588: ADwD Bran I

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Ser Duncan the Tall and his mysterious hairless squire "Egg" start their adventures in episode 1 of the first season of HBO's latest foray into Westeros. We love the casting, we love the tone, and we love the little digs at Game of Thrones. I ... Show More

Spoilers, profanity. Welcome to the house of Hopium, our words are: it's only six episodes! Are they trying to get into the Emmys comedy category with the half-hour episodes? If so, we approve. Clotho makes the mistake of reading Reddit complaints. Does George always fall out of ... Show More

Spoilers, profanity. Dunk tackles the moral complexity of people who fought for the Blackfyres as we tackle the modern political parallels. Is Egg secretly a Giants fan yelling at the quarterback? Brienne was genetically predisposed to fight someone in a stream. Never leave Ser B ... Show More

<p>What's it like inside the giant mountain castle? And what role does GRRM (and HBO) have for it coming up?</p> <p><br> Joanna Lannister's blog post: https://bit.ly/3yXOvRM<br> <br> www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros<br> historyofwesteros.threadless.com<br> Nina: goodqueenaly.tum ... Show More

<p>Tyrion I - The Gang Makes Tyrion Hand aka The One where Varys Riddles (3:01) <br> Bran I - The One with the First Wolf Dreams aka the Gang Plays Lord of the Crossing (28:01) <br> Arya II - The Gang Meets Jaqen H&#39;Ghar aka the One Where the Gold Cloaks Want Gendry (59:53) <b ... Show More

<p>Warrior women, skinchanging, Longclaw, Robb's Will, Arya and Jeyne Poole. There's a lot going on... We bear all, about the Mormonts and their home island and the plots they're a part of.</p> <p>www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros<br> historyofwesteros.threadless.com<br> Nina: go ... Show More

<p>Jon I - Threats Beneath a Hinge of the World aka the One where Melisandre says You Know Nothing, Jon Snow (5:50)<br> Bran I - The Gang Learns Coldhands is Dead aka the One where They Eat Night&#39;s Watch Deserters (45:15)<br> Tyrion II - On the Valyrian Road aka A Two-Headed ... Show More

<p>Bran VI - the One with Stranger Danger aka Psycho Theon is Back (5:13) <br> Arya IX - the Gang Makes Weasel Soup aka the One with Arya’s New Coin (18:18) <br> Daenerys IV - the Gang Gets Undying aka the One with All the Threes (49:23) <br> Tyrion XI - the Gang Solves the Wildf ... Show More

<p>Daenerys III - The One where Dany Makes Viserys Walk aka the Gang Hits the Dothraki Sea (2:15) <br> Bran IV - The One with Old Nan’s Stories aka the Gang Discusses Bran&#39;s Saddle (24:11) <br> Eddard V - The One with The Ponderous Tome aka the Gang Listens to a Shady Maester ... Show More

<p>Catelyn I - The One where they Hear Jon Arryn is Dead aka the Gang Learns Robert is Coming (4:18) <br> Daenerys I - The One with the Marriage Pact aka the Gang Meets Drogo (23:52) <br> Eddard I - The Gang Goes Down to the Crypts aka the One with the Royal Arrival (43:56) <br> ... Show More

<p>Daenerys VIII - A Dornish Frog in the Dragon Pit aka a Feast for Foes (7:27)<br> Theon I - Jeyne, Jeyne it Rhymes with Airplane aka Little Walder Won’t Grow Up to Be a Frey (35:50)<br> Daenerys IX - The One in Daznak’s Pit aka How to Train Your Drogon (1:06:16)<br> Jon XI - Pa ... Show More

<p>One of the great powers of the north, who can trace their bloodlines to the First King of the First Men. We discuss their wars against the Starks, Lady Barbrey Dustin, the Corpse Queen and Night's King, the Tower of Joy, Brandon &amp; Lyanna Stark, Domeric, Roose &amp; Ramsay, ... Show More

<p>Eddard III - The One where Mycah Doesn&#39;t Run Very Fast aka the Gang Executes Lady (4:40) <br> Bran III - The One with the Three Eyed Crow aka the Gang&#39;s in a Coma Dream (34:14) <br> Catelyn IV - The Gang goes to King&#39;s Landing aka the One when she Meets Littlefinge ... Show More