Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 8, episode 6 podcast

Game of Thrones Season 8 

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 6 - the Series Finale 

the recurring line of the night was some variation of - they don’t get to choose, she doesn’t get to choose, etc. — in some ways i think that’s appropriate to all the people filing petitions about re-doing Season 8 to HBO. The fans we don’t get to choose. We get to watch.

Tyrion Finds Jamies and Cersei and cries about it 

Dany gives Fascist dictator speech in either Dothraki or Valayrian or in Unsullied/Astapor language. We get it. She’s a menace now. 

Why doesn’t Dany kill Tyrion as soon as he throws away his “hand pin”? 

Arya “Jon you’re a threat to her, you’ll always be a threat to her. I know a killer when I see one”.

Between Tyrion and Arya - Jon’s getting a lot of negative feedback on his Aunt/Paramour/Queen. “love is the death of duty, duty is the death of love”, Aemon Targaryen.  

Dany walking up to the Throne, which is so similar to what I think was a dream sequence in like season 2 or so — pretty awesome. Still held out hope for her in some way shape or for at that moment, but as soon as i saw Jon’s shadow in the arch way -  i figured it wouldn’t end well. (drogon covered in snow). 

Dany takes one more crack at the old we could be lovers Jon - and he’s like dude really, we’re still in episode 73 going to try to make the incest angle work? But he takes that opening and he stabs Dany while they embrace. Bold move. 

Dany’s story has three betrayals. Once for love, once for blood, and once for gold. I think last night night Jon’s actions were the betrayal of blood or love. Could be either.

Why didn’t Drogon burn Jon? (Some are saying it’s cuz he “Can’t be burned like Dany” — i feel like they would’ve shown that at some point if that were the case.

Drogon melts the iron thorne to nothingness. Very symbolic maneuver for a Dragon. 

The 3 best spinoff ideas i’ve heard… Arya’s adventures “West of Westeros”, Tormund and Jon in a “buddy cop type show”. I think if Tormund were the main character and Jon was around every few episodes… that’d be ideal.

The Arya spinoff show would be amazing. Arya comparisons to Columbus — let’s not do that to Arya. 

Edmure Tully with the weirdest flex of ALL-TIME - at the council meeting trying to make the case for his “kingship”. Bro you’ve been gone since season 6 and were a prisoner of the Frey’s for 3 seasons before that… HAVE A SEAT. You might want to sit the next couple of plays out, Champ.

What happened in Las Vegas? To all the money gambled. 

#1) the iron throne is melted down to nothing so nobody sits upon it. #2) Dany had it before Jon killed her 3) Bran is the King of the 6 kingdoms and 4) which means Sansa is a queen in her own right? 

Sam: Let’s have a democracy? Brings out the LOLZ from the nobles. 

Tyrion essentially makes Bran “the Broken” a King. Bran’s like yeah i knew it! Bran the Broken - not a great nickname for a king. 

Also, how about the progressive north finally coming around to a female ruler full-time — nice work Sansa 

Bran giving the North “independence” — that was nice, but don’t we think that Yara and the Prince of Dorne are going to declare their own independence within like 48 hours of this “Great council meeting”? Both Kingdoms love declaring independence, they have for over a century. 

I like Jon beyond the wall - because the Wall doesn’t need a Watch with a giant hole in it, the wildlings are pretty cool with the northerners and the Night King is Dead.

 More importantly, the wall is no longer part of the seven kingdoms, the wall is part of the North - So, technically isn’t is sansa’s decision to send Jon to the wall.

Also - Grey Worm got played — he let them elect Bran King and then Bran was like you can’t kill Jon. 

Bronn gets Highgarden - Seems like there have been an unusually high number of warden’s of the south. good luck to Bronn.

Small Council - Bronn (Master of Coin), Brienne of Tarth (King’s Guard), Sam (Maester), Tyrion (Hand), Davos (Master of Ships). Is Bran going to “warg into Drogon” - he mentions that he’ll try to find them. 

Tormund lives, Jon is reunited with Ghost, the Unsullied ship off for Naath. 

Unanswered question - was Tyrion a Targaryen?  Can Sam still be with Gilly if he’s a Maester? What’s up with Daario Naharis in Mereen?

Last one - what happened with Meera Reed. Bran’s the king, she lugged him to safety time and time again. Lost her brother, and he sent her packing.  

Would Cersei Winning or the Night King winning have been more satisfying than this ending? 

The Starks were down 3-0 in the series at one point. Ned died, Catelyn and Robb died. Sansa went through hell. Bran was stuck in a tree and Hodor saved him. Rickon never had a shot. The dire wolves were all dropping like flies. Jon got stabbed by his own men at Castle Black, Arya went blind and was being hunted by an assassin. Yet. at the end of the day, when the winds of winter blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. 

