The Princes That Were Promised

I Didn't Hear No Bells! (TV.804)

Sat, 18 May 2019 16:54:42 -0000

**_Wow! Another shocking, roller-coaster of a TV episode that subverted my expectations! I can't wait for a Star Wars trilogy by these guys!

Here are some things people are saying about The Bells!

"Wow! Another shocking, roller-coaster of a TV episode that subverted my expectations! I can't wait for a Star Wars trilogy by these guys!" - Rian Johnson.

"I feel like everyone is taking crazy pills," - Jon Snow

"I probably should have just marched south with Jon Snow in the first place," - Jaime Lannister

"I guess a plan B was necessary after all," - Cersei Lannister

"I will let the kid shoot the scorpion. Nobody can ever know that I hit 3 one in a million shots in a row. My reputation..." - Euron Greyjoy

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

The Princes That Were Promised watched the penultimate episode of HBO's Game of Thrones! Soon, they will watch the final episode! Wow!

The Princes That Were Promised are John and Seannie-Wan. Join them as they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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The Last of Whatever (TV.803)

Sat, 11 May 2019 21:52:51 -0000

This may have been Benioff and Weiss' worst written episode, but it did feature their best cameo! But their cameo was upstaged by a* Starbucks *coffee cup.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

HBO may greenlight a spin-off show about the Starbucks coffee cup.

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PBlizz Watches 'The Predator' (2018)

Thu, 09 May 2019 09:00:39 -0000

Listen to the pod that The Princes That Were Promised are listening to as their Royal Souls struggle with the validity and/or impact of The Final Episodes Leaks.

Here is the newest member of the ActionPacked!Podcasts family, the longest-running and most-reputable Predator pod on the entirety of the Interweb...

Patrick's Predator Podcast - Getting To The Choppah So You Don't Have To!

Episode Notes

On the 434th edition of Patrick's Predator Podcast, PBlizz is joined by his guest, Seannie-Wan Kenobi of The Princes That Were Promised, for a watch-along of Shane Black's The Predator (2018).

Pat shatters the INCORRECT common knowledge of the veteran Hollywood writer/director's place in The Predator film franchise. As it happens, Shane Black is less a creative force when it comes to our deadly, ugly, alien friend and more of a tourist.

If watching one of The Predator films with Big Poppa Predator himself is one of the items on your bucket list, here is your opportunity to allow yourself to pass into the afterlife with significantly less burden.

Patrick's Predator Podcast - Getting To The Choppa So You Don't Have To!

Hosted by Pat Block

Developed and Written by Pat Block

Produced by Pat Block and Seannie-Wan Kenobi

Recorded and Edited by _Sean Block

Patrick's Predator Podcast is an ActionPacked!Production

What's the matter? CIA got you pushing too many pencils?

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The Long Night of a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV.802)

Sun, 05 May 2019 01:02:30 -0000

Bryan Cogman hits a homerun with his final offering to HBO's Game of Thrones, but the beautifully written 2nd episode is upended by the lazy, lackluster, poorly thought-out, full-of-plot-armor culmination of what turned out to be a decade-long side story written by the boys!

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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TPTWP deduce that Benioff and Weiss are those guys you knew from college that seemed interested in everything that you were but ultimately don't understand what makes the things you love important to those who love it... tho knoweth of whom thy Promised Princes speak...

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Winterfell - The Final Episodes #1 (TV.801)

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:27:24 -0000

Jon brings home his new girlfriend to meet the family and things don't go too well!

Sansa gets an even higher horse and climbs right up on it.

Arya continues her journey to become Batman.

Bran seeks out people under emotional strain and stares at them.

Ghost spends another day in a kennel too small for him and wonders why his master has forsaken him.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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John and Seannie-Wan watched Winterfell, not knowing it was called Winterfell, along with 8.4 billion other people. Collectively, The Princes That Were Promised and the other 8.4 billion people forgot about Ghost while watching an episode with every living Stark set at the ancient seat of the Starks.

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss finally accomplish their goal of erasing the direwolves from the story without so much as a whimper and celebrate with a high-five marathon.

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We Still Know Nothing, Jon Snow: Part 2 (308.5)

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:55:41 -0000

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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We Still Know Nothing, Jon Snow: Part 1 (308)

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 08:14:57 -0000

He knew nothing but we had an idea... They all told him he knew nothing and we agreed but we kind of sort of knew... There was no way that he could have known anything and yet his friends and enemies were on his case about how little he knew but we knew... When all was said and done, nobody knew anything, including us... or did we? We will find out for sure if we knew or not but Longclaw to our head- We Still Know Nothing, Jon Snow...

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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The Man (maybe) destined to (perhaps) lead all of (most of) the living of the Known World (realistically just the continent of Westeros) against the one (possibly) true enemy and the very embodiment (seemingly) of death and evil- The (Others) White Walkers.

It's ya boy!!! Jon (Aegon) Snow (Targaryen)! (Maybe)

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Mother of Dragons (307)

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:00:43 -0000

Danaerys Targaryen was believed to be the last of her House through seasons 1 to 5, and most of season 6. Some on the ol’ interweb would have us believe that she is still the scion of House Targaryen in spite of clear visual and audible evidence that she is not. But the interweb is great for silly theories in both fiction and real life!

All the same, Danaerys Stormborn has been framed as the hero of this story since the final half of season 1.

Spoiler: She...

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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Spoiler (Continued): ... probably ain’t.

John and Seannie-Wan, or The Princes That Were Promised, as it were, break down her magical, heroic, red herring, Shaggy Dog of a journey.

And there will be no mercy...

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The Imp (306)

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:00:08 -0000

Tyrion Lannister- Mayhaps the most popular of all the fictional characters in Westeros. Or... mayhaps... not so much. Either way, his journey went from incredible to solid to kind of boring to a bit forced.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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Join #TPTWP as they embark on a journey to rehash and re-analyze the journey of Tyrion Lannister's journey(s). It is a remarkable and incredible... journey...

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No One (305)

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:00:13 -0000

MAN IN KITCHEN: 'Oi! Who are you?'

ARYA IN DISGUISE: 'I am Bruhmilda. I have been sent to assist in the kitchens.'

MAN IN KITCHEN: 'I don't require help. Who sent you to me?'

ARYA IN DISGUISE: 'Ehhh... Tim... Frey...'

MAN IN KITCHEN: 'Tim Frey? There is no Tim Frey. I been runnin' the kitchen 'ere in The Twins for near 30 years and I seen me all the Freys a man can see and I ain' never heard of no Tim Frey.'

ARYA IN DISGUISE: ...

MAN IN KITCHEN: 'An' why be ya draggin' that big sack... that big wet sack... by the Seven... be that blood leaking from that sack?'

ARYA IN DISGUISE: 'Yes, you see I was sent by Tim Frey to bring you this... cow meat...'

MAN IN KITCHEN: 'That's a human arm in there! Oi! One of you lot of nearly 40 kitchen workers, each of whom is required in order to cook meals for the large amount o' noble people that be livin' in this keep, go off an' get the guards!'

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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Arya Stark- universally loved by all. John and Seannie-Wan have been of the Royal opinion that the Arya story in the source material upon which Game of Thrones is based is likely the best story of all. But the televised story based on it? Not so much.

Listen to #TPTWP criticize David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for producing television that doesn't seem to understand Arya Stark.

Also, The Promised Princes dig deep into the frequent and mind-boggling cast changes of minor characters that do not even attempt any sort of continuity.

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Queen in The North... probably (304)

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:30:00 -0000

Sansa Stark: OH BOY! I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO KINGS LANDING AND SPEND TIME WITH PRINCE JOFFREY. HE IS DREAMY. I AM GOING TO BE QUEEN OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS! LIFE IS GREAT!!

Sansa Stark: (Falls head over heels for metaphorical inbred monster)

(Forsakes her own sister, collaterally causing the death of an innocent animal, so that foremention inbred Crown Prince might still like her)

(Rewards the loyal service of elderly woman who has committed her life to making sure Sansa Stark grows up to become a proper noble lady with cruelty and malice)

(Refuse to look directly into the venomous, lethal, gaping metaphorical mouth of the Royal Family and instead views them as good people)

(Does the opposite of everything she was taught growing up by refusing to use reason or honor in response to her Lord Father, the most reasonable and honorable man in the Kingdom, and the decisions he made in strict concern for her safety)

(Believes her charm can turnaround a political and royal coup, including political play, murder, and the manipulation of her family and herself)

(After the arrest of her Lord Father and the murder of essentially everyone that cared about her, is more concerned about her standing with the people responsible for them)

(Not concerned about her missing and believed dead sister)

A FEW YEARS LATER...

Jon Snow: WE HAVE TO SAVE RICKON! WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM TO DIE. WE HAVE TO AT LEAST TRY...

Sansa Stark: JON, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT- YOU'RE BEING AN IDIOT. LOOK, I SURVIVED AT KINGS LANDING. DID YOU? NO. I DIDN'T THINK YOU DID. I DID. YOU WERE UP NORTH PLAYING IN THE SNOW AND KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR... ZOMBIES...? I THINK YOU EXPLAINED THEM AS ZOMBIES... REGARDLESS, I WAS BUSY SURVIVING AT KINGS LANDING WHILE YOU MADE SNOW CASTLES. I THINK I AM MUCH MORE CAPABLE OF MAKING THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR THE FAMILY... AND MIND YOU, I MEAN THE STARK FAMILY... NOT THE SNOW FAMILY OR THE PARTLY-STARK FAMILY. BELIEVE ME, I SURVIVED AT KINGS LANDING, I AM BETTER EQUIPED TO MAKE THE DECIIONS HERE.

Jon Snow: .........

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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John and Seannie-Wan bring the deep analysis of the television narrative for John's (least) favorite character that still draws breath... albeit ficticiously.

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The Trailer (Sp3.3)

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:00:34 -0000

Tho hath heard the rest. Now ye heareth the best.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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John and Seannie-Wan extract huge amounts of entertaining conversation from the loins of a dozen brief clips.

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Bran the Broken (303)

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:30:00 -0000

BRAN: I am here! I received your messages and I sought you out, though it was at great cost. The old gods have helped me to find you. Will you help me to walk again?

THREE-EYED RAVEN: You will never walk again but you will fly... though not literally, I'm afraid. What I'm saying is that from a certain point of view, what you may soon be capable of doing, and I speak to you thus, mind you, of the assumption that not only are you gifted as your friend... well, your deceased friend, as it were... and obviously, spoilers for the last 20 minutes of your life... where was I...?

Oh... yes, I'm speaking with you... to you... as one man to another man, in spite of any... physical characteristics about ourselves that might make some think that we are not men but odd cave wizards... or mayhaps we question our own manhood as we dwell here in our cave... my cave, is what was meant, though I'm implying that you will make this... cold... and barren... rather depressing cave your home as well.

I realize, young Brandon Stark... er... of Winterfell... that it might be misconstrued, these words I am speaking, or have spoken, or spake... one does have difficulty with proper tenses when one has an ability to view events in a non-canonical format... along with a solemn duty to keep on viewing events and send messages to young boys... er, men... such as tho... and I do believe that the saying is... eh... what was it now... ah! Yes! Putting the cart before the horse- an analogy truly fitting of this conversation in which we are both a part of... though it is not lost upon me... and rarely is anything lost upon me as I am blessed, or mayhaps cursed, with sight that men- be they men that do not live in caves and amongst the dirty, somewhat moldy roots of an ancient weirwood tree or men whose fate it is to walk freely under the bright sun, feel the soft grass beneath their feet, hear the laughter of children without feeling... empty?... on the inside... tho just a bit and only when their matters within the cave are... just... becoming a bit too much... or be they men whom possess the fortune, be it good or ill, of placing their hand upon the warm, soft bosom of the gentler sex... and I speak to ye, Brandon Stark, of women. I know much and more... some may believe I know all... so if tho know not of which I speak... or have spake... regarding... women... then rest easy that I will be happy to share with you the reasons that you feel the way you feel, a feeling I presume you are indeed... well, feeling, that may be strange and foreign to you, as it were, or as it was... as it is... very well might be... Indeed, young Brandon, a feeling twixt a glowing ember of fire within thine groin and a yearning for something that tho hath not been able to put thine fingers upon... to these feelings I can teach you much and more... if tho wish it to be.

As we live together, here in our cave, my young lordling, you may be confident that there exists no question you might have about women or their soft and supple bodies that I will not be able to answer... and you may find that... Chip... and Chip would be... well... I don't see him at the moment but these... Children... of the Forest... these clever and... magical creatures are always coming and going and hiding and throwing things towards me... eh... oh yes- Chip, who hath the largest and the most foolish look to his stupid face... believe you me, bestest friend, you will recognize Chip as soon as tho hath laid thine eyes upon him. Chip is an old gods-damned liar and it is of the utmost importance that tho keepeth this in mind when Chip visits and begins to speak of matters that he knoweth naught about... and I must needs warn you that mine own great knowledge of women and ladies and what they look like naked will be the first truth that Chip will lie to you about. He will say that I know nothing of women or their... boobs... and what have ye... and I knowst true that Chip will deliver this lie to thine lordly ears for this hath happened before and I hath seen it happen again... and also I hath seen it happen before, long before before hath already happened... so do not believe anything that Chip says...

Ahh... but of course you won't, young Brandon. Believeth not the fables of one such as Chip is a motto tho hath already lived by for the entirety of thine life... Yes... tho and I shall make the greatest of live-in partners... truly, the bestest of best friends... and 'tis for the better as there are countless, seemingly endless, and endless years... a feeling of eternity, truly, as though time is never-ending and we are but two best friends living in a cave for the entirety of it... yes... living in a cave and having a lot of great times together- telling one another stories and making one another laugh and talking about women and their bodies. I am so very happy that tho hath decided to seek me out and liveth within my domain and be my bestest friend, Bran Stark. But though it is pleasing to me, from the onset of our friendship here in our cave, I must needs stress that 'twas my cave first, as you know, and of the two of us, the two very bestest of friends and companions, 'tis I who hath been here in the cave longer and 'tis I who, as the first friend in the cave, owns final say on any decision we make as either friends or live-in partners... cave partners, if you will...

eh... be tho in distress, my dearest friend?

BRAN: I'm... I'm gonna go...

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

Bran the Broken. Bran Stark. Bran.

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The Kingslayer (302)

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:00:20 -0000

He was intimate with his twin sister...

As a teenager he swore an oath he would unlikely be able to keep...

He broke the oath he made not long after he made it...

He murdered his King and offered no explanation for why he did so...

He pushed a young boy out of a tower window...

He was labeled Kingslayer by his peers as an insult but embraced the title until it became legendary throughout Westeros...

He is Ser Jaime Lannister and he is the truest knight in The Realm.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

The Royally Official Fictional Analysis of Fictional Characters from Game of Thrones continues with a long, mostly-focused look at Ser Jaime Lannister, the former Lord Commander of The Kingsguard, The Savior of Kings Landing, and the truest knight in all of Westeros.

From his arrogant visit at Winterfell and his mishaps and miscalculations in The Whispering Wood, all the way to the loss of his sword hand and the adjustment of his mindset to fit the current conditions of The Realm, The Princes That Were Promised cover Jaime's entire narrative through Game of Thrones.

He is Seannie-Wan's favorite fictional character of all-time. He is fast becoming one of John's favorite characters. How can #TPTWP justify this considering all the unfathomable actions listed above?

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The Crypts Teaser (Sp3.2)

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:00:02 -0000

The Promised Princes are surprisingly teased by a surprise teaser announcing the transmission date for the first of The Final Episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones! Although John announced the date long before HBO executives sat down to make any decisions whatsoever, and although John and Seannie-Wan both announced that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would finish adapting The Great Procrastinator's story long before The Great Procrastinator was finished telling it, #TPTWP did not foresee an actual teaser preceding the date reveal.

Also, it should be noted that The Promised Princes foresaw that no matter which method of revealing April 14th, 2019 as the premiere date that HBO chose to reveal the April 14th premiere date, it was bound to be a better method of revealing an April 14th premiere date than melting a giant block of ice the size of Harrenhal on Facebook Live.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

The average Sunday Night HBO viewer would not think that there would be a metaphorical ton of entertaining conversation to be mined from a short teaser trailer. Mayhaps that is the true difference between an average Sunday Night HBO viewer and The Princes That Were Promised.

Yes indeed, at the drop of a hat, John and Seannie-Wan are able to cover every angle and every possible take on The Crypts Teaser. More importantly, The Promised Princes are able to stray away from the silly and giddy analysis you might find on other internet streaming audio shows or YouTube channels. This analysis is hot and fresh, exciting yet grounded, and clever without being conceited.

So Royally confident in their analysis of this teaser are #TPTWP, they gave the Royal seal of approval to the above analysis of their analysis.

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The Mad Queen (301)

Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:00:23 -0000

The Mad Queen is a title befitting Queen Cersei Lannister... or is it?

Yes. Yes it is.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

The Princes That Were Promised begin their journey through the journies of the lead characters of HBO's Game of Thrones as The Final Episodes draw near. In less than four months, the journey that began in 2010, and redefined what prestige television can be, will be over and... frankly #TPTWP have no idea what Westeros will look like when the final closing credits hit the screen.

Royally speaking, John and Seannie-Wan only know what is behind them, as it were, or rather what is behind the character that is the focus of the Royal contemplation, though admittedly this look back, be it metaphorical or intellectually metaphorical, doth work under the assumption, Royally or no, that time, in both a fictional story and a non-fictional conversation about a fictional story, can be viewed in a linear way. In other words, vis a vis, the completely fictional journey that has brought these fictional people to their final storylines can and will be spake about.

This is the official The Princes That Were Promised run-up to what will very likely be the most-watched six episodes of television in HBO's history with viewership that we will never see again... probably.

Begin the journey again, in a sense, sort of, with a analysis and rehash of Cersei 'Why Isn't Her Last Name Baratheon?' Lannister and her journey through the 7 series of Game of Thrones. Just don't forget to Remember Lady.

#RememberLady

The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Join them as they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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Arbor Gold From France (Sp3.1)

Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:00:46 -0000

They have a song... They are The Princes That Were Promised and their's is The Song of Ice and Fire...

