The Cast Beyond the Wall: A House of the Dragon Podcast

Welcome back milords and ladies to The Cast Beyond the Wall! We return with another podcast dedicated to reviewing, analyzing and debating each episode of HBO's hit show, Game of Thrones. On this week's Cast; Austin, Daniel and I break down season 7, episode 6, "Beyond the Wall" with GoodTrash's own Dalton Stuart.

This week's Game of Thrones has brought about an apparent divide among fans in the online community. The episode has been torn apart by many viewers who are claiming the expedited pacing is harming the show while other fans praised its spectacle. The cast continues this ongoing discussion about whether or not the pacing and more fan-service-y writing has benefitted the show. "Beyond the Wall" is packed with spectacle, but does it still deliver the same satisfying Game of Thrones experience we've come to expect? Tune in to hear more!

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Welcome back milords and ladies to The Cast Beyond the Wall! We return with another podcast dedicated to reviewing, analyzing and debating each episode of HBO's hit show, Game of Thrones. On this week's Cast; Austin, Daniel and I break down season 7, episode 5, "Eastwatch."

In this week's conversation, we're joined by Game of Thrones apologist and social media maester, Lanie James, to do a full breakdown of each scene of this less well-received episode. Don't miss a beat from our full discussion!

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Welcome back milords and ladies to The Cast Beyond the Wall! We return with another podcast dedicated to reviewing, analyzing and debating each episode of HBO's hit show, Game of Thrones. On this week's Cast; Austin, Daniel and I break down season 7, episode 4, "The Spoils of War."

In this week's episode, we're rejoined by one of the 'cast's oldest recurring co-hosts, Ben Friend, to discuss what feels like one of the most climactic hours of Game of Thrones yet! Before jumping into Lannister vs dragon battle, we start by giving our initial thoughts of the whole episode.

Bran continues to demonstrate that he's no longer the boy we used to know by tipping his Three-Eyed Raven knowledge off to Littlefinger. The Stark reunions continue this week as Arya and Sansa have a reunion that is both heartwarming and bittersweet.

The fantasy league continues to heat up as Austin claims this week's MVP, Daenerys Targaryen, who roasted countless soldiers on the battlefield. I continue to gain momentum thanks to Bronn's wisecracking and a showdown with the dragon.

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Welcome back milords and ladies to The Cast Beyond the Wall! We return with another podcast dedicated to reviewing, analyzing and debating of each episode of HBO's hit show, Game of Thrones. On this week's Cast; Caleb, Austin, and Daniel break down season 7, episode 3, The Queen's Justice.

In this episode of the podcast, your hosts are joined by the writer/director/ producer of the upcoming film, You People to talk about the long-awaited meeting of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen. For more than six years, fans have eagerly awaited this moment, but the big question is, does it deliver?

As the end grows even closer to its inevitable conclusion, Game of Thrones has shifted into warp speed and started clearing the board of players who aren't as necessary to the dragon on the white walker end game. This week gave us not one, but two epic sieges along with the inevitable death of the fan favorite Queen of Thorns. In her final moments, she revealed to Jaimie that she was the one behind Joffrey's murderer at the purple wedding.

We also answer listener questions and address the news of HBO's recent hack and how it could affect Game of Thrones.

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Welcome back milords and ladies to The Cast Beyond the Wall! We return with another podcast dedicated to reviewing, analyzing and debating of each episode of HBO's hit show, Game of Thrones. On this week's Cast; Caleb, Austin, and Daniel break down season 7, episode 2, Stormborn.

This week's episode of Game of Thrones, your hosts start by reevaluating Daenerys's allies and position before rethinking Jorah Mormont's fate after his visit from Samwell. In a shocking turn of events, Austin's dream of a Greyjoy dominated episode was finally fulfilled in the Stormborn's closing climax.

The gang also go over the most up to date fantasy results in which Austin Lucari's We Do No Sow became the runaway lead thanks to Euron Greyjoy's raid on the Dornish ships.

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After more than a year of waiting for a new episode,The Cast Beyond the Wall returns to discuss the Game of Thrones season 7 premiere, Dragonstone.

Caleb, Austin, and Daniel break down each scene of the latest episode starting with the outrageously violent murder of the Frey family in the cold open. From there, the gang explores each of major storylines including the power struggle between Jon Snow and Sansa, The Sandor "The Hound" Clegane's continued redemption, the toxic relationship between Jaimie and Cersei and Daenerys's long-awaited arrival to Westeros.

It was a table-setting show jam-packed with quick character moments! Your hosts are all very excited about the return but disagree on a number of the episode's key moments.

This year also marks the first that gang participated in a fantasy league.

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After more than a year of being on hiatus, it's time to rally the realm. The Cast Beyond the Wall has returned with a full preview of season 7! Caleb is re-joined by Austin and Daniel to look back at last year's greatest hits before making their predictions of the twists, backstabbings, and deaths ahead in Game of Thrones season 7.