And now it’s spring in the realm and they’re going back on their separate ways. Jon gets to be free. Sansa is a queen. Bran is the King and Arya is going to the edge of the world on adventures. The Starks were the first “good guys” of this series. And they for the most part won. People should be happy for them. 

Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 8, episode 5 Podcast

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 5 - the penultimate episode of the entire series 

Have a feeling this episode might be an epic of GOT 

Places listening: Cherry Hill, NJ wins big, Cornelius NC and Charlotte NC, Barcelona, Ashfield Australia, Makati City Philippines, Alexandria Egypt, 

United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Spain, Egypt, Philippines and finally Iran.  

Varys is writing a note to send via Raven about Jon’s true identity. A little girl appears to be working with Varys on poisoning Dany’s food. Varys has made “his choice”.

Jon Snow returns - he and Varys are chatting on the beach. Varys wants “the right ruler on the iron throne”. Every time a Targaryen is born the world holds its breath. 

Jon says, “she is my queen” 

Tyrion tries to see Dany in the Dragonstone “Map Room”. Dany knows exactly how Varys found out. They’ve got Dany looking “Strung out”. She’s fixated on getting the “Win” at all costs. 

Greyworm and the unsullied come and get Varys. He knows he’s in trouble. Leave’s his rings behind. 

Tyrion “tells on himself” to Varys. Varys says “he hopes he’s wrong. Good bye old friend.” Takes it like a pro. 

Drogon pops in out of nowhere and burns Varys to a crisp. 

Dany, sitting by the fire - she gives Greyworm Missende’s necklace. He throws it in the fire. Jon Snow comes by for a chat.

Jon says, “i don’t want it”. “Far more people in Westeros love you than love me.” 

Jon and Dany with another love scene gone awry. 

Tyrion is trying to “reason with Dany”… she’s playing for blood. Tyrion begs her to call of the attack if they ring the bells. She never verbally agrees with that request. 

Dany tells Tyrion that she’s captured Jamie. “Next time you fail me, will be the last time you fail me.”

Meanwhile at King’s Landing, Cersei is opening the gates for all kinds of “Small-folk” to use them as a deterrent for a siege. Probably not a good look for those folks. 

Dany’s army has gotten bigger again. Davos is in the house. 

Tyrion asks Davos for a Favor. 

Hound and Arya arrive to the party. 

Tyrion wants to be alone with Jamie. Tyrion is going to release Jamie. Jamie’s back to being a heel. Tyrion has an escape plan for them. Tyrion is a dumb dude. He’s trying to do the right thing, but he’s aligned with the wrong people to do it.

Ominous Cello Music - and there’s Euron Greyjoy.

Arya and the hound rolling right into the City - he’s wearing a hood, she’s not. Jamie rolls into the city. 

Golden Company (Sans Elephant) are ready. 

Cersei looks out onto the City — she’s feeling pretty Glib it seems. 

Jamie Gets shut out of the City — Arya and Hound are the last two into the walls. 

The wind picks up. Euron looks at the sky, Drogo is in Free Fall — Navy shoots and missed and Dany is Blowing up ships left and right with Drogon. 

The Gates of the city explode - Drogon goes nuclear on the Golden Company. Elephant wouldn’t have mattered. 

I kind of love it! 

Tyrion walking amidst the bodies outside the walls. Kyburn tries to tell Cersie it’s over. She’s in full delusion mode. 

Jon is in a standoff with the Lannister Men. Lannister’s Tap out 

Slow Motion - Dany coming straight for the Read Keep

Bells Ringing but she’s come too far — i agree with Dany’s decision to come for Cersei — but burning the people in the streets seems a bit much. And Grey Worm Snaps and the the fighting resumes. Bloodshed upon bloodshed. 

Once you defeat the Night King. Humans really aren’t a match any longer. 

Cersei realizes she is no longer the coldest killer in the 7 kingdoms. 

Full Heel turn — but i still feel like Dany is an antihero versus a villain. 

Jon is horrified. He has to kill one of his own guys. 

Jamie and Euron  have a standoff. Of course Euron comes ashore at the exact spot Jamie’s at. 

Jamie gets stabbed with his own sword? 

Cersei keeps saying the Red Keep is safe place. Has she seen Drogon? 

Kyburn takes Cersei to Maegor’s Holdfast. 

Jamie gets stabbed again. But drives a Sword all the way through Euron… he says “another King for you, but I got you.” “I’m the man who killed Jamie Lannister”. 

