Unabashed Book Snobbery

Julia, 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 Breakdown0:00 - Intro3:15 - The adjective game & fandom engagement18:45 - HOTD tops itself/the ending25:20  - Missteps, favorites, and Matt Daemon29:40 - Avoid and evade, typical airbender tactics39:20 - Season structure51:30 - What's an antagonist?1:02:00 - Liberatory violence1:09:20  - Babes and MMD1:22:30 - The dagger of it all1:32:45 - Are we getting duped again?1:45:45 - Season 2 hopes and dreams1:56:20 - The Aemond of it all2:05:20 - Name your dragon! 

 Julia, 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 Florida16:25 - Rhaenyra is practically perfect22:25 - The babe did come :(32:30 - Daemon's spousal support40:20 - Sweet gaming table44:30 - Fucking Otto53:15 - Daemon stans and a terrible ship1:04:05 - A good ship1:14:30 - Ask your doctor about Vermithor1:19:56 - Treat in Kamino1:28:35 - Julia reads from her Kobo1:33:20 - Vhagar makes Visenya proud1:42:15 - Kylie wants to rage-quit1:49:15 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia, 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 recap12:05 - Struck down in his prime!21:33 - A zany search sequence31:42 - The princess in the tower41:22 - Aegonball50:10 - Defining 'closer to earth'55:15 - Feet info exchange1:06:25 - The plot carries Rhaenys this way!1:12:50 - Girlbossing the smallfolk to death1:38:30 - Highlights/lowlights & do we like this story? 

Julia, 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 & recap22:10 - Julia wants to spoil Fire and Blood20:00 - Mullets and age-bending24:00 - Marie de' Medici and wall porn34:21 - The Alicent that was promised40:00 - Questionable online discourse57:47 - Musa hates boring Targs1:04:45 - Rhaenys needs to monologue her motivations1:13:00 - Stupid prophecy dagger is stupid1:20:15 - Helaena is thinkin' about bugs1:35:00 - Family dinner of fun1:46:10 - Julia reads from her Kobo1:53:53 - Dramatic irony happens!2:03:03 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia, 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 recap12:25 - We're struggling, guys26:10 - Green burial practices35:55 - Miguel Sapochnik turns off the lights39:50 - Caroline ships RhaenyraxDaemon46:10 - Hiccup's first flight51:15 - Kid punching and kobos57:21 - Alicent monologues her motivations1:15:00 - Laenor shows up with Starbucks1:26:55 - We travel to the Fire Nation1:32:35 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia, 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 recap7:15 - Rhaenyra takes a lovely stroll15:30 - The "we want to bang Rhaenyra" repression club22:40 - How to train your dragon34:30 - The Alicent in the room47:15 - The babe won't come1:10:55 - Criston Cole gets punched in the face1:30:30 - Larys is eating her pie1:40:22 - Highlighs & lowlights

Julia, 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 recap7:00 - UBS corrections8:45 - Lady Rhea17:50 - Alicent's fun day25:00 - A proposal is proposed at Driftmark38:00 - Julia's Criston Cole headcanons51:15 - Royal wedding time1:13:00 - Julia pulls out her Kobo again1:24:30 - The short, short version1:32:10 - Highlights & lowlights

 Julia, 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 recap7:17 -Some kind of chronological analysis20:00 - Garden party 33:45 - Matt Smith talks in Valyrian42:47 - Rhaenyra on the town 52:05 - Sex juxtaposition1:05:00 - The Criston Cole scene1:19:50 - Julia takes out her Kobo 1:43:10 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia, 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 - Introduction3:10 - Episode Recap6:00 - CRABFEEDER 20:15 - Main plot & hairnets32:15 - Breadtangle of politics 50:00 - Symbolic stags58:00 - Targy traits1:04:15 - Symbolic fingers1:09:45 - Requisite Dornish discussion 1:20:10 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia, 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 - Introduction5:20 - Episode Recap8:16 - Beginning of episode discussion16:15 - Yet another Criston Cole rant21:00 - Some clarifications from last week25:00 - Alicent the sexual manipulator35:20 - Will Viserys marry this 12 year old?44:09 - Daemon shenanigans 1:10:41 - Let's talk costumes1:16:45 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia 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-up8:45 – Episode recap11:15 – Review & discussion48:40 – Dornish rant

Julia 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”

Back 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"

After 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. 

Kylie, 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

Julia, 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

Julia, 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. 

Julia, 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 the season; 1:35:15 - Closing non-spoilery thoughts

Julia, 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!

