I’ve only listen to season 1 so far, hoping to find there are some hosts changed moving forward. The way Curtis talks to the girls grosses me out. The things he says to/about them are always irrelevant, and the girls are clearly not into it but he does. not. stop - so uncomfortable!

Love this podcast!!!!

Great show - love the chemistry and all the laughs!

Thank you for constructively reviewing Game of Thrones! I was so sick of seeing everyone complain about the final season but you guys did an amazing job and I’m so happy I found people who liked it just as much as I did! You guys are amazing!

The former lit major in me is very pleased that the folks on this podcast actually address themes/tropes/rhetoric etc. while being humorous. Nice to listen to overall, especially compared to some of the other “analysis” podcasts out there.

I love the many different viewpoints and predictions these guys give after each show.

Watching the show live with their commentary as a podcast is a fail. Weird pauses (10s of seconds long) as they watch and THEN comment, consistently makes you think your AirPods are cutting out b/c of lost Bluetooth connectivity, except it’s just the podcast. Actual post show review episodes have uneven non equalized audio spliced together, likely round table recorded from various locations, which just sounds awful and keeps you from paying attention to their likely interesting and relevant commentary. Hope they fix the audio format/issues for a more professional sounding podcast if they reunite for another series. Returning back to my old stalwarts for the remaining GOT final season episodes, Vanity Fair recap and Nerdette game of thrones recap.

Like the excitement, knowledge and fun. Diverse and intelligent commentary delivered with passion.

I heard about the Jon yelling for Arya to get by the dragon to get to Bran and it kinda makes sense. Another thing - how did Arya get that jump? Maybe she pole vaulted using that spear sticking out of Thrones chest? Wish they could confirm this.

Is that guy serious with ruffling the bag of chips and chomping??

The hosts are constantly saying wrong information . Every episode . They need to replace the hosts with people who actually know the show. Like just this past episode one of the host says there must always be a stark in the north ? You mean winterfell ? And also maester luwin wouldn’t come out of the crypts because he was killed during theons rebellion and only only starks are buried there anyway. Also Dolores edd was introduced in season 2 . Not season 1 and Jorah has been there since episode 1 not 3 or 4. That’s just a few mistakes from one of the episode reviews . There are way more .

Afterbuzz after shows are my fav to listen to! I get about as excited to listen to this show as I do watching the actual show. I look forward to hearing talks take on what we just watched for many reasons but 1 major reason is that I miss stuff or I won’t get the meaning behind something. I LOVE that I’m able to listen to y’all discuss the show! I also love the predictions cause again, sometime I might miss where something is headed. As far as y’all getting SOME details wrong, it’s crap that y’all would get negative reviews because of it. We r all human and we ALL make mistakes! I wasn’t at all bothered by the fact that someone thought Jon’s hand wasn’t burned....it’s RIDICULOUS that someone was! Just another person that LOVES to be mad and looks for any excuse to “put people in their place” SMH! RIDICULOUS! I forget who made that mistake but please don’t let that review effect you! Y’all are all lovely and I look forward to ending this series with yall❤️

Just one of a dozen similar shows. Fans with no particular expertise or unique insight swooning over a show in a desperate attempt to grow their social media presence by riding the shows popularity.

Every week they have the opportunity to escape with us and talk about a great fictional tale.... and they always get sidetracked with current political commentary! So distracting and upsetting.

My gawd it sounds as if Curtis is the creepy old guy with his di$& in his hand as he’s talking to the women. SO creepy.

If you're doing a podcast about Game of Thrones, you should at least know and understand the show. I cringed every time one of them said "Walter Frey" and then turned it off when someone talked about Catlyn Stark being in the cripts of Winterfell. Honestly, I can't even say that Ned is down there for sure. Any book reader knows what happened to catlyn's body. The show never disclosed where her body is (to my recollection). Bottom line, if you're a casual viewer, this may be fine for you but if you're looking for substantial and thoughtful analysis and discussions there are several others that are much better.

I am reviewing all available episodes in anticipation of the start of season 8. The first season podcast hosts are terrible. One host, Bethany, hated the sight of blood and admitted to having closed her eyes during key scenes. None of the hosts did their homework. They had zero insights to offer. Finally, one host, Curtis, was very creepily hitting on another host Sarah. But the second season podcast has new better hosts who have more enthusiasm for the show and who have more in depth analysis and insights to offer. Nonetheless the insights over all the seasons peak at level meh. Though I do enjoy Dave Childs and Kristin Snyder (and company’s) enthusiasm. Ps As a lawyer I will argue that Littlefinger’s trial was perfectly legit!

I just can’t with all the awkwardly uncomfortable flirting by Curtis. Talk about the show, and keep your interest in the ladies off air. Gross.

There is no substance to what there talking about. Making entry level analysis and just outright idiotic things. Very disappointing and annoying to listen to.

With the last GOT coming April, decided to binge from the beginning and listen to early episodes. Had to stop because first hosts were blatantly offensive and sexist. From the inability to even say Peter Dinklage’s name without saying “little dwarf” to commenting on the “sexiness” and dress hem length of the women on the pod panel, I just can’t. The final straw was a “what do you call a woman with two black eyes” supposed joke by a host, followed by laughter by all hosts. Come on. I see new hosts started in season 2, but given offensive comments in season 1, I recommend removing S1 from available episodes

A few of the hosts have pretty good takes on the GOT world. Not Amber though lol. Her hindsight review of S01E01 was pretty unbearable, the comparisons to today's social issues didn't help. Staying away from that specific episodes style will go a long way. Sorry Amber

5/5. Could listen to Ryan Malaty read the Westerosi phone book all. day. long. Oh, and it's a very entertaining, informative, and insightful podcast.

