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@finnmccartney

8 күн бұрын

Aren't the brackens yellow in the show 🐴🟡

@AltShiftX

8 күн бұрын

@@finnmccartney Yeah, but they support the greens!

@TheBaselessMountain

8 күн бұрын

That bastard AltschwiftX will pay!

@HouseoftheWerewolf

8 күн бұрын

@@finnmccartney Willem Blackwood kills Jerrel Bracken in season 1. The Brackens wore red; but their sigil is yellow while the Blackwood's sigil is red.

@memus5367

8 күн бұрын

Both houses get the same price. Alt Scam X

I kinda like the lateness of these explanations, it’s like a fun little recap right before the next episode.

@Kyles_Money

7 күн бұрын

For sure. Should be an epic one tonight! Enjoy, everyone.

@KeltonTitan

7 күн бұрын

Now when Ep4 starts, I can skip the recap

@cashnelson2306

7 күн бұрын

That’s how I’d watch them every week even if he released them sooner.

@arnaud_voltaire

6 күн бұрын

I much prefer this over half assed summaries on the next day

@Ominouscustodian

5 күн бұрын

Fully agree

3rd week of Alt Shwoft X promising to "make the explainer vid earlier this time" and publishing it on the day of the next episode :D We still love you though!

@MenkoDany

8 күн бұрын

Take your time

@Darkness-ie2yl

8 күн бұрын

yeah this tactic makes zero sense. after watching 200 other videos about this, this one is like a hotdog after a feast.

@danc42421

8 күн бұрын

I feel like thats how it always was with GoT no? I remember watching the breakdown vids the day before of a new ep. His live streams tho are right after and contain much of the similar breakdowns and very fun to watch!

@popculturepicks

8 күн бұрын

I'm sure he's doing it for the views . Most people tune in the day the show airs

@epiklizard6629

8 күн бұрын

@@MenkoDany honestly like it this way, a nice refresher to go into the next episode

it's crazy to me that people who call themselves massive fans of this universe don't actually understand that Viserys' last words didn't impact the story at all because Otto would've staged the usurpation anyways, but rather just Alicent's personal perception of it all

@EdmundSia

7 күн бұрын

TRUEE they were already plotting it while Viserys was still alive

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

I feel like alicent saying it to otto gave him the support he needed. Without alicent otto would have had trouble with the coup, because criston was loyal to her at the time. That was the point of that chase scene S1

@nikolascsgo

7 күн бұрын

@@GustavoCardoso95 I disagree, Otto has never been swayed by Alicent in any meaningful manner except the last scene of S2E2 and even then he's very hesitant to agree with her to go to Highgarden even though there is virtually no risk to it that kind of dude simply wouldn't let something as big as usurping the Iron Throne up in the air to the point where Alicent can sway the outcome in either direction

@boarfaceswinejaw4516

7 күн бұрын

Im just upset that they made what was meant to be two fierce women into sobbing wet socks without agency. I would legit have preferred it if alicent's decision to support Aegon's claim was based on her own wish to give her family and herself some modicum of power and safety, disregarding the wishes of the old dying decrepid corpse who had neglected her and his own sons and daughters in favor of his eldest daughter. People just sort of take it for granted that the safety of Alicent, her family and her kids would somehow have been guaranteed under Rhaenyra and Daemon had rhaenyra become queen, even though we've seen enough from team black to prove that random murders isnt beyond them in the slightest. now instead Alicent is portrayed as a braindead moron for disregarding 20 years of Viserys "my daughter shall be queen" in favor of a dying senile corpse saying "aegon was promised" in his final mumbles. if that was all she needed to be convinced, she did not have to be convinced in the first place.

@xjmoney1800x

7 күн бұрын

Na I feel like if Alicent understand what he was saying she wouldn't have pushed her son to be king especially because they were on good terms before Viserys's death and Aegon didn't even want to be king. with the queen on the side of the blacks it would of made Otto's plan way harder and way different.

Love how Daemon has enough awareness to call the throne what it is "chair made of swords," but not enough to realize having it won't be worth losing every relationship he ever had for it

@lileymixed

8 күн бұрын

he's aware of it i think, at least the losing relationships part he seemed like he was contemplating deeply after saying "chair made of swords"

@tajaemartin2251

8 күн бұрын

What relationship? Lmao

@robinvik1

7 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure if he actually took the throne, he would immediately hand it over to his wife. Like he did for his brother after being crowned king over the pirate area. It's just about proving that he could do it, not about actually doing it

@nick6743

7 күн бұрын

TV Daemon is not even comparable to book Daemon. Condal has portrayed Daemon horribly in the show.

