The Mummer's Farce

It's another couple episodes of globe-trotting plot development and great character pairings this time around. Jaime x Brienne, Jon x Ygritte, Robb x Talisa, Jorah x Dany (just kidding!). Kate and Dan follow all the place setting in the lead-up to the big battle still to come.

It's time to visit every set Westeros has to offer in this next pair of Game of Thrones episodes from season 2. Kate and Dan trot the globe, zigzagging between murderous shadow babies and floppy snow chases. Sandor comes to the rescue and Theo- wait, what the hell is Dany wearing?!

Kate and Dan continue through the first half of season 2 of Game of Thrones and the wheels are slowly beginning to turn on this arc of the story. We spend a long while in Renly's Medieval Times showcase, which may seem like a folly, but at least it's not the abject misery and explicit torture happening everywhere else. We do learn that Robb is turned on by a woman who knows how to saw off a leg though.

Kate and Dan pull back to season 2 of GoT, and take note of how many things have changed and how much has stayed the same. Alan Taylor is once again at the helm for both episodes and we have the introduction of Stannis and friends on the beaches of Dragonstone. We talk power dynamics, showmanship, and Dany's Mad Max ensemble.

Note: The first two thirds of this episode we had a mic malfunction, so Kate's audio is recorded via a backup. The audio switches to 2 proper mics about 40 minutes in.

With season 7 of Game of Thrones in the bag, it's time for Kate and Dan to look back at the journey that was and dish out some awards. Who will win director of the year? Best costume? Best scene with a dragon? Most contrived plot arc? Best reaction to Bran Stark being a weirdo? Tune in to find out these and more!

It's season finale time! Kate and Dan break down the final episode of season 7 of GoT, which is also the longest ever. The end result is pretty mixed, which is lucky for this podcast because it provides plenty to talk about. Jon sells his wares, Theon takes one for the team, and Littlefinger, well, he's uh, taking a "nap."

There's a cold chill in the air as Game of Thrones spends almost an entire episode north of The Wall, and Kate and Dan are here to help you brave the cold and the bonkers zombie snatching plans therein. Listen in for talk about some amazing production values and some pretty spotty writing that intertwine to form a grandiose, if uneven, episode of Fantasy Friends.

NOTE: We had a little mic trouble, so things are more echo-y than usual and the levels are the best that could be done under the circumstances. Will be fixed for next time though!

Things get more complicated in the latest episode of Game of Thrones, and Kate and Dan are here to help put the puzzle together. Whether it's unread dissertations, Varys' sourface, or zombie kidnapping plots, we'll figure it out somehow. Probably with well-cited textual analysis.

Kate and Dan do a deep dive on the production of the fiery battle scene that pitted Jaime against Dany and Bronn against a dragon. Elsewhere in the episode the hosts discuss Jon's Freudian obsession with caves, bad cave art, and unconvincing cave romance. Also there are other characters not in caves.

Game of Thrones season 7 hits its stride with episode 3, and Kate and Dan are here to take back all the mean things they said about director Mark "M'lord" Mylod last time. Listen in for talk about Sansa's possible chain wallet, how Sam earned 50 points for Gryffindor, and how Grey Worm broke into the Bellagio, er, Casterly Rock, plus much more!