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  @crusader211244 минут бұрын

  Rip Bernard Hill/Theoden King. Faramir Theoden Eowyn My 3 favorite characters.

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  @shiperobin2 сағат бұрын

  Theoden resonates with millennials too. Good to see you gen z folks still care about Theoden and LOTR in general

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  @martinlisitsata3 сағат бұрын

  i am a millennial from a kid i always liked saruman and my opinion never changed over the years

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  @notreallymyname37364 сағат бұрын

  Im a millennial; but Théoden and Boromir have become my favorite characters in the Lord of the Rings. They're just so extraordinarily human.

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  @devinreese13975 сағат бұрын

  what?

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  @MalzaHaps5 сағат бұрын

  Long live the king his charge onto the Pelenor fields is legendary. Rest easy sir. Rest not in shame with your fore father's

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  @hardworkingslacker72338 сағат бұрын

  The cure of Theoden is probably my favorite scene of The Two Towers because I too merely lived as a husk than an actual man for a long time. There is a lot of work still ahead of me but I hope that I too can say one day before my end that I made the right choices, not every time but when they really count for something.

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  @jannikgothe3718 сағат бұрын

  Please delete fascist

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  @imeverywhere911017 сағат бұрын

  They could never make me hate her

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  @grantdillon342021 сағат бұрын

  I would say but there are many ways that the Western world has suffered a lot in recent decades. And there are certainly many socially affective dimensions that indicate that things are worse in the western world than they were in the 90s. But certainly there are ways that it's better, and I don't necessarily know about the world as a whole.

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  @G.SPIES2421 сағат бұрын

  Interesting take. I like it. Good job, man.

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  @ExploringFiction19 сағат бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @Drewe223Күн бұрын

  Great video man, Theoden is my favorite LOTR character. Keep it up. If there’s any advice I would give, It would be that your narration is clear and well written, but maybe a bit slow paced and monotone. It is kinda easy to zone out for someone with ADHD. Not saying you should do stupid exaggerations or anything, maybe just speed up the reading slightly and add some inflection.

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  @ExploringFiction19 сағат бұрын

  Thanks for watching! And I will definitely try to work on that

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  @major_tmКүн бұрын

  Be careful what you wish for, the 'glory' of the generations before the boomers, was made in blood and terrible sacrifice.

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  @cmath6454Күн бұрын

  Its coming bqck. Life moves in cycles and a crises is on the horizon

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  @major_tm13 сағат бұрын

  @@cmath6454 Agree. I think the younger generations need to be empowered, and that seems to be the feeling in this video. Without the older generation to guide them they are lost.

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  @hardworkingslacker72338 сағат бұрын

  Glory is not achieved through war only, the great inventions and works of the countless visionaries and artists in the past cemented them into our memories probably much firmer than even the great warriors and generals of their respective time.

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  @jachyra9Күн бұрын

  Of course, like the Millennials, Gen Z doesn't understand that Peter Jackson's films are not at all like Tolkien's novel, the main reason being that Jackson completely changed all of the characters, including Theoden.

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  @Easttowest454 сағат бұрын

  Some alterations, sure. But "completely" changed? Could you elaborate?

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  @jachyra93 сағат бұрын

  @@Easttowest45 - Sure. Jackson's adaptation is a giant can of worms, but where the egregiousness starts is with the inexplicable changes to virtually every characterization, where the screenwriters apparently felt compelled to completely eviscerate the characters of their inherent heroism, nobility and agency, turning all of them into teenagers in need of mothering. Frodo Baggins is not a coward who falls down every five minutes and relies on other people to save him. Aragorn is not a sissy who whines that he doesn't want to inherit his birthright. Gandalf is not an indecisive bully. Merry and Pippin are not naïve idiots. Gimli is not the obnoxious offspring of Italian and Scottish football hooligans. Legolas is not Gwyneth Paltrow on Xanax who can't speak to the spirit of facing overwhelming odds without first falling into despair in The Two Towers( honestly I thought Leggy was having a panic attack ). And Éowyn is not a confused latter-day feminist, pining after Aragorn one minute and wailing like a vegan locked in an abattoir over the state of her life the next. The only character Jackson didn't muck up is Bill the Pony. He turned out okay. These aren't Tolkien's characters. And this isn't Tolkien's story. The concept of faithfulness in regards to the adaptation of literature into film goes beyond the superficial, or at least it should. Jackson apparently doesn't agree.

