Category: Game of Thrones Small Council

Big D, Just heard your rant on Bran”s rise to the throne. Have you forgotten the name of the show?? GAME of Thrones. Keyword, GAME. Bran played the damn game better than everyone and got the throne…and did it all with the worst hand possible. Jesus Christ. Brandon Kuntz

Hi guys, You mentioned in your last podcast you were interested in reading rewritings of Game of Thrones. I have written this post about Daenerys’ descent into madness. I explain why her psychological state was not convincingly developed, but also how it could have been potentially easily fixed with a...

Hey Guys, Long time listener; first time writer. I just listened to your 806 deep dive and was intrigued by your proposition for rewrites. However, I feel that what’s done is done and there are plenty of seeds planted from the finale that could propel the story forward. Maybe you’d...

hi Dick and Gene…! First, thanks to you guys for making this season so enjoyable. i have lots of friends… funny i felt i had to express that… but unfortunately, none that i can view GOT with and discus each episode with as passionately as i want to. Thus your...

Hey Guys, In response to Matt, I feel pretty much the same way about Bran the Puppet Master. However, I didn’t get the vibes that he was necessarily trying to be selfish or that he sent Jon to the Nights Watch to secure his claim to the throne. Honestly, I...

Hey Guys, First and foremost, thanks for the great podcast that I sadly discovered too late in the game. Heard that you were soliciting re-writes and I wanted to add my two cents. Just by adding more episodes and explaining everything better, almost everything could have been solved. The ending...

Thank you for answering my question! Loved hearing Gene’s season 9 episodes! I would also include coming back to see if Ellaria Sand is still alive, chained up staring at her daughter’s skeleton. Completely agree that Grey Worm and the Unsullied would have killed Jon after killing their queen. Then...

Hey Guys, The selection of deadpan Bran as King is very much akin to selecting the winner of the reality show Survivor. The person who wins is never the best player, as those threats are eliminated during the season. The winner is the one who ends up on the throne...