Best Jay Arya Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 88 - HOTD S01E10 The Black Queen (Season Finale) 2:37:57

2h ago2:37:57

2:37:57

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 bonding works, jade eggs, and Viserys as a Force ghost. Additionally, Emily thinks the finale was a little anticlimacti…

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Ep. 87 - HOTD S01E09 The Green Council w/ Eliah Nelson 3:16:22

14d ago3:16:22

3:16:22

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 Council They discuss the series was leading up to this episode, all characters are morally grey, the return of weird little guys, Criston's dumb hat, an evil himbo, truth bombs, Mysaria's bad accent, an aggre…

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Ep. 86 - HOTD S01E08 The Lord of Tides w/ Nav 2:37:21

28d ago2:37:21

2:37:21

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, Aegon's dream, that there's only one drug in Westeros, fantasy politics, and that Viserys is a great grandfather. …

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Ep. 85 - HOTD S01E07 Driftmark w/ Dylan Wren 2:43:16

1M ago2:43:16

2:43:16

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, questions actually being answered, The Greens sounds like a slur, blood marriages, and that Alicent needs one r…

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Ep. 84 - HOTD S01E06 The Princess and the Queen 2:46:26

2M ago2:46:26

2:46:26

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 Criston Cole is the ultimate nice guy, and that Aegon sucks. Additionally, Emily realizes she has no favorite char…

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Ep. 83 - HOTD S01E05 We Light the Way w/ Jay Davis 2:33:10

2M ago2:33:10

2:33:10

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, Barbie lore, resting smug face, and intentionally confusing scenes. Additionally, Emily did not anticipate Rhea ge…

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Ep. 82 - HOTD S01E04 King of the Narrow Sea w/ Sarah Sheppard 2:14:04

3M ago2:14:04

2:14:04

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, sexual harassment in the workplace and big Jasmine energy. Additionally, Sarah decides she wants to vacation in Ki…

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Ep. 81 - HOTD S01E03 Second of His Name 2:10:09

3M ago2:10:09

2:10:09

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 genetics and The Wicker Man. Additionally, Emily still finds the crabs hilarious not menacing, Kate thinks Caraxes…

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Ep. 80 - HOTD S01E02 The Rogue Prince w/ Andrew Kimball 2:04:37

4M ago2:04:37

2:04:37

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 council meetings, the movie adaptation Rampage, and the confusing title sequence. Additionally, Emily doesn't believe t…

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Ep. 79 - HOTD S01E01 The Heirs of the Dragon w/ Eliah Nelson 3:00:32

5M ago3:00:32

3:00:32

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 discuss weird vibes, good CGI dragons, too many council meetings, really bad communicators, GOT nostalgia, big Jorah energy, and that Daemon is the Hot Topic Targaryen.…

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Ep. 78 - Current House of the Dragon Knowledge 32:24

5M ago32:24

32:24

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. Additionally, Kate explains why she didn't want to watch HOTD originally, and they both make a large prediction about t…

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Ep. 77 - Voicemails and Quizzes 1:20:02

6M ago1:20:02

1:20:02

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 everyone killed in GOT, an Olenna Tyrell backstory would be dope, and that super villains never have good lives. Add…

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Ep. 76 - The Last Watch Documentary 1:57:07

6M ago1:57:07

1:57:07

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 looking Ghost head and how stressed everyone was. Additionally, Emily really has come around on Kit Harrington as a pe…

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Ep. 75 - Recap and Review 2:12:29

7M ago2:12:29

2:12:29

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 pl…

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Ep. 74 - S08E06 The Iron Throne (Series Finale) 2:29:52

7M ago2:29:52

2:29:52

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 V…

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Ep. 73 - S08E05 The Bells w/ Jay Davis 2:52:02

7M ago2:52:02

2:52:02

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 li…

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Ep. 72 - S08E04 The Last of the Starks w/ Andrew Kimball 3:06:45

8M ago3:06:45

3:06:45

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…

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Ep. 71 - S08E03 The Long Night w/ Nav 2:50:15

