Valar Morghulis! Join us as we explore the deep, dark secrets of Westeros. New & Innovative perspective on the Game of Thrones TV series as well as in-depth coverage of the upcoming House of the Dragon series. Valar Dohaeris! Contact: Email: southsidewesteros@gmail.com Website: Home | South Side Westeros IG: Southsidewesteros (@southsidewesteros) Twitter: South Side Westeros (@Sswesteros) / Twitter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southsidewesteros/ Donate:Buy me Coffee: Sswesteros Patreon ...
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House of the Dragon Episode 6 discussion - Spoilers!!!!!
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From Birth to death by Dragon fire, this episode is the best so far. With the largest time jump yet and recasting (technically they were cast first), House of the Dragon has stepped out of the shadow of Game of Thrones and has loudly and vehemently announced its presence to the world. While I do not give a blow-by-blow breakdown, I do discuss many …
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House of the Dragon Episode 4 review ***Spoilers***
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Being no strangers to controversy, HOTD has once again made us collectively cringe and salivate. The Targaryen fire burned and smoldered all over the small screen laying waste from the steps of a brothel to the throne room of the Red Keep. Aliance's were rekindled and broken, lies, scandal and controversy that will rock the very core of the Iron th…
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House of the Dragon Episode 3 Review ****SPOILERS LAY AHEAD*******
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Spoiler Warning**************** In the wake of the surprising and questionable exit of Miguel Sapochnik, and the sometimes-confusing time jumps, there was worry that the show may begin to fall off. This proved to be premature and quite honestly way off base. This episode not only sured up some holes in the current cannon, but it also wedged itself …
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"An event that came to be known only as 'the Doom' laid waste to the Valyrians, their capital city, and its surrounding lands. The peninsula itself was shattered, becoming what is now the Smoking Sea. Every dragon was thought to be lost... as were the Valyrians' spells, knowledge, and recorded history. Thus, the mighty empire collapsed." ―Viserys T…
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House of the Dragon Episode 1 review. ****SPOILERS AHEAD****
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SPOILER ALERT!!!! This week we have a visitor to the South Side. An Artist, Creator, and Game of Thrones fanatic, my companion for this episode, Lady Tiesha, hails from the heart of Flea Bottom and brings a unique understanding of George's world that will only add fuel to the fire of the Lord of Light. We breakdown the episode from front to back an…
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I continue my look into the enigma that is Tyrion Lannister. Part spoiled rich kid, part massive underachiever, part lucky son of a gun. While Tyrion is a fan favorite and was written to garner a tremendous amount of sympathy, he for all accounts suffered from the fatal flaw of wanting to be liked by those "beneath" him. This serves him well someti…
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The House of The Dragon ** Spoilers** part 2
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***** SPOILER ALERT******SPOILER ALERT********* SPOILER ALERT********* Part 2 takes a deeper look into the plot of season 1. As the season of the Dragon grows nearer, it is imperative for me to discuss what will transpire. This season will be ripe with family drama, backstabbing, and dragons! Press play and hear you the major players are and who is…
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The House of The Dragon ** Spoilers** part 1
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***** SPOILER ALERT******SPOILER ALERT********* SPOILER ALERT********* Here, we take a look at the source materials for The House of the Dragon. While Georges books always differ from the product presented to us by HBO and the show runners. Fire and Blood, the in-history books, provide a vague outline to base the show on which could work in favor o…
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Highly important, rarely seen, and directly related to the victory of the living. Uncle Benjen should be celebrated as the hero of Winterfeld. It was amazing how he happened to be in the right place at the right time...every time...they needed him...like...magic? Were these just lucky instances or did he have a deeper knowledge of what was to come …
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Patron Episode 3 - Drowned God (public release)
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What is dead may never die. Since the Dawn Age, the Iron born have followed the Drowned God, who plucked fire from the sea, and made us to reave and sack, and carve our names in blood and song. But even the hardest of the Iron Born still bow their heads and praise the Drown God, Press play and pay the iron price. ��Contact:��� Email: southsideweste…
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As more information on the planned sequel to Game of Thrones (Lets go with Snow for the time being) is being released, I'm pretty sure we are going to see this. Now the fun begins. Given the fact that Kit Harrington himself pitched this to HBO we can only imagine where the story may go. I spitball ideas off the top of my head an encourage you to st…
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Patron Episode 2 - The Great Stallion (public release)
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Patron Episode 2 travels across the narrow sea to vast plains that are home to the Dothraki. The violent and feared horde strikes terror in the hearts and minds of all that are in their reach and beyond. Known as godless savages, one would be surprised to learn they have a belief system that while rudimentary, it is complex in its own way and deser…
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Patron only Episode 1 - The Many-Faced God (Public Release)
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Enjoy this Patron Only episode on The Many-faced God. while this is a short episode, i do give you and insight into what motivates and empowers its followers to do some unspeakable acts in its name. press play and know the one true God. ��Contact:��� Email: southsidewesteros@gmail.com �Website: Home | South Side Westeros �IG: Southsidewesteros (@so…
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House of the Dragon/ Return of the King - Let's talk about these!
