Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice & Fire - Thug Notes Summary and Analysis
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A Game of Thrones (1996)
by George R. R. Martin
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"Joffrey whines like a little bitch."
The Game of Thrones series summed up in six words. :p
TheNN Ends up getting Ned killed, Rob wants revenge, causes the Red Wedding, causes the Boltons to take the North. Holy fuck it really does
*Song of Ice and Fire
please do the rest of the series .
Seconded.
+All that matters is 6b6e6f776c65646765 Farted.
I agree
yessss!!!
He'll have to wait for GRR Martin.
I appreciate the fact that you used different heads for all the characters instead of the actors from the show, since the books really are their own separate thing.
+FourthDerivative Definitely appreciate it, but it does annoy me that Jaime isn't blonde. That's kind of a plot point.
+FourthDerivative Although it is a little distracting that Bron is apparently being played by Oliver Cromwell.
FourthDerivative
He used historical portraits of real life people instead.
f.ex. he used gustavus adolphus's portrait for petyr
Sauces on the other portraits?
The pictures don’t look how the book describes them tho lol
Can you do a series where a proper English gentleman hangs out in a ghetto barber shop and offers literary analysis for rap lyrics?
today i will explain the lyrics behing mysticals famous ballad about the female gender moving their buttocks in an up and down motion
And it was then in that lyric, Sir John of Lil uttered forth to the masses "To the casement, to the wall! Until the sweat drop down one's plums", encouraging the 'totty', goodness me, to dance here, there and everywhere!
That's not a bad idea for the channel at all!
That's actually a really good idea.
No that's private.
I love it, but you missed one of the best themes in the story, the theme of protagonist hating. Hear me out.
Robert thought himself a protagonist when he conquered the seven kingdoms. He figured his story ended when the war did. But in reality, the story doesn't even start until his best days are behind him. Now he thinks he's living happily ever after enjoying all that's entitled to victorious protagonists, when the people around him are conspiring to kill him. But that's not all. He's also bankrupting the kingdom with his excessive living. Turns out that the protagonist conquering the known world, doesn't make a great king. It's not a good storybook, but reality isn't one.
The next Protagonist is Vysaries. He thinks that being "born" into Royalty makes him the protagonist. He deserves the throne and his story to claim it begins with selling his sister to Kahl Drogo. But Drogo doesn't care about his throne or kingdom, so he doesn't move quickly. But because Vysaries thinks that he's the protagonist, any delay is simply ignoring the story. So he gets mad and Drogho finally puts him down ending the story before it begins.
John Snow goes to the Night's Watch in hopes of finding a noble brotherhood, but instead finds thieves and rapists. He's not chosen to be a ranger, and his duty is to fetch water and food. John sees his protagon-ism fade quickly. Jaime thinks being a knight will make him happy, but one king is crazy and burns people, and the next one is cheating on Jaime's sister. Sansa thinks she's gonna marry a handsome prince and be happy, but the prince is an asshole.
Most people see themselves that way but perhaps the biggest one is Ned himself. and the best part is, that we, the reader get convinced that he's the protagonist too. the joke's not just on him, it's also on us. He thinks he's won his ending to his story. Now they just have to keep doing what they're doing and avoid being characters in anyone's story. But when he finds out about John Arryn, he goes off and tracks down the cause, but instead of conquering the odds or dying a martyr, he just dies, and it isn't victorious nor meaningful. And for insult, it's done with his own sword, Ice, seconds after he basically admits that Joffrey IS the real king, so his own goals aren't even achieved by his death.
A lot of this comes from the stories they've heard. People like "Nan" have been telling the Stark Kids stories. Stories of things up north, stories about kings and knights. Even most of the songs they sing throughout the series tell stories. And stories typically have protagonist driven narratives, and end with that protagonist meeting goals. But none of that's real. And the one dude who gets it is the one who reads the most stories.
Tyrion knows he's not the protagonist because protagonists, aren't third born. They're not dwarfs. and they're not readers. Tyrion was born when his mother died, it's not a solid origin story, but he always wanted to be better. He read books, and one day he met a girl and thought he rescued her. He then married her and thought he was a protagonist getting his happy ending. But it turned out, according to his father, she was a prostitute and didn't love him at all, as he thought. So after that, the guy stops thinking of himself as a protagonist, and adopts a much more practical approach to his own life. Because of this, he isn't worried about being king, because he knows that he's not the protagonist, and him ending up on the thrown isn't really in his cards. And he also knows that people who dream big, suffer big.