John and SeannieWan return for their 3rd Royal run of episodes.

Herein layeth for thine pleasures of thy ear the most Royally newsworthy and Royally new news. Mayhaps tho hath heard already some of the Royal words to be spake by the Royal mouths, but from the vile tongues of peasants, plebeians, and men of the gutters. If this be so, then tho hath heard not the way these tidings were intended and tho wouldst be wise to use thine earholes to receive this Royal blessing.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

This is a primer episode for the next great project from #TPTWP. But first the news...

01:16:00 King in the North...

05:55:00 First S.8 Footage

12:29:00 The Reveal Date for The Reveal of the Date

15:52:00 Dornish Red or Arbor Gold

16:30:00 Pre-Production Non-News News

17:55:00 E9: Thank You, Next

In preparation for the penultimate season of Game of Thrones, #TPTWP undertook a massive... undertaking. A complete re-watch of the series was documented, analyzed, and streamed via the interweb for loyal listeners. That official re-watch can be found in #TPTWP archives. The lead up for Game of Thrones: The Final Episodes will be approached in a different way... a more interesting and more accessible and far less complicated way... Royally intrigued?

The first episode for The Princes That Were Promised Official Re-Education in the Main Characters of HBO's Game of Thrones and Their Stories will begin streaming this week. Stay tuned to the feed... or lose your head... not metaphorically... like The Promised Princes will cut off your head... and they will do it themselves because those who pass the sentence must swing the sword.

The artwork for this episode was completely and totally used without any permission whatsoever. It is titled A Gift of Arbor Red and was created by Nicholas Gregory for Fantasy Flight Games which has a plethora of great ASoIaF/GoT artwork that we try very hard to not use anymore often than we do. Please do not tell Fantasy Flight or Nicholas Gregory that their fantastic works are being used for an audio streaming program, no matter how fantastic the audio streaming program may be.

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Breaking Wind... of Winter (Sp2.11)

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:00:08 -0000

On the eve of the release of... like... the 3rd major A Song of Ice and Fire publication since A Dance With Dragons that isn't titled "The Winds of Winter," #TPTWP find themselves struggling to identify a strange and uncomfortable feeling that overwhelms their Royal Persons re:ASoIaF.

The Promised Princes sought out mental health professionals for help, and they did their own Royal Research into "Human Feelings" and "Human Emotions," so as to identify what this feeling was. The conclusion that the Royal Research and the Royal Mental Health Professionals both came to was that John and SeannieWan were no longer feeling Angry and/or Frustrated each time The Winds of Winter came to their Royal Minds, but instead they were suddenly and inexplicably feeling a feeling that most commonfolk call "Hope."

Hope had never been a feeling that #TPTWP associated with The Winds of Winter... or George R. R. Martin... or A Song of Ice and Fire. Ergo... What gives???

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

John and SeannieWan discuss the very real possibility that their trolling of #GRRM may have been unnecessary and misinformed, albeit briefly is the adverb to describe the speed of their disussing, and brief is the discussion which they briefly discuss.

Has HBO been the real reason/motivation behind the inconceivably long wait for Volume 6 of ASoIaF since the release of Volume 5? Has there actually been a reason for the wait all along other than The Great Procrastinator doing what he does best- Procrastinating?

It's not TV... It's HBO*, but is it also why this professional writer has been unable to finish a professional project in nearly 8 years?

If so, is it possible that #GRRM has been one step ahead of us the whole time? Not likely... probably not... but maybe... but most likely probably not...

In the biggest twist in all of non-fiction since the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, John does what the pro-wrestling fans "in the know" would call a "Face turn," and finds himself siding with The Great Procrastinator.

In addition to all the "Hope" that The Promised Princes are feeling and discussing, John and SeannieWan put the pedal to the metal and discuss The Winds of Winter as though it were the ASoIaF being released next week instead of Fire and Blood.

The Wardens of Long Island doth engage in a top-notch, professional-level-conversating conversation re:The Winds of Winter, and thus catch themselves up on the ASoIaF characters and storylines that will surely make up the narrative of The Winds of Winter. They also theorize as to where the narrative will go and how the cliffhangers of A Dance With Dragons will be resolved.

"Really really good stuff this episode!" - George R. R. Marlin (editor of Wild Cars)

"#TPTWP have really done it this time!" - George R. R. Martington (author of The Gang of Throngs)

"...truly this is a podcast... not... bad... good!" - Eli O. (content editor for Westernbros.org)

Head's up! Possible SPOILERS for non-ASoIaF properties...

7:30:00 - Possible spoilers for 'Avengers 4,' though highly unlikely.

14:10:00 - Possible spoilers for 'Star Wars Episode IX,' though probably not.

The tweet that began the hype which led to hope...

**Shortly before this episode was made available, news of Stan Lee's death at 95 years-old broke on every major news outlet.**

To say that Stan Lee and his imagination directly molded our preference and enjoyment in and of fiction would not be nearly enough to do justice to his imagination and his influence.

To say that our own creativity is what it is because of those properties and ideas that Stan Lee created would be a shade of what should be said to honor how true that is.

To say that the work Stan Lee did, along with the work he procured, developed, and distributed, has become or was the basis for all quality fictional media entertainment in 2018 and is truly enjoyed by millions and millions of people around the world would only scratch the surface of the legacy that he leaves behind...

Excelsior!

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A Freaky Doctor, Record Emmy Wins, and Scary Spoilers... Maybe... (Sp2.10)

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:00:22 -0000

The Final Episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones feel like they arbe years away. The Royal Wait is growing worse than the wait for Season 6B of The Sopranos, but it beats waiting around for the "Book" that What's-His-Name claims to be writing (montly #GRRM-bashing quota met!).

The Royal Mantra is to enjoy the wait for Season 8 because once it arrives, the series will be over before The Royal Realization comes. Essentially, this is the sweet spot- the time to feel good that The Final Episodes are in post-production and the only thing keeping them from The Royal Television is the time that will be filled with speculation and Royal Excitement...

But what if there was a huge spoiler that has been whispered upon the lips of Redditors and YouTubers since the Season 7 finale aired? Wouldst tho open Pandora's Box?

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

John and SeannieWan temp fate and expose themselves to the huge POSSIBLE spoiler... maybe. John can't help himself and has been spoiling himself since the early 2000's. SeannieWan has a bit more self-control but can't pass an opportunity to have an edge in knowledge on non-book-readers.

Before #TPTWP get themselves stuck in the spoiler-y muck and mud, they take a look at the phenomenal victories that HBO, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and the Game of Thrones production had at the 2018 Emmy Awards.

Was The American Tolkien at the Emmys? Did he get a statue to take home to further distract him from the task at hand? Did the producers of the Emmy Awards do yet another funny "bit" where the host or a presenter points him out in the audience and the director of the Emmy Awards says, "Take Camera 4!" into his headset so that the live broadcast on whatever stupid network gives us a medium close-up of The Great Procrastinator grinning like someone that is in over his head as he slaps at a fake typewriter on his lap with the sausage fingers of his ham-hock hands?

Maybe. #TPTWP didn't watch because the only thing worse than Senor Martin grinning like someone that is in over his head is Hollywood sticking their celebrity noses up each other's celebrity butts. But John and SeannieWan discuss the awards before they discuss possible spoilers... maybe... for The Final Episodes.

If tho don't wisheth to hear thy spoilers... possible spoilers to be specific... maybe... be warned that spoiler talk begins at the 27:00-minute mark.

Yakkity Sax, which was the great music during the chase scenes in The Benny Hill Show, will play as a final warning. If you continue to listen after Yakkity Sax, prepare to possibly be spoiled... maybe...

But also prepare to experience intelligent, thoughtful, and entertaining conversation all about the possible spoilers... maybe...

If you wish to check out the possible spoilers from the source of the possible spoilers, The Royal Link is Right the F' HERE.

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The Mormonts You Know/ The Mormonts You Don't Know (208.2)

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:00:35 -0000

All of the Noble Houses of Westeros celebrate their own Lore- stories of heroic deeds by ancestors whose names are well-known not only by their descendants and vassals to their House but by nearly all Great and Noble Families throughout Westeros, as well as the smallfolk of The Realm. That is to say, all Noble Houses celebrate their Lore except House Mormont of the exceptionally boring Bear Island; a House which seems to have no Lore whatsoever.

The Maesters and The Citadel have a difficult enough time to identify the patriarch of House Mormont even 2 generations past. They know that there were Mormonts in House Mormont because the history of Westeros retains events in which Mormonts belonging to House Mormont were involved. However, learning a name or any sort of personality trait to whichever Mormonts that certainly belonged to House Mormont that were a part of whatever history that Westeros history claims them to be a part of has proven to be far too difficult of a task for any of the "educated" population of Oldtown.

While The Starks of Winterfell can be traced back thousands and thousands of years to The Age of Heroes, The Mormont family tree seems to go back only so far as Jeor Mormont... so like... 60-something years... albeit very incomplete for a 60-something year-old Family Tree.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

Ser Jorah Mormont is the Westerosi character upon which The Promised Princes focus their research and discussion. However, Lord Commander Jeor Mormont of The Night's Watch, who is Ser Jorah's father, is also examined. So too then are the many Mormont women to whom Jeor is Father and/or Uncle, to whom Jorah is nephew and/or cousin, and allegedly whom the big-a## hairy Bears of Bear Island bring to "Mormont Makeout Point" at the top of "Makeout Hill" in the south-eastern woods and forests of Bear Island.

John and SeannieWan pick up with The Mormont Family Tree... or lack thereof... and move along through Ser Jorah's narrative until the climax of A Game of Thrones and Ser Jorah's continuing struggles with childbirth.

Also covered in conjunction- Robert's Rebellion, Ser Jorah's thoughts on The Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, House Martell's loyalty to House Targaryen, The 4-1-1 on the Friendzone and at which point in his narrative Ser Jorah unwittingly began to back slowly into it.

If you have not yet listened, it is advisable, though not completely necessary, to stream #TPTWP episode 15.1:

Wood and Fish and Bears, Oh My

This episode is important as the history of House Mormont's seat at Bear Island is covered and (possibly) [not likely] sheds a decent amount of metaphorical light upon many of the motivations and characteristics of both Ser Jorah and his disappointed father, Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, 'The Old Bear.'

The artwork used as the cover art for this episode was created by digital artist Valeria Jortagul. The piece is titled Jeor Mormont and it features an absolutely dynamite portrait of The Old Bear holding Longclaw with a bear's head at the weapon's hilt instead of Jon Snow's iconic direwolf where the bear had once been, or where the bear is as it were within the timeline of the digital art, and Mormont's Raven upon his shoulder- a bird of dark wings that generaly carries dark words, or rather just repeats the same word over and over again.

To enjoy more of Valeria Jortagul's digital artwork, including her beautiful portraits set in the fantasy genre, you can click the link Right the F HERE.

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Wood and Fish and Bears, Oh My (208.1)

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:00:53 -0000

What makes Bear Island, the seat of House Mormont, such a special place?

Is it the endless amount of trees? No. Every keep and village in the North has trees.

Is it the infinite fish that swim the waters surrounding Bear Island, there for the taking to feed the smallfolk? No. Fish are found in all the waters around The Known World.

Is Bear Island special because of the tremendous amount of wood it produces? Surely wood is a resource that Bear Island can produce better than any other location in Westeros... No... Chopping down trees for wood is the most basic part of surviving in Westeros and again, there are trees everywhere.

The beauty of nature and mankind in harmony is what makes Bear Island so special... Nope. Not at all. Bear Island is just a little island with a lot of trees, poor fishermen and their families.

Bear Island is special and it stands out from the rest of Westeros because it is the most boring place to live in The Seven Kingdoms. Just ask the previous two Lords of Bear Island... if you can find them! They both abandoned their seat for certain death.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

John and SeannieWan open a series on a character that may just be their favorite non-POV character- Ser Jorah Mormont, the exiled Lord of Bear Island. If anybody has been put through the ringer more times than Tyrion Lannister, it is his good buddy, Ser Jorah... Captain Friendzone!

As with any ASoIaF/GoT character #TPTWP cover, some backstory and history are required to really understand the decisions and actions of Ser Jorah Mormont. The Wardens of Long Island begin by examining the... history...? of Bear Island. Why do people live there? Why is it the seat of House Mormont? How did they arrive on Bear Island? Who ruled the boring sh@@@y island before the Mormonts? What is the deal with the Bears?

#TPTWP attempt to answer all these questions and more.

The artwork for this episode is aptly titled Bear Island and was created by Dino Drawing for Fantasy Flight Games.

The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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Chit-Chat-Mania, Brother! (Sp2.9)

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:00:15 -0000

The Lords of Chit-Chat talk Hulk Hogan, Tony Schiavone, Conrad Thompson, and professional wrestling as they continue their world championship run of analyzing HBO's #GoT news during this current extended period of time when there really is no #GoT news to analyze; and, as it pertains to the normal content of #TPTWP Podcast, plain ol' irregular conversation.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

John attempts to tell SeannieWan about a funny remark he heard on the What Happened When? wrestling podcast and the attempt turns into a pretty F'n long and consistently entertaining conversation about WWE past and present.

(Note: The Princes That Were Promised cannot talk about professional wrestling or WWE without giving a chair-shot out to the best weekly wrestling review podcast on the entirety of the Internet, whose hosts happen to be the "smarkiest smarks" of the entire IWC {Internet Wrestling Community for those "non-marks" (basically "smarky smarks," "smarky marks," "marks," and obviously "smarks" are the pro-wrestling fans that used to chant "CM Punk!" at live events whenever a bad match took place and now chant "Rusev Day!" for the same reason}- Wishful Booking. If you enjoy our brief conversation about professional wrestling, you will lose your mind listening to theirs; and if you are a regular viewer of WWE and any of its brands, you should know that The Wishful Booking Wresling Pocast is to weekly pro-wrestling programming what #TPTWP is to Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire.)

#TPTWP bring the chit-chat back to The Final Episodes and the most anticipated reunions between the remaining #GoT characters. #TLoCC take a good look at supposed plot outline leaks for The Final Episodes and John makes a case for a small portion of them actually being true... maybe... probably not...

POSSIBLE SPOILERS for The Final Episodes of Game of Thrones occur around the 34-minute mark and last until just about the 42-minute mark.

The music featured in this episode is Yakkety-Sax, as heard on The Benny Hill Show, and Game of Thrones Main Title Theme, by Ramin Djawadi as adapted by... somebody... as an 8-bit video game theme.

The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Join their Royal Persons as they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

You can subscribe to the podcast and show fealty at:

Please take a few minutes to leave a review so others can find #TPTWP as well!!!

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Disney Star Wars Means to Murder... (Sp2.8)

Sun, 05 Aug 2018 10:00:57 -0000

As it was during the difficult years of their Royal puberty, John and SeannieWan had heard the ridiculous talk among those that knew little to nothing of things that were important. It was the talk by these uneducated acquaintances that created rumors of sequels to the Star Wars Trilogy... rumors that somehow reached the frozen dead ears of Walt Disney as he layeth in purgatory and awaiting the technology to return his black soul to the Earth.

When word of the prequels reached the Royal ears of thy Promised Princes, 'safe' was what they considered the beautiful story told in the 'Original Trilogy' as it could not be cheapened by sequels.

'Twas the Apocalyptic Beast of Orlando- the avatar of the Dark Lord of Hollywood Yesteryear, a rodent disguised as an American Icon- that was woken by the impatient and impossible expectations of American moviegoers that were 'failed' by the 'Prequel Trilogy.' And yay did the Rodent Beast of Excess grow in power as the disappointment in the Prequels strengthened the misunderstood nostalgia the idiots of the world believed they felt for the 'Original Trilogy.'

When the monsters created by 'The Matrix' and 'Shrek' had run George Lucas out of Hollywood, the slithering serpent hybrid of Mouse and American Greed rose from the rotted underbelly of corporate America and did then swallow up the souls of George Lucas and those that truly loved his story.

WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!!

SPOILERS INDEED ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... AND ON THIS DAY, SPOILERS ABOUND FOR The Star Wars Trilogy, The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, The Star Wars Anthology films, and all associated media considered canon by Walt Disney's frozen, yet likely active brain...

Born amidst salt and smoke- In a Galaxy Far, Far Away- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

It would have been too easy for #TPTWP to spend an hour destroying 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' and mocking the efforts put into the film. Even easier would it have been for John and SeannieWan to say 'We told you so' and remind the Royal listeners that they spoke many times of how bad an idea a Han Solo prequel film would be and how it would easily destroy the franchise in its current state.

So instead, The Lords of Chit-Chat together forge the ultimate Chat RE: Disney Star Wars and the disconnect it has with Star Wars.

'Solo,' 'The Last Jedi,' the announced Star Wars Anthology films that have since been shelved, Kathleen Kennedy, The Little Dark Lord Rian Johnson, the horrible people on Instagram that are not really lovers of Star Wars, the effects that bad decisions have on 'The Force Awakens,' Billy Dee Williams, The Great Creator George Lucas, and the business end of the Disney-Lucasfilm deal are all on the Lordly Table of Chat.

Listen, enjoy, learn, and tell Kathleen Kennedy that she is causing you to feel dark and empty when you think of your childhood.

Whatever you do, however, do not for a moment think that any actor or artist working with a script for a Disney Star Wars movie has any input in The Rodent Beast's campaign to devour your happiness.

Perhaps some music will be heard in this episode, or perhaps not. If music was to be heard likely it would be Duel of the Fates written by the greatest of all time, John Williams, for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. However, this adaptation of Duel of the Fates would be performed by the utterly amazing Galactic Empire. You can find Galactic Empire right the F' HERE. Subscribe to them and kiss a few hours of your life goodbye as you go through their entire catalog.

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The Night Has Been Fairly Dark, Thank You For Asking (Sp2.7)

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 11:00:56 -0000

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

The Princes That Were Promised chime in with their Royal-A** opinions of the Game of Thrones prequel shows that are seemingly all in production! What happened?!?

It has a bit to do with HBO's new owners- America OnLine!

