"HBO does seem willing to sacrifice some character development..." - best GoT prediction ever?

The mountain being undead and the hound being a grave digger is awfully poetic

"This is called Cleganebowl, and is traditionally played with dubstep and cries of 'get hype'." Jesus Christ.

Wait, wait, wait. You're telling me that this guy being Gregor Clegane was supposed to be a secret or something? The hell? Didn't even pay attention to Qyburn calling him by a different name.

*"but maybe we should pity Gregor Clegane"* Me: ......no.

Cleganebowl might sell enough tickets to pay off the Iron Bank :)

"obey your queen clegane!" gets skull crushed

What is hype may never die, but rises again All men must hype Cleganebowl is coming GET HYPE

"Robert Strong: what's Qyburn up to?" The answer is literally nothing.

Theories I'd love to hear about from you: - Grand Northern Conspiracy - Aegon Blackfyre - Valonqar candidates - Southron Ambitions - Knight of the Laughing Tree - The Pink Letter - Grand Maester Conspiracy - The Dornish Masterplan - The Night Lamp (How Stannis will win the Battle of Ice) And some smaller ones: - Frey Pies - Alleras the Sphinx being Sarella Sand - The Hooded Man at Winterfell - Tormund Giantsbane's and Lyanna Mormont's relationship ;)

He looked so proud in the show, when one of the militant faith guys hit Clegane into the chest. He looked with a smile to Cersei, to see how she feels, like a proud young boy. It was a nice scene.

I look forward to the dubstep, flashing lights and the ‘get hype’ cries in the 8x5 analysis episode

So much for Qyburn The Mountain smashed his head on a rock.

i will die if they literally call the episode "Cleganebowl"

im pretty sure everyone already knew that he was the mountain

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*WARNING! I'M GOING TO POST THE BIGGEST SPOILER THE NORTH HAS EVER SEEN!* (well, not the biggest spoiler, but still, be mindful if you have not seen S05E10 or read ADWD) I know that CLEGANEBOWL would be fantastic, but... I kinda want Sandor to remain at the Quiet Isle (assuming the Gravedigger theory is true). He seemed to have found peace there. Killing has brought him no happiness, despite his claims. Maybe he needed to be someone the world did not expect him to be. To find his own way. And dig graves and pet dogs all day long. What I'd want to see very badly however is SNOWBOWL as in Jon vs Ramsay. (Come on, you know Jon is not gone for good, and now that he is released from his vows it can happen. And it would be EPIC.)

I'd really like to know how Qyburn is controlling Robert Strong

"Let him that seeks vengeance dig two graves. One for his enemy, and one for himself." I don't believe Cleganebowl will happen but I think it would be a nice touch if Sandor dug his brothers grave, allowing him to physically bury his brother and metaphorically bury his demons.

I'm glad you brought up the fact that the mountain suffers from agonizing headaches. It reminds me of the book "a million little pieces" where the MC anger issues stem from an ear infection that caused him incredible pain during boyhood. Or some of my army buddies who get very aggressive when their tinnitus flares up

Bran had a green dream of a man dressed in shiny white armor but underneath helmet is just darkness facing off against a man in a helm shaped as a dog. This was one of the first dreams in the series

I like the idea of Sandor killing Gregor out of mercy, rather than anger and vengeance. He finds it in his heart to let go and recognizes the mockery of life that Robert Strong is.

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One thing I like to imagine: Qyburn could bring Gregor back, but not stop the pain of the thickened manticore venom. It’s such a great deal of karma that the mountain inflicted so much pain behind the veil of his knightly duty, and now that knightly duty has dragged him from the mercy of death, to live in constant and total agony

What if Qyburn is actually "his grace" meaning Robert Strong is following the command of Qyburn. Why would he resurrect the mountain just to give him away?

I love that Qyburn is a Dr. Frankenstein type of character who was in the service of our Count Dracula character, Lord Roose Bolton.

I can't believe you didn't mention that in the books, Robert Strong is HEADLESS! The Martells received Gregor Clegane's skull, and Robert Strong never takes his helmet off. It can also be linked to one of Bran's vision in AGOT where he sees a giant in an armor and nothing in his helmet but darkness and black blood. It's pretty significant, and adds a whole new layer of weirdness to the character!

I don't think Cleganebowl is in conflict with Sandor Clegane's character arc. I think Sandor Clegane finally bringing his brother to justice only after renouncing his hatred and bitterness and possibly without knowing or needing to know the identity of this monsterous man standing before him who must be brought to justice would be some brilliant dramatic irony, and indeed characteristic of gurm's writing. It doesn't matter that Robert Strong is Gregor to Sandor, because Sandor fights nobly now and not for selfish reasons such as vengeance. I personally don't think the reader will ever see definitive confirmation of many of the things so deftly suggested by Martin in A Song of Ice and Fire, or I prefer to imagine that I guess. Perhaps Sandor will kill Gregor, without him or even the reader ever knowing for sure Robert Strong's identity.