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

@@nick6743i think they are going for a redemption arc. Daemon will get to know the prophecy from Alys and will recomitt himself to rhaenyra because of that. In the trailers we saw rhaenyra and daemon sitting with the dragonseeds so im pretty sure he is coming back to her

I found it interesting how Larys continues his “humble, disabled servant” facade around people he’s attempting to manipulate and gain leverage with. He did it with Alicent, and now again with Aegon. However, whenever he’s been alone or with people he has succeeded establishing his power/has power over, he drops the mask entirely. His little stumbling and head dropping as he left Aegon made me feel extremely slimy

@Eastcyning

8 күн бұрын

Wouldn't be surprised if the usage of his nickname, "Larys Clubfoot", was something he himself had a hand in spreading. Might make people more inclined to underestimate him or mock him, so it's an advantage. Very Tyrion-esque: making your flaws your armour (or, in Larys' case, his sword)

@burntorangehorn

8 күн бұрын

Getting others to underestimate him is the key tactic within his greater strategy, which the show established in his first two scenes: making himself a wallflower in the ladies' discussion during the great hunt, and giving Alicent the moon tea clue in the godswood. Baelish and Varys similarly use their relatively mean social status to gain their advantages.

@kjellduteweert9262

8 күн бұрын

Also like Pycelle.

@ramadaniswara19

8 күн бұрын

Nah fr he's like the combination of all of Joffrey's small council member lool. Varys Littlefinger Pycelle merged together

@F0XD1E

7 күн бұрын

He needs to have the people he's manipulating believe they are still in control. That's why he acts submissive around them.

Thank you for acknowledging that Daemon wanting to be called “your grace” as the spouse of the monarch isn’t as insane and treasonous as everyone thinks. Alicent is called “your grace” every single episode. Also I don’t like that they explicitly state those 3 dragon eggs are Dany’s. They want to tie this history to the first story but in doing so they explicitly tell us that those 3 eggs will do nothing and play no role in THIS story so they instantly become unimportant and irrelevant.

@Ironcorgi2

7 күн бұрын

Especially because fire and blood gave an explanation of her eggs being Elissa farmen stealing them and selling them to the free cities.

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

Yeah some stuff they shouldnt say in the behind the episode i feel like it kills the magic

@DmitriVanderbilt

7 күн бұрын

How many people actually know Daemon and Rhaenyra are married? Their kids are too young to have been involved in court yet so I can buy that Simon Strong didnt realize Daemon was the "king consort" or whatever we want to call it

@JuniperArtemis16

7 күн бұрын

@@DmitriVanderbilt They’ve been married and living together on Dragonstone for like 6 years. The heir to the throne got married and had kids with her new husband, the whole realm will know that. Especially when Rhaenyra has kids it’s very custom to send ravens out as birth announcements of royal princes so the rest of the country knows about the royal family and heirs and their power.

@DmitriVanderbilt

7 күн бұрын

@@JuniperArtemis16 Yeah you're right about all that, I just wasn't sure if it had all been done as normal because of the whole "competing monarchs" thing.

I need a Game of Thrones spinoff tv series of Ser Simon travelling across Westeros trying the very best of Westerosi food

@jlshel42

8 күн бұрын

Ser Simon of Flavortown samples the wares on Ride-ins, Taverns, and Dives

@Gigipretty64

8 күн бұрын

Yes then I need a 22 hour video from GlimbleSchwift rating all those meals 👍🏻 Make it happen, by the old gods and the new!

@lukasmadrid1945

8 күн бұрын

I would acc love this, a fantasy food travel show

@yujyuu

7 күн бұрын

​@@lukasmadrid1945 have you watched the anime Dungeon Meshi? It's kinda like that

@CDio-vr3bx

7 күн бұрын

Westerosi's kitchen nightmares

My favorite part of this Blackwoods and Brackens issue is that the Blackwoods had a habit of nailing pennies into their Wyrwood tree, and copper is toxic to trees in large doses. Meaning they likely killed their own god in a misguided offering, then blamed their rivals.