What? Yup. AOL. Well... TimeWarner technically but there is no AOL in AOLTimeWarner without America OnLine... or AOL.

Question 1- Does anybody use AOL?

Question 2- How does that qualify AOL to operate a Premium Cable Network? Not just any premium cable network but THE Premium of Premium Cable Networks, HBO.

Lots of corporations, lots of letters, lots of Westeros... and in the center of it all- The Great Procrastonist, The American Tolkien, The Turtle himself: Mr. George R. R. Martin.

What in the Seven Hells is going on? #TPTWP try to figure it all out.

Also, James is an amazing band.

Also, Kit Harrington is a great actor.

Also, we comment on the #MeToo movement, though prior to the James Gunn situation... which sucks.

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Living and Dying In Westeros Lite (207)

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 10:00:00 -0000

Herein layeth the Official Royal predictions, or perhaps the Royally Official predictions, of #TPTWP re: the fate of the remaining characters going into Season 8 of HBO's 'Game of Thrones.'

Join John and SeannieWan as they make officially official which characters of Westeros Lite will still be among the fictional living at the end of Season 8 and which characters will be dead both fictionally and never really lived non-fictionally.

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

This episode will be the record as it has been recorded and likely released before any legit spoilers for The Final Episodes have reached the Interweb. Ergo, vis a vis, this episode will be fun to return to towards the end of 2019 when The Final Episodes have finished airing. Will John and SeannieWan be correct when all is said and done? Obviously.

In addition to the Royally Bold predictions, The Princes That Were Promised speak to the latest non-spoiler news, and attempt to make sense of the twitter feeds from the poor bastards that seem to live outside the King's Landing set. There is also a Royal acknowledgment that #TPTWP's most daring theory was incorrect...

George R. R. Martin, as it turns out, does not put on a fake beard and become Gardner Dozois so that he can edit short story collections without being bothered about The Son of Kong.

All that and more as The Watchers On The Couch return to Westeros Lite.

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A Catelyn of Swords (206.3)

Thu, 24 May 2018 11:00:02 -0000

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Be it in bad taste to say that Catelyn Stark's narrative in #ASoIaF comes to a screeching halt?

Mayhaps you feel it is if you are a big fan of Lady Catelyn. However, if you are a big fan of Lady Catelyn, this is likely not a podcast you will enjoy listening to. That said, has anyone really gone on record saying that Catelyn Stark is their favorite character from A Song of Ice and Fire or Game of Thrones? Not bloody likely.

#TPTWP pick up where Catelyn left off with the irreparable damage caused by her not-well-thought-out decision to release The Kingslayer from Riverrun's dungeons. From there, the piss-poor decision-making seems to migrate from Lady Catelyn to her suddenly clueless son, King Robb, who somehow blanks on the lifetime of lessons he learned from his wise father during three or four key moments in A Storm of Swords; moments that ultimately lead to the downfall of not only him, his dingbat mother, and his ancient House, but also hundreds of thousands of Northmen and Rivermen who were gullible enough to bend the knee to a sixteen-year-old boy and his overzealous mom.

Kick back, grab a beverage, and shake your head in frustration along with John and SeannieWan as they dive deep into the Catelyn Stark narrative from A Storm of Swords and keep it as painless as recounting Catelyn Stark's decisions can possibly be.

The beautifully detailed cover art for A Catelyn of Swords is titled A Price of Honour. The artist is Nejna Jasna and more of her professional, exceptional work can be found on her home page, which by the way, is located right the F HERE.

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A Catelyn of Kings (206.2)

Wed, 16 May 2018 11:30:30 -0000

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Catelyn Stark made some key decisions during the first volume of ASoIaF. These decisions brought not just her House and her family to the brink of war and then beyond, but they also worked to tear apart the seems that were holding the Realm together. Each successive choice she made within A Game of Thrones acted as a small rock bouncing down a metaphorical mountainside packed with deadly boulders. It was these boulders that were loosed into an avalanche that fell upon The Seven Kingdoms in the form of a horrible and violent Civil War.

In A Clash of Kings, Catelyn Stark does not fool us as easily, but she does try. The Worst Lady of Winterfell in the history of The North takes a much more passive approach to decision-making in the second volume of ASoIaF. More is the pity, as it seems most all of the choices that she makes in ACoK are insignificant.

If there is one thing that John and SeannieWan have learned in their dealings with Lady Cat, it is that she is the 'Worst,' and despite her decision-making dormancy for the majority of A Clash of Kings, The Lady of Winterfell more than makes up for it with a doooooozy that not only drastically changes the fortunes and options for House Stark, Tully, Umber, Mallister, Bracken, Blackwood, Karstark, Vance, Piper, Manderly, Glover, and every other loyal House in The North and The Riverlands, but also leads The Wardens of Long Island to conclude that Catelyn Stark hadn't so much learned her lesson from the ramifications of her poor decision-making as she was waiting and gearing herself up for the Mother of All Bad Decisions.

The cover art for this episode of #TPTWP is titled Cat n Brienne. It was created by artist Joe Harty and more of his colorful and animated pieces, many within the fantasy genre and ASoIaF specifically, can be found on his website... which just so happens to be right the F HERE.

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A Catelyn of Thrones (206.1)

Wed, 02 May 2018 11:00:30 -0000

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

The Promised Princes are The Wardens of Long Island. The Wardens of Long Island know a whole lot about Westeros and the people that make up the nobility of Westeros. In particular, The Wardens of Long Island- John and SeannieWan- are quite accustomed to the personalities of the Stark family of Winterfell. Of the Stark family, there are a few characters that The Princes That Were Promised, The Wardens of Long Island, do not care for. Of these characters that John and SeannieWan do not care for, there is one that is a complete and total Jerk. This complete and total Jerk has a name. Her name is Catelyn Stark. One of #TPTWP outright refuses to recognize Lady Catelyn as a Stark and instead identifies her by her maiden name- Catelyn Tully, Jerk Daughter of House Tully.

In A Catelyn of Thrones, The Wardens of Long Island follow Catelyn's narrative through A Game of Thrones and expose each decision she makes in the guise of the family's best interest but in the true interest of Catelyn while flying the metaphorical flag of Stupidity.

If there was a House Dumb-Idiot of StupieLand, the matriarch would be Catelyn Stark (or Tully, as it were) and the sigil for House Dumb-Idiot would be a crude depiction of the synapses in Catelyn's brain lighting up as she takes advantage of a situation to further her personal agenda of escaping from the North and stumbling into her own circle of power in the South.

#TPTWP easily point out each and every selfish, dimwitted decision the Lady of Winterfell makes while bringing to light the exponential growth of collateral damage and harm to the Starks, Tullys, noble Houses of the Riverlands, and noble Houses of The North that these selfish, dimwitted decisions bring about.

Is Catelyn Stark more a harbinger of death than Kara Thrace? Does Catelyn spend any time considering the consequences of her actions? Are Catelyn's actions those of the young lady that John and SeannieWan discussed in the previous episode? Did Ned ever have a moment of clarity in which he spat upon the stone likeness of his dead father- the man that set up the doomed marriage pact for Ned's imbecile older brother and the very same marriage pact that would fall into Ned's lap? Is Catelyn Stark worthy of the name Stark? Was House Tully doomed from the moment Lady Catelyn emerged from Minisa Whent's birth canal? Was Catelyn plotting her opportunity in A Game of Thrones from the first inhalation she made of the fresh air found in the atmosphere surrounding Riverrun?

Yes. No. Possibly. Likely. No. Yes. Probably.

For more in-depth and complex answers to these surprisingly simple questions, as well as a whole lot of fun going deep on the biggest antagonist in A Game of Thrones, who is totes presented as a 'protagonist' by The American Tolkien Turtle-Man, tho best giveth a listen to this Super-Sized episode.

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Wait... Tywin and Hoster Did What??? (205.3)

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0000

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

The Princes That Were Promised make a pit stop on the Catelyn Stark Memorial Highway- a (fake) highway with tolls every 20 yards, as well as poorly engineered tressels and footbridges that are built so low the tops of SUVs are damaged and 20 car pile-ups occur daily.

Before the events of ASoIaF and shortly after a 12-year-old Catelyn Tully was promised to Brandon Stark of Winterfell, Hoster Tully, The Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Riverlands, negotiated another marriage pact with Tywin Lannister, The Lord of Casterly Rock and Warden of the West. This marriage would have been more lucrative for Hoster than the shipment of his eldest daughter to the cold, hard North.

However, the marriage seems as though it would be beneath the son and heir to Tywin Lannister. Jaime Lannister, before he was a knight of The Kingsguard, was very nearly promised to Lysa Tully, the second, and possibly stupider, and definitely crazier daughter of Lord Hoster.

John and SeannieWan muse on the reasons why Lord Tywin, at the time The Hand to the King, would have even entertained the notion, let alone pulled the trigger. If not for Aerys Targaryen, as far as the information available, Lysa Tully would have become Lysa Lannister and The Lady of Casterly Rock. This would have been like... really horrible and probably gross and depressing for Ser Jaime (#PukeCityMayorJaimeLannister).

If Aerys Targaryen prevented this marriage from happening... why would Ser Jaime slay him?

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Teach Your Children Well, Hoster Tully! (205.2)

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:00:12 -0000

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

...and so The Princes That Were Promised journey down a familiar road full of rage upon which the fine line between the necessity for foolishness to move forward the story and the awe at the finely written thoughtlessness of one noble lady, in particular, is razor-sharp.

Yes, John has been waiting for this episode almost as long as he has been waiting for The Winds of Winter.

A deep analysis of Catelyn Stark has been a royally gestating idea since the beginning of #TPTWP. It was a joke until it wasn't.

In the first part of Hook, Line, and Sinker, The Wardens of Long Island cover all the bases. The history of The Riverlands is kept brief and the lead-up to the rule of House Tully as Lords Paramount of the Trident is explained with the hopes of shedding light on the dark crevices and recesses that make up the analytical mind of The Lady of Winterfell- Catelyn Tully Stark.

In Part 2, that generation of Tully that is over like The Beatles is looked at through the magnifying glass of judgement. The rule of Hoster Tully, his relationship with his brother The Blackfish, and the childhood of his children is dissected as The Princes That Were Promised gear up for the rollercoaster that is the narrative of Catelyn.

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Hook, Line, and Sinker (205.1)

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:30:52 -0000

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

Yes, John has been waiting for this episode almost as long as he has been waiting for The Winds of Winter.

A deep analysis of Catelyn Stark has been a royally gestating idea since the beginning of #TPTWP. It was a joke until it wasn't.

In the first part of Hook, Line, and Sinker, The Wardens of Long Island cover all the bases. The history of The Riverlands is kept brief and the lead-up to the rule of House Tully as Lords Paramount of the Trident is explained with the hopes of shedding light on the dark crevices and recesses that make up the analytical mind of The Lady of Winterfell- Catelyn Tully Stark.

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NotAPod...cast II: Revenge of The Winds of Winter (Sp2.6)

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:30:15 -0000

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What began as a minor irritation has blossomed into an anger that cannot be contained within the royal birthplace of such a strong and heavy feeling.

Thus and so, The Princes That Were Promised, a.k.a. The Lords of Chit-Chat, bring a thunderous and inspired Chit-Chat to the very source of the royal rage and frustration- The Big Cheeser, The Founder of Modern Procrastination, The Father of Gluttons for Punishment, The Seven That Is One: Mr. George R. R. Martin.

The Winds of Winter, Game of Thrones: The Final Episodes, the mistakes, the lies, the horror, the never-ending sadness, and the true truth that is never spoken are all on the Lordly Table of The Lords of Chit-Chat.

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Jaime's Head on a Weirwood (204)

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:00:50 -0000

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

Another episode of Prophecies, Dreams, and Visions, another prophecy, dream, or vision for discussion!

This episode, #TPTWP take a look at Ser Jaime Lannister and the oddly prophetic dream he has as he rests his weary head upon the trunk of a weirwood tree.

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The Newer News for February 2018 (Sp2.5)

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:00:50 -0000

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Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star...

Tho hath madeth it cleareth that tho needeth thine news to be e'en newer than new. Thus and so, thy Promised Princes delivereth the Newest News of all...

John and SeannieWan throw down the Royal hypothesis as per the information being received via the clearly unemployed men and women that are spending all of their time in close proximity to the closed off production locations of Game of Thrones: The Final Episodes.

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Dragons Everywhere (203)

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:00:49 -0000

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Tho hath chosen wisely and forged thineself upon the very anals of history!

This is the first edition of the new series of podcast episodes from The Princes That Were Promised. This series takes a close look at the many prophesies that dwell among the written words of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, as well as dreams and visions that can also be read as prophetic.

Each edition of Prophesies, Visions, and Dreams will feature one of the aforementioned and see it dissected verbally by John and SeannieWan.

The first prophecy #TPTWP take a look at is a passage of dialogue by Moqorro, the Red Priest of R'hllor whose destiny brings him together with Tyrion Lannister, Jorah Mormont, and Victarion Greyjoy over the course of A Dance With Dragons (the fifth and, let's face it, probably the last volume of ASoIaF). This prophecy is given to Tyrion regarding his future place among the Dragons.

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The New News for February 2018 (Sp2.4)

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:00:00 -0000

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Tho art young and hip. Tho wanteth not thine news to be old and ancient. Tho wanteth thine news to be new!

Here layeth thy New News! Tho Grandmother dost not understand this news!

John and SeannieWan bring you all the latest from the lethargic world of George R. R. Martin and Westeros. Filming? Check. Calendars? Check. Projects slowing George R. R. Martin down? Check.

Part 1 covers the non-spoiler news.

Part 2 doesn't cover spoilers, however, #TPTWP report on some reports (Meta-reporting) from the set and royally speculate on possible spoilers.

Listener be warned... or beware... or be yourself...

The cover art for this episode is titled The Long Night. It was created by Ertac Altinoz, an extremely talented artist from Turkey. You can find more of his amazing Game of Thrones-inspired pieces right the F' HERE. Please take a few minutes to visit Mr. Altinoz's page and show him some love. You are sure to find some more work that will impress you just as much.

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The Lost Jedi (Sp2.3)

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:00:19 -0000

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**IN ADDITION TO ALL THE ASoIaF AND GoT SPOILERS, THOU SHALT BE ROYALLY EXPOSED TO STAR WARS SPOILERS... ALL RELEASED EPISODES.**

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John and SeannieWan have been on an extended vacation. However, it wasn't a vacation so much as it was the opposite of a vacation and involved a lot of important, top-secret work... which may or may not have been top-secret... or important.

Before continuing the prophesized path of Westerosi discussion, #TPTWP feel royally compelled to comment upon Rian Johnson's attempt at a Star Wars film.

Where does Episode VIII stack up among the Saga? Is Kylo Ren still an intimidating heel? Or is has he turned away from the Dark Side? Or has he become Anakin Skywalker with dark hair and a bigger nose? What is the deal with Snoke? Does you Snoke Theory suck? Who are Rey's parents? Is Rey short for a longer name...? Like... is it a nickname... or... Like... who started calling her Rey? Who was she waiting for if she doesn't know who her parents are? Who taught her how to tie her shoes? Do Star Wars characters tie shoes? Are there shoe-laces in the future? Does Star Wars take place in the future? Obviously it does not- it takes place *"A Long Time Ago..."

Some of these questions are addressed and some ignored. To find out which is which and if any of this means anything... including Episodes I through VII... give a listen to The Wardens of Long Island... The Watchers on The Couch... The Lords of Chit-Chat...

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Merry BRAN-mas and Best Wishes on An- OTHER New Year! (Sp2.2)

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:00:14 -0000

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'Tis the season to research the Westerosi equivalent of Christmas and come to the sad realization that there is no equivalent. There is nothing like Christmas in America and all the Holidays that try to include Americans that don't celebrate Christmas in the gift-buying frenzy.

This year, our holiday episode is waaaaaay toned down... but in a sense, it is the most interesting dialogue between The Promised Princes that you will have heard in 2017. And here's the rub: this was recorded in December of 2016- over a year ago!

Listen as John and SeannieWan discuss some thoughts on Season 7 and immediately realize if they were correct! Use thine ears to experience a metaphorical explosion of words regarding Bran Stark, Daenery's Dragons, and The Others. And what would the Holiday Season be if #TPTWP didn't drop that verbal assault on the guy that wrote a year end blog about how upset he was that he didn't finish writing his book... a year before this recording, which was a year ago!

Happy Holidays to the listeners and loyal subjects of The Princes That Were Promised! Thank you for subscribing, spreading the word, giving the show a chance, and listening to what #TPTWP say!

Looking forward to a War for the Dawn in 2018!

The artwork for this episode is titled Bran Stark and Summer and was created by Joshua Cairos. This is the first time the same artist has been used for consecutive episodes and the reason is that this artist is dynamite! Find more of his work right the F HERE.

The rest of this episode's cover-art was created by some sick b@$%ard who created a meme that, while funny, could be considered despicable from a certain point of view, and whoever took a photograph of George Lucas in a tuxedo at some Hollywood event... presumably a Star Wars Prequel Premiere.

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"Am I The King Now?" Asked Robert (202.6)

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 04:58:09 -0000

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Kings Landing, the capital city of Westeros, and most of the Riverlands (as usual in any military conflict) is all F'd up because of war. The men responsible for the Rebellion that went and messed up the Realm suddenly find themselves with the responsibility of cleaning everything up.

Robert Baratheon went around kicking ass in battle but finds himself having to kick ass politically and the young Lord of Storm's End and now King of The Seven Kingdoms is just not mentally constructed for such things. Ned Stark is super pissed off that Tywin Lannister and his son Jaime have won the war for his side using deceipt and treason. Jon Arryn just wants everybody to get along. Doran and Oberyn are already plotting the downfall of House Baratheon before Robert is even crowned...

OH! And Stannis has had a difficult year.

TPTWP bring a conclusion to Robert's Rebellion and go through all the aftermath and issues the new regime faces.

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Lord Tywin Calls an Audible (202.5)

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 06:17:03 -0000

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The Promised Princes return from their Thanksgiving hiatus with a vengeance.

