Game of Groans

This week on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Kate Koballa to talk about Episode 10 of Season 3, Mhysa. They discuss Uncle-Dads, "The North Remembers", Podrick thriving, Arya's tiny rage, white saviors, Cersei's seashell, a dick in a box, and relationship advice from Tywin Lannister. Additionally, Emily thinks Daenerys is the bad guy, Kate mentions being a film major and they...

This week on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by her husband Chase Bateman to talk about Episode 9 of Season 3, The Rains of Castamere.    They discuss the origin of the Red Wedding name, NADDPOD, how Cat sucks in the show, lazy writing, Jon Snow's plan all along, band-ssassins, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, that Jorah is a fuckboi, fish have teeth and that happy people are doomed. Additionally, Emily i...

This week on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Andrew Kimball from Level Playing Field to talk about Episode 8 of Season 3, Second Sons.   They discuss that Sansa got the best Lannister, Davos is a great actor, Joffrey being petty, what size leeches are, bad dads, unnecessary nudity, whiskey dick, and scary ass face trees. Additionally, Emily is changing her mind about the Hound again and they ar...

A quick update on the status of the podcast and Emily's plan to return after her "maternity leave."    New episodes every second Tuesday of the month, the next episode is coming August 10th. Music is by Simon Daum. Emily's Instagram - @koballabateman Website - www.gameofgroanspod.com Email - gameofgroanspod@gmail.com Instagram - @gameofgroanspod Facebook - facebook.com/gameofgr...

This week on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by her sister Kate Koballa to talk about Episode 7 of Season 3, The Bear and the Maiden Fair.   They discuss Jon Snow smiling, sex advice, Tyrion being a people pleaser, Daenerys's makeover, Shakespeare comedies, Arya being a goth tween, fast travel, the return of the Hound, Anchorman and Jaime's hand stump. Additionally, Emily doubles down on...

This week on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Wally Hipolito from Off the Stoop to talk about Episode 6 of Season 3, The Climb.   They discuss why everyone wants Harrenhal, what counts as treason, Miley Cyrus, Loras’s acting skills, Sansa’s innocence, chaos being a ladder, The Dark Knight Rises, and Shae being prone to jealousy. Additionally, Emily admits she isn’t sure whose wedding will be the...

This week on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Sarah Sheppard from Musical Theater Deathmatch and Ruin My Life to talk about Episode 5 of Season 3, Kissed By Fire.   They discuss that this show is a high budget soap opera, the Lord of Light is the only religion with physical evidence, Tormund looks like a European Santa, Westeros Kama Sutra, Arya/Gendry vibes, the Hound's moral code, the pro...

This week on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Lis from My Precious Podcast to talk about Episode 4 of Season 3, And Now His Watch Is Ended.   They discuss the problematic grammar of the title, Sam wanting to define his relationship, Littlefinger's accent, a therapist in Westeros would be rich, magic as a vague concept, required cremation, Harry Potter, the Hound's horrible teeth and th...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros and Ultimate Sports Mashup to talk about Episode 3 of Season 3, Walk of Punishment.   They discuss the first comedic opening of GOT, if anyone is winning the war, Tyrion's big dick energy, Arya's list, a guy from Pirates of the Caribbean, abstinence as a sacrifice, wolf shaped bread, a paranoid Stannis, th...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Shannon Earley from Nesting with the Earley Birds to talk about Episode 2 of Season 3, Dark Wings, Dark Words.   They discuss the actor who plays Bran looking older, the kid from Finding Neverland, black magic, men with wheelbarrows are jolly, Jon's new coat, the dope garden in King's Landing, the Great Gatsby, and that Riverrun is a tongu...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Nav from A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium to talk about Episode 1 of Season 3, Valar Dohaeris.   They discuss George R.R. Martin's will, Maester Luwin's sleeves, the first show cold opening, giants, aggressively eating a chicken, that Ghost is a good boy, satisfying letter sealing, cynical fairy tales, dragons fishing, Tyrion just wanting...