@braderaku

7 күн бұрын

Details like this is why I love asoiaf

@BoadieBroadus3211

7 күн бұрын

“That’s a crud rock, it belongs in Crudtown!” ass Springfield-Shelbyville conflict 😂😂😂

@outdose9997

7 күн бұрын

All im hearing is its the brackens fault

@kevinw712

7 күн бұрын

knowing how into the weeds that GRRM can get with this whole universe, I would not be surprised if there was some like mini-Romeo & Juliet type short story within the whole Blackwoods/Brackens conflict

@stingerjohnny9951

7 күн бұрын

@@kevinw712 …T-There actually is…

“The boundary stones surely aren’t worthy fighting for.” Listen, bro, I’m not saying you’re wrong, but farmers will straight-up shoot each other over property lines in the 21st century. As someone from a rural area, I see a property dispute spanning generations turning into a blood feud. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@HouseoftheWerewolf

8 күн бұрын

Neighbors shot each other over fences

@patryklewandowski2099

7 күн бұрын

​@@HouseoftheWerewolftrue that, here in Poland as well I have heard multiple stories of my friends' neighbours where families ceased to speak to one another because their father divided the lands in some weird way or that a tree's shadow from one parcel is causing some troubles for vegetation on the other Not to mention lands surveyors doing a shitty job and both families trying to push the borders of their parcels a few centimetres There is even a polish, cult comedy classic trilogy cinematographic that revolves around two families fighting over the fence and their children secretly loving each other ("Sami swoi" for those interested)

@jamesmorseman3180

7 күн бұрын

@@MikeC-n8j boundary stones are absolutely worth fighting for I’m not exactly sure what he was saying here. Like is he suggesting that either the Brackens or Blackwoods should just… concede all their land to the other with no pushback? Like what

@edd4131

7 күн бұрын

@@jamesmorseman3180it’s just another petty reason to add onto this generational war. Another reason to fight, lost in the storm that is everyone’s personal reason as well.

@jamesmorseman3180

7 күн бұрын

@@edd4131 oh that I definitely agree with, just not that it’s not something “worth fighting over”

Honestly, having the prwevious episode explained shortly before the next episode releases is a pretty helpful 'recap' before jumping back into this very character-dense story.

@seventhunder6470

7 күн бұрын

Previously on House of the Dragon…

@dromankass8655

7 күн бұрын

It's also good to have the names and faces of the lesser characters shown in here. Like the members of the Black Council on Dragonstone. That Ser Broome guy, I'd not like him hanging around, and the the good of her health the Queen should treat him in the same way Tryon dealt with Janos Slynt.

Matt has two consort roles under his belt now: Prince Philip and Daemon. I wonder if one informs the other.

@lindseyemberton5286

7 күн бұрын

I know! I love that. And both were similar characters. High achieving, didn't want to bow to the queen, mischievous, etc.

@catscats4427

6 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@whathell6t

6 күн бұрын

I still him as the 11th Doctor.

Milly Alcock's cameo was awesome. Apparently, she was on set for the first 2 days. I hope to see her more in future episodes/Seasons.

@liszt646

8 күн бұрын

Alcock and no balls 😢

@VictorIV0310

8 күн бұрын

@@liszt646With the latter, she would’ve been made ruler without question!

@SanskarWagley

7 күн бұрын

If Milly came back, hope Emily comes back as young Alicent

@lgth.jne3

6 күн бұрын

​@@SanskarWagleyon what purpose tho

@SanskarWagley

6 күн бұрын

@@lgth.jne3 why not

HOTD week honestly isnt complete without this, thank you Shifty and Glidus 🙏

@CaleebTalib

8 күн бұрын

True their welsh narration be hitting 😂

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

7 күн бұрын

@@CaleebTalibglimbus is 100% Zambian you nave

love the fact that you implied that daemon is an impulsive teenager, because that exactly how he acts

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

7 күн бұрын

Both him and Rhenaeyra are extremely immature and are bad rulers. Just like their brother and father respectively.

@Kimberleyssmith13

6 күн бұрын

And he sees himself in Aemond. I wonder if GRRM purposely named them for this reason take the D from Daemon and move it to the end and you’ve got Aemond. Or Daemon the 2nd. Younger angry bad ass brother who thinks he’s better suited for the throne.

Not the quickest to drop videos, just the best.

