Unabashed Book Snobbery
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsThe Game of Thrones-critical and ASOIAF-ethusiast podcast. This is where being a book snob is a good thing.
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UBS #82 Caroline Was Right (for now)
March 23, 2023 16:07Julia, Kylie, Caroline, and Gretchen name their dragons, define antagonists, and wonder if they're secure in trusting House of the Dragon as they discuss the first season in full. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown 0:00 - Intro 3:15 - The adjective game & fandom engagement 18:45 - HOTD tops itself/the ending 25:20 - Missteps, favorites, and Matt Daemon 29:40 - Avoid and evade, typical airbender tactics 39:20 - Season structure 51:30 - What's ...
HotD 1x10 We Did It, Visenya!
February 17, 2023 02:18Julia, Kylie, Caroline and Bo celebrate Emma D'Arcy stealing the show, while Vhagar fulfills her own Targ destiny in the House of the Dragon season finale, "The Black Queen." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro, asks, recap, and Florida 16:25 - Rhaenyra is practically perfect 22:25 - The babe did come :( 32:30 - Daemon's spousal support 40:20 - Sweet gaming table 44:30 - Fucking Otto 53:15 - Daemon stans and a terrible ship ...
HotD 1x09 Rhaenys Flew Over The Coup Coup Nest
February 09, 2023 02:27Julia, Kylie, and Caroline get out their #girlboss mugs and smash through smallfolk to celebrate the first penultimate season episode for House of the Dragons, 'The Green Council'. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & episode recap 12:05 - Struck down in his prime! 21:33 - A zany search sequence 31:42 - The princess in the tower 41:22 - Aegonball 50:10 - Defining 'closer to earth' 55:15 - Feet info exchange 1:06:25 - The plot carries R...
HotD 1x08 Toastmasters
January 26, 2023 02:57Julia, Kylie, and Caroline reunite with Musa for an awkward family dinner where they toast the 8th episode of House of the Dragon, "The Lord of the Tides". Musa agrees Targs are boring with the exception of one particular edgelord. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & recap 22:10 - Julia wants to spoil Fire and Blood 20:00 - Mullets and age-bending 24:00 - Marie de' Medici and wall porn 34:21 - The Alicent that was promised 4...
HotD 1x07 Miguel Turns Off The Lights
January 19, 2023 01:56Julia, Kylie, and Caroline strain their eyes to watch House of the Dragon episode 7, 'Driftmark' thanks to Miguel Sapochnik, and begin their own familial strife over Alicent's poo face. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro, asks, and recap 12:25 - We're struggling, guys 26:10 - Green burial practices 35:55 - Miguel Sapochnik turns off the lights 39:50 - Caroline ships RhaenyraxDaemon 46:10 - Hiccup's first flight 51:15 - Kid punching ...
HotD 1x06 The Babe Won't Come
January 05, 2023 02:10Julia, Kylie, and Caroline are thrust forward in time 10 years where they discuss engorgement, dig up Criston Cole's 4chan posts, and shout "polycule" repeatedly. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & episode recap 7:15 - Rhaenyra takes a lovely stroll 15:30 - The "we want to bang Rhaenyra" repression club 22:40 - How to train your dragon 34:30 - The Alicent in the room 47:15 - The babe won't come 1:10:55 - Criston Cole gets pun...
HotD 1x05 Patriarchy Brains Break
December 22, 2022 02:36Julia, Kylie, and Caroline celebrate the royal wedding by squeeing through their entire discussion of episode 5 of House of the Dragon, "We Light the Way." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & episode recap 7:00 - UBS corrections 8:45 - Lady Rhea 17:50 - Alicent's fun day 25:00 - A proposal is proposed at Driftmark 38:00 - Julia's Criston Cole headcanons 51:15 - Royal wedding time 1:13:00 - Julia pulls out her Kobo again 1:24...
