This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate join together to do a wrap-up of HOTD and the podcast as a whole. They discuss cast interviews, Rotten Tomato scores, a GOT storybook, negronis, fancy dress time, wigs, and nice guys. Additionally, Kate wants thematic symbolism and Emily has feelings about internet spoilers. THANK YOU for joining us on this journey! We love each and every listener so much and appreciate all of your support throughout the life of this podcast. We are not saying goodbye ...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 57 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about the season finale, Episode 8 of Season 2, The Queen Who Ever Was. They discuss horse-mermaids, a chunky recap, men with blue hair, Larys' Swiss bank account, the Fast and Furious movies, The Witcher, rabid lamination, and the Kit Harrington cliff. Additionally, Kate enjoys Tyland being bullied, Jay has strong feelings about the finale, and Emily spirals about the podcast coming to an indefin...
Apr 22, 2025•2 hr 56 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 7 of Season 2, The Red Sowing. They discuss spoilers for "The Witch" movie, the power of friendship, purebred dogs, the aura of ableism, a dragon arms race, Daemon and his influencer apology, the whisper campaign cloak, and Hamlet. Additionally, Emily finds out who Black Phillip is, Dylan expresses his distaste for Harrenhal this season, and Kate questions not showing...
Apr 08, 2025•2 hr 48 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jason Edwards to talk about Episode 6 of Season 2, Smallfolk. They discuss where lions live in Westeros, Alicent's gentle parenting, fantasy bullshit & deep lore, Aemond not having enough therapy, Dire Hard Goldenbooks, Larys going into worm mode, and Alicent's backup son. Additionally, Jason questions firing your own mom, Kate makes an additional death prediction, and Emily wonders what Larys wants. New episodes biweekly, the next ep...
Mar 25, 2025•2 hr 44 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Nelson from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 2, Regent. They discuss gay marriage in Dorne, the YA spinoff of GOT, ghost confessionals, overstimulating crowds, angry husband vibes, widow wine moms, and actual chaos ladder, and that Daemon is a Kardashian. Additionally, Emily is surprised about the longevity of the Freys, Kate talks about eating dragons, and Eli talks about ice fishing. New episodes biweekly, the ...
Mar 11, 2025•3 hr 6 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Sarah Sheppard to talk about Episode 4 of Season 2, The Red Dragon and the Gold. They discuss the podcast five timers club, The Haunting of Hill House, Sesame Street names, manic pixie dream witches, Jace being bitchy, peak Jim Carrey, the fine line between horny and suspicious, and dragons exploding when they die. Additionally, Sarah finds dragon symbolism, Kate has issues with the recaps, and Emily is worried about the ravens in Harrenh...
Feb 25, 2025•2 hr
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 2 of Season 3, The Burning Mill. They discuss time being irrelevant again, a permanent sneer, Joffrey being the middle child, this episode being poorly written, Dylan's HBO algorithm, Tyland Lannister's character arc, the movie Airplane, and the Amsterdam of Westeros. Additionally, Emily struggles to see Rhaenyra's strong points, Kate questions if anyone could tel...
Feb 11, 2025•2 hr 25 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Nav from A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium to talk about Episode 2 of Season 2, Rhaenyra the Cruel. They discuss cathartic arguments, Mark Zuckerberg shark eyes, incredible face acting, too many Aegons, Legos, pop-up video for HOTD, the event coordinators for King's Landing, Jon Snow wannabes, Otto is Regina George, and that marriage is a little bit of pvp. Additionally, Emily describes her continued Hulu commercial saga, Kate forgets Laen...
Jan 28, 2025•3 hr 6 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Mark Metta talk about Episode 1 of Season 2, A Son for a Son. They discuss Hulu with ads, bad news ravens, all blonde kids look the same, Bruce Willis in Red, more weird little guys, the definition of magnanimous, Larys being an introvert, Costco CEO, the return of the crime hoodie, the plot of Harry and the Henderson’s, and Cheese & Blood. Additionally, Emily doesn’t understand geography, Kate has a lot of frowny face notes, and Mark...