@Samiii90210

8 күн бұрын

fr

@Ronam0451

8 күн бұрын

Wasn't this video releases a week ago? I swear I watched it on Tuesday

@NgocYakult

7 күн бұрын

@@Ronam0451 This video is for ep 3

@rickybindahoose6193

7 күн бұрын

​@Ronam0451 he does a Q&A Livestream after the episode, you probably saw that 😁

@FKDotFitzgerald

7 күн бұрын

@@Ronam0451Every week, he does a more freeform 2-3 hour episode analysis right after the new episode ends. Then he does a more concise 30+ minute video before the next episode. Sometimes it drops on like Friday or Saturday but it’s often the morning before the new episode.

"They no longer breath our air." is probably the most sinister thing I've heard so far in the show.

One of my very few gripes this season is that every black council scene feels like exactly the same meeting. I think that was a bigger issue for me this episode than the nun scene, though I definitely have hope that problem is now at an end with peace finally being rejected!

@ryankirkpatrick8489

8 күн бұрын

The nun scene was obviously good but I can't get past feeling it's very shoehorned in

@mellow3995

8 күн бұрын

You can summarize the 3 black council meetings we've had so far as "we need action and dragon fights!" "no lol u crazy". I get that we needed to establish that there was no other way instead of immediately devolving into starting bloody dragon fights, but they could have packaged it differently instead of it feeling like we're watching the same scene again and again. Hopefully now, that'll change

@Nukefandango

8 күн бұрын

Agreed! That could have been better.

@peep0Sad

8 күн бұрын

​@@mellow3995 Also we have less episodes this season!

@iheartTSDW

8 күн бұрын

@@peep0Sad *fewer*

A blackwood and bracken meeting without at least 1 death is considered a dull affair

@MegaKnight2012

13 сағат бұрын

Missy and Barbara seemed to have met during their respective affairs with Aegon the Unworthy, but then their sons made up for the lack of death with lots of Blackfyre Rebellions.

Your commitment to no spoilers is iconic and sexy

@powderedtoastfacekillah734

7 күн бұрын

@@heatherfreeman5274 it’s the reason he’s the only reviewer I watch

I think Corlys doesn't want Rhaena as his heir because her last name is Targaryen, which would mean in time all he has built for himself would pass to house Targaryen. Like he said "History does not remember blood, it remembers names". He wants an heir with the Velaryon name above all else.

@HisameArtwork

7 күн бұрын

just have the same rule for them, when she ascends she becomes valerion. it's what he'll do with the bastard anyway. i just think he's low key misogynist. like my dad was pretty woke compared to other east european boomers but he never helped mom around the house and he preferred our brother not me and my sister.

@SpaceMarine500

2 күн бұрын

@@HisameArtwork bruh this is a medieval patriarchal world. The majority of this world's people are like that and they don't have the sociopolitical development to accept otherwise. You are not making an earth-shattering revelation. Also, wanting a Velayron heir is still valid. This concerns the properties, lands, and resources of the richest house in Westeros.

Rhaenyra looked cute as hell in that habit

@burntorangehorn

8 күн бұрын

Ironically an essential nun's habit somehow brought out D'Arcy's cheekbones, eye shape, and jawline.

Milly Alcock was definitely the biggest surprise of the episode, I read in an article last year she didn't want to do fantasy shows anymore so I wasn't expecting her to turn up for a cameo for sure

@orangemoonglows2692

7 күн бұрын

she's the new "supergirl" so I don't know about all the stuff she was talking about.

@nahblue

7 күн бұрын

She did great in HotD season 1 I think! And good for her career to launch her like that and she doesn't even need to stick around.

@MegaKnight2012

13 сағат бұрын

Clearly a blatant fib, since she's reportedly playing Supergirl, and the Superman mythos is sure as heck fantasy, thinly disguised as sci-fi

Perfect way to start a Sunday

@BlondeAndBougie

8 күн бұрын

Agreed! A review of last week.

Honestly, these breakdowns should be the true "on the last episode" right before the next episode. So good. Thanks shift and glidus.

One of my favorite parts of this channel is that it isn’t that you are pointing out Easter eggs. You are pointing out themes, metaphors and emphasizing topics Id otherwise never notice

Young Rhaenyra in the vision still wearing the necklace that Daemon give her.

In the end Harren hawl, even in its ruined state outlived both Dragons and Targaryens.

