This podcast contains spoilers for the A Song of Ice and Fire series by G.R.R. Martin, as well as potential future events for HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series. This week A.Ron discusses feedback from other book readers and adventurous television watchers, then lays out Part 1 of the latest tinfoil theory “The Mummer’s Dragons”, which will conclude next week.
Game of Thrones got of to a fantastic start to season five with episode 501, “The Wars to Come”… We discuss male member evasions, what the heck is going on with Missandei and Grey Worm, debate the Westerosi (and Essosian?) politics of foreign wars and cultural tolerance, ponder where Sansa, Jaime, and Brienne are all going, Cersei’s prophecy, and the part Tyrion has to play in “The Wars to Come”. This, as well as your feedback, and some debate on fandom’s approach to deviations from accepted canon as well as the ethics and wisdom of binging on leaked episodes. All this and more, enjoy!
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Jim and A.Ron are loving the first episode of season five! They discuss dragons, drunken dwarves, woodland witches, near misses with Sansa, and much more. Tune in Tuesday for the full coverage cast!
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Dragons and swords and whatnot.
Jim and A.Ron talk about their hopes, fears, and predictions for season five, as we go around Westeros and Essos recapping where our various heroes and villains are as we left them last season… We discuss improvements and changes to our coverage this year, all of our favorite characters, how Jim feels as a non-book reader about the series leap frogging the books, and much more. Next week, the spoiler section! A.Ron will host a book reader support group for those facing the trauma of having the books spoiled by the show, discuss what the hell is going on with some of the changes and alterations that have been revealed thus far in trailers and print, and preview the video enhancement to the upcoming and totally revamped SpoiLore section!
Shayne Bowman from the Heisenberg Chronicles and the Nattercast joins Cecily and I to discuss our thoughts on season 3 of Banshee, as well as the conclusion to the HBO documentary mini-series, “The Jinx”!
Want to hear Jim and A.Ron get on their high horses about journalism, music, law enforcement and rough childhoods? Ok, we’re on that. It’s all in the context of TV though.
HBO’s Boardwalk Empire has come to it’s inevitable conclusion, and A.Ron and Jim are at peace with it. In fact, we think it’s beautiful and painful in a way that Boardwalk finales tend to be, if not more so. Things get dusty when fathers say goodbye to sons, and brothers say goodbye to brothers, and…