Brutal and sadistic...I mean I admire the acting and directing because it's just a chilling concept and this show pulls no punches with the realism, especially to convey the evil of people, but yeah, that scream is haunting AF and I question the sanity of the show-runners sometimes...
Just so you know, Alliser Thorne was a Targaryen loyalist, that’s why he was sent to the wall (it was that or execution), so naturally he hates Ned Stark for his participation in the Targaryen downfall. That’s why he doesn’t like Jon.
Yep, and the irony of Thorne being pro Targaryen and hating Jon is absofuckinglutely GRRM. Makes me wonder if what we saw in the show is Thornes fate in the books. Would be interesting if Thorne survives long enough to learn the truth.
Stannis' story is my favorite. It's like a great Shakespearean tragedy. A man, older brother to the king, advises and does his duty on the council. And when the king dies, the fair and rightful successor is himself. But he is denied his throne by pretenders, by cruel bastards and petty family squabbles. And in his pursuit of what is fair, of his legal right, he willingly gives up everything: he becomes an adulterer, he kills his brother Renley, he betrays his closest allies, and he burns his own daughter alive. He pursues his honorable birthright with such unwavering determination that he damns himself. The Tragedy of King Stannis. Pure Shakespeare.
And one of the saddest parts of it all, before all of his sacrifices broke him down to nothing, when he was still truly Stannis Baratheon, he would've been one of the best kings the seven kingdoms would ever see.
he got totally delusionnal at the end : how did he expect to attack winterfell with only a few footmen, exaclty? There was a battle because ramsay loves blood, overwise, stannis would have just died outside the walls.
@@kona883 im currently reading the fifth book so it would be a good time to publish winds but im not even sure if it will ever be published and have obviously lost all hope for dreams of spring... He once predicted to release winds in 2014 and yet here we are and it doesnt really look like as if he would make progress... :/
In the books it's made very clear that he snow around Winterfell is 10-20 ft deep, with deeper drifts on the Northern side of it. The show makes it look like Sansa and Theon are jumping into a foot or so of snow but in the books, whilst it's still a desperate move, it seems plausible they'll survive.
yeah.... and when you see the bolton forces ride out, their horses run through merely 3-4 inches..... it's just sad that it seems like they just gave up on incorporating all these little details like they did early on in the show.. at this point, the scripts sometimes feel like they've been written by an mcu writer
Fun facts: While the process of making Valerian steel isn’t known anymore, there are multiple hints that dragon fire had a role in forging it. Food for thought.
@wolfchild the initial blacksmithing process is what gives it the superior properties. The sharpness, the durability, the ability to kill white walkers. I think the involvement of Dragon fire is one of the main reasons you don’t see Valerian steel anymore.
Steel + Dragonglass + Folded steel forging (like a katana). That accounts for its light weight, strength, sharpness and the red ripples through the blade.
19:17 "Arya, I don't think he wants your clams." Am I the only one who actually laughed out loud at that one, knowing what kind of person Meryn Trant was?
Everything you said during the Shireen scene is everything we were all thinking. Also we were all crying, and I cried with you here. Fun fact: the actress who played Shireen said this was her favorite scene she was in because there was more than just one other person in it, lol!
@@arik_dev - An amazingly talented kid... and now a good looking young lady that I hope to see in future roles. Pretty sure she's already in her 20's... how time flies.
14:33 What I really like about that moment is that both Jon and The White Walker are both surprised Longclaw did not break. The Night King also has a look of contempt towards Jon; They are supposed to destroy humanity, not the other way around. Either way, it's a game changer.
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Yes. Have been checking for days for this and just discovered it out there. Not sure what it covers yet, but, from the comments so far, she hasn't seen the worst.
Ramsay can do just about *anything* to her. Show!Ramsay is a lot nicer than Book!Ramsay, too, who'd happily do even worse. Standing up to him is not a good move... ever.
It would have been way cooler if, since they had already set her up as Littlefinger's protégé, she wasn't just reset back to the meek victim and instead played the role of one while manipulating him.
Sansa's character has always been one of defiance and ignorance until she is forced to actually do something, then she becomes the crying and whining little girl we know from Episode 1 of Season 1. Should have pushed her through The Moon Door a long time ago.
“I’m starting to notice more and more decisions I don’t agree with, but I’m still invested in this world, I’m still invested in these characters…” Aaaand cue the mantra. “Arya, I don’t think he wants your clams..” About that…
The massacre at Hardhome was one of the most terrifying "battles" I've ever seen filmed. The story, the acting, the music and sound effects, and everything else about it made me feel a real sense of dread and terror, especially when I saw it the first time. Still one of my favorite scenes in any movie or show.
@@nicoblac9368 Oh, I apologize for having the wrong opinion. Yes, to me it was more terrifying than helms deep. I love LOTR too, but I'm not some fanboy that thinks everything about it is untouchable.
@@nicoblac9368 Helm's Deep was fantastic! But it didn't end with the chilling realization, for the heroes, that they might face all of their fallen brothers-in-arms again, in battle.
I was so mad with Jon’s death I sat there in silence for like 20 minutes trying to process his death lol 😂 then had to wait a year before seeing the next season.
I try not to be too much of a book-reader, but in the books they kill him because he's going south to fight Ramsey, and it makes so much more sense, because he really is deserting (even if it's for a very understandable reason).
Ugh. As a book fan, we had to wait from the 2011 release of Dance until Season 6 to find out if Jon was alive or dead. The chapter ends with Jon's vision going black and him calling for Ghost, so we really had no idea!
@@jcompton8507 actually we're still waiting, there's no guarantee that he's going to be resurrected in the books. G.R.R. Martin has made it clear that death needs to mean something. In the few cases were he does bring people back, they are less of what they were, and not truly alive, their heart does not beat. So yes... I'm still waiting.... 10 years to see what the "#¤%"# is going to happen, lol.
@@phil8821 Well, yes. Of course. That goes without saying. However, after I finished Dance, I still held out a minuscule bit of hope that Jon wasn't dead at all. That he just lost consciousness. But the show, and GRRM's subsequent interviews, squashed that last tiny bit of hope for me. Because I understand the consequences of death and resurrection in George's world. He has put in a lot of effort to build up different levels of characters coming back from the dead in the books - from the wights to Drogo to Beric to Lady Stoneheart, etc. And, while one part of me thinks it will be interesting to see how those changes manifest in Jon (especially in regards to the overall story), the larger, sentimental part of me didn't want that for Jon. I'm sad to think of him as some sort of non-dead creature - however well he is reanimated. (Personally, I think he will be one of the more lifelike reanimations in the books - considering Ghost, Jon's bloodline, the magic stirring at the Wall right now- both from the Old Gods and the Lord of Light, etc.) Who knows? There is even the chance he could end up warging into Ghost and inhabiting animals until he finds another body to claim!?! But, whatever George has planned for him, to me the show mostly confirmed that Jon is dead and will be resurrected in some way, rather than alive and wounded or really most sincerely dead.
The discourse and reaction the GOT community had during and after Hardhome was a great moment in time. It's one of those events you wish you could revisit again. Classic episode.
SPOILERS (Kinda?): IMO, it's the last time she show was legitimately great. It is tense, wonderfully shot, beautifully acted, and the PURE HYPE I got after watching that episode for what was to come in regards to the White Walkers was just insane. It made you go "Okay, FUCK the rest of what's going on right now, THIS IS THE PROBLEM.". It's a shame it couldn't stay that way tho.
@@Helldog6!!! GIANT 6.9 AND 6.10 SPOILERS!!! nah, Def not. Tho whole 10 minute scene when cersei blows up the Sept is a masterpiece. So tense, with amazing music and us slowly realizing what she's up to. Also battle of Bastards
@@3KidsStackedUnderATrenchcoat SPOILERS BELOW: I definitely think its a pretty good scene but I absolutely do not believe its very intense at all. At that point in the show, "intense" isn't something I had been feeling. Well filmed? Absolutely. But tense? eeeh. The Battle of the Bastards was visually STUNNING. It was well filmed and I did enjoy it, but again - at that point in the show - the "tense" aspect was gone. I was at no point, scared for Jon Snow or any of the characters I actually liked in that battle and that absolutely sucks to say but it's true. The visual effects, the sound design, the directing, the acting, were all great tho. They were well done.
Hardhome is one of my favorite episodes of the series. For the ambience if nothing else, and the slow anxiety it induces. That dark and desolate snowy panorama throughout the evacuation always gets me jittery. The environment feels very "Othery", pun intended. This seems like a continuation of the darkness of the recent episodes. As I said last time, Winterfell and beyond the wall just feels like a dystopian fairy tale inverted on its head right now, mesmerizing in its eerie silence.
The Battle of Hardholme is one of my favourite scenes. One of those changes that improves on the book as in the book its just a line in a Night's Watch report Jon Snow reads. Its also the first prophecy that Melisandre gives in her first scene in the show. Its such a great scene.
@@itsnipcitybaby2619 Sapochnick(sp?) is great with the battle episodes, a master of the visual imagery. He directed Battle of the Bastards too.. But D&D wrote Hardhome lol. I try not to retroactively throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Honestly, the Hardhome segment isn't just the best battle sequence in the show, it's the best sequence in the show period. The Others, sorry "White" "Walkers" had never been more intimidating in this show. It's just so well done. Anxiety inducing, dread increasing, and you leave it all thinking, "How will we ever win? Is that even possible?"
Fun fact: In the books, Sansa is nowhere near Winterfell. She's in the Vale with Litlefinger and the Boltons have someone else posing as Arya. All the northerners think Ramsay married Arya and Jon too. Jon dies trying to ride to Arya's rescue. His whole thing with the Wildlings already angered some of his men and him trying to leave to save Arya was the last straw
Watching Natalie's reactions throughout Star Wars, the MCU, and Game of Thrones makes me feel like we're friends in real life. 😀 These are a lot of fun. 👍🏾
The general public doesn’t need to hear about any potential torture for Sansa. He could pull a Reek and completely torture her, and no one would have to know.
Yeah, and he did hurt / tortured her a lot already. It's not like a potential threat, he's hurting her on a regular basis already. She's nothing to gain in provoking him. It's just more pain for nothing.
Bullshit. The writers just ignored this aspect. In the books the northern lords are extremely disgusted by Ramsay’s abuse towards fake Arya, and a ton have also sided with Stannis specifically so they can rescue Ned’s little girl. Ramsay can’t get away with torturing her, and the public do hear of it. Even the ones that don’t directly hear her cries in Winterfell, everyone knows Ramsay’s reputation as a monster. The show just got rid of like every interesting aspect of northern politics that were in the books
It blew my mind when I learned that they used a body double for Cersei's walk of atonement and just put Lena Headey's face on her for the larger shots, don't blame her one bit, that's a tough scene and she acted great for the rest of it.
