Game of Groans Emily Bateman and Kate Koballa

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Game of Thrones as an entire series, Emily's prior "knowledge" of GOT, as well as some links and videos pertaining to GOT.

They discuss Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie's wedding, the Coldplay Game of Thrones Musical, practical effects and sets, vaguely European accents, murder butterflies and plot hole poison.

Additionally, Emily realizes that she predicted Dany being a bad guy years earlier and Kate presents her article book report.

New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming May 7th. Music is by Simon Daum.

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Links covered in episode:
Coldplay GOT Musical: https://youtu.be/zs7xO5P3Az4?si=nHpsUxIO4OzpmxIH

GOT Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing: https://vimeo.com/97254243

Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie’s Wedding: 
·        https://people.com/style/kit-harington-rose-leslie-game-of-thrones-cast-wedding-outfits/
·        https://people.com/tv/kit-harington-rose-leslie-wedding-celebrities-game-of-thrones-stars/

GOT Plot Holes Article: https://collider.com/game-of-thrones-biggest-plot-holes-kind-of-forgot/?fbclid=IwAR1geWyBah4LaCtwLG7J7fwbMeN1-XnTYGh_q7vCvVHuLZ8mB9EXQTW_EQw

Why GOT Had to Shoo Away Its Direwolves: https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-direwolves-effects-difficulty.html?fbclid=IwAR1mOstl55L1dhuCYoxpsUvrORsD00XKRvHQh92xYRHeeWYICcrAcqsA5zA

GOT: 10 Things That Don't Hold Up: https://www.cbr.com/game-of-thrones-out-of-date/
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about the series finale Episode 6 of Season 8, The Iron Throne.

They discuss the short recap, the happiest Dany has ever looked, red flags, dramatic irony, evil dictator vibes, democracy, Tyrion’s joke from season 1, what happened to Arya’s horse, that the episode didn’t feel like a finale, renting VHS tapes, and Tyrion’s best friend.

Additionally, Emily questions who made the giant Targaryen flag, Kate isn’t interested in unforeseeable twist endings, and they both get a little unhinged drinking wine while recording.

New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming April 23rd. Music is by Simon Daum.

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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 8, The Bells.

They discuss Hunchback of Notre Dame, the reserve Dothrakis, aggressive dog breeds, Arya’s concussion count, Rotten Tomatoes scores, unnecessary scenes, copy-pasted ships, the Oberyn special, closure vs neat little bows, and Tyrion not acting like himself.

Additionally, Emily forgets that Theon is dead, Jay calls out previous guest Andrew, and Kate does some research.

New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming April 9th. Music is by Simon Daum.

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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 4 of Season 8, The Last of the Starks.

They discuss that winter has ended, Mean Girls, loose ends that don’t need to be wrapped up, giant horses, how Jon would be a good house husband, Dany’s tiny army, the Starbucks cup, and fake smiles.

Additionally, Emily mistakes Dragonstone for King’s Landing, Kate wonders if there are any remaining Dothraki, and Andrew questions how Missandei got captured.

New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming March 26th. Music is by Simon Daum.

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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Nav from A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium to talk about Episode 3 of Season 8, The Long Night.

They discuss the lack of dialogue, if GOT were a horror movie, Breaking Bad, sad piano music, Beric's crucifixion pose, Marvel's Endgame, and the Unsullied not wearing enough layers.

Additionally, Emily is frustrated by Jorah's death, Nav comes in with lots of fun facts, and Kate goes through Emily's previous episode death predictions.

New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming March 12th. Music is by Simon Daum.

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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by close friend Sarah Sheppard to talk about Episode 2 of Season 8, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

They discuss how people respond when doom is inevitable, fast travel, "peak" Cersei, Bridgerton, closure for Jorah, Tiktok fan edits, Jaime being bad a plans, where Ghost came from, face acting, and Arya not knowing how to flirt.

Additionally, Sarah brings up symbolism, Kate wants a tutorial for how to talk to Bran, and they collectively decide that Emily needs to make death predictions at the end of every episode going forward.

New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming February 27th. Music is by Simon Daum.

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