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Game of Thrones (S2:E9-E10) | Full Reaction - Popcorn In Bed

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Gray

it's 7am perfect way to start the morning with 2 classic eps of GoT

Blake Evans

Tomorrow. We’re starting to get to the good parts. BLACKWATER!!! The gods protect Tyrion.

Raymond Terry

Two very important episodes to end the season and I'll wait to post more about them when more of the first time watchers get around to this reaction.

Deke_HFX

Sandor no longer deserves to be called The Hound.

Jono Taylor

Can’t wait for Season 3 !

Tyler Lathrop

ok fine. I wont go to bed. I'm so excited! lol

Clarence Newman

"What's his name, Ludwig?" I love Cassie's faux pas.

Gray

Two more great episodes and Season 3 is more amazing TV, So glad your loving the show I think your so engrossed sometimes you forget to speak for a while lol. To answer your question (Copy+Paste from Google) Qhorin Halfhand attacked Jon Snow as part of a plan to help Jon infiltrate the wildlings and gain their trust by killing a "traitor" to the Night's Watch. Recognizing that they would be killed by Mance Rayder's men, Qhorin provoked Jon into fighting and killing him. This act made Jon's feigned defection believable, which was crucial for the Night's Watch's intelligence mission beyond the Wall.

Tommymctomflynn

I oh so remember, watching the end of season two live and thinking “Now I have to wait a whole year for the next episode!” And now… “I have to wait a whole week for the next 2 episodes!” Perspectives I guess.

Clay F

Great reaction. Ser Ilyn Payne (the creepy looking guy) with the ladies in The Red Keep (at Kings Landing) during the battle is the royal executioner who cut off Ned Stark's head. As you, I think I would have liked to seen Sansa go with Dog. In your outro, you said "I liked Qhorin Halfhand ... I need to figure out if he wanted Jon to kill him so that Jon could be kept alive and help the Wall people - the Black." -- yep, I think that's basically it.

Ib-René Jørgensen

Yes he wanted Job to kill him. Do you remember in episode 8, they talked about infiltrating the wildlings and then they began arguing, it came to the time now that Jon kills The Half hand, so they would trust him.

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He is now Ludwig Von Houndtoven

Michael West

Valar Morghulis!! Great ending to season 2. Episode 9 is one of 4 written by the author, George R. R. Martin and, IMO one of the best. The dialogue, acting and effects are amazing. The thing I love about this series is the characters are so complex and interesting. Glad you are really enjoying these.

Clarence Newman

To clarify, the handmaiden the dragons liked was the one they found murdered in Danerys' chambers. The one they couldn't find (and Danerys assumed was dead) is the one she found in Xaro Xerox Stavros's bed. Now go get some pretzels and I'll meet you back here for Season 3.

trainlover 345

Season 2 was a bit of a step down in my opinion - season 3 on the other hand is some of the best television I've ever seen.

Kawaii Leonard

Irri is the Dothraki handmaid, found dead. Doreah is the one bought by Viserys for Dany. Now locked in a box. 😁

keoma songs

Knowing that a new season of Spartacus is coming, I've wondered if the previous seasons would be good for a Game of Thrones follow up. It's a debate on whether Spartacus is more violent and explicit with the adult content, but then again, maybe GoT is actually more extreme? I don't know. I know it probably won't ever be reacted to, but that's okay. That being said, the season 1 of Spartacus to me matches any single season of GoT, it's that good with the scheming and plotting and fighting and loving and inventive cursing. The other seasons, not so much.

Clarence Newman

I think the nudity and sex in Spartacus would get tiresome for Cassie, not to mention the over-the-top, slow-motion gore. None of it would hurt her these days but she'd find it distasteful. I agree that Season 1 (and 2) were the best of the lot, and I mainly put that down to John Hannah and Lucy Lawless - very compelling characters who had to survive in that brutal world with more than just brute strength. I finished the entire series, but it was never the same after those two left.

