaster at times but yeah i really do enjoy watching your reactions im tuned in every week so yeah keep doing what ya doing your awesome
In the show you first hear the song when Bronn and the Lannister soldiers are singing it right before Blackwater. At the end of that episode you hear the marching tune of that song as Tywin makes his legendary entrance in the throne room.Then a whole season later Cersei tells Maergery about the story of House Reyne. The foreshadowing is there in bits and pieces. But everytime so much else is going on it is designed to make those little chunks of info feel trivial. Everyone always focus on Joffrey doing something terrible at the Sansa Tyrion wedding, but that one ends up being a red herring. This is the one. "And now the rains weep o'er his hall, with not a soul to hear". System of a Down's Serj Tankian has a live orchestral performance of Rains of Castamere that you can find on youtube. It's so good. It's one of my favorite piece of music from the GoT verse.
18:38 the last semblance of joy in Miya's face for the rest of the video
and then skip to 24:54 to see a look that captures how we all felt after it was over
19:00 Rains of Castamere begins :(
no one and i repeat NO ONE was prepared for this episode.... it still hurts.
Unless you read the books. Jeyne's (Talisa) death is the only thing that surprised me.
@@ihateintroductions5808 she stayed alive in the books?
@@forksssss8483 she was never existed in the books. Robb was married the girl Jienna Westerling - she is from West land`s and her father is a bannerman of Tywin Lannister. And all this mess was planned by Tywin - as it turned out later. He was planned with Westerlings to get this girl into Robb`s bed, and since the northerners operate with such concepts as honor in the first place - so he was married to her. This act insult`s the Walder Frey - canceling the engagement is an insult, because the house of Frey was preferred over a much less powerfull house of Westerlimg. And Walder Frey cooperated instead with the Tywin Lannister and Roose Bolton - and destroyed the Robb`s family.
And the difference between the books and the series is that Robb left his wife in Riverrun so as not to annoy Lord Walder once again with her presence. Lannisters took the castle later, but she lived and goes to the Casterly Rock as a hostage.
@@sorrybutiamkyrylo I never knew that, and that was smart by Tywin.
@@sorrybutiamkyrylo Ah this makes much more sense and makes Robb way more honorable. Not to mention it makes Tywin way smarter! Tywin masterminded all this to piss Walder Frey off. lol
You are no longer a sweet summer child, you are now a woman of winter. This is the ep that truly helps you understand that no one is ever truly safe
Actually, it's about how all our choices have consequences and everyone has to answer for theirs whether or not they are "good guys" or "bad guys".
You said it perfectly.
except after this season 4 everyone becomes a safe character tho
I swear I came here to make this exact same comment 😂❤️ love it!! ❤️❤️
If we’re being honest she’s more of a child of autumn now…
Michelle Fairley should've gotten an Emmy nomination for this scene alone.
This is the Red Wedding...a scene so shocking that all of the book readers knew what was coming so they filmed their friends watching and posted it online...thus beginning reactions videos.
so true the meta was born on that day
Sam, Season 1: "I always wanted to be a wizard."
Gilly, s3e9: "You're like, a wizard!"
Cmon guys, this episode is sweet!
Sam finally gets some validation!
The most wholesome episode in the series
only for sam not for the starks
*Harry* *Potter:* And I took that personally!
Exactly, that's the most memorable part of this episode, not that lame red wedding stuff
About why Catelyn suddenly looked worried before the killing started: the musicians started to play "The Rains of Castamere", which is the house song of the Lannisters.
The song is about how the Lannisters exterminated a rival house, house Reyne of Castamere. Cersei told Margaery that story in the previous episode, how Tywin killed every one of that family.
So as soon as Catelyn heard that song being played, she knew something was not right.
If you pay close attention to the background music of this show, you may notice that this song often plays during scenes with the Lannisters, for example during the scene where Jaime rescues Brienne from the bear pit. Most houses in this show have their own theme music, the Starks and Targaryens as well. It really adds something extra if you start paying attention to it.
