Julia and Kylie are joined by Caroline and Jana for yet another overly litigious episode. Having just completed The Wars to Come rewatch project, the four chat about Game of Thrones season 4, spooky skeletons, thunderstorms, and cough drops.Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Season impressions, acting, and directing; 23:25 - Best and worst episode; 36:10 – Best and worst scenes; 57:45 – Best and worst plotline & themes; 1:15:05 – Women in S4; 1:50:00 – Caroline's random notes

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UBS #61 Season 4 Rewatch

Julia and Kylie continue their laborious journey back through Season 8, as they recap the final 3 episodes that broke fandom forever. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes and links. Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Intro from the future! 8:30 –  “The Last of the Starks”; 1:03:30 – “The Bells”; 1:37:30 – “The Iron Throne”

UBS #71 Remembering Season 8 Part 2

Back with a vengeance, Julia and Kylie begin their work revisiting Season 8 with one of their famous high level recaps of the entire season! Analysisishness ensues.Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro from the future! 8:00 -  "Winterfell"; 1:00:00 - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"; 1:43:45 - "The Long Knight"

UBS #70 Remembering Season 8 Part 1

After taking a few weeks to recover, Julia and Kylie are finally ready to talk about Game of Thrones season 8, by clearing out Kylie's ask-box in a very unstructured conversation, as is fitting.Due to the grab-bag nature of this episode, a proper "breakdown" was not possible. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. 

UBS #68 Season 8 Grab Bag

Kylie, Julia, and Caroline return as MCs for the most prestigious award show in all of television: The Carol Awards! Celebrating the best in dramatic satisfaction, they take you through Game of Thrones Season 8's greatest hits in 40 categories, once more.The full Season 8 Carol Awards Ceremony post can be found on TheFandomentals.com. Nomination presentations begin around the 4 minute mark

The 4th Primetime Carol Awards - GoT Season 8

fter taking a few weeks to recover, Julia and Kylie are finally ready to talk about Game of Thrones season 8, by clearing out Kylie's ask-box in a very unstructured conversation, as is fitting.Due to the grab-bag nature of this episode, a proper "breakdown" was not possible. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. 

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by Gretchen for the FINAL EPISODE EVER of Game of Thrones. They discuss the dramatic satisfaction that obviously ensued, as well as a pesky little thing that begins with 's' and ends with 'ism'.Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.Episode Breakdown 0:00 - Intro & episode recap; 12:30 -  Sansa and Dany; 44:00 - Jonny; 1:00:00 - Gvernance & character arcs; 1:36:00 - CAROL and closing thoughts

8x06 "The Iron Throne" UBS Review

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Blaire to their bell choir, which is deeply significant to all involved. Topics include whether this is the worst episode to date, the reemergence of Carol, and Harry Strickland's horse. Due to yet another epic battle episode on the show, this episode does not have neatly divided topic markers. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full podcast notes. 

8x05 "The Bells" UBS Review

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Jana back to the feed, to chat about the set-up for Game of Thrones's final theater. It is...not looking promising.Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes.Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & recap; 10:15 - Mad Queen Dany & her boyfriend; 32:45 - Sansa & violence in the show; 44:15 - Arya, Bronn, Jaime; 54:15 - Sam & Gilly, logistics, and some BS deaths; 1:11:30 - Pacing, meta lines, CAROL; 1:25:15 - Leaks for the remainder of the season; 1:35:15 - Closing non-spoilery thoughts

8x04 "The Last of the Starks" UBS Review

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by fellow book-snob Musa to discuss one very long nighttime fight. It shouldn't need more emphasis than that, right?Please visit TheFandomentals.com for related posts and the CAROL board.This week, we are episode break-down-less, as there's really no useful distinctions in our conversation. Rather like the episode!

8x03 "The Long Night" UBS Review

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, put Danzie on trial. That's what the cool kids are calling conversations these days, right? Then they wheel-spin even longer than the show's wheel-spinning in the newest episode "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – Intro and recap; 10:00 – Critical reception & Jaime's trial; 22:00 – Earned or not earned?; 1:02:45 - Nitpicks & Carol

8x02 "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" UBS Review

Julia and Kylie welcome back Caroline, because the final season of Game of Thrones is here! Join them as they discuss Dave Hill's "Winterfell," catty women, casual dragon riding, and of course elephants.Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes and the CAROL board.Episode Breakdown 0:00 - 11:15 - Intro and episode recap; 11:15 - Winterfell, Sansa, and logistics; 32:45 - Even more Winterfell, Arya, and nonchalant dragon riding; 46:30 - Sam is also here plus an old friend; 1:04:00 - King's Landing & the Iron Fleet; 1:14:15 - Our CAROL board & random highlights

8x01 "Winterfell" UBS Review

Julia and Kylie close out their Season 7 retrospective series with yet another conversation about the geographically scattered plots of the year. Part 2 features all Ironborn and one Redwyne. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.  Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & Theon's arc; 35:45 - Euron the Hooligan; 58:15 - Olenna the Sour Grapes; 1:21:15 - The state of Weisseroff

UBS #60 Season 7 Odds and Ends Part 2

Julia and Kylie jump around in time to bring you their conversation of the many scattered plots of Game of Thrones Season 7 that ended up comprising their final retrospective. Here in Part 1, they discuss Dorne, Sam, Jorah, Sandor, and the Brotherhood without Banners. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes.  Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – Intro from the future; 9:00 – Nicknames & Dorne; 34:40 – Sam drops out of school; 1:06:54 – Jorah the Andal; 1:20:40 – Sandor and the Brotherhood 

UBS #59 Season 7 Odds and Ends Part 1

Julia and Kylie are joined by their season-commenter Caroline, and welcome Bo back! Today’s topic: Season 3 insights from participating in the Fandomentals GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes.  Episode Breakdown;0:00 - Season impressions and episodes; 20:00 - Best and worst scenes and plotlines; 38:10 - Themes of the season; 40:50 - Women in S3 part 1: Ros, Shae, Sansa, Marg; 1:00:30 - Women in S3 part 2: Cersei, Brienne, Cat, Talisa, Arya, the Baratheon women; 1:25:45 - Cracks in the plaster/adaptation