Game of Wines: A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the similarities and differences between the book and the 8th episode of Game of Thrones "The Pointy End".

We based our discussion on the following sources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Daniel Minahan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Minahan 

Wiki Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointy_End 

Scene Summaries: https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/The_Pointy_End 

Differences: https://ga...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Eddard XV.

• Ned is in his cell under the Red Keep, going mad from loneliness, darkness, and lack of food and water
• He reflects on the past as he misses Robert and his family
• Varys visits Ned and gives him updates on his daughters and tells Ned he has a choice to make

Resources:

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Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Sansa V.

• Joffrey holds his first court session as king
• New appointments to positions are made
• Barristan Selmy is fired
• Sansa asks for mercy for her father

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

George R.R. Martin’s Blog: https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Tyrion VII. 

• Tyrion and his group of mountain clansmen meet Tywin Lannister at the inn at the crossroads
• Tywin updates Tyrion on the war and everything that has happened since his capture
• The clansmen are promised rich rewards if they fight for the Lannisters against the Stark army

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Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Catelyn VIII.

• Catelyn meets up with Robb and his men at Moat Cailin
• They share what information they have from Sansa and Riverrun
• Catelyn and Robb discuss battle plans

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

George R.R. Martin’s Blog: https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/

News:https://win...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Daenerys VI.

• Daenerys visits the Western Market while Khal Drogo goes hunting
• A wine merchant offers Daenerys some wine, which turns out to be poisoned
• Khal Drogo decides to cross the sea with his khalasar and assault the Seven Kingdoms

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

News: ht...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Bran VI.

• All of the Stark bannermen arrive in Winterfell
• Bran goes to the godswood to pray
• Osha warns Bran that his brother should be marching north, not south
• Robb leaves with his men to march south

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

News:  https://wc...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Jon VII.

• A party of men of the night’s watch gathered the 2 dead men they found, both with icy blue eyes
• Jon hears of his father’s fate
• Alliser insults Jon and his father and Jon attacks him
• While in lockdown in his cell, Jon hears movement above him and he finds that one ...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Sansa IV.

• We learn that Sansa has snuck away to tell the Queen about her father’s plan to send them back to Winterfell
• She was kept in the chambers for 3 days when she was finally brought to the queen
• The queen told sansa that her father is a traitor and asks Sansa to write to her family and ask them ...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Arya IV.

• Lannsiter guards interrupt Arya’s dancing lesson with Syrio, who fights them off and lets Arya escape
• She ends up in the stables and kills a stable boy who was trying to capture her for the Queen
• Hullen tells Arya to warn her father before he dies
• She finds her wa...

Today we will be discussing King Robert I Baratheon, the seventeenth ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, formally styled as Robert of the House Baratheon, the First of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm. We are going to be basing our discussion off of the “A Wiki of Ice and Fire” page dedicated to Robert Baratheon. 

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

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Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Eddard XIV.

• With the passing of Robert, Ned calls the small council to meet and shows them the last words of Robert, who names Ned Protector of the Realm
• Joffrey calls the small council to the throne room where he commands them to make preparations to for his coronation because he is the new king
• Ned ...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Jon VI.

• Jon and the rest of the recruits get their Night’s Watch assignments
• Jon and Sam say their vows and become brothers of the Night’s Watch
• Ghost finds a hand in the forest

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

News: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a37957685/game-of-thrones-emil...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Eddard XIII.

• The king has returned from hunting
• Ned goes to visit Robert to find him severely injured by a boar
• The king gives his final wishes.

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

News: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a37752245/game-of-thrones-peter-dinklage-cyrano-first-look/ 

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Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss the character of Viserys Targaryen

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Viserys Targaryen: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Viserys_Targaryen 

News: https://screenrant.com/game-thrones-spinoff-prequel-dragons-how-many/ 

Was Viserys truly evil?: https://www.quora.com/Was-Viserys-Targaryen-truly-evil 

Targaryens are not dragons: https://fictionhorizon.com/why-was-daenerys-brot...

Show Summary: In this episode, we discuss Daenerys V. 

• Dany participates in the Dothraki pregnancy ritual
• Viserys gets his golden crown that he has been asking for. 

Resources:

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

George R.R. Martin’s Blog: https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2021/09/11/who-is-that-strange-dude/  

News: https://winteriscoming.net/2021/09/19/game-of...