Rod Reavern

Yes, Qhorin Halfhand did want Jon to kill him. Firstly, Jon had an infinitely better chance of gaining Mance Rayder's trust than Qhorin did, because the Halfhand's loyalty to the Night's Watch was unquestionable and the Wildlings despised him. Second, the Wildlings would've given Qhorin and Jon far worse deaths. Third, Qhorin was honouring his oath to the Night's Watch by giving his life. It was heroic, cunning, and, not to diminish his sacrifice, was the only choice he had. Daenerys' reunion with Drago and their son was the emotional core of the finale... but knowing what happens, I recognize that her heartbreaking rejection of her idyllic life was just a step down the path.... The real question is: Was that "dream" of Drago and her son a ploy by the Warlocks of Qarth? Since the Warlock planned to bind Dany and exploit the magic of her dragons, perhaps the Dragon dream represented temptation and surrender, whereas chaining her was the backup plan. I'm inclined to believe that Warlocks weren't behind it at all. Whether it was destiny or "the gods," it was a test, and Daenerys chose the more difficult path. Ironically, she initially passed up the Iron Throne to follow the sounds to Drago and her son, ignoring the foreshadowing of the deserted throne room blanketed by snow. I like that Cassie questioned whether it was actually snow. Since seasons 6-8 of GoT were based on novels that still haven't been written yet, it remains to be seen whether the foreshadowing in the early seasons was (or still is) part of the plan. It's impossible to know, as George R.R. Martin has admitted that he doesn't follow a strict story outline when writing. That implies that all the foreshadowing was deliberately VAGUE and could be interpreted in numerous ways. Hence, he never wrote himself into a corner -- unfortunately, he gave David and D.B. enough slack to hang themselves with at the end. As bad as it was for Tyrion in the finale, it was much worse in the novel, because he lost most of his nose from that slash to the face, making him appear even more grotesque. George R.R. Martin seems to enjoy dogpiling on his best characters. Case in point, Sansa was freed from her forced marriage to King Joffrey and was smiling, only for Little Finger to crush her moment of happiness, warning her that she's in more danger than ever. Something that always bothered me about Bran and Rickon's story was the binary choice of going south to reunite with Robb and their mother, or go north to the Wall, seeking Jon and the Night's Watch's protection. There were over a dozen friendly hold-fasts in the North that they could've gone to instead. Bran clearly has a destiny, represented in his dreams/visions, so naturally, he can't just sit still. Imagine if everyone who had strange dreams IRL decided to trek across the country just 'cuz. Overall, Season 2 was very good, but when you reflect on it, a lot of it was a slow build to the big battle in episode 9. Of course, there was great acting by Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) and character development through his conversations with Arya. However, so much of The War of the Five Kings occurred off-screen, and Robb never seemed to make any progress despite them repeatedly acknowledging that he had never lost a battle. There was an underlying disconnect that made Robb's storyline frustrating and unfulfilling, epitomized by his choice to get married, breaking his oath to marry Walder Frey's daughter. Needless to say, I'm eager to get into Season 3.

Anthony Perez

It's 730am here. Just woke up to see that PIB has dropped the latest GOT reaction. I now have to reschedule my whole day's chores until AFTER watching.

KTP

You are about to enter the pinnacle of TV history. GOT S3 and GOT S4

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It starts out heavily stylized and obviously influenced by or plain ripping off of the movie 300 before it finds it's footing, but after it settles in it's great. Regarding the Wolverine video game casting of Liam McIntyre, if you watch just be forewarned that he was the second Spartacus cast, he replaced Andy Whitfield in seasons 3 & 4 due to Whitfield's illness and subsequent death. McIntyre did do as good a job as could have been done, he was quite good in season 4. Spartacus entire seasons probably had a budget less than the Battle of Blackwater episode alone but they stretched it pretty far and well.

Clarence Newman

Not good for a man's ego, though. Either there were prosthetics involved or all the actors had three legs.

Mike Lemon

It's good, but not even close to the pinnacle.

KTP

eh, breaking bad is too woke. Sopranos is too slow. The wire Maybe is right up there.

Ignis Rændl

think of a full grown Dragon as an Apache Attack Helicopter, especially after seeing Harrenhall the burnt-out Castle Arya Statk served Tywin Lannister in, which was destroyed by Targaryen Dragon's Fire. and as of now Dani has three small attack drones...