Quite the showman 

Hound and Arya - He saves her from herself perhaps? “Sandor, thank you”

Here we go! Clegane Bowl. “Hello Big Brother” 

The Mountain Smashes Kyburn like a bug!”

Cersei leaves, Hound v Mountain

Jamie shows up for Cersei — it’s pretty pathetic that they give these two “a hero’s embrace”.

Hound puts sword all the way through the mountain… he’s not quite phased. Pulls sword back out. 

Arya gets trampled upon. Hound is in trouble vs. mountain. Both fighting for the lives. 

Cool how they show Arya and Hound taking similar “bumps” in their respective battles. 

Hound stabs mountain like 12 times.

Mountain does for the eye ball smash. 

Hound puts knife in mountains head.. He pulls it out.

Hound flips and charges him, they both fall out of a tower and into a raging inferno

Arya is alive and covered in ash and blood. Probably in concussion protocol. She avoids a tower closing in on her. Ends up with a bunch of scared civilians including the lady who saved her. She’s gonna lead an escape of the city.

The Dothraki are having a field day in the city. 

Jamie and Cersei are in the Basement in the hold fast with all of the Dragon Skulls. Jamie’s way out is sealed shut. 

Cersei wants her baby to live, and doesn’t want to die. She had like a million chances for it to not come to this. 

Jamie “Nothing else matters, only us.” Jamie and Cersei get buried under the entire castle. 

Arya somehow still alive - Looks like she’s in the will Smith movie where he’s the only person left in NYC. 

Arya finds a lone horse - that’s fortuitous. Is this horse real? Or is she dead? She rides out of dodge. 

Fade to Black - hell of an episode. Jamie, Cersei, Varys, all dead. Mountain, Hound, Euron, Kyburn, all dead. 

Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 8, episode 4 podcast

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 4

Places listening Kenya, Egypt, Kuwait, UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Italy 

Boston Slam question for Dan: Would you relish the opportunity for the 76ers to be the ones to beat the Celtics, to snuff out the bid for a Boston Slam, or are you content to have the Milwaukee Bucks finish the the job?

Pre show question: How do they follow up the death of the Night King with their fourth episode?

Opening Scene - Jorah’s dead body - Dany kisses him on the forehead - Sansa is grieving over Theon’s body — he’s been freshly shaved… interesting flex by the show on that one.

Sansa gives Theon a stark pendant to be burned with on the funeral pyres. 

There are like 100 pyres stacked full of the dead. 

GHOST IS BACK, again! Obviously. Jon Snow speech “they were the shields that guarded the lives of men, and we will never see their like again”.

The stench of all those bodies is going to be smelled all the way to King’s Landing 

A large post funeral feast in Winterfell grand hall. Gendry and the Hound a little verbal sparring. 

Dany calls Gendry out for being Robert Barrathoen’s son. She makes Gendry the “Lord of Storm’s End”. Davos’ seconds the notion. HUZZZAH!!!! To Lord Gendry. 

Are Jamie and Brienne of Tarth gonna get together? 

Davos and Tyrion talking about the Red Woman and the Lord of Light. They pay a little fan service to the Lord of Light angle fizzling with the unknown goals of the now dead Night King.

Tyrion and Bran - another fireside chart. “You shouldn’t envy me, mostly I live in the past.”

Tormund starts another round fo Toasts. Says vomiting is celebrating. Only unhappy person is Sansa, it seems.

Dany, Jon, Varys, ominous music. Tyrion laughing with Jamie. Dany feels alone AF. Heel  turn ground work being laid??? 

Tyrion calls Brienne out for being a virgin? 

Sansa and the hound have a convo. He foreshadows Clegane Bowl. 

Gendry looking everywhere for Arya — she shoots an arrow at him. And Gendry just proposed to Arya — be the lady of Storm’s End?!?!?! HMMM? 

Arya says she’s not a lady- never have been, that’s not me.

Jamie and Brienne - whoa buddy!!?!?!?! “I’ve never slept with a Knight before”.

Here’s the Dany and Jon talk - Dany says she loves Jon, is that alight. HBO leaning into this incestuous relationship - but then Jon stops, and Dany has the convo. She’s trying to blackmail him. She wants to go backwards in time to “ignorance is bliss”. 

“You are my queen, nothing will change that. They are my family, we can live together.” — “We can, i’ve just told you how”, Dany says.

Next morning - the battle plans — sounds like the odds / numbers are even.

Varys tells us that Yara Greyjoy has taken back the Iron Islands and the “new prince of Dorne” have pledged allegiance. 

Sansa and Dany are going at it — this is tough stuff. Jamie is staying at Winterfell.