About the Jon ending. The constant theme of GoT is that every season people crave that elusive comeuppance, every season the carrot gets dangled and then right at the last moment it all gets taken away brutally. The vile characters remain on top and you're left bitterly disappointed by a subversive ending. GoT season enders are like crack, you keep coming back for more emotional abuse. Then comes Tyrion's "ray of hope ending" last season and you think maybe this is the big turnaround. But then they drop this massive shoe right in the middle of the series. Jon's betrayal and death (for slightly different reasons) is where GRRM left off the Night's Watch saga in his last book. When this episode aired it made an ungodly amount of noise, it really became one of those viral TV moments of the 2010s. Everyone and their mother was talking about it. President Obama asked director David Nutter if Jon is really dead, that's how much of a pop culture phenomenon Jon Snow had become. This is definitely a downer ending for the ages that makes people go "Fuck it. I'm done!" But one thing's for sure, they got all the attention they wanted and some more. So Season 5 leaves us with all the main characters hitting rock bottom. But at some point there has to be some payoff, right? What if it's in the next one? Well it's GoT, they're probably just gonna hit you over the head with more frustration and sadness. But you'll have to find out.
They say at the end that Nat has seen all of S6, so she knows Jon comes back. His watch is truly ended, so he's no longer a part of the Night Watch. I'm surprised they kept it secret while S6 was filmed.
@Steve Austin Haha right. I posted before I watched, just got done watching the full reaction and yep they do say in the end she's done. Oh well, reactors usually are a few episodes or a season ahead. So no biggie!
'' The constant theme of GoT is that every season people crave that elusive comeuppance, every season the carrot gets dangled and then right at the last moment it all gets taken away brutally.'' Yup, in all other shows you have the 'good guys' and 'the bad guys' and in most cases, the good guys win with little fuss (there is a lot of fake drama and action, but we always know the hero will pull through) and you get to identify with your heros and feel good for a short while and then in most cases promptly forget everything about the movie. Game of Thrones is not like this. Even when they give you the occassional moment where the bad guys get their comeuppance, it's meant to be unfulfilling and there are always unintended consequences. Joffrey gets poisoned, but it puts Tyrion in a world of pain. Tyrion kills his father, but it is obvious how much this scars him and there is also the fact that he has to flee his homeland, perhaps forever. Cersei is finally humbled, but, honestly, is the new crowd of terrifying religious fanatics that, among other things, like to kill gay people, really an improvement over the previous rule? There is a bigger theme here in play and a reason things were done the way they were done (both in the episodes you have and haven't seen). This show is far more than simply shock value for its own sake.
@@chancefurlong372 Yeah, a reaction video needs to be at least a season ahead since some people just can't help but spoil things in excitement of what's to come. It's the same with a Babylon 5 reaction I'm watching as well.
In regards to Sansa, what power do you think she has in her current situation? Her value is only in her name. She commands no armies and has no allies left in Winterfell. Her only move against Ramsey would be to kill herself. Rob's army has disbanded, or worse, joined the Boltons. The North as a whole, is no longer in rebellion against the crown, and as far as anyone knows Bran and Rickon are dead. As long as the Bolton's hold Winterfell, she has virtually no power except that she needs be kept alive. Worse yet, if she gets pregnant with Ramsey's son, once it's born, all her value goes away.
@@jasonmoore7223 By this point, the show had diverged so much from the books, that Sansa was literally the only way the Show Runners could get around to "overthrowing the Boltons." None of the subplots involving the North happen in the show. Not unless they involve the Stark characters in some way. Also, they killed Stannis Baratheon way too soon.
I remember having to wait a year after this ending, I was so heartbroken after Shireen and Jon died, I think these two were the first characters for whom I actually cried *a lot*. Not even the Red Wedding got me (from what I can remember), but this was def the worst for me up to this point.
@@adamwarlock1 The Lannister lands are rocky terrain, so their bastard name is "Hill". The point is to make it common, which Gold isn't. Flowers, Hill, Rivers, Sand, Snow, Stone, Storm, Waters, etc.
I love how jon just waits and examines how the wildling culture works when thormund just beats the living crap out of the lord of bones lol, he's like "huh interesting maybe I'll just step back a bit"
So at this point, besides a part of Jaime’s storyline next season, this is as far as the books have gotten. But things on the show have diverged so significantly from the books that not everything is necessarily a spoiler for the books. If you’re curious here’s where the books are in terms of being mostly the same or slightly/vastly different: The Same: - Jon has been ambushed by a part of the Night’s Watch and has been left for dead. - Dany has flown Drogon and is about to be captured by the Dothraki - Cersei has finished her walk of shame and has met “Robert Strong” (all but confirmed to be The Mountain) who is to defend her at her trial - Arya is still training to be an faceless assassin but won’t let go of her identity and just murdered an old enemy - Theon has escaped Winterfell with Ramsay’s wife - Sam’s been sent to the Citadel to train to be a Maester and has taken Gilly with him Things that are different : - Sansa is NOT married to Ramsay, she hasn’t even left the Vale. Littlefinger’s plan is to instead kill her cousin and then have her marry the next heir to the Vale who is under Littlefinger’s influence. - Ramsay is instead married to one of Sansa’s childhood friends who the Boltons are claiming is a grown up “Arya Stark” - The Boltons hold on the North isn’t as stable and their army has a lot of infighting because a good chunk of the army are Freys (the ones responsible for the Red Wedding) and the Northerners in the army are picking them off every chance they get. - Stannis has not sacrificed Shireen. His campaign is still in trouble but is actually going a lot better than the show depicted . He’s rallied a good part of the North to his side, captured Theon’s sister, foiled the book equivalent of “20 good men” and has just found Theon and “Arya”. He’s about to face the Bolton’s army but Stannis has implied he has a strategy to even the odds and also plans to execute Theon to win the loyalty of more of the North. - Stannis’ family and Melisandre never left the Wall. The Free Folk though are wary of Shireen because they fear her grey scale is in remission and will return and spread to others. This hints at one of the reasons she’ll ultimately be sacrificed like in the show. - Davos has never met Jon. He was instead sent to recruit more Northern houses to Stannis’ side. One of them actually faked his death to convince the Boltons they are loyal and offers to join Stannis if Davos can travel to an island full of cannibals and unicorns (yeah you read that right) to find Rickon, the youngest Stark son. - Mance Rayder the Wilding leader isn’t dead. Melisandre used her magic to make another Wildling look like him to be sacrificed instead. Mance was instead sent to Winterfell as a spy and actually helps Theon escape. - Brienne and Pod aren’t in the North but were captured by the Brotherhood without Banners (the outlaws Arya met and led by the red priest and the undead knight). The brotherhood has a new leader (one who is in the show but whose storyline is cut short) who wants to execute Brienne unless she brings them Jaime. - Jaime has never been to Dorne but leaves King’s Landing to help end battles from the war that are still ongoing. He actually starts to fall out of love with Cersei at this point,downright refusing to return when she gets captured and needs a champion for her trial - Bronn married and actually gets his castle by murdering/exiling his wife’s family so his wife and by extension he can inherit it all. Also as a “f*ck you” to Cersei, he names his newborn step son “Tyrion” lol - Loras was never captured by the Sparrows, Cersei instead sent him on a suicide mission to reclaim Dragonstone from Stannis’ men and during the assault he was badly injured and is close to death - Varys hasn’t left Westeros, his role in Tyrion’s storyline was filled by another character, the man who first arranged Dany’s marriage to Khal Drogo. Varys in the books stays in King’s Landing to carry out several assassinations of Cersei’s more competent advisors to hasten her downfall and pave the way to the Targarayen invasion - Mycerlla isn’t dead and the Dornish’s plot for her to actually make her Queen of the 7 Kingdoms (although one conspirator does try to murder her). It’s actually revealed there’s another plot where Dorne is secretly planning on aiding Dany when she returns to Westeros - Tyrion hasn’t met Dany yet and he and Jorah are still slaves in an army besieging Dany’s city while she’s gone. That said, Tyrion did just convince some of that army to defect to Dany’s side as a show of loyalty to her - Barristan Selmy (the old Kingsguard serving Dany) isn’t dead and is ruling the city as her Hand while she is missing
You forgot to say the Ser Jorah doesn't have greyscale, that's another character from the books, from a plotline that was entirely ignored by the show.
Thank you, Doctor ... maybe I shall have to get and read the books. When the 'trilogy' was first released I hated it because the writing is the exact opposite of why I read 'heroic' fiction. I powered through the first three books because I finish what I start but I loathed them for they elevated all that I despise in the human spirit. However, the core tale is strong and I do want to see how it really turns out rather than the drivel that D and D gave us.
Thank you to those who reminded me what I left out. I made a deliberate choice to not mention Griff or Stoneheart (although I did allude to Stoneheart) because they’re such radical departures from the the course the show took I didn’t know if it was worth mentioning. Plus in the off chance Natalie saw the comment and wants to read the books I wanted to not spoil those bits at the very least. I know a few people who watched the show first and then started the books and were completely floored by these two and appreciated me not giving away those bits at least
Same! I still haven't seen the last 2 seasons, but I've enjoyed the books for what they are and have enjoyed the show up through season 6 (because that's the last one I watched) for what it is. I have the BluRay set now because it was given as a birthday/Christmas gift, so now I'll be able to go along for the rest of the ride and reserve my own judgment. :) The little I've seen of seasons 7-8 via clips at least show that it has amazing cinematography so no matter how I feel about the story I will definitely enjoy the visuals. I'm trying to stay positive about it.
The show has always deviated from the books, starting as early as season 1, but there the show runners had the books to guide them. At the time that they got to season 5, they basically had exhausted all the events in the published books (apart from those they ignored, like Lady Stoneheart) and they only had the outlines and plot threads that George R.R. Martin provided for them. A small example of a deviation in season 1 is the fact that the Bard who was at the inn with Tyrion, in the show gets his tonque ripped out on the orders of Joffrey ("hands or tonque, which do you prefer to loose") in episode 10. In the books he stays at the Eyrie with Cat's crazy sister and when Littlefinger throws her out the moon door (which in the books is just a regular door, not a hole in the ground) he has the Bard arrested and tortures him into confessing to murdering her. The show runners had to take it upon themselves to scale down the myriad of characters that George introduces in the books (in the last published book, A Dance With Dragons, the list of characters at the end of the book is 53 pages, in my hardcover edition!). So a lot of minor characters (and some would say not so minor characters) were either cut or merged into more important characters and whole subplots were removed (I take it that they talked to George about whether those subplots would be important enough to keep or not). I mean we are 10 years beyond the publication of the last book and still waiting for what is promised is the Penultimate book!
