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A Cast of Kings - A House of the Dragon Podcast Decoding TV
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4.5 • 34 Ratings
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Decoding TV Presents A Cast of Kings: A quasi-weekly discussion of the plots, themes and highlights of the HBO series "House of the Dragon." Your hosts Dave Chen (The Filmcast and The Tobolowsky Files) and Kim Renfro (entertainment reporter at Insider, author of The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones) will dish up both praise and criticism and will try not to sound too pompous if the book was better. Questions, comments, oaths of fealty? Email acastofkings@gmail.com
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House of the Dragon Season 2 Preview: Reacting to the Black and Green Trailers
David and Kim welcome Jessie Earl to the podcast and run down some of the Thrones-related developments in the past few weeks.
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Decoding TV: Succession Season 3 Look-Back and Season 4 Preview
David Chen and Kim Renfro reflect back on season 3 of 'Succession' and look forward to season 4.
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Decoding TV Preview: 1899 Season 1
Over on the Decoding TV podcast, David Chen, Joy, and Kim Renfro recorded a bonus episode discussing season 1 of Netflix's 1899. In this excerpt we discussed our overall thoughts on the show. Later, we dive into our thoughts on the production design, each character's arc, and the unexpected ending to season 1.
This clip contains the NON-SPOILER parts of our conversation. To listen to our full spoiler chat, go here. Find Decoding TV on Apple Podcasts or wherever your podcasts are found. -
Bonus Ep. - Dispatch from the Game of Thrones Official Fan Convention
David Chen and Kim Renfro are back! In this bonus episode, Kim Renfro describes her experiences attending the Game of Thrones Official Fan Convention (the first officially licensed fan convention!). Which panels did she see and what did she learn about the current and future state of Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon? Listen to find out!
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House of the Dragon Season 1 Post-Mortem
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In this A Cast of Kings bonus episode, David Chen and Kim Renfro reflect on the first season of House of the Dragon. What questions remain unanswered? What themes stick out the most? And what was it like to make a podcast about it all? Listen to find out.
Programming note: Kim and I plan to do other bonus episodes throughout the year as Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon news breaks. Keep it tuned in to A Cast of Kings for more!
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Kim Renfro: What book chapters should you read to brush up on House of the Dragon?
Kim Renfro: 11 questions the House of the Dragon season left unanswered
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Decoding TV Bonus Ep: The White Lotus Season 1 Lookback and Season 2 Preview (with Roxana Hadadi)
Hey folks, it's David Chen here. The second season of The White Lotus will debut on October 30 on HBO and run for 7 episodes, and I’m thrilled to share that the Decoding TV podcast will be recapping and reviewing each episode. Furthermore, I’m excited to announce that my co-host will be Roxana Hadadi, a TV critic at Vulture.com and one of my favorite writers on the internet today.
In this Decoding TV bonus ep, we discuss season 1 of The White Lotus, with a particular focus on its finale. Where did we leave off with each of these characters? What was this show trying to say about wealth and privilege, and how effectively did it say it? And what about that whole murder mystery plot? Listen to hear our thoughts on all of the above!
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Customer Reviews
Absolutely wonderful!
These two make my day. My head is always filled with so many questions after watching the latest GoT episode (despite having read all of the books), and a Cast of Kings is just the perfect way to reflect. I find that I usually agree with either Joanna's or Dave's opinion, and even when I don't, I enjoy having my view challenged. A really great podcast.
I cannot understand...
how two people can get so many predictions wrong. Also, it is a GOT podcast about the tv series - why be so negative all the time? It seems unprofessional and when at least one of them prides herself in being an expert in the books, they should have the facts straight.
I don't know if it is an attempt to be funny and entertaining, but I do not understand it and to me it just seems a little stupid.
I don't think this podcast is for viewers who wants deep and clever analysis of the tv show.
Episode reviews of the action and the characters we love from HBO's Game of thrones series
A cast of kings is without any doubt the most serious podcast which reviews HBO series Game of Thrones
I have not read the books, and the podcast is therefore a great tool to get answers / or elaborated on some of the acts which not appear completely clear during an episode.
In addition, the hosts Dave Chen & Joanna Robinson, discuss the good/bad things from their individual point of view of a current episode vs corresponding action in the book.
This is a good cause for discussions between them but also when they correspond fan mails that agree / disagree with their point of view, which give the listener a full coverage of the show.
I can highly recommend this podcast for people who love the Game of thrones series, and can't wait for the next episode, or want to have a better understanding of the large universe, containing the large amount of characters.