House of the Dragon After Show S1 E2: “The Rogue Prince” [Podcast]

What’s that we hear? A Game of Thrones theme song? Episode 2 of House of the Dragon began with a title sequence; the new animation show’s the Targaryen family tree, but it’s set to the familiar theme song of its…

House of the Dragon After Show S1E1: ‘The Heirs of the Dragon’ [Podcast]

House of the Dragon is finally here (and managed to not crash HBO Max’s servers). In the show’s series premiere “The Heirs of the Dragon,” we meet the Targaryen family 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen is born. In a time…

House of the Dragon After Show: Preview [Podcast]

When a Targaryen is born, God flips a coin. When HBO releases a new Game of Thrones show, we all come running back. House of the Dragon, a prequel series about the Targaryen family based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire…

A (Spoiler-Free) Beginner’s Guide to ‘The Wheel of Time’

The Wheel of Time turns, and an adaptation comes to pass. Looking at the 14-book series by the late Robert Jordan (with the final 3 books completed by Brandon Sanderson), it’s easy to feel intimidated. I know I was when…

‘House of the Dragon’ teaser trailer: The Targaryen civil war begins in ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel

‘House of the Dragon’ teaser trailer promises “Gods, kings, fire, and blood” as the Targaryen civil war begins.

TV’s best bottle episodes for our bottle episode life

As Abed Nadir says, this is starting to feel like a bottle episode.  In this time of quarantine and social distancing, it might be beneficial to look back at the very best bottle episodes of television. As we all settle…

Queens Landing Episode 25: Game of Thrones Series Post-Mortem

This is the final episode of  Queens Landing, an all-girls GAME OF THRONES after show by TheYoungFolks.com. Hosts Melissa Berne and I are joined by TYF’s TV editor Mae Abdulbaki and staff writer, Katey Stoetzel to discuss Game of Thrones as…