As I've said many times, there are many practical issues in regards to translating books to movies, books rely on the imagination of the reader to see what's happening and the imagination doesn't have casting and production budgets. If you wanted to make the show 100% accurate to the books you'd need four times the episodes, five times the budget (minimum), and it would suck do to information overload, no one would be able to keep track of what was going on
Hardhome was one of the best episodes, specially the last minutes. Nobody expected the attack of the white walkers, and that it would be so terrifying.
Hardhome was probably also the best story that wasn't in the books. It was just eluded to in a letter one of the night's watch sent to Jon Snow. D&d fleshed out the letter and made it one of the best episodes of the whole series!
Someone else mentioned it, but Hardhome was the last truly great episode of GoT. When the White Walker went to attack him in slow motion, first time viewers recognized that their beloved Jon Snow was about to finally die... ...but then he blocks the attack and shatters him into a thousand pieces and it was AWESOME! Unfortunately because of too much soap opera writing the show never really recaptures this brilliance.
And while the battle is the best part, the rest of the episode is pretty great. The best Wildling diplomacy scenes, the best Arya-in-training scenes, just good all around.
Funny thing about jumping into the snow, I used to get out on the second floor window of my house, climb to the roof and jump off into the snow piles, with deep enough snow it's just a bit of whiplash if you catch yourself a little off. At the back of the castle where they jumped off I would guess there'd be enough snow to catch their fall, maybe the wind knocked out of them haha
Yeah in the book it’s specifically explained they survived the fall due to the snow. It had piled up dozens of feet at the wall and was a pillow for them to land on it. Although of course they didn’t know, as it was an impulsive decision to escape Ramsay. (Also in the books Theon lands on Jeyne Poole and breaks her ribs. It’s just a funny way of GRRM kind of subverting the hero heroically saving the damsel in distress, as it’s not so perfect when it happens in this case, and Theon’s not a typical hero)
Hey, just do you know, Stannis never killed his daughter in the books. In fact, Sylese and Shireen are both comfortably up at Castle Black at this point in the story. Stannis is still the Mannis
Problem is I think Melisandre was still with them in castle black soooo, always possible she kills her still for shits and giggles, but Stannis won't be the one giving the command. Also he has Theon and Yara captured, would love to see that resolution one day. And Sansa ain't Sansa thank god.
Not as of book 5. But according to some sources from the show, the burning of Shireen is one of the major plot points that GRRM revealed to the showrunners that he is planning to write in the next books. Perhaps fortunately, the chances of GRRM ever finishing those books gets slimmer and slimmer.
Hey there! I came across your channel this week and I have to say, I’m really happy there is at least one other person in the world that’s able to empathize and sympathize wholeheartedly. It’s a rare and beautiful thing. I know firsthand that being that way is a good and bad thing. We feel everything. As for loving animals more than humans, I’m also right there with you. The storyline with Daenerys locking up her dragons killed me and so did the other dragon storylines that come up in later seasons… 💔 GOT is one of my favorite shows but it sure does know how to rip our heart out. Thank you for allowing us to see you at your most vulnerable. We truly appreciate it ❤
Great set of reactions Natalie! The one thing that reactors to GOT miss is how this show was truly event TV viewing. It was HUGE. And then starting on the Monday after the Sunday airing there were countless articles both recapping the prior night's episode and then speculating about what was going to happen next. Many of the questions that you are throwing out now were aired and discussed repeatedly. It was both fun and annoying at times. Sadly, that element is missing now that new viewers can just binge the whole thing at once. One more thing - Jon is truly dead and you are just in denial.
Lena Headey actually had a body double for that scene, many of the main actresses had in later seasons (like Emilia Clarke). Now that the show is done some of them have spoken about how they aren't to happy about having done these nude scenes, because of multiple reasons, one being that in new castings people seem to just think they are OK with any nude scenes without having to ask. And Jon is really dead
Without giving any spoilers, I'll just say that 6x9 and 6x10 of this show are widely considered to be some of the greatest television in cinematic history. So, for the last video you put up for that season, you may want to make it a longer video so you don't have to cut out any important stuff. I don't think any of us will complain about an hour long Natalie Gold video ;)
@Lilithan Chrispiford the 4th i agree with guy above, interesting to see your take. please comment, she said at the end of the video she has already watched s6 so comment away pls.
@Lilithan Chrispiford the 4th What is best in TV history then? Surely Watchers on the wall and Red wedding feature in there Also Winds is not boring at all after sept explosion. Arya kills Walder, Dany names Tyrion the Hand, Sam reaches the Citadel, Davos confronts Melusandre. They are a collection of great moments throughout. If you consider these moments boring then I guess you arent a fan of these characters.
I remember slamming my hat on the floor when Jon was killed. Only other time I was that upset after an episode was when Ned was beheaded. Really hoping you’re not being spoiled with what happens. I’d like to think fellow GoT fans are/have been respectful of not spoiling things for 1st time viewers. Also, I think someone else already suggested it, but you should really consider making extended vids for episodes 9 & 10 of Season 6. There is just so much that happens, it would almost be a disservice for your audience to not see your reactions for everything that takes place.
Now we're this far in perhaps we'll see the end of that terrible, patronising "oh sweet summer child" comment. Whenever I see/hear that I think of "for the watch" 😂
What also gets overlooked is each book is considerably longer than the previous book. By staying with 1 season == 1 book, they had to cut away more and more each season.
Martin has become a total joke. His last 2 books were so much weaker than the first ones and has had writers block or laziness for 5-6 years. He's not that bothered though because the show (not the books) have made him minted.
The show started departing from the books earlier than this season, but this season is the last that had any basis from the books. The last book came out in 2011. That season finale cliffhanger, that's where the books left off. We've been waiting on the followup to that for a decade.
Ya people should be just as mad at George rr for basically quitting the books. That on him 100 doesn’t take that long unless you don’t really know how you want to end it. Just lazy and selfish.
@@GlennShook it takes a lot of time and concentration to completely a book. I don't understand why people are this mad. It's not a mechanical work, and he's not a robot
@@olivagulabjan9 fuck that. He’s had like a decade. And should know his own story ending. I can see a few years but he’s WAY past ridiculous. My dumb ass coulda finished it by now.
Stannis was character assassinated. He never would burn his daughter in the books He's actually probably going to defeat the Boltons there He's my favourite king of the war of 5 kings. Robb should've bent the knee to him. Ned died for Stannis' claim
@@scarletibis3158 Stannis is going to defeat the Boltons. His daughter and wife, aswell as Melisandre are still at Castle Black with the Night's watch. Meanwhile Stannis is near Winterfell preparing for battle If Shireen burns, it will not be by command of Stannis
Let's not forget about Hardhome! When Jon holds Longclaw in the air and yells "Night's Watch With Me!" as the handful of Brothers in Black run to the other direction of the retreating gray masses; that freeze frame moment leading up to the Valyrian Steel revelation; and the ending with the Night King slowly walking through that creeking plank. Those are the three shots I live for. The cinematography is impeccable. Very emotive and very ominous. Hardhome's up there with the top episodes. And haha as for Jon, I think anyone who didn't know Jon gets off'd had the exact same reaction as you. It is said that both Dany and Sansa heard a wolf howl the exact moment of Jon's death. It's also said that only death can relieve you of your Night's Watch vows.
With respect to jumping into snow from a great height, many years ago an Aeroflot air hostess went into the aft baggage compartment of an airliner to investigate a noise. The noise was the rear door starting to fail. It finished failing as she entered the compartment and she was sucked out of the aircraft. She fell thousands of feet (I forget the exact number) and landed in a snow drift so deep that it not only saved her life, but it saved her from injury to such an extent that she was able to walk to the nearest house for help.
This is true, especially if it's fresh fallen and hasn't had time to freeze. I once jumped from a high roof into a really deep snow bank as a kid. It was stupid, but I wasn't hurt at all...though I did have some trouble getting out again. 😋
Two storeys up into freshly piled snow, here. Not even a scrape. Of course, I was a child, so that factors in. But still, snow can cushion your fall just as cardboard boxes have done for stunt people for decades. Doesn't make you immune from injury if you land wrong, though. So, y'know, "don't try this at home," and all that.
@@juhanisirkia3618 Wonder if she popped her head out of the snow, afterward, looked around, and said: "Hm... Heaven looks just like the world I left... Kind of a letdown, really..."
I was waiting for the reaction to Hardhome! Definitely one of my top 5 episodes in the series! The dialogue in the tent and the battle with Jon showing Valyrian steel kills white walkers are awesome. Also the chilling ending, so good!
Jojen hasn't died in the books either, though book fans speculate that his days are numbered. It will be interesting to see how he and Barristan end up in the forthcoming books (if we get more books).
There is a very stong hint that Jojen is dead in the books, sacrificed by the Children of the Forest and The Three Eyed Raven to boost Bran's magical power its just not explicit.
Yup, the one episode D&D did that was great, because the battle at Hardhome wasn't in the books! Other than this and maybe a few coming episodes, this is where Dan & Dave start peeing the bed without the book material!
From this point it's a wild ride. I enjoy all of your reactions. This one is special and I can hardly wait to see the reactions to the rest of the series.
The death of Jon was one of the most anger inducing chapters of a book I’ve ever read. I just waited for the show to catch up, so I can see everyone I know feel the same. 🤣🤣🤣 The joy of GoT soul crushing.
Season 6 is one of the best IMO. There’s a couple things that clearly show the beginnings of what happens with bad writing but it has 3 of the best episodes in the whole show for me.
I still don't understand that. Stannis is a fantastic character in both the books and the show. He's a strong, just leader, who is susceptible to Melisandre's suggestions giving him a bit of a messianic complex. I know book Stannis can't feasibly kill Shireen at this point and will likely retake Winterfell without sacrificing his daughter, but I don't put it beyond his book character at all, if a specific and desperate enough set of circumstances arise. He is after all already a Kinslayer who assassinated his brother Renly with blood magic; to Stannis, a truly just end will justify any unjust mean. There's so much to love about Stannis's character in both the book and the show. To paraphrase Mance, "If he gets what he wants, I suspect he'll be a better King than anyone who sat on the throne for the past hundred years." And I totally agree. Even in the show, Stannis is still the only King who came to the aid of the Night's Watch when they were all asked. Just saying that yeah it's a horrific event that didn't/can't happen in the books, and as upset as I am about it, it feels way to simp-y to call it a "character assassination." You can blame D&D for forcing the circumstances, but if GRRM forces Stannis into similar circumstances, it's entirely believable that Stannis would do it in the books, as well. lol
Not-so-fun fact: the actor who played ser barristan had some major problems w/ D&D (creators of the show) killing off his character and they proceeded to talk about how they followed through with killing off his character out of spite in an interview. D&D are known for being complete jerks to the actors on this show... sadly. edit: clarification
Really? Didn’t know they killed his character for that reason. Man, these guys were so lucky to get the rights to this show, cause at the rate they antagonize people around them (and fans) they’re gonna fade into obscurity.