I tried to listen to a few episodes and couldn't finish any of them. The absolute worst was the latest "character analysis" re: Sansa Stark. Admittedly not my favorite character either, but the absolute garbage misogynistic view points expressed is completely indefensible (by a woman no less, and a woman who clearly understands nothing of the world she's talking about despite supposedly having read the books while retaining the barest of facts apparently). Complete crap. Don't waste your time when there are plenty of other recaps out there done that are far superior.

Good show for content but there is only so much valley girl I can take. I had to tap out.

I tried one episode but there's no way I'll suffer through another one ever again. Yes, they mispronounce GoT specific words but they also mispronounce or don't seem to know the meanings of regular English words. They're trying to sound smart, however, only one of them seems to be able to pull it off.

This is not a horrible GoT podcast but there are at least 3 or 4 that you should prioritize over this one. The hosts seem not terribly knowledgeable in terms of providing context and often times seem not to have paid close attention to the details of an episode where they misstate events or pose questions that were already addressed in the episode.

If you are just a very casual viewer of GoT and you want to listen to a show hosted by a crew who are the same, then you will probably enjoy this. They have good banter and humor, but their knowledge of the world of ice and fire is extremely limited. If you are looking for someone to expand on your experience and give you background info into the rich story of GoT, then there are much better options.

When I know more than a group of people reviewing the episode, right after the episode airs, there is no reason to listen.

My least favorite of the GoT podcasts I've listened to.

The introduce was loud and too much. Nice people and I love GoT so much that I listened for about 1/2 an episode but I ended up just turning it off. I'll stick with my normal podcast

Your volumes are all jacked up. My car volume max is 40. At 20 I can't hear you guys on the highway with windows shut. At 40 I still can barely here a couple of the hosts. You guys HAVE to do something about that. Podcasting 101.

I would have enjoyed sitting in a bar next to a crowded table of tipsy teens recapping the episode more than submitting to the tortures of your vapid semblance of a podcast. The Boltons could save a lot of time making their victims listen to the bunch of you rather than bother flaying the alive. The pain would be so much worse.

Poor sound quality and unfunny people. :/

The hosts are not knowledgeable about the books or the show. I have listened to this podcast on and off for a couple of seasons mainly because it's the first podcast out on Monday when I'm craving Game of Thrones content. Unfortunately, this means the hosts don't have time to gather their thoughts before they record. Even though at least one host is a book reader, a lot of mistakes are made, including pronunciation. This season so far they have incorrectly pronounced Olenna (it's oh-len-uh, not OLEEANNA or OLAINA!), Cersei (it's Sir-say, not Seer-say), Gendry (NOT JENDRY), and Sansa (should be pronounced SONSA). If they only made pronunciation mistakes, I'd be able to stick with them but there are many times the hosts don't understand the plot, the significance of certain events or misremember things. They rarely pick up on anything I hadn't already noticed. I generally have this issue with the afterbuzz podcasts, since they cover so many shows, it seems their hosts are just casual watchers. There are some better podcasts out there for viewers who want to get into the weeds (Cast of Kings, Storm of Spoilers, and Game of Thrones podcast from Bald Move).

Made it 11 seconds into season 7 episode 4 review and turned it off. Good job.

One of my favorite Afterbuzz podcasts. The hosts are great breaking things down so we don't miss any detail. Keep us the good work! :) P.S. I can't wait to see how Danny reacts to finding out that John is the one true heir to the Iron Throne. (Since John is the son of the last Targaryen Crown Prince)

After this week, I am no longer a listener...what a disappointment.

It's alright...you can tell 5 minutes into the show they don't know too much about game of thrones..not as much as other podcasts anyway.

Very annoying.

They don't know the plot and pronounce people's names wrong.

The person hanging from the ship was one of the sand snakes hanging from her own whip she uses. The other was pinned to the ship behind her with spears.

I watch and read this series religiously and this was far from in depth, critical analysis. Many times the podcasters were talking over each other making it difficult to hear or just simply annoying. Has some good information, but for the most part they take random facts and try to mash them into predictions and sensible plot developments. No thanks.

This is really annoying and didn't offer any additional insight that the regular GOT watcher didn't already know. Plus one of the guys couldn't stop coughing through the podcast. That was so distracting. Isn't there a mute button? Should've waited for bald move to post their recap. They're way better.

I'll preface this review by saying that Im not a review-type person, not a GOT book reader and I've listened to several Afterbuzz podcasts before. And although not all hosts/opinions I favor and I have to suffer through corny brand intros and sound effects like it's still the 1990's (someone please change that!) Afterbuzz podcasts are still generally tolerable. I started with season 6 ep 9, as I am rewatching last two eps in season 6 GOT before I watch premier of Season 7, but I turned that podcast off with a duration of 5:22. Smh. The immediate shallow analysis of Sansa was idiotic. If the hosts of an analysis show cannot pick up on the subtle nuances of characters and plot, they should not be hosting an analysis show. And def not one for the 'show of all shows'-GOT. A bunch of rash superficial judgements with no basis and no consideration to all the overlapping plot lines at play

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Hey guys! Great show, great conversations! My only piece of advise is individual microphones for each person in the discussion, or have someone ride the levels on a mixer board. It sounds as though you have a couple microphones in the middle of a table and you all talk together. Besides that, great podcast!

All my friends like sports and only sports.

These people should be ashamed to call themselves thrones fans. Absolutley no knowledge of the show or books.

Too many people, way too goofy. They don't know all the names sometimes, their theories are often way way off and they kinda just gloss over stuff. Cast of Kings is better

They seem clueless, the people in the chat know more about what's going on and the intro will make you want to kill yourself.