Appreciate the comment and the support for the video, it always helps ❤️😎

@@LootGoblin20 LG, I never expected S2 to be bad, nevermind this bad 😭😢 it had some highs, but many lows. I can only apologise to you on behalf of the poor writing and story arcs and ending to this season 😅 have you watched s2 episode 8 yet? now I know what OG Final Fantasy fans feel about rebirth 😅 this better come back strong in 2 years time for S3.

@@jikGeek Im on ep 5 right now. Has not been awful, probably at the level of S6-S7 GoT??

@@LootGoblin20 spot on LG. Ep4 is the GOAT episode though tbh and is the stand out of S2. E7 is fantastic too. The rest is, like you said on par with GOT 5 and 6, nicely put 👌👍🏻

Appreciate your thoughts on the review and the epiosde in general! Thanks 👍

Thanks for checking out the video! You're right, and a simiar point made during my live reaction - he's either got no more influence, is being ignored or isnt as involved as he was with S1, which is a shame, considering where GOT went once GRRM wasnt involved.

Thanks for your comment, your support is appreciated and for the valuable insights 👍 That makes sense about the social unrest, I remember Hugh's and his wife having issues earlier on this season. I'll be sure to not be so 'generic' when referring to Rhaenrya's council going forward, appreciate you letting me know on that one too 👍

Vargr! Thanks for the comment 👍 Yes GREAT point - where has that silver fox gone, since he stormed out of Kings landing in S1? Rhaenyra needs more protection that is for sure, especially now Daemon is also housed in Harrenhall. The Greens know this too, so Im suprised there aren't more assassination attempts.

Thanks for the comment, really appreciate the support 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@@vargr2089 Vargr what is up my man! Great to hear from you 👍🏻 you are absolutely right! The only person who I am rooting for on team green is aegon, and I guess Heleana. The rest are peices of work 🤣 but the rest are so damn interesting too, especially the direction they've taken armond now! Team black I suspect will ramp up now and will start recruiting dragonseeds. You are right about the atk, no one deserves that + its not aegons fault he is the first son and he has to be king! And yeah 100% aemond attacked argon with Dragon fire! Glad you enjoyed the episode, its sounds as If you did 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@@jikGeek Oh i loved it, 10/10 we finally got the dragon battle that i'd hoped for in season 8 but never got cause could barely see a thing.

@@vargr2089 so glad! It was the absolute perfect episode for me. Unlike 1 and 3, they NAILED the ending in the one, it was unreal, the cgi is so realistic and the dragons were on point throughout. Fully agree this is what season 8 should of been like 100% 🥲 still makes me sad. Imagine this quality, during the day, or even just lit by moonlight, battle of winterfell would have been good at least 😅👌 Here is to hoping the 2nd half will be just as good. I have a feeling there will be some more storyline surprises and I hope we haven't seen the last of winterfell and the starks

LG My man! Thanks again, always appreciate your support. It was a very fun challenge. Onto the next one. Looking forward to your next one too.

@@jikGeek Still trying to figure out how to beat omega with these restrictions. Thanks for ruining my life 👍👍😆

@@LootGoblin20 LG! no problem I guess 😅 I had a lot of attempts and I think there is a setup and a strategy. How about we link up on this one? Maybe a joint stream?

@@jikGeek 24 hour stream?👀👀👀

@@LootGoblin20 I am down for a 24hr stream for sure. Might be we jump in n out but yeah, I'm game. Also, I'm thinking of asking you / Blitzace / karifean, maybe try n get more ppl to see if they want to do a monthly final fantasy podcast. Like last Friday of each month or something?

@@Karifean appreciate the support Karifean! Especially from a pro like you 👍🏻 thoughts on deating Omega Weapon with these restrictions? I've got access to sos Haste and auto-potion to keep auto alive, just unsure if I'd be able to keep up as no auto-phoenix 🤔

@@BlitzAce469 Blitz my man! Great to hear from you 👍🏻 thanks man, it has been a while since Yunalesca for sure - I debated how I wanted this awkward-ish episode to go, appreciate the support for the ongoing guide 👍🏻 Minor spoiler, you won't see Trio until the post-game, I.e. After BFA. Purposely avoiding using it, even though the only restriction is no sphere grid. The sin fights especially, it was so interesting understanding the AI and mechanics and made the battles WAY more fun + it'd make the next few fights too easy imo. However, for the Monster Arena, which will be like ep33 onwards think, Trio is all you'll see haha 😄 cant most of that without trio right?