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intro into the House of the Dragon series, NO SPOILERS. Let's talk about what to expect as well as how this may connect to the recently announce sequel to Game of Thrones starring Jon Snow. Just a talk between old friends. ��Contact:��� Email: southsidewesteros@gmail.com �Website: Home | South Side Westeros �IG: Southsidewesteros (@southsidewestero…
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Best Of the Worst Part 3 : The Mad Queen Chapter 2
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Chapter 2 picks up where we left off as The Mad Queen tries to keep her fragile hold over Kings Landing in the face of direct rebellion against the legitimacy of her children's rights to the Iron throne. While she is painted as the wicked witch of the south, she is not Soley responsible for the creature that would become Joffrey. I am not defending…
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The Best of the Worst Part 3 - The Mad Queen Part 1
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The best of the worst series lands in the throne room of Kings Landing. through the darkness you see to piercing eyes staring at you from behind a glass of wine. The scowl is filled with evil intent and unresolved trauma. Mad may be misleading as we are referencing the smoldering anger behind the actions of Cersei Lannister and not her mental wellb…
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In the wake of the Johnny Depp & Amber Heard trial I felt the need to explore another trial with similar if not greater implications and ramifications for both parties. While Shae never defiled Tyrion's Pillow, she did however commit grievous perjury that sentenced someone she claimed to love to death. All for the crime of stating the truth about h…
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Ser Barristan Selmy was a knight who served in the Kingsguard with distinction for over forty years. Nicknamed Barristan the Bold, he was considered by many to be one of the best swordsmen and most honorable men in all the Seven Kingdoms. However, the end of his life was a search for redemption, attempting to right wrongs, make up for failures and …
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We ask the congregation to open your GOT bibles and turn to The Book of Snow. In this book I will preach to you tales of a great man who accomplished many things and save innumerable lives while giving his own in the name of good. Brothers and sisters, the man I speak about is Jon Snow. And while many of you uplift this man, rightfully so, you may …
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This is Taboo. I am going to attempt to present a case to the court of public opinion. While I realize the level of ambition is astounding and the mere fact that the fever is so high to this day stacks the deck against me. This, however, does not deter the Master of Whispers and I will prove to the court that the final season was not as bad as one …
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Today we join the Brotherhood without Banners as they stalk the countryside robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. The Brotherhood in the books goes waaay deeper and has some Suprise members but today we focus on their characters in the show. They were mostly revered but hated in other fronts but are key figures who saved Westeros with their…
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The Best of the Worst Part 2 : The Boltons
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Part 2 of our Best of the Worst series finds us still in the frozen north, strapped to wooden planks. As we scream for mercy, the lord of the Dreadfort, Roose Bolton stares at us with cold, calculating eyes. He tortures us with soft words and evil intent, we beg for him to flay us just to end the ordeal. While Ramsey was one of the most hated on th…
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The Best of the Worst Part 1: Catelyn Stark She-Wolf
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This episode has been heavily requested and debated. I have made many claims about Catelyn Stark and why I feel she is a horrible character who directly created the situations that destroyed her family and brought them to the brink of extinction. She never truly loved her husband and because of this could not truly love his children. She wanted pow…
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In this episode we introduce the true Master of Whispers Lord Varys. He was the orchestrator of most of the moves made in the Game of Thrones and the primary antagonist against the ambitions of Little Finger. I will show that he actually wanted what he felt was best for the realm. He had long site and envisioned a democratic future where the people…
