Game of Thrones: a parable for the US el...

We revisit our forecasts from three months ago and respond to readers’ feedback about the season 

As the chess pieces are set up for the final act, the players of the Game of Thrones use chaos to get their revenge 

In The Battle of the Bastards, fighting has exploded across two continents – so are the tactics genuine and is the violence authentic? 

A Cast of Kings is coming back! In this episode, David Chen and Joanna Robinson discuss how they've been rewatching the show and talk about the plotlines they're most looking forward to in the next season. Learn more about why Game of Thrones might be the last show we'll watch to ... 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.  

Welcome to the Off The Wall, the GOT podcast from Off The Ball. Hit listen for your Game of Thrones breakdown of Episode 4 of Season 8 - 'The Last of the Starks'. Sue Murphy, Tommy Rooney and Eoin Sheahan are in OTB HQ, to steer you through the latest episode. Here is your custom ... Show More

Anthony jones me once again as we discuss the second third of GRRM’s new Fire & Blood, as we consider from “Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Their Triumphs and Tragedies” to “The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant”. Firewyrms! Mysteries of the wall! Dragon eggs beneath Winterfell! ... Show More

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

As we announced last week, we've declared #FanBankruptcy, and are along for the ride on this saddleless dragon we call Game of Thrones. Keeping this in mind, it was nice to see this episode, "The Last of the Starks", run back to their roots in setting up some classic court politi ... Show More

We’re back with a super-sized wrap up episode for our coverage of our new book, Gods of Thrones, as well as putting George’s Fire & Blood to bed as we consider the final third of the book, starting with “The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant”. Anthony and I get things kic ... Show More

We talk about an absolutely huge episode of Game of Thrones and all it set up, as Jon faced the undead and a long-awaited chat took place.  

We’re back to ambush your podcast feeds with a summer re-watch of HBO’s Game of Thrones season three! If you’ve seen the show, you know this is a red banner year for the series with tons of the twists and tragedies we’ve come to expect. And if this is your first time through, rel ... Show More