LukeG84

A lot to digest. Roll on the next two episodes. A taste of Daenerys's ruthlessness in that last one. I wish she had just killed them instead of locking them in to starve to death.

John Rando

@Mike Lemon, I’m curious to know what your idea of the pinnacle is?

Samuel Champ

The dvd commentary on episode 9 was done by Lena Headley and Peter Dinklage. If you get an opportunity to watch it, do so. Very entertaining. Thanks for the reaction Cassie. Looking forward to season 3.

Above Average Dave

Why watch "Spartacus" when you can watch "Rome," which is much better written and acted, and much more historically accurate.

David McDonald

If you get a chance, go back and listen to the song that plays over the end credits to episode 9. It's the same song Bronn and the Lannister soldiers sang earlier in the episode, and tells the story about why Tywin is so feared. It becomes a returning motif throughout the story

Daniel Turbyfill

It really bothers me when Cassie refers to the Hound as the Dog, especially since thats what Joffery calls him.

Canadianant

Isn't Cassie taking a 1 week break between season 2 and 3? I thought she said that somewhere to allow for an extra Halloween/ horror reaction

Kristin Carter

That intro had me cracking up Cassie - "Daenerys! She could be the iron throne lady!" Me - "The ... queen?"

Clay F

I love GoT. Stellar TV. The Wire, Sopranos, GoT, and Breaking Bad all up there at the top together. I think Sopranos is the pinnacle. -Game of Thrones. IMDb 9.2 (avg rating by 2,500,000 users) -The Sopranos. IMDb 9.2 (536,000 users) -Breaking Bad. IMDb 9.5 (2,400,000 users) -The Wire. IMDb 9.3 (409,000 users)

Mike Lemon

It depends how you want to measure. I'll only list what I've seen, but there are better out there. Most popular (excluding sports)- MASH, by a mile Better story- The Shield More culturally significant- Roots Etc

Clay F

You wondered if there were some wildlings that follow the White Walkers. Up to this point in the series, I don't think there has been any express indication of that. There is the old man wildling (Craster) who takes his daughters as wives and offers his sons to the White Walkers (as Jon Snow witnessed and as the Lord Commander already knew). But I have not seen so far that the wildlings generally follow or are otherwise in cohorts with the White Walkers? I have not watched the Histories & Lore: Season 1 or Histories & Lore: Season 2. Except I did watch the first 20 minutes or so of Histories & Lore: Season 1 .

kaiielle

Yeah, the only "following" we're seeing from wildlings so far are the ones who never ended up being burned when they died, so were raised from the dead by the White Walkers. The great use of practical and CG effects on all of the wight actors still impresses me all this time later.

PianoDean

If anyone cares to check this out: If you go back the last episode of season 1 when Aria first walks by the cage cart that has Jaqen H'ghar and the other 2 in it....Jaqen makes quick eye contact with her and if you look closely you'll notice his face at that time is the face he reveals as he's parting ways with Aria in this episode.

kaiielle

Cassie hasn't liked him very much, so it's understandable she would use that name. And to be fair, I think we've heard "Dog" more than "Hound" in these first two seasons, especially since Joffrey wasn't the only person who called him that. It's similar to how so many viewers used "Khaleesi" over "Daenerys", because the people closest to her in these first two seasons always do too.. Jorah more than most.

Joe J

Maybe she could call him pooch, lol.

kaiielle

I believe the break was only for the YouTube edits. Here on Patreon, we will still get the full-length reactions every week.

Clay F

I love STP (and that song). In the early 90s, I listened to their first two albums over and over.

aarswft

Theon killed and burned two children.... in case we're starting to empathize a bit too much lol.

KTVindicare

To help understand Sansa right now it's helpful to know that in the books in her inner monologue she thinks everyone around her is a spy for Joffrey. Every offer to help her she thinks is a trap that will expose her disloyalty to the king and queen. She thinks the only reason she's still alive is that the Lannisters believe she is loyal to them. She thinks if anyone finds out how badly she really wants to escape that they'll kill her.

Clay F

A hound is a dog. Though, agree that 'dog' is arguably used in a more derragatory way. Yet, apparently there are three dogs featured in his family arms.

