Cinema So Far

A king falls. A queen takes the throne. And one shocking decision changes everything. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis break down House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 2 — "Queen's Landing." After the explosive Battle of the Gullet, Westeros is left reeling as both Team Black and Team Green struggle with dev...

Dragons clash. Fleets burn. And the Dance of the Dragons reaches a whole new level. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis break down the explosive House of the Dragon Season 3 Premiere — Episode 1, "Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood." After the events of Season 2, the war finally erupts on land, at sea, and in the ski...

A secret meeting. A haunted castle. And somehow Criston Cole gets even more unbearable. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis break down House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 3 — "The Burning Mill." As the war between Team Black and Team Green begins spreading across Westeros, old feuds erupt into violence, battl...

A child is dead. The realm wants revenge. And somehow… Criston Cole gets even worse. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis break down House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 2 — "Rhaenyra the Cruel." After the shocking events of the Season 2 premiere, both Team Black and Team Green are forced to deal with the fallo...

A son has been lost. A kingdom is preparing for war. And revenge has officially entered the chat. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis kick off House of the Dragon Season 2 with Episode 1, "A Son for a Son." Picking up immediately after the devastating Season 1 finale, Westeros is reeling from the death of Lucer...

A prince is dead. A dragon is unleashed. And the war has officially begun. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis break down the Season 1 finale of House of the Dragon — Episode 10, "The Black Queen." After the shocking events of Episode 9, Rhaenyra learns that King Viserys is dead, Aegon has been crowned king, an...

The king is dead... and King's Landing descends into absolute chaos. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis break down House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 9 — "The Green Council." For the first time all season, we see the story almost entirely from the Green perspective as Alicent, Otto, and the Small Council sc...

King Viserys can barely walk… but somehow he delivers one of the most powerful moments in the entire series. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James, Sydni, and Travis break down House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 8 — "The Lord of the Tides." After another major time jump, the battle over Driftmark's succession reaches a boiling p...

A dragon is claimed. An eye is lost. A family completely falls apart. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, James and Sydni break down House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 7 — "Driftmark" , and for the first time all season, we might not be on the same side anymore. After the funeral of Laena Velaryon, tensions between the Blacks and Gr...

A 10-year time jump, new actors, new dragons… and somehow the family drama gets even messier. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. In this episode, James and Sydni break down House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 6 — "The Princess and the Queen." After a major time jump, we're introduced to older versions of Rhaenyra and Alicent, a new generation...

Criston Cole just turned a royal wedding into absolute chaos… Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. In this episode, James and Sydni break down House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 5 — “We Light the Way” — an episode packed with political tension, brutal violence, awkward family dynamics, and one of the most uncomfortable wedding feasts in Westero...

Yeah… this episode gets WILD. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. In this episode, James, Sydney, and Travis break down House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 4 — “King of the Narrow Sea” , where relationships get messy, secrets start spreading, and the Targaryen drama hits a whole new level. We dive into: Rhaenyra and Daemon’s night out in King’s...

War is brewing… and the cracks in the Targaryen dynasty are starting to show. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. In this episode, James, Syd and Traivis break down House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 3 , where tensions escalate, alliances shift, and the fight for power starts turning into something much bigger. We dive into: The growing divide...

Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. In this episode, James and Sydney continue their House of the Dragon coverage with Season 1, Episode 2 . As tensions rise in King’s Landing, the fallout from Episode 1 starts to take shape and the fight for power begins to get even more complicated. We break down: The growing pressure on King Viserys to remarry...

Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. In this episode, James and Syd begin their House of the Dragon rewatch / first watch coverage with Season 1, Episode 1 — “The Heirs of the Dragon.” If you’ve been following along after our A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms coverage, this is where things get bigger, darker, bloodier, and way more dragon-filled . We...

The Season 1 finale of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has arrived, and we're breaking down everything that happened in Episode 6 – “The Morrow.” In this episode of Cinema So Far , we dive into the aftermath of the shocking events from the previous episode and explore how Dunk and Egg’s story sets the stage for the future of Westeros. We discuss the emotional fallout from Prince Baelor’s death, Dun...

Welcome to the Cinema So Far Podcast — the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. Today we’re talking A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — Season 1, Episode 5: “In the Name of the Mother.” And yeah… we hit record immediately after watching , so this is a true instant reaction while we’re still recovering from the emotional damage. James and Sid go in on what might be the most brutal episo...

Here we go… hot dog . If you’ve ever heard someone in public talk about Fallout’s “old spaghetti western” soundtrack and thought “buddy, you have no idea…” — you’re in the right place. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. I’m James , and for the Fallout Season 2 finale we’re joined by Sydney (“daddy’s job is complicated, sweetie”) and Travis (“a p...

Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. I’m your host James , and I’m joined by my trusty co-host Sydney as we cover A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — Episode 4, “Seven.” This episode hit different. No goofy cold open, no comfort-food vibes to start. The tone is somber, the stakes are real, and Dunc cannot catch a break. Egg’s emotions in that opening...

Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema. This week, we’re digging into A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1, Episode 3 , an episode that somehow manages to be heartwarming, brutal, hilarious, and quietly devastating — sometimes all in the same scene. After letting this episode marinate for a few days (and… maybe watching it more than once), we brea...

Fallout Season 2, Episode 7 is called 'The Handoff' and it might be the most morally uncomfortable episode of the series so far — and that’s saying something. So many moral choices! ⚠️ Spoiler Warning: We spoil all major plot points, reveals, and twists from Fallout Season 2 Episode 7. Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema, because “The Hand Off” is...

Welcome back to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema, because Fallout Season 2, Episode 6 (“The Other Player”) is doing something way more dangerous than explosions and Deathclaws — it’s asking whether control might actually be better than chaos . In this FULL SPOILER recap and deep dive, we break down an episode that trades big action for big ideas : mind control...

We hit record immediately after the credits rolled to give our raw, unfiltered reactions to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 2, “Hard Salt Beef.” No rewatches. No cooling off. Just pure, in-the-moment takes. In this live reaction, we break down: First impressions of Episode 2 and how it builds on the premiere Character moments that immediately stood out What “Hard Salt Beef” tells us about t...

Sorry about the audio on this one... technical dificulties. But this episode is an instant reaction to Season 1 Episode 1 of A Knihgt of the Seven Kingdoms. We don't talk long, but we just love talking tv so we had to hop on for a quick chat. Enjoy! The audio will be better next week!

Fallout Season 2 Episode 5 just turned New Vegas into a NIGHTMARE—and the ending betrayal broke us. Welcome to Cinema So Far , the podcast where good friends talk about great cinema—except this week we’re talking about the Fallout Season 2 Episode 5 premiere-level chaos : Deathclaws on the Strip , Lucy’s Buffout aftermath, Mr. House dropping knowledge bombs, Vault-Tec corporate takeover vibes, and...