Game of Thrones as 2019 NFL Playoff Teams PART 2 Podcast

Filibuster Freestyle’s 4th annual NFL Playoff teams as Game of Thrones Characters is here and these are the Part 2 podcast notes:

LA Chargers  - Daenerys Targaryen (while she was still in Meereen) - Essentially displaced/ homeless and they have to go east if they want to “go west” aka win the title. Her Dragons were young, the cards were stacked against her, she wasn’t even beloved in her home town, she had to leave her home town due to a lack of support. The chargers have had terrible luck with Kickers, people question their QB and coach a lot, but there is potential for greatness. They’ve won on the road despite  history of not doing so. Nobody is sure how much trust to put in the Chargers, but no one seems to want to face them, and no one seems to hate them.

Baltimore Ravens (House Stark after killing Little Finger) - The Ravens seemed to be left for dead with Joe Flacco at the helm. There was talk of John Harbaugh not coming back, enter Lamar Jackson at QB and everything has changed. The Ravens seem to find a way to win ugly and/or survive to fight another day. Jon Snow at Hardhome, John Snow when he was saved by Uncle Benjen stark after the Night’s Kings killed Viserion the Dragons.) Now House Stark has Bran reunited with Arya and Sansa, and their slitting little fingers’ throats, they killed Ramsay Bolton with his own Dogs, they are poised to recover from certain defeat. 

Philadelphia Eagles - Welp this is a story about the ability to hang on to power when all seems lost. Nick Foles is the “wildfire”. This is Cersei Lannister using Wildfire with Maester Qyburn and blowing up all of her enemies at once in the Sept. The eagles were having the classic super bowl hangover. Everybody was coming for them and coming for them hard. They seemed to have painted themselves into a corner with no plausible escape… and then the ineffective Carson Wentz is “injured” and they insert Nick Foles. Nick Foles is the Wildfire. He allows for an inexplicable change of momentum, just like Cersei’s stunt at Great Sept of Baelor.

Chicago Bears - Night’s King Army and Khalil Mack is the ice dragon, Viserion. They were going to be tough to defeat, but they were outgunned in terms of game changing dragons, and then Jon Gruden gifted the Bears an asset who takes them to another level. 

New England Patriots - The Patriots have always been featured as somebody like Tyrion Lannister or the Night’s King. But I think this year’s Patriots are Jamie Lannister at the battle in Season 6 or 7 with Sam Tarly’s dad and Dickon Tarly. When Dany had three Dragons, and only a heroic move by Bronn saved jamie from being burned alive. The patriots are a shadow of their former selves, as is the 1 handed Jamie, and they are out gunned. But, they are wiley, so there’s a small chance they survive, but not because they are the best team. 

Kansas City Chiefs - Missing Karim Hunt really changed things a bit for the Chiefs —so this was my toughest team to provide a game of thrones character. But here it is… This whole tale started after a young Robert Baratheon struck down Rhaegar Targaryen at the Trident (and then Jamie Lannister killed Aerys the 2nd (the Mad king). If the Chiefs win the super bowl, they are young Robert Baratheon and if they get knocked off, they are Rhaegar Targaryen. And the beauty of this comparison — Rhaegar is actually Jon Snow’s dad. And I’m convinced that Patrick Mahomes will lift the Lombardi Trophy one day, if not this year… just as Rhaegar lost the battle of the Trident, but “won the war” by conceiving Jon with Lyanna Stark. 

LA Rams - Oberyn Martell, the Red Viper of Dorne — The NFL Season is long and drought with peril — The Rams came out of the gates like Oberyn Martell against the mountain and seemed destined for the Super Bowl but, after the past month, I’m increasing concerned that one of these NFC defenses might squish their heads like a Giant Grape. (Fake band name of the week, “Giant Grape”)

New Orleans Saints - The Unsullied. The saints seem to have all the weapons and the home fortress to defend. They might be a little one dimensional, but at the end of the day, if they can play their game on their home turf in the style in which they’re accustomed, aka no gimmick football - they’ve got a it handled. 

Game of Thrones Season 7 - Finale - Episode 7 (Wine, Wall & Dragons)

Wine, Wall & Dragons  Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 7 (SEASON FINALE)

Filibuster Freestyle 

This episode made up for the past 2 weeks

Grey Worm and the unsullied — welcome back to the season guys - we missed you.

Jamie & Bronn on top of the walls of a castle of some kind - it’s all cocks in the end

And the Dothraki are now at the Party

Tyrion, and team Dany are on their way to a meeting

The hound checks on the white walker - he’s angry

The Dragon Pit - Brienne and the Hound eye ball each other // Podrick and Tyrion have a reunion

This is unreal — the buildup

The Hound - am I gonna die in this “shi*tty city”? 