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  @Megusta508Күн бұрын

  Gen z people dont have the attention span to watch lotr without using a phone in the middle. I tried to introduce my friends and they cant sit still at all. They like it but theyd rsther use tiktok

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  @ExploringFiction19 сағат бұрын

  That's unfortunate...

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  @Maryland25 сағат бұрын

  Maybe the younger Gen Z. My gen Z friends born in 2000 and 2001 can easily sit through a 9 hour run of the Lotr films

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  @CollinMcLean3 сағат бұрын

  @@Maryland2 I'm Gen Z. Most of my friends are Gen Z. We watch LOTR extended cuts frequently...

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  @KGZ008Күн бұрын

  Seriously... Well I hope some of you fit this narrative. But this is such a dilusonal take of Gen Z. You've been actively tearing down, destroying, and trying to rewrite our history to fit a narrative you've been fed and don't even understand. And this is from a millennial, who agrees we are not without faluts, nor are Gen X or Boomers. Your generation could have fixed a lot, instead you cried about your false struggles and burned anything left over you couldn't paint in your own ideology. Enjoy the next few decades of what weak men have created.

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  @ariwiththestarsКүн бұрын

  bro…you cant even spell delusional (or half the words you used), stfu pls.

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  @crusader211231 минут бұрын

  Well whatever gen z has contributed to the decline of society, they learned that from the Boomers. Who had Western Civilization handed to them and mucked it up and then went on to have families and hypocritically say that they're defending the West, when they were the first to rebel.

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  @fighter7191Күн бұрын

  Aragorn was never ½ the hero Theoden was. He charged out from Helm’s Deep with no reassurance that Aragorn had from Gandalf to ‘look for my coming, at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East”

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  @Megusta508Күн бұрын

  That's in the movies. In the books eomer was with him the whole time and was never banished

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  @fighter7191Күн бұрын

  @@Megusta508 I shouldve known better than to post about Tolkien lore… with my movie trivia info making me a lesser son of greater sires 🫢

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  @Megusta5087 сағат бұрын

  @@fighter7191 all good 👍 even I read it recently and was a fan of the movies before the books

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  @ChrisDWrenКүн бұрын

  Theoden was always my favorite character. He goes against "good' narrative convention in the sense that he can only react to forces and circumstances beyond his control, but that's the whole point of his character - he has only one choice - to rise to his duty, or not, and he rises to it magnificently.

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  @hugothepoetКүн бұрын

  You’re quite the raconteur. Go Gen Z! Glory beckons

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  @Callisto_ArcasКүн бұрын

  I love the comparison! Great commentary on Gen Z and how they can relate to a character who was created more than 85 years ago. Nicely done!

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  @ExploringFiction19 сағат бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @Deszigames2 күн бұрын

  I love how Garlan gives Tyrion the credit Tywin never did regarding the Blackwater, calls Joffrey out for being a spiteful ass when he dumps his wine on Tyrion, and treats Tyrion with the respect he deserves. Tyrion is even speechless about how courteous and honorable he is. *AND* he's a top tier fighter and we only learn about it through his actions not through his own boasts. Love this guy.

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  @ExploringFiction19 сағат бұрын

  Agreed!

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  @ExploringFiction2 күн бұрын

  RIP Bernard Hill

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  @skullzyy6633Күн бұрын

  RIP THEODEN

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  @picklejarmonsterfanboy93672 күн бұрын

  the truth is, the Freys did nothing wrong, expect joining the traitors in the first place

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  @fuckoffgoogle16573 күн бұрын

  His righteous actions really were impactful and I was so bummed that all he had to do was wait. He had won. His bitter rage and vengeance was his weapon and his downfall.

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  @bungalowfeuhler15413 күн бұрын

  Wow! Catelyn hooked up with Little Finger the same night she married Ned? Or was she just already pregnant when they got married?

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  @7dragons7swords3 күн бұрын

  Khal Drogo, the dothraki, the Greijoys, and the masters of Mereen deserve a place on this list.

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  @pavelslama55434 күн бұрын

  I considered it likely that she´s both trying to make Stannis the king, and smuggle herself to the position of his new wife. Everything about her makes that conclusion logical.

