Superb as always 🤗💚💛💙 it was so much fun collaborating on this on PATREON. ah, I wish more people would join to chat 😌🤓 I was wondering about Mel being a slave. .. where is her tattoo? I don't remember seeing it on her young nor net old self. ..🤔

Melisandre: Mothers scream when they're giving birth. Afterward they're filled with joy. Shireen: Afterward they aren't ash and bone. Damn! Shireen was such a clever and kind girl. I'll never get over her death.

People seem to forget that Rickon was just as good, innocent, and blameless as Shireen.

"Melisandre is wrong, nothing is black and white, everything is gray." That sounds like a black and white statement to me lol.

Damn, that scene... Davos confronting Mel... gets this old man right in the feels every time.

I wasn't sad when Shireen died. It was the "typical" GoT moment, it felt wrong yes, but didn't hit me in the feels. Yet I cried like a baby listening to Davo's monologue. Liam Cunningham is a great actor, you could feel the pain the character was in, the anger, the need for justice. God my eyes are watering.

Man, Liam Cunningham is a wonderful actor.

She was good, she was kind ANYA KILDA!

A bit late but I want to point out something in regards to Melisandre's quote about the onion being half rotten.. We see Sam (in the books) pick up an onion, half black with rot and half edible, and he cuts the rot off and eats the good half. Always loved that little detail.

It's probably so simple we can't even see it on the tip of our nose!

*Couldn't comment earlier, no connection in The lands of always winter. But want to thank you. You have some things wrong, but you get the general idea. Really don't want to hurt people. Rather drink a cold Jägermeister in an Inn joking around with the normal humans... They only want to wage war though. Was a bit grumpy too. For 8000 years no Queen, trust me you'll get grumpy too... Luckily I've found my Night Queen now. Very happy with her, we want to go to Dorne. Heard it's nice there, just hope nobody stands in my way to start a war with me and those I liberated, just because I'm blue....*

What if the Night King and Azor Ahai are the same person and the story isn't about humans at all. *spooky music*

This theory is really good. It paints the white walkers as just survivors willing to do anything to live. people of the faith of rhollor view the white walkers as evil yet the white walkers lived in the north with giants and men in their territory without fighting for 8000 years.

Melisandre kinda sounds like malis- (Latin) -andro (Greek) which roughly translates to "bad human"

My new theory is that the white walkers never came south of the wall. Bear with a bit of tin foil. This is the first time. The cave paintings, the stories, all of that has been passed down based on Bran going back in time and trying to warn everyone. They play the telephone game over the ages and Jon snow is remembered as the last hero and episode 6 was the journey with his companions to stop the night king. The lord of light religion is a misinterpretation of his warnings made to fire mages in the past. The irony is that, much like what happened to hodor, I think Bran inadvertently creates all the events leading up to the night king going south of the wall. They have spent a lot of time warning Bran not to stay too long in the past, that foreshadowing does not end well for him. And maybe he just does his best while stuck in the past making peace between humans and children, building a wall, writing books (still stuck in some locked room in old town because it's unverified), and telling stories of the future. What do you guys think?

if i'm gonna be honest i dont think they are going to show anything about the night kings motivations

Why can't it just be as simple as... The Night Kings power comes from the long night and he can sense that the winter that is coming will be one of the longest, hence the most powerful time for him to return? Sometimes, even in Martin's writings, he does do things that are fairly basically straightforward. Who really didn't know that Jon Snow would come back to life?

I've always thought that there was more to the Night King than just some killing machine that wanted to take over the world. Ever since the vision of the children stabbing him in the chest and him looking petrified, I knew who the true villain of the story was, the children of the forest. Even if the Night King does have some kind of revenge agenda the children made him that way. They turned him into what he is so I honestly don't see him as a true villain at all.

"There's only one hell...the one we live in now." Has even deeper meaning now.

Every single time I think I have something figured out, you give me more to ponder. I appreciate all the work you put in. You're one of my top 5 favorite channels.

When they show the night king's face he always looks like he's trying to communicate with his eyes. Like he has something important to say.

Finally a theory that builds a connection between the followers of r'hllor and the others

Imo the idea of 'evil' in this story is the very idea of war and conquest itself. It all comes back to the war between the first men and the children and how they created evil to fight evil basically, they were being massacred so they created the Night King to do the same to the First men. He himself isn't evil, but what happened to him was definitely evil on the part of the children, he was turned into a lifeless immortal forever to kill his own people. But in the same sense, the Children did that evil in the name of 'good', to save themselves. Which is were the grey area comes in. War IS evil even if it's done in the name of good. most 'good' people in the show have been forced to do evil things in the name of war.