Rhaegar Targaryen has fallen at The Trident to Robert Baratheon's warhammer. The repercussions are immediately felt throughout Westeros and the revolution picks up its pace.

Upon word of Prince Rhaegar's death, House Greyjoy sets sail to throw their fate in with the Rebels, Tywin Lannister finally stirs at Casterly Rock and marches east to King's Landing with the powers of the Westerlands, and The Mad King completely loses his s@#%.

TPTWP focus this week is The Sack of King's Landing and the pieces moving into place for this horrible, war-ending event.

The artwork for this episode is titled AGOT:Tywin Lannister and was created by Tiziano Baracchi. More of his work can be found RIGHT HERE.

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'Two Dudes Duel to The Death In a River' - Robert's Rebel Yell (202.4)

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:00:00 -0000

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The Battle of The Trident is likely the most important and infamous battle in the history of Westeros, post-Aegon's Conquest. A strong case can be made that its legacy surpasses any single battle fought during the thousands of years that Westeros was 7 squabbling Kingdoms as well; long before Aegon claimed the Realm for House Targaryen and conquered it with Fire and Blood.

The High Lords and lands loyal to King Aerys II Targaryen were led through The Riverlands to The Trident River by The Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen intending to end the rebellion against The Iron Throne being led in the field by Rhaegar's cousin, Lord Robert Baratheon of Storm's End. The Rebels were indeed outnumbered by the Loyalists but their advantage lay in their united cause, the momentum they gained with each victory in the field, the knowledge that a loss would mean their death at the command of The Mad King, and their leadership- particularly Jon Arryn, Hoster Tully, Ned Stark, and especially Robert, whose skill, charisma and cause were the greatest of motivations for his soldiers.

Join John and SeannieWan for the 4th part of Robert's Rebel Yell, an analysis of Robert's Rebellion- the civil war that altered hundreds of years of Westerosi history and resulted in the first time that the Realm was united and ruled by one King who was not Targaryen. This week, #TPTWP go deep with The Battle of The Trident- its setup and the battle itself.

The artwork for Two Dudes Duel to The Death In a River (12.4) is titled Rhaegar's final moments. It depicts (possibly on looseleaf paper) the death of Prince Rhaegar at the hands of Robert Baratheon. The piece was created by artist Zimovskij. More of his work (not all on looseleaf paper) can be found HERE...

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'S*** Just Got Real,' said Aerys - Robert's Rebel Yell (202.3)

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:00:32 -0000

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The opening conflicts of Robert's Rebellion have not gone the way Aerys The Mad would have thought they'd have gone, had he thought at all. All signs seem to point to a catastrophic lack of thinking by King Aerys II Targaryen.

The Mad King could have asked his advisors if burning and strangling noble Lords and demanding other noble Lords send him the heads of more noble Lords would result in a peaceful rule, but it's unlikely he did. Thus and so Rebels win a handful of victories over Targaryen Loyalists and Robert Baratheon becomes the face of a movement to change Westeros forever.

As both sides regroup from The Battle of The Bells, Lord Jon Connington of Griffin's Roost loses the Office of Hand to The King, his Lordship, and Griffin's Roost. Aerys sends for his son Rhaegar to return from his extended holiday and help out, and sends words to Tywin Lannister to enter the field and help the Iron Throne. Mace Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden and Warden of The South digs into a siege of Storm's End that he probably hopes will last the duration of the conflict. Ned Stark and Jon Arryn save the alliance that Hoster Tully had made with Rickard Stark, while Robert gains victory and accolades in between sharing beds with young women that aren't Lyanna Stark.

Musings: baby names inspired by Game of Thrones; John reveals his future daughter's name; and the issue of who is older- Robb or Jon is put to rest... sort of.

The art for this episode is titled Lord of Griffin's Roost by Oppiana and more of her unique work can be found O'er Yonder...

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'Making The 8's' - Robert's Rebel Yell (202.2)

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:00:23 -0000

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John and SeannieWan delve into Robert's Rebellion from the outbreak of fighting in The Vale of Arryn, Ned Stark's journey to Winterfell, and Robert Baratheon storming the walls of Gulltown all the way to the failure of Aerys Targaryen's 'Anti-Robert' Jon Connington at The Stoney Sept.

#TPTWP also muse on Rhaegar Targaryen's motives and if he actually had the Southron Ambitions that Rickard Stark strove for.

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Roy Dotrice (M.25)

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:00:58 -0000

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SeannieWan shares his experiences having listened to Roy Dotrice narrate ASoIaF to him at least 5 and possibly 6 times through the published volumes.

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Robert's Rebel Yell (202.1)

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 12:00:00 -0000

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The Wardens of Long Island dig deep into the Realm-wide conflict that is known as Robert's Rebellion. The timeline begins immediately following the narrative of their Southron Ambitions episodes as King Scab (good old Aerys II Targaryen) sends his swiftest Royal raven to The Eyrie with a message politely asking Lord Jon Arryn for the decapitated heads of both his wards- the brand-new Lord of Winterfell Eddard Stark, and Lord Robert Baratheon of Storm's End. If he had thought to oblige his King, it takes but one look at Ned's puppy-dog eyes and Jon Arryn is convinced that he cannot do what is demanded of him.

#TPTWP detail the c%$@ out of the noble men that would be the heroes and villains of the civil war to come: Jon Arryn- Lord of the Eyrie and Defender of The Vale of Arryn, Eddard Stark- The new Lord of Winterfell, Robert Baratheon- The young Lord of Storm's End, Hoster Tully- The Lord of Riverrun and The Lord Paramount of The Trident, Rhaegar Targaryen- The Crown Prince of Dragonstone and Heir to The Iron Throne of Westeros, Aerys II Targaryen- The King of The Andals, The Rhoynar, and The First Men and The Defender of The Realm, Varys- The Master of Whispers on The King's Small Council, and Jon Connington- The Lord of Griffin's Roost and the newly named Hand to The King.

John and SeannieWan also breakdown which part of the Realm would side with The Rebels and which would stay loyal to House Targaryen.

There is even a bit of musing on the possibly purposely confusing timeline that precedes the outbreak of violence and goes through the majority of the war.

The breathtaking artwork for this episode is titled Robert and Eddard and created by a Hungarian artist called Enife. More ASoIaF related artwork by her, as well as plenty of beautiful, non-ASoIaF related creations, can be found at enife.deviantart.com.

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The Lords of Chit-Chat:October 2017 (Sp2.1)

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:00:00 -0000

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John and SeannieWan kick back and chit-chat about all the relevant issues affecting Americans. Or some of them... Star Wars, Aegon Targaryen, and other important stuff and things...

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The Idiot's Guide to Southron Ambitions, Part 2 (201.2)

Sun, 15 Oct 2017 11:00:00 -0000

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The 2nd unbelievably exciting half of #TPTWP's foray into Rickard Stark's Southron Ambitions takes the gigantic step from the Great Houses flirtation with Great-House-intermingling to the Great Houses need for Great-House-intermingling in order to survive.

The Rickard and Brandon Stark show comes to an end and the future of House Stark is put into jeopardy because of Robert-Baratheon-level anger and its response to hasty decision making.

Essentially, a couple of guys that thought ambitiously about the future didn't think that far ahead in the present... or the past, as it were... well, they didn't think too far ahead when it mattered.

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The Idiot's Guide to Southron Ambitions, Part 1 (201.1)

Sun, 08 Oct 2017 12:00:00 -0000

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#TPTWP return to the abyss that is the tiny grey area of interest between the super-hit television adaptation and the source material fantasy novels- an abyss that forges these two mediums together and creates a glob of chit-chatting that interests both book-readers and show-watchers the same. If anyone can do it, it be The Princes That Were Promised.

The Wardens of Long Island return to tackle the Prelude to The War of the Usurper that is Rickard Stark and his Southron Ambitions. Are the Southron Ambitions a enormously complex plan to overthrow the Targaryen dynasty? Or are they simply Rickard Stark's desire to travel South during the really rough parts of Winter because his bones are aching and he doesn't quite feel as young as he used to and he would like to see some hot Dornish ladies in the medieval equivalent of bikinis before his idiot son (and heir) does something stupid with that old-gods-damn juvenile temper and complete lack of foresight and the tempertantrum in question puts Rickard in a position where he has to deal with problems he believed he was done dealing with once BenJen was chamberpot-trained?

Join John and SeannieWan as they metaphorically tear the roof off the son of a bitch that is the Stark Men!

The artwork for this episode of #TPTWP is titled ‘Brandon Stark- The Wild Wolf' and was created by Mike Hallstein. More of Mr. Hallstein’s incredible work can be found- Right The F’ Here…

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Season 7:The Revisitation

Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:30:00 -0000

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The Princes That Were Promised return from their Royal Vacation with the Full View of Season 7. This is not a Royal Scene by Scene review. This is a Royal interesting fact and fun conversation coverage of Game of Thrones Season 7.

This is a full-to-the-brim episode as it will be the last word on Season 7 for quite some time.

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#TPTWP Classic: The Tourney at Harrenhal (112)

Sat, 16 Sep 2017 11:00:00 -0000

#TPTWP Royally Recorded this episode shortly after the conclusion of Season 6 of Game of Thrones. The material that tells us the story of both The Tourney at Harrenhal and The Knight of The Laughing Tree, however, can only be found in the source material, specifically A Storm of Swords.

While there are a plethora of clues both large and small that point to Jon Snow being the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, the story of the infamous (and... famous) Tourney at Harrenhal and The Knight of The Laughing Tree were the best source to the romance between The Prince of Dragonstone and The Lady of Winterfell. That is, they were until HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones, came out and told viewers that R + L = J was both true AND a legit and lawful marriage, making Jon Snow a legit and lawful heir to the Iron Throne.

The cover art for this episode is titled The Knight of The Laughing Tree and was created by Austrailian artist Modji-33. Find more fantastic work HERE

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Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

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#TPTWP Classic: The Most Promising Promise of All Promises (111.6)

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:30:00 -0000

The Royal Vacation From Recording and Editing of 2017 is nearly at its conclusion. The Princes That Were Promised are well-rested and eager to dive back into their Royal Responsibilities.

As #TPTWP prepare the next series of podcast episodes, including the Game of Thrones Season 7 Retrospective, another Classic episode from the Royal Archives will help see you through the night... For the night is dark and full of terrors...

This episode was part of #TPTWP series covering Lord Eddard Stark, The Lord of Winterfell, and The Warden of The North. It covers The Promise that Ned made to his sister Lyanna as she lay dying and what that promise ultimately meant to his life. In addition, a Royal candle is held up to the details and mechanics surrounding The Promise.

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Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

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#TPTWP Classic: R + L = J In a World Where R + L = J, Part 2 (107.2)

Sat, 09 Sep 2017 11:00:00 -0000

R + L = J has been the really bad cover for the biggest spoiler in A Song of Ice and Fire as well as HBO's adaptation. While clues were hidden thoughtfully throughout #GRRM's saga, and #GRRM has yet to finish a book that would have prevented a television show from spoiling his greatest reveal, the television show had to take a far more subtle approach. That approach was little to no mention of any clues audibly, and some background visual clues that are very difficult to pick up.

John and SeannieWan return well over a year ago... so Back to the Past... to finish up their in-depth, detail-oriented study of The Theory that became The Assumption, that was The Truth.

Cover art is Winter Is Coming by Dame DeBrume. Check out more of her work.

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#TPTWP Classic: R + L = J In a World Where R + L = J (107.1)

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:00:00 -0000

It is fact! R + L = J. And the fictional literature equation is as concrete as the non-fictional physics equation- E=mc2. There is no way whatsoever to refute the truth. #TPTWP discuss the pieces that fit and the pieces that don't, as well as the small details that have larger meaning than one might think. This is an episode from the archives, originally posted following the end of Season 6 of HBO's Game of Thrones, shortly after Queen Cersei blew up half the cast.

John and SeannieWan take a breather to catch up with professional work, save marriages, and reconnect with family following 7 weeks of multiple GoT viewings, prep work, recording, and what seemed like thousands of hours of editing.

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Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

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The Seven-Pointed Star #7- 'The Dragon and The Wolf'' (7.7)

Sat, 02 Sep 2017 11:00:00 -0000

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Your Crown Princes hath delivered across the Realm these Royal Words which containeth thine Royal thoughts and keen observations pertaining to HBO's Game of Thrones and the finale episode of the 7th Season.

The Seven that make The Dragon and The Wolf a successful episode are as follows:

1. A Royal look at the popular critiques of this season's writing as it pertains to George R.R. Martin and his adaptors- David Benioff & D.B. Weiss.

2. A Royally thorough and thoroughly Royal breakdown of The Dragonpit Meetup.

3. Royal predictions for Euron Greyjoy, The King of The Iron Islands and The North and his role in The Final Episodes.

4. The Royal thoughts of the annulment of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen of Dragonstone and Princess Elia Martell of Dorne, as well as the wedding of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen of Dragonstone and Lady Lyanna Stark of Winterfell that immediately followed.

5. Is this the final chapter of 'Lannister Family Drama?'

6. The Winterfell Bologna that nearly failed and The Littlefinger Hail Mary that saved the plotline.

7. A Royal look ahead to The Final Episodes.

The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known World from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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'The Dragon and The Wolf' (7.7) - Initial Review

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:33:18 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

'The Dragon and The Wolf' goes quite a ways to make up for the issues this season. The conversations and meetings that we thought we get this season are all saved for the finale and while it is great to see, it makes #TPTWP wonder if this season was padded with unnecessary storylines and all the good stuff held back.

The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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The Seven-Pointed Star #6 - 'Beyond The Wall' (7.6)

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!!

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Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

The penultimate of the penultimate. 'Beyond The Wall' was no doubt meant to be the episode of all episodes. However... 'twas not.

Many things happened that will have lasting effect but Episode 7.6 asked way more questions than it answered.

#TPTWP attempt to answers the questions that Benioff and Weiss couldn't answer.

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'Beyond The Wall' (7.6) - Instant Review

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 05:03:18 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

Their Royal Highnesses, John, and SeannnieWan finally have their Royal Schedules in order and reunite to discuss the epic successes and failures of 'Beyond The Wall.'

Six weeks have gone by faster than a relay team of Gendry, Eastwatch's Maester's handwriting, A Swift Raven, and Drogon ridden by Daenerys in the anchor position. Season 7 is nearly over. It must be said that this Season started off with a nuclear explosion that has since begun a fizzling unlike any seen before.

Is Alan Taylor's return to Game of Thrones a triumphant one, or is it... eh...?

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The Seven-Pointed Star #5 - 'Eastwatch' (7.5)

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

SeannieWan flies solo again but #TPTWP are one day closer to reuniting.

Topics include: 'Gendry,' 'Littlefinger,' and LOTS MORE!

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'Eastwatch' (7.5) - Instant Review 2

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 12:41:43 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

John returneth with his review of 'Eastwatch.'

Music by Unaware Wolf.

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'Eastwatch' (7.5) - Instant Review

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:51:37 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

SeannieWan offers his instant take on 'Eastwatch' (7.5) sans John while attends his third Guns 'n' Roses Reunion Tour Concert.

Which The Prince That Was Promised had the better time? Probably John but 'Eastwatch' was a solid outing and a great setup for the final two episodes.

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The Seven-Pointed Star #4 - 'The Spoils of War' (7.4)

Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

The 4th Edition of The Seven-Pointed Star takes an in-depth look at 'The Spoils of War', episode 7.4 of Game of Thrones.

#TPTWP beat up the battle scene a bit more but in a much more academic fashion.

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'The Spoils of War' (7.4) - Instant Review

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

TPTWP always deliver the most honest and thought-out reviews to their vassals. They swore an oath. Their Instant Review of The Spoils of War continues this Royal tradition.

Was the middle episode of the penultimate series of Game of Thrones a winner or a dudder? Thou hast thine own feelings but must hear thine Crown Princes...

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The Seven-Pointed Star #3 - 'The Queen's Justice' (7.3)

Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:15:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP bring to you the 3rd edition of The Seven-Pointed Star and run episode 7.3, The Queen's Justice, through the old Seven-Pointed ringer and observe what comes out.

The Lord of Light-ning Round this week pits John against Sansa Stark, and it's going to be a BLOOD BATH!!!

Markers

04:53 - The Jaime Lannister School of Hard Knocks - LIke it or not, Jaime learned a lot of lessons in warcraft, siegecraft, politics, and humility the hard way- failure and horrible consequences.

17:16 - A Spy in Our Midst... Maybe? - Is there a Lanniser spy in the Targaryen camp or is Jaime totally telegraphing every move his brother makes?

24:44 - Queen In The North - Is Sansa equipped to rule the North like her father? Or implode the North like her mother?

27:56 - The Creeper In The North - The second Stark reunion is not nearly as impactful as the first. Since Bran has crossed through The Wall, he has creeped out The Lord Commander of The Night's Watch, The Queen In The North, and he is gunning for Jon Snow. Meera Reed is like, "It was fun Bran, but I gotta bounce. Greywater Watch is a moving castle so... you know... I don't want to miss it. You understand, right? I guess... send me a rave? Or better yet, I'll send you a raven when I get settled... if we even have ravens..."

36:28 - Like Father Like Son - Jon Snow's similarities to what Daenerys knows of Rhaegar Targaryen.

44:02 - Dude! Where Are My War Commanders?!? - Daenerys had experienced warcraftsmen in Ser Barristan Selmy, Ser Jorah Mormont, and Daario Naharis. Whoops!

52:34 - Tony Soprano, Walter White, Cersei Lannister... Follow Cersei's character-arc. Is she an antagonist? Or is she a complex, premium cable, prestige drama, HBO, Emmy-nominated character? Regardless, she has gone off the tracks!

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'The Queen's Justice' (7.3) - The Instant Review

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:33:10 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

'The Queen's Justice' is the 3rd episode of Season 7 of Game of Thrones. And these episodes keep getting better!

John and SeannieWan discuss their immediate thoughts and reactions of the episode- what worked, what didn't, and what it all means!

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The Seven-Pointed Star #2 - 'Stormborn' (7.2)

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP run episode 2 of Game of Thrones 7th Season through the Seven-Pointed Star.