"Don't matter who did what to who at this point. Fact is, we went to war and now there ain't no goin' back. I mean, shit, it's what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it's a lie, then we fight on that lie. But we gotta fight." - Warden of East Baltimore, First of His Name, Lord Commander of Proposition Joe's Crew, Slim Charles. Basically sums up what happened in the last interaction between Rhaenyra and Alicent lmao. HBO shows crossing paths

@tyf.5111

7 күн бұрын

Wasn't expecting to see a Wire reference here but I will absolutely take it.

@cornejo1005

7 күн бұрын

Slim Charles really that once-in-a-lifetime hand of the king that knows how to play the game (of thrones) from Avon to Prop Joe and finally to being one of the leaders of the co-op.

@ramadaniswara19

6 күн бұрын

@@cornejo1005 Once in the lifetime is right. Hands down the smartest player in the game

Calling Rhaena “the babysitter” GREATLY downplays the importance of the mission she’s been given. Rhaenyra has asked Rhaena to RAISE AND PROTECT her children AS A MOTHER. These 3 little boys are 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in line for the throne…behind Jace, who is about to go to war. A mother entrusting you with her children is not ‘just babysitting;’ it’s a huge honor, especially when that mother is THE QUEEN.

@ShubertReads

7 күн бұрын

Very important royal babysitting

@doctorajaguar

7 күн бұрын

Exactly. I was really touched by the huge responsability given to Rhaena. I got emotional haha

cristons behavior towards alicent in this ep is incredibly sinister tbh, just like the end of e2. Putting her into that position of asking for her favor in front of everyone... its a very uncomfortable and real depiction of these concepts like courtly love

@HisameArtwork

7 күн бұрын

if she had rejected the loonie it would have been the orange startup problem all over again.

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

Crisron doesnt give a f about anythin at this point. He just wants to kill or die

If you look closely, Larys is in the background as Alicent gives Criston her favor.

@Kyles_Money

7 күн бұрын

Lol dudes always creepin

@bonbonvegabon

7 күн бұрын

Hes also in the corner lurking in that brothel when Aegon bullies Aemond

The way Fabian Frankel is evidently able to just _turn his entire brain off_ is legitimately impressive. That dissociated, vacant stare is unironically some of the best acting in the show. It’s so, so unsettling and threatening without needing to say a word, even when he’s directing it inward.

@ToastAndJellyfish

7 күн бұрын

Fabien. Thanks, autocorrect.

I think part of the reason why Alicent says "Its too late" is that she feels her grandson and daughter will have suffered for nothing if thats the case and that might be too painful for her to admit esspecailly after her talk with Heleana.

@StefanPiano

7 күн бұрын

Hadn't thought of it that way, good point.

@ryandempsey4830

6 күн бұрын

Well also because it just literally is too late and Alicent couldn't stop the war if she resolved to or die trying.

@SpaceMarine500

2 күн бұрын

There are legit reasons to not want Rhaenyra to be the monarch with Daemon as her king consort, even considering how bad Aegon is.

This upload sched is actually okay, it serves as a refresher for the ep later

Baela asking Jace about his relationship with Harwin Strong is the first sign of the next generation developing real friendships beyond their parents. All of their parents would have killed anyone who asked that question.

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

7 күн бұрын

lol yeah, the next generation is gunna be just fine 😂

@patryklewandowski2099

7 күн бұрын

​@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 phew, I am glad because I was real worried about the bloody dragons war that was supposed to come

@edd4131

7 күн бұрын

Amazing point 😭

ASX: "I'm gonna try and have Episode 3 explained out soon, the last couple have uploaded just hours before the new episode." Me, on a Sunday morning: "Oh cool, HotD S2E03 explained." ❤We love you, Shiftydog 🐕

I loved the RPG feeling of the dragon knight ambling around in the dark rainy castle.

@AbdulRahman-vy7ko

6 күн бұрын

Omg sameeeee so beautiful

It’s really funny to me how Daemon refuses the guest right. Everyone’s making food jokes at Ser Simon’s expense and seem to have forgotten Daemon can still legally kill everyone in that room before he eats those peas. Of course the next words out of Simon’s mouth after surrendering is about dinner. He’s trying to receive a legal protection. It’s really odd to me how everyone seems to have forgotten the red wedding, at least in the context of what the scene at Harrenhal is presenting.

@Terter1551

7 күн бұрын

Why is he legally allowed to kill his vassals? There is no such thing. They are not at war and the lord declared his loyalty to the queen, it would be a crime for Deamon to murder him.

