Wintercast 1.07, Part 1 & 2

(Direct Link – 1.07, Part 1)
(Direct Link – 1.07, Part 2)

Wintercast Show Notes
(this week’s podcast is split into 2 parts)

Intro
Welcome to Wintercast – a discussion of HBO’s series Game of Thrones, brought to you by the Gaming Angels Network. We’re your hosts Elizabeth, Stephanie and Summer. This week, we’re discussing Episode 2.07 – A Man Without Honor and Episode 2.08 – The Prince of Winterfell
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News – Any news regarding the series (TV/book):

• “Why HBO’s president panned internet streaming and how Forbes manipulated his words into linkbait” – http://dcurt.is/hbo-forbes-journalism (found via http://wicnet.tumblr.com)
• A review on Episode 2.08 hitting on issues of too many games being played at once in this and past few episodes – http://cultural-learnings.com/2012/05/20/game-of-thrones-the-prince-of-winterfell/
• Racialicious: “Game of Thrones Sexposition and Race Quandary” (May 15, 2012) – http://www.racialicious.com/2012/05/15/game-of-thrones-sexposition-and-race-quandary/
• Interview on EW about how the almost didn’t film Blackwater Battle due to budget – apparently, they don’t have that HBO money (as evident from the continued absence of Ghost during a time Jon could probably really use him) – http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/20/game-of-thrones-blackwater/3/
• George R. R. Martin Nervous: The Mary Sue – http://www.themarysue.com/george-r-r-martin-nervous/http://www.themarysue.com/george-r-r-martin-nervous/
• Blastr: What Epic Season 2 Moment – http://blastr.com/2012/03/what-epic-season-2-moment.php
• LA Times: As Game of Thrones Nears its Finale, Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss Talk About Season Two – http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/06/as-game-of-thrones-nears-its-finale-showrunners-david-benioff-and-dan-weiss-talk-about-season-two.html

Long Story Short (Too Late) – Official HBO synopsis:

• Episode 2.07: “Jaime meets a distant relative; Dany receives an invitation to the House of the Undying; Theon leads a search party; Jon loses his way in the wilderness; Cersei counsels Sansa.”
• Episode 2.08: “Theon receives a visitor and holds down the fort. Arya calls in her final debt with Jaqen in a way that displeases him. Robb is betrayed. Tyrion and Varys find common ground. Dany ignores Jorah’s advice. Stannis and Davos approach their destination, and Davos is offered a reward.”

Dark Wings, Dark Words -In depth discussion of the episode, Breakdown of points that stood out, Differences from the books:

• I am the “WHERE’S TOM BOMBADIL?!?!?!” fan. And I feel shame for that.

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Closing
Wrap up/final thoughts
Opening and Closing song: “Game of Thrones – Opening Credits Cover (Heavy Version)” by Roger Lima at White Noise Lab
You can follow Stephanie on Twitter at @stealthyslyth, Elizabeth at @Cherithe and Summer at @UziSuzuki