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The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe New Prince of Dorne and The Iron Throne (TV.805)Dorne has a brand new Prince, but we don't know his name. Also, lots of other things happened and some of them were crazy. WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Oh... right, the show ended also. Like a decade of time and emotion and mental energy. The jury is out...2019-06-0200 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedI Didn't Hear No Bells! (TV.804)**_Wow! Another shocking, roller-coaster of a TV episode that subverted my expectations! I can't wait for a Star Wars trilogy by these guys! Here are some things people are saying about The Bells! "Wow! Another shocking, roller-coaster of a TV episode that subverted my expectations! I can't wait for a Star Wars trilogy by these guys!" - Rian Johnson. "I feel like everyone is taking crazy pills," - Jon Snow "I probably should have just marched south with Jon Snow in the first place," - Jaime Lannister "I guess...2019-05-181h 41The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Last of Whatever (TV.803)This may have been Benioff and Weiss' worst written episode, but it did feature their best cameo! But their cameo was upstaged by a* Starbucks *coffee cup. WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... HBO may greenlight a spin-off show about the Starbucks coffee cup. The Princes That Were Promised are...2019-05-111h 41The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedPBlizz Watches 'The Predator' (2018)Listen to the pod that The Princes That Were Promised are listening to as their Royal Souls struggle with the validity and/or impact of The Final Episodes Leaks. Here is the newest member of the ActionPacked!Podcasts family, the longest-running and most-reputable Predator pod on the entirety of the Interweb... Patrick's Predator Podcast - Getting To The Choppah So You Don't Have To! Episode Notes On the 434th edition of Patrick's Predator Podcast, PBlizz is joined by his guest, Seannie-Wan Kenobi of The Princes That Were Promised, for a watch-along...2019-05-091h 57The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Long Night of a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV.802)Bryan Cogman hits a homerun with his final offering to HBO's Game of Thrones, but the beautifully written 2nd episode is upended by the lazy, lackluster, poorly thought-out, full-of-plot-armor culmination of what turned out to be a decade-long side story written by the boys! WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... TPTWP deduce...2019-05-051h 35The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWinterfell - The Final Episodes #1 (TV.801)Jon brings home his new girlfriend to meet the family and things don't go too well! Sansa gets an even higher horse and climbs right up on it. Arya continues her journey to become Batman. Bran seeks out people under emotional strain and stares at them. Ghost spends another day in a kennel too small for him and wonders why his master has forsaken him. WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS...2019-04-191h 04The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWe Still Know Nothing, Jon Snow: Part 2 (308.5)WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Princes That Were Promised are John and Seannie-Wan. Join them as they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and...2019-04-141h 14The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWe Still Know Nothing, Jon Snow: Part 1 (308)He knew nothing but we had an idea... They all told him he knew nothing and we agreed but we kind of sort of knew... There was no way that he could have known anything and yet his friends and enemies were on his case about how little he knew but we knew... When all was said and done, nobody knew anything, including us... or did we? We will find out for sure if we knew or not but Longclaw to our head- We Still Know Nothing, Jon Snow... WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS...2019-04-141h 14The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedMother of Dragons (307)Danaerys Targaryen was believed to be the last of her House through seasons 1 to 5, and most of season 6. Some on the ol’ interweb would have us believe that she is still the scion of House Targaryen in spite of clear visual and audible evidence that she is not. But the interweb is great for silly theories in both fiction and real life! All the same, Danaerys Stormborn has been framed as the hero of this story since the final half of season 1. Spoiler: She... WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FO...2019-04-112h 09The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Imp (306)Tyrion Lannister- Mayhaps the most popular of all the fictional characters in Westeros. Or... mayhaps... not so much. Either way, his journey went from incredible to solid to kind of boring to a bit forced. WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Join #TPTWP as they embark on a journey to rehash and...2019-04-081h 39The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedNo One (305)MAN IN KITCHEN: 'Oi! Who are you?' ARYA IN DISGUISE: 'I am Bruhmilda. I have been sent to assist in the kitchens.' MAN IN KITCHEN: 'I don't require help. Who sent you to me?' ARYA IN DISGUISE: 'Ehhh... Tim... Frey...' MAN IN KITCHEN: 'Tim Frey? There is no Tim Frey. I been runnin' the kitchen 'ere in The Twins for near 30 years and I seen me all the Freys a man can see and I ain' never heard of no Tim Frey.' ARYA IN...2019-03-301h 28The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedQueen in The North... probably (304)Sansa Stark: OH BOY! I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO KINGS LANDING AND SPEND TIME WITH PRINCE JOFFREY. HE IS DREAMY. I AM GOING TO BE QUEEN OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS! LIFE IS GREAT!! Sansa Stark: (Falls head over heels for metaphorical inbred monster) (Forsakes her own sister, collaterally causing the death of an innocent animal, so that foremention inbred Crown Prince might still like her) (Rewards the loyal service of elderly woman who has committed her life to making sure Sansa Stark grows up to become a proper noble lady with cruelty...2019-03-221h 