9M ago2:50:15

2:50:15

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, …

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Ep. 70 - S08E02 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms w/ Sarah Sheppard 2:26:56

9M ago2:26:56

2:26:56

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, …

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Ep. 69 - S08E01 Winterfell 2:36:15

9M ago2:36:15

2:36:15

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 talk to girls again, the Saw movies, all of Bran's weird eye contact and Cersei needing just one female friend. A…

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Ep. 68 - S07E07 The Dragon and the Wolf w/ Andrew Kimball 2:47:24

10M ago2:47:24

2:47:24

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 puppy-dog eyes, Godzilla's atomic breath, beautiful music design, speed-running character growth, satisfying deaths…

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The Unforgiving Wheel of Christmas Songs - A SBBCU Holiday Special 1:39:24

11M ago1:39:24

1:39:24

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 of all time is. It goes about as well as you would expect... Check out the playlist of songs that were de…

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Ep. 67 - S07E06 Beyond the Wall w/ Dylan Wren 2:08:57

11M ago2:08:57

2:08:57

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 fast ravens can fly, Dany's second amendment rights, Arya having big feelings, and the deus ex machina of Uncle Ben…

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Ep. 66 - S07E05 Eastwatch w/ Eliah Stokes 2:34:30

12M ago2:34:30

2:34:30

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Stokes from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 7, Eastwatch. They discuss weird little guys, fast travel, the goth season, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, fantasy tropes, wholesome dude energy, operation zombie drop, Jon’s horse girl moment, Varys drinking wine, Arya’s lac…

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Ep. 65 - S07E04 The Spoils of War w/ Allison 1:32:14

12M ago1:32:14

1:32:14

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Allison to talk about Episode 4 of Season 7, The Spoils of War. They discuss Stranger Things, Dany's pride, that this show still hates horses, Sansa can't fight her own battles, Davos correcting grammar, Stark kid reunions, murder daggers, and therapy. Additionally, Emily realizes she is in …

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Ep. 64 - S07E03 The Queen's Justice w/ Sarah Sheppard 2:01:05

1y ago2:01:05

2:01:05

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Sarah Sheppard to talk about Episode 3 of Season 7, The Queen’s Justice. They discuss Dragon House comparisons, Varys's comfy coat, Ocean's Eleven, the goth season of GOT, fast travel, post-murder blowjobs, Cersei friend-zoning Euron, the definition of backchannel, and getting tetanus from t…

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Ep. 63 - S07E02 Stormborn w/ Chase Bateman 1:48:31

1y ago1:48:31

1:48:31

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Emily’s husband Chase Bateman to talk about Episode 2 of Season 7, Stormborn. They discuss Melisandre’s prophecy, who the Warden of the South is, Chase not taking notes, a giant crossbow, Euron embodying chaotic evil, Umbrella Academy, that Dragonstone would be full of mold, that it’s very d…

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Ep. 62 - S07E01 Dragonstone 1:29:18

1y ago1:29:18

1:29:18

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate about Episode 1 of Season 7, Dragonstone. They discuss Season 7 hype, the Barbie movie, ED SHEERAN, Sam and Gilly’s rent, shaved heads, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Breath of the Wild, Jim Broadbent’s acting career and zombie movie logic. Additionally, Emily is conflicted about her attraction to Jaime, Kate que…

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Ep. 61 - S06E10 The Winds of Winter w/ Nav 2:29:20

1y ago2:29:20

2:29:20

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 10 of Season 6, The Winds of Winter. They discuss the amazing soundtrack, Cersei being a bad mom, Sweeney Todd, the Targaryen flag, Broadchurch, Dany’s breakup and Emily’s death predictions for Season 6. Additionally, Emily cons…

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Ep. 60 - S06E09 Battle of the Bastards w/ Eric Silver 2:07:20

1y ago2:07:20

2:07:20

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eric Silver from Join the Party, Games and Feelings and Tell Me About It to talk about Episode 9 of Season 6, Battle of the Bastards. They discuss GOT at the height of its popularity, Jon's motley crew, the Bechdel test, rebirth, show deaths post-Hodor, the show Succession, bird families, pr…