Julia, 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

Julia 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 friend; 1:04:00 - King's Landing & the Iron Fleet; 1:14:15 - Our CAROL board & random highlights

Julia 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 in S4; 1:50:00 – Caroline's random notes

Julia 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

Julia 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 the Brotherhood

Julia 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, Cat, Talisa, Arya, the Baratheon women; 1:25:45 - Cracks in the plaster/adaptation

Julia 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

Julia 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'

Julia 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 - General adaptation talk

Julia 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 - Cracks in the plaster; 1:16:45 -Things the show improved/adaptational decisions; 1:36:00 - Our 8th grade book report 

Julia 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  "The Surprise Witness"; 1:20:35 - Tyrion XI "The Tower"; 1:36:30 - Tyrion in ASOS Analysis;  

Julia 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?

Julia 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 "Eastwatch"

Julia 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

Julia 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

Julia 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 councils and some fighting; 49:15 - ACOK I & II, Tyrion's first day in the office; 57:30 - III & IV, Tyrion's brilliant powers of deduction; 1:09:00 - Outro

Julia 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"

Julia 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, Tyrion's whitewashing, and burial practices 40:45 - Stephen Dillane's ongoing salt, flaws of got, Peter Dinklage's acting, and Bran's parallels with Theon 54:00 - LGBT relationships in GoT, Why was Cersei Carolized? When did Cersei become Carol and what's up with Jaime's kinslaying? 1:09:15 - Ramin Djwandi is too good for this, Sansa's GoT arc, Benioff wrote Troy, and some bizarre asks about us 1:21:45 - Two more odd asks about us and devolution

Kylie, 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.

Julia 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 podcast specifically, where we will have guests who can speak to these issues with more agency. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.  Episode Breakdown:0:00 - Intro & general problems; 11:35 - Portrayals of race & racism; 32:40 - Worldbuilding; 36:00 - Women in Westeros & Dead Ladies Club; 50:00 - Sexism & sexual violence; 1:17:00 - Sex & queer rep; 1:32:10 - One final ask & conclusion

Julia 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 idiotic truce and poor Cheryl! 53:50 - Character arcs, Tyrion's romantic feelings for Deadpan, Bronn's romantic feelings for Larry; 59:20 - "Aegon", most disappointing meme, Robert's Rebellion's depiction; 1:07:05 - Dragonstone, the Cherry bomb; 1:11:55 - Incest, Brienne fucks loyalty, Randyll's words of wisdom, and parenthood; 1:19:10 - Closing & final thoughts

Julia, 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 thoughts

Julia, 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 talking; 58:00 - Wight standoff & battle; 1:10:10 - Benjen, boat scene, spoilers

Julia, 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; 55:00 - Character Gumbo; 1:01:30 - 7x06 spoilers

Julia, 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 Sexual Chemistry; 36:35 - Loot Train Attack; 53:31 - 7x05 spoilers

Julia, 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's Landing; 37:45 - Winterhell; 43:00 - Old Town; 46:40 - The battles; 1:04:00 - Spoilers for 1x04

Julia, 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; 1:00:00 - Spoilers for 7x03

Julia, 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

Julia 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.

Kylie 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

Kylie and Julia soak in their last six weeks of freedom by discussing George R.R. Martin's very consistently written Sansa Stark. They do *not* poke SanSan the Magic Dragon at ALL.Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & overview of her AGOT plotline; 23:40 - ACOK/ASOS and some Tyrion ranting; 45:00 - A Feast for Crows; 48:30 - Sansa's identity and womanhood;  1:02:45 -Some thoughts on SanSan; 1:14:00 TWOW spoilers & thoughts on the future 

Kylie and Julia purge themselves of a terrible adaption and instead open their emails and inboxes to book-only questions. What could go wrong?For full episode description & notes, visit TheFandomentals.com.Episode Breakdown:3:45 - Cersei's rule and patriarchy; 11:15 - Sansa and Lady; 15:35 - Dany and Stannis foils? 21:41 - Jaime situated as a Lannister; 26:35 - Who killed Aenys and Poly Oberyn/Ellaria? 33:20 - What does Sansa want? 34:40 - Stoneheart? Machine gun? 35:45 - Cat in Dorne 37:45 - About that incest...  42:45 - Ladies in court & Kylie sings; 49:30 - The Seven in Dorne;  54:20 Martin's earlier works?57:30 Perfect ASOIAF adaptation? 1:00:45 Dwarf's Penny Theory; 1:02:00 #dorne #brexit; 1:03:30 Brienne's future role? 1:05:00  Comey joke & Qarth; 1:08:00 Jaime and Brienne and Cersei; 1:11:35 Deria & Meria; 1:14:45 Arieaegon & rapid fire Dorne