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Toby Young and James Delingpole are back with another deep dive into this week’s episode of “Game of Thrones.” As usual, MAJOR SPOILERS in this podcast, so if you have not watched episode three, you probably don’t want to listen to this podcast — yet.
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Dangit! Some of us DO NOT WATCH Game of Thrones, and haven’t even the slightest desire to hear people talk about it!
But I love listening to James and Toby talk about real-world things, like … you know … POLITICS!
Knock it off with these crappy episodes! ;)
Why Tyrion Is Likely A Targaryen
I love it when these two talk about current events and politically correct silliness. This episode is for “Thrones” watchers only.
When talking GoT it’s ok not to bleep the naughty bits.
Although it is funny that “****” gets bleeped but “bugger off” doesn’t!
We’re Americans, we don’t know what “bugger off” means and since we don’t know what it means then why bleep it? [Note: I do, or at least I have a pretty good idea.]
I watch GoT and I get your point but I hope they keep this up.
All the convoluted theories, fans have way too much time on their hands.
I don’t want to be one of “those guys”, but I guess I must.
It irritates the heck out of me. I get all excited for a new episode and its water cooler talk about a show I’ll never watch. Obviously I can choose to not listen, so its not a complaint so much as a disappointed reaction… and this is an official podcast (ahem, ahem…)
Its a hobby. Keeps ’em off the streets.
I don’t think the gentlemen are watching the same season that I am! I feel like, now that the show is unbound by the prolonged exposition and tedious contemplations of the novels, each episode of the new season is wasting little time and flowing much better than the previous season. As far as major plot developments, each episode has been of great importance and is steering diverse narratives towards an unified climax. We’ve spent years on character development with diffused plot development throughout, now they’re catching up. If anything, I’m more concerned that they’re rushing the current pacing, not dragging it out unnecessarily.
Nor do I but, but guys, in addition to those Mister D covered, you also got wrong when the Red Wedding happened: the Rains of Castamere was the final scene of the penultimate episode of Season 3, not a mid-season surprise.
Also, Howland Reed was mentioned on the show back in Season Three when we met Jojen and Meera.
In fairness to James and Toby, though, the show has really botched the backstory on Robert’s Rebellion: Too few breadcrumbs, too widely spaced apart. I doubt many show-only watchers know who Rhaegar was or even recalled that Ned and Benjen had a sister or an older brother (who was oddly missing from the previous flashback).
Honestly, the lack of set-up makes the Tower of Joy scene nearly incomprehensible if you’re not familiar with the books.
Gentlemen, if you need a guest nerd who’s read the books and is fairly well versed in it, I hearby volunteer.
Yeah, I’ve never been down with that. The evidence for it is suggestive, but — narrative — it doesn’t make any sense.
I cannot handle that theory. It totally misses everything GRRM and the show established about the relationship between Tyrion and Tywin.
Second.
Meh. It is an era without knowledge of genetics or even blood tests. There’s no way for Tywin to know Tyrion is a bastard. The relationship still exists, one way or another.
I get that not everyone knows every detail. I co-host a GoT podcast, and only one of us (not me) has read the books. But I do my homework, so I catch a lot of these references. If I don’t get it during the show, I get it after.
That said, I’m fine with the boys watching it the way 90% of the audience does. What irks me is them simply assuming that everything that happens this season that they don’t like is because they are deviating from Martin and trying to ruin all the good things GRR wrote. If you don’t actually know what’s going on offscreen, stick to what’s on it.
Last thing – Arya gets smacked when she is caught in a lie. They are training her to be a better liar.