The Cast Beyond the Wall is back to wrap up our House of the Dragon season 2. The long-anticipated sophomore season started slow but realized several memorable storylines and a couple of pivotal moments for the screen. Reviewing House of the Dragon Season 2 Hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull discuss the last eight weeks of the Westerosi dragon wars before heading into the long winter wait. In this episode of The Cast Beyond the Wall, we will cover: Listener Email Ice-breaker question: What is ...
Aug 14, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 6
As quickly as the dragons arrived, season 2 of House of the Dragon is a wrap. Though it may be over, the conversations and theorizing are just beginning. The 2024 capper was a bit of a headscratcher, but as abrupt as it may be, there are many clues about what to expect in the climatic wars ahead. The Cast Beyond the Wall continues our series recap in our new format covering: S2 E7 - The Red Sowing (directed by Loni Peristere and written by David Hancock) S2 E8 - The Queen Who Ever Was (directed ...
Aug 07, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Following the battle of Rook's Rest, the game has shifted. In House of the Dragon Season 2, episodes 5-6, Aemond is taking the wheel of the Greens, and Rhaenyra must turn to new allies and ideas if she wants to survive in this civil war. The Cast Beyond the Wall continues our series recap in our new format covering: S2 E5 - Regent (written by Ti Mikkel, directed by Clare Kilner ) S2 E6 - Small Folk (written by Eileen Shim, directed by Andrij Parekh ) Recapping House of the Dragon S2 Episodes 5-6...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Sound the horns and prepare the scorpions. War has arrived. In episodes 2-4 of House of the Dragon season 2, the powder keg explodes in an all-out Westerosi Civil War. The Cast Beyond the Wall shifts into the new episode format to cover: S2 E2 - Rhaenyra the Cruel (written by Sara Hess, directed by Claire Kilner) S2 E3 - The Burning Mill (written by David Hancock, directed by Geeta Vasant Patel ) S2 E4 - The Red Dragons and the Gold (written by Ryan Condal, directed by Alan Taylor) Special guest...
Jul 10, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Season 7Ep. 2
House of the Dragon season 2 begins on a somber note as Rhaenyra and her family(AKA The Blacks) mourn the loss of Lucerys after his death at the end of season 1. Meanwhile, Alicent and the Hightower family(The Greens) continue their plan to install Aegon as king and begin preparing for war. With each family hatching their plans while forces like Larys Strong and the white worm work in the shadows, the impending violence is imminent. Daemon's scheme to bring retribution for the blacks using the a...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 7Ep. 2
They say winter is coming, but the heat from the Sunday, June 16th House of the Dragon season 2 premiere says otherwise. After nearly two years away from Westeros, hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are excited to take their next trip back into the "Dance of Dragons" civil war dividing the Targaryen house. We start this show with a noteworthy programming announcement related to the 2024 podcast release schedule. From there, we reflect on our overall thoughts on House of the Dragon season 1 sin...
Jun 14, 2024•30 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Remember my lords and ladies, when you're lost in the darkness without a new season of House of the Dragon on the horizon...look for the light! Believe in the Fireflies and join The Cast Beyond the Wall for this special one-off podcast discussion reviewing HBO's The Last of Us season 1. In today’s bonus crossover episode with The Cinematic Schematic , we are joined by a panel of guests including our own Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull, along with Static Media's Jo Light, the Tunes/Toons podcast's...
Apr 03, 2023•2 hr 2 min
At the beginning of this season of The Cast Beyond the Wall , we were skeptical about House of the Dragon . After the premiere, we were curious, and as the series aired, we found ourselves enjoying this Westerosi show almost as much as the last. In this season finale of The Cast Beyond the Wall, hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are re-joined by Rapidfire & Blood Reactions co-host, Lauren Weingart, to look back at the Game of Thrones successor series's freshman year. Now that the dust and...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 6Ep. 12
House of the Dragon has come a long way in its first season, and it's all been leading to this...the biggest civil war in sci-fi/fantasy on this side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this episode of The Cast Beyond the Wall , hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are re-joined by special returning guest host, Ben Friend, to discuss what the events of this episode and cliffhanger mean for team Rhaenyra AKA "the blacks," and the viewers. Following last week's " The Green Council ," which focuse...
Oct 26, 2022•2 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Rapidfire & Blood Reactions returns to The Cast Beyond the Wall in this minisode where hosts Caleb Masters and Lauren Weingart provide their immediate reactions to the latest developments in the Targaryen family feud. Today we provide our initial unfiltered thoughts covering the House of the Dragon season 1 finale, "The Black Queen." In this short discussion, we'll cover: How this episode completes the "prologue" chapter of the series and why that's a good thing What Aemond's assassination o...