HotD 1x04 Thematic Parmesan Crisps
December 15, 2022 02:13Julia, Kylie, and Caroline welcome back Gretchen to chat about sex and sex rats, aka episode 4 of House of the Dragon, "King of the Narrow Sea". Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & episode recap 7:17 -Some kind of chronological analysis 20:00 - Garden party 33:45 - Matt Smith talks in Valyrian 42:47 - Rhaenyra on the town 52:05 - Sex juxtaposition 1:05:00 - The Criston Cole scene 1:19:50 - Julia takes out her Kobo ...
HotD 1x03 Dance of the Crabs
December 08, 2022 01:31Julia, Kylie, and Caroline watch episode 3 "Second of his Name" and get distracted by Mary Bennet and hairnets. This week's Dornish rant is nothing compared to the discussion of symbolic stags and crab dances. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 3:10 - Episode Recap 6:00 - CRABFEEDER 20:15 - Main plot & hairnets 32:15 - Breadtangle of politics 50:00 - Symbolic stags 58:00 - Targy traits 1:04:15 - Symbolic fingers 1:09:45 ...
HotD 1x02 Her Hair is Full of Patriarchy
December 01, 2022 02:13Julia, Kylie, and Caroline continue their viewing of House of the Dragon with its second episode "The Rogue Prince" and crap...are they starting to really enjoy it? Only minor Dornish rants ensue, and we learn why Rhaenys's hair is so big. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 5:20 - Episode Recap 8:16 - Beginning of episode discussion 16:15 - Yet another Criston Cole rant 21:00 - Some clarifications from last week 25:00 - Ali...
HotD 1x01 - Fine, We'll Watch the Boring Targs
November 17, 2022 01:40Julia and Kylie reunite with Caroline to cover yet another HBO A Song of Ice and Fire-universe show House of the Dragon...this time with actually nice things to say? In addition to, dare we say it, a degree of dramatic satisfaction. This episode focuses on the series premiere, "The Heirs of the Dragon." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full podcast notes and links. Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Intro and catch-up 8:45 – Episode recap 11:15 – Review & discussion 48:40 – Dornish rant
UBS #72 HotD 1x01 Review
November 17, 2022 01:40Julia and Kylie reunite with Caroline to cover yet another HBO A Song of Ice and Fire-universe show House of the Dragon...this time with actually nice things to say? In addition to, dare we say it, a degree of dramatic satisfaction. This episode focuses on the series premiere, "The Heirs of the Dragon." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full podcast notes and links. Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Intro and catch-up 8:45 – Episode recap 11:15 – Review & discussion 48:40 – Dornish rant
UBS #71 Remembering Season 8 Part 2
March 25, 2020 15:41Julia and Kylie continue their laborious journey back through Season 8, as they recap the final 3 episodes that broke fandom forever. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes and links. Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Intro from the future! 8:30 – “The Last of the Starks”; 1:03:30 – “The Bells”; 1:37:30 – “The Iron Throne”
UBS #70 Remembering Season 8 Part 1
March 19, 2020 13:26Back with a vengeance, Julia and Kylie begin their work revisiting Season 8 with one of their famous high level recaps of the entire season! Analysisishness ensues. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro from the future! 8:00 - "Winterfell"; 1:00:00 - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"; 1:43:45 - "The Long Knight"
The 4th Primetime Carol Awards - GoT Season 8
August 14, 2019 01:14Kylie, Julia, and Caroline return as MCs for the most prestigious award show in all of television: The Carol Awards! Celebrating the best in dramatic satisfaction, they take you through Game of Thrones Season 8's greatest hits in 40 categories, once more. The full Season 8 Carol Awards Ceremony post can be found on TheFandomentals.com. Nomination presentations begin around the 4 minute mark
UBS #68 Season 8 Grab Bag
June 07, 2019 00:59After taking a few weeks to recover, Julia and Kylie are finally ready to talk about Game of Thrones season 8, by clearing out Kylie's ask-box in a very unstructured conversation, as is fitting. Due to the grab-bag nature of this episode, a proper "breakdown" was not possible. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.
