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The maesters (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) gathered to discuss the dreamy penultimate episode 307 “Dragon in Winter” of HBO’s House of the Dragon. Helaena dreams of chickens and children. Aemond dreams of his mommy. Ormund dreams of veggies and Velaryons and common turncloaks. Rhaena dreams of reconciling with her family as her dragon limps away from its first Titan X match. Rhaenyra is not sleeping, and desperately seeking certainty from a whispering councilor who flatters her that the gods have chosen her to rule.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon – 307 Dragon in WinterNews and Links
- HBO Inside the Episode 307
- HBO The House that Dragons Built 307
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The maesters (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) discuss episode 6 “Faceless Men” of HBO’s House of the Dragon. A renowned Green knight falls. Assassination is a classic Game of Thrones strategy, that works for Daemon, but not-so-much for Rhaenyra. Turns out fake Baratheons are easy to spot if you’re Ser Gwayne, who knows a thing about real Baratheons, and one particular light chestnut haired knight. And the Iron Throne may have sliced its first judgment against the struggling Queen.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon – 306 Faceless MenNews and Links
- James Norton & Forging of Vigilance
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Ira Parker Talks Season 2
- HBO The House that Dragons Built – Episode 306
- HBO Inside the Episode 306
- Preview Episode 307
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Now that cats are in the Keep, will Rhaenyra chomp the rats and cull the treacherous little birds in King’s Landing? The maesters (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) convened to discuss episode 6 “Unbowed and Unbent” of House of the Dragon. The Queen’s fears of formless chaos stirring and hunger for revenge on her son’s killers blind her to the urgent problems and sound advice of her advisors. How will her well formed enemies – Ormund, Aegon, Aemond take advantage?
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon – 305 Unbowed and UnbentNews and Links
- HBO Inside the Episode – 305 Unbent and Unbowed
- The House that Dragons Built 305 – Filming the Maze of the Red Keep
- War For Westeros, real-time strategy game, delayed to 2027
- Rules of Cyvasse
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) discussed the turmoil in Tumbleton as Rhaenyra struggles to legitimize her rule. Episode 304 of HBO’s House of the Dragon is rife with poorly received messages, misleading communications, and malevolent answers. And the questions remain – How many times will we be told Sunfyre is dead? Will somebody bring some cats into the Red Keep to deal with the rats?
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon – 304 TumbletonNews and Links
- HoTD cut a fan favorite character
- Is Sunfyre alive? dead?
- Emma D’Arcy gives Set Tour to Architectural Digest
- HBO Inside the Episode – 304 Tumbleton
- The House that Dragons Built – 304 Designing Dragon Heads
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) discuss Rhaenyra and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day as Queen of Westeros in episode 303 “Rhaenyra Triumphant” of HBO’s House of the Dragon. Sitting the iron throne and ruling is very different from the battle to take the seat.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon – 303 Rhaenyra TriumphantNews and Links
- HotD Season 3 Cast Roundtable
- Inside the Episode 303
- Rhaenyra Returns – The House that Dragons Built
- Preview episode 304
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) discuss Rhaenyra’s ascension as Queen of Westeros in episode 302 “Queen’s Landing” of HBO’s House of the Dragon. The path to the Iron Throne is laid with fire and soaked in blood.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon – 302 Queen’s LandingNews and Links
- The House that Dragons Built for 302 Queen’s Landing
- Inside the Episode 302 Queens Landing
- Episode 303 Preview
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) dives into episode 301 “Salt, Sea, Fire and Blood” of HBO’s House of the Dragon. The Battle of the Gullet was a spectacle. Our maesters flew through the highlights of the sea battle and beyond. Team Black and Team Green both saw their war plans flame out and the Dance of Dragons claims another dragon and rider.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon – 301 Salt, Sea, Fire and BloodNews and Links
- NYT Matt Smith Interview
- Matt Smith on Today Show
- Harry Collett’s final episode request
- HBO Gearing Up for War
- HBO Behind the Scenes – Epic Sea Battle
- HOD Tom Glynn-Carney & Emma D’Arcy recap season two
- Vulture – Harry Collett on Jace’s and Vermax’s Death
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) calls a meeting to get hyped for the season 3 premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon. The Dance of the Dragons is in full beast mode. Shannon prepared the list for the other unspoiled maesters to make their predictions on who lives and who dies amongst the Targaryens, the Greens and their dragons.