Loving the game of thrones reaction can’t wait for the next one also just binge watched your Wanda visions and thankyou so much cause I got bored watching it by myself so I decided to watch it with you and if improved it massively
I have no idea how i came across your videos but I'm absolutely obsessed and can NOT wait for you to finish the show! Can't wait for the next episode 🌝
I remember watching this season finale live at Bonnaroo, they played it on a stage to over a thousand people. It was such a cool experience, people were cheering, screaming, and booing at certain parts. The cultural impact this show had while it was airing was wild.
Season 6 is still really great! 7 & 8 not so much. So dont lose faith in the show.. It's still such a amazing series and im looking forward for your reactions!
@@jacob1683 season 7 was not great, but still I compare it to a summer blockbuster. Pointless decent stupid action. Just don't expect the show to be smart anymore. Heck that starts this season.
The Dorne storyline is a lot more expansive and complicated in the books. The showrunners decided to cut a lot of it out, which would usually be okay if done right, but they were also plagued by production issues specifically with that one storyline. For example, the sloppy choreography of the fight scene where Jamie and Bronn fight the Sand Snakes was due to them not being able to use to set for longer than a day.
When Game of Thrones had an epic battle they called on one guy to direct it: Miguel Sapochnik. When you see his name in the credits as Director, well.... as Samuel L Jackson once said "Hold onto your butts!"
In the books when Samwell showed an interest in being a maester as a child his dad said "oh you wanna wear a chain and be a servant? I'll show you" and chained him to a wall like a dog for a few nights. So Jon actually proposes him going to citadel and Sam freaks out
Yeah it's kind of hard to avoid spoilers from such a popular show I'm pretty sure it was also spoiled for me that he survives to the end of the show and so I remember being just as confused as she was and in denial as she was
For all the (rightful) complaints about where the series deviates from the books, some of the best scenes were also deviations: Arya and Tywinn Tyrion and Daenerys Hardhome (first person, rather than offscreen)
Natalie, I found your videos 2 days ago and have caught up. Your reactions/theories are top notch and so entertaining! By the way, I'm surprised you haven't realized that crazy shit always goes down in episode 9 of every season. :)
I grew up in Western NY, and one day after Buffalo got hit by one of their double-lake-effect storms (Erie and Ontario), we were driving to SUNY Buffalo for a sports practice. On the Thruway, heading west we drove by a farm. There was a ladder up the side of the two-story house to the roof, and the kids were jumping off the roof into the giant snow drifts, then fighting their way out of the drifts and back up the ladder for the next jump. So, it wasn't that big of a suspension of belief for me when Theon and Sansa took the leap.;
It's nice to see someone appreciating the sound design. I didn't at first, and this was the episode that made me pay closer attention to it. Especially that moment when Jon stops the White Walker's attack with Longclaw. You can hear the blade resonate as if it had taken a massive amount of energy and it was about to "burst".
I sat in silence for twenty minutes after Jon died. Like all other deaths were emotional, but just standard TV show emotional, but I just couldn’t react to Jon’s death. It would be like killing off Harry Potter after five films/books knowing there’s more to come. I thought about it for weeks after it aired. I was so invested in the show until the final season, but those seven, but more specifically, six seasons were pure ecstasy. I have never been so invested in a show or film before to the extent I was invested in GoT. The final season was standard TV show levels of good and if that was the standard set in all other seasons people would’ve still loved it, but it just set these heights that crippled the final season. Which I’ll add, I don’t think was bad for the story, but for the lack of build up. This show once had very slow buildups to battles and people meeting. It’d take a couple of episodes for characters to travel, but suddenly it all just happened at once which missed some character growth.
Watching Natalie ride this emotional roller coaster as she gets invested in characters brings back all the feels from watching these episodes when they first aired years ago. Even though Season 5 is when they started departing from the books, the show was still good then. Reliving it through her eyes is hella entertaining! Natalie, your empathy is awesome! Don't ever lose that trait. 🙂
here i am getting recommended Natalie channel and enjoying what i'm seeing, mostly the overemotional things, because i too cry at EVERYTHING!!! finally a worthy opponent to out-cry!!!!!!
I haven't watched GoT since it ended. But reliving the whole thing with your reaction is so awesome (in lack of a better word). I'm as invested in your reactions as you are in the show, believe me. Love you for all the feels, goosebumps, tears.. Looking forward to reliving the finale as well. But already saddens me to know there is an actual "end" approaching. Thanks for that wonderful ride so far ❤️ (if some of the above doesn't make sense, I apologise, English is not my first language)
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I'll never forget Shireen's scream. That girl acted her heart out. The cruel thing was that they made us like Stannis before making us loathe him.
I had to mute my TV to not hear those horrendous screams. That scene fucked me up so bad
Brutal and sadistic...I mean I admire the acting and directing because it's just a chilling concept and this show pulls no punches with the realism, especially to convey the evil of people, but yeah, that scream is haunting AF and I question the sanity of the show-runners sometimes...
#Notmystannis
You guys liked Stannis? I can't remember liking him for one second, be it the books or show 🤔
Thankfully I never liked him
Just so you know, Alliser Thorne was a Targaryen loyalist, that’s why he was sent to the wall (it was that or execution), so naturally he hates Ned Stark for his participation in the Targaryen downfall. That’s why he doesn’t like Jon.
Damn, they really should have slipped that into the show somewhere! That totally changes your understanding of that character!
little did he know…
@@Bramble451 Yeah it was a book thing. He fought for the Mad King & was sent to the wall after Robert won.
Not going to spoil in case Nat reads this, but the irony of Thorne's contempt for Jon is immaculate writing from GRRM.
Yep, and the irony of Thorne being pro Targaryen and hating Jon is absofuckinglutely GRRM. Makes me wonder if what we saw in the show is Thornes fate in the books. Would be interesting if Thorne survives long enough to learn the truth.
"Jon is really dead and you are in denial"
You are correct
He took the black, and now his watch has ended.
46:04 'Season 6 has been watched, comment away'
And once you go black, you can never go back.
@UNSUNG ARMORY Black and phat? Why yes, Samwell Tarly is the best!
Maybe Nat watch a parody of GoT. I am certain of it. He's dead and ice cold as a White Walker
And now his watch has ended.
Stannis' story is my favorite. It's like a great Shakespearean tragedy.
A man, older brother to the king, advises and does his duty on the council. And when the king dies, the fair and rightful successor is himself. But he is denied his throne by pretenders, by cruel bastards and petty family squabbles. And in his pursuit of what is fair, of his legal right, he willingly gives up everything: he becomes an adulterer, he kills his brother Renley, he betrays his closest allies, and he burns his own daughter alive. He pursues his honorable birthright with such unwavering determination that he damns himself.
The Tragedy of King Stannis. Pure Shakespeare.
And one of the saddest parts of it all, before all of his sacrifices broke him down to nothing, when he was still truly Stannis Baratheon, he would've been one of the best kings the seven kingdoms would ever see.
he got totally delusionnal at the end : how did he expect to attack winterfell with only a few footmen, exaclty?
There was a battle because ramsay loves blood, overwise, stannis would have just died outside the walls.
Stannis is actually younger than Robert in both the books and the show.
No Stannis is the younger brother to Robert. Stannis is the middle child.
It's so funny bc Stannis' story was the one I disliked the most 😭😅
“Where has Varys been all this time? I hope he gets here eventual…”
“Hello old friend..”
😂😂😂
That timing was golden.
@@W0NK042 I could not believe her timing. ESP indeed. Amazing!!
@@richardsteiner8992 When she is constantly asking questions during every scene that will soon be answered, she is bound to get one of these moments.
Q: How long does it take to get around Westeros?
A: It Varys.
@@clit_niblr0375 Ok, *that* is funny. And not just Westeros at times. LOL
Jon's really dead, you're just in denial.
Imagine waiting for a year after that finale, Nat 😅. Valar Morghulis
And then there are the people who read dance of dragnos in 2011 and didnt get an update for years...
Valar dohaires
@@ruvend2581 we are still waiting for GRRM 10 years later! I fear he will never finish the story! And he promised D and D he would!
@@kona883 im currently reading the fifth book so it would be a good time to publish winds but im not even sure if it will ever be published and have obviously lost all hope for dreams of spring...
He once predicted to release winds in 2014 and yet here we are and it doesnt really look like as if he would make progress... :/
It was tortuuuurre
In the books it's made very clear that he snow around Winterfell is 10-20 ft deep, with deeper drifts on the Northern side of it. The show makes it look like Sansa and Theon are jumping into a foot or so of snow but in the books, whilst it's still a desperate move, it seems plausible they'll survive.
yeah.... and when you see the bolton forces ride out, their horses run through merely 3-4 inches..... it's just sad that it seems like they just gave up on incorporating all these little details like they did early on in the show.. at this point, the scripts sometimes feel like they've been written by an mcu writer
Okay, that makes sense!! 😂 I just started to read the books - beautiful to read ☺
@@stefanforrer2573 details started to fade away slowly, that's true 😞 and this was only the beginning of it 😭
Yeah for sure. As a kid when we still had loads of snow I used to jump from the roof and it was so fun
Even if there was 20 feet of soft snow to break the fall, you would become completely buried in it and die from hypothermia.
Fun facts: While the process of making Valerian steel isn’t known anymore, there are multiple hints that dragon fire had a role in forging it. Food for thought.
@callmecatalyst are you ok?
@callmecatalyst what does that have to do with valyrian steel
@wolfchild the initial blacksmithing process is what gives it the superior properties. The sharpness, the durability, the ability to kill white walkers. I think the involvement of Dragon fire is one of the main reasons you don’t see Valerian steel anymore.
i believe Valyrian Steel is tempered using Dragons Blood and Dragon Glass is petrified dragon dookie.
Steel + Dragonglass + Folded steel forging (like a katana). That accounts for its light weight, strength, sharpness and the red ripples through the blade.
Natalie: "Where's Varys?"
Varys: "You summoned me, your Grace?"
19:17
"Arya, I don't think he wants your clams."
Am I the only one who actually laughed out loud at that one, knowing what kind of person Meryn Trant was?
Yup, I laughed out loud too.
Same lmao
Me three lmaoo!
Pretty sure he would want to break her clam, not eat it.
... Sorry I'll see myself out
haha ok i know I'm late so i came down to check to make sure someone else pointed that one out.
Everything you said during the Shireen scene is everything we were all thinking. Also we were all crying, and I cried with you here.
Fun fact: the actress who played Shireen said this was her favorite scene she was in because there was more than just one other person in it, lol!
She acted it really well, that was gut wrenching to see. Still is.
@@arik_dev Her screams at the end of the scene. They almost felt inhuman to me, it made me very uncomfortable, which was kind of the point.
@@arik_dev - An amazingly talented kid... and now a good looking young lady that I hope to see in future roles. Pretty sure she's already in her 20's... how time flies.