Bran - ‘it’s your choice” to Jon about his true identity. Arya and Sansa now know Jon is their cousin. 
Bronn shows up with the Cross Bow. Tyrion offers him High Garden instead of Cersei’s offer of Riverrun. 

The Hound and Arya chatting - they both have unfinished business in king’s landing. They both don’t plan on coming back. 

Sansa asks Tyrion, “why her?” 

The men in the family don’t do well in the capital. 

Sansa is about to tell Tyrion about Jon’s identity. 

Tormund is going to head back to the north. And Jon gives Ghost to Tormund. This is farewell then? You never, know. You’ve got the north in you, the real north. 

Gilly is pregnant with Sam’s baby. Sam is staying at Winterfell. Sam, “you’re the best friend I ever had.”

Jon leaving Ghost behind — eek — bad sign dude.

Greyworm and Messandre 

Varys now knows the secret as well. Says if 8 people know, everyone knows. If we marry them, they could rule together. 

Vayrs worries about “her state of mind”. 

WHOA!!!! Rhagal is DEAD - Shot by scorpions on Euron’s ship. 

Dany is Pissssed- She can’t take Euron on he’s got catapults for days. 

She’s out of the fight. Tyrion jumps overboard - gets hit in the he’d with a mast. He lives, Varys lives. Grey worm lives. Messande is missing. 

Cersie is passing off Jamie’s baby as Euron’s. 

Lot of foreshadowing - and They have Messandre as a hostage. 

Varys is trying to speak reason to Dany. Dany is not in the mood for reasoning. “they should know whom to blame when the sky falls down upon them.”

Thoughts aren’t treason. 

Varys, “each of us has a choice to make.” I pray we choose wisely. 

Jamie gets the news about Euron’s victory at sea. He’s gonna make his way South. Brienne begs him to stay. Jamie makes a strange “heel turn”, saying Cersei is hateful and so is he. 

Cyburn comes out of the castle - big standoff between he and Tyrion coming up. At the gates of King’s Landing. 

Tyrion blows of Kyburn - going to appeal to Cersi directly. 

He’s really dumb - Messandre says “Dracarus” which means BURN/FIRE/AHSES in Valaryian.

Mountain cuts off her head. This is going to be a bloodbath 

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2 podcast

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 2

Cindy is “so nervous” 

#DragonSeason #PeepingBran 

If last week was to help get us caught up on the plot, this week was to give us one more trip down memory lane with all of the characters we love, before they become zombies.

Opening - Jamie is on Trial before Dany and the Starks 

Jamie says Cersei lied, and talks about the Golden Company 

Bran “the things we do for love” call back from 2011

Brienne of Tarth - sticks up for Jamie - vouches for him. Jon Snow backs Sansa. Dany isn’t happy on bit.

Bran is PEEPING - odd scene  

Tyrion admits that “he’s a fool” not a traitor.

Gendry is making Dragonglass Weapons to the sounds of ominous music. Arya shows up. Some odd “tension” - and Arya is asking about fighting white walkers, wha they’re like etc. - I know death, i look forward to seeing this version

Jamie and Bran at the Weirwood tree. Jamie apologizes. You won’t be able to help us in this fight if I let them murder you first. 

How do you know that there is “an afterwards”?

Tyrion walking the yard in Winterfell and talking with Jamie. Jamie and Tyrion are talking about Dany and Cersei. 

Tyrion is thinking about the reality of dying at Winterfell. 

Jamie and Brienne checking out Podrick’s sword work. 

Dany and Jorah Mormot have a meeting. (There’s been a fireplace next to Dany in each of her first two scenes). 

Dany and Sansa conversation - Families are complicated. We’re at odds with one another, why? Who manipulated whom? Someone taller line about who loved Dany.

“What about the North?” from Sansa — BOOM! this is a big issue. 

Theon shows up - at worst possible time. Sansa is pumped to have Theon back. 

Davos serving food to the folks at winterfell, and recruiting soldiers.

Little girl with facial scars - wants to fight. Gilly convinces her to “defend the crypt”. 

Dolorus Edd and Tormand show up — Jon has a great reunion. “The Big Woman still here?” 

Bran - the Night King will come for me. He wants an endless night. He wants to erase our memory.

Bran is gonna lay a trap in the Godswood. Theon is gonna guard him.

Tormand - we’re all going to die, at least we’ll die together. 

Tyrion pulls up a chair to hear about Bran’s journey 

Grey Worm and Missandre - the northern girls seems weirded out. Greyworm is looking to “retire to the beach” after this war is over. 

Sam and Jon: “You told her yet?” 

Tyrion and Jamie “I wish father were here”. 