8x06 "The Iron Throne" UBS Review
May 22, 2019 02:35Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by Gretchen for the FINAL EPISODE EVER of Game of Thrones. They discuss the dramatic satisfaction that obviously ensued, as well as a pesky little thing that begins with 's' and ends with 'ism'. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown 0:00 - Intro & episode recap; 12:30 - Sansa and Dany; 44:00 - Jonny; 1:00:00 - Gvernance & character arcs; 1:36:00 - CAROL and closing thoughts
8x05 "The Bells" UBS Review
May 15, 2019 03:15Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Blaire to their bell choir, which is deeply significant to all involved. Topics include whether this is the worst episode to date, the reemergence of Carol, and Harry Strickland's horse. Due to yet another epic battle episode on the show, this episode does not have neatly divided topic markers. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full podcast notes.
8x04 "The Last of the Starks" UBS Review
May 08, 2019 03:22Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Jana back to the feed, to chat about the set-up for Game of Thrones's final theater. It is...not looking promising. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & recap; 10:15 - Mad Queen Dany & her boyfriend; 32:45 - Sansa & violence in the show; 44:15 - Arya, Bronn, Jaime; 54:15 - Sam & Gilly, logistics, and some BS deaths; 1:11:30 - Pacing, meta lines, CAROL; 1:25:15 - Leaks for the remainder of...
8x03 "The Long Night" UBS Review
May 01, 2019 02:53Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by fellow book-snob Musa to discuss one very long nighttime fight. It shouldn't need more emphasis than that, right? Please visit TheFandomentals.com for related posts and the CAROL board. This week, we are episode break-down-less, as there's really no useful distinctions in our conversation. Rather like the episode!
8x02 "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" UBS Review
April 24, 2019 03:05Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, put Danzie on trial. That's what the cool kids are calling conversations these days, right? Then they wheel-spin even longer than the show's wheel-spinning in the newest episode "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – Intro and recap; 10:00 – Critical reception & Jaime's trial; 22:00 – Earned or not earned?; 1:02:45 - Nitpicks & Carol
8x01 "Winterfell" UBS Review
April 17, 2019 02:12Julia and Kylie welcome back Caroline, because the final season of Game of Thrones is here! Join them as they discuss Dave Hill's "Winterfell," catty women, casual dragon riding, and of course elephants. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes and the CAROL board. Episode Breakdown 0:00 - 11:15 - Intro and episode recap; 11:15 - Winterfell, Sansa, and logistics; 32:45 - Even more Winterfell, Arya, and nonchalant dragon riding; 46:30 - Sam is also here plus an old fri...
UBS #61 Season 4 Rewatch
March 20, 2019 12:30Julia and Kylie are joined by Caroline and Jana for yet another overly litigious episode. Having just completed The Wars to Come rewatch project, the four chat about Game of Thrones season 4, spooky skeletons, thunderstorms, and cough drops. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Season impressions, acting, and directing; 23:25 - Best and worst episode; 36:10 – Best and worst scenes; 57:45 – Best and worst plotline & themes; 1:15:05 – Women ...
UBS #60 Season 7 Odds and Ends Part 2
February 06, 2019 03:45Julia and Kylie close out their Season 7 retrospective series with yet another conversation about the geographically scattered plots of the year. Part 2 features all Ironborn and one Redwyne. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & Theon's arc; 35:45 - Euron the Hooligan; 58:15 - Olenna the Sour Grapes; 1:21:15 - The state of Weisseroff
UBS #59 Season 7 Odds and Ends Part 1
January 21, 2019 03:55Julia and Kylie jump around in time to bring you their conversation of the many scattered plots of Game of Thrones Season 7 that ended up comprising their final retrospective. Here in Part 1, they discuss Dorne, Sam, Jorah, Sandor, and the Brotherhood without Banners. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – Intro from the future; 9:00 – Nicknames & Dorne; 34:40 – Sam drops out of school; 1:06:54 – Jorah the Andal; 1:20:40 – Sandor and ...