They go deep with the 7 parts of 'Stormborn' that make it work... or not work... but in this case, they totally work.

In addition, John takes his chances in The Lord of Light-ning Round and takes a look at the 3rd episode for Season 7, 'The Queen's Justice.'

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'Stormborn' (7.2) - The Instant Review

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:30:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

Episode 2 of Season 7 has broadcast and The Princes That Were Promised know what they thought of the episode. If you would like to find out what they thought, as well as find out how it compared to the Season premiere, all you have to do is press play. Nearly an hour of entertaining and thoughtful insight to a television program that everyone knows you watched.

WhereTheFuckIsGhost?!?

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The Seven-Pointed Star #1 - 'Dragonstone' (7.1)

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP grab their shovels and dig deep into the Game of Thrones Season 7 premier, 'Dragonstone.' They dig like really deep, like really really deep, like all the way to China deep.

HBO's highest rated show ever returns for an abridged penultimate season and The Princes That Were Promised are all over it like sand on a beach... or jagged rocks and needles on a polluted beach.

This Analysis is called 'The Seven-Pointed Star' because #TPTWP choose the 7 most important parts of this episode and discuss them to death. But no worries if you think we should have discussed something that we didn't, we will cover anything else of relevance in the 'Lord of Light-ning Round.'

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'Dragonstone' (7.1) - The Instant Review

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, HBO was kind enough to begin airing the 7th Season of Game of Thrones. John and SeannieWan were entertained and engaged enough to record their instant reaction.

Dragonstone was written by David Beninoff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Jeremy Podeswa

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for our in-depth coverage hitting the feed on Thursday.

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The Watchers On The Couch:Season 7 Titles

Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

The Princes That Were Promised turn all their attention and focus to the penultimum Season of HBO's Game of Thrones. It is upon us. The next 7 Weeks will be a frenzy of watching, reviewing, observing, recording, editing and posting for John and SeannieWan. #TPTWP are up to the task and ready to interpret the world's most watched television program for you!

It is times like these that seperates the Podcasting Royalty from the Podcasting Commoners. Consider The Princes That Were Promised as Podcasting Royalty and the literally 100's of 1,000's of podcasts based on GoT that multiply like cockroaches as the Podcasting Commoner or, if you prefer, the Podcasting Amateurs, or, if appropriate, the Podcasting 'B' Squad. We can sit here all day long and come up with demeaning titles for the 130,399 podcasts about Game of Thrones that you can find on any podcast server, but we won't. Because it's mean. And it is disrespectful to The Princes That Were Promised because they respect anyone and everyone that put a strong effort into making this medium work for them. That said, if you know someone in the market for a podcast that covers HBO's Game of Thrones, point them in this direction.

Stick with The Princes That Were Promised during Season 7 to satisfy you need for chat and discussion about the program that will be consuming your life for the next two months.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 6

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP begin the end of their The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch of HBO's Game of Thrones.

It's the most popular television series since the end of the Three-Available-Channels Era... maybe. A lot of people watched Friends, although John and SeannieWan did not. But #TPTWP is a lot like NBC's Friends, SeannieWan is like Ross or one of the other ones and John is also like Ross or one of the other ones and if there were any women on the show they'd be like the chick from the Bruce Springsteen video where he pulls her from the crowd and they dance on stage. Ah... the 1980's... everything was all good.

Season 6 may quite possibly be David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' masterpiece, depending on how they land this sucker. It seems the further they get from the source material, which no longer exists so they are as far away as possible, the better they get.

Also, John compares Arya Stark's decision-making to Goodfellas and it makes alot more sense than it should.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 5, Part 2

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

TPTWP return to finish up their coverage of Season 5 of a little TV Show you might have heard of called- Game of Thrones. This episode is a study of the characters of Season 5 and The Watchers On The Couch have plenty to say about character.

... Stannis...

We are in the home stretch now with one more season to cover. It is a race against the clock in a sense as we are 10 days away from the Season Premier of Season 7.

As per usual, the following are the characters and the character archetypes #TPTWP wish to identify, as relates to Westeros-

The Status Quo Characters

The Protagonist

The Antagonist

The Chaotic Good

The Chaotic Evil

The Threat to the Realm

The Existential Threat to the Realm

Grab a pen (or a pencil!) and paper and play along at home!

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 5, Part 1

Sun, 02 Jul 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP return from a week-long break in production to begin the final leg of The Watchers On The Couch Official Game of Thrones Rewatch.

Season 7 of the mightiest television program in the Universe is set to return in just two short weeks and Your Crown Princes have their work cut out for them!

Over the next two weeks, beginning with this episodes, #TPTWP will release episodes covering the episodes of Season 5 and 6, as well as episodes covering the characters of Season 5 and 6. Also released will be episodes covering the entirey of production throughout the 6 Seasons of Game of Thrones that have already aired. And don't for a moment believe that your leal Lords would forget to give you an episode to prepare you for the Penultimum Season of George R. R. Martin's Relevancy... eh... Game of Thrones.

Buckle up, or don't buckle up and don't practice metaphorical car safety, and enjoy the ride!

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Watching 'The Lion and The Rose'

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP, along with their Very Small Council have chosen the 2nd episode of Season 4 to provide live commentary for.

Do The Promised Princes have a special guest star to assist with the commentary? Asking a silly question like that won't cost you your tongue, as #TPTWP are kind and merciful... but it should.

PBlizz, Uncle Pyp, or Patrick if you're nasty, prepares his keep for a Royal visit and an even more Royal viewing of 'The Lion and The Rose.' This is the final episode written by George R. R. Martin, the one time contributor to Game of Thrones via his novelization of the television program- a huge page count of words seperated into five books that are called 'A Song of Ice and... something...' or something along those lines.

This oddly different take on the television story is sometimes quite similar to the show and oftentimes very different and far more complex. The strangest quality of Mr. Martin's novelization is that they were written BEFORE the program even aired! Some parts of his novelization were written as much as 15 years before HBO even chose to put the program into production.

Having spoke directly to #TPTWP about this curiosity, it is safe to tell you, loyal listener, that John and SeannieWan have both admitted: if they didn't know better, they might mistake the television show as being an adaptation of the books that Mr. Martin wrote. This isn't possible, however, as no writer, artist, or creative person with any self-respect would allow their story to be finished by a television adaption- especially if this writer, artist, or creative person had a 15 year head start on the story.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 4, Part 2

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP drop what industry insiders call a 'Podcast Deuce'.... eh...

The premier date for Season 7 is creeping closer with each day and the Official Rewatch of Game of Thrones must be completed, posted, and streamed before HBO can begin transmitting the penultimate season. With that in mind, the deuce that #TPTWP drop is being dropped for you, the very excited-for-Season-7 listener.

As The Watchers On The Couch, the Crown Princes take a look at the characters of the 4th Season of GoT. The Royal formula for character archetypes is the same as it was for Seasons 1 - 3, though it is getting more difficult to fit characters perfectly into each position. The hook is in the discussion, however, and not in the execution.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 4, Part 1

Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP begin the second half of their rewatch.

HBO's Season 4 is distinctively different than the first three Seasons. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss allow themselves freedom in their story-telling and really begin to drift away from the narrative of the material they're adapting. Timelines are jumbled, characters are reduced and some plot points are cut altogether. But it all works and it works out great!

Join the Royal Discussion as #TPTWP comb through each episode of Season 4 and reduce all the hard work, effort, manpower and passion that went into creating what was seen on screen to a simple number.

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Watching 'Rains of Castamere'

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

#TPTWP are joined once again by Special Guest and Game of Thrones commentary partner, PBlizz- Uncle Pyp- Patrick Block.

The episode for Season 3 that we watch and commentate on is Rains of Castamere. There was really no question when it came to the choice for Season 3.

Special tiny bonus discussion about Bret Hart.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 3, Part 2

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP, wearing their Watchers On The Couch cloaks and tunics (for a 6th straight week), chop up the characters and characterizations for Game of Thrones, the 3rd Season. They toss the meat onto the Royal Grill to see what sort of meal it makes.

The same formula is applied to Season 3 as was applied to Seasons 1 and 2: One or more characters that represent The Status Quo of Westeros; one character that represents The Protagonist and fights to maintain the Status Quo of Westeros; one character that represents The Antagonist and attempts to disrupt or change the Status Quo of Westeros; one character, out of reach and on their own, that is Chaotic Good by unknowingly strengthening the Status Quo as a result of their actions; one character, also out of reach or untouchable, that is Chaotic Evil through their actions, which harm the Status Quo as collateral damage; one or more characters that function(s) as a Threat On the Horizon and will attempt to come into open conflict with the Status Quo in the near future; and finally, one or more characters that function(s) as an Existential Threat to the Status Quo, as neither this (these) character(s) nor the Status Quo yet realize the threat posed.

Confused? Best to just listen. This is an interesting formula that can be applied to each Season of Game of Thrones with different results. Theoretically, this can also be applied to any Prestige Television Drama. So whip out your old LOST DVD's and play along with your friends!

Also in this episode: The Princes That Were Promised have a fit of laughter while SeannieWan introduces John to quite likely the best subreddit there is- r/PrequelMemes. It may be a good idea to explore the subreddit along with your Crown Princes.

If you aren't much of an explorer, there's this.

Or this...

... and also this.

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More Images of Season 7 (M.24)

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This episode, John flies solo. He uses his mobile device to phone in with his initial thoughts of the NEWLY released, curated for Entertainment Weekly magazine, Season 7 photos.

A few of these images are absolutely breathtaking. They are a harsh reminder that there is still a month to go before the penultimate Season of this gargantuan television series begins.

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Weddings In Westeros-Lite (204)

Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

In this episode, TPTWP remain (as expected and as required by the Old gods and the New) The Watchers On The Couch. This is a Sidebar/Special Episode that veers off the current Royal Focus a bit but returns to the Royal Path of Conversation at the following intersection.

The Ever-Relevant topic of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark is addressed as most any narrative thread in HBO's adaptation heads in that direction.

The #GRRM Accountability Level, on a scale of Beric Dondarrion to Vargo Hoat, in this episode is at Hot Pie.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 3, Part 1

Sun, 04 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP continue as The Watchers On The Couch and continue their Game of Thrones Rewatch series.

On the agenda this week is the 3rd Season of HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. In particular- The Promised Princes tackled the episodes and narrative of 2013.

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Watching 'Blackwater'

Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

Join #TPTWP and become one of The Watchers On The Couch. Along with special guests- PBlizz and Miss Blizz- Mooshey- John and SeannieWan sit back and watch the penultimate episode of Season 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones, Blackwater.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 2, Part 2

Mon, 29 May 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP remain The Watchers On The Couch and will for some time, so best to strap in and get comfortable because we have a ways to go.

The focus of their Royal Attention this week is still Season 2... In particular:the characters... Specifically:those characters that move and shake the narrative (or lack thereof).

The formula followed is choosing which character best represents-

The Status Quo

The Protagonist

The Antagonist

The Danger to the Status Quo

The Unknown Danger to the Status Quo

Chaotic Good

Chaotic Evil

This is some real good stuff... though it is not clear if it is good because of how great the insights and observations are or because of how bad Season 2 is.

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The Lords of Chit-Chat (Sp1.10)

Wed, 24 May 2017 16:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP are The Lords of Chit-Chat and they are chatting about all the news for #GRRM's ASoIAF and HBO's GoT, as well as whatever they feel like chatting about.

In addition, John recounts his trip to the movies.

Also, George R. R. Martin is like... the worst...

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 2, Part 1

Tue, 23 May 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

Night gathers and now our podcast begins...

As The Watchers On The Couch, John and SeannieWan continue their GoT Rewatch Project. This week, Season 2 of the insanely popular HBO Fantasy/Drama is the topic of discussion, in particular, the 10 episodes that made up what #TPTWP consider to be the weakest Season of Game of Thrones to date.

The episodes are rated individually with a discussion of the narrative contained within. Martin, Benioff, Weiss, Mr. HBO... Noone is safe!

The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring you, their Leal and Loyal Subjects, the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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Watching 'Winter Is Coming'

Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

This week, #TPTWP continue as The Watchers On The Couch and are joined by the Special Guest so nice they named him thrice- P.Blizz, Uncle Pyp- the one and only Patrick Block joines John and SeannieWan as they sit and comment throughout their viewing of HBO's series premier of Game of Thrones, Winter Is Coming.

If you've ever wanted to watch an episode of Game of Thrones with #TPTWP, this is your opportunity. So put your earbuds in, boot up your streaming device and watch Winter Is Coming with John, SeannieWan and P.Blizz.

In addition, #TPTWP and P.Blizz discuss the latest insults aimed at #GRRM and fuel both John's seething hatred for Catelyn Tully Stark and his love for Jon Snow.

Also, a Super Special Guest Appearance by none other than Mrs. Blizz- Michelle Block, the First Lady of Sunday Night HBO Television.

Michelle made a kick-ass dinner and dessert for The Princes That Were Promised and proved herself to be a leal and loyal subject indeed.

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John and SeannieWan are The Princes That Were Promised. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring you, our Leal and Loyal Subjects, the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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The First Images of Season 7 (M.23)

Mon, 01 May 2017 16:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

This week, #TPTWP are The Watchers On The Couch...

HBO has released a set of images that seem to be edited, touched-up and almost on par with SeannieWan's wedding photos. Yes... these released images look THAT good!

Some of them, though looking great, could easily be mistaken for images from seasons past. That said, there are some exciting photos and there are a few clues as to what will be happening in the penultimate half-season of HBO's Game of Thrones.

This MiniSode fits nicely with "The Watchers On The Couch Official Game of Thrones Rewatch," as all episodes- leading up to the Season 7 premier and through to the finale- will be focused on the HBO adaptation only.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 1, Part 3

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, #TPTWP continue The Watchers On The Couch Official Game of Thrones Rewatch. Season 1 of the HBO adaptation is still the focus and this episode is dedicated to the main characters and cast of the relatively low-budget first series.

In addition, John unleashes a vicious assault on Catelyn Stark that could be called slander if she were a real person.

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'The Last Jedi?' by The Lords of Chit-Chat (M.22)

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL RELEASED FILMS IN THE Star Wars Saga...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This episode, #TPTWP do none of the above. The Lords of Chit-Chat return and they have watched The Last Jedi Teaser a combined 10 times.

John and SeannieWan offer their opinions and insights into the first glimpse at Rian Johnson's follow-up to The Force Awakens and totes use the Force.

Also, The Lords of Chit-Chat may get themselves in trouble with The Carrie Fisher Estate, The Ghost of Carrie Fisher, Lawyers for Jake Lloyd, Lawyers for George Lucas, Anthony Daniels and any fans of Anthony Daniels.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 1, Part 2

Sun, 23 Apr 2017 12:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones...

Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star...

This week, JPJKK and SeannieWan are...

The Watchers On The Couch... and they are continuing their Official Rewatch of HBO's Game of Thrones.

Season 1 is the topic this week and the Season that many readers of GRRM's ASoIaF consider to be the best. #TPTWP used to feel that way. Maybe they still do? There is one way to find out and that is to listen to their discussion of Season 1.

The Official Rewatch Project is about to hit its stride and The Princes That Were Promised have their fingers crossed that they will be able to deliver all of the cool HBO's Game of Thrones material that they want to cover before the July 16th premier of Season 7.

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The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch: Season 1

Sun, 16 Apr 2017 04:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

#TPTWP present...

The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch Project

Sean and John begin their mammoth project. Admittedly, it is difficult to label such an undertaking a project... or an undertaking.

Forced to watch HBO's Game of Thrones and then discuss and compare notes is not exactly work... but we work hard regardless to bring our leal subjects observations, points of view and opinions never shared before.

Sean and John begin their coverage of the way David Benioff and D.B. Weiss begin to adapt #GRRM's A Song of Ice and Fire from much the same place- the beginning. Quentin Tarantino films being the exception, there is not an example in history of a better place to begin something than the beginning.

Thus and so, an extending look and analysis of the beginning of the world's most popular and entertaining television program brought to you by The Watchers On The Couch.

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John's Review of 'The Long Walk' (M.21)

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 04:51:18 -0000

Episode Notes

HBO has perhaps given SeannieWan the greatest wedding gift of all- They dropped a brand new teaser for the Penultimate season of Game of Thrones.

John phones in with a thorough review of the teaser and the larger picture of what's on the screen. What is more amazing is that John found the time to phone in the review hip-deep in weddings, bachelor parties and Confirmation celebrations. Nice Job John!

If you haven't seen the Teaser, find it and watch it and come back to hear his review.

If you have seen the Teaser, listen to John's review.

Check out our new website where you can subscribe to our RSS Feed if you haven't already.

We are parting ways with Audioboom very shortly and we don't want our leal listeners to miss any upcoming episodes...

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News, Announcements and a Sansa Stark Theory (Sp1.9)

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 05:48:03 -0000

Episode Notes

The Princes That Were Promised end their hiatus with a bloody vengeance. We haven't recorded in weeks and are be-heading anyone that gets in the way of our RSS Feed.

This week, we dive deep into the Sunset Sea of news and see what interesting facts we can pull to the surface. The HBO Ice Block Stunt The shooting script for Mother's Mercy The casting of some blonde dude for season 7

We also have some announcements of our own as they pertain to our coverage of Season 7 of HBO's Game of Thrones The next three months of podcasting is dedicated to those that enjoy the adaptation that became the definitive telling of A Song of Ice and Fire.

We spend a little time bashing GRRM because he always deserves it.

We analyze the Sansa Stark/Tourney at Ashford Meadow Theory which states, basically, that the five remaining champions of The Tourney at Ashford from A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms belong to the same Houses of Westeros as the five suitors/possible husbands and husbands of Sansa Stark from ASoIaF and how this possibly relates to the final two books.

And finally, we wrap up comparing Jon Snow's narrative to that of Daenerys Targaryen and compare which is a typical zero to hero tale and which is a GRRM "Trying Really Hard to Keep The Reader Guessing" tale.

Thank you one and all for sticking with us through our hiatus. This episode is a special super-sized episode to thank you.