Someone "...no living man will be able to withstand?" "The Hound is dead." "The man you hunt is dead." Cleganebowl confirmed.

Honestly cleganebowl could be done in a way that helps Sandor's arc. Him realising that you can't just run from your past, and stepping up to fight his brother, not out of hatred or vengeance, but simple duty or even brotherly love (him not wanting to see his brother as an undead monster and wanting to put him to rest) would be a good end to his story. He stopped the person he hated most, not because he wanted to, but simply because its the right thing to do.

Omg, that "#cleganebowl" broke me.

Kind of sad that he keeps his head. but still GET FUCKING HYPE FOR CLEGANEBOWL

It always makes me smile when your smooth narrator voice starts swearing and emoting, like if David Attenborough went mad over a meerkat "and here we see the meerkat, look how fucking cool it is viewers"! ;)

little did he know that they skip the trial by combat and clegane bowl happens on top of a random tower and they both die in a pillar of fire.

"8 years ago" dang

If HBO made Cleganebawl happen, I will forgive them for Dorne and the Grayjoys

first 4 mins of this video was explaining how Robert Strong is the mountain... how the fuck did people not realise this? they cant be this oblivious or they wouldn't keep up with this show...

Robert strongs head is joffreys head

I'm not sure if this will happen in the show but I believe the Hound is still alive. They gave him a shit load of screen time (but maybe this was just to get more Arya development in there i.e her learning to kill people) and, also, when Arya is asked by Jaqen H'gar about her life, she says she hates the Hound and he strikes her for lying 3 times. Why would they add that bit in if not to keep the memory if the Hound fresh in the minds of the viewers?

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Hey, I never comment on videos but I just wanted to let you know how much I love your channel, it is the only one i check regularly to see if there are new videos. The way you craft them so well and come at each theory from every angle is brilliant and fascinating. Your videos beat every other ASOIF/GOT theory videos I have watched, so thanks for the amazing channel and the only thing I'd say is I wish you'd post more often!!

I love these videos. As a huge fan of ASOIAF and Game of Thrones it gives more insight on characters and topics I didn't catch the first time. Keep up the great work!

Personally, I think it would totally be in character even as a peaceful monk. Do you think vets are hateful when they put down terminal or wounded dogs? (Anyone like my dog metaphor for the hounds?) That's what Sandor will be, he will let go of the hate he has for his brother, realise his pain and pity him. Putting him out of his misery and either retiring in self exile or also dying from his wounds. He simp,y can't let his brother remain a zombie monster slaughtering people left right and centre Unopposed as its his responsibility, his family.

You just made me realize that Sandor as the gravedigger makes even more sense as a redemption arc when you consider he's being protected by an "elder brother"

The comments written before season 8 know less than Jon did before he was reduced to a one line wonder

I've watched a few different GoT theory youtubers. So far, you're my favorite. You deliver a ton of facts really briefly while still managing to remain entertaining. Fast, funny facts = video trifecta achieved! Thanks for the great videos. Liked and subscribed. Headed over to watch Gravedigger next :)

Great video as always :) Maybe you should have mentioned Gregor's head being sent to Sunspear and Bran's dream in aGoT: "Over them both loomed a giant in armour made of stone, but when he opened his visor, there was nothing inside but darkness and thick black blood.", which leads some readers to believe, that Ser Strong is missing his head ;)

Please do the great northern conspiracy theory. The one about Robb's will and what not. I guess there is another one where it talks about Ned Stark's Dad and some other family doing a bunch of arranged marriages to try and wipe out the Lannisters and Targaryens with every other great house.

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It’s weird watching this with clegane bowl having happened last episode

Could you perhaps do a video discussing Taena Merryweather, her relationship to Cersei, and her possible intentions? They could be pretty plain, and certainly not as interesting as other theories, but I'd love to hear your insight on it. =)

Alt Shift X Love your videos man! I just wish you could do them more often but i do understand it must take a long time and you do have other stuff bar KZfaq to do in your live. But anyways keep them up looking forward to the next one!

Thanks for making these videos.

i'v watched a bunch of your videos, you should seriously be on the writing team for GoT, your ideas are amazing and i thoroughly hope at least some of the ideas you mention actually happen in the show/books

Nice vid :)

Two handed-swords. Two Chickens. Two Cleganes. I am hype!

Been waiting for your next GoT video! Great job!

Great vids man, Watched them all. Can you please do a video on which houses support / are loyal to whom ? :D

I absolutely love the Cleganebowl / dubstep / quad-screen / flashing color intro; that was hilarious. I think it may happen in the books, with a remote possibility for the show. If not, well, we know the story is written to deceive. Love your vids, I somehow missed this one. It's obvious you put a lot of thought and work into these; great job and thanks for the content.

Need more of your videos!!!!!

We all know Ser Robert Strong is really Ser Pounce

I have to say you have the best theory videos out there for Fire and Ice. Please keep them coming!

