Close the Door: Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast

621: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1x04

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Maekar is giving off major Gen X wine dad energy, and we’re here for it, but Baelor is the brother who has our hearts. If we ever stop complaining about the lighting, please call 911. We are split on the Game of Thrones theme’s heroic appearance, but we all agree that we wanted more Humfreys. At least we can assume that things will get happier and more upbeat next week, right? RIGHT? AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x04 - Seven.
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620: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1x03

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Guile’s feeling the Black Stallion vibes as Egg takes Thunder through a pre-breakfast training montage. We’re just going to call this guy Ser Ryan Gosling if that’s ok with everyone else. Dunk teaches us how to make breakfast sandwiches Westerosi style and also how to do a whip stitch. House Fossoway really loves them apples, and as long as they’re green, so do we. Dunk’s stepping up with his first no chance and no choice moment, but we have to admit that Egg and Dexter Sol Ansell stole this episode. AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x03 - The Squire.
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619: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1x02

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Is Ser Arlan packing a canon cannon? Maybe! Everyone hitting on Ser Duncan the Tall sure is. Maekar is the Jan to Baelor’s Marcia on this episode of the Targaryen Bunch. Dunk’s getting the feels with Tanselle and panic from the tourney, Egg’s somehow remaining anonymous despite being the only bald kid in town, and we’re just loving every last second of this ride so far. Except that we’ve apparently been pronouncing everybody’s name wrong. AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x02 - Hard Salt Beef.
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618: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1x01

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. Is there more book dialogue than original dialogue? Is Tanselle a puppeteer or is she more of special effects artist? Is Ser Lyonel Baratheon the Laughing Storm worth the UTI? More importantly, is half this episode just us talking about George's latest interview with the Hollywood Reporter? AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - 1x01 - The Hedge Knight.
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617: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 1 Preview

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 love with his showrunners? AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 1 Preview.
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616: The Sworn Sword - Part III (re-reread)

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 Bennis at your house if you’re not there. AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - The Sworn Sword - Part III (re-reread).
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615: The Sworn Sword - Part II (re-reread)

Spoilers, profanity. Our hedge knight doesn’t know how old he is, but he knows he’s still growing. Surprise, surprise we see Jaime x Brienne parallels everywhere. Please enjoy our ten minute tangent as we try to figure out what on earth happened during the Blackfyre Rebellions and probably fail. AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - The Sworn Sword - Part II (re-reread).
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614: The Sworn Sword - Part I (re-reread)

Spoilers, profanity. Agricultural water rights remain Chicky’s line in the sand. Dunk is actually pretty bright, despite what he thinks. We will fully admit that keeping Targs straight is not our strong suit. AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - The Sworn Sword - Part I (re-reread).
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613: The Hedge Knight - Part III (re-reread)

Spoilers, profanity. More like Baelor Breakhearts, amiright? The tourney at Ashford Meadow will live in infamy, while Dunk just hopes to live in obscurity. Not likely, our wonderful and gallant dude. AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - The Hedge Knight - Part III (re-reread).
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612: The Hedge Knight - Part II (re-reread)

Spoilers, profanity. Egg really does know every knight. Dunk isn't as dumb as he thinks he is. The Fossoways are like half good, while Aerion Brightflame completely sucks, but his name is literal fire. AKotS. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - The Hedge Knight - Part II (re-reread).
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