The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake: A Podcast For The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake is dedicated to the hit TV show from NETFLIX, The Last Kingdom. In The Last Kingdom with Mary & Blake, The Last Kingdom podcast hosts Mary and Blake dive in head first on character, theme, favorite moments, production, predictions and every facet you can think of for The Last Kingdom on Netflix. We have not read the books, and are podcasting this show one episode at a time. So this is a spoiler free podcast! We firmly believe in the separation of book and show. While we do invite book knowledge, we are analyzing this story from the television show on its own accord.

Episodes

April 22, 2023

Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die.

We discuss why the film doesn’t miss a beat as it relates to feeling like the show, why there is some major plot yoga in order to create an arc for Uhtred, and why Mary apparently doesn’t know this difference between facts and FAQs…

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.10.

We discuss subverting expectations, why the battle for Bebbanburg was perfectly constructed, and why we Finan might have a competitor for Mary’s heart…

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.09.

We discuss the difficulty of turning characters into likable figures, why we’re willing to look past some writerly convenience for the sake of emotionality, and why Mary was once told she looked like an M&M…

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.08.

We discuss the “big breath in”, why Aethelhelm is right (from a certain point of view), and why Finan is totally a Gilmore Girls fan…

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.07.

We discuss the visual language of the final shot, why Edward has been a grey character all season, and why Mary is having a major existential crisis…

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.06.

We discuss why this episode feels like it’s moving chess pieces instead of having characters make real choices, why we don’t care ONE OUNCE about Aelfwynn, and why Sylvester Stallone is getting divorced because of his dog.  Trust me, you don’t want to miss the last 15 minutes of this episode…

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.05.

We discuss horror working better when you don’t see it, the Brida headfake, and why Haesten might be the first person to ever follow “The Secret”

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.04.

We discuss the moral gray area for our characters, contrasting the affect of death on faith, and why Combos are the crown jewel of road trips.

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.03

We discuss manufacturing plot to continue the story, if Uhtred is being a good dad, and why Vebeke is definitely not on the track team

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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.02

We discuss discuss the horror element found in Alexander Dreymon’s directing, why we can whistle past the logic graveyard for Aethelflaed’s choice, and why Brida’s creepy kid needs to get a toy.

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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 5 Pemiere – Episode 5.01

We discuss the value of building out the emotional connection of your story world, if Brida is redeemable, and why Finan and Sigtryggyr would totally have a secret handshake…

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    The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episodes 4.09 + 4.10.

    We discuss the narrative cohesion of this season, why Sigtryggyr was a delightful subversion of expectations, and why father Pyrlig is your 98 year old grandmother at Thanksgiving…

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    The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episodes 4.07 + 4.08.

    We discuss the contradicting narrative pressures making a unique and welcome environment for the show, how the cell scene drips with gorgeous symbolism, and why Sigtryggyr is Kevin McCallister and Bill Weasley combined…

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    The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episodes 4.05 + 4.06.

    We discuss the need for ironic characterization, terrific sound design and cinematography, and why Eadith is trying her best to recreate White Fang…

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  • The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 4.04.

    We discuss passing the baton to a newer cast of characters, why television is best when it lives in the moral grey area, and why Mary has basically employed a witch to sage our house…

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    The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 4.03.

    We discuss “ending fatigue”, finally feeling something for Aethelflaed and Uhtred, and why Father Pyrlig is Taco Bell…

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  • The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 4.02.

    We discuss exposition disguised as dramatic irony, why Uhtred doesn’t feel like he’s got a real plan, and why poor Ecgwynn is like Edith from Downton Abbey…

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    The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 4 premiere, episode 4.01.

    We discuss the differences between showrunners, character equity, and why Brida is basically Susan Surandon in Step Mom.

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  • The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 3 finale, episode 3.10.

    We discuss the overall arc of the season, why Stephen Butchard may have chosen to leave the show, and why Aelswith needs to take up Sourdough bread baking…

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    The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.09.

    We discuss why this might be the episode of The Last Kingdom yet, if the show did the Thyra conflict correctly, and why we’re taking our shirts off and making bad decisions together….

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