Mangum Talks TV: Now reviewing HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

The Queen sits the Iron Throne and it looks like she's ready to one-star the position. Ruling isn't all it's cracked up to be in this mid-season (!!) episode of Season 3 of House of the Dragon. Spencer and Lee start the discussion by giving updates on their general feelings about the show: what, at a macro-level, is working, what are areas of concern, and what the season needs to do the rest of th...

Spencer and Lee descend back into the Silo (and turn the clock back) for an absolutely compelling premiere of season 3 of the Apple TV+ series "Silo." Both Spencer and Lee were impressed with the premiere, although Spencer (predictably) has quibbles with one huge trope (yes, that one). Spencer also works in a recommendation for the original Tarzan novels. MTTV will be covering each and every episo...

It's go time Team Black, but at what cost (tm) . Spencer and Lee review a thoroughly enjoyable episode of House of the Dragon- Rhaynera mourns (and conquers), the Sea Snake gets settled into being poor (again), Caraxes and Syrax get fresh, and Daemon is simultaneously awesome and moronic. *Lots* to discuss in this jam packed episode. Warning- Spencer's audio is bad this week (he's traveling), we f...

Spencer and Lee hop into their dragon mounts and take flight for the premiere of season 3 of HBO's House of the Dragon. Can the show redeem a subpar second season? Will Aemond leave Kings Landing? Will Corlys make peace with his (remaining) sons? Will Daemon and the Starks [new band name] find the Hightowers? Will Rhaynera ever leave that room? LOTS of questions as we kick off what will surely be...

Spencer and Lee review the final (so far!) season of Amazon's The Expanse. Due to the truncated season and it being the last season (so far!), this was a heavy book vs show discussion. Warning for book spoilers through book 6 "Babylon's Ashes" and all short stories through 'Strange Dogs.' This was an absolute BLAST. Thank you all for strapping in your suit, passing through the crew assess arm ,and...

Spencer and Lee rock out (too soon?) to season 5 of The Expanse, in this installment of MANGUM BINGE REWATCH. They agree that this is the best season of Amazon's run with the show. They talk through the various plots, and check in with all our Roci shipmates. PEACHES! Stay subscribed for Season 3 House of the Dragon coverage, coming in just a few weeks. Please let us know what you think! We love t...

Spencer and Lee load up the Roci, monitor the speed limit and travel through the Ring Gates to Ilus (New Terra?!) for a jam-packed beginning to the Amazon era of The Expanse. They talk through the primary 4 plot lines of the season: the election on Earth, Bobbie's roving on Mars, the Belter beefs and whatever the hell is happening on Ilus (New Terra). Fun discussion of a really interesting seasons...

Spencer and Lee review a FIRE season SyFy's The Expanse. Season 3 is Lee's favorite seasons of The Expanse and one of his favorite of all time and he is in an appropriately giddy/ unreasonable/ hyperbolic mood for it as he joins Spencer to break down the good, the great, and the very great moments of the season. Let us know what you think! mangumtalks.com, facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspo...

Spencer and Lee are on the float again! The guys discuss their rewatch of season 2 of the SyFy/ Amazon Prime series "The Expanse." This season does a lot of heavy character development work, so the they work structure the pod around character arcs. They also go deep into protomolecule rules (magic?) and Lee gives significant book-to-show perspective throughout. Check us out! www.mangumtalks.com, f...

Spencer and Lee (finally) dive into The Expanse! In this episode, they discuss the entire first season of SyFy/ Amazon's "The Expanse" in it's entirety. The episode does not include spoilers for future seasons, however, both hosts have seen the full series and provide non-spoilery context and summaries of the events in season 1. Because, really, what the hell happened to the Cant? Amos forever. Le...