UBS #58 Season 3 Rewatch
December 18, 2018 03:47Julia and Kylie are joined by their season-commenter Caroline, and welcome Bo back! Today’s topic: Season 3 insights from participating in the Fandomentals GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown; 0:00 - Season impressions and episodes; 20:00 - Best and worst scenes and plotlines; 38:10 - Themes of the season; 40:50 - Women in S3 part 1: Ros, Shae, Sansa, Marg; 1:00:30 - Women in S3 part 2: Cersei, Brienne...
UBS 57 Dragonstone S7 Retrospective Part 2
October 22, 2018 02:32Julia and Kylie finish their discussion of Game of Thrones Season 7's main plotline, with its knotty politics and breathtaking romance. Then they figure it all out. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro from the future; 5:30 - Fandom nicknames; 10:00 - "Beyond the Wall"; 47:15 - "The Dragon and the Wolf"; 1:14:45 - Analysis of the character arcs; 1:37:30 - Julia and Kylie discover the meaning of it all
UBS #56 Dragonstone S7 Retrospective Part 1
October 06, 2018 03:03Julia and Kylie discuss the main plotline of Game of Thrones Season 7, involving two or three love triangles, two or three trips right past the North, and only one abandoned island. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro, nicknames, & 'Dragonstone' 28:15 - 'Stormborn' 51:05 - 'Queen's Justice' 1:14:20 - 'Spoils of War' 1:23:45 - 'Eastwatch'
UBS #55 Season 2 Rewatch
October 02, 2018 01:41Julia and Kylie welcome back season-commenter Caroline, and welcome for the first time Danzie! Today's topic: Season 2 insights, after having participated in the Fandomentals GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come. Turns out Season 2 has been on theme this whole time! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & acting; 16:45 - Episodes; 31:25 - Scenes & plotlines; 56:30 - Themes & cracks; 1:15:30 - Now in hindsight... 1:21:15 - Gener...
UBS #54 Season 1 Rewatch
July 17, 2018 02:36Julia and Kylie welcome snobby book fans Caroline and Jana to discuss Season 1 as a whole after participating in the GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come. This is objectively the best season, so everyone's happy, right? Right? This is what happiness feels like! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction and musings on The Wars to Come; 13:00 - General highlights and lowlights; 30:45 - Best/worst episodes and scenes; 57:00 - Crac...
UBS #53 The Fall of Tyrion Lannister Part 1: ASOS
June 07, 2018 01:29Julia and Kylie are back with their favorite character in all of A Song of Ice and Fire. While we spent the first two books with him climbing to his character's heights, things take a turn in A Storm of Swords. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 6:45 - Tyrion I & II "The Praise"; 25:15 - Tyrion III & IV "The Marriage Proposal"; 45:00 - Tyrion V & VI "The Dornish"; 52:45 - Tyrion VII & VIII "The Wedding"; 1:05:30 - Tyrion IX & X "...
UBS #52 Cherry Bomb S7 Retrospective Part 2
April 11, 2018 02:10Julia and Kylie cry into their copies of A Feast for Crows in their attempts to finish processing the gut-wrenching break up between Cheryl and Larry. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – Intro & fandom nicknames; 11:15 – 7x07 Recap "The Dragon and the Wolf"; 41:15 – Outside the Episodes; 51:00 – Cheryl and Larry's relationship; 1:08:15 – The Cheryl that was promised?
UBS #51 Cherry Bomb S7 Retrospective Part 1
April 04, 2018 01:36Julia and Kylie begin to parse out the heart-wrenching breakup between Game of Thrones OTP Larry and Cheryl, as well as their amazing political machinations in Cheryl's Landing. This half of the retrospective podcast ends...on a bomb. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & fandom nicknames; 8:10 - Recap part 1, 7x01 "Dragonstone" and 7x02 "Home"; 30:44 - 7x03 "The Queen's Justice"; 1:05:45 - 7x04 "Spoils of War" and 7x05 "Eastw...