Oct 24, 2022•24 min
Everything we've seen in House of the Dragon so far has been leading up to Visery's death and the inevitably bloody fallout, and in true Game of Thrones tradition, "The Green Council," delivers a pulse-pounding episode nine race between Alicent and Otto Hightower to secure Aegon ahead of his coronation. The Cast Beyond the Wall hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are joined by first-time guest, Adam Kemp, to break down each scene of this week's episode before making predictions for what could h...
Oct 19, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 10
In this bonus episode of The Cast Beyond the Wall , host Caleb Masters is rejoined by guest Chad Parizman to check in on how well The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has maintained its momentum since we initially covered the first two episodes earlier this year. After learning more about Chad's previous relationship with Middle Earth, we discuss what the first season has done well, where it's struggled to captivate audiences the same way as Jackson's trilogy, and what the series could do i...
Oct 13, 2022•48 min
After eight episodes, The Cast Beyond the Wall is back to cover King Viserys's swan song, "The Lord of the Tides." Hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are joined by first-time guest, Chad Parizman, to discuss whether the latest chapter does King Viserys Targaryen( Paddy Considine ) justice. After yet another time jump (six years in this instance), Vaemond Velaryon petitions against Lucerys Targaryen's claim as lord of Driftmark, calling them illegitimate children, after Corlys "the sea snake" V...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 6Ep. 9
In this edition of The Cast Beyond the Wall , hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull return for an in-depth discussion with guests Brock Lay and Lacey covering the dragon ride heard, but apparently not seen, around the world in season 1 episode 7 of House of the Dragon, "Driftmark." After the death of Laena, the Targaryen and Velaryon families gather together for the funeral and wake that followed. Boiling beneath the surface were the years of resentment that have festered between Rhaenyra and Ali...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Rapidfire & Blood Reactions returns to The Cast Beyond the Wall in this minisode where hosts Caleb Masters and Lauren Weingart provide their immediate reactions to the latest Targaryen wake and family feuds. Today we provide our initial unfiltered thoughts covering House of the Dragon , season 1 episode 7, "Driftmark" In this short discussion, we'll cover: The Targaryen family tension at Laena's funeral and wake How the loss of Aemond's eye gives the Hightowers a new advantage If we buy Rhae...
Oct 03, 2022•31 min
In this The Cast Beyond the Wall podcast discussion, returning guest Lanie James joins hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull to cover the sixth chapter of House of the Dragon , "The Princess and the Queen." The story jumps forward by ten years, the most of any episode of the series yet, and introduces us to an older Rhaenyra Targaryen (now played by Emma D'Arcy ) and Alicent Hightower (now played by Olivia Cooke ) who have seemingly reversed their power statuses despite Rhaenyra remaining the hei...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Rapidfire & Blood Reactions returns to The Cast Beyond the Wall in this minisode where hosts Caleb Masters and Lauren Weingart provide their immediate reactions to the midseason reset of House of the Dragon that takes place a decade after the previous episode. Today we provide our initial unfiltered thoughts covering House of the Dragon , season 1 episode 6, "The Princess and the Queen." In this short discussion, we'll cover: How the ten-year time jump sets an entirely new status quo Alicent...
Sep 26, 2022•28 min
In this week's episode, the entire RedSix Podcast of Caleb Haldane, Nick Johnson, and Stevo "the Gutternerd" Totten joins hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull on The Cast Beyond the Wall to recap and review House of the Dragon season 1 episode 5, "We Light the Way." This mid-season chapter of House of the Dragon brings us to one of the oldest Game of Thrones traditions, a wedding ending in bloody death and despair. Before arriving at its inevitably dark conclusion, "We Light the Way," begins wit...
Sep 21, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 6
In this Rapidfire & Blood Reactions The Cast Beyond the Wall minisode, host Caleb Masters and special co-host, Lauren Weingart, provide their immediate reactions to the latest wedding episode in House of the Dragon . Today we provide our initial unfiltered thoughts covering House of the Dragon , season 1 episode 5, "We Light the Way." In this short discussion, we'll cover: The predictably tragic wedding between Rhaenerya Targaryen and Laenor Velaryon Alicent Hightower's new allegiances Why S...