Another theme along these lines is the power of names. Names are everything to these people but in reality offer nothing to the person who has them. John wants to be a Stark, but instead gives up the bad name he has. Little Finger's biggest problem with himself is that he wasn't born with a name and is trying to make one. Lannisters think they're special because of their name and Vysaries thinks he should rule because he's the only one with the right name. Ned only doesn't think Joffrey should rule because he shouldn't have the right name and not because he's an asshole who would be a terrible ruler. That's why when pressed, he suggests giving the thrown to Stanis, Robert's brother, because Stanis has the right name.
During one scene, Caitlyn Stark is taking a bath, but the water is so cold she can't stand it. She complains that being a Stark didn't come with the ability to tolerate the cold. And Danerys can't stop expanding her name everytime she goes to a new place. Everyone who declares themselves king comes up with elaborate names for themselves and names others give them. Until their name is so large that they have to get someone else to say it. And they think the name gives them power, but it rains shit on those with big names and those with short ones.
And speaking of names. Notice that everyone's naming swords. Ice, Fang, Needle, and if you go further in the books. there's also Oathkeeper, Longclaw, And a whole bunch of other ones. But none of the swords really give the wielder power, named or not. Fang, Joffrey's first sword winds up in a river having never been used. Aria's first kill with her sword isn't a soldier, or an attacker, it's a little kid. And Ice is only used a couple of times in the story. Once to kill a deserter to the watch, and once to kill Ned himself. There's another time, but it doesn't really do anything in that scene. This shows that the sword isn't powerful, it's just how it's used. Lots of people die by unnamed swords, and swordsmen with named swords are just as unlikely to win with them as those with unnamed swords.
Probably the best example of this is Cerio Ferrel, he doesn't use a named sword. In fact, he only ever uses a training sword, because it's literally just as good as any named blade. Swords are just objects, like Names or Gods. None of them give anyone any power. None of them make anyone any better. But these fool characters just keep putting their faith in names, swords, gods and thinking that being the main character of thier story is gonna work out for them. But reality hits you hard, bro. And most of them die because of it.
Hope you liked the alternative analysis. I like books with themes. And SoIaF has a ton of them.
Chad Tindale "Throne" in all the above places. Speech to text makes my spelling suffer.
Chad Tindale Damn. I read all the books, and at the end of it all I wasn't impressed. But, after reading your take, I have to admit I appreciate the books a lot more. I might need to re-read them all. Thanks.
Chad Tindale
Digging into the backstory, we can even see that the whole rebellion and the problems that came with it, spring from Rhaegar thinking himself the hero of his own story.
Chad Tindale Great Analysis. *SPOILER ASOIAF AHEAD* In later books, the "name" thing comes more down to people losing something upon which they based their identity. Martin loves to play with the subversion of identity, so for example Sansa Stark becomes Alayne Stone, and Arya literally becomes no one. Jaime Lannister, loses his hand which is what gave him the identity of Kingslayer. Dany is forced to lock up her dragons. Most viscerally, Theon loses his penis and is mockingly renamed as Reek.
That theme reminds me of the game borderlands. Not sure if you played it before, but basically the villian proclaims he the protaganist of the story bc he trys to bring order to a chaotic world. While you the player trys to stop him by killing people, stealing and joining gangs. But I guess you could say the same about almost every hero verses villian story.
Inbreeding is weird...
Word.
DNews usually makes for good tv ratings tho...just ask springer. xD
Targayrens historically birthed children with each other, making that line the most inbred of them all.
It's happened historically, such as with the Ptolmeiac dynasty in egypt, which was to keep their blood 'pure' as they were ethnically macedonian, not egyptian. The rate of birth defects increases with each successive generation that is inbred, but at first the chance for negative consequences is rather low (I forget the percentile) even if between brother and sister, and is much smaller between first cousins. In many places marrying first cousins is still a tradition, like in certain places in the middle east.
Holy shit
This is great. Honestly, it takes the stigma against reading and makes it a light and silly affair with the "thug" angle while still teaching people the deep and subtle angles of an amazing story. Good job, man.
I didn't think it was possible to sum up a book in 6 minutes that took me... oh 38 hours to read, back in 2008 and then to top it off he analyzes it in 4 minutes, guy has some skill!... Still waiting for book 6 GRRM, please don't die. Take all the time you want, but please don't die before finishing 6/7.
Who is this guy...
A freaking legend???
"Jon snow, you know, the pretty one."
*HOLY SHIT I CANT BREATE*
His 3 legit sons Rob, Bran and Rickon. His 2 daughters Arya and Sansa. And his bastard love child Jon Snow. ...Y'know the pretty one.
Please continue with these books
Stannis Baratheon is the One True King of Westeros, bend the knee or be destroyed.