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  @movieloverfan184 күн бұрын

  I once heard an interview with GRRM. In which he was asked what characters not in the show he most wishes were portrayed. He said Lady Stoneheart, Young Griff, Strong Belwas, and Willas and Garlan Tyrell. The last two he said were not for what they had done already in the books, but for what they would do in the books in the future. So let's hope for Winds of Winter.

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  @Jippa_334 күн бұрын

  Interesting video. Well done, thank you 👍

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  @ExploringFiction3 күн бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @garlantyrell80305 күн бұрын

  Thank you for this video!

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  @washingtoncommandcenter55416 күн бұрын

  Conniving? You mean the rightful Heir and 1 True King of Westeros. If Garlan's Glory hound of a brother hadn't poured honey in Renly's ear and torn their family apart for the sake of his own desires the united Baratheons and Tyrells could have swayed the North to their side as easily as showing Robb Stark that his father endorsed and gave his life to put Stannis on the throne with the messages Ned sent Stannis upon Robert's death. From there, the Lannisters and the Bastard Joffrey Waters/Hill were cooked. Stannis could have saved the Shadow Babies wasted on Renly and Cortnay Penrose for Tywin and Joff/Cersei(if needed) I think Tywin, only concerned with the legacy, spins this to get almost everything he wants by throwing Cersei/Joffrey under the bus. Pinning the children's parentage on King's Guard Preston Greenfield after he's deceased, (a blonde Knight from Westerlands, known to break his vows with another married woman) to Save Jaime, along with Tommen and Marcella(using Tommen & Marcella to get Jaime to take his place as heir to keep them protected out of sight at Casterly Rock) There would have been a lot less bloodshed, and Bran likely sneaks out to become the 3-eyed Raven instead of sticking around to tell on Jaime and the realm is all the better for the upcoming threats of the Others and the Targaryen invaders.

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  @flavius57224 күн бұрын

  This is a too optimistic scenario for ASOIAF First if either Stannis,Renly or Robb defeat the lannisters(if the story goes as far as the battle of blackwater) neither will ever put Jaime as lord of the rock , all the lannisters will be executed or sent to the wall , the childrens ( except Joffrey ) will probably be sent to the sept or citadel, but the adults had done too much wrong at this point In the books that letter of Ned never reach Stannis And a alliance between the Manis and Higarden will be very difficult

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  @hkdarthcadeus15556 күн бұрын

  Stannis wasn’t an upstart king. He was the one true king by all the laws of Westeros after Robert died. Not defending anything he did. Just that he was the true king. Robb and Renly were upstarts.

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  @roadhouse24766 күн бұрын

  Your dialog is so clunky I can't finish the vid, bye

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  @MascotWP6 күн бұрын

  Renly armour is interesting. The colour green and the antlers recalls Garth Greenhand, legendary figure of the reach associated with fertility who Renly symbolically resembles. On the other hand "Green as grass" is a common saying meaning not ready and Renlys fine clothes are somewhat impractical on occasion.

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  @hypnos30007 күн бұрын

  The first video of your channel i've ever watched was about Jory and that won me instantly. Now you also did Ser Rodrik, dude you're awesome! Thanks for showing house Cassel some love, they are among the most loyal and kind characters in the entire series, but i always feel that they are criminaly underappreciated. So thanks for doing justice for both Jory and Rodrik, your content is awesome!

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  @ExploringFiction6 күн бұрын

  Thank you for watching! I really appreciate the kind words!

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  @ladyvimto55467 күн бұрын

  Down with kinslayer Stannis! Accursed by gods and men!

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  @philippeblais85947 күн бұрын

  "The upstart king from Dragonstone." And i took that personally.

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  @justmhr75987 күн бұрын

  😮 you referring to him in past tense makes me Nervous

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  @ForageGardener7 күн бұрын

  3:55 um, stannis was not the conniving one, he was the one with the actual legal claim to the throne. Renly was literally the conniving one

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  @turtleguyfan7 күн бұрын

  Stannis sent a shadow baby assassin to murder his brother, that’s pretty conniving

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  @annamadarova6257 күн бұрын

  Love your videos❤❤❤

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  @ExploringFiction6 күн бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @Mvenven7 күн бұрын

  This is a terrible list.