Tormand and Brienne - spitting hot game. I killed a giant when i was 10 and climbed right into bed with his wife… Giants MILK - LOLZ x 1,000 

The Hound and Arya chatting on the wall. Berric Dondarion shows up. And Berric apologizes. I”m not spending my final hours with you two miserable old sh*ts.

Gendry makes Arya her weapon. Gendry tells her he’s Robert Barratheons’ bastard. Arya and Gendry are about to get it on. 

Back at the “fireside chart” - waiting for a little “Show me the way to go home” from Jaws. And Tyrion literally suggests a song? Podrick delivers 

Tyrion says “I think we might live”. Jamie “knights” Brienne of Tarth. 

Jorah getting scolded by his cousin Lyanna Stark. Sam gives Jorah his family’s Valaryan steel sword. 

Jon and Dany in the Crypts - awkward AF - BAD TIMING — with the Army of the Dead coming 

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 1 podcast

Game of Thrones Season 8 - Bran is going to build a new wall perhaps. Like the old “Bran the builder did, using magic like 1,000’s of years before.

Places listening: Canada, The United Arab Emirates, France, Spain and Italy. 

For the first time in a long time no Ashburn, VA this whole week… do you guys in Ashburn hate Game of Thrones? Did you move? Let us know.  

#DragonSeason 

Dan O’Brien has had “brutal sound quality” — we’ll see if we can engineer a solution. 

Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 1

opening - little kid running in the snow - the unsullied have come to Winterfell- and there’s thousands upon thousands of them.

Jon and Dany ride together to Winterfell - Arya sees Jon for first time and she sees the Hound and Gendry - Family Reunion for Arya.

The Two Dragons make their entrance  - dramatic as always. 

Bran is waiting for Jon - the whole crew is. Its amazing how far flung all of these characters have been until this moment. 

Bran breaks the news on Ice Dragon - and wastes no time doing so. 

Lyanna Mormot throwing lots of shade at Jon for “bending of the knee”. 

Sansa is worried about groceries  - seems about right. 

Tyrion and Sansa have their first awkward convo since Joffrey’s wedding. Sansa gives Tyrion some hot truth on Cersei bailing on him.

Jon and Arya reunion got a little bit dusty in my house - "You used to me taller”, line was good. 

Kyburn tells Cersei the dead have broken through the wall — and she says “good”. Euron has the Iron Fleet off the shores of King’s Landing. 

Yara - still a prisoner.

Golden Company - 20,000 men 2,000 horses - zero elephants. Captain Strickland is the leader of the Golden Company - nothing like a new character with 6 eps left. 

Bronn in the house of ill repute as usually / Kyburn with the C-Block and wants to make a deal to do so. She wants Bronn to kill Jamie and Tyrion with a cross bow. Weird Flex. And she cranked Euron Greyjoy and lamented about not getting Elephants from Golden Company 

Theon is breaking Yara out of jail — wow first episode. Yara and Theon are making for Pyke and the Iron Islands. 

We’ve now got 3 queens - in the realm. 

Davos - proposing a marriage between Dany and Jon — eek — when’s Bran gonna break the news. 

Is Jon going to ride Rhaegal ??? HOLY ESS! Jon’s riding a Dragon Ep 1 — BOOM! 

Water Fall love scene - call back to the old wildling watering hole. Drogon EYE BALLING Jon Snow. he’s a peeping tom! 

Gendry, Hound and Arya reunion. It was pretty comical. 

Jon Snow and Sansa — doing the old “you bent the knee” argument, again. 

Sam Tarly ! With Jorah and Dany! BOOM! Then she learned she burned his dad and brother. Tough look, tough moment. 

Sam and Bran gonna talk. Sam is going to have to tell Jon. This is going to get complicated AF. Jon is Aegon the 6th — hell of a moment. 

Tormund, Berric and the boys - walk into a murder scene 

The Umber Boy is dead and the Night king had him pinned to wall. He’s a wight - and it’s creepy AF. 

Jamie arrives in Winterfell - Bran is eyeballing him from Jump Street. 

True Detective Season 3 Finale podcast and Game of Thrones season 8 hot takes

True detective season 3 finale - podcast 

The one eyed man wanted to be “killed or taken to jail” but wasn’t. 

The ending was happy for Julie - and that was the plot twist. 1) it was surprising 2) it was pretty unsatisfying- does that make us “jerks” 

Did they ever really talk about what happened to Hays’ wife, Amelia Reardon?

Julie did get a happy ending - but pretty much nobody else did. 

Season 1 characters were deliberately mentioned shown by the crime reporter.  This excites me in the sense that with these worlds connected, perhaps we’ll get a season 4 and those characters could somehow be involved again. 