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Today we chat about the Imp, Tyrion Lannister! While he was an integral part of the Game of Thrones, he was a massive underachiever, and his primary motivation was to get those he viewed as "beneath" him to reverie him and make him feel important. While he had the potential to rise to the top and could have been the Lannister to take the reins over…
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Join me at the gates of Riverrun as we meet Walder Frey, a retched man and possibly the worst host of all time. The murderer of Rob and Cat stark and the betrayer of the North. He has done many things to be considered one of the most hated characters on the show, but I feel he may be judged harshly based on the facts. While I will not be starting a…
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Daenerys Targaryen - Good vs. Evil Part 2 - Which side did the coin land.
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The long-awaited Part 2 of our expose into Daenerys Targaryen. We pick up in season 2 during a particularly rough patch in her story and again, we show he many missteps on the road to the iron throne. We also may tear away the implied innocence that is often force fed to the viewer and some poor writing that set her on the path of failure. Contact:…
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Today we Detail the journey of everyone's favorite cutthroat Ser Bronn of The Blackwater. Never has a sell sword been so entertaining and enlightening at the same time. He bears witness to major events of the show, and some would say, his influenced guided the events throughout the series. He manages to elevate his station far beyond where he shoul…
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We travel past the wall to the most northern point of Westeros and forensically investigate the mystery known as the Night King. Who was he? What did he want? Why was this plot hole so egregious?? I contend that this character’s motivation was available on screen the entire time but missed by the majority of viewers due to the misleading plot prese…
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Wolf Pack - The Starks part 1: Honorable Fool
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We finally attempt to tame the Northern Wolf and we must start with the leader of the pack, Ned Stark. While I may raise the ire and blood pressure of many fans out there, bear with me. I will show that Ned, while presented as a sympathetic character and an honorable man, had many flaws and led himself right to the executioner's block. He was ill s…
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The House of Baratheon Part 1 - Death of a Stag
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This episode is part one in an expose of The House of Baratheon and who better to start with than King Robert himself. who was this man? What drove him to an early grave? Bad king or scorned lover? Robert, while only appearing for a short while left a huge shadow and i intend to break this character down to the bare essence of his being and present…
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In This episode we tackle the Question that has captivated many a Game of thrones fan...Are Syrio & Jaqen the same person? A Faceless man agenda? Was there a master plan involving Arya? Were there clues all along? Has the show confirmed or denied? We answer all your questions as well as a few you did not know you had! This podcast was a personal re…
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Oberyn Martell - The Viper who Bites Himself
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Our episode this week explores the brief but impactful appearance of Oberyn Martell, The Prince of Dorne and affectionately known as " The Viper". Renowned for his insatiable appetite for pleasure, a deep knowledge of poisons, and a ravenous thirst for revenge against the Lannister's, he enters the Game of Thrones during the Trial of Tyrion for the…
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This episode dives into Tywin Lannister and the complexities that created the towering figure who commanded respect from all who faced him in Westeros. The perspective contends that Tywin was the ONLY character in Game of Thrones who was equipped to win the Game. While other characters may have had the potential to be king, Tywin had the blueprint,…
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Daenerys Targaryen - Good vs. Evil - Which side did the coin land.
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This episode is part 1 in an introspective look at the events that lead to the series final. I intend to breakdown the events season by season and determine whether Daenerys was a victim of circumstance or if her actions led to her demise. While we focus mostly on the television show, I do reference the books as I present my case. The Show attempte…
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