Please take the minute and thirty seconds it takes to leave us a review... to leave us a review on iTunes. It will really help #TPTWP take the show to the next level just in time for Season 7.

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George R. R. Fartin' (M.20)

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 08:05:13 -0000

Episode Notes

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire,' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

The rumors are true- #TPTWP are in the midst of a considerably short hiatus. The truth is- there is to be a Royal Wedding and one of The Princes That Were Promised is going to make a lucky lady a Princess.

In this minisode, SeannieWan explains what's up and what's coming down the pike. More importantly, SeannieWan- and very likely John- has had an epiphany. The forthcoming novel that #TPTWP have put on a pedestal for the last 5 years can't exactly be called forthcoming. Disappointing, yes... but there is more to it.

Shot out to Bantam Books for being totally cool as their biggest investment enjoys the money he got from a couple dudes half his age finishing his magnum opus.

Thanks for listening! Big changes and great stuff are coming up... as long as no Boltons or Freys show up at the wedding.

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Djawadi Is Coming (M.19)

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:08:36 -0000

The Princes That Were Promised went to see Ramin Djawadi and his orchestra perform the music of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' live at Madison Square Garden in New Yawk City. It was a fantastic show and got both Sean and John unbelievably excited for Season 7. Djawadi isn't exactly cut-out to be a front man but his music for the hit series has reached the EPIC level. In this minisode, Sean drives home to ActionPacked! Studio from John's house deep in Nassau County. He has some thoughts during the drive and shares them. Thanks for listening!

TPTWP will return very soon with their HBO's 'Game of Thrones' rewatch project to lead the Realm into Season 7.

Remember to leave a review on iTunes. Help us help our subjects by leaving a review. The more reviews (positive... obv...) we have, the more likely iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher are to suggest our show to those podcast listeners that want thoughtful, intelligent analysis on the material, as well as charming, comedic observations that only those born amidst salt and smoke can observe.

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A Montage of MiniSodes (M.18)

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:57:49 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

We are currently preparing for our gigantic 'Game of Thrones' rewatch project, as well as lots of other great stuff!

In the meantime, here are a literal montage of unheard minisodes that range from Lyanna Mormont to the Damphair.

Enjoy!

Thanks for listening and please remember to subscribe and leave a review!

The artwork for this episode is titled "Lady Mormont" and depicts Lyanna Mormont as adapted and cast by HBO. This piece is by Leanadro Franci and more of their work can be found at www.deviantart.leanadrofranci.com.

The News and Chit-Chat (Sp1.8)

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 04:54:03 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

We love 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and we love 'Game of Thrones.' We love Westeros and we love this story and we are very passionate about it. That said, there are other things that we enjoy and are passionate about.

This is our first official News episode that covers everything going on in the world that's IMPORTANT!!!! This is not Fake News. On the contrary- this is as real as the News gets.

TPTWP return to ActionPacked Studios and do what they do best: Chit-Chat about the things that matter.

In this episode- R.I.P. Richard Hatch, the official Title of Star Wars Episode VIII, everything that #GRRM is up to and if any of it is writing a book (that people actually want to read) and whether or not a certain someone in a certain television program adapted from a certain book series is having certain problems when it comes to certain... things... Vague enough for certain lawyers....

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We're (Un)dying to Understand These Visions (113.2)

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:24:00 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martins 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

The Wardens of Long Island return to The House of the Undying Ones of Qarth. And it is time to get to the good stuff.

All of those rapid-fire visions that Daenerys Targaryen received? We kept up because we are professionals. Dany doesn't have them figured out quite yet, but you can be sure that #TPTWP do!

We go through each of the visions and analyze the meaning and the importance and, of course, try to make fun of Robert Baratheon.

TPTWP go to some places that you wouldn't think the visions would go.

The artwork for this episode is titled 'Warlock of Qarth' and it depicts one of The Undying of Qarth in better days. The artist is Filipe Hattori and more of his amazing work can be found at FilipeHattori.DeviantArt.com

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Burning Down The House (of The Undying), Part 1 (113.1)

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 08:40:22 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

The Wardens of Long Island take their Royal Luxury Jet, piloted by Captain Littlefinger, from the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, across the Narrow Sea, to land on the bizarre continent of Essos. They make this journey not to enjoy a safari of the Dothraki Sea but to study the last scion of House Targaryen- The Mother of Dragons, Khaleesi of the Dothraki Sea, The Unburnt Daenerys Stormborn.

In particular, #TPTWP analyze her experience at The Palace of Dust: The House of The Undying Ones. We take a look at the thought process that leads Daenerys to visit Pyat Pree and the Qartheen Warlocks... Warlocks that literally everybody she meets and everybody she already knows and trusts, tell her to not go and visit.

But Dany 'is just a young girl,' and looking for answers. Does she get them? Is this the behavior of a Queen? Or a Princess? Or worse, one of the teenage girls at Starbucks? Or worse, one of the teenage girls that hangs out at the mall?

The artwork for this episode is 'House of The Undying Ones' and created by the talented artist, Walid Feghali. You can find more of Walid's amazingly scaled and intricate work at soldatnordsken.deviantart.com.

Realistic Expectations at Vaes Tolorro (M.17)

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 06:02:45 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

This Mini-Sode serves as a prequel/set-up for our upcoming short series: The House of the Undying Ones of Qarth.

We are covering the highlights for the last scion of House Targaryen's narrative through 'A Game of Thrones' as well as her deadly and dangerous journey through Lhazar and The Red Waste, leading her own khalasar made up of Dothraki that... well, basically, that any other Khal (even brand new, first-time rookie Khal's) would not choose to have in his khalasar... the scrubs of the Dothraki... a khalasar of horribly injured, sick and dying, old-ass Dothraki and loads of Dothraki boys that can't fire a bow because they still soil their Dothraki diapers... maybe...

TPTWP focus on the first somewhat major prophecy of ASoIaF and examine why Daenerys is such a well-received character in 'A Game of Thrones,' yet by 'A Dance with Dragons,' she is on the top shelf next to Lord Edmure Tully- as in unimportant to our enjoyment of ASoIaF... kind of.

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The Most Promising Promise of All Promises (111.6)

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 19:44:13 -0000

Before King Joffrey takes Lord Eddard's head, we stick a fork in it.

This week we look in depth at the reality of what he promised his sister Lyanna as she lay dying. We look at what Ned Stark most likely thought about Rhaegar Targaryan. Is Ned the kind of guy that is able to separate a dude's father killing his own father and brother from the dude himself? And if he is, can he then separate the dude he doesn't really know from the act the dude commits?

If anybody can make any sense of any of this in their own head, it'd be Lord Eddard. Of course, knowing Ned Stark as intimately as we do, it is most likely that he'd be trying to sort all of this information out in his head while his enemies are plotting against him.

Thanks for joining us on our journey through the Ned Stark Universe. We hope you enjoyed what we had to say as much as we enjoyed saying it.

This episode's artwork is aptly titled 'Rhaegar and Lyanna' I'm sure many of you have seen it before if you've ever searched for either one of these characters. The artist is Mathia Arkonel and you can find more of his fantastic works, or even commission him for your own at: http://mathiaarkoniel.deviantart.com/ http://mathiaarkoniel.com

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Ned's Allies, Enemies and The Royal Children of Westeros (111.5)

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 14:54:42 -0000

We see Eddard Stark as a moral compass introducing us to Westeros. We respect him for being honorable, sure, but this guy is loaded up with bad decisions and he is not wired to think the way that the Southern Lords playing the Game of Thrones think. That in itself wouldn't be such a bad thing if Eddard Stark wasn't in the South playing the Game of Thrones... Ned...

That's what we think about Ned but what do his friends and enemies think of him? Does Tywin Lannister think Ned is as politically savy as Jon Arryn? Does Tyrion respect Ned the way he respects Stannis? Does Jaime feel he has something to prove over Ned? What about Robert?

We have all that covered this week, as well as the Royal little children of Westeros and how much influence they have over The Hand to the King.

This week's artwork is titled... "Stupid Ned Stark" and unfortunately, it fits. The artist is Will Appledorn and you can find more of his caricatures and professional work at http://bangalore-monkey.deviantart.com/ Check out his stuff...

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'Ned, Hook Me Up With Your Sister?' (111.4)

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 02:33:33 -0000

The Wardens of Long Island present... Eddie Stark From Up North, Part 4

We relentlessly discuss Eddard Stark- we discuss him as though he is an American President and we are his official Presidential biographers.

This week, we focus on one of the most mysterious- and likely the least romantic- love triangles in modern fiction.
'50 Shades of Grey' this is not... or maybe it is. We wouldn't know nor will we ever. Because we are men. Real men.

We have all known a dude much like young Ned at one point in our life- That guy with a quiet intensity and a deep melancholy. That overly responsible guy picking his old man up from the bar after a bender. That silent overachieving guy trying to make up for his out-of-control, borderline personality older brother with 5 girlfriends. That guy that never knew how to use words to communicate his feelings, so instead he wrote really shitty poetry, at least you assume he did but never found out because, if he did, he never intended to share his work, and furthermore, he hid his works in the deep, dark recesses of his bedroom... where other guys would hide porn. That guy that we all knew- that is young Ned Stark.

This episode's artwork is titled "WolfBlood" and it depicts Eddard having a moment with Arya as the spirits of Brandon and Lyanna watch on. Of all his children, Arya embodies the spirit of Ned's sister Lyanna. It was only when I saw this piece that I realized Arya best embodies the spirit of Brandon as well. "WolfBlood" was created by MustAmirri. This piece, as well as more thoughtful and touching pieces, can be found at www.mustamirri.deviantart.com

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The New Season 7 New News (M.16)

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:26:19 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

ALSO- MEGA SUPER SPOILERS for current production of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'... possibly... maybe... likely... but maybe not....? If you don't want to know what is likely to possibly maybe happen in the forth-coming Season 7 of GoT- this is the episode you NEED TO SKIP.... We hate to see you go but we understand and question our ethics.

That said, John has done his homework once again and the King of Spoilers has the inside scoop for the currently in-production season 7.

We talk about what he has read and heard and how it fits into the overall narrative that is well into its Third and Final Act.

June seems so far away... but if our source is correct, it can be like you used a shitty time machine and skipped over June and July and bask in the dog days of August, after GoT's penultimate series has finished airing. If you like that sort of thing...

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to the Feed because The Princes That Were Promised have great stuff coming up in 2017... and maybe there will be an interesting book published that we talk about? Pro'lly not...

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Bro's Before Crows (111.3)

Mon, 02 Jan 2017 06:01:39 -0000

In Part 3 of our series on Lord Eddard, we focus on the Wolf Pup and the Wild Wolf, as well as one of the stupidest theories in the history of... the world.

This is our first episode of 2017. We were planning to take a little break during the holidays but we've worked extra hard because we know all the other podcasts are chilling out and not recording or editing and basically saying stuff like "Yeah, we love our listeners but we love Christmas and chilling out during the Holidays a lot more." While those guys are chilling hard, John and Sean are here for you with new content every week... and that is "The Princes That Were Promised Promise."

Special thanks to "The Committee for Travel to the Iron Islands" and the "Lord Renly Baratheon Public Liabrary of Storm's End."

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Ned, Ashara and Ser Bohbard Storm (M.15)

Mon, 26 Dec 2016 08:40:48 -0000

Seasons Greetings!!!! We hope everyone had a lovely and fulfilling holiday! Whatever faith, custom, cultural heritage or planet you hail from, we are all servants of R'hollor, the God of Light. So if you are lighting candles or putting ornaments on trees- you are a servant of the One That Must Not Be Named... and we obviously don't mean Voldemort. Worse!

Here is one final gift from your Princes to you, our loyal and leal subjects.

In our 15th and final MiniSode of 2016, #TPTWP have an in-depth and educational discussion of both Ned's responsibilities in wrapping up his buddy Robert's Rebellion against the Targaryan Dynasty, AND the common denominator and missing link between what was happening at The Tower of Joy and Eddie Stark from up North.

So treat yourself once more. Indulge just a tiny bit longer. Make the Holiday Spirit get a second wind in your soul as your audio senses are delighted by the smooth and bass-heavy sounds of... The Wardens of Long Island... The Watchers From the Couch... The Lords of Chit-Chat....

The Princes... That Were Promised

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The artwork for this episode is titled "Tower of Joy" and was created by Mr. Gotland. This piece is self-explanatory and beautiful and more like it can be found at www.deviantart.com/MrGotland

1st Annual Holiday Episode, Part 2

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:28:35 -0000

In the second half of our holiday episode, special guest PBLizz is still hanging out with TPTWP and we are still discussing Star Wars thought the focus is more on ASOIAF.

We are talking about character archetypes, PBlizz's knowledge of HBO's Game of Thrones as well as his abilities with the Force...

Thanks for listening to us in 2016 and we look forward to great things in 2017.

1st Annual Holiday Episode, Part 1

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:42:23 -0000

Merry Xmas and Happy Monday!

Welcome to our 1st annual Holiday episode. We have a lot to be thankful for this year and of all that we are thankful for, we are most thankful for the 50 to 140 of you that give us an hour of your time every week. As a 'thank you,' unless you hate Star Wars, in which case this will be more of an 'F you,'The Promised Princes have recorded a special Rogue One/Star Wars Saga episode that comes back and connects to Westeros... again.

Special guest PBlizz joins us in the most awaited of returns.

Hilarity and holiday fun aplenty!

The artwork for this episode was created by #TPTWP. It depicts the heads and faces of Sean and John, as well as special guest PBlizz, Jon Snow with a Santa hat, Hot Pie, Benjen Stark and a drawing of The Hound all on a really nice Christmas tree. If you like this piece, shoot us an email, OR just save the image and look at it during the dark, lonely hours of Xmas.

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Tourney At Harrenhal (112)

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 08:08:18 -0000

This is both a supplemental episode to our current Ned Stark series, as well as a topic that is near and dear to John's heart, as well as a fantastic and highly educational 55 minutes.

Sean and John take an in-depth look at another one of Westeros' important moments in history. In this moment in Westeros' history, a dude gives flowers to his side piece while his wife watches on and nobody is able to mind their own business for the next couple of years. Seriously though.... you can look at it that way.

House Targaryan is of the Old Valyrian Freehold and they were dragon binders. You 're going to tell them they can't marry two sisters but they can marry one? Good luck with that.

But we focus on Lyanna Stark and not only is she NOT Rhaegar Targaryan's sister, but she is a long ways away from being anyone's side piece. Plus she is 15... maybe 14...

The next time you get frustrated paying your taxes, just think- those could be 14 year olds when you swipe right.

The art for this week's episode is aptly titled 'Harrenhal.' This stunning and scaled piece is by artist Lino Drieghe. You can find more of his amazing art at http://lyno3ghe.deviantart.com/

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for some great stuff is coming up in the next couple weeks.

"I'm Rickard Stark, Bitches! Wooh!" (111.2)

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 04:34:54 -0000

SPOILERS for all published novels in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

Welcome back to 'Ned 101:Introduction to Eddard.' We are your teachers- Professor SeannieWan Kenobi and Doctor Ser John Philip John of the House Kanteen, PhD. In Part 2 of our study into Eddard Stark of Winterfell, we shall learn about the Old Kings of Winter and where Ned fits among them, as well as begin an in-depth analysis of Ned's family- starting with his parents... or lack thereof..?

SeannieWan is a celebrated Westerosi Academic with several doctorates including: 'ASOIAF Timeline,' 'The Iron Islands: Lore and Culture,' 'GRRMology' and 'Advanced Theoretical Iron Throne Succession.' He is currently working on his thesis for 'GRRM Plot Armour' along with his broadcast colleague, and the other member of the 'Eddard Stark' faculty, Ser John Philip John of the House Kanteen.

John has his doctorate in 'Jon Snow.. well everything Jon Snow,' as well as a doctorate in 'Jon Snow Allies,' 'Jon Snow Enemies,' 'People That Have Wronged Jon Snow,' 'Advanced Jon Snow Enemies,' 'Night's Watch History and Lore,' and 'The War for the Dawn.' He also has two doctorates in 'Selfish Tully Errors and Mistakes Throughout Modern Westerosi History,' as well as a Master of Arts in 'Advanced Theoretical Catelyn Tully Foolishness.'

Grab a seat, grab a drink-y, sit back and relax... class is in session.

The artwork for this episode is titled 'Rickard Stark,' and features the former Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North in The Wolfswood, holding the ancient Stark Valyrian Great Sword, Ice. This piece is by Mike Hallstein. You can find this and many other wonderfully detailed ASOIAF pieces on Mr. Hallstein's home page- http://mike-hallstein.deviantart.com/

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Eddie Stark From Up North, Part 1 (111.1)

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:21:04 -0000

In Part 1 of The Princes That Were Promised's analysis of Westeros' favorite dad, Sean and John slice and dice the Warden of the North into bite-size segments covering all the different aspects of the character that is Eddard Stark.

This episode examines poor ol' Ned as a plot device, and despite being a plot device, how he still has more layers than Sean's sister-in-law's fantastic 9-Layer Dip (which may, in fact, be only 6 layers).

We also take look at the Old Gods, as well as the other major religions of Westeros, and how they tie in with Ned's life and choices.

John also reveals who his favorite character in ASOIAF is.... HINT: it isn't anyone other than Jon Snow... and #TPTWP continue to sound like liquid gold on their Blue Yeti microphone.

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King In The Narrow Sea, Part 3 (110.3)

Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:07:21 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

Well... we did it. 14 episodes to cover all five kings and all five war campaigns fought in the name of those five kings...

Sean and John take a victory lap in the final episode of Stannis Baratheon's contribution to the #Wo5K. Obviously, we cover the Battle of the Blackwater, as well as what Stannis does after getting his Royal Rear End kicked across the Bay and out into the Narrow Sea...

We also cover the New York Yankees of the 90's, the Chicago Bulls under Phil Jackson, the New England Patriots and the anti-powerful AFC East... yes we do...

Oh... we also touch on Jon Snow's Christ-like persona... George's tremendous achievement in writing this war....

We cover a lot and we pack it into one hour.

Thanks for sticking with us during this project. Enjoy.