Gotta give it to you here, again! I love all of your theories, they're all so very interesting and very plausible.. but make me think, and that's what I love the most. You make me see and think things that I never would on my own. And cry at such beautiful thoughts and sights and clips of your videos. Thank you for another work of art👏👌♥️

Interesting theory but if night king is threatened why can't he just stay in the land of always winter. It's not like the humans will venture so far just to kill him or maybe fanatics will lol

Dan Weiss called the White Walkers "ice demons" and they decided to make them ugly and old and wrinkled in the adaptation. Not the beautiful, graceful, slick versions they are in the books. GRRM would also never call them "ice demons". So, therefore, I suspect it will be a straight forward good vs bad in the show and that there will be ulterior motives other than the desire to kill everything. I believe the books however, will feature a more gray storytelling of The Others and will give us reasons for their actions and may even make us feel bad for them. But don't hold your breath that they'll do any of that in 6 episodes in the adaptation.

Damn, you could convince me of the most strange sounding things. The Lord of Light is evil, I agree. Light creates shadows, without light there is no darkness, without good there is no evil. It makes me wonder, is anyone evil? Shireen was good, 100%, when you compare anyone to her, they are evil. Take Ned, he lied to his entire family and killed people. Compared to someone like Cersei however, Ned seems like the best person that has ever walked the earth. There is no black and white, nor good and evil. There are opinions and comparisons. Maybe burning people makes the burned go to the afterlife where everything is perfect. Maybe becoming a wight is super comfortable, and the Night King is doing everyone a favor. We simply don't know, and frankly, I doubt anyone in GoT/ASOIAF knows if what they do is good or evil, in the grand scheme things. They only think from their perspective, and then everything they do is good. Anyway, sorry for the long comment, it probably doesn't make sense at all

this was one hell of an episode...been watching this kind of channels for awhile now, but rarely i get emotional. this almost left me in tears. keep it up, you got a new sub here!

I love the way you interpret prophecies. You explain them metaphorically.You do not take them in a literal sense. I admire it.

"Why now?" Comets, dragons, witches and war. But what else is new/starting all over again? Q: Why do the faces "carved" into the Weirwood trees appear to be in such physical or spiritual pain? Are they truly carved (and if so, by whom?) or did they form as the outward expression of the Greenseer soul trapped within? Its hard to turn a "whisper on the wind" into a cry for help - but a silently screaming face rising out of the bark and weeping blood should be a big enough clue for anyone. A Clash of Kings: When Jon, dreaming as Ghost, heard Brans voice from a Wierwood (via the direwolfs supernatural senses), he could also smell soil and stone and death. The implication is that Bran was communicating back thru time from a Greenseat yet to be found: the one under Winterfell. "I like it down here," the future 3 Eyed Crow (still a child) said. Does he really have a choice, though? A recognised trope of horror movies is the demonic creature luring in a victim who ends up becoming the demon themselves. There's something poetic in the archetype of, say, a Genie needing to find someone else to trap inside the bottle so that he himself can be finally free. We've yet to read how - or even IF - Bloodraven will die. But can he even, until his heir-apparant has been found? Or is he, as the "Last" Greenseer, cursed to remain an endlessly withering, ever-living prisoner of the Wierwood until his replacement is installed beneath a screaming tree of his own? I cant help but wonder if his motives are as magnanimous as GoT would have us believe. Or indeed, what fresh opportunities this "changing of the guard" might present to one who is opposed to the Greenseers and their controlling vision of history. Or maybe it's just that those pained, pale, bloody faces in the woods kinda give me the creeps ; )

He came back because the pact was broken. Men were not supposed to live north of the wall and the wildlings were taking it over.

Dude I have enjoyed watching your videos nearly as much as the show itself. You have kept me sane while I waited the incredibly cruel two years that D&D have forced us to wait. Whether your theories turn out to be right or wrong you are the best thing to happen to the fandom since its inception

I always thought the spark that ignited this whole story was the red comet at the beginning that was spoken about in the prophecy. A white looks at the Knight King and says "About that time?" And the Knight King says "Yup".

wow, great video! I love your views and opinions on what real world parallels what GoT has.

Well the comet isnt that bad of a reason. I mean “the wall stood for 1000s of years, and every winter ended and the wall stood through it all”. So now that he saw the comet, he knew that there will be dragons around in a couple of years. He only needed 1 dragon so he could break the wall after thousands of years that he had no chance. But now, he broke it and walks south. Makes more sense to me

I've never watched your videos before but I just wanted to say, first of all, that it is really interesting, and that I really admire the effort you put into responding to most of the comments. You really look like you enjoy what you're doing. Have a nice day!

Here is another thing I was thinking about - magic that was performed on Varys when he was a child, when sorcerer spoke flames turned BLUE Amazing video :) Keep it up

I always figured he was coming for lil Sam. Thinking like he was kidnapped from him.