@@jikGeek You can do quite a few Arena creations without Trio but most of them would be really long battles. Either Doom + survive or Dark Matter spam. Probably more fun with Trio tbh. (Although it makes me want to try as many creations as possible in NSGNSNCNO just for fun.)

@@BlitzAce469 you are right Blitz, you can. Just checked my pre-records, which is up to n incl. Ultima Buster, and yeah most trio usage is during species and the first 2 original fights. There are a few trio fights in area conquest, mostly for speed though more than anything, Cac King for instance. Doubt they'll be individual episodes, maybe the originals 🤔

Thanks BBJ30, your support for the ongoing challenge series is very much appreciated! Glad you liked the episode - we are only half way, so plenty more to come 😎👍

@@jikGeek great to hear and to watch

@@Bigbabyj30 Always great to get feedback on the No Sphere Grid guide - hoping it is of some use, if you ever decide to do an FFX NSG playthrough yourself 👍

@@jikGeek no doubt it will

Glad to hear it BBJ30! Good luck when you eventually start that playthrough 👍

You are right and this is an excellent point. On reflection it's got me thinking 🤔 about 3 key points; 1. Team green nor Archmaester Gyldayn knew that Rhaenyra wanted Aemond dead. 2. Perhaps Archmaester Gyldayn is protecting Alicent by writing that she was there, and not with Criston Cole, as it implicates both of them + the maesters are 'team green / team hightower' 3. Seeing as it is implied, at least in S1 of the show, that the masters are team green / team hightower, perhaps the incident was blown up by the maesters to implicate the Targaryens and Team Black. The only thing in the show, not above, that vastly goes against the book, is the lack of Maelor. Thanks again for your thoughts 👍🏻

Agree there were plenty of highs in HOTD S1, and some lows, im looking at ep 6 especially, but it reminded me of the old school GOT days, and brought back the seriousness, good character work, and decent story quality for sure!

Fully agree - it was way off the mark vs. the book and confused me, you are spot on - it was a typical PERFECT game of thrones scene, one that sets this show a part form the rest, or used to anyway. I get the impression it was 'too dark for normies' (who i gather is the main audience, with nods of lore etc to the book fans) and they shyed away from the original, deeming it too horrific, but thats their failure in my eyes. Just adapt the source material where we know it to be true, and fill in any gaps will good stuff.

Glad you think the same, and its not just me! Agree that it was still a sad scene, but they really should have just stuck to how it went in the books... it could have been a hell'a lot stronger!, particularly that quote you mention + the choice. Suprised GRRM signed off on it!?!

Bruuuh I was waiting for it too :(

Hoping they dont change anything else this much from the books! Like Rooks rest and thinking ahead to S3/S4... the battle of the gods eye

@@jikGeek my only concern rn is Dareon I haven’t seen any hints of him even in the opening you dont see him in the green team

Yeah it doesnt look like Daeron is in Season 2 - perhaps in S3 or S4. Preety sure he hasnt even been mentioned or referenced to - seeing Daeron and Tessarion is gna be cool AF. His arch does ramp up from the middle part of the this story, so perhaps they are saving him for later, and can just reference that hes been in old town with the Maesters - perhaps bringing back the grand maester conspiracy plot, like what was hinted to in HOTD S1

My bad on a couple of occasions, thanks for the correction 👍🏻 should have said 'blackwood' or 'bastard'! lots of ideas live, and got carried away, my bad 👍🏻😅

Thanks, this sounds more interesting then i anticipated - Think i've seen the ASX episode on Bolt-On (think that is the video title) and though it was a gag 😅 so will defo go back and take it more seriously. Now i'm theorising... Perhaps he is some sort of creation like lady stoneheart 🤔 i'll check it out and revisit Roose is a vampire on part 3! Thank you for joining in too, great to see you in the chat and helping me out and hearing your thoughts, loved it 👍

Hey! Thanks for the comment, it is appreciated. And you're right... it is a great theory with a lot of merit and other ASOIAF content creators have broken this one down to perfection (InDeepGeek for instance). On reflection, it is more complex (at least in my eyes) than R+L=J and I think I wanted to focus on that theory more so, seeing as I know the more of the intricate details + im convinced R+L=J is true, which rules out all others.

