Company of the Cat

🐦‍⬛🦌No, Coldhands is not Dunk for the love of God! What's the deal, though? ~~ Chapters ~~ 00:00 - Who is Coldhands? 05:19 - Does his Identity really matter? 10:30 - Coldhands: Beric of the North 26:45 - Did Bran resurrect Coldhands? 48:47 - Set up for Jon’s resurrection? 53:00 - Outro --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Well… here we go again. George did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, fans lost their minds (who would have thought), and somehow it’s 2019 all over again. This isn’t a recap of the interview; it’s about the reactions, the fandom, and why none of this is new. 📚 Sources: On Screen 🕰️ Chapters: 00:00 He Didn’t Say Anything New 02:16 I Get Wanting the Books, But... 09:32 GRRM Isn’t Perfect, B...

🐦‍⬛🦑Director's Cut about Euron, his travels to Asshai and Valyria & the Azor Ahai Prophecy🐦‍⬛ 🦑 Make sure to watch these if you haven't👇 https://youtu.be/sGAqDPFjmaI https://youtu.be/AMV3iKz5NT4 https://youtu.be/9h-7qgEmcf8 ~~ Chapters ~~ 00:00 - Intro 02:11 - Euron & Bloodstone 08:28 - What's the deal with Euron? 19:15 - Euron’s God Complex & the Azor Ahai Prophecy 28:29 - Euro...

Yapping about Stannis Baratheon for 136 minutes straight ❤️‍🔥🦌 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Chapters 📖 00:00 Intro 01:52 A Portrait of Duty, Justice & Bitterness: A Mandatory Stannis Summary 05:43 A Childhood in the Shadow 11:23 Stannis in the Prologue of aCoK: Let’s all agree—yes, Stannis in the...

Theory about Braavos & the Titan. Tinfoil hats on! 00:00 Intro 00:46 The Bastard Daughter of Valyria 02:24 The Secret City 06:18 A grey city in a green sea 13:02 The seeming nothingness of fog 18:17 Titan of Braavos: Wonders made by Men 22:41 The Wall of Braavos 30:20 The Unmasking of Uthero 35:28 The Titan’s Magic 46:10 Winds of Winter & Conclusions ---------------------------------------...

Nihilism, Grimdark, Romanticism, and Hopeful Endings (when & if) in A Song of Ice and Fire ⚠️ Note: This is not a safe space if you're a fan of HBO’s Game of Thrones adaptation. 📚 Sources: - A Song of Ice and Fire Book Series - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Peer-Reviewed Academic Resource) - Interviews & GRRM’s Quotes on Screen - Roberts, Adam (2014). Get Started in: Writing Scienc...

Who is the Harpy and Why it Matters | ASoIaF Theory & Analysis 📖 Sources: - A Song of Ice and Fire book series - The World of Ice and Fire - A Laboratory of Politics Part VI: https://towerofthehand.com/blog/2015/02/01-laboratory-of-politics-part-vi/ 🎬 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:29 Meereen in A Dance with Dragons 05:01 The Sons of the Harpy & the Slaver Elite 11:29 The Poisoned Locusts: Ska...

❤️‍🔥 "Evil Azor Ahai" Theory Analysis ❤️‍🔥 Sorry for the weird sound; I'm not on my usual setup. 📖 Sources: ASoIaF book series Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon (HBO TV series) The World of Ice and Fire Dunk & Egg Novels Fire & Blood 🎬 Chapters : 00:00 Intro 01:46 The Real Role of Azor Ahai: Unifier 15:35 Azor Ahai Was Not Evil, Those Who Tried to Be Were! 21:18 The Dragon Has...

🌋 Volcanoes & Fire Magic in ASOIAF 📝 Chapters: - 00:00 Intro - 01:24 Volcanoes in RL Mythology & in ASoIaF - 03:31 Volcanoes & Past Magical Civilizations - 19:16 Valyrian Magic & Speton Barth’s Theory - 28:13 Dragonbinder - 33:03 Hardhome & Skagos - 36:46 Winterfell's Hot Springs - 41:31 Outro ### 📚 Sources: - A Song of Ice and Fire book series - House of the Dragon HBO TV s...

🎶Horns, Healing Songs & Singing Spells Explained🎶 (For some reason, sound issues occurred in Chapter 4 after the export.) 📝 Chapters - 00:00 Intro - 01:47 Music & Magic in Real-Life Mythologies and Cultures - 3:47 Music & Nihilism: A Song for Lya - 8:08 How Sounds symbolize Life & Death - 15:12 Sounds and Magic: Food of the Soul. - 23:38 Magical Horns & Hammers of Apocalypse...

Tyrion Lannister has white hair, coincidence? ~~ Chapters ~~ 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Tyrion Targaryen Theory 07:31 - Why do people like and dislike this theory? 09:53 - Tywin’s relationship with Tyrion: Why both roads work 16:26 - Relationship with Jon and Daenerys 18:18 - Conclusions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Analysis and deep dive into the theory of Jon Connington and Cersei Lannister burning King's Landing in the Winds of Winter. 00:00 Intro 01:01 Daenerys & Tyrion will not be involved in the Burning of King’s Landing in the Novels 11:18 JonCon in ADWD & TWOW 16:33 This is JonCon’s story & NOT Young Griff’s 19:48 Why Jon got Greyscale and Tyrion didn’t 32:16 The meaning of stone and greys...