There's arguably more evidence for the existence of Rhllor than any other supernatural being aside from the Walkers and the Children. He's arguably evil, but even skeptics like Vars, the Hound, and Tyrion no longer protest that he isn't real.

I like this explanation of your alternative idea.

6:20 - I don't remember this scene, but I'm glad I was reminded. Shireen was such a boss. 💖

Great stuff here. Just wanted to add some thoughts I've had recently. Family is the common thread that links the motives of all the grey characters. From Cersei to Samwell, if they have a shred of humanity in them, all of their good and bad deeds are done in the interest of family - if not their own bloodline, then the one's to whom they are bonded by love and loyalty. Family is what Samwell states he is striving to protect. Gilly asks him "what about the rest of the world?" Sam replies: " I don't care about them, not really". I believe the Night King shares the same motives. He is marching South to reclaim the prince, who was promised to him. He just wants his last male heir: little Sam.

They're just trying to stop Cersei, but everyone keeps blocking them with walls and shit.

Best video I've seen so far. Well done sir!

Excellent video...absolutely thought provoking..thank you

I totally thought that said “the real reason the white walkers are black”

I originally thought it was like the mass effect story... no spoilers but they may end up being like the reapers.

"Afterwards they aren't ash and bone." One of my favorite lines in tv GOT.

That would make since although fire brings life, it destroys. Ice kills but it preserves.

I can’t get Over kinvaras body😂

Damn Kev, you guys are proposing something so crazy that it seems almost obvious. I'm absolutely certain GRRM would actually write it to play out this way. Shades of bittersweet gray.

Dude this was an awesome video 👏👏💥💥💯💯

You can see how broken Ser Davos is when he says "How many died because you were wrong." He lost his liege, his family his home and all those he held dear. All because Melisandre was wrong in believing that Stannis was Azor Ahai.

Wasn't Hodor also pure good?

I have a question. Wouldn't dragon stone be protected from the night king and his army. With all the dragon glass.

Love the video dude

YOU are my new favourite 😘😘that voice of yours is hypnotic and the content of the videos bang on! Thanks for your time with these awesome videos!

The Night King is rushing south because theres a big army of monsters north of his army

Love this video. I like the way that protagonists can be antagonists, and vice versa. Its all subjective, but I like that it could make sense.

Melisandre “brings death” where the Night King is bringing the dead back to a kind of life.

the wall. he's back to tear down that wall, mr. gorbechev

My headcanon has always been that The Lord of Light IS The Great Other, and I'll continue believing that until proven otherwise. Either way, the video was very enjoyable and brought up a lot of interesting points.

And that opening scene made me think that shireen's sacrifice was the only way, that she was able to bring Jon Snow back to life... Only death can pay for life? Was that we were supposed to get from that, that I just got on the boat late? Did everybody else know this and I'm just catching up now? Why did it never occurred to me before until just randomly clicking on a video that I've already watched by you and having that opening scene hit me in the mouth?!

Another great video man

damn, you're good, best theories I've seen so far!

I think a reason the WW's are here, is because he stopped getting crasters baby boys. Everyone always forgets that craster literally supplied the NK with WW's. Maybe he had enough WW's to launch an attack on the living, maybe the day craster went down was the last time his army got stronger

Yes! Perfect to wake up too.😎

I think the Walkers timing on the attack has to do with a theory based around Bran going back in time, getting trapped and becoming the Night King or the first walker. The reason the Walkers are back now is because Bran is about to depart back into the past and the Walker's arrival is what sent that chain of events into action. Three-Eyed Raven says the ink is dry on the past. What has happened is what will always happening. It's a self-fulfilling prophesy. If the walkers don't march upon the world at this time, Bran would never go back into the past in the first place. The NIght King is activating a sequence of events.

Yay! A new bridge 4 video!

Maybe the light is the real invader. Without any light the reality is darkness and light came to remove darkness.

1:00 Why did he return now? Tyrion pissed of the Wall in S1 and the night king stood under it.

kool thank u for responding looking forward . luv this vid. and all iv seen so far keep it up .the long night is to long lol.....

Fantastic. If I had to guess this would come to be one of your most under-appreciated videos. Or perhaps it's just personally that I appreciate to listen to different peoples' perspectives and their interpretations. And well, this mystery of the others is also a personal favourite topic. And yes, wow, Shereen truly is a black sheep event breaking the rule of social psychology which otherwise heavily influences the entire story, about "the human heart in conflict with itself." She was truly good. ;__; AND SHE KILLED'ER

Maybe the bittersweet ending is that the Lord of Light religion takes overs but it becomes obvious how evil it is.