@@cjd2889 Fun fact: her dad had to drive to an abandoned car lot so she could practice without anyone hearing her and alerting the authorities.
I am glad the actress had fun because everybody watching it hates what the writers did to Stannis x_x
Natalie, I can say without a doubt and without spoilers that Jon really did die from the multiple stab wounds to the heart.
She already knows he comes back to life....She was spoiled.
@@jsmithers. but on the other hand he DID die. I was just brought back.
Well, to be extremely accurate, he is still dead!
14:33 What I really like about that moment is that both Jon and The White Walker are both surprised Longclaw did not break. The Night King also has a look of contempt towards Jon; They are supposed to destroy humanity, not the other way around. Either way, it's a game changer.
Natalie: "I don't see a way that this show can really end happily for me... or anyone."
Me: "It didn't."
YESSSS FINALLY BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REACTION
Yessir
she has no idea what’s coming 😂
@@jacobsmith1236 Mall Cop 2009.mHD.FULL MOVIE
For the low low price of five bucks on Patreon, you can get her full length reactions and get them much sooner. She’s already dropping Season 7 episodes over there. ☺️
Yes. Have been checking for days for this and just discovered it out there. Not sure what it covers yet, but, from the comments so far, she hasn't seen the worst.
Sansa doesn’t stand up for herself because Ramsey can flay her without necessarily killing her
agreed, her being submissive means she doesnt have to be reek.
Ramsay can do just about *anything* to her. Show!Ramsay is a lot nicer than Book!Ramsay, too, who'd happily do even worse.
Standing up to him is not a good move... ever.
Yeah, just look at what Ramsey did to a potentially valuable asset like Theon 😬
It would have been way cooler if, since they had already set her up as Littlefinger's protégé, she wasn't just reset back to the meek victim and instead played the role of one while manipulating him.
Sansa's character has always been one of defiance and ignorance until she is forced to actually do something, then she becomes the crying and whining little girl we know from Episode 1 of Season 1. Should have pushed her through The Moon Door a long time ago.
“I’m starting to notice more and more decisions I don’t agree with, but I’m still invested in this world, I’m still invested in these characters…”
Aaaand cue the mantra.
“Arya, I don’t think he wants your clams..”
About that…
The massacre at Hardhome was one of the most terrifying "battles" I've ever seen filmed. The story, the acting, the music and sound effects, and everything else about it made me feel a real sense of dread and terror, especially when I saw it the first time. Still one of my favorite scenes in any movie or show.
More terrifying than Helms Deep?? Get outta here
@@nicoblac9368 Oh, I apologize for having the wrong opinion.
Yes, to me it was more terrifying than helms deep. I love LOTR too, but I'm not some fanboy that thinks everything about it is untouchable.
My favourite line from "Hardhome": that (cute) Wildling girl telling her kids in the boat: "I'll be *wight* behind you". 😉
@@nicoblac9368 Helm's Deep was fantastic! But it didn't end with the chilling realization, for the heroes, that they might face all of their fallen brothers-in-arms again, in battle.
I was so mad with Jon’s death I sat there in silence for like 20 minutes trying to process his death lol 😂 then had to wait a year before seeing the next season.
I try not to be too much of a book-reader, but in the books they kill him because he's going south to fight Ramsey, and it makes so much more sense, because he really is deserting (even if it's for a very understandable reason).
Ugh. As a book fan, we had to wait from the 2011 release of Dance until Season 6 to find out if Jon was alive or dead. The chapter ends with Jon's vision going black and him calling for Ghost, so we really had no idea!
@@jcompton8507 actually we're still waiting, there's no guarantee that he's going to be resurrected in the books. G.R.R. Martin has made it clear that death needs to mean something. In the few cases were he does bring people back, they are less of what they were, and not truly alive, their heart does not beat.
So yes... I'm still waiting.... 10 years to see what the "#¤%"# is going to happen, lol.
@@phil8821 Well, yes. Of course. That goes without saying.
However, after I finished Dance, I still held out a minuscule bit of hope that Jon wasn't dead at all. That he just lost consciousness.
But the show, and GRRM's subsequent interviews, squashed that last tiny bit of hope for me.
Because I understand the consequences of death and resurrection in George's world. He has put in a lot of effort to build up different levels of characters coming back from the dead in the books - from the wights to Drogo to Beric to Lady Stoneheart, etc.
And, while one part of me thinks it will be interesting to see how those changes manifest in Jon (especially in regards to the overall story), the larger, sentimental part of me didn't want that for Jon. I'm sad to think of him as some sort of non-dead creature - however well he is reanimated. (Personally, I think he will be one of the more lifelike reanimations in the books - considering Ghost, Jon's bloodline, the magic stirring at the Wall right now- both from the Old Gods and the Lord of Light, etc.) Who knows? There is even the chance he could end up warging into Ghost and inhabiting animals until he finds another body to claim!?!
But, whatever George has planned for him, to me the show mostly confirmed that Jon is dead and will be resurrected in some way, rather than alive and wounded or really most sincerely dead.
@@phil8821He is like 99.9% coming back to life. He is too important.
The discourse and reaction the GOT community had during and after Hardhome was a great moment in time. It's one of those events you wish you could revisit again. Classic episode.
SPOILERS (Kinda?):
IMO, it's the last time she show was legitimately great. It is tense, wonderfully shot, beautifully acted, and the PURE HYPE I got after watching that episode for what was to come in regards to the White Walkers was just insane. It made you go "Okay, FUCK the rest of what's going on right now, THIS IS THE PROBLEM.". It's a shame it couldn't stay that way tho.
I agree. Season 5 made me start doubting. The lack of Lady Stoneheart was devastating.
@@Helldog6!!! GIANT 6.9 AND 6.10 SPOILERS!!!
nah, Def not. Tho whole 10 minute scene when cersei blows up the Sept is a masterpiece. So tense, with amazing music and us slowly realizing what she's up to. Also battle of Bastards
@@3KidsStackedUnderATrenchcoat SPOILERS BELOW:
I definitely think its a pretty good scene but I absolutely do not believe its very intense at all. At that point in the show, "intense" isn't something I had been feeling. Well filmed? Absolutely. But tense? eeeh.
The Battle of the Bastards was visually STUNNING. It was well filmed and I did enjoy it, but again - at that point in the show - the "tense" aspect was gone. I was at no point, scared for Jon Snow or any of the characters I actually liked in that battle and that absolutely sucks to say but it's true.
The visual effects, the sound design, the directing, the acting, were all great tho. They were well done.
@@Helldog6 Absolutely spot on with your analysis here.
Hardhome is one of my favorite episodes of the series. For the ambience if nothing else, and the slow anxiety it induces. That dark and desolate snowy panorama throughout the evacuation always gets me jittery. The environment feels very "Othery", pun intended. This seems like a continuation of the darkness of the recent episodes. As I said last time, Winterfell and beyond the wall just feels like a dystopian fairy tale inverted on its head right now, mesmerizing in its eerie silence.
The Battle of Hardholme is one of my favourite scenes. One of those changes that improves on the book as in the book its just a line in a Night's Watch report Jon Snow reads. Its also the first prophecy that Melisandre gives in her first scene in the show. Its such a great scene.
It gives me hope for the prequel series as the director of hardhome is directing it. Ive learnt not to get my hopes up though.
I love it and I love the finale too. Without things hitting rock bottom here, the comeback would've never felt as sweet.
@@itsnipcitybaby2619 Sapochnick(sp?) is great with the battle episodes, a master of the visual imagery. He directed Battle of the Bastards too.. But D&D wrote Hardhome lol. I try not to retroactively throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Honestly, the Hardhome segment isn't just the best battle sequence in the show, it's the best sequence in the show period. The Others, sorry "White" "Walkers" had never been more intimidating in this show. It's just so well done. Anxiety inducing, dread increasing, and you leave it all thinking, "How will we ever win? Is that even possible?"
"I don't think he wants your clams"
Well... actchually
Fun fact: In the books, Sansa is nowhere near Winterfell. She's in the Vale with Litlefinger and the Boltons have someone else posing as Arya. All the northerners think Ramsay married Arya and Jon too. Jon dies trying to ride to Arya's rescue. His whole thing with the Wildlings already angered some of his men and him trying to leave to save Arya was the last straw
@wolfchild book's been out for years and the show ended too...
Watching Natalie's reactions throughout Star Wars, the MCU, and Game of Thrones makes me feel like we're friends in real life. 😀 These are a lot of fun. 👍🏾
Agree
The general public doesn’t need to hear about any potential torture for Sansa. He could pull a Reek and completely torture her, and no one would have to know.
Yeah, and he did hurt / tortured her a lot already. It's not like a potential threat, he's hurting her on a regular basis already. She's nothing to gain in provoking him. It's just more pain for nothing.
In the books, instead of Sansa, it's her friend posing as Arya. And the people of Winterfell can hear her torture all over the castle
Imo that's why both her and Theon jumped. There's things far worse than death. Far far worse. And Theon knew that
@@CrazeeAdam I had to pause the video 3 minutes in and come to comments after that shockingly awful take 😓
Bullshit. The writers just ignored this aspect. In the books the northern lords are extremely disgusted by Ramsay’s abuse towards fake Arya, and a ton have also sided with Stannis specifically so they can rescue Ned’s little girl. Ramsay can’t get away with torturing her, and the public do hear of it. Even the ones that don’t directly hear her cries in Winterfell, everyone knows Ramsay’s reputation as a monster. The show just got rid of like every interesting aspect of northern politics that were in the books
It blew my mind when I learned that they used a body double for Cersei's walk of atonement and just put Lena Headey's face on her for the larger shots, don't blame her one bit, that's a tough scene and she acted great for the rest of it.
Plus, she was pregnant, so they either had to wait until she gave birth and recovered, or use a body double.
It was also in her contract that she wouldn't have to do any nudity for the show
Wasn’t she pregnant at the time?
She is also covered in tattoos.
@@kk_33 that is quite unfair for the other ladies on the show lol A show also known for this. ah ha
About the Jon ending. The constant theme of GoT is that every season people crave that elusive comeuppance, every season the carrot gets dangled and then right at the last moment it all gets taken away brutally. The vile characters remain on top and you're left bitterly disappointed by a subversive ending. GoT season enders are like crack, you keep coming back for more emotional abuse. Then comes Tyrion's "ray of hope ending" last season and you think maybe this is the big turnaround. But then they drop this massive shoe right in the middle of the series. Jon's betrayal and death (for slightly different reasons) is where GRRM left off the Night's Watch saga in his last book. When this episode aired it made an ungodly amount of noise, it really became one of those viral TV moments of the 2010s. Everyone and their mother was talking about it. President Obama asked director David Nutter if Jon is really dead, that's how much of a pop culture phenomenon Jon Snow had become. This is definitely a downer ending for the ages that makes people go "Fuck it. I'm done!" But one thing's for sure, they got all the attention they wanted and some more. So Season 5 leaves us with all the main characters hitting rock bottom. But at some point there has to be some payoff, right? What if it's in the next one? Well it's GoT, they're probably just gonna hit you over the head with more frustration and sadness. But you'll have to find out.
