Close the Door: Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Dany's in Yunkai, but none of us know why. Daario needs Coco Chanel's sartorial advice and we are so questioning Dany's taste in men. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords -Daenerys IV.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 492

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Jon and Ygritte get deep (get your mind out of the gutter) and break our hearts. Summer is the best boy, but was Bran pulling the paws? Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Jon V.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 491

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. We love the world building, but not so much the mind r*pe. Does Jojen have really good vision, or really good "vision"? Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Bran III.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 490

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Are we crazy, or was the Hound trying to join the BwB? Beric continues to be awesome. Arya loses another friend. And GRRM's writing is seriously rocking. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Arya VII.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 489

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. How many podcasters does it take to pronounce Jalabhar Xho correctly? Come for the Dornish jokes, but stay for the introduction of Oberyn Martell, who lives up to the hype, somehow. Is Oberyn too sexy for his shirt? Is Willas the founder of the Westerosi thoroughbred? Is it really that hard to administer the new King's Landing whore tax? We answer these questi...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Jaime Lannister defense squad reporting for duty! Jaime's half a god and half of corpse, but there's nothing wrong with his eyesight where naked Brienne is concerned. It's time to share some secrets in the Harrenhal bathhouse! A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords Jaime V (repost). Originally recorded in 2019.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 487

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Davos is out of prison. Did Stannis even know he was in there??? Stannis is drained...in so many ways. Davos becomes Hand and offers Stannis his tongue—more on that at eleven. Kill Bill sirens go off when Melisandre enters but Davos is just “happy” to be here. Burning leeches in lieu of burning children feels like the better choice. Reluctant Stannis fans unit...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Tyrion wants Sansa (gross). Hoster’s dead, y’all. Tully funerals are kind of like ours except no one is bringing the equivalent of a three-bean salad. Edmure looses his shaft, but can’t finish. And Lame Lothar Frey and Walder Rivers are really expert at good cop/bad cop. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords Catelyn IV (repost). Originally recorded in 2017...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Take a trip down the zombie cave where Arya's prayers almost get answered when Sandor faces trial by combat. We don’t want to be Sandor apologists but, ok, he didn't kill all those people. Is there a literal lance hole through Beric Dondarrion? The Brotherhood Without Banners are very blasé about their leader getting cut in half. Oh well, he'll be back. Game o...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Sam’s living in a Craster powder keg, but somehow Grenn is shirtless so it’s not all bad news. Sam's imposter syndrome gets the better of him again, but he’s not the only one who doesn’t know what they’re doing. Jeor Mormont, how long have you been Lord Commander? Everyone wants a piece of Bannen. Pets taste sad. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Stor...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Tyrion wants Sansa (gross). Symon Silver Tongue just wants to be a star. We just want to share our newest conspiracy theory. Also..remember back in 2015 when GRRM thought he was done with Winds? Good times. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords Tyrion IV (repost). Originally recorded in 2018.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 482

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Things get hella dark. Brienne is Jaime's binky. These two fools know how to save each other and it kind of breaks our hearts. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords Jaime IV (repost). Originally recorded in 2019.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 481

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. In a chapter that could have been an email, The Wall fights back. We wonder who really has the Horn of Joramun, but more importantly, does anyone have any Jarlsberg cheese? Finally, we think we have a better idea for the Amazon position. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Jon IV.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 480

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. We discuss the parallels between Arya/Gendry and Jaime/Brienne. GRRM may have read Anne of Green Gables, but he needs to lay off some of the more ludicrous male fantasies. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Arya V.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 479

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Welcome to only the third worst wedding in ASoS! Misery loves company - and so does Cersei. Sansa still wants Willas, the puppies, and the barge. We just want GRRM to get his timelines straight and quit with the inaccurate nipple references. Let's shut the door and go there as Sansa's personal nightmare continues. #NotAllOccasionalGents Game of Thrones. A Song...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. It's Dany's finest hour, and even Chicky and Comma are stans? She may have crossed the Trident, but who's thinking about the poor guys who have to move Dany's loot back and forth? And guys, we're so tired of prophecies that will never be fulfilled. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Daenerys III.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episo...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Bow chicka wow wow. Before things get hot and heavy, Jon has to send Ghost back and has to do some fast talking to stay alive but not give up the Watch. Is it pronounced Yarl, Jarl, or Bob? Evidently men North of the Wall don’t go South of the Wall. Do Jon and Ygritte stay in Gendel’s cave forever or do they have too much skin in the game not to pull out? Game...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. In this episode, we discuss the complex relationship of Melisandre and Davos, two characters who don’t have the same journey to Stannis standom, but are in it together. Davos has a TripAdvisor review of the Dragonstone dungeon and it’s not all bad. Alester Florent is not equipped for prison, not even in a two-star facility. George has a quest for our Devan, bu...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. When you’re on the road, there’s nothing better than some blood sausages and granola to lift your spirits. It’s story time for Bran, Jojen, Hodor and Meera and we learn The Story of the Laughing Knight. And yes, we absolutely needed the wiki to get all the allusions. We think we know who everyone is, but fandom will make a theory out of everything. Game of Thr...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. We're angry on Dany's behalf in what is probably the grossest chapter in ASoIaF. Do better. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Daenerys II.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 473

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. We go deep on Robin Hood in one of Arya's last happy chapters. Thoros is a cool youth pastor. Lady Smallwood is a delight. And why no five-year gap, George? Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Arya IV.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 472

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Jaime wants to touch Brienne a lot. Goodbye Cleos Frey, we barely knew ye. Eon needs to find a new mani/pedi nail place. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords Jaime III (repost). Originally recorded in 2019.   Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 471

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. If you were wondering if Lord Karstark could be more of a jerk, the answer is a resounding yes, as his act of pointless vengeance puts Robb in an impossible position. Between the nakedness of Willem Lannister and Tion Frey’s bodies and Jeyne being way too comfortable talking to her new mother-in-law about all the sex she’s having with Robb, it’s an icky chapte...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Littlefinger Dice Clay has got the jokes, but can he survive a double karate chop to his groin region? Everyone wonders if Joffrey’s wedding will have an open bar. Also, is everyone poisoning everyone? Maybe. At least everyone knows they could do worse than Willas Tyrell. But seriously, where in the world is Tyrek Lannister? Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and...

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. While Sam may be slaying Others, Lord Commander Mormont is slaying us with his hot competency. While this epic chapter could stand alone, we sure hope someday we'll get the rest of the story. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords - Samwell I. Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 468