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Ep. 59 - S06E08 No One 1:29:47

1+ y ago1:29:47

1:29:47

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 8 of Season 6, No One. They discuss whether the world of Westeros is flat, The Hound as John Wick, Mission Impossible, the business model of the House of Black and White, the Cabbage Guy, Tommen doing his best, the height of the pyramid and the Terminator. Additionally, Emily decides th…

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Ep. 58 - S06E07 The Broken Man 1:09:05

1+ y ago1:09:05

1:09:05

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 7 of Season 6, The Broken Man. They discuss American Gods the tv show, the fact that Cersei is the drama, Davos has girl-dad vibes, the best outlook on religion and that Jaime is hot when he is in charge. Additionally, Emily didn't notice the cold open, and they both don't know what the…

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Ep. 57 - S06E06 Blood of My Blood 1:19:05

1+ y ago1:19:05

1:19:05

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 6 of Season 6, Blood of My Blood. They discuss that drifting a dragon would be dope, Podrick would be a good wingman, Walder Frey’s reappearance, and that most of the show is Bran’s fault. Additionally, Emily is disappointed in Sam, Kate enjoys the scene transitions and they both agree …

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Ep. 56 - S06E05 The Door w/ Andrew Kimball and Dylan Wren 1:42:12

1+ y ago1:42:12

1:42:12

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball and Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 5 of Season 6, The Door. They discuss the face library, honest portrayals of theater people, sick mutton chops, the Mystery Men movie, driftwood decorations, sad Jorah and Theon’s haircut. Additionally…

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Ep. 55 - S06E04 Book of the Stranger 1:36:37

1+ y ago1:36:37

1:36:37

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 4 of Season 6, Book of the Stranger. They discuss fantasy Australia, crafting, Carrie Underwood vibes, Jorah being a sloppy bitch, the Lion King and Bluey. Additionally, Emily loves that Grey Worm and Missandei are voicing their opinions and Kate enjoys Emily’s well placed rage. New epi…

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Ep. 54 - S06E03 Oathbreaker 1:30:33

1+ y ago1:30:33

1:30:33

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 3 of Season 6, Oathbreaker. They discuss clunky swordplay, tree Jesus, fortune cookie truths, weaponized mint, the Terminator, Arya joining a cult, business casual Jaime, and the one acceptable penis joke. Additionally, Emily declares the Hound isn’t dead and they both agree on the inte…

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Ep. 53 - S06E02 Home w/ Eliah Stokes 2:32:59

1+ y ago2:32:59

2:32:59

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Stokes from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 2 of Season 6, Home. They discuss the movie Airplane, that Bran feels irrelevant, big man smashes small man, the gang fight from Anchorman, Men in Black, Arya's toxic relationship, the Salt Throne and HBO ravens. Additionally, Eli sa…

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Ep. 52 - S06E01 The Red Woman 1:22:10

1+ y ago1:22:10

1:22:10

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 1 of Season 6, The Red Woman. They discuss that killing Jon wasn't a popular opinion, walking like a rich person, floppy discs, Dany's dragon necklace, and Gwendolyn Christie being hot with a sword. Additionally, Emily expresses her distaste for nudity and Kate comments on the comedic a…

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Ep. 51 - S05E10 Mother’s Mercy 2:02:06

1+ y ago2:02:06

2:02:06

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 10 of Season 5, Mother’s Mercy. They discuss the ship room, CGI budgets, the musical Cats, redemption arcs, That’s So Raven, and if scissors exist in Westeros. Additionally, Emily forgets the word Dothraki and Kate points out good cinematography. New episodes biweekly, the next episode …

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Ep. 50 - S05E09 The Dance of Dragons 1:48:53

1+ y ago1:48:53

1:48:53

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 9 of Season 5, The Dance of Dragons. They discuss sneaky one-liners, no rainbows in Westeros, where Arya gets her oysters from, fake snow, dragon vibes, the Gold Mask Squad, accepting death hand-holds. Additionally, Emily doesn't trust Ellaria and they both agree that Mace is awesome. N…