SergeantMatt13 The Iron Throne is his by right! All hail the MANNIS!!!
STANNIS! STANNIS! STANNIS!
Stannis the MANNIS!!
How about diving into the Discworld? Maybe Small Gods or Eric?
b1merio Or a double bill of Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic?
b1merio Guards! Guards!
I second guards guards
bolognaman67 My vote is for either Guards Guards or Small Gods.
Oh God, yes! Discworld books would be amazing!
R+L=J amirite?
Josh Lilly SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Spoiler
Well that's no longer relevant since he's dead...sad but true.
***** Except that revival is a thing. And he might not be dead in the first place. But if he is no more keeping his oath. Perfect plot setup don't you think?
Josh Lilly I haven't read the books, but i don't think revival is a thing in the show. But yea that would be perfect plot setup. Hopefully it happens. When is the next book coming out anyway? Because the sooner the next book comes out, the sooner they can start on season 6.
***** Remember Brotherhood Without Banners and lord Beric Dondarion, who kept dying and coming back?
You Do realize you have to do every book in the soiaf series now don't you ?
I don't think he did...
Hey, sparky, the dead night's watchmen don't become Others, they become wights. Others are the tall, icy, White Walkers. Wights are undead corpses of people killed by Others.
Having Bronn's portrait be Oliver Cromwell was a nice touch.
It's been a year...second book, maybe, please, yes now?
A few little errors.
1- Cersei was planning Robert's murder long before Ned Stark found out about Joffrey's true parentage.
2- Roberts death was caused by a hunting accident with a boar, but that was probably caused by Cersei's cousin Lancel keeping him really, really drunk.
3- Robb started the war before Ned was killed, it began as an attempt to get Ned back.
+Firecracker119 Actually, it was Bloodraven that killed old Bobby B.
For the second one that's why he said "accident"
@@mrdefaultynoob damn bruh its been 7 years.
@@mrdefaultynoob in the seven years its been since i made this comment i have started playing world of warcraft, escaped an abusive home, got my drivers license, gained 10kg, got a boyfriend, bought a pet fish, studied a childcare degree, got a job in childcare, quit world of warcraft, started learning russian, broke up with my boyfriend, moved house, taught myself how to crochet, mourned the loss of my pet fish, finished my childcare degree, gave up on russian and switched to german, bought a cat, developed an eating disorder and lost 30kg, quit my job after 5 years, and re-read the books 4 times.
Even though you guys mainly do classic literature, I always like it when you do recent books. The next time you do a recent book. could you do The Martian by Andy Weir? That book is a masterpiece.
I've read the books and watched the show, but this is by far the best interpretation.
I miss these.
WE really need to get some Pratchett done up in here. You should do Wyrd Sisters.It will go well with all the Shakespeare you cover.
That fang is mesmerizing.
Speaking of shows what happened to the Character Psych Evaluation show? I haven't seen a new episode of that in a good while.
I love the use of old portraits. Very clever.
Great episode, I'm impressed you managed to recap that much of the book in such a short video. However there is a slight typo, at 1:49 it should be Cersei, not Cersi.
MrRainbowization There are quite a few typos in the names such as Boratheon and not Baratheon to name one.
MrRainbowization Obviously inspired by the Circe in the"Odyssey''...
man i have a written exam on song of ice and fire in less than a week you're saving me! great video, aged well!!
Will you be doing Clash of kings?
I miss these. Home boy did a great job.
The Freys are not among the Great Houses of Westeros though, at least not during the first book. The Martells should be on that list instead of the Freys.
Dude you have the power unbiased thought process and don't let it go it may be hard to get back. If you needed to know the secret is to never lie to yourself and it is worth it.
Do Merchant of Venice it's one of my favorites
Yes, I've been waiting for this!
Thanks so much for listening to my suggestion! This was awesome!
That image of Gustavus Adolphus was really distracting, mostly because I know who he is and I am a fan
Swag King of The North.
Lol this is great "bunch of virgins guarding the wall"
Game of Thrones is just a thug ass show
The thumbnail images for all of the characters were so perfect in their own way.
There are too many characters to know and remember for this thug notes episode, good thing most viewers already know the characters well
i think you mean Khal Drogo not Drago
It's perfect to get some knowledge through Doc Sweets' voice.
please do A Clash of Kings and the others =]
A Thug Notes book?! Damn, I don't think I've been so excited over a book in years!
Hey, have you considered the "Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan or the "Myth Adventures" books by Robert Asprin?
I never truly lived until I found this video series
When can you do book 2?
4:44
Quick nitpick: the human zombies aren't Others. They're Wights. The monsters who raised and control them are the Others.
