449: A Clash of Kings - Retrospective

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. We're not happy to be back in Tyrion's head, but does Jorah Mormont make us more sympathetic to him? Group Rate to Meereen: the book that could have been. Penny just makes everyone sad. Bonus—we figure out why we don't have Winds! A Song of I ...  Show more

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. We read GRRM's "best" love scene and we're unimpressed (except with Qarl). Are zee Glovers zee secret Frenchmen of Westeros? Are the Ironborn (Asha excluded) the Honey Boo Boos of Westeros? Is any character man enough for Hagen's Daughter? A ...  Show more

Jaime reminds The Kingsguard who’s in charge and Petyr Baelish gets showy with his mastery of The Game of Thrones in Jaime VIII (Hardback page 750/Paperback page 912) in George R.R. Martin’s “A Storm of Swords”. Ivan and Red discuss Ravens from the Bannermen, books vs toilet pape ...  Show more

We discuss the big Season 5 premiere and all that occured. Plus, our thoughts on the show introducing flashbacks, Game of Thrones vs. Breaking Bad and a big (apparent) deviation from the books regarding one character's fate.  

In the new (and newly titled!) Dragons on the Wall, we discuss all of the big events this week, including Cersei's power struggle and Arya's training. We aldo chat about Jon Snow's choice vs. Dany's the week before, plus what we think about a notable change for Sansa from the boo ...  Show more

KFC, Clem, Riggs, and Ellie review the single biggest battle scene in the history of television. Arya coming in at the very last minute to save the day. Will we find out what the Night King's motive is in future episodes? Theon's character arc finally comes to a close. What happe ...  Show more