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Spencer and Lee review the penultimate episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Alright then. Let it be fear.

A thousand eyes and one.

Spencer and Lee try to makes sense out of Season 8 Episode 5 of HBO’s Game of Thrones immediately after watching it. What. Just. Happened.

Spencer and Lee review season 8, episode 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones “The Last of the Starks.” They didn’t love it, but they did love talking about it. We do an opinionated recap, Lee selects Best Line of the Episode and Spencer drops some knowledge with Book Nerd Bitching.

Spencer and Lee stay up late to give their reaction to Season 8 Episode 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones titled “The Last Starks”

Spencer and Lee do a deep dive into Season 8, Episode 3 of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The Long Night.” We go through a recap, we have a historic Best Line of the Episode segment and Spencer gets into a little Book Nerd Bitching. Not. Today. Not. Today.

Not Today.

You can edit out the sound of me pouring wine right?

Spencer and Lee touch base immediately after watching Season 8, Episode 2.

Game of Thrones is back! Spencer and Lee review the first episode of the last season, titled “Winterfell.” We’re keeping our normal format for season 8 coverage, which includes a recap, best line of the episode and Book Nerd Bitching. Despite some dragon riding issues (cringe), we loved the episode and had an especially spirited […]

In “deference” to the upcoming season premier of GoT, we’ll be doing a special episode of Mangum Reads! We’ll be doing the second in the Dunk and Egg stories ‘The Sworn Sword’. https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/The_Sworn_Sword Also after our coverage of this and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil we’ll be moving on with ‘The Fifth […]

In this episode, Spencer and Lee prepare for the premiere of season 8 of HBO’s Game of Thrones! They discuss what they are excited to see, top character reunions they expect, top 3 characters most likely to live, top 3 characters most likely to die, their biggest predictions and they put some money on the […]

It’s here! We finally have a season 8 trailer chock-full of new season 8 footage! Spencer and Lee break down every frame, engage in rampant speculation and make some predictions. They’re pumped.

On this episode of the GoT Questions? podcast, Spencer and Lee review Season 1, Episode 6 of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “A Golden Crown.” This is classic setup episode but we both still really enjoyed. We do a recap, best line of the episode and finish up with a very interesting Book Nerd Bitch segment. […]

The guys review season 1, episode 5 of HBO’s Game of Thrones titled “The Lion and the Wolf.” We go through a recap of the episode with plenty of Lee’s King Bobby B impression, tackle best line of the episode and end on Book Nerd Bitching.  Book Nerd Bitching topics include The Eeyrie, the Butterfly […]

GoT Questions? is back! We continue our coverage of season 1 of HBO’s Game of Thrones by reviewing episode 4 “Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things.” We briefly touch on the teaser trailer HBO released for season 8 and then dive into the episode with a recap, best line of the episode and Book Nerd Bitching.

Holiday Special crossover episode with GoT Got Questions

In this episode, Spencer and Lee rewatch all the clips HBO has released as part of it’s #FortheThrone marketing campaign in advance of season 8. Yes, it included the red wedding. You can follow along with us at youtube.com/gameofthrones. Also (spoiler) Spencer and Lee are recording in the same place!

In this episode of the GoT Questions? podcast, Spencer and Lee review Season 1, Episode 3 of HBO’s Game of Thrones, titled “Lord Snow.” They guys continue to marvel in effective world creation and spectacular acting of season 1. Both Spencer and Lee were on the road for this episode. Segments include a recap, best […]

In this episode, Spencer and Lee cover season 1, episode 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones, titled “The Kingsroad.” The guys continue to enjoy diving back into season 1. We do a not-so-quick recap, Lee designates best line of the episode and Spencer finishes it up with a little book nerd bitching. Also in this […]

GoT Questions? tackles season one! In this episode, we review the first episode of season one of HBO’s Game of Thrones, titled “Winter is Coming.” We loved the episode and got all nostalgic about seeing the people and places of Westeros on screen for the first time. We do a recap of the episode, Lee […]

This week, the guys wrap up their coverage of season 7 of HBO’s Game of Thrones. They thought this week was a big step up from the plot debacle that occurred north of the wall last episode. As usual, they go through a recap, Lee selects “Best Line of the Episode” and Spencer wraps it […]

In this episode, Lee reviews the Game of Thrones Concert Experience and plays clips from the music of Game of Thrones. Overall, he loved it and highly recommends you check it out.

This week, the GoT Questions? podcast reviews Season 7, Episode 6 of HBO’s Game of Thrones titled “Beyond the Wall.” While the production quality was outstanding, the guys took issue with some major plot holes.

This week the guys tackle season 7, episode 5 “Eastwatch.” There were some bright spots in the episode, but overall the guys were seriously frustrated with a few questionable plot points.