Game of Thrones predictions- GRRM has two books that are unfinished, “the winds of winter” and “a hope for spring”

Based off of those alone - my prediction is a dark season in which almost all of the characters we care about are killed (likely by the Night’s King/ Army of the Dead/ White Walkers). 

I think Dany having 2 dragons and the fact that she’s likely going to have a child with her nephew Aka Jon Snow are the two biggest factors for “an eventual hope for spring”. 

I think we see a glimpse of whatever that hope is at the very end... but I think Westeros goes to the nights king north of the Neck. 

The best worst case scenario - Dany has the ability to defend dragon stone - but all of Westeros goes “zombie”. 

Nothing good will happen for the living until Cersei is dead - also burn Cersei- cuz she def shouldn’t get to come back as a white walker. 

Will Cersei and Kyburn make some deal w the  night king? 

Will Bran be a force for good or is he the Nights King?

2019 NFL Playoff Teams as Game of Thrones characters (Part 1)

2019 NFL Playoff teams as Game of Thrones Characters 

Congrats to Dan Ruttle on winning the Filibuster Freestyle Fantasy Football Championship - the aptly named “Valaryian Steelers” 

Places listening: Ashburn, VA Boston, MA Cembo Philippines  Tucson, AZ and more 

Philippines, France, Canada, UK, Egypt, Portugal, Indonesia 

Indianapolis Colts - Theon Greyjoy (at the end of season 7). They started 1-5, there were question marks if they’d ever get back their pride (deflate gate, Andrew Luck injuries, Owner having public substance abuse issues, Josh McDaniel big timing them at the alter). this is all like Theon’s run of bad decisions, spineless decisions and dishonorable decisions, but on Dragonstone, theon Head butted his way back to the respect of his men, and is now on the hunt for his sister Yara. IN essence he’s got his mojo back and the Colts do to. I don’t think they’ll have any shot at the throne, but they’re once again an interesting component of this narrative 

Houston Texans - Berric Dondarrion - they were 0-3 and seemed dead. Deshaun Watson had a catastrophic leg/knee injury - but he regained his form and the Texans regained their’s. I’m not sure that Bill O’Brien is Thoros of Myr - but either way, as reincarnations in GOT go, i’m not sure the Texans are ready to be Jon Snow or even the mountain in terms of rising up… but at the very least — they’ve got a new lease on life for sure. 

Seattle Seahawks - The Seahawks are Jorah Mormot. They rose up from disgrace back in the day to become major players under Pete Carroll. Then they were cast aside, and left for dead (gray scale), but somehow found a way to get cured, cleanse themselves and get back onto the right side of the narrative. I’m not sure that they’re road this year leads them all the way to glory, but they’ve got  mix of luck, skill and knowledge that could keep them alive. 

Dallas Cowboys - I’m going with Tywin Lannister (father to Jamie & Cersei and allegedly Tyrion) because I think Jerry Jones is more like Tywin Lannister than another NFL owner. Overbearing, always asserting himself into the narrative, seems to have the deepest pockets and eventually get his way. Some love him, more fear him, but most just can’t stand him.  

NFL playoff teams as Game of Thrones characters

 2018 NFL Playoff teams as GOT characters 

Which fan base Eagles fans hate (of the playoff teams)

Also - playoff teams as game of thrones characters = DOPE idea

Congrats to Dan O’Brien of “Paul is Dead” on winning the Filibuster Freestyle Fantasy Football Championship

Places listening Des Moines, Iowa 

Ashburn VA , Athens Greece #3 

Mountain View, CA new comer in Middletown RI

A Coruna Spain - beautiful Costal / port city in northwestern Spain. 

And Anchorage Alaska - we’re on the crab

Greece, Uk, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland

Ukraine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka Saudi Arabia and Philippines

New England Patriots - Tyrion Lannister - they know everything, equally hateable and admirable - -but sometimes get too cute for their own good and/ or get beaten in obvious ways

Pittsburgh Steelers - Oberyn Martell - flashy offense could defeat anybody - but ultimately a little too predictable to exploit their faults

Jacksonville Jaguars - Bronn - finding a way to get it done via one or two skills and nothing else. Won’t be surprised if he dies at anytime - but also not surprised that he keeps living

Kansas City Chiefs - Cersei Lannister - one day they seem like geniuses, the next week they seem doomed - can’t figure out the role that they will play at the end of the narrative, but getting the feeling they’ll be central to the story

Tennessee Titans - the Sand Snakes of Dorne  - want to be interested in them, want to see their story become interesting - but in the end, they appear to be fodder for mainstream characters

Buffalo Bills - Theon Greyjoy - they’ve had an un-redeemingly bad run. They sold out their own family (playing games in Toronto), and jumping overboard on Yara aka Tyron Taylor. 

nobody thinks they still belong alive - but they are and they recently came through in their darkest hour. 