We look forward to covering new topics and drop us a line if there is something in particular you'd like to hear The Lords of Chit-Chat chit-chat about...

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Not A Pod...cast (M.14)

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:01:32 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," as well as speculation on the forthcoming "The Winds of Winter." SPOILERS for all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

Sean and John are the Lords of Chit-Chat and for them, speculating on what GRRM does with every free moment of every day, guessing how much work he is really getting done, and assuming that they will never ever in their lives see the end of ASOIAF are as much a part of their lives as the American Flag.

Thanks for checking us out!

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Watchers On The Couch:Spoilers, Spoilers, and Major Spoilers... Maybe (Sp1.7)

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:25:57 -0000

TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SPOILERS (possibly... maybe) for Not-Yet-Aired and Still-In-Production episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones" Season 7. Ergo, likely spoilers for George R. R. Martin's "The Winds of Winter," but we will worry about that when... and if it is ever published... and of course... SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

SPOILERS... Spoilers... MAJOR Spoilers... Maybe... We just don't know for sure. Somebody learns about the plots of the in-production television show... or obtains part of the script to an episode currently shooting... or they grow their hair out with a righteous beard and sneak onto the set as an extra... things get out... it happens... and then Reddit gets hold of it. Is it real or bologna? John, The Emperor Supreme of Spoilers, investigates. John walks Sean, and all of you if you let him, into the unknown but possibly likely, or likely not, as in unlikely a possibility, or unknowing what they're talking about... John has all the real info and updates on Season 7 and has gotten hold of some smoking hot rumors and insider, top secret information. He drawers the straight lines from reality to rumors and we end up with some great speculation... or previews... or fan fiction... and a LOT of FUN!!!! Whatever this ends up being- Thanks for listening!

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Say My Name (M.13)- HEAVY DUTY SPOILERS!

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 08:58:31 -0000

MAJOR SPOILERS for the current production of 2017's season 7 of HBO's "Game of Thrones," as well as quite possibly George R. R. Martin's forthcoming penultimate book in "A Song of Ice and Fire," "The Winds of Winter"... though with each passing day it seems less likely that the book will ever see the light of day... SPOILERS... for all published books of George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

John calls in his latest report of the production and principal photography for season 7 of the worldwide mega-hit, HBO's "Game of Thrones."

The latest leak could very well be the answer to a question we've brought up several times on the show- If Jon Snow is the son of Rhaegar Targaryan and Lyanna Stark, why would his name be Jon Snow? What is his real name? The one given to him by his parents when he was born?

The deeper we go into the 21st Century, the more answers to his own mysteries HBO, Benioff and Weiss answer for George R. R. Martin.

Trust us, if Mr. Martin feels any love or pride for his saga, this is one spoiler he would much rather we read in his book than hear in the adapted television show now covering his not-yet-published/not-yet-written/back-seat-to-the-New-York-Jets fantasy novel.

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King In The Narrow Sea, Part 2 (110.2)

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 08:51:00 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

Part 2 of the King in the Narrow Sea picks up with Stannis bailing on King's Landing and getting into some possible clandestine activities at Dragonstone.

Where did Melisandre come from? What was the deal with his impossible siege of Storm's End? Why is this the man that Tywin Lannister fears the most?

Sean and John go deep!

Thanks for listening!

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John Updates The Realm (M.12)

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:06:41 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

John is back on the car phone- texting and driving is illegal and we don't recommend it but updating your audience on HBO's Game of Thrones and driving- that's a service to society.

John drops a solo MiniSode with all the juicy news from the set of S.7. He dissects the facts that will create the fiction.

Thanks for listening!

King In The Narrow Sea, Part 1 (110.1)

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:06:02 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire," as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

Stannis Baratheon is the last King to make claim to the Iron Throne and the only of the Five Kings in #Wo5K that is still standing... well in canon, not adaptation.

Join John and Sean as they begin their analytical journey into the history of the second son to Lord Steffon and Lady Cassana Baratheon.

He is one of the better battle commanders in the Realm and he is kind of sour grapes. He has a keen sense of justice yet he's too sensitive. He doesn't talk about his feelings but you will know all the slights against him if you engage him in conversation.

Doesn't sound like A'zor A'hair reborn but experts in the field say he is.

His sword is claimed to be Lightbringer, the Ancient Weapon from The Age of Heroes, but in truth- it looks a little silly.

Who is this man that sounds like a lame character, but has actually been the breakout star of the sage since its adaptation to television? How is it that he is the breakout star since the television adaptation when his adaptation was one of the weakest?

TPTWP go in-depth with their favorite Baratheon and get their hands dirty digging through the painful past and the likely painful future of Stannis Baratheon- the King In The Narrow Sea.

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MISSION:Baratheon (M.11)

Sun, 16 Oct 2016 07:30:14 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

'Good afternoon, Lord Steffon.... The map you see before you is one of nautical nature. It lays out the best route to bring a sea vessel the size and strength of one such as your Windproud, from Storm's End, south across the Narrow Sea to the lands of Essos, then east through the Summer Sea to the ancient land of Volantis. Volantis is the oldest of the Free Cities of Essos and very wealthy. It is said there are five slaves for every free man. The Free City is ruled by a Triarchy- three men that function the same as a King, though majority rules in all decisions. The Triarchs are either "Elephants"- money lenders and merchants that favor trade and taxes- or "Tigers"- Volantenes of the Old Blood that favor war. Volantis was the first colony of the Great Freehold of Valyria, the birthplace of House Targaryen. It is believed that among the Old Blood of Volantis will be found noble girls and young women of pure Valyrian blood.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to sail at the Crown's expense to the Free City in north of the Summer Sea. There you will use your skills and the gold coin provided for you by the Iron Throne to find, vet and extract, by any means necessary, a young female of noble birth and of pure Valyrian blood. You will bring this female Valyrian back to Westeros with you as a bride for the Crown Prince. If you are at any point captured during you quest, the Iron Throne will deny any knowledge of your identity or you mission... Destroy this written message immediately after committing your mission to memory.

This raven's head will self-destruct and explode raven brains all over the place."

This is... MISSION:Baratheon

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The White Wolf (M.10)

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:46:21 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

In our 10th MiniSode podcast, John shares thoughts and insights that he has discovered through his tireless research and study of all things Jon Snow.

The King in The North: The White Wolf of Winterfell

formerly Commander of the Stark loyalist armies of The North
formerly radical Lord Commander of The Night's Watch
formerly accused traitor of the Black Brothers and lover of Wildings beyond The Wall
formerly Steward to The Lord Commander of The Night's Watch
formerly slighted pouter and newly made Brother of The Night's Watch
formerly new recruit for The Wall- former Bastard of Winterfell- formerly sullen half-brother to the noble Stark kids- formerly bastard brother and companion of the heir to Winterfell Robb Stark- formerly mysterious baby with an unknown mother at Winterfell- formerly orphaned son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark- and last but not least, former glimmer in the Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's eyes...

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What's in The Name of The Rose? (M.9)

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 04:52:11 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"....

John- the resident master of lore and mythology in ASOIAF and GoT- returns with a minisode that looks at the repetitive names and off-shoots of names throughout George R. R. Martin's completed works.

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The Boy King, Part 3 (109.3)

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:38:57 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

The final part of our look at The Boy King at King's Landing and the War of the Five Kings from the point of view of the Lannisters and the Baratheons of King's Landing will cover a lot of information. We start with the Warden of the West in the field trying to get his priorities straight, fly over to the capital of Westeros to see how the new psychotic pre-teen King is getting on as his incestuous mother and halfman uncle tediously plot the defenses of their city from the impending attack of his other gaunt, surly, and much taller uncle... that isn't really his uncle... who has just killed his gay uncle... who also isn't his uncle, and of course try to update and refresh all the players in the #Wo5K, wherever they may be, that have an effect on our protagonist.

Is this a podcast about reviewing and analyzing a fictional story or the worst and most offensive soap opera ever?!? We surely forget sometimes!

With our final look at King Joffrey I Baratheon, we have covered 4 of the 5 Kings that took part in this gargantuan Realm-wide struggle. Before we dig our teeth into the flesh of The King in the Narrow Sea, however, we will be coming back at you with some mini-sodes. The topic of these shorter and better worded podcasts will be interesting as they always are.

Pour yourself a glass of whiskey and raise it to The Boy King, Joffrey Baratheon that looks very much Lannister. He was a horrible human being but at least he died before he became worse, and he was fun to read about the entire time...

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The Boy King, Part 2 (109.2)

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 05:14:01 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well as all televised episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones"...

Finally, #TPTWP hath returned to their mega-long series about The War of the Five Kings #TWo5K.

This is Part 2 of our study in all things Joffrey Baratheon and his circle of trusted advisers and greater circle of advisers and extended family members on the battlefields fighting a war so that he can have a long and successful reign as the King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men.

We pick up with Joffrey on the Kingsroad heading to Kings Landing from Winterfell, where his fat, drunken faux-father King Robert has just asked his best friend and good buddy, Ned Stark, to come South and serve as Hand to the King... Oh! And he also went and committed Joffrey to marrying Ned's daughter, Sansa.

While most of us wouldn't have a problem marrying Sansa Stark - though this list would not include our own John Kanteen- Joffrey's feelings on the marriage pact are neither considered nor easy to read.

We get a look at the overture to #TWo5K from the Kings Landing perspective and get a good look at the bi-polar personality of the heir to Westeros and future King, Joffrey I Baratheon.

Other topics of conversation include the new Hand Ned Start, Lord Commander of Robert Baratheon's Kingsguard Ser Barristan Selmy, Lord Commander of Joffrey Baratheon's Kingsguard Ser Jaime Lannister, Queen Cersei Lannister-Baratheon, as well as Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark- the future Queen of Westeros via Joffrey.

Thanks for listening and giving us a try, first time listeners! And thanks for coming back to continue your education in the History of Westeros and A Song of Ice and Fire, to returning listeners! Watch the feed for Part 3 to The Boy King next week.

Remember to click subscribe... Leave a review (super important to our goal of being on iTunes' podcast front page by the time GoT Season 7 rolls around) and of course, tell a friend to check us out.

Special thanks, though we are using it unknown to him and likely against the law... as in illegally, to Magali Villeneuve- the magnificent artist responsible for our thumbnail icon this episode. This is an illustration of the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor depicting the tragic end of Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell at the command of King Joffrey I Baratheon. This illustration, along with many more of equal beauty, will be found in the forthcoming 20th Anniversary release of George R. R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones" later this month.

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The 1,000 Lord Commander of The Night's Watch (M.8)

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 04:12:36 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

The Princes embark on a really quick discussion concerning the Night's Watch and who will be named the 1000 Lord Commander... that is assuming that the 999th is White Walker Lunch... which is pretty likely...

Who will it be? Listen and find out!!!!

Watchers On The Couch: 2016 Emmy Results (M.7)

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:32:54 -0000

SPOILERS for ALL published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as ALL televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'...

The 2016 Emmy Awards have come and gone and HBO was the BIIIIIIIG winner for their television adaptation of George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'- 'Game of Thrones.'

Well deserved, no doubt... however a few things upset The Watchers On The Couch... = The lack of Emmy love for Lena Heady = The unnecessary and unwanted presence of one George R. R. Martin = The appearance and behavior of Sophie Turner

The Watchers On The Couch get together to discuss the results and the ramifications and of course drops some... SPOILERS.... updates and insights into Season 7 of this unstoppable juggernaut of a Television Drama.

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The Pressures of Consistency (Sp1.6)

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 07:06:46 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

The Lords of Chit-Chat planned to chat about a week in the life of George R. R. Martin- in particular a week in which his forthcoming monster of a fantasy novel, The Winds of Winter, was advertised with a release date on Amazon's website in France. The entire Martin Media Rescue Team had to work overtime... again... in order to label this release date false... again.... and still keep the readers under the impression that nearly six years (at least) is the right amount of time for a grown, professional author to take to write a book he knows the ending to.

More importantly than Martin's latest in a long series of throwing cold water on excited fans, is the comparison we are able to draw between Mr. Martin and another famous, wealthy George that is very familiar with the feeling of disappointing his fans... and we include Guns N Roses in the conversation for good measure.

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The Lords of Chit-Chat II:Chit-Chatting (Sp1.5)

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 06:19:41 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... EXTRA SPOILERS this week as we discuss possible and likely Season 7 storylines...

The Princes That Were Promised reunite after a rough couple of months. Middle management and the ire of Long Islanders has not killed their passion for All Things Westeros. John brings some GoT S.7 news and updates while Sean answers the tough questions. Cersei, Dany, Euron and Jon are all the topic of discussion. Thanks for listening! Remember to Click subscribe Leave a Review and Tell a Friend to check out The Wardens of Long Island, The Watchers From The Couch, The Lords of Chit-Chat The Princes That Were Promised...

John's Season 7 Update (M.6)

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 04:48:13 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

The Watchers On The Couch keep you as up-to-date with HBO's GoT S.7 news as two guys working middle-management jobs can...

John checks in via mobile device and drops his latest steaming hot Season 7 scoop right on your non-updated laps.

When it comes to HBO's GoT news, updates and spoilers, there is nobody in the continental United States better than John.

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The Be-headings of House Stark (M.5)

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 03:58:13 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire a well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

The Summer of 2016 is mercifully coming to a close and with it the unbelievably busy work and personal schedules.

In the meantime, enjoy another of our World Famous Mini-Sodes!

This mini-sode is about the Starks and their hands-on approach to the King's Justice... and how that approach may or may not backfire...

Enjoy and thanks for listening!

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The Boy King, Part 1 (109.1)

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:44:16 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

The Princes begin their study of Joffrey I Baratheon and his supporter's military campaign on his behalf. This week we go over some important back story and historical/theoretical possibilities that will affect the podcasts to come. Joffrey Baratheon was the first character that the reader truly hated. We ask the question- is that a fair assessment?

Born into the union of Baratheon and Lannister, though not really, Joffrey was also the cause of divide between Baratheon and Lannister, though not really.

Joffrey is a complex character despite being easy to predict and unsurprising in nearly all of his actions.

Join us as we begin our journey into this iconic fictitious villain's head to figure out what makes him tick.

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King In Highgarden:Addendum (M.4)

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:01:51 -0000

SPOILERS for all published novels in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO"s Game of Thrones...

Our first addendum mini-sode expands on the ideas we formed during our research into Renly Baratheon, the young and handsome Lord of Storm's End. We covered a lot of information in one episode and didn't want to just let go of what didn't make the cut.

Sean flies solo on this mini-sode. and dives deep into Renly Baratheon's character and the motivations of that character. Is Renly a complicate character that is glossed over? Or is he simply a plot device to bring the narrative where it needs to be? Let's find out!

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King In Highgarden (108)

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 07:11:03 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

The Wardens of Long Island return with the third part of our series on The War of The Five Kings and examine The King in The South, The King In Highgarden- Renly Baratheon. We have a lot to consider- mainly: what is the deal with this guy and where does he get off calling himself King? Also, what is the deal with this guy? And... what is the deal with this guy's brothers? Maybe most importantly- what is the deal with this guy's relationship with his brothers?

The youngest of the Brothers Baratheon of Storm's End, the young Lord of Storm's End and the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands, the Master of Laws- Renly has many important titles but none of them seemed good enough for him.

We take a look at the entirety of Renly in ASOIAF. However, we only examine Renly in life. It needs to be noted that due to time constraints, some observations about Renly that may be important are omitted. However, those observations are not important as far as Renly's short reign as one of the Kings of Westeros.

So take a listen and get to know this dude and see if you can figure out... what is the deal with this guy???

TPTWP #ASOIAF #GRRM #Westeros #WarOf5Kings #BlackAndYellow #HouseBaratheon #KnighOfFlowers #RenlyBarathoen #KingInTheSouth #StormsEnd #Bitterbridge

As always- click subscribe, leave a review and tell a friend about... The Princes That Were Promised.

R+L=J in a World Where R+L=J, Part 2 (107.2)

Sun, 24 Jul 2016 05:54:16 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones....

The conclusion to the subject at hand- how does the most famous internet theory work in a world in which the most famous theory on the internet is true? Whatttt???? Exactly... Thanks to Audioboom- Thanks to JenSnow... Thanks to GRRM and of course #BenioffLovesWeiss #WeissLovesBenioff

R+L=J in a World Where R+L=J, Part 1 (107.1)

Sat, 23 Jul 2016 06:44:29 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

This is a cross between The Watchers On The Couch and The Wardens of Long Island as we use the recently finished season 6 of HBO's Game of Thrones as proof of the ASOIAF theory it confirmed.

TPTWP never thought to tackle this theory- the grand-daddy of all internet, fandom theories. However, we just can't let go of GoT!!!!

Now that it is true, is it true? Is it true because we thought it was true and other people that thought it was true said it was true? If the person telling both us and the people that are adapting and retelling the story for a different medium hasn't said it is true, is it true? This is an unprecedented event in the history of fiction- particularly modern multi- medium story-telling. Despite the case that #TPTWP make, there are still a multitude of dissenters and debunkers. Enjoy! Thanks for listening!!! Thanks to JenSnow for the design of this episodes avatar... Check out her work at... http://www.redbubble.com/people/jensnow

Watchers On The Couch:Emmy Nominations 2016 (M.3)

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:57:40 -0000

possible SPOILERS for all published novels in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire as well as all televised episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... The 2016 Emmy Nominations have been released and - unable to let go of the fantastic string of 10 episodes that was season 6 of Game of Thrones- #TPTWP have lots of thoughts... Thanks for listening- click subscribe...leave a review... tell a friend!!!

HBO #GoT #WesterosLite #BenioffLovesWeiss #WeissLovesBenioff #LenaHeadyMustWin

Season 6 Bonus Chatting (Sp1.4)

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:46:44 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones...

The Princes have just finished recording Watcher On The Couch: Epilogue. They sit back, click record and voila! You guys get some awesome Bonus Chatting from the masters of ASOIAF/GoT Chatting. Herein lies some incredible Chit-Chat.

Watchers On The Couch: Epilogue, Part 3 (TV18.3)

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:29:03 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones...