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

7 күн бұрын

@@Terter1551”why is he legally allowed to kill HIS VASSALS” You answered your own question. Because they’re his vassals. You can do whatever you want to those you rule over lol. Eventually they’ll rebel, but a monarch doesn’t commit any legal wrongdoing by just murdering his inferiors.

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

7 күн бұрын

@@Terter1551no it wouldn’t 😂 wtf? Who tf enforces laws in Medieval society? What is he gunna be tried in court for killing his vassal? Is the UN gunna charge him with committing war crimes? 😂 lol, the historical understanding of some people is hilarious.

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

7 күн бұрын

“He can’t just kill his vassals” He can 100% kill his vassals. He owns them, that’s the point of a vassal and a monarch. You people act like human rights and impartial courts are a given lol

@misanthropicservitorofmars2116

7 күн бұрын

You can still kill people even after eating food at their table too lol, lords and nobles just don’t because it completely ruins their reputations since it’s a long standing tradition. It has social ramifications, not legal ramifications.

Every time you pronounced Daemon as DaemON it sounded like a Digimon name 😅. I had to chuckle every time.

@mudza92

8 күн бұрын

That's how it's pronounced. Not Daymen or whatever Americans pronounce it

@jlshel42

8 күн бұрын

@@mudza92sorry we aren’t as Westerosi as you

@fimmywa

8 күн бұрын

@@jlshel42who is fine unless you’re also leaving comments pointing out people are pronouncing it “wrong” lmao. Which he isn’t.

@kodacv1612

8 күн бұрын

murricans and their hubris to know it better lmao....

@raulpetrascu2696

7 күн бұрын

​@@mudza92in the show they say Daymun, so what do you mean that's how it's pronounced? And don't start with "GRRM in a interview.." because then we all pronounce every single name wrong lol. Dothrockeye, Briyeen...

There is no reason for this to come out earlier. I love my 40 minute recap before my 60 minute show!!!

okay the "he's NOT QUALIFIED! and he's STRESSED!" has me HOWLING

😂😂😂 i keep reading the title of episode 3 as "the burning milf"

@andorifjohn

8 күн бұрын

That's Melisandre no?

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

LOL

Wait til Larys figured out Rhaenyra also has feets

Wow! Didn’t recognise Dyana. So many layers uncovered! Thank you! Will be interesting to see where Ulf is going forward.

Honestly with how long George has made us wait for Winds of Winter how do we expect the same members of that fandom to be on time? Love your work Alt Shift, heard Schwift was doing some NeBOOla stuff but i wouldnt know.

@shmooveyea

7 күн бұрын

What % chance do you think it will ever be finished by George?

@jasonfuller2734

7 күн бұрын

@@shmooveyea0%. Why would he finish it? So people can disagree with every decision he makes? No. If finished his books won’t release until after he passes.

@Grey_OSN

7 күн бұрын

@@jasonfuller2734i think people tend to forget that these stories are for him, this is his fantasy world and he’s choosing to share it with us, we can disagree with certain aspects but to demand things is kind of entitled.

Otto ordered his hit on Rhaenyra in a very different set of circumstances. And it kinda made sense at the moment: she didn't know Viserys was dead, Garrold Westerling could have been successful. Otto wouldn't have done it this way, with Arryk going alone to impersonate his brother.

@vinogr00nko93

8 күн бұрын

exactly, no idea why people put the two situations in the same basket

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

I agree. Otto doesnt care about killing, but he wouldnt allow such a dumb plan to happen

@jamesmorseman3180

7 күн бұрын

@@vinogr00nko93because they’re the same and nothing this dude just said changed it lmao

@vinogr00nko93

7 күн бұрын

@@jamesmorseman3180 sending one guy during a state of ware on the offchance that he doesn't stumble upon his identical twin is not the same as sending a group of knights shortly after relative peace between the sides has been reached and you have to be an idiot to not see it

@RyenPacino

7 күн бұрын

@@jamesmorseman3180”I have horrible reading comprehension” lmao

"the game of thrones books have always been about the evils of war and the joy of good food" 👏👏👏👏👏

8:03 Daemon first considers the possibility of being poisonned, that's why he doesn't eat. he's rightly cautious

@HisameArtwork

7 күн бұрын

given how sussy his dad died, it's not surprising. how old was he when be became a orphan of both parents?

When you make those extra connections that make sense, those little things, the allegory, the metaphor, as if you personally know the writers and creators and their reasoning, it's truly immersive

How have we gone from “alswiftx is an imposter , don’t follow him” to “watch him , he is da best” ?

