The Night's Cast

Our collective hearts were full to bursting after Sunday's episode, "A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms" (don't remind us that it's probably just to soften the blow of the coming third episode), and The Night's Cast couldn't wait to recap it! Join Vanessa and Samantha as they discuss the second episode of Season 8, from Theon's return to Winterfell to a certain ship setting sail and the emotional scene of Brienne receiving the knighthood she's dreamt of.

The season is HERE! And with it comes a deluge of articles, recaps, videos and podcasts for every episode -- and The Night's Cast is pleased to be part of the onslaught! Join us every Tuesday morning as we recap and react to Sunday's episode. This week, naturally, it's the premiere episode, "Winterfell" and Vanessa and Samantha are here to break down some of the details.

Only a weekend stands between us and the premiere of Season 8 of Game of Thrones, and we can't quite believe it's almost here. We have so many questions for the final season to answer, and while The Night's Cast can't answer them all, we can give you some food for thought as you head into premiere weekend! We're concluding our White Book episodes, in which we discuss the character arcs and possible endgames of some of the characters who are still standing as Season 8 begins. This week, Samantha and Akash of the Andals are joined by Travis and Brett from the wonderful Planetos Podcast to discuss Bran Stark, Varys, Jon Snow and the Hound.

We know that time is ticking down until the Season 8 premiere (only six days!!) and we're all feeling pretty anxious. Fortunately, we're here to soothe your nerves with our dulcet tones and character discussions. This week we're continuing our White Book episodes, in which we each choose a remaining character and discuss their lives, deeds and possible ends. Join Vanessa, Petra, Samantha and special guest Arjun, host of the Deep Into History podcast, as we examine Daenerys, Theon, Jorah and Davos.

We know, we know -- technically The White Book is reserved for recording the lives, deeds and deaths of knights of the Kingsguard. But we needed a clever name for the character studies that we're undertaking until Season 8 premieres, and we will be talking about those characters' lives, deeds and (possible) deaths, so here we are. This week, Samantha, Axey and Akash of the Andals welcome Susan from the Geek Girl Soup podcast as we talk about the characters arcs and possible endgames for Sansa Stark, Jaime Lannister, Cersei Lannister and Arya Stark.

It's been a long road, but we've arrived at our final Season 7 episode rewatch -- and what an episode to go out on. This week, Petra, Vanessa and Samantha are joined by special guest Kim Renfro of Insider to discuss the epic Season 7 finale, "The Dragon and the Wolf," and the result is an epic episode (our longest yet!) full of insightful analysis, laughs at our own expense and a very bad imitation of squeaky bedsprings.

After a bonus episode analyzing the Season 8 trailer, we're back! This time on The Night's Cast, the official podcast of Watchers on the Wall, we're discussing the sixth episode of Season 7, "Beyond The Wall," and all the things that come along with it -- much-debated weight hunt and all. Join Petra, Samantha and special guest Robert from In Deep Geek as we break down the penultimate episode of Season 7!

*Note: This episode was recorded prior to the release of the Season 8 trailer*

Praise be to every god or goddess of Westeros (and beyond, what the hell): today we got the long-awaited trailer for Season 8 of Game of Thrones! As we've done with every shred of new material this offseason, we couldn't wait to jump on the trailer and discuss what these spare two minutes can tell us -- and there's a lot to discuss, from the visually enticing bits (Dragons over Winterfell! An epic battle! The sky lit by fire!) to the potential for emotional elation and devastation alike (Jon probably rides a dragon! A lot of our favorites are in mortal danger! Jaime is fighting for the Good Guys!). Join Lady Geoffrey, Vanessa and Samantha as they break down everything they can about the trailer (and throw in some discussion about the EW cover shots and portraits)!

We're getting pretty good at this bonus episode thing -- probably because HBO is drawing out the marketing for Season 8 as much as possible and giving us lots of stuff to analyze and discuss. That's okay, we'll take it! Join Petra, Axey and Samantha for this bonus episode as they break down the possibilities and bust out some tinfoil over the newly-released official Season 8 posters.

Dragonflame and charging Dothraki hordes are a tough act to follow, but Episode 5, “Eastwatch,” filled the bill nicely. Or at least that’s the conclusion we came to on this week’s episode of The Night’s Cast! Join Vanessa, Bex, Samantha and special guests Michael and Matt (also known as Watchers’ very own JoeMagician) of Maester Monthly as we talk Episode 5 and somehow find a way to fit in more than one reference to Limp Bizkit.