News and Links
- House of the Dragon Season 3 Official Final Trailer
- Hollywood Reporter – First 4 Episodes Spoiler-free Review
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) reflect on the season finale of HBO’s A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms. We bid the Ashford Tourney farewell and contemplate what episode 6 The Morrow may bring for Dunk and Egg.
Read more: Small Council Matters – A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms – 106 The MorrowNews and Links
- Ko7K Show Runner Answers Reddit Questions
- A Knight in the Making – Episodes 4-5-6
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) discuss the penultimate episode of HBO’s A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms. In the Name of the Mother this episode was on brand with a brutal Game of Thrones battle. First a flashback to Dunk’s history with violence and the tragic turn in the trial of seven. Did the best knight for the realm prevail?
Read more: Small Council Matters – A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms – 105 In the Name of the MotherNews and Links
- What’s with all the flashbacks in penultimate episodes?
- The Show Runner Answers Questions on Reddit
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) discuss HBO’s A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms episode 4 ‘Seven’. All men are fools. All men are knights. So they say in the Puppet Theater. Is Ser Dunk a fool to think 6 others in Westeros will stand with him?
Read more: Small Council Matters – A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms – 104 SevenNews and Links
- Ashford Meadow Set Tour
- Did Peter sing on set?
- Is Dexter okay with the swearing?
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) gnaw on the importance of a hearty breakfast sammy in HBO’s A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms episode 3 ‘The Squire’. When a puppet show dragon inflames a touchy Targaryan, our foolish knight steps in to protect his fair maid. Dunk’s eggs get really scrambled when the dragon Egg cracks his disguise of squire to stop the violence. Will saving Dunk end their bromance?
Read more: Small Council Matters – A Knight of 7 Kingdoms – 103 The SquireNews and Links
– House of the Dragon Ends With Season 4
– HBO Intends for Annual Season Release of A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms
– Northern Ireland Will Remain Home of AK07K
– Ser Arlan’s massive weapon
– HBO Inside Episode 103 The Squire – HBO A Knight in the Making Episodes 2 and 30
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) gather around the table and dig into HBO’s A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms episode 2, in which Dunk searches for anyone who remembers Ser Arlen and his lance. Egg does some rope a dope in tug o’war and the crowd cheers for the puppets and the fools in love with fair maidens.
Read more: Small Council Matters – A Knight of 7 Kingdoms 102 Salt Hard BeefNews and Links
– KOT7K draws 6.7 million viewers for the premier
– Brienne of Tarth Ancestry Connection
– Episode 2 references and Easter eggs
– Tanzyn Crawford IS tall
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) gather around the table to discuss HBO’s A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms introducing the duo of Dunk and Egg in their RenFaire adventures. Let the drunken table dancing and bogarting giant turkey legs commence!
Read more: Small Council Matters – A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms 101 The Hedge KnightNews and Links
– Heavy is the Crown for George RR Martin
– Run times for Season 1 episodes
– Three Characters from Game of Thrones Who May Appear
– About that Intro and Credit Music
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) discuss the superlatives of House of the Dragon season 2. The maesters gnaw on every last burnt end of the season – overall rating, best episodes, performances, character arcs and production elements.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon Season 2 in ReviewNews and Links
- Season 2 Soundtrack Playlist
- Honest Trailers House of the Dragon Season 2
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) gathered to tally up the scores on the pre-game season predictions. Will the Romanian judge throw a flag at our Bronze medalist? Who will win the “major award“?
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon Season 2 – Scoring the PredictionsNews and Links
- Ryan Condal Interview Discusses Helaena’s Powers
- Ryan Condal Explains Battle Of Gullet to Come
- HBO Official Podcast – Bonus Episode Interview with Fabien Frankel
- Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Casting
- Season 2 Episodes Ranked Worst to Best
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Hosted by Wendy Hembrock.
Recorded on 8/13/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
Music by Break of Reality Used with permission.
The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) take account of the season finale of House of the Dragon episode 208 “The Queen Who Ever Was”. Team Green is itching to fly into battle and get this war lit… or flee over the horizon. But either way, they ain’t got wings. Team Black is soaring high with a Harrenhal host, and the three-eyed raven’s weirwood supercomputer of ice and fire visions. All this saber rattling, but it’s still all quiet on the Westeros front.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon 208 The Queen Who Ever WasNews and Links
- Who’s a Good Boy? Fans Hope For a Furever Home
- HBO Official Podcast for Season 2 Episode 8 With Ryan Condal
- House of the Dragon Concluding With 4 Seasons
- Hollywood Reporter – “Wait, That’s It?”