Philadelphia Eagles - Daenerys Targaryen- with Carson Wentz - they were seemingly unstoppable- but losing him was like losing Viscerion - only difference is he isn’t now playing for the night’s king (ahem Jimmy G is)

Minnesota Vikings - Jon Snow - seemed like they were left for dead - killed by getting QB’s hurt in practice or during games, only to find out that the answer was within them the whole time - Case Keenum is the unlikely leader of a fierce army in the north

New Orleans Saints - Jamie Lannister - all the skills but one major hindering factor - for Jamie it was losing his hand (or and terrible choice in ladies), for the saints its leaving the dome in cold weather

LA Rams - Arya Stark - have all the tools to be deadly assasins - but very young and maybe not yet ready to defeat everybody

Carolina Panthers - Sam and Gilly ? Boring but potentially important?? Hodor ? One dimensional but effective??? Gendry? Forgotten but possibly a baller ?? Daario Naharis? Flashy yes?! Important two years ago, definitely ? Important now? That remains to be seen

Atlanta Falcons - Brann Stark - all the tools to absolutely destroy everyone in their path - but seem to be missing the ability to harness their powers consistently

Most fan bases hate eagles fans, who in the playoffs do eagles fans hate the most ??

Where was the confidence level before Wentz got injured? Has it ever been higher ?

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 (Ep 3 Queen's Justice) aka Wine, Wall & Dragons

Wine, Wall & Dragons  Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 3

What if the Night’s King is the Prince who was promised. What it the darkness he’s eradicating is the debauchery filled culture that has become life in westeros, south of the wall. Maybe i’m getting too cute on this — but figured I’d through it out there.

Are we done with Essos - and all of the Cities of Slaver’s Bay and the Free cities like Bravos and Pentos, etc.??

Jon Snow is on Dragon Stone with Davos and sees Tyrion

How do those Starks travel by Boat in their winter fell gear — not very sea friendly

And the Dragons just buzzed the tower aka Jon Snow and Davos. 

Melisandre - I’ve done my part - i’ve brought Fire and Ice together, my work is done. And she’s heading to Volantis - and Varys threatens her to not come back, but she promises that she will, and that she “has to die” in this strange country, just like you.

Dany is promising a return to Centuries of Peace — Jon makes his white walker’s argument. 

Dany gives a “i have faith in me” pep talk — seems a little heavy handed

This conversation is not going well — and then Varys comes in and says something - Jon isn’t a prisoner (yet)

The Greyjoys just fished Theon out of the sea

Euron is marching Yara and the Sandsnakes through Flea Bottom - Flea bottom is the worst place for a “walk of shame” in the 7 kingdoms

Cersei - says we all make our choices — “you choose your choice” 

She just poised the last Sand Snake with the “Long farewell”  with a kiss on the lips — right in front of her mother — nobody is as ice cold as cersei — but is leaving those Dornish women alive a good idea? 

Cersei + Jamie = gross family outings

A visitor from “Bravos” hmmmmmm? - It’s a dude from the Iron Bank — he’s basically telling her she’s got “bad credit”. 

Tyrion and Jon Snow - cliffs of Moher? Jon got himself some dragon glass

Back at Winterfell - and they’re short on food. Sansa seems to enjoy being “in charge” — Littlefinger gives her the “game of thrones” Macro speech 101

BRAN STARK IS BACK !!!!! And Sansa is pumped! and they are at the Weirwood. He’s talking in riddles, but he mentions the Long night is coming.

Sam did a great job on Jorah it seems like it. Jorah is back in the market.  

The Unsullied and trying to take Casterly Rock — Tyrion built the sewers — and the Unsullied seem to have the upper hand - and Grey Worm lived - But Euron shows up, and Jamie is bringing the rest of the Lannisters and Tarly’s to HighGarden to end the Tyrell’s Reign - She dropped one more “C-bomb” about Joffery 

Lady Olyanna calls Cersei a disease - and poisons herself — then tells Jamie how she killed Joffery - tell Cersei I want her to know it was me 

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) 

Wine, Wall & Dragons - Season 6, Episode 10 finale show notes

Game of Thrones week 10 notes ( Wine, Wall & Dragons))

Places listening - Japan is 2nd place (Cousin is on vacation there but props nonetheless), Mexico in 3rd, UK and Germany tied for 4th. New places Gambia, Indonesia and Hungary

Top cities listening - Philadelphia, Tokyo, Anchorage, AK, Walpole — can’t really explain who’s listening in Alaksa, but I hope you’re “on the crab”

