A nuanced character profile on Daemon Targaryen (just based on this first episode). Stand-up comic Steve Ausburne outs himself as a dragon lover. Medievalist Natalie Goodison talks about the dangers of childbirth. Historian Iain MacInnes tells us what medieval folk did with dead bodies.
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Westeros has not seen war in decades, and no war has broken out on the Internet about this show. Shocked? We’re not! It was a great episode, but will that continue? We hope so. Be careful if you haven’t read the books as any Internet searches will yield spoilers. And we will give 1,000 internet points to anyone who can prove there is a Lightsaber in the Iron Throne.
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HOTD is out in the wild and it’s already throwing unexpected curve-balls to lorehounds and theory crafting in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire. Joining A.Ron on this mini-Lore Cast cast to talk about the impact and legitimacy of tonight’s reveals is Kim Renfro, entertainment correspondent for Insider, and the co-host of…
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One of the most talked about shows is premiering soon! Join in as A.Ron gives us and Jim a rundown of his impressions of the pilot of House of the Dragon. OG Game of Thrones fans will find out where in the Westeros lore this show will begin and what is considered canon in the context of HOTD. Need more? Check out this episode of Electric Bookaloo with A.Ron and Anthony discussing the HOTD pilot. Need even more!? This Sunday night, A.Ron’s podcast with Kim Renfro will be hitting your feeds!
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A.Ron and Anthony talk about the pilot episode of House of the Dragon. Then Tripp Fuller discusses Tyrion’s ascension to acting Hand of the King. Check out https://trippfuller.com/
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No spoilers! But Steve and Anthony have viewed the first episode of House of the Dragon. Both were impressed and are optimistic about the show going forward.
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New House of the Dragon trailer! Then Steve does his first watch of the Long Night (803).
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Insider Reporter Kim Renfro joins Double Dragon to discuss House of the Dragon and the new Jon Snow project. Then Steve watches “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” for the first time.
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Double Dragon is a House of the Dragon podcast. It features a stand-up comic and the author of two books on Game of Thrones. It also features university professors who specialize in medieval history and literature.
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We’ve got hopes as high as the budget. HOTD caps their budget at a humble $20 million per episode. Meanwhile, Bezos goes full tilt funneling $500 million into The Rings of Power. For comparison, Peter Jackson made the LOTR trilogy with an average of $94 million per movie, modest by today’s high fantasy standards. Fans of fictitious languages, HOTD will have something to tickle your articulators. Will TROP and HOTD be friends, or fight on the streaming playground? Who knows, maybe they’ll both be bad and we can commiserate on Reddit.
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