- Interactive Map (for those who are interested)
- HotD Sound designer on how dragons should sound
- In Defense of Aegon Targaryen Second of His Name
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Hosted by Wendy Hembrock.
Recorded on 8/5/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) discuss the dragons and their process for adopting riders in House of the Dragon episode 207 “The Red Sowing”. Team Green is fractured with interpersonal conflicts. Team Black dares to sow hope by raising a bastard army, lured by the dream of soaring to a better life as a dragon rider. But it must be the dragon who speaks. Their decisions are delivered with furious flames, chomping carnage or playful jostling.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon 207 The Red SowingNews and Links
- The House that Dragons Built 207 – Art of Riding Dragons
- HBO Official Podcast – House of the Dragon 207
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Recorded on 7/30/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) consider the Joes and Janes on the streets of Kings Landing in House of the Dragon episode 206 “Smallfolk”. The Green Queen is swarmed and nearly killed by the hungry mob, while the Black Queen cozies up to them with gifts of food. While speed dating for a new rider, Seasmoke plays with a son of the Sea Snake, but flambes an overconfident noble.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon 206 SmallfolkNews and Links
- Inside the House that Dragons Built Episode 206
- House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 Preview
- The Ringer – Deep Dive into Episode 206
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Recorded on 7/22/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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Our Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) take up the grisly and grievous matters following the battle of Rooks’ Rest in HBO’s House of the Dragon episode 205 “Regent”. Where do we go from here? The battle’s done and Team Green kind of won, but the smallfolk are not sounding any victory cheer. Team Black go hand in hand knowing a new hope is near of dragon seeds.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon 205 RegentNews and Links
- GRRM talks about Dragons on his “Not a blog”
- Interview with Director Clare Kilner about Episode 205
- Thoughts About Aegon’s Future from Actor Tom Glynn-Carney
- Updates on the Iron Throne Stage Play
- The House that Dragons Built episode 205
- All of the Dragons Lineage
Discussion
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- Quick Reviews
- Episode Highlights, Lowlights, Questions
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Recorded on 7/16/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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Our Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy) consider HBO’s House of the Dragon episode 204 “The Red Dragon and the Gold”. Dragon warfare has been lit. The Red Dragon and her Queen make a valiant stand. The Gold Dragon and his Green King take a fiery fall.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon 204 The Red Dragon and the GoldNews and Links
- The House that Dragons Built 204 – Making the Battle at Rook’s Rest
- Burning Candles Interview with Set Decorator
- Interview with Ewan Mitchell (Aemond) About His Character’s Intentions
- Details on the Dragon Fight
Discussion
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- Episode Highlights, Lowlights, Questions
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Recorded on 7/9/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
Music by Break of Reality Used with permission.
The Small Council (Christine, Shannon, Jesse, Wendy) discuss House of the Dragon episode 203 “The Burning Mill”. The Green Queen recognizes her mistakes but it’s too late, since her Green boys are on the path to war. The Black Queen accepts her duty to wage war, while her King Consort begins his drippy trippy stay at Harrenhal.
News and Links
– HBO’s House that Dragons Built for Episode 203
– Dragon Easter Eggs in Episode 203
– The Ringer Episode 3 Power Rankings
Discussion
- Listener ravens
- Quick reviews
- Episode highlights, lowlights.
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Recorded on 7/02/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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The Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) considers episode 202 “Rhaenyra the Cruel” of House of the Dragon. Following the murder of Jaeharys, the Greens publicly grieve and punish, and privately smash the old models and established advisors. The Blacks are divided by crucial conversations between husbands and wives, and infiltrated by guilt that sets brothers set against each other.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon 202 Rhaenyra the CruelNews and Links
- The House That Dragons Built 202
- A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms Casting News
Discussion
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Recorded on 6/24/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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Our Small Council gathered to discuss the matters of the House of the Dragon’s “A Son For a Son”. The maesters (Christine, Jesse, Shannon, Wendy) consider the rats and other vermin crawling around the Greens and vengeance overtaking the Blacks in the premiere episode of season 2.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon 201 A Son For a SonNews and Links
- Explanation of the New Opening Credits
- Cast and Show Runner Discuss Following the Book
- The House That Dragons Built – Episode 201
Discussion
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- Quick Reviews
- Episode Highlights, Lowlights, Questions
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Recorded on 6/18/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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Our Small Council take up the matters of House of the Dragon and those bloody fiery Targaryans. Wendy and the other maesters (Christine, Jesse, Shannon) make predictions and get hype for the premiere of season two.
