The Cast Beyond the Wall: A House of the Dragon Podcast

This week's Game of Thrones leaves us with a podcast divided as The Cast Beyond the Wall debates the vices of the latest episode, No One . As the season comes to a close, we begin to develop our initial reactions to the season as a whole and not everyone agrees with the direction or the pacing of the show has taken on. We're joined again by Alexandra Bohannon of The GoodTrash Genrecast and The Fil...

Game of Thrones brought us yet another resurrection this week with the surprising return of fan favorite Sandor "The Hound" Clegane.  With Jon, Benjen, and now our favorite chicken eating killer back is it possible that Westeros is starting to feel a little bit too safe? The Cast Beyond the Wall investigates this phenomenon along with the rest of the big reveals from this week's episode The Broken...

We've crossed the halfway mark of Game of Thrones season 6 and the show continues to show no sign of slowing down. Blood of my Blood marks yet another episode of reveals on longstanding mysteries for both book readers and show watchers. The gents of The Cast Beyond the Wall are joined by GoodTrash Media's very own Frightful Femme , Kirsten Therkelson.  Things pick up with Bran immediately after la...

The ink has dried, the book has been written, and the door has closed on the life of Hodor the half-giant. This week's episode of Game of Thrones suffered one of the most emotional losses the show has seen yet and your hosts at The Cast Beyond the Wall are still cleaning up the tissues leading into this week's show. Hodor's sacrifice in The Door won't be forgotten, but we'd be remiss if we didn't...

Game of Thrones season 6 continues to sail its Greyjoy ships full speed ahead in this week's episode Book of the Stranger. Every minute of this episode is packed tight with some of the very best Game of Thrones and  The Cast Beyond the Wall   brings the fire and the analysis to this week's particularly eventful episode. This week, the Cast is joined by one the co-founders of GoodTrash Media and ho...

The Cast Beyond the Wall returns with more Westerosi recapping goodness this week as they give us the breakdown of season 6 episode 3, Oathbreaker. This  Bran's latest dream sequence, Cersei's latest scheme against the Tyrells, and Arya Stark's latest training montage. This week may be lighter on shocking twists and turns, but that doesn't keep it from delivering the old school scheming and verbal...

Game of Thrones season 6 returned with a notably strong sophomore outing filled major coups, unexpected plot turns, and even a little bit of Tyrion dragon whispering action. The Cast Beyond the Wall   is back to recap, theorize, and analyze the scene by scene break down of a scene by scene betrayals. This week marks the return of the majorly MIA Greyjoys. After being away from the action for years...

After nearly a year of waiting, Game of Thrones has returned to kick off season 6 with a nice bit of set up and a couple of surprising twists in The Red Woman. The Cast Beyond the Wall returns with your guide to all of the biggest moments of the episode followed by some exciting fan theories and analysis looking at what this episode is all about. The Cast's hosts Caleb Masters, Austin Lucari, and...

The Cast Beyond the Wall returns to catch people up to speed up to speed before season 6's big premiere. We hit up every storyline from the wall all the way to Braavos and Mereen before talking our theories.  This season we we are hosted by the GoodTrash Media Network . Check us out on their social media pages   Twitter @Good_Trash Facebook.com/goodtrashmedia Patreon.com/gtm   Pre-Season 6 Time St...

Season 5 of Game of Thrones came to a close with the season finale, Mother's Mercy. The Cast Beyond the Wall is here to discuss what amounted to one of the most action-packed episodes of the entire series. Following the ultimate sacrifice of Shireen, Stannis prepared to attack Winterfell. In what had been prophecized as his defining moment, everything Stannis had killed for crumbled in mere moment...

Just when you didn't think Game of Thrones could get any better than a white walker army, we get Daenerys Targarian mounting Drogon to round out an epic battle in the Merenese arena. The Cast Beyond the Wall is back to talk about the rise of Daenerys Targaryen and the fall of Stannis Baratheon in this week's episode, The Dance of Dragons. The Sons of the Harpy finally made another move against Dae...

After a season light world breaking events, this week's episode of Game of Thrones, Hardhome delivered one of the biggest moments in the history of the show so far. The wait for winter is over and the White Walkers have finally arrived in truly terrifying fashion to slaughter what's left of the Wildling army. The Cast Beyond the Wall is here to discuss this game-changing defeat by the elusive Nigh...