GV predictions - NIght’s king penetrates wall, Varys kills Kevan lannister, Bran wargs a msg to Jon or Sansa, Brienne dies

DOB’s predictions - Night’s king gets to walls, Cersei blows up kings landing, Catlyn stark appears, Walder Frey dies.

can believe it’s week 10 — KIng’s landing - Cersei awaits trial in the sept 

Tommen, Margery, the whole gang is getting dressed for the “trial of the century” - I haye TOmmen’s face

Lords appears to be a broken man- Margery seems to have an understanding with the High Sparrow - Cersei seems to be dressed in an homage to Prince. Paecelle still hitting the ladies of the evening 

Loras’s trial — he confesses in 3 seconds… to everything. Decides to go “Full born again mode”. Abandons the Tyrell name and Highgarden. Takes a life of celibacy. Tattooing dudes’ heads. Something tells me that Cersei ain’t going out like that. 

On cue the mountain pays Tommen a visit - DOB’s firewater prediction — seems to be gaining steam. Lancel Lannister is “Hip to the sabotage” 

Kyburn has a little kids butcher Pycelle - Didn’t see him winning our sweepstakes — but he just did 

Lancel stabbed by a kid too - Child Soldiers — hitting dudes left and right 

Not sure how i feel about CErsei’s move here ( do i root for her or not) — Margery essentially pulls the fire alarm — Sparrow = hubris 

HOLY COW that stuff is explosive - Cersei drinks wine an gloats — damn! Tommen - speechless - 

Cersei even settles score with that lady septon. Ice COLD. She is the coldest lady in all the realm — and she’s planning to go all ramsay bolton on her 

Ser Gregor took off the mast. Tough look 

The Tyrell’s besides Olyanna are all dead

Tommen just committed Suicide?!?!!?!?!?!?!? Stannis dead? WHO IS KING??? As usual Cersei is winning the battle and losing the war. Son is dead, prophecy is fulfilled.

Frey and Lannisters — at a banquet - Bronn is awesome - Jamie is awesome. Jamie and Frey ( Edmure is alive foreshadowing) - Jamie is calling out Frey a bit — and now he’s calling him out big time - gonna be interesting. 

Sam and Gilly are back — Looks like Old town - home of MIT the Maester Institute of technology - Sam is at the registrar. Registrar is DB - just like in real life. Gilly is looking good - i’m just saying. Sam needs to visit the Archmaester - pretty baller library - Makes hogwarts look like a preschool. 

Up north - Jon Snow / melissandre talking old school. Davos seems pretty hot and bothered about Shireen getting burned (as predicted). Melissandre lobbies to stay alive — Jon sends her south — seems like that’s a bad idea. Davos puts my green onions idea to bed. Not gonna happen 

Sansa shows up — seems pretty cunning and hip to Little Finger. IT’s winter time and Jon and Sansa share the irony of “winter is coming” 

Dorne - and Lady Olynna is in Dorne - Varys is in Dorne too — that’s super interesting (He can’t kill Kevan Lannister, cuz uncle Kev burned alive)

Daneryous and Daarhio Naharas — are breaking up — He’s groveling like the sell sword he is. Bay of Dragons is the new name of Slaver’s Bay. 

Tyrion - drinking wine (like Lannisters do) - talks with Dany — he gives her a bit of a pep talk - Tyrion is the “hand of the Queen” — boom!!! Two time hand on two continents, that’s a record! 

Walder Frey - drinking, eating and talking dirty for serving girls — ohhh boy — the girl cooked Frey’s sons Arya stark — YES!!!!!! That was awesome. Ice cold again. 

Sansa and Little Finger in the Weirwood - Little finger talks about being the King of Westeros —

Bran and Meera are getting dropped off by Benjen — so he’s essentially dead — but a force for good 

Bran - logs on line to the weir wold web - Tower of Joy - Young ned stark - Lyanna Stark — she spills the beans on Jon Stark’s lineage. BOOM!!! 

Jon spills the beans on the NIght’s King - Lyanna Mormont calls playas out. Manderly is in. Glover is in. They are naming Jon Snow the king in the north. Little Finger is NOT IMPRESSED. Sansa and Little finger exchange a glance 

Jamie Lannister arrives back in King’s landing — Cersei is about to do something bad ass that’s apparent — ahhhh she just Sat on the Iron Throne — First female Queen — Mic Drop — didn’t see that coming at all — So maybe she just won the long game 

Jamie looks HEATED!!!

Theon and Yara are sailing with Grey Worm an the Whole Crew of Dangerous’s Army and Navy- VARYS is on the BOAT!!!!! IS that a slip — or did they swing by and grab him in Dorne