The thing is, this song isn't even ancient history. TYWIN destroyed both the Raynes and the Tarbecks after his father publicly tolerated them. Tywin (without his father's permission) not only exterminated their family lines, but destroyed their castles with the survivors inside (including flooding the Rayne's mines.) The song was composed as an abject warning that "A Lannister always pays his debts" goes both ways.
What's absolutely brilliant about the Red Wedding is that it totally makes sense and many hints throughout the episodes point to this ending YET you don't expect it.
Yeah there is a lot of foreshadowing and "hints" , but no one watching a TV show is expecting them to kill off 3 main characters (who basically make up 1/5th of the overall story being told) in one episode in under 15 minutes. Like even with Ned it was just 1 character.
Believe it or not, the Red Wedding is even a bit more horrifying in the books. When Cat sees Robb die, she basically loses her mind from grief and starts scratching her face so furiously that she completely tears it full of wounds with her fingernails. The Frey men are told to cut her throat as "She's gone crazy". It's all told from her POV, so reading her inner monologue as she loses her mind is disturbing as hell, as to her, her own fingers are birds pecking at her face.
Well damn .. ☹️
To add to this, her body is later found thrown in a river by the Brotherhood Without Banners and I believe Thoros gives his life to bring her back to life but as a mangled corpse who's lost any trace of sympathy or kindness Catelyn had. She becomes the leader of the Brotherhood and they go around hanging anyone associated with the Lannisters, Freys or Boltons, even if just marginally associated.
Not everyone was a fan of that plot, but I honestly loved it because it shows how drastically resurrection can change someone and just the idea of a zombified Catelyn Stark wandering the countryside hanging anyone she perceives as being traitors is just so cool.
I will literally never forget that passage.
AND I WILL ALWAYS BE BITTER THEY DID NOT INCLUDE LADY STONEHEART IN THE SHOW.
@@FreddyChoppins It was Beric. She's the leader of the brotherhood now and turned a group of honorable bandits into a fucking terrorist group. Lady Stoneheart is badass
“It hurts so much, she thought. Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb… Robb… please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting…”
Freaking kills!
I literally couldn’t wait enough for this and for the future episodes. The fact that this is the one episode that the credits roll in silence....
The silence was needed, I'm glad they made that choice.
4:50 That's actually based on a real world historical custom of guest right. An offering of bread and salt symbolizes that the people arriving are officially welcomed as guests, and any potential bad blood between the guests and host will be buried for the duration of the visit. Sadly, it turns out Walder Frey is a dishonorable shit with no respect for guest right.
"In a game of thrones you win or you die, there is no middle ground". I love the favourite characters but I love the villains more, prolly because of their acting. Man when Walder said "I'll find another" I went crazy.
I read this chapter years ago before the show on my deck on a beautiful sunny day. I got to this part - I read it and threw my book across my deck. i sat down for a few minutes in absolute shock. I made myself get up and picked up the book again and reread those last moments thinking no no no I have misinterpreted what had occurred. It was a masterpiece of writing. the entire last leg of their journey to the Freys it was raining and miserable and Catelyn kept remarking walder frey was not going to like them being late due to the inclement weather. when they finally arrived Grey Wind kept growling and nipping at the soldiers greeting them to the point where they insisted Robb let them cage him while there.
The last lines of cat were from inside her mind in a catatonic state after watching her son, daughter in law and baby die. in that fugue state, she kept thinking, “It hurts so much, she thought. Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb… Robb… please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting… The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along her arms and under her clothes. It tickles. That made her laugh until she screamed. “Mad,” someone said, “she’s lost her wits,” and someone else said, “Make an end,” and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she’d done with Jinglebell, and she thought, No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair. Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.- Catelyn Stark”
The show did a magnificent job on this scene. it captured the feeling well. Like watching a brilliant Greek tragedy unfold before your eyes.
I woke up my dad at 3 am because i couldn't stop the "No"s either. 🤣🤣
Hey Miya, The book readers knew about the Red Wedding years In advance. So when it reach time for it to happen on the the TV show. They taped their friends reactions and thus the reaction channel phenomenon was born. Once again the brilliance of George R.R. Martin changed the course of modern popular culture
That’s so evil 😂😂😂 i love it
Nah, I'd say reactions began way earlier with let's plays.