Clay F

S2E10 outro: “I love this show. It’s so good. It breaks my heart. But it’s so good. I can’t wait to see what happens. Season 3, here we go.”

aarswft

Season 3 is so good. Can't wait.

Joe J

With all these Dragons around....might I suggest "Reign of Fire" (2002) for a PPoTM. Finished 4th on one of the recent polls. Quite an entertaining film.

Clay F

I do love MASH.

Johnny Bullis

Cass.. to answer your question about Jon killing that guy.. dont read into it.. trust me.. it'll hurt your brain for no reason.

Clay F

Finished 4th (see below) in a preliminary poll, so was not in the top 3 to advance to the final poll. 1. Friday the 13th (1980) - 434 2. Dawn of the Dead (2004) - 368 3. They Live (1988) - 347 4. Reign of Fire (2002) - 335 I was surprised that Reign of Fire was competitive with They Live (and even Dawn of the Dead). Piqued my interest. I don't think I've seen it. Doesn't get the greatest reviews. Yet, I am curious. Looks like the kind of movie I would like.

Clarence Newman

She also called him Ludwig. I think that's better.

Clay F

Clarence, no. Cassie had it right. The handmaiden (Doreah) the dragons liked was not found murdered but instead was assumed dead, and then locked in the vault with Xaro.

Clarence Newman

Booolshizzle! There's no way that's true! I'm off to check.....

Vak

It's the inverse of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The plot was to imprison Danerys alive in the tower, forever undying, so that her dragons could be used as magical batteries for centuries. She's just returning the favor. Neither the first nor the last time that particular trait of hers pops to the fore. (Hell, remember her reaction her own brother's "golden crown?")

Vak

I've always thought of them more as ground attack airplanes. I could never keep the names of the dragons straight, so I just stuck names of infamous ground attack aircraft onto them in my head. So, they're Warthog, Sturmovik and Stuka. ;-)

Clarence Newman

Can't find it on the YT edit, Dean, so I'll have to take your word for it. That would be a real cool Easter egg.

Clarence Newman

I did not wish to believe it, Clay. Such betrayal hurts the heart.

Vak

Cassie: "They would not 'Ned' Tyrion!" I kind of lost it there - he's a verb now? :-D Also, "was that necessary?" on Tywin's entrance to the throne room. In character...yeah, it adds a lot. It shows his utter contempt for the throne room, everything it represents, and for that matter pretty much everybody that's standing in it, but rules are rules. So he'll go through the dog and pony show (no pun intended) as quickly and with as little effort as possible, to get back to what he sees as his real work. So amongst all the finery and procedures of court, he's no supplicant to the king - he's literally riding a dusty horse with loose bowels into the place. He's in charge, he's the Hand of the King, and damn the frippery; let Joffrey play at being a warrior and king, let Cersei plot all she wants, but it's his damned kingdom now, the way it should have been decades ago.

Clay F

"Valar Morghulis"

PianoDean

After looking a second time...I COULD be wrong about this, but I do think they resemble at least. It's definitely NOT the face of Jaqen throughout season 2. I took a screen shot of it and posted it on my X if you want to look me up....same name "PianoDean"

Just Plain Bob

Has Cassie recognized the Hound as “Yarp!” from Hot Fuzz?

Rick Williams

Good episodes. Good reaction Cassie.

Scott Macaulay

Well that puts the calm, peaceful seasons behind us. Buckle up. 😂

2-Can

It was a counter to the Beatles, who said "I'm NOT half the man I used to be . . ."

KyloJames

S4 is my personal favorite. Not a SINGLE bad episode 🙌

Kevin Farrell

Eh, they were only orphans /s 😆

2-Can

I'm not sure what the criteria for 'Pinnacle of TV History' should be - best show or the period of time when there was the highest number of quality shows on. For shows, The Sopranos suffered a similar fate as other long running shows in that there were some earlier seasons which were top-notch, but then the producer lost interest and wanted to do other things which really showed in the output (I'll let others complete that list . . .). I thought that The Wire did it right - five strong seasons and producers who walked away from the offers from HBO to keep it going past what they wanted. Silicon Valley was another one - high quality (smart and funny) from the start and all the way through to the finish - maybe the only other multi-season series I would want Cassie to watch on the channel.

