Bend the Knee: A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast

If you enjoyed the discussion, be sure to subscribe to the Bend the Knee Podcast for weekly House of the Dragon coverage, A Song of Ice and Fire theories, lore deep dives, and everything happening in Westeros. Jimmy:  https://www.youtube.com/@ChattingWithNutts Matt's Linktree :  https://linktr.ee/supergainsbros The reread will continue! Join the discussion:  https://www.facebook.com/BendtheKne...

If you enjoyed the discussion, be sure to subscribe to the Bend the Knee Podcast for weekly House of the Dragon coverage, A Song of Ice and Fire theories, lore deep dives, and everything happening in Westeros. Jimmy:  https://www.youtube.com/@ChattingWithNutts Matt's Linktree :  https://linktr.ee/supergainsbros The reread will continue! Join the discussion:  https://www.facebook.com/BendtheKne...

If you enjoyed the discussion, be sure to subscribe to the Bend the Knee Podcast for weekly House of the Dragon coverage, A Song of Ice and Fire theories, lore deep dives, and everything happening in Westeros. Jimmy:  https://www.youtube.com/@ChattingWithNutts Matt's Linktree :  https://linktr.ee/supergainsbros The reread will continue! Join the discussion:  https://www.facebook.com/BendtheKne...

House of the Dragon Season 3 is finally here, and what a premiere it was. Ser Matt jumped on immediately after watching the Season 3 premiere to share the raw, spoiler-filled reactions to one of the most epic episodes HBO has ever produced. From the breathtaking  Battle of the Gullet  to shocking character moments, incredible dragon action, and what may be some of the best large-scale battles we’v...

Merrett Frey  is approaching the ruins of  Oldstones  with the ransom for his half-brother's ( Stevron Frey 's) grandson  Petyr Pimple . He is considering all the ill luck throughout his life, starting as a squire, where in a battle against the  Kingswood Brotherhood  he got hit on the head so hard he was unable to ever truly fight again, which left him unable to reach knighthood.  His fat...

At the  Eyrie ,  Sansa  awakens to find it snowing outside. She wanders outside and begins to sculpt a snow castle, slowly forming it into a replica of  Winterfell .  Littlefinger  finds her in the garden and helps her finish the castle. He tells her she is even more beautiful than  her mother  was at her age, and then proceeds to kiss her. Sansa is shocked by Lord Baelish’s action, but for half a...

Jon practices swords in the yard with Iron Emmett , another brother of the Night's Watch. Emmett hits Jon hard and Jon is knocked into thoughts of Winterfell and his boyhood rivalry with Robb. Part of him always wanted to become Lord of Winterfell and resented that it was impossible for him. These feelings come up so strong that he beats Emmett mercilessly and has to be pulled off him. Jon goe...

Ser Jimmy is out sick this week but it let Ser Matt finish a script he has been working on about Skagos in the Winds of Winter! For this episode of Bend the Knee, we’re diving into one of the most mysterious and potentially important locations in all of A Song of Ice and Fire: Skagos. Known as the land of cannibals, unicorns, giant-blooded warriors, and ancient First Men traditions, Skagos has lin...

King  Stannis  has brought several of the  black brothers  before him to make known his anger about them taking too long to select a new Lord Commander. Stannis sees through  Janos Slynt ’s fawning, having known the man as a bribe-taker in  King's Landing . The king makes it clear that after they finally vote in a new Lord Commander, he plans to take all the castles along  the Wall , except fo...

T yrion , locked in the  black cells  beneath the  Red Keep , is rescued by  Jaime . His brother tells him that he is to be beheaded on the morrow, and informs him that he coerced  Varys  into helping him charter a ship to take Tyrion from  King's Landing . When Jaime tells him that the rescue was a debt he owed him, Tyrion presses his brother, and learns that  Tysha  was not a whore, but a cr...

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Jon  is training with  Satin  in the yard, when  Melisandre  arrives to take him before  Stannis . The King does not believe Jon is a traitor, for he knew  Janos Slynt  as well as  Ned Stark . Stannis knew Ned to be a man of honor, and trusts Jon, saying it was Jon who found the  dragonglass  dagger that  Samwell Tarly  used to kill the  Other , and Jon who brought them the  Horn of Winter  and ca...

At  Castle Black ,  Gilly  is nursing both her own son as well as  Mance Rayder 's, as  Dalla  died giving birth.  Sam  and Gilly have recently returned to Castle Black, meeting up with Ser  Denys Mallister  and the men from the  Shadow Tower . They also joined with  Dywen ,  Edd  and  Giant , survivors from the Bridge of Skulls where  Bowen Marsh  held back the  Weeper 's advance. Sam is...

