The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 4

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Having conquered the medium of film, Mike & Matt return to podcasting about television with the cultural juggernaut that is Game of Thrones one season at a time. *Enormous spoilers* Obviously.

In many ways it’s the end of an era for the show this season, as we say farewell to both Tywin Lannister and Joffrey Baratheon, as well as phenomenal newcomer Oberyn Martell. Plus the worst decision in the history of the show and the excellent Hound vs Brienne battle. Continue reading The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 4

The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 3

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Having conquered the medium of film, Mike & Matt return to podcasting about television with the cultural juggernaut that is Game of Thrones one season at a time. *Enormous spoilers* Obviously.

Get HYPE for some discussion of Dany’s best season (and worst moment), Jaime and Theon hitting rock bottom, Tywin’s return to King’s landing, the debut of the Brotherhood…. oh and the RED freakin’ WEDDING. Continue reading The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 3

The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 2

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Having conquered the medium of film, Mike & Matt return to podcasting about television with the cultural juggernaut that is Game of Thrones one season at a time. *Enormous spoilers* Obviously.

We couldn’t talk about Season 2 without talking about ‘Blackwater’, but we also discuss how the show reacts to the loss of Ned Stark, smart character pairings, Tyrion’s time flying high as Hand of the King and the eternally terrible treatment of women on the show. Continue reading The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 2

The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 1

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Having conquered the medium of film, Mike & Matt return to podcasting about television with the cultural juggernaut that is Game of Thrones one season at a time. *Enormous spoilers* Obviously.

Episode 1 naturally tackles the debut season and its decision to kill off its biggest star, the ‘palace intrigue’ of King’s Landing, Tyrion’s journey across Westeros, Jon Snow’s arrival at The Wall and Daenerys falling in love with her rapist. Continue reading The Wheel Breakers – A Game of Thrones Podcast: Episode 1

From Broadcast Depth – Episode 59: ‘Happily Ever After’ & ‘Everybody Loves Hugo’

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Unwillingly brought to the Island, Desmond is forced to be hit with yet another electromagnetic blast and his mind travels into our flash sideways where we see how his life with Widmore, Penny, Eloise, and others is very different than it is in the main timeleine. Speaking of different, we get a look into Hurley’s life as an entrepreneur and philanthropist who has no memory of Libby, although she certainly has memories of him, and the return of Michael.

The death of a character leads to criticism from Ben, a puzzling group split brings criticism from both hosts, and the answer of what the whispers are lead to a discussion on the pay off and if it was worthwhile. Continue reading From Broadcast Depth – Episode 59: ‘Happily Ever After’ & ‘Everybody Loves Hugo’

From Broadcast Depth – Episode 58: ‘Ab Aeterno’ & ‘The Package’

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Today we cover one of the most anticipated and one of the best LOST episodes: the first flashback of Richard Alpert. Ben and Kevin discuss why they love this episode, some of the show questions that are answered, and the state of the LOST fandom at this time. Ben also discusses the history of Richard Alpert to this point, and some of the Stephen King influence on the show. Following this, we discover just how Jin got in the clutches of Martin Keamy’s hands in the flash sideways, and the reveal of exactly what is Charles Widmore’s package. Continue reading From Broadcast Depth – Episode 58: ‘Ab Aeterno’ & ‘The Package’

From Broadcast Depth – Episode 57: ‘Dr. Linus’ & ‘Recon’

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This week, we question if Ben Linus is truly on a path of redemption and get a glimpse of his life (as well as his father and Alex’s) in a flash sideways where Ben serves a high school European History Teacher. After a three episode absence, Sawyer makes his return to the show, where we experience his life as a cop in our alternate timeline. Another character who has been searching for the Island for quite awhile finally finds it, and Sawyer uses their return as a plan to get himself home once and for all. Continue reading From Broadcast Depth – Episode 57: ‘Dr. Linus’ & ‘Recon’

From Broadcast Depth – Episode 56: ‘Lighthouse’ & ‘Sundown’

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One of our cohosts loved this weeks flashbacks, the other did not, but they can at least agree some real cool stuff happened on the Island. Ben has a tinfoil hat theory on Claire, there’s discussion of the Lighthouse, some deaths we’re actually happy about, and more! Continue reading From Broadcast Depth – Episode 56: ‘Lighthouse’ & ‘Sundown’

From Broadcast Depth – Episode 55: ‘What Kate Does’ & ‘The Substitute’

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In the tradition of mirroring Season 1, episodes 3 and 4 of Season 6 are Kate and Locke centric. Kate’s episode features the return of a main cast member who was missing for an entire season, and how her life and Kate’s intersected in the alternate timeline. Locke’s episode shows how his life is similar and different from the main timeline, his interactions with several different characters, and the acceptance of his fate.

Meanwhile, Sawyer falls deeper into his sadness, making him the perfect susceptible target for Not Locke to manipulate. This leads to a discussion of how LOST fans’ expectations colored their viewpoint of Season 6 and a particular mythology point answered in this episode. Continue reading From Broadcast Depth – Episode 55: ‘What Kate Does’ & ‘The Substitute’

From Broadcast Depth – Episode 54: ‘LA X’

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The sixth and final season of LOST started with one major question – did the hydrogen bomb ‘work?’ The answer is yes – and no? Ben and Kevin dissect the two part season premiere in detail, with new characters and settings established, a MASSIVE reveal, their thoughts on the “flash sideways” concept, and some fun tidbits from the DVD commentary. Join us for the beginning of the end. Continue reading From Broadcast Depth – Episode 54: ‘LA X’