@catapulting cat turds at your face one could argue any TV show with a live audience could be considered a reaction video. To nitpick it a little as specifically pre-recorded stuff one could say it was America's Funniest Home Videos.
2G1C is where it became a meme.
Sorry, this isn't true. Like it's objectively not true.
Rains of Castamere premiered in 2013, and reaction videos can be dated back as far as 2007. It's easy to see why they became popular - they're very easy to film, and people enjoy vicariously re-living fiction through others.
Neither GRRM nor his fans came up with the concept of reaction channels, and they certainly didn't make them popular. Please don't spread misinformation.
@@rickypedia999 reaction content and let's plays aren't even the same.
"I'm done!" - the mandatory words after watching 3.9!
JEEEZZZ , MY HEART CANNOT, GIVES ME CHILLS EVERYTIME 🥺😭😭
And the music does NOT help
I’ve gotten used to the red wedding after watching it so many times but your reaction to it broke me.😢❤️
Ive only watched it once because I just can’t 😩
😭😭
@@ayannabranchcomb7535 I read the books, so I knew what would happen in the show, but it still makes me tear up everytime I watch a reaction to it even after so many years😭
i finally understood why they played the rains of castermair,
if you know the story behind that song then you'd understand why cat started to get worried
This is the episode when everyone figured episode 9's were gonna be big!
Yea that’s what I’m expecting now
I read the book, the red wedding hit me in the gut so hard hard.
The show came out, knew it was coming, still hit hard.
Am re-watching GOT after watching HOD, it still hit hard.
Am watching your react now, still hit's just as hard x.x
I get so sad to see how close Arya was to be back with her mother and brother. Im sobbing 😭😢
Right omgggg 🥺
I remember the first time I read that I threw the book and swore I would never read another page. Two weeks later I started back up.
You held out for two weeks? I didn't last three days before the curiosity to see what's next got too strong.
I screamed at the book at 3am. 🤣
"10 angry ravens" will stay with me for life.
aaaaand here we are. the episode that started reaction videos as a whole. edit: the song playing that catelyn was perturbed by was "the rains of castamere," the story that cersei was talking about last episode. it's about how an ambitious house was slaughtered.
You are now no longer a child of summer. You are now a child of winter.
One of the most famous episodes in TV history.
The episode's name is Rains of Castamere.. the story of Rains of Castamere was what Cersei was explaining to Margery in previous episode when she called Cersei sister.. the song that played (when they closed the door and Cat felt something's wrong) was the Lannister song also known as Rains of Castamere.. this song was played several times since season 2.. end theme of battle of blackwater episode, the song played while Cersei said the story of Rains of Castamere to Margery.. Cat knew Lannister song.. that's why she became suspicious..
I remember literally sobbing at the end of this episode 😩 so I have total sympathy for you!
I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN OVER THIS..... EVER.
Living for Miya's devastation lmao 🤣 we love to see it
Lmaooo 😭😩
It was already decided in advance who Edmure would marry, even before he accepted the arrangement. Frey's sons told him he would be marrying Roslin who is 19 years old. Edmure asked to see her first, but this was denied.
Miya, your reaction was beautiful: true, pure, full of denial and grief. Exactly the way it should be. After this episode you need time to recover. Take that time. And with that time comes your appreciation for the masterful storytelling of the first three seasons of GoT. Your tears will dry and you will be ready for ep. 310 and after that Season 4. Enjoy!
I remember when u first posted S1 EP1, I was like "I cant wait till she gets to this EP 😭😭😭"
Lool ur evil
Nah 😂 but fr tho the contrast on the 1st episode to now is INSANE 😂 shit was all flowers princesses & fairytales
I feel so bad now lmao
"No, not my hair, don't cut my hair. Ned loves my hair"
Truly one of the hardest scenes on television. Don't worry about being a mess, close friends just got murdered. Grieve and look to the future. Arya doesn't get over it either.
Yes Michelle was so good in that scene oh and the scream she let out ! Smh amazing acting. You just feel her pain
Totally. In the books she is so hysterical after Robb’s death she claws her own eyes out before getting her throat cut.
right?! i’m not even a mother, but i felt michelle’s perfomance of catelyn’s pain and heartbreak so much 😭
Shr Shoulda got the EMMY for that season !!!!