They say at the end that Nat has seen all of S6, so she knows Jon comes back. His watch is truly ended, so he's no longer a part of the Night Watch. I'm surprised they kept it secret while S6 was filmed.
@Steve Austin Haha right. I posted before I watched, just got done watching the full reaction and yep they do say in the end she's done. Oh well, reactors usually are a few episodes or a season ahead. So no biggie!
The most eloquent and fun to read comment I've ever seen. The anticipation.... ooohhh..
'' The constant theme of GoT is that every season people crave that elusive comeuppance, every season the carrot gets dangled and then right at the last moment it all gets taken away brutally.''
Yup, in all other shows you have the 'good guys' and 'the bad guys' and in most cases, the good guys win with little fuss (there is a lot of fake drama and action, but we always know the hero will pull through) and you get to identify with your heros and feel good for a short while and then in most cases promptly forget everything about the movie.
Game of Thrones is not like this. Even when they give you the occassional moment where the bad guys get their comeuppance, it's meant to be unfulfilling and there are always unintended consequences. Joffrey gets poisoned, but it puts Tyrion in a world of pain. Tyrion kills his father, but it is obvious how much this scars him and there is also the fact that he has to flee his homeland, perhaps forever. Cersei is finally humbled, but, honestly, is the new crowd of terrifying religious fanatics that, among other things, like to kill gay people, really an improvement over the previous rule?
There is a bigger theme here in play and a reason things were done the way they were done (both in the episodes you have and haven't seen). This show is far more than simply shock value for its own sake.
@@chancefurlong372 Yeah, a reaction video needs to be at least a season ahead since some people just can't help but spoil things in excitement of what's to come. It's the same with a Babylon 5 reaction I'm watching as well.
15:17 - That's literally the best jump scare reaction I've ever seen in my entire life, and I'm not even exaggerating
Nat: Oh, Cersei. I'm always so thirsty when I'm with her.
Me: That's what Jami said.
In regards to Sansa, what power do you think she has in her current situation? Her value is only in her name. She commands no armies and has no allies left in Winterfell. Her only move against Ramsey would be to kill herself. Rob's army has disbanded, or worse, joined the Boltons. The North as a whole, is no longer in rebellion against the crown, and as far as anyone knows Bran and Rickon are dead.
As long as the Bolton's hold Winterfell, she has virtually no power except that she needs be kept alive. Worse yet, if she gets pregnant with Ramsey's son, once it's born, all her value goes away.
Well the whole Sansa getting married off to Ramsay story line is ridiculous and doesn’t make sense anyway.
@@jasonmoore7223 By this point, the show had diverged so much from the books, that Sansa was literally the only way the Show Runners could get around to "overthrowing the Boltons." None of the subplots involving the North happen in the show. Not unless they involve the Stark characters in some way. Also, they killed Stannis Baratheon way too soon.
I remember having to wait a year after this ending, I was so heartbroken after Shireen and Jon died, I think these two were the first characters for whom I actually cried *a lot*. Not even the Red Wedding got me (from what I can remember), but this was def the worst for me up to this point.
"Jon Snow isn't going to die this time." You know nothing, Natalie Snow.
Did you just call her illegitimate? :)
"You know nothing, Natalie Snow."
I came here just to say that. Thank you for taking care of it. My watch has ended.
Calling Natalie a bastard is uncool.
@@thehoogard Doesn't "Gold" sound like it would be the bastard name of the Lannister lands anyway?
@@adamwarlock1 The Lannister lands are rocky terrain, so their bastard name is "Hill". The point is to make it common, which Gold isn't. Flowers, Hill, Rivers, Sand, Snow, Stone, Storm, Waters, etc.
*Natalie:* "If they get a white walker giant, they'll be unstoppable..."
*Me:* "Oh my sweet summer child, just wait..."
24:30 I love how she screams: "TYRION, NATHALIE EMMANUEL!" instead of Missandei hahahahahahah
Natalie: this feels like a season finale, but there’s still another episode. I can’t imagine what else can happen.
Final Episode: Hold my beer 🍺
Hold my seasoned wine...
I love how jon just waits and examines how the wildling culture works when thormund just beats the living crap out of the lord of bones lol, he's like "huh interesting maybe I'll just step back a bit"
I mean, what's Jon actually gonna do there? Intervene?? lol
I'm pretty sure Jon couldn't care less if the Lord of Bones is killed after their interactions in Season 2. Plus it wasn't his fight anyway.
So at this point, besides a part of Jaime’s storyline next season, this is as far as the books have gotten. But things on the show have diverged so significantly from the books that not everything is necessarily a spoiler for the books. If you’re curious here’s where the books are in terms of being mostly the same or slightly/vastly different:
The Same:
- Jon has been ambushed by a part of the Night’s Watch and has been left for dead.
- Dany has flown Drogon and is about to be captured by the Dothraki
- Cersei has finished her walk of shame and has met “Robert Strong” (all but confirmed to be The Mountain) who is to defend her at her trial
- Arya is still training to be an faceless assassin but won’t let go of her identity and just murdered an old enemy
- Theon has escaped Winterfell with Ramsay’s wife
- Sam’s been sent to the Citadel to train to be a Maester and has taken Gilly with him
Things that are different :
- Sansa is NOT married to Ramsay, she hasn’t even left the Vale. Littlefinger’s plan is to instead kill her cousin and then have her marry the next heir to the Vale who is under Littlefinger’s influence.
- Ramsay is instead married to one of Sansa’s childhood friends who the Boltons are claiming is a grown up “Arya Stark”
- The Boltons hold on the North isn’t as stable and their army has a lot of infighting because a good chunk of the army are Freys (the ones responsible for the Red Wedding) and the Northerners in the army are picking them off every chance they get.
- Stannis has not sacrificed Shireen. His campaign is still in trouble but is actually going a lot better than the show depicted . He’s rallied a good part of the North to his side, captured Theon’s sister, foiled the book equivalent of “20 good men” and has just found Theon and “Arya”. He’s about to face the Bolton’s army but Stannis has implied he has a strategy to even the odds and also plans to execute Theon to win the loyalty of more of the North.
- Stannis’ family and Melisandre never left the Wall. The Free Folk though are wary of Shireen because they fear her grey scale is in remission and will return and spread to others. This hints at one of the reasons she’ll ultimately be sacrificed like in the show.
- Davos has never met Jon. He was instead sent to recruit more Northern houses to Stannis’ side. One of them actually faked his death to convince the Boltons they are loyal and offers to join Stannis if Davos can travel to an island full of cannibals and unicorns (yeah you read that right) to find Rickon, the youngest Stark son.
- Mance Rayder the Wilding leader isn’t dead. Melisandre used her magic to make another Wildling look like him to be sacrificed instead. Mance was instead sent to Winterfell as a spy and actually helps Theon escape.
- Brienne and Pod aren’t in the North but were captured by the Brotherhood without Banners (the outlaws Arya met and led by the red priest and the undead knight). The brotherhood has a new leader (one who is in the show but whose storyline is cut short) who wants to execute Brienne unless she brings them Jaime.
- Jaime has never been to Dorne but leaves King’s Landing to help end battles from the war that are still ongoing. He actually starts to fall out of love with Cersei at this point,downright refusing to return when she gets captured and needs a champion for her trial
- Bronn married and actually gets his castle by murdering/exiling his wife’s family so his wife and by extension he can inherit it all. Also as a “f*ck you” to Cersei, he names his newborn step son “Tyrion” lol
- Loras was never captured by the Sparrows, Cersei instead sent him on a suicide mission to reclaim Dragonstone from Stannis’ men and during the assault he was badly injured and is close to death
- Varys hasn’t left Westeros, his role in Tyrion’s storyline was filled by another character, the man who first arranged Dany’s marriage to Khal Drogo. Varys in the books stays in King’s Landing to carry out several assassinations of Cersei’s more competent advisors to hasten her downfall and pave the way to the Targarayen invasion
- Mycerlla isn’t dead and the Dornish’s plot for her to actually make her Queen of the 7 Kingdoms (although one conspirator does try to murder her). It’s actually revealed there’s another plot where Dorne is secretly planning on aiding Dany when she returns to Westeros
- Tyrion hasn’t met Dany yet and he and Jorah are still slaves in an army besieging Dany’s city while she’s gone. That said, Tyrion did just convince some of that army to defect to Dany’s side as a show of loyalty to her
- Barristan Selmy (the old Kingsguard serving Dany) isn’t dead and is ruling the city as her Hand while she is missing
You forgot to say the Ser Jorah doesn't have greyscale, that's another character from the books, from a plotline that was entirely ignored by the show.
You forgot to mention the existence of Young Griff
@@Blackhawk211 And Jon Connington, let's not forget him.
Thank you, Doctor ... maybe I shall have to get and read the books. When the 'trilogy' was first released I hated it because the writing is the exact opposite of why I read 'heroic' fiction. I powered through the first three books because I finish what I start but I loathed them for they elevated all that I despise in the human spirit. However, the core tale is strong and I do want to see how it really turns out rather than the drivel that D and D gave us.
Thank you to those who reminded me what I left out. I made a deliberate choice to not mention Griff or Stoneheart (although I did allude to Stoneheart) because they’re such radical departures from the the course the show took I didn’t know if it was worth mentioning. Plus in the off chance Natalie saw the comment and wants to read the books I wanted to not spoil those bits at the very least. I know a few people who watched the show first and then started the books and were completely floored by these two and appreciated me not giving away those bits at least
Don’t worry yourself about the show diverting from the books, there’s still so much to enjoy. I’ll be there with you 😀😀😀😀
Same! I still haven't seen the last 2 seasons, but I've enjoyed the books for what they are and have enjoyed the show up through season 6 (because that's the last one I watched) for what it is. I have the BluRay set now because it was given as a birthday/Christmas gift, so now I'll be able to go along for the rest of the ride and reserve my own judgment. :) The little I've seen of seasons 7-8 via clips at least show that it has amazing cinematography so no matter how I feel about the story I will definitely enjoy the visuals. I'm trying to stay positive about it.
The show has always deviated from the books, starting as early as season 1, but there the show runners had the books to guide them. At the time that they got to season 5, they basically had exhausted all the events in the published books (apart from those they ignored, like Lady Stoneheart) and they only had the outlines and plot threads that George R.R. Martin provided for them. A small example of a deviation in season 1 is the fact that the Bard who was at the inn with Tyrion, in the show gets his tonque ripped out on the orders of Joffrey ("hands or tonque, which do you prefer to loose") in episode 10. In the books he stays at the Eyrie with Cat's crazy sister and when Littlefinger throws her out the moon door (which in the books is just a regular door, not a hole in the ground) he has the Bard arrested and tortures him into confessing to murdering her.