UBS #50 The Rise of Tyrion Lannister Part 2
February 26, 2018 00:23Julia and Kylie bring you part 2 of part 1 of the Tyrion Lannister Reread Extravaganza. They close out discussing his Clash chapters before diving into some ~~analysis~~. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction; 10:00 - ACOK Tyrion recap from Tyrion V; 1:05:00 - Tyrion's arc and character in A Game of Kings
UBS 49 The Rise of Tyrion Lannister Part 1
February 19, 2018 02:41Julia and Kylie do yet another straight character reread for Kylie's absolute favorite: Tyrion Lannister. However, they decide to actually be somewhat reasonable and only tackle the first two books, and then proceed to get through just half of that in this episode. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction and Tyrion I & II in AGOT; 17:00 - III & IV, the duel at The Wall; 27:45 - V & VI, justice in The Vale; 40:00 - VII , VIII, & IX, war...
UBS #48 Winterhell S7 Retrospective Part 2
January 29, 2018 02:44Julia and Kylie set aside their treasonous letters to finish their discussion of the Winterfell plotline in Game of Thrones Season 7. The results are shocking...positively shocking. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Time traveling intro & thoughts on this retrospective; 15:40 - Back to it with "Eastwatch"; 23:00 - "Beyond the Wall"; 40:00 - "The Dragon and the Wolf"; 59:30 - What we think they were trying to do
UBS #47 Winterhell S7 Retrospective Part 1
January 24, 2018 02:24Julia and Kylie plop down their messenger bags full of faces and get comfortable as they discuss why no one will hug Sansa this year! It's difficult to explain. They get through four episodes before having to go count their grain stores. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & fandom nicknames; 7:40 - "Dragonstone"; 27:24 - "Stormborn"; 42:45 - "Queen's Justice"; 52:35 - "Spoils of War"
UBS #46 Q&A and Who Would You Do?
December 20, 2017 00:40Julia and Kylie deliver an immaculately planned question and answer session. Questions include Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire content, along with a very long game of "wed, bed, behead." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Long introduction & the first wed, bed, behead 9:00 - Our feelings on GRRM's writing speed and Westerosi holidays 17:15 - The Room, Women in Dorne, and Dornish timelines 28:30 - Religion in Cheryl's Landing...
The 3rd Annual Primetime Carol Awards - GoT Season 7
December 04, 2017 01:18Kylie, Julia, and Caroline MC the most prestigious award show in all of television: The Carol Awards! Celebrating the best in dramatic satisfaction, they take you through Game of Thrones Season 7's greatest hits in over 40 categories. The full Carol Awards Ceremony post can be found on TheFandomentals.com. Nomination presentations begin around 8 minutes in.
UBS #44 Is GRRM Literal Garbage?
October 25, 2017 01:21Julia and Kylie tackle the problems of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, and make a definitive call on whether author George R.R. Martin should be run out of town. DISCLAIMER: After posting this episode we received a lot of feedback that we sounded quite dismissive of issues, particularly racial representation. We want to be clear all problems discussed ARE problems, and this is just how we tried to engage with or make sense them. However, we are planning follow-up discussions to this p...
UBS #43 GoT Season 7 Q&A
September 13, 2017 00:32Julia and Kylie celebrate the ending of Game of Thrones Season 7 by...answering a bunch of asks all about it! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & which character is the most screwed over? 9:45 - How would you have done R+L=J? 15:25 - GoT's Season 7 reception & fandom dialogue; 25:15 - Karen Smith sends an ask & Sam/Bran in S7 ft. MissWorm! 31:15 - What the hell was Winterhell, Lena Heady, Book!Cersei, and Theon; 43:00 - The ...
7x07 "The Dragon and the Wolf" UBS Review
August 30, 2017 01:24Julia, Kylie, and Caroline say goodbye to Game of Thrones season 7 with tears in their eyes. Tears of what, we're not sure exactly, but between Littlefinger's mistrial, tepid boat sex, and a battle cardigan, there was plenty to dissect. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & recap; 8:50 - Dragon Pit Meeting of Meaning; 27:55 - Dragonstone; 39:20 - The (Mis)trial of Lord Baelish; 54:55 - Branbot & Boatsex; 1:04:40 - Wall fall & closing...
