Ep. 27.5: Westeros Map Decor

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Season seven will come far down the line for this podcast, but since the trailer just came out, we had to talk about it a little bit! This was originally going to be attached to a full podcast episode, but for convenience's sake, we made it its own thing.

Bring on the chaos of the Great War.

• Season 7 trailer
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Ep. 27: The Broken Things

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The podcast's 27th episode coincides with the beginning of Game of Thrones episode no. 4, "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things." Fittingly, Andrew and Manu see the leading cripple (Bran), bastard (Jon), and broken things (Tyrion and Theon). Another "broken thing" makes his debut, as Samwell Tarly comes to the Wall to join the Night's Watch. He has, uh, work to do.

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Ep. 26: "Dead Girl"

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Andrew and Manu finish off "Lord Snow" with scenes at the Wall and King's Landing, where Jon and Tyrion part ways, while Arya meets her new "dancing master," Syrio Forel. Plenty to go into with the implications of Tyrion's visit to the Wall, and much more, so let's get to it.

• Go see Manu at Con of Thrones in Nashville! (6/30-7/2)
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Ep. 25: It's a Boy! It is Known.

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Andrew and Manu talk about the penultimate scenes of "Lord Snow," where Daenerys learns that she is pregnant, Jorah suspiciously runs off after hearing the news, and Dany tells Drogo that it's a boy. No, there doesn't seem to be much to base it off other than Dany's word, but science is overrated. It is known.

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• Jorah fights Qotho, foreshadowed by Jorah and Rakharo's discussion of Westerosi vs. Dothraki fighting technique
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Ep. 24: I'm Sensitive to the Night's Watch, BUT

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The podcast returns from a mini-break! It's the finale for Benjen as we know him, but he goes out in style. First, he talks Jon down from his claims of being ready for a ranging, educating him on the Night's Watch code. Then, he knocks some sense into Tyrion for not taking the Watch seriously enough before trudging off into the snowy plot-filled night beyond the Wall. Godspeed, my man.

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Ep. 23: WAR STORIES

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In the words of Robert Baratheon, "WE'RE TELLING WAR STORIES." Robert, Jaime, and the newly-introduced Ser Barristan Selmy talk about their first kills, and Andrew and Manu delve into how their tales reflect their personal histories. Then Viserys oversteps his boundaries on the Dothraki Sea, resulting in him getting owned. Normal day.

HBO recently released photos from season 7 too, so we briefly touched on them.

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Ep. 22: Starkfeld

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Ned receives news of Bran's recovery and goes to talk about it with Catelyn, who just arrived in King's Landing. Minor shenanigans ensue! The Lannisters have also learned of Bran's fate too, so they fret about it. SERENITY NOW.

• Game of Thrones meets Seinfeld
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Ep. 21: Grenn and Bear It

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Andrew and Manu chill at the Wall with Jon Snow, Tyrion, and company. We get our introductions to Jeor Mormont, Pyp, Grenn, and Alliser Thorne's "BASTUHD" yell. It's truly a wonderful time. Well, maybe not for Jon, but as Tyrion says, he's just being dramatic.

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• Boiled Leather Audio Hour on bullying and education in A Song of Ice and Fire
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Ep. 20: Old Nan Yells at Cloud

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Andrew and Manu continue with "Lord Snow" as Bran hears ancient Westeros stories from Old Nan and grumbles to Robb about his legs. Meanwhile, Catelyn Stark and Rodrik Cassel arrive in King's Landing but both Littlefinger and Varys know that they suck at being sneaky. Drama ensues.

So ready for some lore? Let's go.

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Ep. 19: Parenthood

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Ned Stark and Cersei Lannister have chit-chats with their kiddos, to... shall we say, differing ultimate effects.

• Chrys Reviews on "Ned Stark, sitcom dad" and Sansa's "creepy murder doll"
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Ep. 18: The Rat's Nest

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Andrew and Manu officially reach episode 3, "Lord Snow," where Ned Stark and company arrive in King's Landing, or as Ned previously referred to it, "that rat's nest they call a capital." Ned has to endure some of his least favorite parts of the rat's nest immediately, as Jaime Lannister gives him shit and he meets the Small Council, allowing the audience to be introduced to Petyr Baelish, Varys, Renly Baratheon, and Maester Pycelle. (At least Ned likes Renly.) Anyway, there are a lot of mini-character profiles in here, so away we go.

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