Jan 14, 2025•3 hr
It's that time of year for the Super Bracket Bros, The Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Game of Groans, and The Wait For It podcast to gather around a holiday topic and argue about it. For our fifth anniversary, the gang aims to find out what the best Santa Claus of all time is. Follow all of the shows with the links below https://superbracketbros.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.gameofgroanspod.com/ https://linktr.ee/waitforitpodcast https://www.fngamers.com/ Want to reach out? Send us a text! Support ...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 46 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are still taking time away from "canon" episodes and have watched a holiday movie with a Game of Thrones actress in it. We decide to watch Emilia Clarke's movie, "Last Christmas." They discuss modernizing language can be bad, manic pixie dream boys, Whamageddon, Patti Lupone, Fleabag, suspension of disbelief, and that Chris Pratt isn't funny anymore. Additionally, Emily knows nothing about George Michaels, Kate doesn't agree with coma spirits, and they...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr 6 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are taking time away from "canon" episodes and just play some games this month in a bonus episode. Emily has created some lists that Kate has to "blind rank" and it gets quite interesting. They discuss actors being hotter than their characters, Dimension 20, award-bait speeches, that Cersei was a victim but still a bad mom, and staying out of cults. Additionally, Kate does a good Bran impression, and Emily doesn't want anyone to @ her. New "canon" epis...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 9 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about the season finale Episode 10 of Season 1, The Black Queen. They discuss the infamous war table, the Olsen twins, a Dragonstone Hotel, Breath of the Wild, symbolism, how dragon bonding works, jade eggs, and Viserys as a Force ghost. Additionally, Emily thinks the finale was a little anticlimactic, Kate wonders if she should read the books, and they both have a bad feeling about Luke. New HOTD episodes will come back in the new year! Keep an e...
Nov 05, 2024•2 hr 38 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Nelson from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 9 of Season 1, The Green Council They discuss the series was leading up to this episode, all characters are morally grey, the return of weird little guys, Criston's dumb hat, an evil himbo, truth bombs, Mysaria's bad accent, an aggressive crown, and the mythological hippocampus vs the brain hippocampus. Additionally, Emily still didn't get a recap, Kate thinks Alicent needs to get...
Oct 22, 2024•3 hr 16 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Nav from A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium to talk about Episode 8 of Season 1, The Lord of Tides. They discuss the heavy Season 2 marketing, the war room table, too many swords, Aegon's dream, that there's only one drug in Westeros, fantasy politics, and that Viserys is a great grandfather. Additionally, Emily is uncomfortable saying she likes the series, Kate thinks Rhaenys should have been Queen, and Nav lost respect for Allicent. New e...
Oct 08, 2024•2 hr 37 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 7 of Season 1, Driftmark. They discuss Daemon's unknown age, the very bad night filter, good costume design, questions actually being answered, The Greens sounds like a slur, blood marriages, and that Alicent needs one real friend. Additionally, Emily believes Laenor isn't coming back, Kate wishes the dragons could talk, and Dylan confirms he would be a bad royal. New...
Sep 24, 2024•2 hr 43 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 6 of Season 1, The Princess and the Queen. They discuss the Book of Mormon musical, GOT genetics, plain-featured children, female writers, that Alicent is still naive, that Criston Cole is the ultimate nice guy, and that Aegon sucks. Additionally, Emily realizes she has no favorite character, Kate assumes Viserys would have been dead, and they both question how Laena left her entire house while in labor. New episodes biweekly, the ne...
Sep 10, 2024•2 hr 46 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 1, We Light the Way. They discuss hibiscus flowers, giant braid crowns, The Witcher series, naive characters, Barbie lore, resting smug face, and intentionally confusing scenes. Additionally, Emily did not anticipate Rhea getting offed, Kate thinks Joffrey is too chill, and Jay compares Criston Cole to Jorah. New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming September 10t...
Aug 27, 2024•2 hr 33 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Sarah Sheppard to talk about Episode 4 of Season 1, King of the Narrow Sea. They discuss Gay Westeros, costume consistencies, small writers rooms, Dragon Riders of Perth series, sexual harassment in the workplace and big Jasmine energy. Additionally, Sarah decides she wants to vacation in King's Landing, and they all agree that Otto Hightower is the worst. New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming August 27th. Music is by Simon Da...
Aug 13, 2024•2 hr 14 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 3 of Season 1, Second of His Name. They discuss the confusing title, The Mummy, that a pug would not survive in Westeros, poor communication, hunting trip red flags, dragon genetics and The Wicker Man. Additionally, Emily still finds the crabs hilarious not menacing, Kate thinks Caraxes is too wiggly, and the sisters make a $1 bet on if there are any female writers on the show. New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming August...