Read more: Small Council Matters – House of the Dragon Season 2 Pre-game ShowNews and links
- Official Season 2 Trailer
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Dragon Roundup Discussion
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Season 2 Trailer
- Look Back at Season 1
- Predictions for Characters and Dragons – who lives, who dies by the end of season 2?
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The Small Council – Shannon, Jesse, and Wendy – discuss the teaser for season 2 of House of the Dragon and what fortunes to expect in the wars to come.
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News and links
House of the Dragon Season 2 Teaser Trailer
Game of Thrones’ Spinoffs Status
George R. R. Martin “struggling” to write next Game of Thrones book
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Recorded on 1/4/2024. Edited by Brent Barrett.
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The Small Council – Jesse, Shannon, Christine and Wendy – discuss the highs and lows of season one of House of the Dragon. Listen to the episode using the ‘Play’ […]
Treachery. Another bloody labor. Dragons behaving dragon-y. The Small Council – Christine, Jesse, Shannon and Wendy – discusses the firey and fraught finale anointing Rhaenyra’s reign in the season finale […]
Our Small Council has predictions for the season 1 finale of House of the Dragon. Are they foreshadowing dragon dreams or misinterpreting Targaryen delusions? Listen to the podcast using the […]
With the King dead, the game of thrones is afoot for Team Green to capture the Aeg who flew out of the Coup Coo’s nest. Our Small Council – Shannon, […]
Tongues wag when the Sea Snake’s brother Vaemond petitions King Viserys to appoint him, a “true blood” Valaryon to ascend the Driftmark seat. When Vaemond launches accusations about the King’s […]
It’s all fun and games until a kid loses and eye, but gains a dragon. Did the aggrieved Queen’s cut into the Princess and draw first blood in the wars […]
Ten years have passed since the last episode of House of the Dragon and we find little fires everywhere and more bloody births. Our Small Council – Wendy, Christine, Jesse, […]
Some like duck while others like goose. What’s a feast on HBO’s House of the Dragon without both? Oh, and blood. Pass the wine and lemon cakes as our Small […]
Girl, you’ll be a woman soon. Our Small Council – Wendy, Christine, and Shannon discuss HBO’s House of the Dragon episode 4 – King of the Narrow Sea. Did this […]
Birthdays, am I right? Wendy and the rest of the Small Council (Shannon, Christine and Jesse) discuss the stomping dragons, circling lions, and hunting the right stag in episode 3 […]
Can an heir get some respect? The Small Council – Wendy, Christine, Jesse, and Shannon – discuss HBO’s House of the Dragon episode 2 – The Rogue Prince. Listen to […]
Meet the new Targaryens. Same as the old Targaryens? Did the season 1 premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon soar above the expectations? Our Small Council – Wendy, Christine, […]
News and Links HBO Teaser for House of the Dragon Official HBO Teaser Trailer for House of the Dragon HBO Official Trailer for House of the Dragon EW Cover Story […]
Wendy and the rest of the Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon) discuss the finale episode of Game of Thrones. The Queen is dead! Long live the Queen in the North! […]
Fire and blood. The Bells tolled for a Spider, a Kraken and tragic siblings in Game of Thrones’ penultimate episode of the series. Men with swords turned into terrible monsters. […]
All stories end. Valar morghulis. The Small Council maesters predict who will die, who will sit on the Iron Throne and how this leviathan series will finish. Valar dohaeris. Leave […]
The North remembers the heroes who died saving the living from the undead. We will never see their like again. But in Game of Thrones, the morning after breaks our […]
The Long Night was dark and full of terrifying monsters, horrific visions and heroic deaths. The Red Woman lit the way and reminded a Girl what we say to death. […]
Jaime Lannister defends his life to join Team StillBreathing and prepare to battle the approaching Army of the Dead. It’s a time for singing, sexing and a ritual with a […]
Season 8 arrives and the power map is flipping! The North offers a cold welcome to Khaleesi and her entourage of dragons, foreign fighters and questionable counselors. In the south, […]
Winter is here and so the Small Council reconvenes. Wendy, Shannon, Christine and Jesse discuss the season 8 trailer, share thoughts on re-watching season 7, and make predictions for the […]
Wendy and the Small Council continue their review of all the matters of Game of Thrones season 7. In part 2, they discuss MVP actors, best and least liked story […]
Still pondering season 7 of Game of Thrones? There’s a loot train of story and character developments to discuss. Wendy and the Small Council take up the matters of best […]