You're no longer a Sweet Summer Child, but a Woman of Winter now Miya. I was equally anticipating and dreading this episode, because I know how much you loved Robb. It's such a good but devastating episode. The infamous Red Wedding. It's okay to need some time to process it, don't worry it's such a heavy episode.
As for why Catelyn looked so worried...remember the last episode, when Cersei asked if Margaery knew the song: The Rains of Castamere? Margaery said she did, and they regularly play it in King's Landing. Cersei told Margaery the backstory of that song. About what happened to House Reyne, whom the song is regarding. House Reyne was wiped out by Tywin, for rebelling against them.
You'll see in the subtitles this episode, when the music starts playing and Catelyn is looking worried, the subtitles say the song is called: "The Rains of Castamere."
Catelyn knows that song, it's a well known Lannister song, and she knows what it symbolizes. That's why she was worried. And when Catelyn peeked underneath Roose Bolton's clothes, he was wearing battle armor, which yeah...why would he be wearing that at a wedding? That's why she slapped him, because she knew he betrayed them.
'If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention'.
I watched this episode 2 years ago ( i started got in 2018) and it broke me. Robb was my fav character,definitly the character's death that broke me the most in tv history
Miya: Now I'm going to go watch reactions of people reacting to this episode.
Everyone: Welcome to the club. That's what brought us all here... all these years later. 😭
I’m usually so excited to see people react to this scene but this just broke my heart.😩
Don’t worry about how you look sweet girl...we were all you when we saw it for the first time.💖
Always gets chills when "the rains of catasmere" plays.
Been waiting for this one! Bran and Rickon make me tear up, but Catelyn's performance is incredible.
To answer your question from the beginning of the video, the knife Sam has is made of dragonglass.
and Deagonglass is Obsidion
So many shows are propped up by parental security blanket characters who act as pillars for vulnerable characters serving to alleviate any fear or uncertainty you may have. George is such a mastermind at removing these pillars in a spectacular & shocking way e.g Robert, Ned, Jorah, Catelyn & even Robb in the end to create a real feeling of chaos and uncertainty within his world
Trust, you’re not an idiot. I know for sure I was right there with you when I first watched this episode. I was so excited for the wedding - I never imagined they would kill off Robb so I was just curious how he would work his way out of the mess he was in. I felt so naive after the episode ended. I just sobbed for like 10 minutes straight at how devastating it was. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I don’t watch your reactions to laugh at your thoughts and hopes for how the show will play out. I watch because it let’s me revisit how I experienced the show the first time I watched it, and because I find hearing someone else’s perspective refreshing and interesting.
"What do you take me for?" Aww, Miya! *Big hugs*
We've all been there, if it helps. I was SO devastated after and thought I wouldn't watch the show anymore either. Welcome to the GoT Support Group!
(S1-E2) Old Nan: "Oh my sweet summer child, what do you know about fear?"
Well done Miya, you are no longer a 'sweet summer child'. You have nothing to apologise for, you have everyones empathy with this episode. This one was brutal and the episode that really pulled the rug out from under everyones feet, definitively showing that this show is not like anything that's come before. If you're like me you'll be tiptoeing on eggshells over thin ice as your remaining faves storylines unfold, all I can say is... the Highs will be as intense as the Lows. Thank you for the reaction upload, I look forward to more. Enjoy the show and have a good evening.
This is the episode that actually sparked review/reaction channels, because us book readers knew it was coming and managed to keep it under wraps while filming the reactions of those who didn't know.
Woow did it sparked reaction channels of all tv shows as a whole or just for GOT?
@@ey9619 as a whole
@@MariaCJ I don't know why people say that. Let's plays were already doing it with videogames years earlier. But as they say: videogames are the future.
So exited to see your reaction ! 🥺
Didn't see it mentioned here, but Cat was looking concerned at the band after a Frey closed the doors because they were playing "The Reins of Castamere", the Lannister song. She slapped Roose Bolton because he showed her he was wearing armor, obviously something you don't wear to a wedding.