7x06 "Beyond the Wall" UBS Review
August 23, 2017 02:06Julia, Kylie, and Caroline are joined by Michael to enjoy a fresh pot of gumbo, while they discuss Halloween masks, Twix bars, and the horror-show that was "Beyond the Wall." Game of Thrones really out-Game of Thrones'd itself this week! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & recap; 9:45 - Winterhell; 21:00 - A literal bag of faces; 26:00 - Dragonstone; 36:15 - Mission Gumbo (general comments); 43:50 - Walking and talk...
7x05 "Eastwatch" UBS Review
August 16, 2017 00:52Julia, Kylie, and Caroline chat about soup, belts, and marriage following Dave Hill's Game of Thrones episode "Eastwatch." It certainly was "go, go, go," but that might not be a good thing. Also we didn't order this gumbo. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – Intro & recap; 7:45 - Loot Crate Field; 19:25 - The Island of Sexual Tension; 29:10 - Cheryl's Landing & more sexually tense goodbyes? 41:15 - Maester College; 50:00 - Winterhell...
7x04 "The Spoils of War" UBS Review
August 11, 2017 00:59Julia, Kylie, and Caroline welcome Matt to discuss the 4th episode of Game Of Thrones Season 7, as well as Kylie's niece. Guess which topic is more interesting? Well, "Spoils of War" has been cited by many as the best episode yet, and we're sure these four will have the same reaction. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & recap; 7:30 - No one hugs Sansa; 24:45 - Cheryl's Contractual Obligation; 26:21 - The Abandonded Isle of Se...
7x03 "The Queen's Justice" UBS Review
August 02, 2017 01:20Julia, Kylie, and Caroline are joined across the pond by Jana, who stayed up until 4am her time just to discuss the brilliance that was "The Queen's Justice." This 3rd episode of Game of Thrones Season 7 broke all pretenses of even caring about silly things like location, to deliver us some heart-pounding, narrated battles...off-screen, of course. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & recap; 9:26 Dragonstone; 26:00 - Cheryl'...
7x02 "Stormborn" UBS review
July 26, 2017 01:46Julia, Kylie, and Caroline welcome Katie to chat about Bryan Cogman's wistful reminiscence of Season 1 evident in the new Game of Thrones episode, "Stormborn." With so much empowering representation abounding, these four women can barely contain their excitement! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & recap; 5:40 - Dragonstone; 23:20 - Winterhell; 29:45 - Arya in the Riverblands; 42:45 - Cheryl's Landing; 49:00 - Battle of the Bad Pussies; ...
7x01 "Dragonstone" UBS Review
July 19, 2017 00:39Julia, Kylie, and Caroline finally experience the dramatic satisfaction they've been craving with Game of Thrones's season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone." Help them decide: is there actually a theme? Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & recap; 7:07 - Arya & Bran; 16:10 - Winterhell; 26:00 - Cheryl's Landing; 43:40 - The Hound; 47:47 - Deadpan; 54:33 - Closing thoughts
UBS Season 7 Teaser Podcast
July 15, 2017 00:52Julia and Kylie welcome their soon-to-be (for 7 episodes) co-host Caroline in a completely planned chat! They discuss the plot points of the upcoming Season 7 opener, "Dragonstone," and tease the season ahead. Or something. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode posts.
UBS #35 Prince Mud
July 03, 2017 12:22Kylie and Julia talk about Kylie's imaginary boyfriend: Quentyn Martell. Is his arc totally unnecessary? Would YOU kiss a Drinkwater? We answer it all. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. 0:00 - Introduction and overview of Quentyn's arc; 20:20 - Quentyn's relationships; 39:00 -Thematic significance? 56:20 - Open asks