Tagged: GOT-S8E5

Game of Thrones S8 Ep5.

Hey Guys, A big thanks to the Shat On team. Your weekly input injects my further interest in Game of Thrones (and Westworld) exponentially. Without your weekly breakdowns, I would have been lost at times. Your efforts take me beyond the episode. You keep me connected to an experience I...

GOT – Season 8, Ep 5 – Thoughts

Good morning Gentlemen. Great show. A few quick thoughts about Ep 5: 1. Danaeyrs’s choice to pillage and burn the people of King’s Landing – she came to Westeros expecting to be loved and adored by the people, but she was met with distrust and fear. She was not accepted...

In Defense of The Mad Queen Narrative

Dear Gene, Dick, and Roger, While I completely agree with Big D on the lacking military strategy, bullshit Hollywood plot holes, and all too convenient encounters (looking at you Euron); I was surprisingly ok with the Mad Queen narrative that developed (despite the questionable pacing) for the following two reasons:...

Inevitable Victory

Hi guys, love the show! Big D mentioned that there was never doubt of victory, and lacked that turn. I agree completely. Upon second thought, you can say that it made Daenerys’ decision to torch the place that much more surprising. The juxtaposition of The fact that victory was never...

Rise Darth Daenerys

Hi guys, I just finished the latest episode and dived straight into your podcast. I personally felt this was one of my favorite ever episodes although I may need to rewatch to confirm. A few points…. Did you feel that Daenerys descent into Mad Queen was a bit like Anakin’s...

Bronn “Dragons Are Where Our Partnership Ends”

Hi guys! Me again. So, given not just ~that~ Dany took King’s Landing but the way she took King’s Landing, I was spending a little time today wondering what I would do about claiming Highgarden were I in Bronn’s boots. Bronn had told Jaime under no uncertain terms that “…...

Just A Quick GOT Thought

Hey Guys, Without going into a whole theory about what it could mean, I wonder if Jamie and cerci dying alone could have an effect on the plot. Technically no one saw her die and no one is going to find her body. Will people think she is still alive...