Jun 9, 2015
Episode 177: The Dance of Dragons
Episode 177 for the week of June 7th, in which we review the ninth episode in the fifth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Notes: Like almost all episodes of APOIAF, this episode has spoilers for all published books in George RR Martin’s ASOIAF series. The aftershow section contains potential spoilers from a The Winds of Winter chapter.
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Alias
I hope Olly shooting Jon is an exact mirror of Ygritte’s death in season 4. Jon is having a hard stare down with Sam for some reason and then an arrow sprouts from his chest. Bewildered, Sam whirls about to see Olly, who nods dramatically.
Jun 9th, 2015
Ven
Good episode review!
What is that awesome song in the after show? I think I know it but cant’t really place it.
Jun 9th, 2015
Alias
I believe it’s a version of the song that plays at the end of season 1 with Dany’s big scene.
Jun 9th, 2015
Floor Acita
Karliene Reynolds – Dragon Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lwyhfnPlog
Jun 11th, 2015
A Podcast of Ice and Fire
We’ve used that one before but not for the last episode
Jun 11th, 2015
A Podcast of Ice and Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69NCvqt5_2g
Jun 11th, 2015
Floor Acita
Jun 11th, 2015
Floor Acita
😉 Like!
Jun 11th, 2015
Ros
Love both Greg and Aziz. Great episode. 🙂
Jun 10th, 2015
claudiusthefool
Thank you, but that is strange coming from Ros. (But I’ll take it). It was fun to podcast with Team Stannis fans who were mostly on the same page.
Jun 10th, 2015
AKladybird
I 2nd the Greg & Aziz love, they are some of my fav’s along with Amin. I could just hear the depressed sound in Aziz’s voice, as he is a big Stannis fan (he’s normally so upbeat). When I watched that episode, I told the people I was watching it with that there are some big Stannis fans that are flipping tables and throwing remotes right now.
Jun 10th, 2015
Floor Acita
and yet…
Aziz is the one who
a) focuses on the difference between show and book – sees the consistency of showStannis’s character (all of the 3 are not too negative, but Aziz is still the most positive 🙂 )
b) “reads” D&D’s comment as hint at Stannis’s decision NOT solely Shireen’s death/burning
c) brings in the fact that bookStannis very much entertained the idea of burning Edric for similar (comparatively) “minor” reasons – not the end of the world/Azor Ahai situation
I guess we’ll have to wait – I really really hope George can release TWOW before season 6 airs, otherwise… even a big of a fan as myself might seriously consider not watching the next season… 🙁
Jun 12th, 2015
Aiwendil
Double curtain wall ALL THE WAY
#Greg
Jun 14th, 2015
claudiusthefool
I’m glad someone got that! Thanks Alix.
Jun 14th, 2015
goombagore
holy moly the pretension in this episode, wow, it just reeks of smarminess. I won’t dispute that the books are more rewarding than the show, and that this season was probably the worst so far, but why even cover it if all you’re going to do is rip it the whole time?
Jul 9th, 2015
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