Cersei enters — The hound and the mountain — good pep talk

Dany makes a baller entrance — and back to awkward sitting

Euron Greyjoy is a waste of time

The Hound bringing the white walker on stage — quiet a show

Euron Grejoy just “quit” - smart move — but what a wuss

Jon Snow — just ruined the Truce Party — Brienne EFF LOYALTY

Tyrion going see Cersei alone — bad idea jeans. On paper, his worst decision, yet. 

Been a long time since the Tyrion & Cersei quips — and Tyion is drinking again — family reunions. The Best! Tyrion learns Cersei is pregnant

Jon and Dany’s chemistry - how do we feel about it?

Tyrion is back and now Cersei and the crew are back !?!?!?!? Did Cersei just make a HUGE FACE TURN?!?!?!!? 

Little Finger — trying to get still get Jon dethroned. He’s really got Sansa twisted. this story line in the context of everything else going on…. SNOOOOZE FEST

I’m  worried about them Sailing together — and Theon and Jon’s talk has me thinking that Euron might circle back. Jon forgives Theon. Theon is going to find Yara — interesting Theon in a Greyjoy streetlight on the beach — Theon got his mojo back — another Face turn

Back at Winterfell — SANSA sucker punches Little Finger and basically gives him a great comeuppance — and Bran and Arya hit him with a steel chair Oh boyyyy he’s begging like a baby.

Throat SLASH!!!!! Worth it

Cersei and Jamie — have a bit an issue — Euron Greyjoy is going to pick up the Golden Company. Cersei heel turn on Jamie

It’s snowing in Kings Landing — THAT IS BAD NEWS

Sam Tarly and Bran reunite — Bran spills te Beans on R+L=J and Sam takes Gilly’s info and together they discover he’s Rhaegar’s son. 

OH SNAP = Jon and Dany — also, Jon’s name is Aegon Targayren - DANG! 

Bran — at the weir wood tree  Tormand and Berric at the Wall — The Night’s king is at the Wall — And he’s riding Viserion — And the wall is about to fall down. People are gonna Die in season 8 like never before 

Wine Wall & Dragons - Game of Thrones season 7 (episode 4) "The Spoils of War"

Wine, Wall & Dragons  Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4

All the gold from High Garden is taken by Lannister - Bronn wants to collect on his Castle — Jamie is sending the money to the Iron Bank

Iron Bank (representative) is back on team Cersei

Little Finger talking to Brann - gave him the dagger that was going to kill him - and Bran tells him that "Chaos is a ladder”

Meera Reed - she’s leaving to go home, Brann basically tells her that he’s no longer Brandon Stark

Arya - and the guards - not a great homecoming start with the guards

Doug thinks Bran looks like Sam the Eagle from the muppets

Sansa and Arya first meeting - solid banter - and who keeps all those tourhes lit in the crypt

Arya’s first talk with Brann - Arya’s a real hugger - Brann gives her Valyrian Steel  - BOOM ! He’s on a bad acid trip

Brienne of Tarth and Podrick

Meanwhile on Dragonstone - girl talk between Dany and Messandre - Jon found the motherland of Dragon Glass and Cave Drawings from the Children of the Forest - and the first men — against the White Walkers — all on the cave walls — very accurate pictures

Dany is pissed at Tyrion — questioning loyalty — and she’s ready to roll to the Red Keep with the dragons.

Brienne is “working Podrick” - Arya wants to learn from Brienne of Tarth - but she works her — full combat fencing class

Davos is such a fan of Messandre - “she is the Queen we Chose” 

Jon Snow is not pumped to see Theon for the first time - and “the Queen is gone” — is she gonna melt the offs (doug brown quote) - Flogging Stragglers - fake band name of the week

Dothraki + Dragons = Certain Death

Dickon Tarly saves Jamie — Bronn??? He’s got the Dragon Cross bow thing

Random Dothraki to Tyrion, “your people can’t fight”. 

Jamie ? 80 pounds of armor in the water/ lake - bad news 

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 2 (Stormborn) - Wine, Wall & Dragons

Wine, Wall & Dragons Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2

Anyone who’s the villain right now could end up being the hero? The mountain? Little finger? Cersei? Jamie? Little Finger saved the day in season 6. No more purely evil people

Can I get a Westeros shaped coffee table like the one the have a Dragonstone? Like a mini version? Pretty please? 

They stacked the episode to make it look like Dany was invincible - and flipped it HARD.

Raining on Dragonstone - Tyrion and Varys have an interesting conversation with Danyerus. 