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  @marshallheritage63207 күн бұрын

  Was waiting for this character video Garlan is low key my book crush

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  @irishpotatothief5318 күн бұрын

  Garlan is a brief view into true chivalry. A man of honor, duty, and care for others. It’s fitting hes such a minor character in a twisted world and story, and yet, is so beloved. Great video!

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  @ExploringFiction7 күн бұрын

  Completely agree. And thank you!

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  @avisavem60888 күн бұрын

  Great video! Would recommend against using the "blink" transition between slides. Very hard to look at.

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  @johnnycamine8 күн бұрын

  great video! Something else that i find interesting about Garlan is that he was seated next to Tyrion at Joffrey's wedding. I like the theory that it was the pie that was poisoned, not the wine, with the idea being that Garlan was trying to poison Tyrion so that Sansa could be betrothed to Wilas, since this was a known Tyrell ambition earlier in ASoS, only how could the Tyrells have foreseen that Joffrey would go apeshit on Tyrion like that. I also like the theory that Renly's armor was somehow enchanted, since it was smithed by Tobho Mott, who says to Ned that he knows spells and can reforge Valyrian steel. Garlan being tied to that armor and being tied to the idea of Renly's shade makes him a super interesting character narratively going forward. He's a bit mysterious since there's only so much that we know about him but I'm interested to see what George does with him in the next books.

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  @ExploringFiction7 күн бұрын

  Interesting theories! I'm not sure I've heard those before, but either way I'm excited to see what happens with Garlan going forward as well

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  @isaacmatos2975 күн бұрын

  But the wedding is Joffrey with Margaery, Olenna doesn't leave Margaery on the claws of Joffrey after knowing all he made with Sansa, so the poison sent to Joffrey fake Baratheon

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  @johnnycamine23 сағат бұрын

  @@isaacmatos297 the idea there if they were indeed trying to poison tyrion is that wiht loras on the kingsguard he could protect margaery from joffrey, also it's riskier for the tyrells to kill joff at the wedding since marge would have to wait to produce heirs with tommen, so their best interest ideally would be to free sansa up to marry wilas and then have marge produce an heir to joff and then poison joff later on instead of waiting years and years with a tenuous grasp on the queenship

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  @thewandering018 күн бұрын

  Ser Garlan the Gallant, a true knight and hero of Westeros.

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  @JervisGermane8 күн бұрын

  Ooh! My favorite character.

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  @flavius57224 күн бұрын

  Me too

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  @TheDeadlyKnight8 күн бұрын

  He qualifies as 1 of what Varys calls “good men in service to bad causes”

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  @ExploringFiction7 күн бұрын

  Definitely!

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  @ScarlitWidow8 күн бұрын

  Always enjoy your videos

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  @ExploringFiction7 күн бұрын

  Thank you for watching as always!

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  @RealTalkOrWalk9 күн бұрын

  He’s definitely one of the few truly good characters in this series, along with his brother Willas (from what we know about him). I always wondered what he thought about Tyrion after Joffrey’s death, since he was sitting right beside him at the wedding, I’m surprised he didn’t stand for Tyrion at the trial. Maybe he wanted to but his family wouldn’t let him, or maybe he did believe he was guilty.

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  @weep87268 күн бұрын

  Family prob cus they knew Cersei already disliked them.

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  @MajorCoolD6 күн бұрын

  Might also be that while he might have believed in Tyrion's innocence, it takes some VERY special conviction to face off against the Mountain. Most men would consider this a death-sentence and to invite death like that... one needs to have some VERY GOOD reasons. It's one thing to be a noble and honorable Knight, worthy of the title in deeds, actions, words and behaviour... another thing to be foolish. Especially since it's not like Tyrion could make a strong case FOR his innoence, eventhough in my opinion the 'evidence' for his guilt was... inconclusive to say the least.

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  @flavius57224 күн бұрын

  To be a really good man it also mean to not get involve in things that you don't understand, to know when to shut up, and to understand that are things that you cannot change

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  @RealTalkOrWalk2 сағат бұрын

  @@MajorCoolD oh not his Trial by Combat lol only a madman like Oberyn would voluntarily jump into to that. I meant his formal trial as a witness for Tyrion but yeah I’m sure his family probably wouldn’t allow it.