The saddest part is the guy who plays Robb took the train home stained by fake blood with tears of sadness because his character was killed off
To me that scream was so horrifying that it was reminiscent of Florida Evans learning of the news that her husband James’ (James Amos) died in a car accident. “DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!
Yes the red wedding is always traumatizing you should check out the Lannister song that played that alerted Cat its called “Rains of Castamere” & it’s about the story Cersei told Margaery about what Tywin did to house Reyne
this one STILL hurts every time i watch it 😢
ps. robb’s dire wolf grey wind sensed that something was wrong but couldn’t get to robb 💔😭
I LOVE ARYA STARK. My favorite character.
And I still can't believe that Blackfish survived because he had to go pee.
If someone hadn't spoiled this episode for me my reaction would be like yours
When you rewatch the episode before this and hear Cersi explain what happen to the reins of castmere.... it hit different and then you realize when in this episode that song starts playing Cat knew then it was done.
🙌 This was the episode that shocked the World. It turned GoT into a huge international hit. Michelle delivered an incredible performance for sure. And you are NOT an ugly cryer. ;)
I've been waiting on this reaction. I knew you were going to take it hard. My whole world was shook after seeing it. Stick with it though seasons four and five are pretty good season 6 7 and 8 kind of go off the rails but you made it this far and I know you're not a quitter. Sending you an air hug for comfort. Love you Maya your reactions always make my day but I ain't going to lie I was sad to see you cry although what did I expect? If I couldn't get through it I know you couldn't. The saddest part was Aria was right there almost being able to reunite with at least some of her family that's just gut-wrenching to me. IN SOME CASES THERE WILL BE VINDICATION. JUST KNOW THAT. Keep watching so you can share at all of the stuff that happens to some of our main villains they're not just going to take our heroes away and leave the villains so you do definitely have to look forward to that and I believe season 4 is pretty good. I haven't watched it in a while so I watch your reactions to kind of serve as a second viewing I need to go ahead and join the patreon. I'll get to that. Right now I'm starting to ramble. However, I just wanted to show you some love because this was really a tough episode. You are not an ugly crier you are beautiful. I also wanted to tell you once again thank you for reaching back out to me on Instagram it meant a lot. You're my little sister in my head
Awwww i appreciate you so much 😭❤️❤️ and don’t worry I’ll definitely keep watching , i can’t give up now 😂
@@MiyaElizabethReacts 💕
This episode is what caused the explosion in reaction channels being created because of people who knew about the red wedding and filmed their unsuspecting family/friends to post their reaction lol
I feel so bad watching you watch this. It’s the only episode that still makes me cry every time. Neds death was hard but this was brutal.
I really wish they brought in the Lady stone heart character (book Caitlyn) because Michelle Farley would have been phenomenal. She should have won awards for this episode.
Hearing her beg her son to get up and walk out kills me. Her acting is absolutely superb in this scene.
I feel bad for Ygritte, honestly. When Jon starts fighting the wildlings - her wildlings, her people - she actually tries to join in on HIS side. She's willing to throw away everything she knows for him. And then he just rides off and leaves her there, alone.
I'd be mad at him too.
Also holy.... I forgot how painful the red wedding is lol. You feel the lost potential as each character in this show dies. All the futures that could have been. All the things they could have done.
"You're like, a wizard." Booyah! Sam always wanted to be a wizard.
Yep, twin castles guarding the big bridge.
Brutal murders aside, I love that slower GoT theme that plays when the Hound saves Arya.
Me too!
Miya, it’s been three years since i first watched the series and im still not over this episode 🥺❤️ i don’t think you ever really do
That song made Cat suspicious bc it is a song called Rains of Castamere, dedicated to Tywin's ruthlessness victory against his unruly vassals, the Reynes of Castamere. The castle Castamerw had mines underneath it and when Tywin's army arrived, thousands women and children hid in them. Tywin commanded to seal the exits but to let the rain fall through until all of them drowned. It has lyrics as well,you can look it up.
This is my 3rd time watching your reaction to this since you dropped the video. I love this reaction so much. Probably one of my favorite red wedding reactions.