The podcast kicks the conversation off by reflecting on the treachery going on in the north. Jon Snow may have been declared the new King in the North, but Sansa and Petyr Baelish have other ideas about who should actually rule the seven kingdoms. With Bran and Arya both making their way to Winterfell, it appears there may be a happy moment for the star family yet.

South in King's Landing, Cersei has just taken the crown after blowing up all of her enemies including Queen Margery in Sept with wildfire. She continues to have Jamie standing uncomfortably by her side as she waits for the inevitable encounter from Daenerys and her legions.

To close out the conversation, The Cast Beyond the Wall makes their big predictions about who dies in this incredibly high stakes game. They also announce this year's special Fantasy League put on by The Verge. This season your favorite Game of Thrones podcast is going big in ways you won't forget.

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Hello, again milords and ladies! Welcome to our special Game of Thrones season 6 wrap up episode of The Cast Beyond the Wall. This season was a big game changer in a number of ways, and for better or for worse the meticulous character development we've been used to take a back seat in favor of the breakneck speed of the plot. We finally saw the Greyjoys come back into the fold in the way Austin always wanted and the season even wrapped with Daenerys finally on her voyage to Westeros. This is the season showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ran out of book material adapt and stepped completely out on their own.

This season also marked a notable turnaround for women in Westeros. In earlier seasons most of them were repressed by their husbands, the patriarchy of the world, or even by their own missteps, but this year Daenerys, Cersei, Yara Greyjoy, Sansa Stark, and many others claimed the most powerful positions in the world of Game of Thrones. No matter the quality, this will be one of the seasons that define the show in the years to come.

In our special wrap up episode, Austin, Alex, Daniel, and I play a little game to make the season ender a bit more interesting. If you look at the picture below, you can see we have a bracket filled with different storylines from season 6. These storylines will be pitted against each other and the victor will be decided by group vote. To spice things up a big, we give each host the option to use a "Melissandre Resurrection" to bring one storyline back an placed in a separate bracket. In the end, the winner of the original bracket will go up against the winner of the resurrected losers bracket. It's a fun way to wrap up the season discussion!

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Game of Thrones season 6 comes to a close with what has now been confirmed as the final episode 10 of the series with The Winds of Winter. This extra long finale was jam-packed with long-awaited reveals, climactic plot twists, and the set up for what looks to be the series' final stretch toward the endgame. The Cast Beyond the Wall is here to help you process what is arguably one of the best hours of TV in the last five years.

It's been a theme running throughout the entire season, but last night cemented the rise to total power for all of our leading ladies including Sansa, Daenerys, and Cersie. Despite Jon being hailed as the new "King ind in the North"," Sansa still holds a key influence in retaking the north for House Stark and likely heading south. Cersei has remained somber for most of this season and it seems we were all correct in assuming that she was going to make a huge bloody action in the name of vengeance. We knew it was going to be huge move, but we never expected her to Michael Corleone the entire Tyrell regime. It was a swift move that's left her with unquestioned power and it came at the cost of her son Tommen and what was left of her humanity.

Austin, Daniel, and I are all very excited to talk about the high bar this episode set for future episodes. This may be the season 6 finale, but The Cast Beyond the Wall will return for at least two more episodes this year! Next week we will be doing a season 6 wrap up with the rest of the GoodTrash gang followed by a special episode taking a closer look at women in Game of Thrones and whether or not the show is actually misogynist(this finale doth protest). Keep your eyes peeled for more!

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Game of Thrones never fails to have an eventful episode 9 and season 6's The Battle of the Bastards was no exception. On this week's The Cast Beyond the Wall, Daniel, Austin, and myself break down the highly anticipated battle sequence and whether or not it lives up to some of the other series climactic battles.

Jon Snow has seen white walkers at Hardhome, defended the Wall outmatched a hundred to one, and even been brought back from the dead, but that doesn't make him any less a Stark. Leading up to the Battle, Jon scrapes together a strategy and ignores Sansa's advice not to go into battle. Sansa on the other hand continues to withhold the crucial info about Petyr Baelish's armies from the Eerie. Have Ramsey and Littlefinger compromised the elder Stark or was this just a rookie mistake?

Despite the title of the episode, this week also featured the biggest set piece we've ever seen in Mereen. Danerys rides Drogon and decimates entire ships from The Masters' fleet while Dario leads a full fledged ground assault with the Dothraki horde. Following the flawless victory, Theon and Yara Greyjoy arrive and request independence for the Iron Islands if they support her claim. We take a moment to discuss the issues with the season's continued abbreviation, particularly as it relates to Mereen. Has Dany's time to cross the Narrow Sea FINALLY come? For the sake of my sanity, let's hope so.

The Battle of the Bastards may contain not just one, but two of the finest action set pieces the series has ever seen, but I make the case that it lacks the magical secret sauce that makes Game of Thrones special. Austin and Daniel on the other hand were enamored by the undeniably impressive spectacle.