It's been a slow burn so far in this season of Game of Thrones , but the latest episode "The Gift" finally delivers on a few of the promises laid down over the last few episodes.  The Cast Beyond the Wall is here to talk about some of the most anticipated moments of the entire series including Tyrion's meeting with Daenerys and Cersei's swift self-imposed downfall. Did they live up to the five sea...

Game of Thrones got heated in this week's episode Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken as Sansa's return to Winterfell turned dark. In our discussion on The Cast Beyond the Wall , we delve into "the scene" that sent the internet spinning into a controversial tizzy early this week. Before we tackle the hot button topic, we take a look at some of the episode's more prominent moments including Jorah's reflectio...

This week's episode of  Game of Thrones  may not have quite packed the same level of action that we've become used to, but "Kill the Boy" didn't disappoint in its character drama and we're ready to dive right into all of it. On this installment of  The Cast Beyond the Wall , we're joined by special guests Dalton Stuart and Jessica Martin to discuss all of the latest developments in the north side...

This week's episode of  Game of Thrones  was season 5's most action-packed installment yet, thanks to the rise of the Faith Militant and the growing threat of the Sons of the Harpy. Joining us in our in-depth discussion of the events that took place is We Got This Covered writer Sam Woolf, who has some of his own interesting theories and reactions to this week's shocking cliffhanger. In case you m...

High Sparrow was the most eventful Game of Thrones episode so far this season and The Cast Beyond the Wall is back to break down some of the most shocking moments. High Sparrow brought us one of Jon Snow's most character defining moments yet as he put Janos Slynt's head to on the chopping block. His first act as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch was undoubtedly a bold one we've been waiting to t...

Game of Thrones returned for another one of its finest hours packed with dragons, faceless men, and even the beginnings of a slave uprising. Join us on The Cast Beyond the Wall as we delve into the trickiest moral dilemmas The House of Black and White had to offer.  The latest episode finally brought us up to speed with Arya as she arrived in the long talked about city of Braavos. After years of t...

After a ten month hiatus, HBO's hit series  Game of Thrones   has finally returned and it seems the land of Westeros is starting to look like a very different place.  No matter the difference in power players, The Cast Beyond the Wall has returned to talk the biggest twists from the latest episode. In this week's discussion we recap the somewhat polarizing season 5 premiere featuring a totally bro...

We've spent months surviving the long winter, but with Game of Thrones is mere days away, the time to return has finally come! The Cast Beyond the Wall has re-emerged alongside the White Walker army to lead the charge on all of Game of Thrones Season 5's greatest discussion. Welcome back to the finest Westerosi discussion this side of the narrow sea. In our first episode of the year we remember th...

In our final discussion covering season 4 of  Game of Thrones , Daniel, Austin and I do a top ten countdown of our favorite moments. Whether it was a wedding, a battle, a duel, or even a break-up, this season packed in an overwhelming number of exceptional moments that fans won't soon forget! It really has been a terrific year for the series, one that gave us everything we asked for and more. If y...

Game of Thrones  season 4 has been a runaway roller coaster and it all culminated in  last week's finale, "The Children" , when showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss delivered the greatest Father's Day gift HBO has ever seen. Now,  The Cast Beyond the Wall  has returned and is here to talk about all of the game-changing deaths that were carried out in the epic finale. Austin, Daniel, and I start...

It's been four years in the making, but the Wildlings have finally made it to the wall for one of the most epic battles in TV history. We apologize for the lateness, folks, but The Cast Beyond the Wall has arrived just in time to discuss this climactic and hugely polarizing episode of  Game of Thrones ! Austin, Daniel, and I are joined by a former professor and avid  Thrones  fan Mark Pickens to w...

It's been a long wait, but the hugely anticipated fight between the Mountain and the Viper came to pass in epic fashion and  The Cast Beyond the Wall  is here to see it through by giving the legendary Oberyn Martell a worthy sendoff. It's been eight episodes in the making and the question that everyone wants answered is: does the fight live up to its reputation? We look at that very question and d...

It may have been an off week in Westeros, but  The Cast Beyond the Wall  sleeps for no man! This week, we discuss our theories for some of the biggest  Game of Thrones  mysteries. Austin, Daniel, and I talk about Jon Snow's mother, the end game of the series and the mystery of Bran's role in the  Song of Ice and Fire . If you're interested in the magic of  Game of Thrones , or Melissandre's myster...