We were all shocked, even those who read the books. The whole series is a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows. Thank you for powering through this.
We've all been there sis. Big hugs.
Ah Miya don’t apologise for your reaction, that’s a tough episode! Wanted to pre-warn having tissues and some kind of cozy blanket near by but didn’t want to ruin it. The Starks have a tough time but keep watching, the shows fantastic honestly!
We all feel your pain, sweetie. I have never been more emotionally broken by any episode of any series. I was in the middle of binging the first five seasons when I first saw this episode. I was so angry I didn't watch another episode for several weeks.
4:51, The food shared between hosts (the Freys) and guests (the Starks) is *Bread and Salt* and the ceremony they are observing is called *Guest Right* .
This is a traditional ceremony in Westerosi lore where a guest (whether high born or common) eats the food and drinks the wine off a host' table. When the host grants this permission and shares his meal, the act of _guest right_ is invoked and under this rule, neither host nor guest can harm each other for the length of the guest's stay. Violating this form of truce is considered a grave crime punishable by the perpetrator incurring the wrath of both god(s) and man...er, usually.
You don't have to say anything, Miya, it's okay and please don't let anyone tell you not to get attached to anyone. People who say that just miss the point of why we watch and keep watching, although we know they are not "real", there's nothing strange when we mourn the death of those characters we like. I think the only thing you can do is watch another episode.
Warm regards from the Netherlands!
The very phenomena of reaction-vids is because of this episode. Those who read the books filmed those who had not. It was popular.
But watch the rest-- it just gets better.
Oh my sweet summer child. You are adorable and compassionate and smart. I appreciate your feels. Great job on this.
Heart breaking all around! :-( Don't worry, we were all ugly crying too
we've been waiting for this episode for a long time. Your reaction didn't disappoint
I have watched and re-watched this show 7 times now and this episode STILL shocks me like......why😭
Congratulations you are no longer a summer child, but a child of autumn now!
the episode that started youtube reaction videos. welcome to the cold hard winter, woman.
It leaves you shook to your very bone marrow. This scene is honestly what made GoT what it was.
OFFICIALLY Welcome to Game of Thrones!
Aaaaahh Miya Elizabeth. You finally made it to the Red Wedding. Is your heart officially ripped out. On the floor and stomped on by the Lannister's and the Bolton's. Walder Frey and the whole of Westeros.
If you've paid close attention to the dialogue this episode was foreshadowed 2 episodes ago when Jaime was speaking to Roose Bolton and Jaime said to give his regards to Robb Stark. And then again last episode when Cersei spoke about the Lannister army wiping out House Reyna. Now let’s talk about the mistakes Robb made as a leader and how it ultimately led to his demise. Robbs number one flaw was he didn’t align his people's interests with his own.
He didn’t even trust his own men with battle plans. Your commanders need to know the strategy, not just the tactics. Robb told Edmure not to attack the mountain, but he didn’t tell him why. So when Edmure saw a chance, he did what he thought was right with the little to no information he was given and then he went off plan and recaptures the Stone Mill. Robbs plan was to draw the mountain into the west into his territory where he could capture and kill him. Now, Robb is a good strategist and that is a solid plan but not telling Edmure his overarching goal of not attacking was a major issue. The people in your organization, on your team, where you maybe must know why they have certain goals, otherwise, they can’t adapt to changing conditions. They can only do exactly what you’ve said. If you are a leader, you can’t expect to make every single decision. You need to delegate and you need to do that effectively so you can’t just tell people the tactics. You need to give them the strategy. You need to tell them the why.
Then you’ve got the Karstarks. They want Jaime Lannister gone because he killed one of them in an escape attempt. Rickard Karstark demands his head and then Robb doesn’t give him Jaimes head which precipitates the revenge, which causes Robb to lose the karstarks. If he had told Richkard Karstark that Jaime would be tried at the end of the war and that Karstark could have his head, then, maybe, he could have taken that rage and put it in the right direction.He should have kept Richard Karstark alive since he controls a massive portion of Robbs army; keeping them loyal was essential.
