The third episode of Game Of Thrones season six, “Oathbreaker,” has Gus and John excited to discuss the show’s use of small actions and body language to accentuate its characters’ emotions and hidden agendas. Gus notes the role eye contact plays in gradually reintroducing Jon (Snow, not Teti) into the world of living, and John (Teti, not Snow) compares the tactics employed by Varys and the High Sparrow to manipulate their scene partners. We also break down Arya’s fantastic training montage, looking at some standout editing and lighting choices.
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Oh my god you guys look at the forward camera but it edits to the side cameras when you look at the forward cameras, THAT'S GREAT EDITING! 😀
I took the High Sparrow asking to sit as a way of manipulating Tommen into thinking he has the upper hand when in fact he's really trying to give him a false sense of superiority. The High Sparrow is actually running the conversation.
On the subject of "I am the King." Tywin is an almost perfect opposite number to Joff, calm and calculating and only cruel to a purpose. Tommen and Sparrow are also very similar, both lead from behind and never seem to give orders aloud (Tommen waves the guards out of the room silently, with Jaime in the Sept Sparrow says a keyword but never looks to his men or orders them to defend him) and neither of them are ever seen carrying a weapon. The part that interests me is the difference between Sparrow and Tywin. Tywin saw only rabble to be controlled, Sparrow sees his army. Tywin tortured his son because to some degree he hated him, Sparrow claims to punish and torture people out of love. To Tywin, there are no gods. To Sparrow, there might as well only be gods acting through people. I guess I don't have a specific point but the comparison between Tywin/Joffrey and Tommen/Sparrow's working relationship seems to be very well aimed through the two boy-kings petulantly declaring. "I am the King." to the men in King's Landing with real power. Cersei's place in it is also very interesting, she has been pushed around by both Sparrow and Tywin and yet she is capable of controlling both kings as only a mother can. Lots of foil relationships and Cersei's the one commonality.
Big fan of Polite Fight guys, every episode I feel like you're helping tune my critical eye.
Always so insightful guys, keep these coming!!
The necessity for the ‘can i sit down’ dialogue i that it flatters the ego of the king by ostensibly acquiescing to his authority in asking for his mercy. It appears to the naive King that this is a concession on the part of the High Sparrow. We of course know different, that he has in fact trapped the King in the Kings own good nature by inciting a reciprocal game of giving. It’s obvious this King does not have his brothers brains.
don’t make eye contact with the camera
I love this series. Its great to show give the film making some attentionl in a show I already love just for the story and the characters.
Again, as always, love it, guys!
Could say the "human violence" is a little more, STARK?
Please stop making eye contact with me – it freaks me out! 😀
Love these videos though <3
In regards to GOT playing the long game, going back to watch Season One before this new series allowed me to see how much awesome foreshadowing they layered into the show. There is stuff in the first season which sets things in motion and has connections with things in seasons as late as four and five. People call it trashy (which is largely due to blockbuster equivalent scale I think), but GOT certainly certainly does well to achieve a fair bit of subtlety.
I was sure that High Sparrow asked to sit down just to show his submission. "oh he asked my permission to sit down? i guess i am in charge here, i don`t need to have this appearance up anymore. i already won"
Young ned using thev same sword as old Ned c/o watcher on the wall
Subtle with the Apple Logo. Stay in business Onion. I love ya!
I really think that the High Sparrow asking to sit down is completely natural. Sure, he's arrogant, but he's talking to the king and he's old – I think it makes sense he would want to ask (by which I mean, it would make sense even if it weren't just a gambit).
What Arthur Dane said "I wish you good fortune in the wars to come" is something Mance Raider said to Stannis in episode 1 of So5. Another similar moment is during the flashback in episode 2 of season 6 where Ned trains with Benjin and tells him to keep his shield up or he wil "ring his head like a bell" going back to Jon training Ollie where Jon said the same thing to Ollie.
Cercei wearing black after her various family members die is something that comes directly from the books, as there is a costumary mourning period. I don't think it was the exact same dress for the entire time in the books, but I'm assuming that has more to do with production limitations.
I love this series. Please keep them going!
The way the High Sparrow scene was spelled out for the audience is a great example of the difference between Game of Thrones and Better Call Saul. You guys do an excellent analysis, makes me feel slightly less guilty about watching the show, but at the end of it all, it really is just a high budget and more sadistic version of Xena: Warrior Princess LOL.
I like the way you guys don't make too much eye contact with the camera, feels less like a show and more like peering in on an interesting conversation:)
Love these videos.