The HBOners

HBOners Season Five - House of the Dragon The time has come to merge the two mighty dragon-houses of Velaryon and Targaryen, and it'll take some kissing cousins to get the job done. Laenor and Rhaenyra are pledged to one another, but not without agreeing to a few relational compromises (ahem: open marriage). It's Episode 5: "We Light the Way", and in the land of Westeros, King Viserys continues to...

HBOners Season Five - House of the Dragon Things are getting out of hand - and not just with Lord Hightower. Rhaenyra's search for Mr. Right continues. Prince Daemon returns from The Stepstones, and that can only mean trouble. It's Episode 4: "King of the Narrow Sea". Uncle and niece go out for a night on the town and a little family bonding, but when the king catches wind of it, there's hell to p...

HBOners Season Five - House of the Dragon Trouble in the Stepstones. The princess needs a manbride. Three years have passed, and it’s Episode 3: "Second of His Name". King Viserys‘s child bride (and Rhaenyra’s former best friend) has given him a son - Aegon. Will this new child become the king’s heir? It’s the talk of the town. Rhaenyra’s flooded with marriage proposals from every corner...

HBOners Season Five - House of the Dragon "Marriage is what bwings us together today..." It's Episode 2: "The Rogue Prince", and Westeros's child brides are out in full force. King Viserys needs a new bride after the untimely (and seemingly unnecessary) death of his queen, and who he'll pick as his new bride is anybody's guess. But all is not well in the land of Westeros. Dragonstone has a new inh...

HBOners Season Five - House of the Dragon New Season. New Series. In this, there fifth season, The HBOners have journeyed to the land of Westeros as they embark on their quest to watch, analyze, and review House of the Dragon. And what better place to start than the beginning? Episode 1: “ The Heirs of the Dragon ”. Do you like swords? Sorcery, perhaps? How about feuding rulers and dragon-riding w...

The HBOners are reunited after a brief, but painful separation. And this season, Stevin Nippol and Chasey Joshua are going to bring you a podcast that is out of this world. Do you like swords? Sorcery, perhaps? How about feuding rulers and dragon-riding warriors? Then I think you've come to the right place. Join The HBOners (or should we say HBThroners ?) as they watch House of the Dragon , belove...

HBOners Season Four - Landscapers It’s the series finale and season finals this week, with Episode 4 of both The HBOners and HBO’s Landscapers . Join Stevin and Guest Host #4 as they dissect this unconventional finale. Actors Olivia Colman ( Fleabag , The Favourite , Broadchurch ) and David Thewlis ( Harry Potter , The Organ Grinder's Monkey , Basic Instinct 2 ) take their finale bows this week an...

HBOners Season Four - Landscapers You know what they say: third time’s the charm! It's guest host #3 and Episode 3 of both The HBOners Season Four and HBO’s new British murder mystery series: Landscapers . With actors like Olivia Colman ( Fleabag , The Favourite , Broadchurch ) and David Thewlis ( Harry Potter , The Organ Grinder's Monkey , Basic Instinct 2 ), we guarantee that when it comes to th...

HBOners Season Four - Landscapers If at first you don’t succeed, try try again! That’s Stevin Nippol’s strategy when it comes to finding a cohost. It’s Episode 2 of The HBOners ’ fourth season, and we’re trying another guest host: Kim Nussbaum! Join Stevin as he continues his search for a reChasement host. This week, he and Kim will be discussing episode two of HBO’s new British murder mystery ser...

HBOners Season Four - Landscapers Three strikes and you’re out. That was Stevin Nippol’s policy with former cohost Chasey Joshua, but he wasn’t an HBLoner for long. For the premiere of The HBOners ’ fourth season, we’d like to introduce our first guest host: Thandie Johnson! If you’ve been listening to the show for a while, you might recognize her voice. Why’s that? We’ll never tell. Together our...

The HBOners are back! After a tumultuous third season, in which my first mate, Chasey Joshua, abandoned ship, I want you to know, fans, that Stevin Nippol is not scared of a few waves. I'll not be swimming for shore - this or any other season. No, I will go down with this ship. So, after a heavy and depressing season, I thought I'd go with something lighter, which is why I chose the new HBO murder...

HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage It’s the fifth and final episode of Scenes from a Marriage , and we’ve been waiting for this moment since five minutes into the first episode. Four years since their breakup, two former lovers reunite at the house we only just escaped at the end of episode four. But in the words of Jack from Lost , “We have to go baaaack!” Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973...

HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage The penultimate episode of Scenes from a Marriage is upon us, whether we want it or not. The boxes are packed. The furniture is labeled. The divorce papers are ready to be signed. Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film continues to pack dramatic punch after dramatic punch in this updated HBO version, thanks to hard-hitting performances from Oscar Isaac ( S...

HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage Season 3, Episode 3 of Scenes from a Marriage has arrived like an unwelcome guest in our homes. Poe’s looking at the (wo)man in the Mira, and he doesn’t like what he’s seeing reflected back at him. Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film continues to pack a dramatic punch in this updated HBO version, thanks in no small part to out of this world performances...

HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage Season 3 is well underway, and The HBOners have got a lot to say! Episode 2 of Scenes from a Marriage has left us shocked, stunned, and damn near breathless. Someone get us an inhaler! Inhaler? I just met her! Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film continues to pack a dramatic punch in this updated HBO version, thanks in no small part to out of this world...

HBOners Season Three - Scenes from a Marriage Prepare yourself, because it’s the Season 3 premiere of The HBOners and the first episode of Scenes from a Marriage on HBO. Ingmar Bergman's classic 1973 film is reimagined in present day by director Hagai Levi ( The Affair , In Treatment ). With heavy hitters Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, this show is must-see tv! You'll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll...

The HBOners are back! You've waited long enough, and summer vacay has finally come to an end. It's back to work for Chasey and Stevin, and for our third season, we've chosen a remake of a Swedish classic: Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage , directed by Hagai Levi ( The Affair, In Treatment ). With heavy hitters Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, this show is must-see tv! You'll laugh. You’ll...

HBOners Season Two - Mare of Easttown Done so soon? It's the Season 2 finale of The HBOners , a podcast reviewing the best of HBO’s single season TV Series with Chasey Joshua and Stevin Nippol. Time to recap all that went down in this final episode of Mare of Easttown . The murderer is revealed. Choices are made. Friendships are tested. Mr. Carroll returns. It's time to say goodbye to Mare, Helen,...

HBOners Season Two - Mare of Easttown We've reached the penultimate episode of Season 2 of The HBOners ! One last episode next week for old Mare, Helen, Garth, Robert the Writer, Bethy, Mr. Carroll, Siobhan, and all the other Easttowners. Deacon Mark, Kenny, John, Billy, Garth, Kevin reincarnated as a turtle, Siobhan's girlfriend, Mare's boytoy, Helen, and maybe even The Lady Hawk, herself - all s...

HBOners Season Two - Mare of Easttown Five. Golden. Episodes. Look at us go! We’re inching ever closer to the gripping conclusion of Mare of Easttown , with our fearless leaders at the helm: Chasey Joshua and Stevin Nippol. Our hearts were racing from start to finish in this episode! Mare and Zabel are hot on the tracks of the mysterious kidnapper. Deacon Mark delivers a shocking confession to Fat...

HBOners Season Two - Mare of Easttown It’s Episode 4, and we’ve passed the halfway point of Mare of Easttown . Join Chasey Joshua and Stevin Nippol this week as they investigate the increasingly depressing details of the lives of Easttown’s citizens. Another missing girl. Did Detective Zabel ask Mare out on a date? Dawn receives an anonymous call about her missing daughter. Mare switches from vapi...

HBOners Season Two - Mare of Easttown Three strikes and you're out! Just joshing you - Chasey Josh...ua and Stevin Nippol, that is. It's Episode 3 of Mare of Easttown with The HBOners! Follow along with us as we guess about Detective Zabel's accent, learn more about Drew's turtle, speculate on why Deacon Mark was transferred to Easttown, and hope beyond hope that we get to see a flashback of Mare'...

HBOners Season Two - Mare of Easttown It's the sophomore episode of Season Two of The HBOners, a podcast reviewing the best of HBO’s single season TV Series with Chasey Joshua and Stevin Nippol. This season, we're watching Mare of Easttown , the story of a small-town detective and former basketball star who must solve the mystery of one, two, maybe even three murders. Follow along with us each wee...

HBOners Season Two - Mare of Easttown Grab your popcorn and cotton candy, because it’s the Season Two premiere of The HBOners, a podcast reviewing the best of HBO’s single season TV Series with Chasey Joshua and Stevin Nippol. For this season, we’ll be watching Mare of Easttown , the story of a small-town detective and former basketball star who must solve the mystery of one, two, maybe even three...

Season One is completed, and now it’s time for Season Two! Join Chasey Joshua and Stevin Nippol as they briefly discuss Season Two’s series: Mare of Easttown , starring Kate Winslet. You may remember her from a little movie called Titanic , in which she played a character named Rose(enbaum). Coincidence? We think not. The Mare of Easttown premieres next Sunday, April 18th, and each week we’ll be w...