TCBtW #51 - The Iron Throne
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
Release Date: 05/22/2019
BONUS - The Last of Us Season 1 Review
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
Remember my lords and ladies, when you're lost in the darkness without a new season of House of the Dragon on the horizon...look for the light! Believe in the Fireflies and join for this special one-off podcast discussion reviewing HBO's The Last of Us season 1. In today’s bonus crossover episode with , we are joined by a panel of guests including our own Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull, along with Static Media's Jo Light, the Tunes/Toons podcast's Harold Storey, and The Cinematic Schematic podcast co-host / Oklahoma filmmaker, Laron Chapman, to provide our reviews and...
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TCBtW #64 - House of the Dragon Season 1 Review
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
At the beginning of this season of The Cast Beyond the Wall, we were skeptical about House of the Dragon. After the premiere, we were curious, and as the series aired, we found ourselves enjoying this Westerosi show almost as much as the last. In this season finale of hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are re-joined by Rapidfire & Blood Reactions co-host, Lauren Weingart, to look back at the Game of Thrones successor series's freshman year. Now that the dust and ashes have settled, how well does House of the Dragon hold up now that we've got the complete picture? Today’s podcast topics...
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TCBtW #63 - The Black Queen
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
House of the Dragon has come a long way in its first season, and it's all been leading to this...the biggest civil war in sci-fi/fantasy on this side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this episode of , hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are re-joined by special returning guest host, Ben Friend, to discuss what the events of this episode and cliffhanger mean for team Rhaenyra AKA "the blacks," and the viewers. Following last week's "," which focused on the Hightowers AKA "the greens," in King's Landing, this week's episode shifts the focus to our other lead, Rhaenyra, from her base in...
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Rapidfire & Blood Reactions - The Black Queen
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
Rapidfire & Blood Reactions returns to in this minisode where hosts Caleb Masters and Lauren Weingart provide their immediate reactions to the latest developments in the Targaryen family feud. Today we provide our initial unfiltered thoughts covering the House of the Dragon season 1 finale, "The Black Queen." In this short discussion, we'll cover: How this episode completes the "prologue" chapter of the series and why that's a good thing What Aemond's assassination of Lucerys means for the dance of the dragons Whether the gruesome childbirth scene in this episode was...
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TCBtW #62 - The Green Council
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
Everything we've seen in House of the Dragon so far has been leading up to Visery's death and the inevitably bloody fallout, and in true Game of Thrones tradition, "The Green Council," delivers a pulse-pounding episode nine race between Alicent and Otto Hightower to secure Aegon ahead of his coronation. hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are joined by first-time guest, Adam Kemp, to break down each scene of this week's episode before making predictions for what could happen next. With so much on the line, has House of the Dragon persuaded us to empathize with Alicent's point of view? Kemp...
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BONUS - The Rings of Power Pre-Season 1 Finale Check-In
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
In this bonus episode of , host Caleb Masters is rejoined by guest Chad Parizman to check in on how well The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has maintained its momentum earlier this year. After learning more about Chad's previous relationship with Middle Earth, we discuss what the first season has done well, where it's struggled to captivate audiences the same way as Jackson's trilogy, and what the series could do in the future. Today’s podcast topics include: What makes the story compelling, yet, the pacing a challenge Which characters and stories have been the highlight...
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TCBtW #61 - The Lord of the Tides
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
After eight episodes, is back to cover King Viserys's swan song, "The Lord of the Tides." Hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are joined by first-time guest, Chad Parizman, to discuss whether the latest chapter does King Viserys Targaryen() justice. After yet another time jump (six years in this instance), Vaemond Velaryon petitions against Lucerys Targaryen's claim as lord of Driftmark, calling them illegitimate children, after Corlys "the sea snake" Velaryon has grown deathly ill in the second war for the Stepstones. To defend their family's claim, Rhaenyra and Daemon travel to...
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TCBtW #60 - Driftmark
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
In this edition of , hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull return for an in-depth discussion with guests Brock Lay and Lacey covering the dragon ride heard, but apparently not seen, around the world in season 1 episode 7 of House of the Dragon, "Driftmark." After the death of Laena, the Targaryen and Velaryon families gather together for the funeral and wake that followed. Boiling beneath the surface were the years of resentment that have festered between Rhaenyra and Alicent. It all comes to a head after Aemond claims Laena's dragon, Vhagar, and loses his eye in a brawl with his cousins....
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Rapidfire & Blood Reactions - Driftmark
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
Rapidfire & Blood Reactions returns to in this minisode where hosts Caleb Masters and Lauren Weingart provide their immediate reactions to the latest Targaryen wake and family feuds. Today we provide our initial unfiltered thoughts covering House of the Dragon, season 1 episode 7, "Driftmark" In this short discussion, we'll cover: The Targaryen family tension at Laena's funeral and wake How the loss of Aemond's eye gives the Hightowers a new advantage If we buy Rhaenyra's decision to remove Laenor and marry Daemon Continue the conversation
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TCBtW #59 - The Princess and the Queen
The Cast Beyond The Wall : A House of the Dragon Podcast
In this podcast discussion, returning guest Lanie James joins hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull to cover the sixth chapter of House of the Dragon, "The Princess and the Queen." The story jumps forward by ten years, the most of any episode of the series yet, and introduces us to an older Rhaenyra Targaryen (now played by ) and Alicent Hightower (now played by ) who have seemingly reversed their power statuses despite Rhaenyra remaining the heir to the throne. With the next generation of Targaryen and Velaryon children now being caught in the middle of the family feud as King Viserys...
info_outlineHello, lords and ladies of the realm! The Cast Beyond the Wall continues our recap and review of Game of Thrones season 8 with a look at the long-awaited series finale, "The Iron Throne." Host Caleb Masters is re-joined by co-hosts Austin Lucari and Daniel Stull to talk through the finale episode of the show and determine whether or not David Benioff and Dan Weiss stuck the landing.
After last week's shocking twist in "The Bells," our characters are left picking up the pieces as they determine how they are going to restore order to Westeros in the wake of Daenerys' attack on King's Landing. In the final hour of Game of Thrones, our characters are given bittersweet sendoffs ultimately leading to a hopeful ending for the Seven Kingdoms.
With so much to wrap up, were we satisfied? We run down the list of closing moments and weigh whether or not "The Iron Throne" was logical, emotionally satisfying, and true to the story George R.R. Martin set out to tell in 1996 with the release of the first novel, A Game of Thrones.
This may be the last episode of Game of Thrones, but The Cast Beyond the Wall will return again next week one last time to reflect on how this final season changes the series as a whole. We'll also spend time answering your questions! Send your questions, reactions to the final season, and closing remarks to our email [email protected] or send us a message on our Facebook or Twitter pages.
The final points are in and with a new king in town and the last of the key players passing away, Caleb retained his lead in this year's fantasy league, but just barely.
CURRENT FANTASY LEAGUE SCORES
| 1. | Littlefinger's Revenge - Caleb Masters | 1,815 |
| 2. | King of Westeros - Austin Lucari | 1,760 |
| 3. | Night King: Make Westeros Great Again - Daniel Stull | 1,325 |
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Read the scoring for the Fantasy League at The Verge
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