I like how they all the male above puberty had beard
Beards are terrible. Clean shaven is the way!
Eagerly awaiting the Thug Notes version of the Thug Notes book.
Please do the rest of the series : D
I just found this and It's the best thing I've ever seen
Best thug notes ever! And not just because of the book...well, maybe just because of that...
Will there be a video on A Clash Of Kings?
*Sir, Can I Be A Book Gangster Too?*
Please review Watership Down.
+Jack3Beans Yes! One of the greatest books ever to introduce children to the horrors of life and society!
Got into Thug Notes while tryin to cram for an Othello test. Probably my fav show on UA-cam! Thanks!
The brothers don't become others, they become wights.
TheAshenNamedJerry In the books they're referred to as Others
I just want to say thank you, for saying "homegirl" instead of the usual "homeboy", being inclusive is just 1 of the many ways that you fckin ROCK!
Thank you for making every single one of us smile :)
this was shockingly in depth
this is some good shit, can you do the other books of the series of the song of ice and fire. that would be fucking great. keep up the good work
Those u dead where not Others but wrights, undead thrills to the Others
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE!!! Just found my first one today now I'm sharing the hell out of them, wicked awsome!!! How about my fav Alice in wonderland? Just the way you deliver and break this down is BRILLIANT!! Thank you!!!!!
Do 'The Alchemist' pls
So, pretty obvious what needs to happen for the next for Thug Notes episodes!
8:55 This is advice that should be given to everyone who is half black trying to call themselves "mixed"
That book has waaayy too many characters
x97sfinest Got that right
x97sfinest Especially for somebody with attention deficit disorder...me (;>
x97sfinest And all with the same names too! I always read the family trees before I even start the books anymore.
This one and the next couple are okay, but the last two go overboard with the pointless sideshows
Timothy Connor they are just structured differently than the first 3, and FYI Martin had only intended for the series to be a trilogy when he first started writing. After all of the huge events on book 3, 4 and 5 had to be a bit more quiet and contemplative for the contrast. They build up parts of the world that are still foreign to the reader, introduce new characters, and sew intrigue for the climatic finale that we're all waiting for. Book 4 (A Feast For Crows) is my favorite because of this, I think it's the most underrated book in the series.
Awesome game of thromes summary. Wisecrack
This review was better than the book itself!
so awesome! subscribed
Love this! Do the rest of the series!
Great video! Glad GOT gets a long vid
Petition for them to make more of these
Please do a summary of all the books! This is great!
you should do the rest of the song of ice and fire
At 1:46 you need to mark off the Frey until after the mid way point of book 3. The seven houses are the Starks, Lannister, Tyrells, Baratheons, Arryn, Tully and Targaryen. The Greyjoy of the Iron islands weren't considered part of the seven kingdoms great houses.
Petyr Baelish is Master of Coin, not "advisor"
The Brothers of the Night Watch that died became Wighs, not "others"
Daniel Lobo he still technically gives counsel to the king which makes him an advisor.
this is surprisingly detailed
Dat end tho..... Sparky Sweets hit the jackpot!
PLEASE DO EVERY BOOK MAN!!!!!!
You should be one of the show runners, I understand you better then the episodes
I love these. You're doing a great job, can't wait to see what you have for this year!
I'm so glad you did this episode, because now I know for absolute sure I don't want to ever waste my time reading it.
Do the rest of the books my guy
Do the Phantom Tollbooth!
Yes!!! I just thought about how great would a video about game of thrones be. Please do more videos about the rest of the series
Featuring Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, as Peter Baelish
Which considering those two are practically opposites in character is kinda funny to me
8 years late but Miri actually didn’t purposely kill Drogo. He ignored all of her advice, took off the poultice she put on him because it was hot and itchy, and covered it with mud which caused the infection
Haha, Cromwell as Bronn, I love it!
These books are the main reason of my living.
Thug Notes is amazing! Greg Edwards is a great actor! Cant see anyone else in this role!
Bring this back please
love that you call him Khal Drago :D
Damn! A Thug Notes book! Gonna get one! Hope more books from the other shows are coming :D
Please do 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' next :)
Thanks!
You guys should do another episode on the second book, A Clash Of Kings.
4:37
This video's pretty old, so it's probably been said before, but a quick note: the zombies are wights, and they're the foot soldiers for the Others. The Others themselves are ice...people...things.
Do Fear and loathing in Las Vegas.
Do the rest of the books please!
My only complaint is a very mild one. The Night's Watch isn't a group of virgins, but they do take a vow to father no children. Many in the Watch were pressed into service because they were criminals or joined because they had no place in their houses; third sons or crippled knights.