With a blast of blue fire, the wall comes down on Game of Thrones season 7; yet the pack survives. Wendy and the Small Council discuss the Dragon Pit full […]
Wendy and the Small Council sent their ravens with their predictions for the Game of Thrones finale episode 7.07 ‘The Dragon and The Wolf’. Send your ravens with thoughts and […]
Holy bag of faces and plot holes! From javelin throwing, fjord foot racing, ice lake swimming and dragon dragging – The North has got it all. Wendy and the Small […]
So much information in this episode – from ravens, maesters, a dragon and Gilly! Wendy and the Small Council take up all the matters in Game of Thrones episode 7.05 […]
Enough with the clever plans, the Small Council discusses the Southern war heating up with dragon flames and scorpion bites. A Queen and her Dragon and the Dothraki horde scream […]
The Great Game is on and these Queens are throwing down hard! Wendy and the Small Council discuss the long anticipated meeting of ‘Fire and Ice‘ in episode 7.03 The […]
A Girl can be swayed by some buttery brown bread to change course and head home. On this week’s menu, Wendy and the Small Council take up episode 7.02 Stormborn […]
The dragons have landed! The North remembers and winter has come to Westeros at last. Wendy and the Small Council take up episode 7.01 Dragonstone and go all over the […]
The white ravens have flown from the Citadel and Winter is here! Wendy and the Small Council take up all the matters on the season 6 DVD Blu-ray features and […]
Game of Thrones Season 7 is soon approaching, and with the drop of a full length trailer, Wendy and the Small Council convened a special session to discuss it. Contact […]
Game of Thrones Season 7 is still a few months away, so Wendy and the Small Council convened a Spring break catch up on what folks have been watching over the […]
The Game of Thrones post-season continues as Wendy and the Small Council dole out some awards and kudos to highlight the best of season 6. The Council also begins fielding […]
In Part 2 Wendy and the Small Council review more of the matters of Westeros including the few low-lights of Game of Thrones of season 6. Contact the Small Council […]
With season 6, the HBO show has moved beyond the plots of the George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books published thus far. How did they do? […]
The Game of Thrones’ season 6 finale was supersized with explosive goodness. In part 2, the Small Council continues the discussion of all the highlights. Small Council Matters – Episode […]
The maesters of the Citadel sent a white raven – winter is here! The Small Council takes up the matters of the Game of Thrones’ season 6 concludes with a […]
Wendy and the Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon) offer their predictions for what will happen in this season’s finale. Thank you for listening! Leave a SpeakPipe audio message. Call us […]
Wendy and the Small Council (Christine, Jesse, Shannon) consider the havoc in Game of Thrones episode 6.09 “Battle of the Bastards” unleashed by the dogs and dragons of war. Contact […]
In this session Wendy and the Small Council (Christine, Lou, Shannon) consider episode 6.08 “No One” and wonder if “Any One” was watching the story holes while editing this week. […]
The Small Council considers the matters of episode 6.07 “The Broken Man.” Can those broken by the War of the 5 Kings change and prevail in the wars to come? […]
In this episode we discuss episode 6.06 “Blood of My Blood” and all its bloody drinks, bloody history, bloody theater and bloody family bonds. Thank you for listening! Contact the […]
In this episode we discuss Game of Thrones episode 6.05 “The Door” – especially the brave one who holds the door, and all that’s behind it. Thank you for listening! […]
Game of Thrones sparks creativity in its fans. Haley Bowery and The Manimals crafted Seven – a concept album inspired by George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire […]
Wendy and the Small Council (Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski) discuss all the reasons to be wary of the Strangers: they show up at your door and eat all […]
Wendy and the Small Council (Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski) discuss the disobedient, disloyal, disillusioned and disturbed characters in Game of Thrones episode 6.03 “Oathbreakers.” Links: Tolkien vs […]
The Small Council gathers round the hearth to discuss Game of Thrones episode 6.02 “Home”; where sweet childhood memories and birthday wishes, rabid dogs, traitors and dragons dwell. If you’re […]
The wait was long and full of fan theories. Game of Thrones has returned to answer the cliffhangers from and leave us with more questions. Wendy and the members of […]
In Part 2 of their session, Wendy and the members of the Small Council (Shannon Clarke, Christine Peruski) continue the speculation about who lives, who wins, who dies and who […]
