Game of Groans
Emily Bateman, a millennial woman who never got into Game of Thrones, finally sits down to watch and analyze each consecutive episode of the popular HBO show. With the help of her sister, Kate Koballa, and sometimes a guest, Emily tries to figure out what the heck is going on in the show, why it was so popular at the time and who is actually going to win the game of thrones (if there actually is a winner at the end).
Episodes
96 episodes
Ep. 88 - HOTD S01E10 The Black Queen (Season Finale)
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about the season finale Episode 10 of Season 1, The Black Queen.They discuss the infamous war table, the Olsen twins, a Dragonstone Hotel, Breath of the Wild, symbolism, how dragon bondin...
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2:37:57
Ep. 87 - HOTD S01E09 The Green Council w/ Eliah Nelson
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Nelson from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 9 of Season 1, The Green CouncilThey discuss the series was leading up to this episode, all characters are morally grey...
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3:16:22
Ep. 86 - HOTD S01E08 The Lord of Tides w/ Nav
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 8 of Season 1, The Lord of Tides.They discuss the heavy Season 2 marketing, the war room table, too many swords, A...
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2:37:21
Ep. 85 - HOTD S01E07 Driftmark w/ Dylan Wren
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 7 of Season 1, Driftmark.They discuss Daemon's unknown age, the very bad night filter, good costume design...
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2:43:16
Ep. 84 - HOTD S01E06 The Princess and the Queen
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 6 of Season 1, The Princess and the Queen.They discuss the Book of Mormon musical, GOT genetics, plain-featured children, female writers, that Alicent is still naive, that C...
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2:46:26
Ep. 83 - HOTD S01E05 We Light the Way w/ Jay Davis
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 1, We Light the Way.They discuss hibiscus flowers, giant braid crowns, The Witcher series, naive characters, B...
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2:33:10
Ep. 82 - HOTD S01E04 King of the Narrow Sea w/ Sarah Sheppard
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Sarah Sheppard to talk about Episode 4 of Season 1, King of the Narrow Sea.They discuss Gay Westeros, costume consistencies, small writers rooms, Dragon Riders of Perth series, s...
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2:14:04
Ep. 81 - HOTD S01E03 Second of His Name
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 3 of Season 1, Second of His Name.They discuss the confusing title, The Mummy, that a pug would not survive in Westeros, poor communication, hunting trip red flags, dragon g...
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2:10:09
Ep. 80 - HOTD S01E02 The Rogue Prince w/ Andrew Kimball
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 2 of Season 1, The Rogue Prince.They discuss Westeros small claims court, sea carnage, too many counci...
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2:04:37
Ep. 79 - HOTD S01E01 The Heirs of the Dragon w/ Eliah Nelson
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Nelson from Super Bracket Bros to talk about House of the Dragon Episode 1 of Season 1, The Heirs of the Dragon.They ...
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3:00:32
Ep. 78 - Current House of the Dragon Knowledge
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate list everything they collectively know about House of the Dragon before starting to watch the series.They discuss the Aryan race of Game of Thrones, Hot Fuzz, British actors and incest. ...
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Ep. 77 - Voicemails and Quizzes
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate react to listener voicemails and then take some Game of Thrones character quizzes.They discuss bad acting from Bran, Vin Diesel, that chapter books should have numbered chapters, love gets eve...
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1:20:02
Ep. 76 - The Last Watch Documentary
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about The Last Watch, the HBO Max Documentary.They discuss spoilers for Frozen 2, table read politics, actors on Cameo, the heroes of the documentary, the dope wrap jackets, the sad looki...
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1:57:07
Ep. 75 - Recap and Review
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 ...
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2:12:29
Ep. 74 - S08E06 The Iron Throne (Series Finale)
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, ...
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2:29:52
Ep. 73 - S08E05 The Bells w/ Jay Davis
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 concus...
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2:52:02
Ep. 72 - S08E04 The Last of the Starks w/ Andrew Kimball
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 ...
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3:06:45
Ep. 71 - S08E03 The Long Night w/ Nav
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 d...
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2:50:15
Ep. 70 - S08E02 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms w/ Sarah Sheppard
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" Cerse...
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2:26:56
Ep. 69 - S08E01 Winterfell
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 1 of Season 8, Winterfell.They discuss episode length for the final season, the Fast and Furious movies, a well-done recap, Euron's manic confidence, Jon not knowing how to ...
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2:36:15
Ep. 68 - S07E07 The Dragon and the Wolf w/ Andrew Kimball
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 7 of Season 7, The Dragon and the Wolf.They discuss this being the longest episode to date, Jaime's pu...
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2:47:24
The Unforgiving Wheel of Christmas Songs - A SBBCU Holiday Special
It's time once again for the Super Bracket Bros, The Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Game of Groans, and The Wait For It podcast to gather around a holiday topic and argue about it. This year the gang aims to find out what the best Christmas song...
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1:39:24
Ep. 67 - S07E06 Beyond the Wall w/ Dylan Wren
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers podcast to talk about Episode 6 of Season 7, Beyond the Wall.They discuss inconsistent body-counts, a lovestruck Tormund, how fa...
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