Not since The Avengers took the big screen by storm in 2012 has there been a crossover event so ambitious as this special holiday episode! Okay, well maybe that’s a slight exaggeration…  Welcome to the Christmas On Infinite Podcasts Holiday Special ! This epic team-up includes some of your favorite podcasts (if not, they should be!).  We have, Super Bracket Bros , GeeK KetchUP , Game of Groans , a...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by her sister Kate Koballa to recap and review all of Season 2 of Game of Thrones in a special bonus episode.   They discuss how Robb has been a shit head this season, thinly veiled metaphors, the level of British that makes you sound evil, Oscar Isaac aka Poe Dameron, naming your child Atticus, fast travel, Homeward Bound, Gwendolyn Christie, the zomb...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Dylan Wren from Level Playing Field to talk about Episode 10 of Season 2, Valar Morghulis. They discuss name dropping, how Tywin got a horse in the throne room, Joffrey's moral compass, broken oaths, if GOT were a romcom, a Lord of Light hair salon, Brienne and Jaime's improv, Osha and the Boys, dragon magic, Jon Snow's intelligence a...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Antoinette Perez from Oh This World to talk about Episode 9 of Season 2, Blackwater. They discuss favorite characters so far, Shae taking unnecessary risks, Romeo and Juliet, how real magic is in this world, a smug Stannis, lame sword names, bird imagery and melodrama being a Lannister trait.  Additionally, Emily notices Sansa changed her hairstyle,...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Lili Gordon from The Lilipod to talk about Episode 8 of Season 2, The Prince of Winterfell. They discuss difficult to understand accents, that the Lord of Bones looks dumb, what would have happened if Ned didn't die, overarching season themes, a battle is approaching, Peter Dinklage is a great actor, Robb is no better than his mother, Davos wou...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Veronica Hugger from Fat Loss Success Stories to talk about Episode 7 of Season 2, A Man Without Honor. They discuss eunuchs, Robin Roberts, foreshadowing, poor Theon, Jon Snow's virginity, that Tywin sees himself in Arya, the Hound has lots of issues, every person in Qarth is over the top, Cersei letting some walls down, the theme of survival...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Lauren Lapid, host of Rookies in the Real World to talk about Episode 6 of Season 2, The Old Gods and the New. They discuss the Iron Price, a Ned Stark throwback, Tywin being paternal, the size of Myrcella's boat, where Jorah is, the Hound saving the day, Catelyn Stark cockblocking Robb, Harry Potter spoilers, Star Wars, Osha being a badass and...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 2, The Ghost of Harrenhal. They discuss Brienne's obsession with Renly, Stannis is the next best Baratheon, Melisandre being TOO mysterious, that Iron Islanders are the worst, Tywin/Tyrion similarities, that Sam is the Lord of Exposition, shadow demons do not indicate healthy r...

This fifth month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Andrew Kimball from Level Playing Field to talk about Episode 4 of Season 2, What is Dead May Never Die. They discuss how Robb doesn't have a great war plan, that Joffrey is literally unstable, that Emily finds the Hound fascinating, how Qarth is pronounced, that Little Finger has no game, how suddenly Daenerys is the Mother of Dragons, T...

This pandemic month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Joanna Hagan-Young of The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret to talk about Episode 3 of Season 2, What is Dead May Never Die. They discuss manly relationships, how coming back for people is not a recurring theme, children of the forest, how fashionable Renly is, that Shae is a whiny cow, gravity defying dresses, good cinematography, trauma and that H...

This month on Game of Groans, Emily is joined by Chris Heck, co-host of GeeK KetchUP , to talk about Episode 2 of Season 2, The Night Lands.  They discuss how Sam has no chill, Dany's costume change, terrifying rope bridges, Bron's promotion, the definition of "blood of my blood" aka the Dothraki ride or dies, the one time this show is actually funny, a dope kraken fireplace, s...

It is a new year and a new season of Game of Thrones!  Emily is joined by Jordan Blair, host of the Dreamful Podcast , to talk about the first episode of Season 2, The North Remembers.  They discuss how the Hound is like Severus Snape, Tyrion is still a boss, Jorah's sexy eyes, if books are a sexy gift, that Melisandre is a damn witch, if sorcery can be a hobby, Catelyn Stark is a lesser vers...

In this season finale episode, Emily is once again joined by her husband Chase to discuss Episode 10 Fire and Blood.  Chase and Emily discuss how Shaggydog is a terrible pet name, every good castle has a head stick wall, the proud dad moment for Tyrion, how much blood is at a beheading, Jaime is the Ricky Bobby of Game of Thrones, that Emily listens to her own podcast, Lord of the Rings, sports an...

In this episode, Emily is joined by Allison Maldonado (with small informative guest appearance by her husband Jorge) to talk about Episode 9. In this episode, Emily and Allison take a long time to start talking about the episode, Emily doubts her MCU knowledge, Allison reveals she's held a saber, there's an overuse of the phrase "familial bonds", Allison thinks Shae's mout...