The show runners had to take it upon themselves to scale down the myriad of characters that George introduces in the books (in the last published book, A Dance With Dragons, the list of characters at the end of the book is 53 pages, in my hardcover edition!). So a lot of minor characters (and some would say not so minor characters) were either cut or merged into more important characters and whole subplots were removed (I take it that they talked to George about whether those subplots would be important enough to keep or not). I mean we are 10 years beyond the publication of the last book and still waiting for what is promised is the Penultimate book!
As I've said many times, there are many practical issues in regards to translating books to movies, books rely on the imagination of the reader to see what's happening and the imagination doesn't have casting and production budgets. If you wanted to make the show 100% accurate to the books you'd need four times the episodes, five times the budget (minimum), and it would suck do to information overload, no one would be able to keep track of what was going on
Hardhome was one of the best episodes, specially the last minutes. Nobody expected the attack of the white walkers, and that it would be so terrifying.
Hardhome was probably also the best story that wasn't in the books. It was just eluded to in a letter one of the night's watch sent to Jon Snow. D&d fleshed out the letter and made it one of the best episodes of the whole series!
The Nightking only wanted a hug from Jon.
Someone else mentioned it, but Hardhome was the last truly great episode of GoT. When the White Walker went to attack him in slow motion, first time viewers recognized that their beloved Jon Snow was about to finally die...
...but then he blocks the attack and shatters him into a thousand pieces and it was AWESOME! Unfortunately because of too much soap opera writing the show never really recaptures this brilliance.
And while the battle is the best part, the rest of the episode is pretty great. The best Wildling diplomacy scenes, the best Arya-in-training scenes, just good all around.
Funny thing about jumping into the snow, I used to get out on the second floor window of my house, climb to the roof and jump off into the snow piles, with deep enough snow it's just a bit of whiplash if you catch yourself a little off. At the back of the castle where they jumped off I would guess there'd be enough snow to catch their fall, maybe the wind knocked out of them haha
Yeah in the book it’s specifically explained they survived the fall due to the snow. It had piled up dozens of feet at the wall and was a pillow for them to land on it. Although of course they didn’t know, as it was an impulsive decision to escape Ramsay. (Also in the books Theon lands on Jeyne Poole and breaks her ribs. It’s just a funny way of GRRM kind of subverting the hero heroically saving the damsel in distress, as it’s not so perfect when it happens in this case, and Theon’s not a typical hero)
Hey, just do you know, Stannis never killed his daughter in the books. In fact, Sylese and Shireen are both comfortably up at Castle Black at this point in the story. Stannis is still the Mannis
Long may he reign
Yeah I really hated what the show did to the Stannis & Dorne plotlines in S5.
For now. The prophecy of the waking stone dragon could refer to Shireen's burning causing an outbreak of Greyscale
Problem is I think Melisandre was still with them in castle black soooo, always possible she kills her still for shits and giggles, but Stannis won't be the one giving the command. Also he has Theon and Yara captured, would love to see that resolution one day. And Sansa ain't Sansa thank god.
Not as of book 5. But according to some sources from the show, the burning of Shireen is one of the major plot points that GRRM revealed to the showrunners that he is planning to write in the next books. Perhaps fortunately, the chances of GRRM ever finishing those books gets slimmer and slimmer.
Amazing, never seen someone spoil their own show viewing with such accurate predictions.
Hey there! I came across your channel this week and I have to say, I’m really happy there is at least one other person in the world that’s able to empathize and sympathize wholeheartedly. It’s a rare and beautiful thing. I know firsthand that being that way is a good and bad thing. We feel everything. As for loving animals more than humans, I’m also right there with you. The storyline with Daenerys locking up her dragons killed me and so did the other dragon storylines that come up in later seasons… 💔
GOT is one of my favorite shows but it sure does know how to rip our heart out. Thank you for allowing us to see you at your most vulnerable. We truly appreciate it ❤
Great set of reactions Natalie! The one thing that reactors to GOT miss is how this show was truly event TV viewing. It was HUGE. And then starting on the Monday after the Sunday airing there were countless articles both recapping the prior night's episode and then speculating about what was going to happen next. Many of the questions that you are throwing out now were aired and discussed repeatedly. It was both fun and annoying at times. Sadly, that element is missing now that new viewers can just binge the whole thing at once. One more thing - Jon is truly dead and you are just in denial.
I binge watched your reactions of the whole show so far just today, so was perfect to see this one drop just as I started my night shift at work 😁
Lena Headey actually had a body double for that scene, many of the main actresses had in later seasons (like Emilia Clarke). Now that the show is done some of them have spoken about how they aren't to happy about having done these nude scenes, because of multiple reasons, one being that in new castings people seem to just think they are OK with any nude scenes without having to ask.
And Jon is really dead
Pour your cups out for John Snow boys and girls. The Lord Commander has given his life for the Watch.
Lena was pregnant in real life, that is also why they used a body double when shooting the walk of atonement.
Emilia came out and said that it wasn't a body double for her in season 6 episode 4.
@@darthsphincter909 And so his watch has ended.
Without giving any spoilers, I'll just say that 6x9 and 6x10 of this show are widely considered to be some of the greatest television in cinematic history. So, for the last video you put up for that season, you may want to make it a longer video so you don't have to cut out any important stuff. I don't think any of us will complain about an hour long Natalie Gold video ;)
@Lilithan Chrispiford the 4th i agree with guy above, interesting to see your take. please comment, she said at the end of the video she has already watched s6 so comment away pls.
6x10 is nothing short of a masterpiece. And I'm not exaggerating.
@Lilithan Chrispiford the 4th What is best in TV history then? Surely Watchers on the wall and Red wedding feature in there
Also Winds is not boring at all after sept explosion. Arya kills Walder, Dany names Tyrion the Hand, Sam reaches the Citadel, Davos confronts Melusandre. They are a collection of great moments throughout. If you consider these moments boring then I guess you arent a fan of these characters.
I remember slamming my hat on the floor when Jon was killed. Only other time I was that upset after an episode was when Ned was beheaded.
Really hoping you’re not being spoiled with what happens. I’d like to think fellow GoT fans are/have been respectful of not spoiling things for 1st time viewers.
Also, I think someone else already suggested it, but you should really consider making extended vids for episodes 9 & 10 of Season 6. There is just so much that happens, it would almost be a disservice for your audience to not see your reactions for everything that takes place.
I went back and re-watched this entire series because of your reviews, wanted to catch up with you. Thanks for your effort in making these.
same
Now we're this far in perhaps we'll see the end of that terrible, patronising "oh sweet summer child" comment.
Whenever I see/hear that I think of "for the watch" 😂
That should of stopped after the red wedding
Why did Jon look forward to retirement?
For the watch
Oh my sweet summer child...
@@The_Bleeze well played 😉
I honestly consider anyone who 'roots' for characters in the first place, as if this is some kind of sports game, to still be a summer child.
The books after season 5 arent actually out yet lol
even then season 5 is still really different from the books. They cut and changed most stuff.
What also gets overlooked is each book is considerably longer than the previous book.
By staying with 1 season == 1 book, they had to cut away more and more each season.
Martin has become a total joke. His last 2 books were so much weaker than the first ones and has had writers block or laziness for 5-6 years. He's not that bothered though because the show (not the books) have made him minted.
My favourite line from "Hardhome": that (cute) Wildling girl telling her kids in the boat: "I'll be *wight* behind you". 😉
25:13 It's not silly at all, we all got invested and emotional when I see dragons 🥰
The show started departing from the books earlier than this season, but this season is the last that had any basis from the books. The last book came out in 2011.
That season finale cliffhanger, that's where the books left off. We've been waiting on the followup to that for a decade.
Parts of Jaime's storyline in season 6 are from the books
Spoilers*
Euron being crowned king of the Iron Islands is from the books too
Ya people should be just as mad at George rr for basically quitting the books. That on him 100 doesn’t take that long unless you don’t really know how you want to end it. Just lazy and selfish.
@@GlennShook it takes a lot of time and concentration to completely a book. I don't understand why people are this mad. It's not a mechanical work, and he's not a robot
@@olivagulabjan9 fuck that. He’s had like a decade. And should know his own story ending. I can see a few years but he’s WAY past ridiculous. My dumb ass coulda finished it by now.
@@GlennShook then why don't you finish it for him? I'm sure he will accept the help
Stannis was character assassinated. He never would burn his daughter in the books
He's actually probably going to defeat the Boltons there
He's my favourite king of the war of 5 kings. Robb should've bent the knee to him. Ned died for Stannis' claim
@@scarletibis3158
Stannis is going to defeat the Boltons.
His daughter and wife, aswell as Melisandre are still at Castle Black with the Night's watch. Meanwhile Stannis is near Winterfell preparing for battle
If Shireen burns, it will not be by command of Stannis
@@scarletibis3158 true
Well it gave some amazing acting.
I really like how you get "hands in the air" syndrome when you get anxious with movies too 👍🏾😂
I don't get why she gets the I surrender hands in the air thing I I totally don't get that I'm more of a hide my face peek through my fingers person
“Oh are they gonna give her layers?!” As Cersei gets her hair chopped off 😂🤣
“You’re a coward Ollie”
yer a wizard Harry
Nah. It's Fuck You Ollie.
"I love animals more than people."
Natalie! At least 95% of your fan base are people!!!
People are animals, though.
Yeah I never get that people care about things like these dragons in the show.they are murderous killing machines.
@@baronhomer1 and the people in the show are very nice to each other?
@@olivagulabjan9 not all of them no
@@baronhomer1 tell one character who didn't kill anyone in the show
Let's not forget about Hardhome! When Jon holds Longclaw in the air and yells "Night's Watch With Me!" as the handful of Brothers in Black run to the other direction of the retreating gray masses; that freeze frame moment leading up to the Valyrian Steel revelation; and the ending with the Night King slowly walking through that creeking plank. Those are the three shots I live for. The cinematography is impeccable. Very emotive and very ominous. Hardhome's up there with the top episodes. And haha as for Jon, I think anyone who didn't know Jon gets off'd had the exact same reaction as you. It is said that both Dany and Sansa heard a wolf howl the exact moment of Jon's death. It's also said that only death can relieve you of your Night's Watch vows.
With respect to jumping into snow from a great height, many years ago an Aeroflot air hostess went into the aft baggage compartment of an airliner to investigate a noise. The noise was the rear door starting to fail. It finished failing as she entered the compartment and she was sucked out of the aircraft. She fell thousands of feet (I forget the exact number) and landed in a snow drift so deep that it not only saved her life, but it saved her from injury to such an extent that she was able to walk to the nearest house for help.
