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House of the Dragon Episode 1 Breakdown and Easter Eggs

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 Writers:  Ryan J Condal & George R R Martin (as well as Sara Hess, Charmaine De Grate, Gabe Fonseca, Kevin Lau, Ira Parker, & Eileen Shim.) Producers: HBO & 1:26 Pictures [founded by Miguel Sapochnik] Directors: Miguel Sapochnik, Greg Yaitanes, Clare Kilner, Geeta Vasant Patel *Intro Script* Janae : What’s Up, Weirdos! I’m Janae Amanda : I’m Amanda.  And together we are Both : Girls Go Books Deep Janae : We take deep dives into the Fantasy & Science Fiction content you love the most Amanda : Today, we’re catching you all up on what’s been going on and breaking down all of the Easter Eggs in HBO’s first episode of House of the Dragon [*add dragon roar*] based on George R R Martin’s 2018 book Fire and Blood.  Janae : So, hit that like button Amanda : and maybe even give us a follow Janae : But only if you want to… *Intro Music* Janae : Hello Everybody! Thank you so much for joining the conversation.  Today, Amanda and I are discussing the first episode o

Girls Go After HotD

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  We are so Ready! We have read and reread Fire and Blood as well as The World of Ice and Fire in order to get super ready for the premiere of HBO's House of the Dragon. It's been over 3 years since we've said goodbye to some of our favorite characters when Game of Thrones went crashing down in a blaze of Sh ..... (I'm not going to go there. Woo Sah. I'm getting over it, I promise.) But if anyone has restored my faith that they will get it right this time - it's HBO. They have taken every possible chance to prove to GRRM that they will not blow it this time. I think they deserve our attention. Plus, the Dance of the Dragons is one of the most entertaining and compelling stories within the Westerosi Lore. There's fire in my blood just thinking about the solid 3 seasons of amazing tv we have in store for us. Let's get down to business... With that being said, Janae and I are going to be glued to the couch every Sunday night in o

The Man Who Fell To Earth, Ep 4

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  Hello, Weirdos! Who is ready for Summer Vacation? 🤚✋🏾 We are!! After you're done making your plans for some outdoor fun, take some time to enjoy our podcast & outline as we discuss Ep4 of  Showtime ’s  The Man Who Fell To Earth Director: Alex Kurtzman Writers: Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet (Walter Tevis himself actually writes 3 episodes) Producers:  Adrian Kelly, Jane Maggs & Bill Wolkoff Before we get started… After finally finishing the book, and doing some reading online, I realized now why we thought he was just going to take water to Anthea - because that’s what the movie was portraying.  They never say anything about his actual plan of infiltrating the world’s governments. And we finished the movie before finishing the book. The tv show is definitely sticking closer to the movie than they are the book, but sometimes they go with the book canon.   Like - the movie doesn’t make it all that clear that Newton has gone bl