I loved the Stannis/Viserys, Stannis/Dany, Dany/Melisandre, and Viserys/Renly parallels in the first verse and chorus, too. Very cool, and those parallels all work in interesting ways.
Theon vs. Cersei is so good, especially the way events sort of spiral out of their hands and they're unable to prevent it, and I loved how you showed this in your vid (Cersei helplessly watching Joffrey and Margaery greet the crowds, Theon watching Asha ride through the gates at Winterfell). Also, Balon vs. Tywin as oppressive, disapproving father figures who prefer another sibling to you (Asha/Jaime), which your vid picked up on so well.
I also loved how you meticulously matched each line in the chorus to the "grouping" for the verse:
1. "Mulatto" for bastard: Gendry (Baratheons)/Ramsay (Greyjoys)/Jon Snow (Starks) 2. "I feel stupid": Viserys and Renly just before they're killed/Theon murdering Ser Rodrik/Edmure messing up at Hoster Tully's funeral 3. "With the lights out, it's less dangerous": Melisandre with the shadowbaby, Viserys' arm being broken/Theon with the hood, Brienne looking worried and Jaime smiling at Brienne, Tyrion getting his face sliced up at Blackwater/Robb executing Rickard Karstark intercut with his trembling hands 4. "Here we are now, entertain us": Viserys looking at a pitiless Dany and Drogo and being forced to his knees, Melisandre with the shadowbaby, Viserys and Renly being killed, Stannis staring into the flames/Jaime getting manhandled by Stark soldiers, King's Landing riot, Theon and Ramsay, Locke chopping off Jaime's hand/Cat appeasing Walder Frey, Bran twisting the Tully trout, Cersei tossing Sansa a cushion, the Hound laughing at Arya
And that last "Denial" bit was genius, especially the creepy shot at the end with Varys looking into the mirror.
Theon vs. Cersei is so good, especially the way events sort of spiral out of their hands and they're unable to prevent it, and I loved how you showed this in your vid (Cersei helplessly watching Joffrey and Margaery greet the crowds, Theon watching Asha ride through the gates at Winterfell). Also, Balon vs. Tywin as oppressive, disapproving father figures who prefer another sibling to you (Asha/Jaime), which your vid picked up on so well.
YESSS! They both so desperately want to be recognized, and fail at all their attempts. Part of the shot selection for Cersei watching Joff and Margaery paralleled with Theon watching Asha ride into Winterfell was to showcase the "hello, how low?" lyric in a literal way. As in both Theon and Cersei are literally lower than their counterparts and they absolutely hate it.
I also loved how you meticulously matched each line in the chorus to the "grouping" for the verse
Thanks so much! I'm thrilled you picked up on that, especially the "mulatto" lyric. :) The "here we are now, entertain us" lyric was fun to work with as it could mean different things to different characters. I wanted to show Dany and Stannis looking apathetically as they (indirectly but very directly) committed fratricide. Similarly in the Stark section, when the dead fish and the Trout appear, so does Walder Frey. It's a foreshadowing of the Red Wedding and the slaughter to come for the Starks.
And that last "Denial" bit was genius, especially the creepy shot at the end with Varys looking into the mirror.
I'm so glad it worked for you! I like the big reveal that you have all these kings battling each other for the Iron Throne, then it's actually the queens you should watch out for, but really the true game masters are the advisors. It's Varys and Littlefinger that are the most dangerous!
Theon vs. Cersei is so good, especially the way events sort of spiral out of their hands and they're unable to prevent it, and I loved how you showed this in your vid (Cersei helplessly watching Joffrey and Margaery greet the crowds, Theon watching Asha ride through the gates at Winterfell). Also, Balon vs. Tywin as oppressive, disapproving father figures who prefer another sibling to you (Asha/Jaime), which your vid picked up on so well.
I also loved how you meticulously matched each line in the chorus to the "grouping" for the verse:
1. "Mulatto" for bastard: Gendry (Baratheons)/Ramsay (Greyjoys)/Jon Snow (Starks)
2. "I feel stupid": Viserys and Renly just before they're killed/Theon murdering Ser Rodrik/Edmure messing up at Hoster Tully's funeral
3. "With the lights out, it's less dangerous": Melisandre with the shadowbaby, Viserys' arm being broken/Theon with the hood, Brienne looking worried and Jaime smiling at Brienne, Tyrion getting his face sliced up at Blackwater/Robb executing Rickard Karstark intercut with his trembling hands
4. "Here we are now, entertain us": Viserys looking at a pitiless Dany and Drogo and being forced to his knees, Melisandre with the shadowbaby, Viserys and Renly being killed, Stannis staring into the flames/Jaime getting manhandled by Stark soldiers, King's Landing riot, Theon and Ramsay, Locke chopping off Jaime's hand/Cat appeasing Walder Frey, Bran twisting the Tully trout, Cersei tossing Sansa a cushion, the Hound laughing at Arya
And that last "Denial" bit was genius, especially the creepy shot at the end with Varys looking into the mirror.
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YESSS! They both so desperately want to be recognized, and fail at all their attempts. Part of the shot selection for Cersei watching Joff and Margaery paralleled with Theon watching Asha ride into Winterfell was to showcase the "hello, how low?" lyric in a literal way. As in both Theon and Cersei are literally lower than their counterparts and they absolutely hate it.
I also loved how you meticulously matched each line in the chorus to the "grouping" for the verse
Thanks so much! I'm thrilled you picked up on that, especially the "mulatto" lyric. :) The "here we are now, entertain us" lyric was fun to work with as it could mean different things to different characters. I wanted to show Dany and Stannis looking apathetically as they (indirectly but very directly) committed fratricide. Similarly in the Stark section, when the dead fish and the Trout appear, so does Walder Frey. It's a foreshadowing of the Red Wedding and the slaughter to come for the Starks.
And that last "Denial" bit was genius, especially the creepy shot at the end with Varys looking into the mirror.
I'm so glad it worked for you! I like the big reveal that you have all these kings battling each other for the Iron Throne, then it's actually the queens you should watch out for, but really the true game masters are the advisors. It's Varys and Littlefinger that are the most dangerous!
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