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Just Like the Mad King (Episode 35)

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This week we talk to our friend Mel about all things Game of Thrones.

EPISODE NOTES

Our main segment is full of spoilers for Game of Thrones, up to and including the season 7 premiere. We also address sexual assault this episode, both in the main segment and when talking about Orange is the New Black.

Today's topics:

Guest Intro (00:00:49)

This week we talk to our friend Mel about all things Game of Thrones. Mel is an artist in the games industry, you can find some of her work here.

What we've been up to (00:00:49)

Mel

  • Mass Effect 1 and 2
  • Orange is the New Black
  • Brooklyn 99
  • American Gods (book and show)
  • Science Vs
  • Sword and Scale
  • Casefile
  • Adventure Zone

    • Riley

    • Final Fantasy 15
    • Dream Daddy
    • Game of Thrones
    • Power Rangers
    • EXO KokoBop

      • Pam

      • Rise of the Tomb Raider dlc
      • Half-Life 2
      • System Shock
      • Orange is the New Black
      • Power Rangers
      • Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
      • Tarantino movies (no one watched any, we just somehow ended up talking about them)
      • A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

        • Game of Thrones (00:37:40)

        • What is Game of Thrones and where the hell is the next book?
        • How we got into GoT (00:39:33)
        • GoT's rape problem in the books vs the show - Dany, Cersei, Sansa (00:44:07)
        • Lady Stoneheart (00:48:04)
        • Who, if anyone, are you rooting for to claim (or keep) the throne these days? Has your allegiance changed over the course of the show? Why? @The_Doc_Webb (00:50:30)
        • Cersei and Daenerys
        • The poop citadel (01:02:50)
        • Mel is really into Turmund (01:05:08)
        • Arya, the Hound, Nymeria (01:07:34)
        • Lady Mormont (01:14:09)
        • Sansa (01:14:47)
        • Littlefinger (01:18:09)
        • Could the show exist without Red Gods, Dragons, and Frost Zombies? @UrzasRage (01:21:09)
        • What character has to die or what plot point has to occur before you give up on the show permanently? @The_Doc_Webb (01:26:38)
        • Final thoughts and mentioning some of the best and worst scenes (01:29:13)

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          Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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