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I love Rome, or at least season 1, I'm a big fan of Ciaran Hinds and most of my fan Pick-a-Flick choices have included him. But I was reminded of Spartacus because of the new show coming in December. Ultimately between the two, there comes a time when every man and woman is faced with the same question, "But what of good Solonius?"

Clay F

I love the end of the S2 finale (E10) with how the White Walkers are depicted.

Clay F

Yeah, the S1E1 title. Looking forward to S3.

Bontakun

I love how dark this show is making you. "Why can't Tyrion kill his family in their sleep?" "Just kidding."

Obie Brown

"Whats the hounds name? Ludwig??" LMAO Cassie...never change.

Tyler Hale

The great Blackwater episode!!!

Steve Mercier

You have a lot of spectacular facial expressions here, but I think my favorite was when Stannis chopped the gold cloak's head in half at the Battle of Blackwater.

Obie Brown

Its gonna be a WILD ride....

Obie Brown

Season 3 might be another reaction high watermark for Popcorn in Bed.

Blake Evans

We finally get the Rains of Castamere.

James M

"although he did have a demon baby..." Definitely not a plus when your king spawns 😈

Art of Free Speech

Just because nobody's mentioned it yet, Theon is played by Alfie Allen, and Alfie Allen is the brother of Lily Allen, the recording artist. In fact, she did an entire song about him called "Alfie" which is really quite comical. There are even rumors she was offered the part of Yara, Theon's sister.

Jimmy Stewart

Ahh Season 3, oh boy here we come.

MertzRocks

Theon's orders yes, but Dagmer did the deed. Even Theon trembled when he saw what had been done, but he played it of as if he wanted it... As Ving Rhames put it in Pulp Fiction (but here as if to Theon): "I ain't thru with you by a damn sight, I'm gonna get medieval on your ass..." Not EXACTLY a spoiler... 😏

MertzRocks

Me too. Still like the 2nd better and idky... Wish I'd seen em live.

MertzRocks

IDK if it's the face he reveals at the end of 2x10, but the face at the end of S1 is DEFINITELY different from the Jaqen H'ghar we come to know in season 2 - if that's even his name...

MertzRocks

Not zombies, Wights. The bulk of the Army of the Dead are Wights. Like zombies, but zombies are always slow. Wights move fast when attacking. White walkers raise them from dead people. The only way Jon Snow could possibly be accepted by the wildlings was to kill a major 'crow' (Night's Watchman) like Qhorin Halfhand. It's still not a done deal, but it might help... Sandor Clegane is The Hound, dog (lol). Gregor Clegane is The Mountain.

MertzRocks

Good ol' Ludwig Van... (-M. McDowell)

Daniel John

Just patiently waiting for THAT episode in season 3 to see her reaction lol

Walter

oof.

Above Average Dave

I was a DJ in college and just after. The grunge stuff took off, blending the angst and stripped down esthetics of punk and wrung some of the melodic, but crunchier riffs from metal and wove it with a manic-depressive energy that took listeners from epic euphoria and highs that could send your heart skyward, then they’d drop you down in a grinding torpor winding sadness and anxiety with melody - and sometimes hope, even if it was just fronted hope - so that by the end of a great grunge album, a span of many - though not all - human emotional experiences had filled your ears shook your nerves and filled your mind, and you’d even danced to some of it, or at least, threw yourself into the pit with nervous abandon to feel bodies and life and the music blast through you, cleansing you for a moment, or at least, sharing its reckless joy. STP did that better than most.

Clay F

I like the 2nd better too.

Story Archer

For most seasons, Episode 9 usually feels like the finale. Regarding Qhorin Half-hand, he knew that he would be tortured to death if he made it back to the Wildlings camp, and he knew the best chance to end the Wildling threat was to kill Mance Raider, the King Beyond the Wall. The only way that Jon would get close enough to do that is if h severed all ties with the Night's Watch and what better way to do that than to b the one who killed their legendary Ranger? He sacrificed his life to give Jon that one chance.