Jimmy:  https://www.youtube.com/@ChattingWithNutts Matt's Linktree :  https://linktr.ee/supergainsbros The reread will continue! Join the discussion:  https://www.facebook.com/BendtheKneePodcast/ ***BTK UPDATES*** Subscribe to our YouTube Page:  http://www.youtube.com/c/BendtheKnee If you'd like to support the show, gain access to additional WESTEROS content, or LISTEN LIVE then hit us up...

Sandor Clegane and Arya Stark come to the inn at the crossroads . To Arya's dismay, she recognizes Polliver and the Tickler with a pimply squire . The squire tries to bait Sandor with insults about fleeing King's Landing and the room is tense. The Hound demands wine , which the innkeeper brings and Sandor gulps down. When Sandor claims the men-at-arms will torture the innkeep for his gold,...

Jon  is taken out of his ice cell and brought once again before  Janos Slynt , and told that only Maester  Aemon  is preventing Janos from hanging Jon. Janos reveals that he will give Jon one last chance to prove his innocence, sending him to meet  Mance Rayder  as an envoy, but Jon must kill the  wildling  king.  Beyond the Wall , Jon meets  Tormund  who treats him with respect, almost as a frien...

Jaime  is seated with the  small council , as King  Tommen  signs all the papers brought before him by Ser  Kevan . The  Lannisters  are granting  Riverrun  to Ser  Emmon Frey  and Kevan's sister  Genna , once the  Blackfish  has surrendered. They legitimize  Ramsay Snow  and name  Roose Bolton   Warden of the North . Ser  Rolph Spicer  is granted  Castamere , and raised to lord, and Lord  Gaw...

Jimmy:  https://www.youtube.com/@ChattingWithNutts Matt's Linktree :  https://linktr.ee/supergainsbros The reread will continue! Join the discussion:  https://www.facebook.com/BendtheKneePodcast/ ***BTK UPDATES*** Subscribe to our YouTube Page:  http://www.youtube.com/c/BendtheKnee If you'd like to support the show, gain access to additional WESTEROS content, or LISTEN LIVE then hit us up...

This is a special bonus episode pulled from a recent YouTube theory — a shorter, focused deep dive into one of the biggest mysteries from  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  Season 1. Who was the mysterious fortune teller who warned Dunk and Egg about Summerhall? Was she simply an innkeeper repeating Prince Daeron’s prophetic dreams? Could she have been Shiera Seastar, acting on her own magical ambit...

In this episode of  Bend the Knee , we dive into  Episode 6 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  — HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s beloved  Dunk & Egg  novellas. We break down our first impressions of the episode, discussing how well the show captures the  tone, heart, and themes of knighthood  that define these stories. From Dunk’s portrayal and Egg’s introduction to the pacing, perfo...

The Teaser for House of the Dragon Season 3 Trailer is here lets discuss! Jimmy:  https://www.youtube.com/@ChattingWithNutts Matt's Linktree :  https://linktr.ee/supergainsbros The reread will continue! Join the discussion:  https://www.facebook.com/BendtheKneePodcast/ ***BTK UPDATES*** Subscribe to our YouTube Page:  http://www.youtube.com/c/BendtheKnee If you'd like to support the show,...

In this episode of  Bend the Knee , we dive into  Episode 5 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  — HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s beloved  Dunk & Egg  novellas. We break down our first impressions of the episode, discussing how well the show captures the  tone, heart, and themes of knighthood  that define these stories. From Dunk’s portrayal and Egg’s introduction to the pacing, perfo...

In this episode of  Bend the Knee , we dive into  Episode 4 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  — HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s beloved  Dunk & Egg  novellas. We break down our first impressions of the episode, discussing how well the show captures the  tone, heart, and themes of knighthood  that define these stories. From Dunk’s portrayal and Egg’s introduction to the pacing, perfo...

in this episode of  Bend the Knee , we dive into  Episode 3 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  — HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s beloved  Dunk & Egg  novellas. We break down our first impressions of the episode, discussing how well the show captures the  tone, heart, and themes of knighthood  that define these stories. From Dunk’s portrayal and Egg’s introduction to the pacing, perfo...

In this episode of  Bend the Knee , we dive into  Episode 2 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  — HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s beloved  Dunk & Egg  novellas. We break down our first impressions of the episode, discussing how well the show captures the  tone, heart, and themes of knighthood  that define these stories. From Dunk’s portrayal and Egg’s introduction to the pacing, perfo...