Wendy and members of the Small Council (Shannon Clarke, Christine Peruski) convened for the pre-season discussion for Game of Thrones season 6. In part 1, we discuss the recent trailers, […]
Wendy, Shannon and Jesse caught up with Gil and Itamar from the GOT Academy on Youtube for another session discussing Game of Thrones through parallels to history. News – Game […]
Wendy and the Small Council enjoyed the history insights and bold predictions from the Game of Thrones Academy on Youtube so much that the next step was to go straight […]
The show is short, but the news is big. Wendy and the Small Council will be holding a special meeting with guests from foreign lands! The guys from Game of […]
Wendy led the Small Council to the citadel of knowledge and videos at the Game of Thrones Academy last week. Now they are enthralled and crushing on Gil Kidron and […]
Wendy read the informative World of Ice and Fire book of Westeros histories and she wanted more. So she searched the interwebs and found a citadel of knowledge at the […]
The questions! Wendy and guests Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski and Lou Sytsma discuss more listener feedback about Game of Thrones. Provide input to the Small Council and let […]
The ravens keep delivering listener feedback! Wendy and guests Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson and Christine Peruski discuss more listener submissions to the Small Council. Thank you for listening! Contact the […]
“The work continues.” The Small Council called the banners as this labor of love is not done! Wendy and guests Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma discuss […]
Wendy and guests Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma discuss listener submissions to the Small Council. Valar dohaeris. Thank you for listening! Contact the Small Council: Wendy […]
Has everyone processed all that happened in Game of Thrones season 5? Wendy and the Small Council aren’t done yet as they take a look at the season overall. Thank […]
And now for the rest of the season finale discussion of Game of Thrones episode 510 “Mother’s Mercy” with Wendy and the Small Council. Thank you for listening! Leave us […]
The finale was dark and full of plot turns! Wendy and the Small Council digest the death and consequences in the season finale of Game of Thrones episode 510 “Mother’s […]
Last week was ice and this week was fire! Wendy and the Small Council discuss the events of Game of Thrones episode 509 “The Dance of Dragons.” Thank you for […]
Holy avalanche! Winter has come and it’s so much worse than Old Nan and Ned Stark warned us about. Wendy and the Small Council discuss all the chilling events of […]
Wendy is joined by Small Council members Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski and Shannon Clarke to discuss all the shiny presents in Game of Thrones episode 507 “The Gift”. Enter the […]
Pop open a Coke and listen to the Small Council of Wendy, Jesse, Shannon, Christine and Lou discuss all the smiles, unicorns and rainbows at another Westeros wedding in Game […]
Wendy and the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, and Christine Peruski discuss Game of Thrones’ episode 505 “Kill the Boy”. Some of the Council have read the books, […]
Wendy and the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma discuss Game of Thrones’ episode 504 “Sons of the Harpy”. Some of the Council have […]
In this episode Wendy and the Small Council (Christine Peruski, Shannon Clarke, Lou Sytsma) span the map on all the story movements in the recent episode 503 “High Sparrow” of […]
Wendy and the Small Council convened to discuss episode 502 “The House of Black and White” of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, Shannon Clarke, Lou Sytsma and […]
Wendy convened the Small Council of Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma to discuss the season premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones episode 5.01 “The Wars to Come.” Some […]
Wendy and the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Kelley Harkins met up for the pre-season discussion for Game of Thrones season 5. Beware of Spoilers […]
Wendy convened the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma to consider “The Question.” You know The Question? No, it’s not about what is The […]
Wendy and the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma met up for the post-season wrap up discussing the power plays, casualties, and MVPs across […]
Wendy and the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma continue their post-season wrap discussion of Game of Thrones Season 4. As with Part 1, […]
Wendy convened the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma to discuss the events in HBO’s Game of Thrones episodes 4.09 “The Watchers on the […]
Wendy convened the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma to discuss the events in HBO’s Game of Thrones episodes 4.09 “The Watchers on the […]