Last but not least The most laughable thing Robb did was marrying Talisa (betraying the Frey's) and then expecting the Frey's help. I think even Ned and Jon would be like brruuhh!
Just to clear that up, Jaime was not aware of the red wedding massacre when he sent his regards
@@anabourdieu true Jaime was unaware of the massacre until he was enroute to kings landing but it was still a foreshadowing. It was a foreshadowing for viewers because just like Cersei telling that story to Margaery she was also unaware of the Starks being massacred. It was like little Easter eggs for viewers to catch
For real, Ned married Catelyn who he didn't know right after his brother died because of the alliance with House Tully and Jon just left Ygritte because he couldn't break his oath to the Watch. Ned and Jon put duty first.
It was specifically Tywin who had the Reynes wiped out. He had their gold mines sealed off and diverted nearby water into the castle, drowning everyone inside, women, children, everyone
Just a small correction: Rickard Karstark lost two sons to Jaime Lannister: one during the Battle of Whispering Wood, and the other when Jaime also strangled his own cousin to escape his cell.
Miya, No words were needed...As always, your great and honest reaction said it all.
that was an upsetting episode. your reaction got me. i was trying so hard not to cry watching you cry like that when i didn't even cry while watching the episode for the first time.
The scenes in this show are so shocking that after you watch it you just keep replaying it in your head. Just mind blown. I have to watch a funny show afterwards to stop thinking about it
@Michelle Luna Oh my god yes it’s like you were right there but you survive the whole thing and you were having Vietnam war flashbacks
I love how you were able to laugh at yourself in the edits. That's real.
Excelente!!! Great real reaction ever. What did you expect? if you play this game you win or you die. This show is legendary and insuperable . Bravoooo!!
I REMEMBER ME AND MY MOM WATCHING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WE WERE SPEECHLESS AND JUST SAT THERE FOR A LONG TIME SILENT AFTER THE EPISODE ENDED FOR A GOOD WHILE….IT WAS HARD TO WATCH….TRULY MAGNIFICENT ACTING FROM EVERYONE…
Your tears said it all. You don't need to explain anything to us. We know!!
I watched it a hundred times and I cried again with you
I just watched this for the first time recently without any spoilers and it traumatised me. I’ve seen some messed up shit in my life in movies and series but never have I seen anything like this. The suspense built up to the plot twist caught me off guard.
Hang on tight it's gonna be a bumpy ride. I will never get over this episode
This is the episode that makes people watch GoT reactions. There are a couple of others, but THIS is the one.
Rob, Talisa, Catelyn, the baby and the Stark army in one episode.
And grey wind
@@Jumaoli Yep :(
This was a hard episode to watch. From here on out I personally think the series kept getting better and better. The rest of the series will without a doubt take you on highs and lows but it's so good.
Can't wait to see you continue your journey threw G.O.T.
The doggy dying was sooo saddd 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 awwwwwwe miyassssss 💔
Hang in there Miya you got this I know that watching this show can be quite the emotional rollercoaster at times but yeah i really do enjoy watching your reactions im tuned in every week so yeah keep doing what ya doing your awesome
first time i was speechless watching a show. along with walking dead when Negan showed up. i was in shock
In the show you first hear the song when Bronn and the Lannister soldiers are singing it right before Blackwater. At the end of that episode you hear the marching tune of that song as Tywin makes his legendary entrance in the throne room.Then a whole season later Cersei tells Maergery about the story of House Reyne. The foreshadowing is there in bits and pieces. But everytime so much else is going on it is designed to make those little chunks of info feel trivial. Everyone always focus on Joffrey doing something terrible at the Sansa Tyrion wedding, but that one ends up being a red herring. This is the one. "And now the rains weep o'er his hall, with not a soul to hear". System of a Down's Serj Tankian has a live orchestral performance of Rains of Castamere that you can find on youtube. It's so good. It's one of my favorite piece of music from the GoT verse.
Kat made me cry too- her begging sent shivers my may. She ruled this episode - from the hesitation and suspicion on.
There’s no words for this episodes sis 😩 the starks don’t deserve any of this
I could watch a hundred reactions to the red wedding and I still tear up when it happens.