I don't really buy this idea that seems to be bouncing around right now that the Whitewalkers aren't bad. They're the rightful villains of the series because they represent death- something to be feared by all humankind. At this point I don't think there are any gods within this story, there is just magic- different types. There is both good and bad on both sides. Ice magic is good in the Children of the Forest and the Stark Wargs and Greenseers but it was also used to create the Whitewalkers. Fire magic is good in Dany and her dragons but as you've pointed out, the cult of the Lord of the Light use it for evil. I think the main plot point surrounding the different belief systems is going to be that it's all from the same source, it doesn't matter where it came from- it matters what you do with it. The Whitwalkers were actually created using both types of magic, the CotF and Dragonglass and I think it will take both sides to defeat them Dany/Dragons/Fire, Bran/Ice and of course Jon Snow who holds the power of both.

When the Night's King reaches out and grabs Bran, it comes off as a gesture of kindness to steady him.

+ What do you think about Jaqen H'ghar ? I think he will also play an important role. I don't think that we saw him so often, just to see him as Arya's fighting teacher.

Im siding with the pop sickle zombies❄️

Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked

awesome video...thx

Good breakdown. It's weird not knowing where this is going, but as stated, we don't know the motives of the others at all, this is the best and most reasonable attempt to understand what they are thinking.

2:59 The Red Priestess has the same necklace as the Night King. Why do you think that is?

Is it possible that the only cure for becoming a white walker is the stoneman curse? That each cancels the other out? And that all the walkers are heading to Valeria?

As someone else stated before, the mystery voice sounds like Jaime. Who else has such a relation with the phrase anyway? Jaime Lannister yelling the very phrase that drives the person next to him in the past - over the edge, end scene.

last part made me shed a tear

I always wondered if craster was the tipping point. Really how many other people can be out there offering up babies.

Melisandre is the reason for every problem in westeros rn. Without her Stannis would be king with Renly by his side. The Lannisters would all be dead including Tywin. Robb Stark would be alive because he wouldn't have gone south because Stannis would have gotten revenge for him. The wildlings would still be alive and with Jon as the lord commander they might have formed a treaty of some sort. Danny would probably be dead because Tyrion would be dead. In that case Jorah wouldn't have been there to save her. The Wildlings could come south of the wall. The Night king would be stuck with a tiny army beyond the wall without a dragon. To rap up: the Starks would all be alive, Stannis would be king, the Lannisters would all be dead, Danny would be dead, the wildlings would be alive, and the Night king wouldn't be a threat. The end.

Best game of thrones video. Right on.

oh my gods that scene about shireen was heartbreaking

I've been so traumatized after Ned, Robb, then Oberyn, I can now relate to the Night King....numb, trust nothing, don't be attached, curl in a fetal position and cry...ok that last part is just me 😣

What ever happened to that sexy Red Priestess

I can't express enough of how I'm feeling after listening to your videos, only words that came to mind, "Your killing me Smalls" lol. Just, OMGGGGGG and your facts are straight out of the book for comparisons. Just, OMFG lol. Truly, like really truly, holy shit lol. Everything I've ever theorized just went POOFFFFFF, down the shitter lol. BUTTTT it makes so much more sense with your explanation

Davos confronting Melisandre about Shireen is so heart breaking

john snow is (the prince that is promised) the new prince of the white walkers the replacement of the night king as his name is john snow the name the north speaks to call the winter (winter is coming) i think the real villan is ......... (insert name here)

Okay, I'm inclined to believe that R'hllor does exist (if any gods in the ASOIAF universe are real- I REALLY love your theory about magic/power coming from humans) but I think the followers have run the religion off the tracks. Compared to the faith of the Seven- which has a lot of rules that are actually codified in the Seven Pointed Star thereby giving people a guide to follow-- and the Old Gods, which have no official rules, it seems to me that the Lord of Light's followers do what they want "or what they interpret in the fire" and call it doctrine- which is a recipe for corruption and disaster.

Great video

Trickiest part of any WW theory is the very first scene, why kill Royce other than either being evil, or to send a message to Westoros

I think Daenerys is Azor Ahai and jon snow is light bringer because his vows were i am the sword in the darkness

Awesome clip bro. My 2 guesses 1. They want little sam because it was promised to them by craster and it's the only way they can replicate. Via Offerings they can turn. 2. The spiral is the spiral of violence they are trying to stop. Which is your theory Kev: they are striking out at the endless spiral of violence. Dude for real you got a new high for n your clips. When Celine bro sir (I forgot) and he yells for his sister "Celesse " still raises my hairs and then he says "sire I served you well" Even while the guy was burning he didn't lose faith man what a good series I don't think any of the show ever top GOT again

He's coming back now because he wants to catch season 8 so he can find out how all this ends...and maybe even to find out why he's coming back now.