‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Is ‘Game of Thrones’ at Its Best. Plus, the Future of ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Industry’ S4E2, and the ‘Landman’ S2 Finale.

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Chris and Andy talk about the series premiere of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ and why it feels like a return to form for ‘Game of Thrones’ (2:12). Then they react to the news that Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as the president of Lucasfilm and what the change means for the future of ‘Star Wars’ (20:53). Later, they discuss ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 2 (45:29) and the Season 2 finale of ‘Landman’ (01:10:11). Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Watch and so much more! Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Additional Video Supervision: Jacob Cornett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.7	Stand up and walk now.
0:41.4	Hello and welcome to The Watch.
0:43.3	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:44.6	I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me in the studio, the commander,
0:51.3	it's Andy Greenwald.
0:53.8	Happy Martin Luther King Day.
0:55.4	Yeah.
0:56.4	Yeah, man.
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0:59.8	We're here on a Monday because there was just too much TV.
1:01.9	There was.
1:02.3	You know, and we couldn't record on Friday, and I didn't want to record on Tuesday.
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