@ShubertReads

7 күн бұрын

Do you think he's being blackmailed?

@vasilispapadopoulos4397

7 күн бұрын

@@ShubertReads no

@vasilispapadopoulos4397

7 күн бұрын

@@ShubertReads i just wonder what made him to make a 180 ..

The Blackwoods have got to be one of the most interesting and cool houses in Westeros! Also, all that bloodshed at The Burning Mill could have been avoided if only Davos Blackwood and Aeron Bracken had just smooched a little 😩 The chemistry between them was INSANE in those 2 minutes of screen time.

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

I just wish he saw hints of the cool battle from the books. Like if were directing it I would have shown amos bracken with a weirwood arrow coming out of his eye

I love that you upload these explained videos right before the release of a new episode so that we get reminded what happened last week and we understand what ACTUALLY happened in the episode

Honestly feel like this episode is setting up how The Song of Ice and Fire gets lost in the annals of time. As the Dances rages on and Rhaenyra begins feeling the losses and toll of the war (sin begets sin begets sin) she forgets what her father told about keeping the realm united and it just becomes more personal for her.

“Simon focuses on what really matters, enjoying venison with peas” We should all strive to be like Simon

Maybe a major nitpick, but Aemond's brothel scenes have been really bothering me this season. Maybe they're a nod to the people thirsting for him, but they made me assume that Aemond has been going there for quite a long time. This means that the prince (and the king, even) gets really vulnerable quite often. Mysaria would have known about his shenanigans. This weakens blood and cheese's assassination attempt. Why send them to the red keep, when a knife in a brothel would be so much easier? I know that striking the royalty was very easy in the end, thanks to Criston's incompetence and maybe Larys' schemes, but... why take the risk when you have a good alternative?

@vinogr00nko93

7 күн бұрын

that's actually not the case, in the scene in episode 9 (when Mysaria gets her house burned down) it's implied that this is the first time Aemond has seen the sex-worker since he lost his virginity to her, it seems the relationship has only been going around in the few weeks since then

i actually like the late uploads of this series of videos. it's a nice recap of the last episode before watching the newest one.

First time comment: ASX is the very best. I'll say (no offense to anyone) that I love and also faithfully watch In Deep Geek. You each delve deep -- but for a non-books viewer of GoT and HotD (I love reading so on my "bucket list") ASX helps me better grasp the background, context, dynamics, metaphors, and details I missed. THANK YOU!

@AltShiftX Thank you for not censoring the word 'rape'. I was struck by the incredible empathy you articulated around Dyana's situation. That discussion was very important to me. I feel seen by your commentary. Thank you.

When Helaena said "i forgive you" to Alicent, i thought it was referring to Alicents guilt and sin that she committed with Criston, and that she would finally receive comfort (previously failed when trying to open up to Otto) for the burden that's on her heart.

Good lord. After over a decade of watching this apple command shortcut, it's still so good. ALT SHIFT X - you are premiere. Thank you for sharing your gifts, your talent, and your staff with us.

Quite recently, on my way back from Wales, it slowly dawned on me the lady opposite me on the train was Rhaenys Targaryen (without the wig!). We shared a joke about the journey and I very nearly said, 'you should have taken the dragon, it would have been quicker' - but thank the Seven I managed to restrain myself ...😂. I mercifully let her carry on her travels in peace without letting on that I knew she was a secret badass!

@mudza92

8 күн бұрын

Today on thisngs that never happened

@Tomurow

8 күн бұрын

@@mudza92 If I wanted to make up an unlikely story about sitting on the train with a GOT actor I probably would've gone with Peter Dinklage!🤣

@rambard5599

8 күн бұрын

@@mudza92 So it's that unbelievable to you that a fan would happen to share a train with an actor? Okay then.

@beden653

8 күн бұрын

​@@rambard5599Targaryens don't use trains, they have dragons

@Tomurow

8 күн бұрын

​@@rambard5599 Not sure why I shared this story on here.. 🙄 probably 'cos my mum had no idea who I was on about and I had to tell someone - ANYONE!😆

I'm glad that you always release the episode explanation right before the new episode airs. It's like a nice refresher before the new episode.

Baela is her father's daughter for sure.

These explanation videos are so well done

Love your content! Thanks For this ❤❤❤

Shifty is back!!!