Analysis & Theory about the culture, magic, and mythology, of the Rhoynar, the Wars with Valyria, and GREYSCALE! 00:00 Intro 01:06 The Ancient Rhoynar & their Cities 06:30 Religion and Magic 15:12 Rhoynish Wars & the Valyrian Roads 23:00 Spice Wars 25:13 The Sorrows & Garin’s Curse 37:31 The Shrouded Lord 46:00 Medusa & Gargoyle Parallels 48:34 The Rhoynar in Dorne 50:15 Outro...

💀 Gods and Magic in A Song of Ice & Fire 💀 📝 Chapters - 00:00 GRRM about the Gods in ASOIAF & Which Gods actually exist? - 04:06 Religious Beliefs & Similarities - 19:27 Why are some Religions “useless”? - 28:27 Is Magic real because of Deities? 📚 Sources: - A Song of Ice and Fire book series - Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon HBO TV series - The World of Ice and Fire 🌐 S...

🐎 ASoIaF Theory - The Stallion who Mounts the World: Sarnor and Azor Ahai connections 🐎 📖 Sources: ASoIaF book series, Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon HBO TV series, The World of Ice and Fire, Dunk & Egg Novels. 🎬 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 Dothraki Culture & “The Stallion Who Mounts the World” Prophecy 06:14 How the Stallion Prophecy Lead to the Fall of Sarnor 11:12 Sarnor:...

🍁🩸 Theory about the Green Powers of the First Men 🍁🩸 📝Chapters : - 00:00 Intro - 00:38 What counts as a blood sacrifice and what doesn’t? - 07:23 Green Powers & Humans - 15:32 Children of the Forest, Crannogmen & Free Folk - 22:34 Skinchanging is not Hereditary - 24:40 Heart Trees, Free Folk & King’s Blood - 35:53 Outro 📚 Sources: - ASoIaF book series, The World of Ice and Fire,...

🌍 The Andal Invasion happened in Multiple Waves 🌍 📖 Chapters 📖 00:00 - Intro 01:52 - Who are the Andals 03:21 - Contradictions & Inconsistencies: The Issue with the Andals and the Timeline 12:16 - ~2000 Years Ago: The Founding of Pentos and Norvos & the Scouring of Lorath 19:06 - ~4000 Years Ago: Western Expansion: Founding of Volantis, Myr, Tyrosh & Lys 24:46 - ~6000 Years Ago: Re...

🤍🐺 Analysis of Jon Snow's identity as a bastard, a crucial part of his personal journey, and how this might affect the events of The Winds of Winter 🤍🐺 📑 Chapters 📑 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Bastardy in the ASOIAF Universe 04:03 - Jon’s Character Development & Internalized Hate of Bastardy 16:56 - One of GoT’s Biggest Flaws We Don't Talk About Enough 24:12 - Not a Safe Space if You Don't Bel...

❄️ Theory: The Wall, Its Construction, and the Importance of Salt in ASOIAF ❄️ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Chapters 📖 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Salt in Real Life 03:02 - Salt in ASOIAF: Religion & Blood 05:29 - Salt in ASOIAF: Hospitality 07:37 - Salt in ASOIAF: Status 09:20 - Salt, Fire & Ice 14:52 - Salt, Life & Death 17...

Analysis: Daario Naharis & His Role in The Winds of Winter ~~ Chapters ~~ 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Daario in ASOS & ADWD 03:35 - The Role of Daario in the Story 08:59 - Similarities with Racallio Ryndoon 11:33 - Daario's Valyrian Traits 16:02 - Is Daario Naharis a Dragonseed? 22:54 - Daario in The Winds of Winter 27:39 - Daario Naharis Represents Every Man in Daenerys’ Life 31:50 - Conclusion...

🐉 Targaryen Madness: Not Hereditary, Dreams, & Foreshadowing in The Winds of Winter 🐉 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📜 Chapters 📜 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Targaryen Madness & Dreams 02:56 - The Prince that was Promised & Men Dreamers 08:24 - Aerion Targaryen, Daeron the Drunken & Maester Aemon 16:17 - Aerys the Mad K...

Patchface Theory: Jiggles, Resurrection, and Future Predictions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Chapters 📖 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Creepy and Malevolent? 04:13 - How Did He Get Resurrected? 12:06 - What Do Patchface’s Jiggles Mean? 38:32 - Patch and Shireen Will Be Burned Together to “Wake Dragons from Sto...

📝 Three (Technical) Writing Choices in ASOIAF I Do Not Like 📝 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Chapters 📖 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Fire & Blood 3:07 - Dothraki 4:48 - Pacing (AFFC & Boring Chapters) 13:11 - Outro -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

🔮 Euron sees the actual key characters of the story in his shade of the evening visions (Jon, Bran, Daenerys), but he thinks that the visions are about him. 🔮 ~~ Chapters ~~ 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - He Had a Dream That He Could Fly 07:29 - Euron in Exile 10:29 - Weird Sh!t Euron Does 13:32 - Euron Thinks He is Jon 16:46 - The Azor Ahai Prophecy 18:34 - The Perfect Tragic Irony 22:02 - Outro -------...

📝 GRRM’s Writing Style: Tools and Techniques 📝 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Chapters 📖 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Shocking “Twists” 4:52 - Secret Identities 11:07 - Subverting Expectations 15:25 - Outro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...