Wendy convened the Small Council of Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Lou Sytsma to discuss the upsets on HBO’s Game of Thrones episode 4.08 “The Mountain and The […]
Wendy convened the Small Council of Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Shannon Clarke to discuss the wounds of childhood on HBO’s Game of Thrones episode 4.07 “Mockingbird.” Beware of Spoilers […]
Wendy and the Small Council of Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski, and Shannon Clarke met to discuss HBO’s Game of Thrones episodes 4.05 “First of His Name” and 4.06 “The Laws […]
Wendy and the Small Council’s subcommittee of Jesse Jackson and Lou Systma met to discuss HBO’s Game of Thrones episodes 403 “Breaker of Chains” and 404 “OathKeeper”. Beware of Spoilers […]
Join Wendy and fellow fans Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski and Lou Systma as they discuss the second episode of season 4 of Game of Thrones. Beware of Spoilers […]
Season 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones has started, and Wendy has convened the small council – Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peruski and Lou Systma – to discuss the […]
Wendy and some of the GoT gang – Christine Peuruski, Shannon Clarke, and Kimberly Thompson – get ready for the return of HBO’s Game of Thrones with this pre-game show […]
Wendy discusses season 3 overall with returning guests Jesse Jackson and Shannon Clarke. We cover the family feuds, class warfare, real warfare, and other standout moments including: Season MVP; Best […]
“The house that puts family first will always defeat the house that puts the whims and wishes of his sons and daughters first.” – Tywin Lannister Wendy discusses season 3 […]
In part 2, Wendy continues to discuss Episode 309 The Rains of Castamere and 310 Mhysa with returning guests Lou Sytsma, Christine Peruski and Shannon Clarke. If you missed it, […]
“Explain to me why it is more noble to kill 10,000 men in battle, than a dozen at dinner.” – Tywin Lannister “He killed a guest beneath his roof. That’s […]
“We do not choose our destiny. But we must do our duty, no? Great or small, we must do our duty.” – Stannis Baratheon The battle rages on for the […]
“We do not choose our destiny. But we must do our duty, no? Great or small, we must do our duty.” – Stannis Baratheon The battle rages on for the […]
“Give us wisdom, for the night is dark and full of terrors.” – Thoros of Myr Wendy is joined by guests Christine Peruski and Lou Sytsma as they talk about […]
“A dragon is not a slave.” – Daenerys Targaryen Wendy discusses HBO’s Game of Thrones Season 3 with guests Christine Peluski and Jesse Jackson. Join them as they talk about […]
“Some people will always need help. That doesn’t mean they’re not worth helping.” – Meera Reed Wendy discusses who needs help and who actually gets help in HBO’s Game of […]
Wendy and the GoT gang – Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peuruski, Lou Sytsma, and Kimberly Thompson – were counting down the days to the start of Season 3 of […]
Wendy and the GoT gang – Shannon Clarke, Jesse Jackson, Christine Peuruski, Lou Sytsma, and Kimberly Thompson – discussed the spoils of war, flames of deception and icy burn of […]
“One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.” – Agatha Christie Wendy and guests […]
And Caesar’s spirit, raging for revenge, with Ate by his side come hot from hell, shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs […]
Anyone can be killed as war sparks up across Westeros kindling the body count. Wendy discusses events thus far in Game of Thrones with returning guests Christine Peruski and Shannon […]
The Seven Kingdoms are getting dark and full of terrors! Wendy and guests Jesse Jackson and Shannon Clarke discuss events thus far in Game of Thrones, particularly those in episodes […]
Wendy gathers the troops again to discuss Game of Thrones Season 2. We’ll be checking in on Westeros every couple of episodes to see who’s currently winning and losing the […]
Wendy concludes the Game of Thrones bonus series with special guests Shannon Clarke in Maryland, and Kimberly Thompson in California spanning the map of the Seven Kingdoms. When you play […]
She’s been sold into marriage and away from her homeland for a while, but now it’s time to see what Daenerys Targaryen and her husband, Khal Drogo, have been up […]
A Lannister may always pay his debts, but now it’s time to review their progress in season 1. Wendy continues the Game of Thrones bonus series with special guests spanning […]
Wendy continues the Game of Thrones bonus series with special guests spanning the map of the Seven Kingdoms and all events in season 1. In show #3, Jesse Jackson from […]
It’s a blazing hot summer, so let’s head North and talk about all things dark and frozen near The Wall. Wendy continues the Game of Thrones bonus series with special […]
Winter may be coming, but it’s a long way off until Game of Thrones season 2. Over this summer we’re left with many things to discuss from Season 1. Wendy […]