Melisandre has made her way to Dragonstone - and we're talking about Jon Snow’s credentials (and he’s invited to come “bend the knee”)

That Raven got to Winterfell quickly

Cersei is working on a hype speech and she’s playing to a smallish crown in court

Sam Tarly’s father is in court with Jamie - he’s got a choice to make - and he just got “Warden of the South” offers

Jorah Mormont - Grey Scale has pretty much invaded his chest

Interested to see what Keiber and Cersei are cooking up with the Dragon head’s - Balereon the Dread - And he’s got a monster Cross bow - surface to air arrows. 

The Greyjoy’s want to fight right away - The Sandsnake girls and Olanna Tyrell are all on Dragonstone

How about the plan to “take Casterly Rock” ??

Grey Worm - loves Missandre — it’s kind of a Rocky and Adrian moment — i’m worried about him making it out of Casterly Rock — interesting scene w a eunich

Sam is looking to cure Jorah - cuz of course he is — and he knew Jorah’s dad. Sam is like the Bill Gates of the Citadel (he’s gonna drop out and likely do better than everyone) - Grey scale puss is nasty — and we really didn’t have to show the procedure that in depth did we??

Arya is visiting with “Hot Pie” - Good for Hot Pie getting a little cameo — and Arya just learned that Jon Snow is King in the North — which way is she gonna go? 

Sam’s Raven gets to WInterfell as well as Tyrion’s - Little Finger is going to ruin the North - I’m also very worried about Davos when he gets to Dragonstone.

Arya went North - and her horse is spooked — which can only mean one thing - Wolves and it’s Nymeria perhaps

Little Boat time - lady and lady moment gets ruined by a “fire fight from Uncle Euron - so we get some Pyke on Pyke violence

Sand Snakes are kind of wreaking Havoc — but they are getting sent to King’s Landing — they are Cersei’s present —  WHOA!!! 

Where’s Theon? Euron is fighting in the Ladies’ division today - Theon jumped over board!?!?!!?!? Good Lord. 

Next week, Jon and Dany (face to face) 

Game of Thrones Podcast - Season 7 - Episode 1

Wine Wall & Dragons  Game of Thrones Season 7 - Episode 1

First off - rewatched pretty much all of season 6 today — they could not have set the stage better for season 7

Second - there are about 14 episodes left — 7 this year — the sixth book (unfinished) is called “The Winds of Winter” and the 7th book is supposed to be called “A Hope for Spring” - this leads me to believe that this season is going to be DARK AS EFF

Places Listening - Seoul South Korea #2 and Philadelphia #1

DOB are you in or out on Danny McBride’s "Vice Principals” - What about Dwayne the Rock Johnson’s “Ballers”?

Also "Curb your enthusiasm" is coming back in October, hot DANG! 

Which Character will surprise us the most? Little Finger is likely to make a major play and be a major fly in the ointment?

DOB Hot take — we’re kind of out of gas with Jamie and Cersei — but, Dorne Sandsnakes, Lady Olyanna and Varys have something up their sleeves at end of season 6.

Opening Scene - Walder Frey is “Alive” - which means that Arya is wearing his face — this is badass already 

Bel Big DeVoe’s “poison” is Arya’s new theme song - cuz she just poisoned all of the Frey’s to death

Next scene - a winter storm - it’s likely the night’s king — ahhhh yup and his whole crew of icy banditos - guessing they’re marching south and WON WOON is now one of them - EEEEK - well one of wun wun’s family members more accurately

Bran Stark is at the Wall with Meera - good to have him on the south of the border. 

Jon Snow and Sansa are having their first public spat - little finger loves it. Of course he does - they are really “telegraphing this breach" between them. 

Cersei and Jamie - talking war strategy - we need allies, stronger bigger allies — Euron Greyjoy ? Since they “cut to him and his crew” - and I’m right. Damn this is so black and white

ohhhhh cersei might marry the crow’s eye. And he’s dressed like Mick Jaggar

greatest captain of the 14 seas - there are 14 seas ???? 

The Citadel and master training with sam early. bed pan duty - funny little montage - reminded me of pink floyd’s money intro - but sam gets interested in  the restricted section on the library

maester cadaver is hanging dong on coroners table.

The arch master is way too confident in the wall working

The courtship of Brienne by the willing with the beard — Little Finger is gonna have an interesting season.

Arya on horse back - listening to a real crooner (ED SHEERAN?)

Thoros of Myr and Berrik Dondarrion back with the Hound - what was the significance of that dead father and girl? was that from like season 2?

Thoros of Myr shows the hound the flames - he sees east watch by the sea and the army of the dead — the hound is a changed man

dragon stone has a bevy of dragon glass — course it does — also Jorah Mormot is at citadel - for  big realm, everyone seems to meet up

Cue the Puff Daddy - Dany is coming home

Varys seems to have lost a few pounds on the overseas vouyage - looking smooth Varys

DragonStone and a SWEET ASSS THRONE - And Stannis’ old wooden table