Spencer and Lee discuss the newest series on Mangum Talks TV, Mangum Binge Rewatch . We start next week with our first rewatch, season 1 of The Expanse... If you don't want to revisit The Expanse, we'll be back with House of the Dragon season 3 coverage in June. Check us out www.mangumtalks.com! And let us know what you think at facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Lee comes up for air to check in with Spencer on the finale of season of HBO's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms". While they (read *Lee*) has some criticisms, including three book-to-show changes he didn't like, they mostly rave about an entirely successful season. They do a few minutes of full spoiler talk at the end. Game of Thrones is back. Let us know what you think! www.mangumtalks.com or face...

Spencer and Lee review the penultimate episode of season 1 of HBO's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." What. A Ride. Check out our website! www.mangumtalks.com And let us know what you think at mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com!

Spencer and Lee gush over an incredible hour of television, going line-by-line and scene-by-scene. They break down backstories, motiviations, production and acting queues to contexualize the events of the episode against the background of larger A Song of Ice and Fire world and history. By the end, the guys were ready to be Dunk's #6 and #7. Really fun episode to review. Let us know what you think...

Warning- Spencer and Lee didn't exactly love this episode, or the back-half of season 2, for that matter. They do make an effort about 31 minutes in to get a little more positive, but they have a lot to say about what worked and (moreso) what didn't work in this finale and in season 2 as a whole. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Spencer and Lee go scene-by-scene and line-by-line to break down a revealing episode of HBO's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." They dive deep into the lore, compare scenes with the novella, examine minor characters, and dedicate a few minutes at the end to a spoiler discussion. Bonus: Spencer sings. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Spencer and Lee review the penultimate episode of season 2 of Amazon Prime's "Fallout." Spencer's more positive this week, Lee can't get past one particular cut-scene, and they both agree the flashbacks are as effective as Hank MacClean leading covert human trials. Good times all around as we barrel ahead into next week's finale. Let us know what you think! (Seriously, please do) facebook.com/mang...

Spencer and Lee roll the clock back and do an old school version of the podcast. They go line by line through the episode and dive deep into the lore of Westeros. Show episode run time- 33 minutes. Podcast episode run time- 1 hour and 41 minutes. Completely. Ridiculous. But a whole lot of fun. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Fair warning- Spencer and Lee have such strong feelings about this episode, the various plots, where things are going, what the show is *trying* to say, and how this all relates to Lee's strong dislike of "The Pit" that they never get to the script. Great discussion via a short-form episode. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Spencer and Lee dive back into Westeros! They *finally* get a Dunk and Egg adaptation to discuss endlessly.... and this episode does not disappoint. Spencer is on cloud nine, Lee is back to proudly spreading the gospel of Martin... We. Are. So. Back. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks

This week, Spencer announces a big change in his assessment of Fallout Season 2. Lee is still all-in and spends at least two minutes too long pitching new names for Hank. A great episode of TV, a great series, a great time discussing it. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Spencer and Lee dive into the about-mid-way point of Fallout season 2. They both love Steph vs Betty, but pass on future Reg-led support groups. Lee suggests a longer story arc for Lucy, Spencer complains about silliness and they both agree that Cooper-Ghoul is the best thing in the show. Lee ends with Johnny Cash facts. Have a great week! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Spencer and Lee begin what looks to be a season long battle about the quality of season 2 of Amazon Prime's "Fallout." Weirdly enough, the first battle line seems to be drawn over Macaulay Culkin. Oh, and Lee plays right into a Kumail Nanjiani standup joke... Good times all around. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com

Spencer and Lee wrap up their season 1 coverage of the Apple+ Series "Pluribus." While acknowledging there is *a lot* to like, Lee spends most of the podcast complaining. Spencer is spry and generally in good spirits. We're unsure if we'll cover season two (when it is released in 2045*) *- Estimate provided by Spencer Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmai...

Spencer and Lee dive into episode 2 of season 2 of Amazon Prime's "Fallout." Lee has a rant (or two) about the Brotherhood. A potential mega-villain (heel) is being created, Spencer is unhappy with the Lucy story line (good acting though), and the guys work in a little Diehard talk for the holiday. Let us know what you think! facebook.com/mangumtalks or mangumtalkspodcasts@gmail.com