Ep: 17: Game of Thrones Review

Topic: Game of Thrones Season 1 Review.

After two weeks, which was just enough time for Mom, we rejoin the conversation about Game of Thrones.  Spoilers are ahead, one of which I'll spoil now: Mom liked it.  We may have future seasons to review.

 

Review:

This Podcast Contains Spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 1. 

Character Impressions:
Ned Stark
Tyrion Lannister
Daenerys Targaryen
Joffrey Baratheon

HBO’s gratuitous nudity.

Story:
Ned Stark unwillingly becomes Hand of the King, travels from Winterfell to King’s Landing with Daughters
Ned Stark discovers corruption in King’s Landing
Kids of Robert Baratheon are probably not his, but incest between Jaime Lannister and Cersei Lannister
In attempting to bring it to light, Ned Stark tries a coup, but fails.
Loses his head as a result.
Joffrey becomes King.
Sansa Stark stays in King’s Landing.
Arya Stark gets out of King’s Landing kinda.

Jon Snow goes to the Wall
Tries to find his uncle who went missing.
Everyone hates Jon Snow
Commander of Night’s Watch likes him, gives him their house’s sword, reshapes pommel in dire wolf head.

Rob Stark leads Winterfell with his Mother and younger brothers.
Brann is paralyzed due to being pushed out a window by Jaime, can’t get anywhere.
Tyrion is traveling through, but is blamed for Brann’s fall.
Tyrion hires a mercenary Bronn to free him.
Tyrion makes his way back to king’s landing.
Starks learn of Ned’s Death and leave Seven Kingdom
Stark captures Jaime Lannister.

Otherside of the world, Essos, Viserys Targaryen marries off his sister, Daenerys Targaryen to Kahl Drogo, warlord of the Dothraki
They travel for a while, Daenerys uneasy with new husband, but is falling in love
Daenerys gets three “dragon egg” stones.
Viserys wants to use Dothraki as new army to take back Westros and Seven Kingdoms
Drogo gets annoyed and kills Viserys by spilling molten gold on to his head
Drogo gets poisoned in a fight, and dies by weird magic
Daenerys goes to die in a fire pit with her dead husband, but comes out unscathed and now with three baby dragons.
Sets, Props, and Wardrobe

Future Spoilers…

Nice video explaining first season.
https://youtu.be/n5g_S4wyXSA