😮
This is true, especially if it's fresh fallen and hasn't had time to freeze. I once jumped from a high roof into a really deep snow bank as a kid. It was stupid, but I wasn't hurt at all...though I did have some trouble getting out again. 😋
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87
Vesna Vulović fell over 10 kilometres and survived.
Two storeys up into freshly piled snow, here. Not even a scrape. Of course, I was a child, so that factors in.
But still, snow can cushion your fall just as cardboard boxes have done for stunt people for decades.
Doesn't make you immune from injury if you land wrong, though. So, y'know, "don't try this at home," and all that.
@@juhanisirkia3618 Wonder if she popped her head out of the snow, afterward, looked around, and said: "Hm... Heaven looks just like the world I left... Kind of a letdown, really..."
I was waiting for the reaction to Hardhome! Definitely one of my top 5 episodes in the series! The dialogue in the tent and the battle with Jon showing Valyrian steel kills white walkers are awesome. Also the chilling ending, so good!
Lol the struggle of every person watching a show on a streaming service: spoilers in the thumbnails 🙃
Jojen hasn't died in the books either, though book fans speculate that his days are numbered. It will be interesting to see how he and Barristan end up in the forthcoming books (if we get more books).
There is a very stong hint that Jojen is dead in the books, sacrificed by the Children of the Forest and The Three Eyed Raven to boost Bran's magical power its just not explicit.
Bran ate Jojen in the books
Um …. Jojen paste is probably a thing in the book. So ….
*paste, paste, paste, paste...*
Shireen's death is the only time I cried watching a TV show...
It's the only scene/episode I refuse to rewatch...its silly they even changed that story in that way.
Not even the Door?
@@baronhomer1 I can't listen to her screaming!
I love this "Hardhome" is by far my favorite episode of the entire series.
Yup, the one episode D&D did that was great, because the battle at Hardhome wasn't in the books! Other than this and maybe a few coming episodes, this is where Dan & Dave start peeing the bed without the book material!
From this point it's a wild ride. I enjoy all of your reactions. This one is special and I can hardly wait to see the reactions to the rest of the series.
The death of Jon was one of the most anger inducing chapters of a book I’ve ever read.
I just waited for the show to catch up, so I can see everyone I know feel the same.
🤣🤣🤣
The joy of GoT soul crushing.
Season 6 is one of the best IMO. There’s a couple things that clearly show the beginnings of what happens with bad writing but it has 3 of the best episodes in the whole show for me.
@Brandon Fischer don’t want to spoil in case she reads but hodor episode and last 2 episodes.
I would suggest doing episode 9 and 10 from season 6 in one episode, since so much happens in these 2 episodes.
The only people who cried at Stannis' death were the book fans seeing how much the show massacred his storyline
As did I my son.
Yeah. Those two hacks seriously damaged his character. I'm glad to have read the books and not bothered with the show.
Stannis is still my true king as a book fan
big facts
I still don't understand that. Stannis is a fantastic character in both the books and the show. He's a strong, just leader, who is susceptible to Melisandre's suggestions giving him a bit of a messianic complex. I know book Stannis can't feasibly kill Shireen at this point and will likely retake Winterfell without sacrificing his daughter, but I don't put it beyond his book character at all, if a specific and desperate enough set of circumstances arise. He is after all already a Kinslayer who assassinated his brother Renly with blood magic; to Stannis, a truly just end will justify any unjust mean.
There's so much to love about Stannis's character in both the book and the show. To paraphrase Mance, "If he gets what he wants, I suspect he'll be a better King than anyone who sat on the throne for the past hundred years." And I totally agree. Even in the show, Stannis is still the only King who came to the aid of the Night's Watch when they were all asked.
Just saying that yeah it's a horrific event that didn't/can't happen in the books, and as upset as I am about it, it feels way to simp-y to call it a "character assassination." You can blame D&D for forcing the circumstances, but if GRRM forces Stannis into similar circumstances, it's entirely believable that Stannis would do it in the books, as well.
lol
Heart-breaking! That final shot of the season tho' - whew! Looking forward to your reactions for next season Nat!
i always have time to stop and appreciate ramin djawadi's score for this show, simply chefs kiss
Not-so-fun fact: the actor who played ser barristan had some major problems w/ D&D (creators of the show) killing off his character and they proceeded to talk about how they followed through with killing off his character out of spite in an interview. D&D are known for being complete jerks to the actors on this show... sadly.
edit: clarification
Really? Didn’t know they killed his character for that reason. Man, these guys were so lucky to get the rights to this show, cause at the rate they antagonize people around them (and fans) they’re gonna fade into obscurity.
Is it wrong that part of me is always excited for these videos just for the recorder version of the GoT theme?!
Loving the game of thrones reaction can’t wait for the next one also just binge watched your Wanda visions and thankyou so much cause I got bored watching it by myself so I decided to watch it with you and if improved it massively
I have no idea how i came across your videos but I'm absolutely obsessed and can NOT wait for you to finish the show! Can't wait for the next episode 🌝
I remember watching this season finale live at Bonnaroo, they played it on a stage to over a thousand people. It was such a cool experience, people were cheering, screaming, and booing at certain parts. The cultural impact this show had while it was airing was wild.
Season 6 is still really great! 7 & 8 not so much. So dont lose faith in the show.. It's still such a amazing series and im looking forward for your reactions!
She should just stop at season 6 and save herself the huge disappointment.
7 isn’t bad just not as good as 1-6
Yea they're not as good as they should be but still fun
Correction. Season 6 has enjoyable moments, it's watchable. It's definitely isn't great.
@@jacob1683 season 7 was not great, but still I compare it to a summer blockbuster. Pointless decent stupid action. Just don't expect the show to be smart anymore. Heck that starts this season.
The Dorne storyline is a lot more expansive and complicated in the books. The showrunners decided to cut a lot of it out, which would usually be okay if done right, but they were also plagued by production issues specifically with that one storyline. For example, the sloppy choreography of the fight scene where Jamie and Bronn fight the Sand Snakes was due to them not being able to use to set for longer than a day.
and season 6 killed off that storyline, literally......
@@LokTar_Ogar93 It had to take one for the team. Lol.
When Game of Thrones had an epic battle they called on one guy to direct it: Miguel Sapochnik. When you see his name in the credits as Director, well.... as Samuel L Jackson once said "Hold onto your butts!"
And also: turn up the brightness on your TV.
In the books when Samwell showed an interest in being a maester as a child his dad said "oh you wanna wear a chain and be a servant? I'll show you" and chained him to a wall like a dog for a few nights. So Jon actually proposes him going to citadel and Sam freaks out
Jon Snow's death has some of the best reactions on UA-cam. Waited 5 seasons for this moment and it was ruined by a spoiler she saw ages ago SMH
Yeah that was a bummer honestly
Yeah it's kind of hard to avoid spoilers from such a popular show
I'm pretty sure it was also spoiled for me that he survives to the end of the show and so I remember being just as confused as she was and in denial as she was
Oooooh… time for Hardhome! The most epic action scene in the show’s entire run, IMO.
For all the (rightful) complaints about where the series deviates from the books, some of the best scenes were also deviations:
Arya and Tywinn
Tyrion and Daenerys
Hardhome (first person, rather than offscreen)
@@mmattson8947 Agreed. And like Natalie said, the sound design was amazing. Ending Hardhome with no sound other than the howling wind… incredible.
Episode 9 of season 6 is miles better
@@Blackhawk211 I mean, I can see why people think that. I personally prefer Hardhome.
Natalie, I found your videos 2 days ago and have caught up. Your reactions/theories are top notch and so entertaining!
By the way, I'm surprised you haven't realized that crazy shit always goes down in episode 9 of every season. :)
Natalie: The sound design is so amazing!
Also Nat: (screaming over the entire show)
Her screaming is the best sound design this show could ask for. lol
I grew up in Western NY, and one day after Buffalo got hit by one of their double-lake-effect storms (Erie and Ontario), we were driving to SUNY Buffalo for a sports practice. On the Thruway, heading west we drove by a farm. There was a ladder up the side of the two-story house to the roof, and the kids were jumping off the roof into the giant snow drifts, then fighting their way out of the drifts and back up the ladder for the next jump.
So, it wasn't that big of a suspension of belief for me when Theon and Sansa took the leap.;
It's nice to see someone appreciating the sound design. I didn't at first, and this was the episode that made me pay closer attention to it. Especially that moment when Jon stops the White Walker's attack with Longclaw. You can hear the blade resonate as if it had taken a massive amount of energy and it was about to "burst".
natalie: that would be such a boring way for [cersei] to go
me: oh you have no idea😕😕
Shhhh
I sat in silence for twenty minutes after Jon died. Like all other deaths were emotional, but just standard TV show emotional, but I just couldn’t react to Jon’s death. It would be like killing off Harry Potter after five films/books knowing there’s more to come. I thought about it for weeks after it aired. I was so invested in the show until the final season, but those seven, but more specifically, six seasons were pure ecstasy. I have never been so invested in a show or film before to the extent I was invested in GoT. The final season was standard TV show levels of good and if that was the standard set in all other seasons people would’ve still loved it, but it just set these heights that crippled the final season. Which I’ll add, I don’t think was bad for the story, but for the lack of build up. This show once had very slow buildups to battles and people meeting. It’d take a couple of episodes for characters to travel, but suddenly it all just happened at once which missed some character growth.
Sorry Natalie they CGI'd Lena's head on a stunt body.
I heard it was actually CGI from the front and a body double from the back.
Watching Natalie ride this emotional roller coaster as she gets invested in characters brings back all the feels from watching these episodes when they first aired years ago. Even though Season 5 is when they started departing from the books, the show was still good then. Reliving it through her eyes is hella entertaining! Natalie, your empathy is awesome! Don't ever lose that trait. 🙂
This was an excellent watch but "I can't put my arms down, I'm so stressed" might be my favourite quote lol.
at 15:17 when Nat got scared, I literally couldn’t stop laughing, that shit was so funny 😂
Nat: “Zombies freak me out; I hate zombies..”
The next couple seasons are going to get very interesting to watch, then. 😄
"I just love animals more than people."
I think that's the most evil statement said in this video. LOL
here i am getting recommended Natalie channel and enjoying what i'm seeing, mostly the overemotional things, because i too cry at EVERYTHING!!! finally a worthy opponent to out-cry!!!!!!
I haven't watched GoT since it ended. But reliving the whole thing with your reaction is so awesome (in lack of a better word). I'm as invested in your reactions as you are in the show, believe me. Love you for all the feels, goosebumps, tears.. Looking forward to reliving the finale as well. But already saddens me to know there is an actual "end" approaching. Thanks for that wonderful ride so far ❤️
(if some of the above doesn't make sense, I apologise, English is not my first language)