I know you keep saying you’ll release these explained videos earlier in the week, but I think releasing them the day before the new episode airs. I watch these leading into the next. I’m so much more invested in the series having understood a lot more of the lore thanks to you and your crew. Major props.

I love how people laughed at me when I said a few months back that Milly would somehow be back for season 2

The bats at Harrenhal could also symbolise House Whent, another doomed occupant of the castle.

@jlshel42

8 күн бұрын

Or a reminder of Daemon’s time as a caped crimefighter with his winged helmet in Goth-er, King’s Landing

This is my favorite channel for in depth explanations of this show (and GoT). Thank you so much!

I prefer the day-of release. It stops me from watching it 5 days before the ep and keeps the info fresh. Keep it up shift!

Young Rhaenyra should’ve been speaking in Valyrian during Daemon’s dream. Daemon def dreams in Valyrian.

The septa plan was very dumb but that scene in the Sept almost makes up for it.

Been looking forward to this since your last livestream! Thank you for continuing to make these and all the hard work you put into them 🖤

It’s unreal how much better this show is than Rings of Power (or any of Disney’s stuff). They actually respect the audience. It’s amazing.

I'll miss Alt Shift X when HOTD S2 is finished. I just find this breakdown series as iconic. The voice so fits in. The breakdown is detail. Love all of it!

I've been waiting for this video for a long time!!thank you altshift!❤

Just about in time for episode 4, excited for this! Watched the whole post-episode stream so hyped to see what's been noticed since then!

It's actually good to have these videos on sundays, to watch it before the new episode.

Alicen't character is all over the place, one minute she wants to make peace with Rhaenyra, and the next she wants to crown Aegon. She doesn't even try to stop the war, which imo is much worse. She's pretty much an hypocrite, on top of being incompetent both as a parent and as a queen.

@FruityHachi

6 күн бұрын

my skin crawls whenever she's on screen, especially when she's with Cole - another hypocrite

Ngl i wait for this more than the actual episode 😂❤

These are always high quality, thanks for the hard work brother 🙏

Love your videos, always can't wait for the next one! Would be lost without them.

mate... I'm just happy you're releasing content. don't be sorry about "being late". I'd rather watch well done content than rushed, burnt out content.

Thanks for this content and Work every week!❤

In this episode we got to see Aemonds other “dragon” 😏

@burntorangehorn

8 күн бұрын

But apparently only Sylvi can wake the dragon.

@jlshel42

8 күн бұрын

The White Wyrm!

@GustavoCardoso95

7 күн бұрын

More like a lizard

@MrMuhffins

7 күн бұрын

The real pink dread

I don’t know what I look forward to more: HotD Episode, Alt Shift X’s Livestream or the Explained video. I love all 3

I like how Aegon’s goons are too afraid to laugh at Aemond lmao.

Man so glad the new video came out, I can't speak for everyone but it would be great if you release detailed review of dune 2 movie thanks!

I love at 30:00 how there is a physical barrier with a board of wood separating the two, mirroring the argument where neither can agree or come to terms with the other.

I'm glad someone finally pointed out that a bunch of other spouses of a ruling monarch was called your grace. Saw way to many people including KZreadrs saying they wouldn't call Daemon that because GRRM based the royal practices on the British monarchy, and while that's true it's not one for one, they called Laenor the future King Consort when he was announced at the wedding feast and Elizabeth's dead husband was called Prince Consort.

Love the season so far, love these breakdowns!

Now this is really early, thanks Shifty

I don't think Rhaenys meant that Ser Otto wouldn't have allowed Rhaenyra to be killed, I think when she said "Otto Hightower would not have allowed this", she meant he would never have allowed something as dumb as Ser Arryk coming to Dragon stone ALONE to do it. We already know he's fine with having her killed, because he has already ordered it in the past.

I love these shows ur making. It really helps explain things I don’t understand while watching and expands the lore. Thanks for making these. U are very talented

Thank god ,, i was waiting for you ,, it seems to me that Your analysis of the episode is more important than the episode itself

Schwifty, I think during tonight's livestream you shouldn't mention that this week you'll try to get the explained video out sooner because you jynx yourself everytime

@ShubertReads

7 күн бұрын

But he has gotten them out sooner everytime!

I do love that Rhaena, who feels pathetic and useless, is handed the future of their family and being shown an unbelievable amount of faith.

The battle of burning mill: for everyone else in the realm, it’s the first battle of the war For the blackwoods and the brackens: it’s a regular Tuesday