The Princes That Were Promised wrap up their in-depth look at series 6 of HBO's Game Of Thrones. Was it the best season yet? This episode we focus on the North and all the characters there- Jon Snow, Sansa, Bran and their friends and enemies. We also talk about John's moment during The Tower Of Joy... Thanks for listening!

Watchers On The Couch: Epilogue, Part 2 (TV18.2)

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:57:58 -0000

SPOILERS for all published novels in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... The second installment of The Princes That Were Promised's GoT Series 6 Epilogue Trilogy...

TPTWP methodically and metaphorically travel the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and discuss in detail the pros and cons of HBO's adaptation of A Song Of Ice And Fire. We have more pros than we do cons, but we have enough cons to consider our own adaptation using sock puppets... one day...

This week The Princes are in Kings Landing as well as the filming locations representing lands south of the Neck. Thanks for listening! Click subscribe, leave a (really good and positive) review, and tell everyone you know to pay homage to The Wardens of Long Island, The Watchers on the Couch... The Princes... That Were Promised...

GoT #ASOIAF #GRRM #HBO #BenioffLovesWeiss #WeissLovesBenioff #CogmanRules #TPTWP #Westeros #LenaHeadyBestActressEmmy

Watchers On The Couch: Epilogue, Part 1 (TV18.1)

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:33:55 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... The Princes return, as Promised, after taking a week off to let the final two episodes of Season 6 digest in their mythological intestines. Sean and John take a thoughtful and impartial look at the 6th season of HBO's monster hit based on the book series in which their hearts reside. Without the pressure of new episodes airing every seven days, the Princes are able to get down to the brass tax, the nitty gritty, and the ugly truth of David Benioff and Dan Weiss' takeover of A Song Of Ice And Fire. In Part 1, #TPTWP speak to the series as a whole and where the 6th outing stands, the storylines in Essos- Arya Stark, Daenerys Targaryan and all their allies and enemies. Thanks for listening to us all season long and we hope you enjoy the Epilogue to Watchers On The Couch...

HBO #GoT #ASOIAF #GRRM #Westeros

GoT 6.10 'The Winds of Winter' - John's Review (TV17)

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 06:28:20 -0000

#R+L=J confirmed#WhiteWolf#KingintheNorth

John's Mini-sode 2 'Rhaegar's Rubies' (M.2)

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:03:04 -0000

In John's second mini-sode, he shares his own theory of Rhaegar Targaryan and the Ruby Ford of the Trident. SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones...

GoT 6.9 'Battle of the Bastards' - Sean's Review (TV16)

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 02:08:57 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones...

WhereTheFuckIsGhost

GoT 6.9 'Battle of the Bastards' - John's Review (TV15)

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 04:49:13 -0000

#TheWolveshavecomeHome

King of Salt and Rock, Part 2 (106.2)

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:41:12 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... Our final look at Balon Greyjoy and his rule over the Iron Islands as King. Again, the Lord Reaper of Pyke has amazing opening moves but has difficulties capitalizing. Although this time around, it isn't quite his fault. Quellon to Balon to Theon, the Greyjoys are victims of miscommunication and no communication. Sean and John dive deep and finish up their examination of Balon Greyjoy- The King of the Isles and the North...

ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #HouseGreyjoy #WhatIsDeadMayNeverDie #LordReaper #Pyke #Ironborn #PoorTheon #AshaNotYara #Reek

GoT 6.8 'No One' - Sean's Review (TV14)

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:14:59 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones...

Westeros #ASOIAF #GoT #HBO #BenioffLovesWeiss #WeissLovesBenioff #GutWoundsKill #StabsToTheGutAreNotToBeTakenLightly #TheFacelessMen #JustSo #TheTitanOfBravos #WhereTheFuckIsGhost #BenioffAndWeissLoveEachOther #SansaStarkIsJeanGrey #TheBattleOfTheBastards #TheThingsIDoForLove #TheThingsWeDoForLove

GoT 6.8 'No One' - John's Review (TV13)

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 05:14:13 -0000

#HouseTullyIstheWorst

King of Salt and Rock, Part 1 (106.1)

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:23:55 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... In the second episode of our gargantuan series on The War of The Five Kings, Sean and John turn their attention to Pyke. Balon Greyjoy isn't what you would call "his father's son." Well, he is in that his father fathered him upon his mother, but you wouldn't believe it by the way Balon rules The Iron Islands. We dug deep into the lore of the Ironborn and The Drowned God, so consider this a prologue episode to Balon Greyjoy's campaign in the Realm-wide conflict that was The War of The Five Kings. We talk Greyirons, Hoares, Harrenhal and a little bit of Aegon's Conquest before we discuss the two most important rebellions of the last 20 Westeros years. Click subscribe, leave a review and tell a friend. The Princes That Were Promised can be found at www.audioboom.com/ThePromisedPrinces, www.facebook.com/ThePromisedPrinces, on Twitter @ThePromisedPrinces and search for 'The Princes That Were Promised' on iTunes.

ASOIAF #GRRM #GoT #HBO #Westeros #TheWarOfTheFiveKings #HouseGreyjoy #Pyke #TheDrownedGod #BalonGreyjoy #KingOfSaltAndRock #TheLordReaper #TheGreyjoy

The Lords of Chit-Chat:Chatting (Sp1.3)

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:09:23 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books for George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised programs of HBO's Game Of Thrones.... Sean and John take a break from recording about the Iron Islands and Balon Greyjoy to discuss the remaining three episodes of Game Of Thrones. Beware!! Spoilers within spoilers!!!! Enjoy this extra episode...

GoT 6.7 'The Broken Man' - John's Review (TV12)

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:11:19 -0000

Enjoy!

GoT 6.7 'The Broken Man' - Sean's Review (TV11)

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:12:02 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones...

WhereTheFuckIsGhost #SeriouslyWhereTheFuckIsGhost #NoMoreNitpicking #GetOverIt #MargaeryIsPlottingSomething #ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #Westeros #TheHoundLives #Cleganebowl #BenioffAndWeissLoveEachOther #HBO #WhereTheFuckIsGhost

King In The North, Part 5 (105.5)

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:14:00 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and HBO's Game Of Thrones... Mercifully, Sean and John conclude their journey alongside Robb Stark. The last stop on that journey being The Twins via Oldstones. Topics of note include Robb Starks mysterious and very vague will, the game being played on Robb while he is out in the field of battle and the worst wedding in history. This is the final part of King In The North. Thanks for listening!!!

ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #HBO #TheRedWedding #Westeros #KingInTheNorth #Winterfell #HouseFrey #HouseStark #HouseBolton #JennyOfOldstones #TPTWP

MId-Season's Greetings! Part 3 (Sp1.2.3)

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 06:21:27 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... Mercifully, Sean and John wrap up their review of the first half of Series 6 of HBO's Game Of Thrones. The final leg of their journey focuses on the Bran Paradox as well as what has been transpiring North of The Wall. As an added bonus, you - the listener- get to hear what is likely the most accurate predictions and foresight into not just the remaining half of this season, but the final 13 episodes coming through 2018. Join us as we reflect on HBO's vision of Westeros.

GoT #HBO #ASOIAF #Westeros #GRRM #BenioffAndWeiss #PremiumCable #WinterIsComing #WhatsInTheTower? #HoldTheDoorOlderHodor

Mid-Season's Greetings! Part 2 (Sp1.2.2)

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 07:57:32 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John have so much to say- so many unique insights, so many learned facts, so many brilliant observations- on 5 hours of HBO's Game of Thrones, that they require nearly 3 hours to get it all across. So, as a special treat, you's guys are getting an extra part of an episode of our bonus extra episode. Enjoy- click subscribe- leave a review- tell a friend!!!

GoT 6.6 'Blood of My Blood' - Sean's Review (TV10)

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 06:24:59 -0000

This is late, true, but it is the best late review of a GoT episode that you'll ever hear. If it was on-time, that may not be the case. So appreciate the historic value. SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones... particularly the latest episode 'Blood of My Blood.'

GoT #HBO #ASOIAF #Westeros #HoldTheDoorOlderHodor #WhatsInTheTower? #GRRM #ColdhandsIsNotBenJen #BenJenStark #TheBlackfish #BlackWalderIsNoFool

John's Mini-sode 1- 'Mercy' (M.1)

Mon, 30 May 2016 05:30:41 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... John kicks off a brand new series of mini-sodes- dedicated to theories ranging from tin-foil to believable, as well as short observations of hidden and easy-to-miss meanings in both written and televised material.

GoT 6.6 'Blood of My Blood' - John's Review (TV9)

Mon, 30 May 2016 05:09:02 -0000

Enjoy!

Mid-Season's Greetings! Part 1 (Sp1.2.1)

Sat, 28 May 2016 05:14:50 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... "What in the Seven Hells?!? Didn't these bastards just drop a gnarly episode on us yesterday?!?" - You. "We did, but we love talking about this shit so much that we decided to do extra and record extra and edit extra. Ladies, we go the extra mile. Because we are the Watchers on the Couch, the Wardens of Long Island... The Princes That Were Promised..." - Us. Sean and John get into Series 6 thus far. At the halfway point, you are treated to half an episode of review of said half of series. The next half will drop- with a little bit of luck- before the next episode of GoT airs (thus possibly negating the existence of the next episode, ergo turning this half episode into a full episode... kind of like the Hodor paradox but not glossed over. We keep it real when we create time paradoxes.) Thanks for listening!!!!

King In The North, Part 4 (105.4)

Fri, 27 May 2016 07:24:33 -0000

SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and all televised episodes of HBO's Game Of Thrones... The walls begin to close in on King Robb as no matter how many battles he wins with Greywind and his loyal men by his side, mistakes and miscommunication negates any progress he makes in the field. While his foes seem to have luck fall into their laps, Robb at times can't get out of his own way. We pick up with Robb roaming the enemy and foreign Westerlands without an opponent and the maternal side of his family not really considering their responsibilities... what a ride! This week, Sean is chock full of information you didn't know you needed to know and John shows why he is the Best In The World when it comes to bashing Catelyn Tully.

RooseOnTheLoose #ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #HBO #Westeros #KingInTheNorth #CatelynTullyBashing #BestInTheWorld #TPTWP

GoT 6.5 'The Door' - Sean's Review (TV8)

Tue, 24 May 2016 07:35:42 -0000

This one hurt. #GoT #ASOIAF #GRRM #HBO #Westeros #Hodor #HoldTheDoor #HoldTheDoorOlderHodor

King In The North, Part 3 (105.3)

Fri, 20 May 2016 09:16:55 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones. The Princes continue their dissection of Robb's journey from boy to King. Declared ruler of The North and The Trident, Robb has to make moves. He knows he must face Tywin Lannister in the field but the rules keep changing despite his victories. In Part 3 of King In The North, we cover Robb's gamble to win independence for The North and The Trident, and the actions of his lieutenants. Thanks for listening and as always- spread the love- The Princes That Were Promised...

ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #Westeros #RobbStark #TheWarOfTheFiveKings #TPTWP

Got 6.4 'The Book of The Stranger' - Sean's Review (TV7)

Mon, 16 May 2016 08:31:06 -0000

#ASOIAF #GoT #HBO #GRRM #What'sInTheTower? #Winterfell #TPTWP

GoT 6.4 'The Book of the Stranger' - John's Review (TV6)

Mon, 16 May 2016 05:18:05 -0000

Enjoy!

King In The North, Part 2 (105.2)

Fri, 13 May 2016 07:34:41 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, as well as all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones. The Princes continue their exploration of Robb Stark's war campaign in the Riverlands and his role in the War of the Five Kings. This week, Robb makes a bold play and shows maturity far beyond his age both on and off the battlefield. Remember to subscribe, leave a review and tell a friend about The Princes That Were Promised. #ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #Westeros #RobbStark #KingInTheNorth #TPTWP

GoT 6.3 'Oathbreaker' - Sean's Review (TV5)

Tue, 10 May 2016 06:55:52 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

What'sInTheTower? #RIPASOIAF #BenioffAndWeissHateResearch #ThatHasToBeAFakeSmallJon

GoT 6.3 'Oathbreaker' - John's Review (TV4)

Mon, 09 May 2016 05:39:13 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... "WhatsInTheTower" #WhatsInTheTower?

King In The North, Part 1 (105.1)

Sat, 07 May 2016 00:57:55 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... The Princes That Were Promised begin an epic journey- exploring and discussing the War of the Five Kings- King by King. The first up- Robb Stark. We tackle his beginnings at Winterfell and move on to calling the Northern banners and his campaign in the Riverlands. Enjoy and as always- thanks for listening... #TPTWP #ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #Westeros #WarOfTheFiveKings #Winterfell #HouseStark

GoT 6.2 'Home' - Sean's Review (TV3)

Tue, 03 May 2016 02:00:26 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

GoT #HBO #ASOIAF

Men of Steel, Part 3 (104.3)

Mon, 02 May 2016 22:28:08 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Dawn- The Ancient Sword of House Dayne... Though not technically made of Valyrian Steel, Sean and John felt this sword should be discussed as part of the Men of Steel series of podcasts. Dawn is possibly the MOST famed sword in all of Westeros. It is held by a knight of House Dayne of Starfall who is worthy of holding the office of Sword of The Morning. Though not explained thoroughly- YET- by GRRM, and thus far and probably to be completely ignored by HBO, Dawn must play a part in the end game of A Song of Ice and Fire. Who holds the sword while there is no Sword of The Morning? Did it really get forged from parts of a Star that fell from the heavens? Is it Lightbringer? All this and more on our mini-episode and final part of Men of Steel. Thanks for listening! #ASOIAF #GoT #GRRM #HouseDayne #Dawn #Starfall #SwordOfTheMorning #ValyrianSteel

GoT 6.2 'Home'- John's Review (TV2)

Mon, 02 May 2016 05:03:49 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones...

GameofThrones

Greatepisode.

Men of Steel, Part 2 (104.2)

Sun, 01 May 2016 06:06:56 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... John and Sean tackle the missing Valyrian Steel weapons of Westeros, as well as the famed Valyrian swords of House Targaryan- Blackfyre and Dark Sister- and how they will play into the end game of A Song of Ice and Fire. #ASOIAF #GoT #TPTWP #ValyrianSteel #HouseTargaryan #Westeros

GoT 6.1 'The Red Woman'- Sean's Review (TV1)

Mon, 25 Apr 2016 05:22:48 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean's review of Game Of Thrones season 6 return episode- The Red Woman. Search Qui-John for John's take. #GoT #BenioffAndWeissAreGrowingBored

Men of Steel, Part 1 (104.1)

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:56:07 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John explore the Valyrian Steel that survived the Doom and made their home in Westeros. Part 1 of a 3 part series explores such well known Valyrian weapons as Ice, Longclaw, Heartsbane and many of the other swords whose whereabouts are known as of the events of A Song of Ice and Fire. #ASOIAF #GoT #Valyria #TheDoom #TPTWP

Watchers On The Couch, Part 2 (103.2)

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 05:25:13 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John wrap up their preview for Series 6 of HBO's unbelievably popular Game of Thrones, the television adaptation of our favorite books. Soon George R. R. Martin will be adapting HBO's program into books to finish his story. It is a mess but we get you ready to go for April 24th. Special appearance by Frankie! #HBO #GoT #ASOIAF #Westeros #TPTWP #BenioffAndWeissHateStannis

Watchers On The Couch, Part 1 (103.1)

Sun, 10 Apr 2016 06:33:43 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... The second episode of our preview series for HBO's Game of Thrones. April 24th is almost upon us so The Princes bring themselves, and our listeners, up to speed on where Benioff and Weiss left us. #GameOfThrones #HBO #BenioffAndWeissHateStannis #Season6 #IsJonSnowDead?

Series 6 Roundtable Chaos (Sp1.1)

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 02:06:29 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John welcome Uncle Pyp to the show to discuss the past series of Game of Thrones and the upcoming Series 6. Uncle Pyp throws in his non-literate opinion of Sean and John's favorite characters and John has a couple beers and declares his love for Arianne Martell. This is a special release episode- be sure to check out the feed on Monday for part 1 of our Official Series 6 Preview and Preparation cast. #ASOIAF #GameOfThrones #HouseMartell #HBO Follow @PBlizz @PromisedPrinces @SeannieBoiiBoy @JPJK79

Black and Yellow, Part 3 (102.3)

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 07:53:41 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John wrap up their discussion of the brothers Baratheon with a continued focus on Stannis. Lots of anger and hate thrown at Benioff and Weiss for their mishandling of one of our favorite ASOIAF characters in King Stannis Baratheon. . #BenioffAndWeissHateStannis #GoT #ASOIAF #Stannis #KingInTheNorth

Black and Yellow, Part 2 (102.2)

Sat, 26 Mar 2016 07:52:16 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John continue their discussion on the Baratheon boys, this time focusing on the true King of Westeros- the King in the Narrow Sea, The King at The Wall, The King in the North- Stannis Baratheon. We explore Stannis ASOIAF and Stannis GoT and every Stannis in between. We go Stannis crazy. Thanks for listening and remember to subscribe!

Black and Yellow, Part 1 (102.1)

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:07:47 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John unleash their brains upon the ruling House of Westeros- The Baratheons- one brother at a time. In part 1 of a three part series examining the men of Storm's End, Robert and Renly are the topic of conversation. Please subscribe, leave a review, tell a friend, download the Audioboom app and give us a high five. As always, thanks for listening!!!!

We Know Nothing, Jon Snow, Part 2 (101.2)

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:37:18 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Sean and John wrap up their marathon conversation on all things Jon Snow's death- where is the Jon Snow narrative going? Hundreds of thousands of fans think they know, but do they? Special bonus episode for our inaugural week! Thanks for listening!!!

We Know Nothing, Jon Snow, Part 1 (101.1)

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:02:05 -0000

SPOILERS for all books in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones... Our inaugural episode! Or the first half at least... why? Because we talk hard and fast and long. The Princes That Were Promised, The Wardens of Long Island, Sean and John discuss all things Jon Snow's... death??? Spoilers for all books in the ASOIAF series and all series of GoT. Thanks for listening!