A Cast of Kings - A House of the Dragon Podcast
Decoding TV Presents A Cast of Kings: A quasi-weekly discussion of the plots, themes and highlights of the HBO series "House of the Dragon." Your hosts Dave Chen (The Filmcast and The Tobolowsky Files) and Kim Renfro (entertainment reporter at Insider, author of The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones) will dish up both praise and criticism and will try not to sound too pompous if the book was better. Questions, comments, oaths of fealty? Email acastofkings@gmail.com
Episodes
Jessie and Kim discuss the third episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon.
In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim discuss the third episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon.
Does Rhaenyra take to the throne? How does the show handle Game of Thrones’ first real bottle episode? What is Rhaenyra’s creative solution to her rat problem? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! L...
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In this bonus episode for A Cast of Kings, Jessie Earl and Kim Renfro discuss which elements from House of the Dragon season 3 episode 2, “Queen’s Landing,” were changed from the book.
How have they changed the story of Nettles? What was different about how Rhaenyra
took back King’s Landing? And how did Otto Hightower ...
Jessie and Kim discuss the second episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon.
In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl dive into the second episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, Queen’s Landing.
Does Alicent’s scheming with Rhenerya actually pay off? How did Rhenerya react to his son’s death and the betrayal of her Queensguard? And what did we think of the aftermath of t...
A Cast of Kings co-hosts Jessie Earl and Kim Renfro take in the season 3 premiere of 'House of the Dragon', titled "Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood".
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David, Jessie, and Kim react to the final trailer for the third season of 'House of the Dragon.' Plus: David shares an announcement about the next season of the podcast.
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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Kim Renfro dive into the sixth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
How did we feel about the way this season wrapped up? How was A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms inspired by Furious 7? And what were our thoughts on the new House of the Dragon teaser? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!
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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Kim Renfro dive into the fifth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
This episode has a massive portion that’s not from the books. What did we make of how it tied into the themes of the season? Were we convinced that that was really young Dunk we were looking at? Is this one of the greatest Game of Thrones-related episodes ever? Listen to hear us discuss all these q...
In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Jessie Earl dive into the fourth episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Watch Jessie’s video essay about the show and subscribe to her YouTube channel.
Why did this episode have one of our favorite endings ever? Does this episode answer the question of whether Dunk was really knighted? And how does this show compare with the other shows in the Game of Thrones u...
In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Kim Renfro dive into the third episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Why has sports betting infiltrated Westeros? What did we make of the big reveal at the end of the episode? And how was it different than what was in the books? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!
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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Kim Renfro dive into the second episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
How well did this episode capture the details of Westerosi tournaments? How do we feel about Dunk and Egg’s evolving relationship? And are these guys gonna be able to survive this thing? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!
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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen, Jessie Earl, and Kim Renfro dive the series premiere of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
What did we think of the show overall? How did find the relationship between Dunk and Egg? Is the world of Westeros still interesting without the noblemen? And what was up with that poop scene? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!
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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen and Kim Renfro dive into House of the Dragon’s seventh episode, “The Red Sowing.”
What kind of occupational safety standards exist in the world of Westeros? What do we make of Rhaenyra’s seeming nod towards religious ...
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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen, Jessie Earl, and Kim Renfro dive into House of the Dragon’s sixth episode, “Smallfolk.”
This week, Team Black and Team G...
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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen, Jessie Earl, and Kim Renfro dive into House of the Dragon’s fifth episode, “Regent.”
This week deals with the sprawling aftermath of the ev...
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