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EW's West of Westeros

Ep. 9: Behind the Bastard Bowl

EW's West of Westeros

Entertainment Weekly

Tv & Film

4.0586 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The most epic ‘Thrones’ ever? We break down the shocks, deaths and twists in ‘Battle of the Bastards,’ with James detailing what it was really like on the show's battlefield set in Northern Ireland (spiders and a shirtless Kit Harington are involved), while Darren analyzes that unexpected Meereenese dragon threeway. Plus reader questions, trivia and more. Tweet questions to @JamesHibberd and @DarrenFranich, or send us an email at GOTpodcast@ew.com and we'll try to get them answered in next week's episode! Please rate us on iTunes and leave us a review! We’d love to hear from you. Thanks for listening, and don’t forget to come back every Monday for a new episode during season 6 of Game of Thrones! Credits: Hosts: James Hibberd (@jameshibberd) and Darren Franich (@DarrenFranich) Producer: Cristina Everett (@cristinaeverett) Editor: Henry Molofsky Contact Us: GOTpodcast@ew.com For the latest in GOT news, go to: ew.com/gameofthrones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sean has had some good ideas over the years, but using Canva was a really good one.

0:08.0

Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale.

0:13.0

They looked good, really, really good.

0:17.0

Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the loft, including the car.

0:24.5

Now Sean doesn't know how he's going to get home.

0:28.0

Thanks, Canva.

0:33.7

Welcome to a special episode of EW's Game of Thrones podcast.

0:37.2

I'm James Hibbard and I'm here with Darren Franch.

0:39.3

And we are still reeling from last night's incredible Battle of the Bastards.

0:44.9

There is so much to talk about.

0:46.8

And to me, this episode is the one that basically gave fans, basically gave us everything we wanted.

0:52.8

I mean, there was a massive battle, unlike anything we have seen before.

0:56.8

We got to see Danny's Three Dragons all in action at the same time.

1:01.5

We got to see Resurrected John Snow in action hero mode.

1:05.5

We got to see John and Ramsey face off, both in conversation and one-on-one.

1:11.1

And, of course, we got the what fans have been wanting for so long,

1:16.2

and that is Ramsey Bolton getting his comeuppance at the hands of Sonsa Stark.

1:21.2

Darren, what was your first blush takeaway of this one?

1:24.3

James, this was an episode that had been teased as a big battle episode, that battle being

1:29.4

the Battle of the Bastards in the Frozen North. And I'm so taken with the fact that when

1:34.2

the episode began, it was about an entirely different, equally awesome, very different in

1:40.0

terms of scope and setting battle scene. I mean, you had sort of two battles for the price of

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