Sep 19, 2022•23 min
In this week's episode of The Cast Beyond the Wall , hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are joined by Rapidfire & Blood Reactions co-host, Lauren Weingart, to do a review and storyline by storyline analysis of the fourth episode of House of the Dragon , "King of the Narrow Sea." Today’s podcast topics include: How this episode's use of sex separates itself from the previously established Game of Thrones tropes The tragic romantic spark between Daemon and Rhaenerya The potential consequence...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 6Ep. 5
The Cast Beyond the Wall returns with another minisode of Rapidfire & Blood Reactions where host Caleb Masters and special guest co-host, Lauren Weingart, provide their immediate reactions to the latest episode of House of the Dragon . Today we provide our initial unfiltered thoughts covering House of the Dragon , season 1 episode 4, "King of the Narrow Sea." In this short discussion, we'll cover: What Rhaenyra's sexual encounter with Daemon could mean for her claim as heir Otto Hightower's ...
Sep 13, 2022•30 min
In this bonus episode of The Cast Beyond the Wall , hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are rejoined by guest Daniel Bokemper from The Cinematropolis to review the first two episodes of Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The conversation starts with a discussion about each host's relationship to the works of Tolkien before they provide a review of the series premiere episodes, "A Shadow of the Past," and "Adrift." We close the show by discussing whether we'll stick with The Rings o...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 40 min
Special guest Daniel Bokemper from The Cinematropolis joins The Cast Beyond the Wall hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull to do a review and storyline by storyline analysis of the third episode of House of the Dragon , "Second of His Name." Episode three of House of the Dragon jumps ahead by nearly three years. This week's topic--when will Rhaenyra get married? All three of the leads; Rhaenyra, Viserys, and Daemon; spend their time in this episode growing out of their pre-conceived ideas of ruli...
Sep 07, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 4
The Cast Beyond the Wall hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are joined by a special guest, Harold Storey from the TunesToons podcast , to unpack episode two of The House of the Dragon , "The Rogue Prince." After providing their initial reviews, each host weighs in on the new opening credits sequence before diving into a storyline by storyline breakdown including an analysis of Viserys's leadership style, what the secret alliance between Daemon Targaryen and Lord Corlys Velaryon could mean, and...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Today The Cast Beyond the Wall is launching our inaugural bonus minisode series called Rapidfire & Blood Reactions where host Caleb Masters and special guest co-host, Lauren Weingart, provide their immediate reactions to the latest episode of House of the Dragon . They will quickly provide their thoughts before predicting what they expect to see next and conclude by picking a winner, loser, and wildcard player from each episode. We kick off Rapidfire & Blood Reactions with our initial un...
Aug 29, 2022•24 min
The Cast Beyond the Wall dives into the series premiere of The House of the Dragon, "Heirs of the Dragon." Hosts Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull are rejoined by award-winning Oklahoma Filmmaker, Laron Chapman, to provide their initial reviews of the season's first episode before providing a breakdown of the story and theories about what might be in store over the remaining nine episodes. Are the increased budget, new creative team, and George RR Martin blessing enough to make this a successful sp...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 6Ep. 2
After a three-year slumber, The Cast Beyond the Wall podcast returns to tell the god of death, "not today." In our return episode, hosts Caleb Masters, Daniel Stull, and Austin Lucari reunite for another review, analysis, and fan vs fan debate over what to expect from the Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. If you’re a longtime listener, welcome back! Much like Jon Snow, you just can’t keep a good Targaryn down. If you’re tuning in for the first time, welcome to what has been de...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Hello, lords and ladies of the realm! After six years, dozens of guest hosts, and more than 50 episodes, The Cast Beyond the Wall concludes our recap and review of Game of Thrones . Host Caleb Masters is re-joined by co-hosts Austin Lucari and Daniel Stull to take a look back at their journeys to the podcast, their closing thoughts on the final season, and reflect on what it all really means. Endings are hard, but we hope we've left you with one you'll enjoy and remember most fondly. Tune in to ...
May 29, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Hello, lords and ladies of the realm! The Cast Beyond the Wall continues our recap and review of Game of Thrones season 8 with a look at the long-awaited series finale, "The Iron Throne." Host Caleb Masters is re-joined by co-hosts Austin Lucari and Daniel Stull to talk through the finale episode of the show and determine whether or not David Benioff and Dan Weiss stuck the landing. After last week's shocking twist in "The Bells," our characters are left picking up the pieces as they determine h...
May 22, 2019•2 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Hello, lords and ladies of the realm! The Cast Beyond the Wall continues our recap and review of Game of Thrones season 8 with a look at the controversial penultimate episode of the series, "The Bells." Host Caleb Masters is re-joined by co-hosts Austin Lucari and Daniel Stull to look at Daenerys Targaryen's twisted turn of events with returning guest host, Laron Chapman. Over 70 episodes and 8 years of television were leading to this moment, and for better or for worse, "The Bells" did not fail...
May 15, 2019•2 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 6
