S8 Ep6: A Cast of Kings S8E6 - The Iron Throne

A Cast of Kings - A House of the Dragon Podcast

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Tv & Film

4.4 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2019

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

It’s the final page of A Song of Ice and Fire. David Chen and Joanna Robinson watch the finale of the HBO series Game of Thrones, “The Iron Throne.” Catch the analysis of the ending by Ben and Jacob of Slashfilm here. Read Joanna’s article on how Lord of the Rings predicted the ending of Game of Thrones here, and the show's original pitch to HBO here. Read George R.R. Martin’s 2014 interview in the Rolling Stone. And look at how Martin had envisioned the real iron throne here.

Listen and subscribe to David’s new podcast - Culturally Relevant - where he talks with authors, filmmakers, and other culturally relevant figures. Find his other podcasts Slashfilmcast and Write Along here.

Listen to Joanna's other podcasts Storm of Spoilers (currently rewatching Lost), Still Watching (currently on Big Little Lies) , and Vanity Fair's Little Gold Men.

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0:00.0	Stories. There's nothing in the world more powerful than a good story.
0:06.0	Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it.
0:11.0	I knew I was a better story than brand the broken.
0:17.0	The boy who fell from a high tower and lived.
0:22.0	He knew he'd never walk again, so he learned to fly.
0:27.0	He crossed beyond the world, a crippled boy, and became the three-eyed raven.
0:36.0	He is our memory, the keeper of all our stories, the wars, weddings, births, massacres, famines, our triumphs, our defeats, our past.
0:52.0	Who better to lead us into the future?
0:56.0	Hello everyone and welcome to a cast of Kings, an unofficial podcast about the HBO original series Game of Thrones.
1:02.0	I'm David Chen and I haven't read most of the books in George R. Martin's The Song of Ice and Fire.
1:07.0	I'm Joan Robinson, I've read every book in George R. Martin's The Song of Ice and Fire, but really, does that matter anymore?
1:13.0	It doesn't. It doesn't.
1:16.0	Because welcome to our recap of the series finale of Game of Thrones.
1:21.0	Can you believe it, Joan Robinson, that it's happened?
1:24.0	What is the one word that comes to mind when you think of the show being over?
1:29.0	I can tell you mine, it is relief.
1:32.0	Oh my god, that was mine, actually. It really was.
1:36.0	It has been such a thrilling adventure to do this podcast, but it's also been very stressful, been very intense, and it's all over now.
1:45.0	And we're free. We don't need to talk about the show anymore. No, but just.
1:49.0	I mean, it is still I will talk with the show again later this week, obviously we're doing one more episode.
1:54.0	And I never tire of talking to you about anything.
1:57.0	And I never tire of talking to you all listening about anything.
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