18The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Trailer (Sp3.3)Tho hath heard the rest. Now ye heareth the best. WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... John and Seannie-Wan extract huge amounts of entertaining conversation from the loins of a dozen brief clips. The Princes That Were Promised are John and Seannie-Wan. Join them as they tear apart Westeros and...2019-03-121h 11The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedBran the Broken (303)BRAN: I am here! I received your messages and I sought you out, though it was at great cost. The old gods have helped me to find you. Will you help me to walk again? THREE-EYED RAVEN: You will never walk again but you will fly... though not literally, I'm afraid. What I'm saying is that from a certain point of view, what you may soon be capable of doing, and I speak to you thus, mind you, of the assumption that not only are you gifted as your friend... well, your deceased friend, as it were...2019-03-051h 30The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Kingslayer (302)He was intimate with his twin sister... As a teenager he swore an oath he would unlikely be able to keep... He broke the oath he made not long after he made it... He murdered his King and offered no explanation for why he did so... He pushed a young boy out of a tower window... He was labeled Kingslayer by his peers as an insult but embraced the title until it became legendary throughout Westeros... He is Ser Jaime Lannister and he is the truest knight...2019-02-141h 25The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Crypts Teaser (Sp3.2)The Promised Princes are surprisingly teased by a surprise teaser announcing the transmission date for the first of The Final Episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones! Although John announced the date long before HBO executives sat down to make any decisions whatsoever, and although John and Seannie-Wan both announced that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would finish adapting The Great Procrastinator's story long before The Great Procrastinator was finished telling it, #TPTWP did not foresee an actual teaser preceding the date reveal. Also, it should be noted that The Promised Princes foresaw that no matter which...2019-01-3037 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Mad Queen (301)The Mad Queen is a title befitting Queen Cersei Lannister... or is it? Yes. Yes it is. WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Princes That Were Promised begin their journey through the journies of the lead characters of HBO's Game of Thrones as The Final Episodes draw near. In...2019-01-271h 31The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedArbor Gold From France (Sp3.1)They have a song... They are The Princes That Were Promised and their's is The Song of Ice and Fire... John and SeannieWan return for their 3rd Royal run of episodes. Herein layeth for thine pleasures of thy ear the most Royally newsworthy and Royally new news. Mayhaps tho hath heard already some of the Royal words to be spake by the Royal mouths, but from the vile tongues of peasants, plebeians, and men of the gutters. If this be so, then tho hath heard not the way these tidings were intended and tho wouldst...2019-01-1323 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedBreaking Wind... of Winter (Sp2.11)On the eve of the release of... like... the 3rd major A Song of Ice and Fire publication since A Dance With Dragons that isn't titled "The Winds of Winter," #TPTWP find themselves struggling to identify a strange and uncomfortable feeling that overwhelms their Royal Persons re:ASoIaF. The Promised Princes sought out mental health professionals for help, and they did their own Royal Research into "Human Feelings" and "Human Emotions," so as to identify what this feeling was. The conclusion that the Royal Research and the Royal Mental Health Professionals both came to was that John...2018-11-131h 10The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedA Freaky Doctor, Record Emmy Wins, and Scary Spoilers... Maybe... (Sp2.10)The Final Episodes of HBO's Game of Thrones feel like they arbe years away. The Royal Wait is growing worse than the wait for Season 6B of The Sopranos, but it beats waiting around for the "Book" that What's-His-Name claims to be writing (montly #GRRM-bashing quota met!). The Royal Mantra is to enjoy the wait for Season 8 because once it arrives, the series will be over before The Royal Realization comes. Essentially, this is the sweet spot- the time to feel good that The Final Episodes are in post-production and the only thing keeping them from The...2018-10-121h 07The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Mormonts You Know/ The Mormonts You Don't Know (208.2)All of the Noble Houses of Westeros celebrate their own Lore- stories of heroic deeds by ancestors whose names are well-known not only by their descendants and vassals to their House but by nearly all Great and Noble Families throughout Westeros, as well as the smallfolk of The Realm. That is to say, all Noble Houses celebrate their Lore except House Mormont of the exceptionally boring Bear Island; a House which seems to have no Lore whatsoever. The Maesters and The Citadel have a difficult enough time to identify the patriarch of House Mormont even 2 generations past...2018-09-2446 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWood and Fish and Bears, Oh My (208.1)What makes Bear Island, the seat of House Mormont, such a special place? Is it the endless amount of trees? No. Every keep and village in the North has trees. Is it the infinite fish that swim the waters surrounding Bear Island, there for the taking to feed the smallfolk? No. Fish are found in all the waters around The Known World. Is Bear Island special because of the tremendous amount of wood it produces? Surely wood is a resource that Bear Island can produce better than any other location in Westeros... No...2018-09-1323 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedChit-Chat-Mania, Brother! (Sp2.9)The Lords of Chit-Chat talk Hulk Hogan, Tony Schiavone, Conrad Thompson, and professional wrestling as they continue their world championship run of analyzing HBO's #GoT news during this current extended period of time when there really is no #GoT news to analyze; and, as it pertains to the normal content of #TPTWP Podcast, plain ol' irregular conversation. WARNING! FOR HERE BE SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS INDEED FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just...2018-08-2258 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedDisney Star Wars Means to Murder... (Sp2.8)As it was during the difficult years of their Royal puberty, John and SeannieWan had heard the ridiculous talk among those that knew little to nothing of things that were important. It was the talk by these uneducated acquaintances that created rumors of sequels to the Star Wars Trilogy... rumors that somehow reached the frozen dead ears of Walt Disney as he layeth in purgatory and awaiting the technology to return his black soul to the Earth. When word of the prequels reached the Royal ears of thy Promised Princes, 'safe' was what they considered the beautiful...2018-08-0537 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Night Has Been Fairly Dark, Thank You For Asking (Sp2.7)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Princes That Were Promised chime in with their Royal-A** opinions of the Game of Thrones prequel shows that are seemingly all in production! What happened?!? It has a bit to do with HBO's new owners- America OnLine! What? Yup. AOL. Well... TimeWarner technically but there is no AOL in...2018-07-2254 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedLiving and Dying In Westeros Lite (207)Herein layeth the Official Royal predictions, or perhaps the Royally Official predictions, of #TPTWP re: the fate of the remaining characters going into Season 8 of HBO's 'Game of Thrones.' Join John and SeannieWan as they make officially official which characters of Westeros Lite will still be among the fictional living at the end of Season 8 and which characters will be dead both fictionally and never really lived non-fictionally. SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones...2018-06-171h 14The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedA Catelyn of Swords (206.3)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Be it in bad taste to say that Catelyn Stark's narrative in #ASoIaF comes to a screeching halt? Mayhaps you feel it is if you are a big fan of Lady Catelyn. However, if you are a big fan of Lady Catelyn, this is likely not a podcast you will enjoy listening...2018-05-241h 40The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedA Catelyn of Kings (206.2)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Catelyn Stark made some key decisions during the first volume of ASoIaF. These decisions brought not just her House and her family to the brink of war and then beyond, but they also worked to tear apart the seems that were holding the Realm together. Each successive choice she made within A Game of...2018-05-161h 22The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedA Catelyn of Thrones (206.1)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Promised Princes are The Wardens of Long Island. The Wardens of Long Island know a whole lot about Westeros and the people that make up the nobility of Westeros. In particular, The Wardens of Long Island- John and SeannieWan- are quite accustomed to the personalities of the Stark family of Winterfell. Of the...2018-05-021h 25The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWait... Tywin and Hoster Did What??? (205.3)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Princes That Were Promised make a pit stop on the Catelyn Stark Memorial Highway- a (fake) highway with tolls every 20 yards, as well as poorly engineered tressels and footbridges that are built so low the tops of SUVs are damaged and 20 car pile-ups occur daily. Before the events of ASoIaF and...2018-04-1815 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedTeach Your Children Well, Hoster Tully! (205.2)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... ...and so The Princes That Were Promised journey down a familiar road full of rage upon which the fine line between the necessity for foolishness to move forward the story and the awe at the finely written thoughtlessness of one noble lady, in particular, is razor-sharp. Yes, John has been waiting for...2018-04-111h 09The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedHook, Line, and Sinker (205.1)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... ...and so The Princes That Were Promised journey down a familiar road full of rage upon which the fine line between the necessity for foolishness to move forward the story and the awe at the finely written thoughtlessness of one noble lady, in particular, is razor-sharp. Yes, John has been waiting for...2018-03-2059 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedNotAPod...cast II: Revenge of The Winds of Winter (Sp2.6)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... What began as a minor irritation has blossomed into an anger that cannot be contained within the royal birthplace of such a strong and heavy feeling. Thus and so, The Princes That Were Promised, a.k.a. The Lords of Chit-Chat, bring a thunderous and inspired Chit-Chat to the very source of...2018-03-1334 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedJaime's Head on a Weirwood (204)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Another episode of Prophecies, Dreams, and Visions, another prophecy, dream, or vision for discussion! This episode, #TPTWP take a look at Ser Jaime Lannister and the oddly prophetic dream he has as he rests his weary head upon the trunk of a weirwood tree. The artwork for this episode is...2018-03-0632 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Newer News for February 2018 (Sp2.5)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Tho hath madeth it cleareth that tho needeth thine news to be e'en newer than new. Thus and so, thy Promised Princes delivereth the Newest News of all... John and SeannieWan throw down the Royal hypothesis as per the information being received via the clearly unemployed men and women that are spending...2018-02-2734 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedDragons Everywhere (203)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Tho hath chosen wisely and forged thineself upon the very anals of history! This is the first edition of the new series of podcast episodes from The Princes That Were Promised. This series takes a close look at the many prophesies that dwell among the written words of George R. R. Martin's...2018-02-2014 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe New News for February 2018 (Sp2.4)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Tho art young and hip. Tho wanteth not thine news to be old and ancient. Tho wanteth thine news to be new! Here layeth thy New News! Tho Grandmother dost not understand this news! John and SeannieWan bring you all the latest from the lethargic world of George R. R...2018-02-131h 13The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Lost Jedi (Sp2.3)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... IN ADDITION TO ALL THE ASoIaF AND GoT SPOILERS, THOU SHALT BE ROYALLY EXPOSED TO STAR WARS SPOILERS... ALL RELEASED EPISODES. Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... John and SeannieWan have been on an extended vacation. However, it wasn't a vacation so much as it was the opposite of a vacation and involved a lot of important, top-secret...2018-01-3148 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedMerry BRAN-mas and Best Wishes on An- OTHER New Year! (Sp2.2)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... 'Tis the season to research the Westerosi equivalent of Christmas and come to the sad realization that there is no equivalent. There is nothing like Christmas in America and all the Holidays that try to include Americans that don't celebrate Christmas in the gift-buying frenzy. This year, our holiday episode is waaaaaay...2017-12-2140 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised"Am I The King Now?" Asked Robert (202.6)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... Kings Landing, the capital city of Westeros, and most of the Riverlands (as usual in any military conflict) is all F'd up because of war. The men responsible for the Rebellion that went and messed up the Realm suddenly find themselves with the responsibility of cleaning everything up. Robert Baratheon went around...2017-12-131h 36The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedLord Tywin Calls an Audible (202.5)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Promised Princes return from their Thanksgiving hiatus with a vengeance. Rhaegar Targaryen has fallen at The Trident to Robert Baratheon's warhammer. The repercussions are immediately felt throughout Westeros and the revolution picks up its pace. Upon word of Prince Rhaegar's death, House Greyjoy sets sail to throw their fate...2017-12-0550 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'Two Dudes Duel to The Death In a River' - Robert's Rebel Yell (202.4)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Battle of The Trident is likely the most important and infamous battle in the history of Westeros, post-Aegon's Conquest. A strong case can be made that its legacy surpasses any single battle fought during the thousands of years that Westeros was 7 squabbling Kingdoms as well; long before Aegon claimed the Realm for House...2017-11-1449 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'S*** Just Got Real,' said Aerys - Robert's Rebel Yell (202.3)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The opening conflicts of Robert's Rebellion have not gone the way Aerys The Mad would have thought they'd have gone, had he thought at all. All signs seem to point to a catastrophic lack of thinking by King Aerys II Targaryen. The Mad King could have asked his advisors if burning and...2017-11-0753 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'Making The 8's' - Robert's Rebel Yell (202.2)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... John and SeannieWan delve into Robert's Rebellion from the outbreak of fighting in The Vale of Arryn, Ned Stark's journey to Winterfell, and Robert Baratheon storming the walls of Gulltown all the way to the failure of Aerys Targaryen's 'Anti-Robert' Jon Connington at The Stoney Sept. #TPTWP also muse on Rhaegar Targaryen's...2017-10-3048 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedRoy Dotrice (M.25)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... SeannieWan shares his experiences having listened to Roy Dotrice narrate ASoIaF to him at least 5 and possibly 6 times through the published volumes. The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of...2017-10-2610 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedRobert's Rebel Yell (202.1)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The Wardens of Long Island dig deep into the Realm-wide conflict that is known as Robert's Rebellion. The timeline begins immediately following the narrative of their Southron Ambitions episodes as King Scab (good old Aerys II Targaryen) sends his swiftest Royal raven to The Eyrie with a message politely asking Lord Jon Arryn for...2017-10-2259 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Lords of Chit-Chat:October 2017 (Sp2.1)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... John and SeannieWan kick back and chit-chat about all the relevant issues affecting Americans. Or some of them... Star Wars, Aegon Targaryen, and other important stuff and things... The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal...2017-10-1850 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Idiot's Guide to Southron Ambitions, Part 2 (201.2)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... The 2nd unbelievably exciting half of #TPTWP's foray into Rickard Stark's Southron Ambitions takes the gigantic step from the Great Houses flirtation with Great-House-intermingling to the Great Houses need for Great-House-intermingling in order to survive. The Rickard and Brandon Stark show comes to an end and the future of House Stark is...2017-10-1559 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Idiot's Guide to Southron Ambitions, Part 1 (201.1)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke- Just off the Long Island Expressway- Beneath a bleeding star... #TPTWP return to the abyss that is the tiny grey area of interest between the super-hit television adaptation and the source material fantasy novels- an abyss that forges these two mediums together and creates a glob of chit-chatting that interests both book-readers and show-watchers the same. If anyone can do it, it be The...2017-10-0852 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedSeason 7:The RevisitationSPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... The Princes That Were Promised return from their Royal Vacation with the Full View of Season 7. This is not a Royal Scene by Scene review. This is a Royal interesting fact and fun conversation coverage of Game of Thrones Season 7. This is a full-to-the-brim episode as it will be the last...2017-09-231h 53The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised#TPTWP Classic: The Tourney at Harrenhal (112)#TPTWP Royally Recorded this episode shortly after the conclusion of Season 6 of Game of Thrones. The material that tells us the story of both The Tourney at Harrenhal and The Knight of The Laughing Tree, however, can only be found in the source material, specifically A Storm of Swords. While there are a plethora of clues both large and small that point to Jon Snow being the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, the story of the infamous (and... famous) Tourney at Harrenhal and The Knight of The Laughing Tree were the best source to the...2017-09-1659 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised#TPTWP Classic: The Most Promising Promise of All Promises (111.6)The Royal Vacation From Recording and Editing of 2017 is nearly at its conclusion. The Princes That Were Promised are well-rested and eager to dive back into their Royal Responsibilities. As #TPTWP prepare the next series of podcast episodes, including the Game of Thrones Season 7 Retrospective, another Classic episode from the Royal Archives will help see you through the night... For the night is dark and full of terrors... This episode was part of #TPTWP series covering Lord Eddard Stark, The Lord of Winterfell, and The Warden of The North. It covers The Promise that Ned...2017-09-1149 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised#TPTWP Classic: R + L = J In a World Where R + L = J, Part 2 (107.2)R + L = J has been the really bad cover for the biggest spoiler in A Song of Ice and Fire as well as HBO's adaptation. While clues were hidden thoughtfully throughout #GRRM's saga, and #GRRM has yet to finish a book that would have prevented a television show from spoiling his greatest reveal, the television show had to take a far more subtle approach. That approach was little to no mention of any clues audibly, and some background visual clues that are very difficult to pick up. John and SeannieWan return well over a year ago... so...2017-09-0942 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised#TPTWP Classic: R + L = J In a World Where R + L = J (107.1)It is fact! R + L = J. And the fictional literature equation is as concrete as the non-fictional physics equation- E=mc2. There is no way whatsoever to refute the truth. #TPTWP discuss the pieces that fit and the pieces that don't, as well as the small details that have larger meaning than one might think. This is an episode from the archives, originally posted following the end of Season 6 of HBO's Game of Thrones, shortly after Queen Cersei blew up half the cast. John and SeannieWan take a breather to catch up with professional work, save marriages...2017-09-0454 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Seven-Pointed Star #7- 'The Dragon and The Wolf'' (7.7)SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... Your Crown Princes hath delivered across the Realm these Royal Words which containeth thine Royal thoughts and keen observations pertaining to HBO's Game of Thrones and the finale episode of the 7th Season. The Seven that make The Dragon and The Wolf a successful episode are as follows: 1. A...2017-09-0248 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'The Dragon and The Wolf' (7.7) - Initial ReviewEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... 'The Dragon and The Wolf' goes quite a ways to make up for the issues this season. The conversations and meetings that we thought we get this season are all saved for the finale and while it is great to see, it makes #TPTWP wonder if this season was padded with...2017-08-3052 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Seven-Pointed Star #6 - 'Beyond The Wall' (7.6)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... The penultimate of the penultimate. 'Beyond The Wall' was no doubt meant to be the episode of all episodes. However... 'twas not. Many things happened that will have lasting effect but Episode 7.6 asked way more questions than it answered. #TPTWP attempt to answers the questions...2017-08-2557 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'Beyond The Wall' (7.6) - Instant ReviewEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... Their Royal Highnesses, John, and SeannnieWan finally have their Royal Schedules in order and reunite to discuss the epic successes and failures of 'Beyond The Wall.' Six weeks have gone by faster than a relay team of Gendry, Eastwatch's Maester's handwriting, A Swift Raven, and Drogon ridden by...2017-08-2253 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Seven-Pointed Star #5 - 'Eastwatch' (7.5)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... SeannieWan flies solo again but #TPTWP are one day closer to reuniting. Topics include: 'Gendry,' 'Littlefinger,' and LOTS MORE! The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal...2017-08-1946 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'Eastwatch' (7.5) - Instant Review 2Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... John returneth with his review of 'Eastwatch.' Music by Unaware Wolf. The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring their Leal and Loyal Subjects the history of the Realm and The Known...2017-08-1922 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'Eastwatch' (7.5) - Instant ReviewEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... SeannieWan offers his instant take on 'Eastwatch' (7.5) sans John while attends his third Guns 'n' Roses Reunion Tour Concert. Which The Prince That Was Promised had the better time? Probably John but 'Eastwatch' was a solid outing and a great setup for the final two episodes. The...2017-08-1434 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Seven-Pointed Star #4 - 'The Spoils of War' (7.4)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... The 4th Edition of The Seven-Pointed Star takes an in-depth look at 'The Spoils of War', episode 7.4 of Game of Thrones. #TPTWP beat up the battle scene a bit more but in a much more academic fashion. The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every...2017-08-121h 08The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'The Spoils of War' (7.4) - Instant ReviewEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... TPTWP always deliver the most honest and thought-out reviews to their vassals. They swore an oath. Their Instant Review of The Spoils of War continues this Royal tradition. Was the middle episode of the penultimate series of Game of Thrones a winner or a dudder? Thou hast thine own...2017-08-081h 07The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Seven-Pointed Star #3 - 'The Queen's Justice' (7.3)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP bring to you the 3rd edition of The Seven-Pointed Star and run episode 7.3, The Queen's Justice, through the old Seven-Pointed ringer and observe what comes out. The Lord of Light-ning Round this week pits John against Sansa Stark, and it's going to be a BLOOD BATH!!!2017-08-031h 17The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'The Queen's Justice' (7.3) - The Instant ReviewEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... 'The Queen's Justice' is the 3rd episode of Season 7 of Game of Thrones. And these episodes keep getting better! John and SeannieWan discuss their immediate thoughts and reactions of the episode- what worked, what didn't, and what it all means! The Princes That Were Promised are John...2017-08-011h 06The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Seven-Pointed Star #2 - 'Stormborn' (7.2)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP run episode 2 of Game of Thrones 7th Season through the Seven-Pointed Star. They go deep with the 7 parts of 'Stormborn' that make it work... or not work... but in this case, they totally work. In addition, John takes his chances in The Lord of...2017-07-291h 38The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'Stormborn' (7.2) - The Instant ReviewEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... Episode 2 of Season 7 has broadcast and The Princes That Were Promised know what they thought of the episode. If you would like to find out what they thought, as well as find out how it compared to the Season premiere, all you have to do is press play. Nearly an hour...2017-07-2450 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Seven-Pointed Star #1 - 'Dragonstone' (7.1)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP grab their shovels and dig deep into the Game of Thrones Season 7 premier, 'Dragonstone.' They dig like really deep, like really really deep, like all the way to China deep. HBO's highest rated show ever returns for an abridged penultimate season and The Princes That...2017-07-201h 24The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'Dragonstone' (7.1) - The Instant ReviewEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, HBO was kind enough to begin airing the 7th Season of Game of Thrones. John and SeannieWan were entertained and engaged enough to record their instant reaction. Dragonstone was written by David Beninoff and D.B. Weiss and directed by Jeremy Podeswa Thanks for listening...2017-07-1743 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch:Season 7 TitlesEpisode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... The Princes That Were Promised turn all their attention and focus to the penultimum Season of HBO's Game of Thrones. It is upon us. The next 7 Weeks will be a frenzy of watching, reviewing, observing, recording, editing and posting for John and SeannieWan. #TPTWP are up to the task and ready...2017-07-1523 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 6Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP begin the end of their The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch of HBO's Game of Thrones. It's the most popular television series since the end of the Three-Available-Channels Era... maybe. A lot of people watched Friends, although John and SeannieWan did not. But #TPTWP is...2017-07-131h 17The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 5, Part 2Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... TPTWP return to finish up their coverage of Season 5 of a little TV Show you might have heard of called- Game of Thrones. This episode is a study of the characters of Season 5 and The Watchers On The Couch have plenty to say about character. ... Stannis... We...2017-07-0646 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 5, Part 1Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP return from a week-long break in production to begin the final leg of The Watchers On The Couch Official Game of Thrones Rewatch. Season 7 of the mightiest television program in the Universe is set to return in just two short weeks and Your Crown Princes have...2017-07-021h 11The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWatching 'The Lion and The Rose'Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP, along with their Very Small Council have chosen the 2nd episode of Season 4 to provide live commentary for. Do The Promised Princes have a special guest star to assist with the commentary? Asking a silly question like that won't cost you your tongue, as #TPTWP are...2017-06-201h 03The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 4, Part 2Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP drop what industry insiders call a 'Podcast Deuce'.... eh... The premier date for Season 7 is creeping closer with each day and the Official Rewatch of Game of Thrones must be completed, posted, and streamed before HBO can begin transmitting the penultimate season. With that in mind...2017-06-1925 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 4, Part 1Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP begin the second half of their rewatch. HBO's Season 4 is distinctively different than the first three Seasons. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss allow themselves freedom in their story-telling and really begin to drift away from the narrative of the material they're adapting. Timelines are jumbled...2017-06-181h 08The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWatching 'Rains of Castamere'Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... #TPTWP are joined once again by Special Guest and Game of Thrones commentary partner, PBlizz- Uncle Pyp- Patrick Block. The episode for Season 3 that we watch and commentate on is Rains of Castamere. There was really no question when it came to the choice for Season 3. Special...2017-06-1359 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 3, Part 2Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP, wearing their Watchers On The Couch cloaks and tunics (for a 6th straight week), chop up the characters and characterizations for Game of Thrones, the 3rd Season. They toss the meat onto the Royal Grill to see what sort of meal it makes. The same formula...2017-06-1129 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedMore Images of Season 7 (M.24)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This episode, John flies solo. He uses his mobile device to phone in with his initial thoughts of the NEWLY released, curated for Entertainment Weekly magazine, Season 7 photos. A few of these images are absolutely breathtaking. They are a harsh reminder that there is still a month to go...2017-06-0905 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWeddings In Westeros-Lite (204)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... In this episode, TPTWP remain (as expected and as required by the Old gods and the New) The Watchers On The Couch. This is a Sidebar/Special Episode that veers off the current Royal Focus a bit but returns to the Royal Path of Conversation at the following intersection. ...2017-06-0718 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 3, Part 1Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP continue as The Watchers On The Couch and continue their Game of Thrones Rewatch series. On the agenda this week is the 3rd Season of HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. In particular- The Promised Princes tackled the episodes...2017-06-041h 03The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWatching 'Blackwater'Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... Join #TPTWP and become one of The Watchers On The Couch. Along with special guests- PBlizz and Miss Blizz- Mooshey- John and SeannieWan sit back and watch the penultimate episode of Season 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones, Blackwater. The Princes That Were Promised are John and SeannieWan. Every week...2017-05-311h 15The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 2, Part 2Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Just off the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP remain The Watchers On The Couch and will for some time, so best to strap in and get comfortable because we have a ways to go. The focus of their Royal Attention this week is still Season 2... In particular:the characters... Specifically:those characters that move...2017-05-2932 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Lords of Chit-Chat (Sp1.10)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... This week, #TPTWP are The Lords of Chit-Chat and they are chatting about all the news for #GRRM's ASoIAF and HBO's GoT, as well as whatever they feel like chatting about. In addition, John recounts his trip to the movies. Also, George R. R. Martin is like...2017-05-2455 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 2, Part 1Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... Night gathers and now our podcast begins... As The Watchers On The Couch, John and SeannieWan continue their GoT Rewatch Project. This week, Season 2 of the insanely popular HBO Fantasy/Drama is the topic of discussion, in particular, the 10 episodes that made up what #TPTWP consider to be the...2017-05-231h 16The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWatching 'Winter Is Coming'Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... This week, #TPTWP continue as The Watchers On The Couch and are joined by the Special Guest so nice they named him thrice- P.Blizz, Uncle Pyp- the one and only Patrick Block joines John and SeannieWan as they sit and comment throughout their viewing of HBO's series premier of Game of Thrones, Winter Is Coming. If you've ever wanted to watch an episode of Game of...2017-05-111h 15The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe First Images of Season 7 (M.23)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... This week, #TPTWP are The Watchers On The Couch... HBO has released a set of images that seem to be edited, touched-up and almost on par with SeannieWan's wedding photos. Yes... these released images look THAT good! Some of them, though looking great, could easily be mistaken for images from seasons past. That said, there are some exciting photos and there are a few clues...2017-05-0116 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 1, Part 3Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... John and SeannieWan are The Princes That Were Promised. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring you, our Leal and Loyal Subjects, the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's...2017-04-3055 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were Promised'The Last Jedi?' by The Lords of Chit-Chat (M.22)Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL RELEASED FILMS IN THE Star Wars Saga... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... John and SeannieWan are The Princes That Were Promised. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring you, our Leal and Loyal Subjects, the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's adaptation, Game of Thrones. This episode, #TPTWP do none of the above...2017-04-2434 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch:Season 1, Part 2Episode Notes SPOILERS!!! FOR ALL PUBLISHED BOOKS IN #GRRM'S A Song of Ice and Fire AS WELL AS ALL TELEVISED EPISODES OF HBO'S *Game of Thrones... Born amidst salt and smoke... Adjacent from the Long Island Expressway... And beneath a bleeding star... John and SeannieWan are The Princes That Were Promised. Every week they tear apart Westeros and sift through the pieces to bring you, our Leal and Loyal Subjects, the history of the Realm and The Known World from both George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's...2017-04-2347 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch: Season 1Episode Notes #TPTWP present... The Watchers On The Couch Official Rewatch Project Sean and John begin their mammoth project. Admittedly, it is difficult to label such an undertaking a project... or an undertaking. Forced to watch HBO's Game of Thrones and then discuss and compare notes is not exactly work... but we work hard regardless to bring our leal subjects observations, points of view and opinions never shared before. Sean and John begin their coverage of the way David Benioff and D.B. Weiss begin to adapt #GRRM's A...2017-04-1652 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedJohn's Review of 'The Long Walk' (M.21)Episode Notes HBO has perhaps given SeannieWan the greatest wedding gift of all- They dropped a brand new teaser for the Penultimate season of Game of Thrones. John phones in with a thorough review of the teaser and the larger picture of what's on the screen. What is more amazing is that John found the time to phone in the review hip-deep in weddings, bachelor parties and Confirmation celebrations. Nice Job John! If you haven't seen the Teaser, find it and watch it and come back to hear his review. If...2017-04-0815 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedNews, Announcements and a Sansa Stark Theory (Sp1.9)Episode Notes The Princes That Were Promised end their hiatus with a bloody vengeance. We haven't recorded in weeks and are be-heading anyone that gets in the way of our RSS Feed. This week, we dive deep into the Sunset Sea of news and see what interesting facts we can pull to the surface. The HBO Ice Block Stunt The shooting script for Mother's Mercy The casting of some blonde dude for season 7 We also have some announcements of our own as they pertain to our coverage of Season 7 of HBO's Game of...2017-04-031h 16The Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedGeorge R. R. Fartin' (M.20)Episode Notes SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire,' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'... The rumors are true- #TPTWP are in the midst of a considerably short hiatus. The truth is- there is to be a Royal Wedding and one of The Princes That Were Promised is going to make a lucky lady a Princess. In this minisode, SeannieWan explains what's up and what's coming down the pike. More importantly, SeannieWan- and very likely John- has had...2017-03-1908 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedDjawadi Is Coming (M.19)The Princes That Were Promised went to see Ramin Djawadi and his orchestra perform the music of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' live at Madison Square Garden in New Yawk City. It was a fantastic show and got both Sean and John unbelievably excited for Season 7. Djawadi isn't exactly cut-out to be a front man but his music for the hit series has reached the EPIC level. In this minisode, Sean drives home to ActionPacked! Studio from John's house deep in Nassau County. He has some thoughts during the drive and shares them. Thanks for listening! TPTWP will...2017-03-1011 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedA Montage of MiniSodes (M.18)SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'... We are currently preparing for our gigantic 'Game of Thrones' rewatch project, as well as lots of other great stuff! In the meantime, here are a literal montage of unheard minisodes that range from Lyanna Mormont to the Damphair. Enjoy! Thanks for listening and please remember to subscribe and leave a review! The artwork for this episode is titled "Lady Mormont" and...2017-02-2859 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedThe News and Chit-Chat (Sp1.8)SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'... We love 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and we love 'Game of Thrones.' We love Westeros and we love this story and we are very passionate about it. That said, there are other things that we enjoy and are passionate about. This is our first official News episode that covers everything going on in the world that's IMPORTANT!!!! This is not Fake News. On the contrary...2017-02-2145 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedWe're (Un)dying to Understand These Visions (113.2)SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martins 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'... The Wardens of Long Island return to The House of the Undying Ones of Qarth. And it is time to get to the good stuff. All of those rapid-fire visions that Daenerys Targaryen received? We kept up because we are professionals. Dany doesn't have them figured out quite yet, but you can be sure that #TPTWP do! We go through each of the visions and analyze...2017-02-1350 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedBurning Down The House (of The Undying), Part 1 (113.1)SPOILERS for all published books in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'... The Wardens of Long Island take their Royal Luxury Jet, piloted by Captain Littlefinger, from the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, across the Narrow Sea, to land on the bizarre continent of Essos. They make this journey not to enjoy a safari of the Dothraki Sea but to study the last scion of House Targaryen- The Mother of Dragons, Khaleesi of the Dothraki Sea, The Unburnt Daenerys Stormborn. In...2017-02-0643 minThe Princes That Were PromisedThe Princes That Were PromisedRealistic Expectations at Vaes Tolorro (M.17)SPOILERS for all published books of George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' as well as all televised episodes of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'... This Mini-Sode serves as a prequel/set-up for our upcoming short series: The House of the Undying Ones of Qarth. We are covering the highlights for the last scion of House Targaryen's narrative through 'A Game of Thrones' as well as her deadly and dangerous journey through Lhazar and The Red Waste, leading her own khalasar made up of Dothraki that... well, basically, that any other Khal (even...2017-01-3024 min