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Ep. 49 - S05E08 Hardhome w/ Jay Davis 2:22:38

1+ y ago2:22:38

2:22:38

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 8 of Season 5, Hardhome. They discuss the GOT multiverse, Ted Lasso, the power of belief, bad fathers, Invader Zim, Jon losing his sword, The Wall not being child-proofed and a white walker with a beard. Additionally, they agree the Hou…

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Ep. 48 - S05E07 The Gift 2:12:19

2y ago2:12:19

2:12:19

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 7 of Season 5, The Gift. They discuss modular units, The Ring movie, Jorah being desperate, ADR for babies, the kink mastermind and sarlacc pits. Additionally, Emily is doesn't know the definition of contrition and Kate wants the gods to have names. New episodes biweekly, the next episo…

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Ep. 47 - S05E06 Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken 1:44:17

2y ago1:44:17

1:44:17

This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 6 of Season 5, Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. They discuss A ROOM FULL OF FACES, quoting yourself in your own paper, Myranda’s cleavage dress, The Witch movie, rulers have a short shelf life, and that Little Finger is an awful little rat man. Additionally, Emily questions where Varys is, Ka…

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Ep. 46 - S05E05 Kill the Boy 1:38:11

2y ago1:38:11

1:38:11

This month on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 5 of Season 5, Kill the Boy. They discuss Logan Lucky, Brienne being intense, children as weapons, fake baby bundles, the too long blackout scene, the lack of therapy in Westeros and that Season 4 was the hottest season. Additionally, Emily is sick and sounds different, Kate thinks Tor…

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It's Eli's Holiday Special, We're All Just Living In It 2:06:14

2y ago2:06:14

2:06:14

Welcome to the Third Annual Podcast Holiday Crossover Special! The podcast gang adds a new duo to the insanity of the holidays this year. We have Super Bracket Bros, Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Game of Groans and The Wait for It Podcast all joining together to bring holiday cheer from the Super Bracket Bros Universe. This year, the gang deci…

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Ep. 45 - S05E04 Sons of the Harpy 2:05:57

2y ago2:05:57

2:05:57

This month on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 4 of Season 5, Sons of the Harpy. They discuss if the GOT world is flat or round, Jaime looking hot again, dumpster fire moms, wrap dresses, fantasy racism, Muppet Treasure Island, spears going "boop", Owl House and the fakest looking snake ever. Additionally, Emily actually cries duri…

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Ep. 44 - S05E03 High Sparrow 2:10:45

2y ago2:10:45

2:10:45

This month on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 3 of Season 5, High Sparrow. They discuss Jacquen’s accent, Margaery being bitchy, Cersei converting, how Sansa dyed her hair, Ramsay’s murder girlfriends, hobo Jorah and My Cousin Vinny. Additionally, Emily attempts to understand Westeros religions, Kate admits to being an aggressive …

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Ep. 43 - S05E02 The House of Black and White w/ Jay Davis 2:15:41

2y ago2:15:41

2:15:41

This month on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros and Ultimate Sports Mashup to talk about Episode 2 of Season 5, The House of Black and White. They discuss "The Kevan Perspective", Sansa being frustrating, Brienne unravelling, self-care murders, Zelda puzzles, Cersei being bitchy, Mean Girls, Red Jacket J…

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Ep. 42 - S05E01 The Wars to Come 2:17:07

2y ago2:17:07

2:17:07

This month on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 1 of Season 5, The Wars to Come. They discuss Doctor Who Spoilers, spooky eye rocks, that harpies are dope, dragons being symbolic of control, Lancell having “CW face”, gingerbread, dude butts, and problematic blonde women. Additionally, Emily starts a new segment for this season, Kate…

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Ep. 41 - S04E10 The Children 2:14:09

2+ y ago2:14:09

2:14:09

This month on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 10 of Season 4, The Children. They discuss shaky camera angles, Mulan the animated movie, Davos’ resting face, Hodor the sleeper agent, Jaime Lannister hotness, DeviantArt, everything Bran has lost, the Macarena and Emily’s one correct prediction from the previous episode. Additionally…

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