Fuuuck.. You're videos are so enlightening! Thank you so much!

I've also heard the theory Ser Robert Strong is a shadow baby. In short, it's because Qyburn learned from Marwyn who has access to all of this weird knowledge, and the reason why Qyburn needs the women Cersei provides him with is to conceive the shadowbaby using what remains of Gregor's body and jam the thing into the white armor. Obviously it can be explained better than this, but the forums are down so I'll try and link the full theory later.

I love the theory that Sandor hears all the evil his brother has perpetrated since becoming undead and decides to end his life at the cost of his own. Then the climactic Clegane Bowl takes place and just as the hound is about to strike the killing blow he realizes 'Robert Strong' isn't actually his brother and just some random super powered Frankenstein and dies meaninglessly in a pit of fire.

I am with you on both the book and tv realities... and wishes for the cooler wrap up to the most brutal of characters... Keep on rock'n... Tks

I like the way you relate past characterns and previous stories, already suscribed!!, please do a video about bloodriven

Alt Shift X Pretty sure that priest casting is for the Damphair. It fits him better and makes sense given that they also seem to be casting Euron/Victarion.

Thank you for making these videos :D

I think i remember a dwarfs oversized head given to cersei because she was hunting tyrion. I think dourn was either given that skull or they gave the mountains real skull and they put the dwarfs head on the mountains body.

I know many people request videos, but I was wondering if you could do a video on the Martell master plan/theory. You have the best way of explaining theories, that doesn't leave me confused like the rest of the videos about it.

There were shadows all around them. One shadow was dark as ash, with the terrible face of a hound. Another was armored like the sun, golden and beautiful. Over them both loomed a giant in armor made of stone, but when he opened his visor, there was nothing inside but darkness and thick black blood." This is from a dream Bran has going all the way back to book one. I've always thought (hoped?) it might refer to Jamie and Sandor teaming up against Robert Strong? Certainly seems you could interpret it that way.

it was odd they called him Robert Strong for an episode and then stopped doing that - it was bizarre/stupid

Your analysis and theories are really good. Cudos.

Can they call Jamie GOLDFINGER now?

I think everyone would love another Jon Snow video from you, now that there are theories all over on whether he will be back or not.

I'm still hoping for Clegane Bowl in season 8

I know this would take a big effort, but I would love to see a piece on the Great Northern Conspiracy. Especially done with your clarity, I've never seen these theories explained so well, only you could do justice to such a complex and involved theory. The North Remembers, Alt_Shift_X.

this video was amazing thank you!!!

What happened to the head of Robb Stark? I ask because Robert Strong's face is covered and a large skull was sent to Dorne. Wouldn't it be the ultimate jaw dropper if the helmet was removed and the creature had the body of the mountain but the head of Robb Stark?

Yes, Robert strong vs gravedigger would be wonderful. The big brother vs the little brother.And little brother would kill Cersei after killing the big brother, fulfilling the maggy's prophecy of Cersei's death.

I never put that together! Qyburn doing these experiments on the mountain is a great way to show payback and revenge for what the mountain did. Also satisfying that the mountain got his revenge when he squashed his head in the last season. Would of been great if the show had explored this opportunity

Amazingly informative videos! Instant Subscribe, BUT could you pleas improve the quality of the audio recording in your videos. Thanks

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Love love LOVE ur vids! Subscribed!!! :)

More content please. Love your videos

your videos are so rare and beautiful they make my whole week

Lady Stoneheart is going to be the bomb dropped on us next season I believe. Can't wait to see a video about her.

This is my favourite GOT discussion channel!

Qyburn was easily my most favourite character. No trying to skeep with cercei, no trying to do anything untoward. Just wanted knowledge, cercei gave him knowledge and he straight gave her an empire.

new mic? audio is so much better :)

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Love all these theory video's I can't wait to get all the books so I can fully understand all of them but GRRM has got to be one of the best writers story tellers of our time

Love your vids, do more!!!!

It's funny, there is a dude in history pretty much just like Qyburn, but he is massively respected among scientists and biologists. Andreas Vesalius.

Make a video with the possibilities of jon being dead/alive/warging/transforming into a white walker

As far as we know the show follows the lines GRRM gave D&D, and thus major story beats such as Daynareas going mad and burning Kingslanding the explosion of the Sept and the battle of the Bastards and the long night are very likely to be implemented. And therefore I do believe Clegane bowl to happen, and Sandor getting over the biggest part of his fear by fighting along the long night battle and does kill his brother and kill himself with fire. But how exactly can still be debated. Although in the show I feel like the clegane story ending was handled well enough.

If #Cleganebowl2024 is going to happen, maybe Sandor won’t be fighting out of revenge but out of a desire to seek justice rather than vengeance. Alternatively, we could maybe see how much the vengeance no longer means anything to Sandor. That he is doing this out of obligation rather than any meaningful reason.