Story Archer

lol - you know that's why most of us are here :P

A'rora Nightfall

I don't know if she reads these, but there is a bit of context missing in that you can't treat your watch of GoT like you are watching people in our world. This is not Europe in the Middle Ages, it is a made-up world where you do have whores naked in public, families keeping their bloodlines pure..etc. Also the guy in Episode 9 in the room with the women was Ser Ilyn Payne, the Royal Executioner—the same man who beheaded Ned Stark—the same one from Arya's list. As far as the girl you were wondering about in Episode 10, who Dany locked in the vault to die with Xaro, she was Doreah. If you remember, Dany's brother Viserys gave her to Dany as a wedding present, and she was the one who taught her how to pleasure a man, and yes, she was the one who was there when the dragons singed their meat and ate it cooked. She helped Xaro steal the dragons and kill Irri.

Clay F

Looking forward to S3.

2-Can

It wouldn’t make sense for him to use two faces within the cart - somebody would notice. It could be possible that he took the face from one of his cage mates.

2-Can

With this rewatch, it struck me how Sansa so deftly/expertly put it to Joffrey - “I AM stupid, OF COURSE you’ll be in the vanguard”. Call somebody a spineless weasel without calling him a spineless weasel. Also, I hadn’t before caught that Jaqen invited Arya to join the Faceless Men (by name). The Faceless Men are a band of assassins who worship the God of Death - introduced to Arya by her ‘dance instructor’ Syrio (who is also from Braavos) and who is the one god Arya has been speaking of in the meantime. Another band of assassins are the Sorrowful Men, whose trademark is to apologize to their victim immediately before killing them (I think in the book the assassin who tried to kill Dany - with the spider - first apologized to her).

Kit Taylor

Having a blast re-watching this with you. I purposely waited two weeks so I could watch four straight episodes with you to the end of season 2. I might just do that with all of season 3. I can use it as a reward for eating healthy or working out for the month or something lol. Anyway, thanks for the great work!

Kit Taylor

That's exactly what I thought. This show turns even the kindest souls into merciless revenge-seekers. I've watched it with a couple of other reactors and they went from episode 1, everything was "how sweet" to later seasons "yes, murder him, yes" lol.

Kit Taylor

Sansa is scarily good at playing the game. One of my favorite lines that gets overlooked is Tyrion saying "Lady Stark, you may just survive us yet."

Joe J

For me the Daenerys storyline was by far the least interesting in the first three seasons of the show.

Darren Harrison

Exactly the opposite for me, but to each his own :)

Natalie Mangan

I watched this show when it first aired and I never picked that up. Great insight

René Ferland

Why are they attacking? What do they gain from it?

Clay F

My guess is their leaders want to gain power -- they attack to conquer the world -- to convert more living to animated undead. Could be an issue of self-preservation. Could be driven by evil.

Clay F

She is pleasant to look at.

Clarence Newman

Agreed. To begin with, she's the most boring, uninteresting character in the entire show, but even by this point in the series, we're starting to think..."Hmm."

Catherine LW

I agree. Rome is fantastic and depicts that world so well. “It’s only hubris if I fail”.

D. T. Nelson

Qhorin Halfhand sacrificed himself —letting Jon Snow kill him— so Jon might have a better chance of being trusted by Mance Rayder and the wildlings.

Jarrod Clemens

Only two more seasons left.... until this 10/10 show stopped and there's no reason to think about anything else D'x

Story Archer

Hard disagree. Many, MANY amazing moments and reveals from those later seasons (The Door, Fields of Fire, R+L=J, and on and on. Can't fault the entire show just because the final season didn't stick the landing.

Story Archer

It was so good to see Syrio Florell again... minus the face, of course.

f0gstack

What is the upload cycle for GoT?

kaiielle

It's weekly on Thursdays or Fridays, but Cassie is skipping this week to have three scary movies. So the start of S3 will be next Thurs or Fri.

Laura Thornley

Tyrion's scars aren't too bad - compared to the book version. It makes sense though - they didn't want to ruin Peter Dinklage's good looks, and also removing someone's nose isn't easy to do convincingly with makeup or CGI. Book Tyrion's face is a horror show in comparison.

Darin Starr

Theon: "You may be right...but I've gone too far to pretend to be anything else" The way he delivers that just breaks my dang heart.

Brian

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