@@jikGeek I understand the deductive reasoning within the video (support one, hard to support others). Order of the Green Hand has a great timeline video on N+A=J, with a real smoking gun coming from recent annotations on the ebook (audiobook) with George saying that Jon was born during the sack of kings landing and the tower of joy being almost a month from Kings landing. Along with many other reasons

@@ogdenatwood161 Thank you for letting me know about that video, going to check it out for sure (is it this one? -kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n6mKoLiGq8zJfIU.html). It is a great theory and ashara dayne is such a mysterious character, id love to do a breakdown and deep dive into the daynes at some point on the channel.

@@jikGeek pretty sure that’s it, yeah

@@ogdenatwood161 thanks will defo check that out 👍

Hey! Thanks for the comment! I'll check the list. There is 87 of them, and i managed to get through 24 in part 1 - thought i'd cover them all (and this was a 1 of stream), turns out ill need 3-4 parts. I promise to check the list and come back to you. In the mean time , I have heard of that theory and I LOVE IT. I'm sure this is something that '@Michael Talks About Stuff' did a video on - great video and makes some solid arguments. If i can add theories to the list im working from on tierlist maker, i will absolutely do so and include them on the stream 👍

Just checked and it is not on there. So i will add it to the list for next stream, which should this Saturday 1st June at 8pm UK / 3pm EST!

@@jikGeek Oh you should! Not gonna lie its without a doubt imo. The wildest theory because it actually sounds plausible and unlike most theories. This one actually ties together ALOT of hints, theories and seemingly ‘plotholes’! Do check it out! Its fairly new as I understand it

Got a little image ready to add to the list! Will also watch the video ive found on it as well to familiarise with the theory, as it is recently new you are right! Thanks for the addition 👍 anymore are most welcome!

@@jikGeek you are welcome! Well really I’d watch all of his videos regarding this. He has a playlist on it, because if correct, it really is a theory that can conmect it all

Hey. You know, that's a good point and something I overlooked live on stream. Some of this was off the cuff, minimal prep, so bound to be mistakes. Thanks for checking out the video and letting me know your thoughts 👍

@@jikGeek you took on quite a monumental task, so that's understandable. Also, regarding the potential rebirth of Jon; the wall is salty according to Bran when it drips on him at the Nightfort

Thanks, appreciate the support and feedback! Once i started, soon realised all 80-something werent being finished, now it'll be a multi-part series 👍 On Jon, again, another detail overlooked and one suttle quote that I'm sure will contribute to Jon fulfilling the prophecy for sure. The smoke surely is coming from the pyre of Shereen or perhaps Melisandre will cast some smokey fire magic or use fire somehow. Thanks for that info 👍 looking forward to the next part.

Really glad you enjoyed it Vargr! It was great to have you join me on stream! Looking forward to part 2! Will likely be next weekend 👍 What was your fave theory? you'e right, certainly cog my brain working too 😂👍

@@jikGeek oh my favorite theory was that Jaime is the Valonqar

Such a great theory! Hopefully Jamie and Cersei ending is infinitely better than what we got in the show!

​@@vargr2089as much as I love how impactful the idea of Jamie being the Valonqar is, I can't help but be bothered by the fact that it doesn't address why it specifically uses a Valyrian key term, which in itself is ambiguous to whether it's little brother or little sister. Would be such an out of place red herring.

Have been contemplating this for the last few days 🤔 the only explanation is that the theory of A+J = C + J. Cersei and Jamie are targs. That or Maggie the frog was a COTF, and similar to the wood witch (whom is also regarded as a COTF), who knew about prophecy + guided Rhaegar about the song of Ice and Fire (as well as other prophecy stuff).

Thanks Top Secret 👍 good to hear from you and good to be back my man! Hope you're well

For sure - it's always good to get rid of 1, as double blast punch is a pain to manage 😅👍

@@jikGeek at least it counts as a gravity based attack meaning it will never kill the character it's attacking