After the long night, err, wait, we have a great new GoT episode to review! Sean and Aziz discuss Game of Thrones with no book spoilers in the first episode, then Ash & Aziz are rejoined by Radio Westeros for Season 7! We’ll take some live questions while comparing the books to the show. Even with the show this far past the books, there’s still a lot to say…
TV Discussion: Game of Thrones S04E05 (spoiler free)
S04E05
Another week, another episode of History of Westeros!
Ashaya, Aziz and Sean discuss the exciting events of S04E05 of Game of Thrones. As always, we illuminate the backstory and explain the subtleties, keeping you prepared for the next episode and beyond! The end of the episode contains our spoiler discussion, as well as our discussion of the preview.
Sean is an Unsullied TV viewer whose unspoiled perceptions are quite the contrast to HoW’s thorough Game of Thrones education, and this makes the review unique. Sean is an insightful reviewer who first joined us in our Red Wedding discussion episode, and has been our previous three Season 4 episodes: episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4 (spoiler free), and episode 4 (spoilers)
I heard you like ships
I’m a stupid little girl with stupid dreams who never learns.
The fifth is difficult. I named her after my sister, Elia.
Every scene (and there were a lot) of S04E05 is discussed, what we liked and didn’t like, noting interesting but non-spoiler comparisons to the books. As usual there is special attention paid to hidden detail and backstory.
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Do you think I’m easily shocked?
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TV Discussion: Game of Thrones S04E03 (spoiler free)
S04E03
Another week, another episode of History of Westeros! Ashaya was unable to appear today, so Aziz and Sean break down the transitional and controversial S04E03 of Game of Thrones. The discussion revolves around power dynamics, likable characters doing unlikable things, and how initial reactions can evolve quite a bit after gaining some perspective. As always, we illuminate the backstory and explain the subtleties, keeping you prepared for the next episode and beyond!
Sean is an Unsullied TV viewer whose unspoiled perceptions are quite the contrast to HoW’s thorough Game of Thrones education, and this makes the review unique. Sean is an insightful reviewer who first joined us in our Red Wedding discussion episode, and has been our previous two Season 4 episode: episode 1 and episode 2.
I don’t think I can kill a hundred wildlings.
The ominous they.
If you’re a famous smuggler, you’re not doing it right.
You’re the worst shit in the Seven Kingdoms.
Every scene (and there were a lot) of S04E03 is discussed, what we liked and didn’t like, noting interesting but non-spoiler comparisons to the books. As usual there is special attention paid to hidden detail and backstory.
Sean is asked to make a few predictions, while Aziz struggles not to tell him how right or wrong he is!
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TV Discussion: Game of Thrones S04E01 (spoiler free)
S04E01
Instead of the usual scripted episode, History of Westeros relaxes a bit to discuss S04E01 of Game of Thrones…but who can relax for season 4 of Game of Thrones?! A solid start to the season with a long and exciting final scene.
We are joined by Unsullied TV viewer Sean Pink, an insightful reviewer who some may remember from our Red Wedding discussion episode. His unspoiled perceptions are quite the contrast to Ashaya and Aziz’s thorough Game of Thrones education, and this makes the review unique.
Timid bores me.
After the credits, we discuss a few spoiler topics, so stick around for that if you have read the books! This includes a short discussion on the recent spoiler chapter from The Winds of Winter, which will be at the very very end.
I’m going to have to eat every fucking chicken in this room.
Are you sure we’re not related?
Every scene of S04E01 is discussed, what we liked and didn’t like, noting interesting but non-spoiler comparisons to the books. As usual there is special attention paid to hidden detail and backstory.
Sean is asked to make a few predictions, while the others struggle not to tell him how right or wrong he is!
The HBO show reviews may or may not continue, so please let us know if you’d like to see us continue doing them. Be sure to check out our forum, which is newly launched, and introduce yourself there.
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Plots: The Riverlands Part 3 (spoilers)
We discuss themes of aftermath, devastation and chaos at the end of the War of the Five Kings. Mostly through the eyes of Brienne and Jaime, we see topics that include the siege of Riverrun, the Quiet Isle, Harrenhal, Sandor Clegane, the Blackfish, and many others set in the Riverlands.
Too many corpses, these days.
When morning broke the snow was ankle deep, and deeper in the godswood, where drifts had piled up under the trees.
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Bran Vras’ “Winterfell Behind Closed Doors (Winterfell Huis Clos)”
TV Discussion: The Red Wedding (spoiler free)
One of the biggest events in television history deserves an episode of its own. This is our first TV-only episode, and we bring in a TV-only fan, Sean, to give us his thoughts. This was an audio only episode.
History: Clegane, Payne, Cassel, Mormont, Tarly (spoiler free)
A spoiler free edition where Aziz and Steve discuss some of the houses that have supportive roles within the A Song of Ice and Fire universe and the TV show, Game of Thrones. We have a very special guest in this episode: Larry of OTAKU ASSEMBLE! Learn about houses Clegane, Payne, Cassel, Mormont, and Tarly!
I am no knight. I spit on them and their vows. My brother is a knight.
He made a splendid headsman. He had never botched an execution, and seldom required as much as a second stroke. And there was something about his silence that inspired terror. Seldom had a King’s Justice seemed so well fitted for his office.
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