Jul 28, 2024•2 hr 10 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 2 of Season 1, The Rogue Prince. They discuss Westeros small claims court, sea carnage, too many council meetings, the movie adaptation Rampage, and the confusing title sequence. Additionally, Emily doesn't believe that crabs are vicious, Kate appreciates the definition of time, and they all admit that nostalgia can be very powerful. New episodes biweekly, the nex...
Jul 02, 2024•2 hr 5 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Nelson from Super Bracket Bros to talk about House of the Dragon Episode 1 of Season 1, The Heirs of the Dragon. They discuss weird vibes, good CGI dragons, too many council meetings, really bad communicators, GOT nostalgia, big Jorah energy, and that Daemon is the Hot Topic Targaryen. Additionally, Emily predicts Aemma's death, Kate thinks treason is vague, and Eli wants more Mulans in Westeros. New episodes biweekly, the next epis...
Jun 18, 2024•3 hr 1 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate list everything they collectively know about House of the Dragon before starting to watch the series. They discuss the Aryan race of Game of Thrones, Hot Fuzz, British actors and incest. Additionally, Kate explains why she didn't want to watch HOTD originally, and they both make a large prediction about the season. New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming June 18th. Music is by Simon Daum. Support us on Patreon! Become one of our Patrons at ww...
Jun 11, 2024•32 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate react to listener voicemails and then take some Game of Thrones character quizzes. They discuss bad acting from Bran, Vin Diesel, that chapter books should have numbered chapters, love gets everyone killed in GOT, an Olenna Tyrell backstory would be dope, and that super villains never have good lives. Additionally, Emily decides she wants to be a tyrant, Kate has big sword energy, and they both don't know any characters from the Simpsons. New episodes ...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 20 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about The Last Watch, the HBO Max Documentary. They discuss spoilers for Frozen 2, table read politics, actors on Cameo, the heroes of the documentary, the dope wrap jackets, the sad looking Ghost head and how stressed everyone was. Additionally, Emily really has come around on Kit Harrington as a person, Kate highly enjoyed this documentary, and they are both excited to start watching Dragon House. New episodes biweekly, the next episode is comin...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 57 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Game of Thrones as an entire series, Emily's prior "knowledge" of GOT, as well as some links and videos pertaining to GOT. They discuss Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie's wedding, the Coldplay Game of Thrones Musical, practical effects and sets, vaguely European accents, murder butterflies and plot hole poison. Additionally, Emily realizes that she predicted Dany being a bad guy years earlier and Kate presents her article book report. New epis...
Apr 24, 2024•2 hr 12 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about the series finale Episode 6 of Season 8, The Iron Throne. They discuss the short recap, the happiest Dany has ever looked, red flags, dramatic irony, evil dictator vibes, democracy, Tyrion’s joke from season 1, what happened to Arya’s horse, that the episode didn’t feel like a finale, renting VHS tapes, and Tyrion’s best friend. Additionally, Emily questions who made the giant Targaryen flag, Kate isn’t interested in unforeseeable twist endi...
Apr 09, 2024•2 hr 30 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 8, The Bells. They discuss Hunchback of Notre Dame, the reserve Dothrakis, aggressive dog breeds, Arya’s concussion count, Rotten Tomatoes scores, unnecessary scenes, copy-pasted ships, the Oberyn special, closure vs neat little bows, and Tyrion not acting like himself. Additionally, Emily forgets that Theon is dead, Jay calls out previous guest Andrew, and Kate does some...
Mar 29, 2024•2 hr 52 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 4 of Season 8, The Last of the Starks. They discuss that winter has ended, Mean Girls, loose ends that don’t need to be wrapped up, giant horses, how Jon would be a good house husband, Dany’s tiny army, the Starbucks cup, and fake smiles. Additionally, Emily mistakes Dragonstone for King’s Landing, Kate wonders if there are any remaining Dothraki, and Andrew quest...
Mar 12, 2024•3 hr 7 min
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Nav from A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium to talk about Episode 3 of Season 8, The Long Night. They discuss the lack of dialogue, if GOT were a horror movie, Breaking Bad, sad piano music, Beric's crucifixion pose, Marvel's Endgame, and the Unsullied not wearing enough layers. Additionally, Emily is frustrated by Jorah's death, Nav comes in with lots of fun facts, and Kate goes through Emily's previous episode death predictions. New episo...
Feb 27, 2024•2 hr 50 min
