A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - An Unofficial Bald Move Podcast

Anthony and A.Ron continue their deep dive into the characters and themes from their new book, “Gods of Thrones”. Now available on paperback! Today we’re talking about a polarizing character among the fandom, Catelyn Stark. What are the essential differences between Book!Cat and TV!Cat? What is her worst move in playing the Game? Who would win in an all-female Houseoff? How vital is Lady Stoneheart’s arc to understanding Catelyn, and why does the show skip it entirely? We discuss and debate all this and more! If you’d like to read more about how real life religions and cultures have shaped A Song of Ice and Fire as well as it’s TV adaptation Game of Thrones, our book “Gods of Thrones” is now available in digital and paperback form. It makes a great Christmas present for your hard to please Thrones fan! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It goes without saying that Tyrion Lannister is an extremely interesting character in A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones, but you’d think he’d make a poor focus for our book on Westerosi religion. After all, he’s famously skeptical of superstition and faith in a world full of magic, physics defying creatures, and powerful gods. But it’s precisely that contradiction that makes him so fascinating in this context! Join Anthony and I for a deep dive into Tyrion, the events that have shaped him, and the journey that has brought him before a dragon goddess that he can believe in. Have questions or feedback? Send it in using the contact info below… Our book, “Gods of Thrones” is available now on Amazon! If you’ve already read it, we’d really appreciate you leaving us a rating and review. It’s one of the best ways you can help us promote the book! A print version will be available to buy very soon now! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a special series of podcasts for you coming out over the next few weeks! Dr. Anthony Le Donne joins me today to talk about the new book we co-authored in the off-season, Gods of Thrones: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Religions of Ice and Fire, available now on Amazon. The book is filled with fun analysis of the religions, cultures, and characters of Game of Thrones and delves into the real life history and religion that inspired GRRM when creating his world. We discuss our history with Thrones/Song, as well as our book, its tone, our writing process, and our favorite things we learned in our research. We’ll be back next week to talk more Gods of Thrones and take your questions. Later this month we’ll be joined by some of your favorite podcast hosts and writers to host a three part book club-style review of George R.R. Martin’s upcoming historical book on the Targaryens, Fire and Blood! If you’ve read Gods of Thrones, please help us out by rating and reviewing it on Amazon! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And just like that, we put HBO’s Game of Thrones season three into the Bald Move history books. Again. “Mhysa” is an excellent way to wrap up the season and set the table for season four, as we get great work out of all our star-crossed lovers; Tyrion, Shae, Sansa, Jon, and Ygritte. Arya has some fine work servicing the fan’s desire to see her be the terrifying little murder beast we know she can be while simultaneously making us feel really, really bad for her lot in life. Ramsay might be a total and complete bastard, but he does know how to work a pork sausage to get some laughs in an other wise pitch black scene. Finally, Dany attempts to end her season three arc on a note of triumph, but is hampered by the racial tone deafness of the show runners. Thanks for joining us on this ride! We’ll be back in November to discuss Martin’s new book on Targaryen history, Fire and Blood, as well as Anthony and I’s new book, Gods of Thrones. Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have the pleasure of talking about one of the best, and most gut wrenching episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The Rains of Castamere”. The Lannisters score a decisive victory against the Starks in surprising and brutal fashion. Particularly rough is Arya, who is forced to witness the destruction of her family when she was oh so close to being reunited with them. Over in Essos, Dany provides a lone bright point as her captains’ valor and her reputation as Breaker of Chains lays the slave city of Yunkai at her feet. We’ll be back next week to wrap this season up. See you then! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider the latest episode in our summer re-watch of season three of HBO’s Game of Thrones. “Second Sons” features the second happiest wedding we’ve ever seen on Westeros (which is damning with non-existent praise), Arya swinging from utter despair to something approaching optimism in her captivity with the Hound (the sweet, summer child), as newcomer Daario Naharis steals into Dany’s camp attempts to steal Dany’s heart. We discuss all this and more! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of our summer Game of Thrones rewatch, “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”, Brienne picks on someone her own size, Joffery tries talking politics with his grandpa, Robb YOLOs his way through a fraught political position to buy some extra time to consort with his queen, and Sansa and Tyrion lament their respective fates. For feedback we discuss the relative intelligence of wights, debate the apparent height of the Wall, and consider people’s pet theories on what things will look like post series-finale of Thrones. See you back here next week! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back with another terrific season three episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The Climb”. Of course the title refers to the Wildlings’ epic climb of The Wall, but also Littlefinger’s unhinged speech about chaos delivered to a shell shocked Varys. Both are amazing in their way, as is Lady Olena and Lord Tywin’s political duel in the Hand’s chambers. We discuss all this plus tons of fan commentary and questions! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of things get “Kissed by Fire” in this episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The Hound. Jon Snow. Leslie’s Rose. But in all seriousness there is so much good packed into this hour of Thrones; Robb beheading an important bannerman in the pouring rain; Jaime venting a lifetime of frustration and regret upon an unsuspecting Brienne; Tywin managing to bitterly disappoint both of the children he has in his presence; and Dany looking more and more like the Conquerer that she thinks she’s destined to be. Join us for a lengthy discussion of all of this and more, and just a metric ton of feedback from your fellow fans. See you next week! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We really enjoyed “And Now His Watch Is Ended”, the latest episode in our summer rewatch of HBO’s Game of Thrones series. Packed with intellectually satisfying intrigue, as well as one of the more satisfying action scenes in Thrones history, it has something for just about everyone. We ponder the comeuppance of Tywin’s children, the finer points of contract law in Essos, and the altruism of the Tyrells. Plus, a super sized mailbag and the promise of another next week! If you’ve been waiting until the last moment to get in on A.Ron’s book Kickstarter, covering the religions of Westeros and their real life counterparts, now is you time to shine. There’s less than a week left to get exclusive Kickstarter rewards and push the project towards some very cool stretch goals! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron take in the episode “Walk of Punishment” of the third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Dany struggles to find a moral middle ground as she strikes a bargain for a massive slave army, Robb struggles with his command, Theon gets a glimmer of hope, Jaime is taught a harsh truth about the value of his family name. See you back next week as our summer re-watch rolls on! Check out the latest on A.Ron’s book Kickstarter! We’ve got stretch goals, and we also did a recent AMA on Reddit’s A Song of Ice and Fire subreddit you may find interesting! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron do a retrospective review of HBO’s Game of Thrones episode, “Dark Wings, Dark Words”, same format, we first do a non-spoiler review then get in depth and spoilery at the end of the podcast. We discuss the Reed children who make their first appearance this episode, analyze Shae and Tyrion’s relationship, fear for Margaery’s life as she tries to dance around the psychotic Joffrey, and catch up with Arya, Jaime, Brienne, and Robb. Thanks for all the great participation this week! Next week we’ll be dealing with an abbreviated mailbag due to our travel plans, but that just means a super sized feedback the week after! Don’t forget, A.Ron it’s not too late to get in on A.Ron’s Kickstarter for the upcoming book about Westerosi religions, “Gods of Thrones!” Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron are back for the summer re-watch of HBO’s Game of Thrones season 3. Might as well start at the beginning, with episode 301, “Valar Dohaeris”. Daddy’s back in town, which is an interesting dynamic which finds Tyrion and Cersei trying to find their place, Margaery attempts to win over the peoples’ hearts and minds, Jon sells his role as double agent, and Dany struggles with the morality of liberating a continent using slave labor. All this, plus lots of feedback! See you next week… A.Ron is writing a book about the religions of Game of Thrones. If you’d like to get in on the Kickstarter to raise funds for artists, editors, typesetters, etc. AND get some cool rewards for yourself, check it out at book.baldmove.com! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, relax! We’ll be doing our level best to keep all spoilers for future episodes and seasons confined to the very end of the podcast where you can easily skip them. For this, our season three kick off, please enjoy the live podcast we taped in front of an audience at the awesome Con of Thrones from Dallas this year. We’ll be back next week with full coverage of the season three premiere, “Valar Dohaeris”! Got feedback? Send it in using the links below and we might consider it on air! As mentioned during the podcast, A.Ron is writing a book on the religions of Game of Thrones. Head over to book.baldmove.com and see if it’s something you’d be interested in, and get some cool rewards or save some money on the digital copy of the book! Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron finish our retrospective re-watch of season two of HBO’s Game of Thrones with the finale, “Valar Morghulis”. It’s a typical GoT finale, in that it does a great job of setting up the next season as something you can barely wait to arrive. Arya could start super assassin training! The White Walkers are marching on the Night’s Watch! Dany’s dragons can spit fire! We talk about these topics and a ton of last minute feedback before signing off with some spoilers for season 2 as well as debating a few lingering season 7 stuff in the secluded SpoiLore section. See you next year! Speaking of SpoiLore, if you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip that part. If you love that stuff and want to catch up, there is a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron are nearing the finish line of their retro-re-watch of Game of Thrones season two. This week is one of the all time great episodes, “Blackwater”. There aren’t many heroes or villains in this one, just brave men fighting each other in desperate and bloody fashion. Great action, but even greater character moments for Sansa, Cersei, Tyrion, and the Hound. We have a lot of fun gushing over this episode, then we bat clean up with feedback and our SpoiLore section at the very end of the podcast. Speaking of SpoiLore section; need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron’s rewatch of HBO’s Game of Thrones continues with “The Prince of Winterfell”. We’re really feeling the tension as the countdown to the invasion of Stannis approaches zero. Also, Robb commits political suicide, the Halfhand recruits Jon for a dangerous mission, and Arya tries to escape Harrenhal before it’s too late. All this plus feedback, and at the end of the podcast our SpoiLore section where we delve deeper into the history and lore of Westeros. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider “A Man Without Honor”, the latest season two episode on our re-watch of HBO’s Game of Thrones. This episode is about revealing the true characters of people like Jamie, Cersei, Tyrion, Tywin, Shae, Sansa, and Robb, and the thing you take away is that these are all people, multifaceted, conflicting, contradictory, but in a way that feels human and real. And Dany, is you know… looking for her dragons. We also discuss show spoilers at the very end of the podcast, as usual. If you’d like to hear more, you can consult our Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The realm is apparently unsafe for those beloved to Theon and A.Ron this week as we discuss the treachery of Theon sacking Winterfell, the role A.Ron had in the death of Roy Dotrice (94), along with everything else that this decidedly good episode of Game of Thrones had to offer. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron re-watched Game of Thrones episode “The Ghost of Harrenhal”, break it’s neck, and throw it off a parapet. Just kidding, but we do bite into it like Jaqen into an apple. We discuss tortured metaphors, Brienne’s rushing into commitments, Stannis’ reluctance to face The Truth, and Arya’s fun and exciting new friends at Harrenhal. All this and a bunch of interesting feedback, and a lore and history packed SpoiLore section! By the way, we have an archive of Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure, in case you want to read up on more in depth theories and analysis. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron re-watch episode 204 of HBO’s Game of Thrones series, “Garden of Bones”, and mine a rich vein of almost forgotten Peak Tyrion. We also got gummed up with a clumsy arrival of Daenerys at the great city of Qarth, and Jim can’t take Lancel seriously, and we’re both really bummed out about the arrival of this season’s re-cast “Mountain”, but the arrival of the fantastic Papa Lannister single-handedly makes up for all of it. Another great season 2 episode, is what we’re saying, and we have some terrific feedback to go along with it. We also talk spoilers at the very end, so if you haven’t caught up with the latest on the show or books you might want to skip that. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron continue their re-watch campaign of HBO’s Game of Thrones with “What is Dead May Never Die”. There is some really strong stuff in here; Tyrion’s canary trap for the Small Council, the heroic and badass last stand of Yoren, the introduction of two fantastic new characters in the forms of Brienne of Tarth and Margary Tyrell. But there is also some less fun stuff; like anything to do with Shae. But all in all a great episode despite not featuring Dany or Robb. All this discussion, plus a healthy heaping of feedback ahead! Check out this FX breakdown reel from Iloura. Warning! Spoilers for season 7!! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.Ron and Jim continue their re-watch of season two of HBO’s Game of Thrones with “The Night Lands”. On this podcast, we discuss the opposite of a headless horsemen, Tyrion’s tragic flaws, Theon’s ignorance of his personal history and that of his people, the Iron Islanders, and the moral quandary of the Night’s Watch. Also, A.Ron apologizes for muffing up the White Raven lore from the previous podcast. All this and tons of feedback coming your way! If you want to check out that Varys theory I mention in the SpoiLore section of the podcat, check out our Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And now our (re)watch begins with “The North Remembers”, the season two premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones series. We’ll be working our way through the entire second season, the first half of the episode is entirely spoiler free for first time viewers, then we’ll have a mini-SpoiLore section after we play the end of pod theme music for people who are caught up on the books / show. In this episode we’re appreciating Tyrion’s swagger, Sansa’s strength, Robb’s toughness, and Jon’s girlish good looks. We’ll have more every Tuesday over the next ten weeks, so settle in for a long trip down GoT memory lane! See you next week! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Today’s podcast is sponsored by Sonos, home theater for for music lovers. For the first time ever, Sonos is offering the listeners of GOT, ten percent off one order of twenty five hundred dollars or less, for any product on Sonos.com. This offer is available for a limited time only and cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. Use the promo code “GOT10” at sonos.com, to receive this exclusive offer. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a bonus wrap up SpoiLore episode for Game of Thrones season 7, A.Ron is joined by Kim Renfro, Senior Culture Writer for INSIDER, to discuss our thoughts on season 7 as a whole, leaks, how production spoilers impacted our coverage of this season, and what we think about the far off season 8. Be warned, at the very end of the episode we do dish a bit on the last remaining unconfirmed leak for this season, which may come up next time. If you’re a serious spoiler-phobe, make sure you shut off the pod when we get to that point. If you need more Kim in your life, check out her podcast series, Showrunners, or follow her on Twitter. Our regular edition of SpoiLore will be out tomorrow! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron close the books on the non-book spoiler part of our season 7 coverage of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Of course, we’ll be back later this week to put the SpoilLore segment to bed, and don’t forget that starting next week we’ll be jumping head first into our rewatch of season 2, AKA the Tyrion Lannister Golden Years. But for now, we dive into a heaping helping of feedback trying to sum up the experience of this seasons, and looking ahead to next. Regardless of when it comes back, Summer of 2018 or Spring of 2019, we’ll right there with you as Game of Thrones heads towards it’s conclusion. Hope you stay with us through our season 2 coverage and beyond, as we look forward to tackling Stranger Things, Mr. Robot, The Walking Dead, and Westworld, to name just a few in the months ahead! Today’s podcast is sponsored by Sonos, home theater for for music lovers. For the first time ever, Sonos is offering the listeners of GOT, ten percent off one order of twenty five hundred dollars or less, for any product on Sonos.com. This offer is available for a limited time only and cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. Use the promo code “GOT10” at sonos.com, to receive this exclusive offer. Today’s podcast is sponsored by Casper. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/got and using “got” at checkout. Terms and Conditions Apply. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Need some more Game of Thrones in your life? Want to support your favorite podcasters AND some worthy charities? Check out the Podpack! In addition to the divvying up the shares between the podcasters the the ACLU, Bald Move will be donating our entire cut of this project to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. Today’s sponsor is Audible, with an unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free audiobook with a 30 day trial at www.audible.com/got. Today’s podcast is also sponsored by Sonos, home theater for for music lovers. For the first time ever, Sonos is offering the listeners of GOT, ten percent off one order of twenty five hundred dollars or less, for any product on Sonos.com. This offer is available for a limited time only and cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. Use the promo code “GOT10” at sonos.com, to receive this exclusive offer. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron develop their thoughts on the season finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The Lion and the Wolf”. Many were pleased, yet there are some lingering resentments. We try to talk through why we thought Cersei’s scheming, Sansa and Arya’s collaboration, and the Night King’s ultimate plan to cross the wall made a lot of sense both from a plot and character standpoint, but we definitely leave room for people who have trouble looking past how we arrived there. In the end, we both agree that the series is set for a thrilling and satisfying conclusion, and the DD’s have nearly twice the time to develop it. Will they succeed? Can Martin eventually do better? Join us next week as we wrap up our Season 7 coverage and try to answer these questions and more. And don’t forget Friday, as we delve into the deeper meanings and book implications for the events of this season! See you then. This podcast is sponsored by BombFell, where you can get clothes hand-picked by a stylist to fit your life. Head over to bombfell.com/got to get $25 off your first order! This podcast is also sponsored by Sonos, Home theater for music – and podcast! – lovers. For the first time ever, Sonos is offering the listeners of GOT, ten percent off one order of twenty five hundred dollars or less, for any product on Sonos.com. This offer is available for a limited time only and cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. Use the promo code, “GOT10 “, at sonos.com, to receive this exclusive offer. If you enjoyed Blade Geer’s song at the end of the podcast and want to download it or check out his other work you can find it at his SoundCloud page: http://www.soundcloud.com/bladegeer Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron declare that the finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The Dragon and the Wolf”, did enough to, if not completely excuse the issues of the past few episodes, at least have us back to being fully excited and eager to see the story resume… probably sometime in 2019. That’s a long wait, and for as much grief we’ve given the Double D’s here and there, we’re really going to miss their show while it’s away. But that’s just two guys opinions. What did you think? Tell us at the links below! We’ll be back Tuesday for a full featured analysis and tons of feedback, then we’ll talk about how the finale impacts our understanding of book and show prophecies and predictions. See you then! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. This podcast is sponsored by Sonos. For the first time ever, Sonos is offering the listeners of Bald Move’s Game of Thrones podcast ten percent off one order of twenty five hundred dollars or less, for any product on sonos.com. This offer is available for a limited time only and cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. Use the promo code, “GOT10” at sonos.com, to receive this exclusive offer. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HBO’s Game of Thrones episode 706, “Beyond the Wall” has been extremely polarizing for all of us fans, which, say what you will, isn’t something that you want to be saying about the penultimate episode of the penultimate season of the biggest TV show in the history of the world. Are people too focused on picking nits? Or has the storytelling really gone off the rails this season? Whether we’re seeing the first signs of shark jumping or just hitting a rough patch remains to be seen, but we discuss the good, bad, and ugly of this week, including the many fine conversations between our heroes, saying good bye to characters both red shirted and beloved, and arrive at the conclusion of the fairly silly plan to convince Kings Landing to join in the fight against the Army of the Dead. Next week will be better. Please? This week’s podcast is sponsored by TV Time. TV Time is an awesome companion for the Golden Age of TV, helping you manage your TV watchlist across all viewing platforms, get reminded when shows are on, react to what you watch, and interact with a community of fans. Go to tvtime.baldmove.com and download the app for iPhone or Android! Check out this thread on Reddit if you want to see the horrifying genetic results of a Dany and Jon “union” that so many of us are clamoring for. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.Ron and Jim are loving this episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall”, that is admittedly about 20% ridiculous and 80% pure awesome. I know that 20% is going to bother a lot of you guys and gals, but come on! So many epic things are happening! Ice zombies! Dragons! Ice zombie dragons?!? Don’t worry about the logic of Jon’s plan, or his idea of fighting a ridiculous single man rear guard, or the Night King’s questionable targeting decisions. In our book, when Game of Thrones follows the Rule of Cool, it tends to rule plain and simple. Tell us why we’re wrong! We’ll talk about it, at length, Tuesday. See you then! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron try to talk about an incredibly entertaining episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “Eastwatch”, while also dealing the the fact that the main thrust of the plot is dubious at best. And we’re not talking about jetpacks or wonky numbers of ships and wagons, we’re talking about the main mission North of the Wall. Why does anyone think this is a good idea? On the other hand, we’ve come around on the Arya and Sansa intrigue, and there is a whole lot else to like… Gendry and Jon reprising Robert and Ned’s adventures. Davos showing off his sweet smuggling skills. Drogon doing what Drogon does best, looking majestic AF and generally being jaw dropping in every scene he’s in, including the one where he gets his snout snuggled. That’s impressive range for a fake dragon, ya’ll. All this, plus we got more emails than Davos has bad crab meat, and we’re back Friday to do it all over again, SpoiLORE style. See you then! Today’s podcast is sponsored by Casper. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/got and using “got” at checkout. Terms and Conditions Apply. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron have seen the very latest episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “Eastwatch”. There was some awesome stuff no doubt, a very special someone picks up a hammer, two brothers reunite, Ser Davos out-Han Solos Han Solo, and Sansa and Arya bicker like season one. But the creaks and cracks of the Double D’s kicking the plot into hyperdrive are starting to be heard and felt. Hopefully it’s just a minor case of dragon indigestion, and not a sign of more serious tears and holes in the realistic, grounded, dragon and zombie infested world they’ve so carefully constructed. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Here’s a link to a video showing what happens when you try to swim wearing full plate armor. And here’s the link to the Huffington Post article revealing a possible Easter Egg in the Brienne vs Arya scene from “The Spoils of War”. Huffington Post Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron break down the latest episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The Spoils of War”. An episode with the sheer spectacle of the might of Daenerys’ armies unleashed upon Westoros balanced by great character moments with the Stark children in Winterfell… and perhaps a budding romance between King and Queen, it’s basically everything you want in Game of Thrones. We discuss Bran’s attachment to humanity and try to figure out exactly what he knows, analyze Littlefinger’s remaining options, geek out over Arya and Dany being badasses, and question Tyrion’s loyalty. All this, plus tons of feedback! And don’t forget, we’ll be back Friday with more lore, backstory, and book inspired theories and analysis. Today’s podcast is sponsored by Audible, with an unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free audiobook with a 30 day trial at http://audible.com/got! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron have seen tonight’s episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones entitled, “Spoils of War”, and pronounce it hotter than dragon fire. An instant all time great episode, with visual thrills and spectacle enough to make 10,000 complaints about jet packs and fleet sizes bend the muhfukkin’ knee. If you don’t like it, then dracarys! Enjoy our raving about how awesome Arya, Sansa, Brienne, Bronn, Drogon, Dany, Jon, and about a billion Dothraki screamers were for about 20 hot minutes, then please come back Tuesday for our more reasoned thoughts and opinions, as well as those of legions of our fellow fans. And Friday, we’ll talk about Child of the Forest cave paintings, and who knows what else. See you then! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones, “The Queen’s Justice”! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want *any* spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. But if you’re an adventurous show watcher who’d like some extra discussion of book lore, prophecies, Westerosi history and back story, this might be the show for you. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron do a deep dive into the latest episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The Queen’s Justice”. We discussed the long awaited meeting of Ice and Fire, Bran’s loss of humanity, Sansa’s rule, Euron’s incredibly swift and effective navy, the further humiliation’s of Jaime, and much more. Add in a ton of community feedback and you got yourself a packed podcast. And we’re not done! Come back Friday for our SpoiLore edition, where we delve into the secrets and history left to uncover in the books! Today’s podcast sponsor is RXBAR! For 25% off your first order, visit RXBAR.com/got and enter “got” at checkout. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron had the most fun watching tonight’s episode of Game of Thrones, “The Queen’s Justice”. Listen to this pod for our fresh, unrehearsed, ill-advised, and off the cuff remarks and analysis. Come back Tuesday when we’ve had the time to get our thoughts together properly, and join us for our full scene by scene breakdown as well as tons of feedback! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron “Stormborn” was a great episode of Game of Thrones, with tons of highlight scenes. It also has a bit of a Euron and Sandsnake problem, but we don’t think it’s fatal, assuming Dan and David can tear off the affected portions of the show and apply medicinal ointment to stem the spread of ludicrous jetpackery and shipbuildery that threaten our collective suspension of disbelief. We also discuss Sansa and Jon’s uneasy sharing of power, Littlefinger’s increasing desperation, what price Tyrion will pay for his plan failing, and Arya’s emotional reunion on the show. All this, tons of feedback, and WAIT THERE’S MORE! A whole SpoiLore edition of the show coming out Friday! We mentioned how you can get TellTale’s Game of Thrones House Forrester Saga for free as Playstation Plus members. You can also see us play through that entire season if your a Club Member. You can try the first episode for free! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron had a lot of fun watching tonight’s episode of Game of Thrones, “Stormborn”. Listen to this pod for our fresh, unrehearsed, ill-advised, and off the cuff remarks and analysis. Come back Tuesday when we’ve had the time to get our thoughts together properly, and join us for our full scene by scene breakdown as well as tons of feedback! Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. This podcast is sponsored by Audible. Audible is offering our listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audible.com/got and browse the unmatched selection of audio programs – download a title free and start listening. It’s that easy. Support Bald Move: Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider the season opener of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “Dragonstone”. Entire great houses fall, Queen Daenerys, lands on Westerosi shores, and still some fans considered this episode a dull affair! We talk about expectations, Arya’s brush with humanity, the Hound digging graves, Jaime’s odds for redemption, tons of listener feedback, and much more! And we’re not done. Stay tuned for Friday for our SpoiLORE edition! Thanks to all our fans and new listeners for making us one of the top podcasts in iTunes! As a reward, we’re offering 25% off our annual memberships to Club Bald Move. Just use promo code “got2017” during check out to access your savings. Special thanks also to Casper, who sponsored this podcast. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/got and using the code “got” at checkout. Terms and Conditions Apply. Support Bald Move: Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron give our off the cuff insight and analysis for tonight’s episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones! We’ll be back Tuesday afternoon with our full, in depth coverage with a scene by scene recap and tons of feedback. Speaking of which, hit us up on the email link below to tell us what you thought! Support Bald Move: Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim and A.Ron consider some listener for the upcoming season of Game of Thrones! The first half of the episode is spoiler free, but the back half we delve into the depths of the books to mine for hints, secrets, and lore! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, you may find it best to just skip that part. Not afraid of spoilers? Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure. Got a few seconds to help us out with a demographics survey? Also, A.Ron talked up the video for The Manimals, “Teeth”, from their seven song Game of Thrones concept album. If you like rocking out and Game of Thrones, you’re almost guaranteed to like The Manimals. Support Bald Move: Club Bald Move Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been a long, long time coming, but Season Seven of HBO’s Game of Thrones is around the corner! We recorded this preview podcast at last week’s Con of Thrones event, but our previewing isn’t done. Send email in for consideration for a feedback / SpoiLore podcast coming out later this week! Then brace yourself, because Winter is Here! We had a few calls to action this episode. If you have time for a very brief demographics survey, you could help us score more and better ads by taking it. It’s a great way to help support us if you’re not a club member! Also, we’ve partnered with TV Time, an awesome and fun companion app if you’re addicted to television like us. Leave Us A Review Join the discussion: Email | Forums | Facebook | Twitter Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices