Outlander Cast Hosts Mary & Blake recap and review Outlander episode 7.07, “A Practical Guide For Time Travelers”.
In this episode, we discuss the visual language of goodbyes and why they have to be genuine, why Buck might be the best thing to happen to Outlander in a while, and why they didn’t namedrop Geillis for funsies…
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Outlander Cast Hosts Mary & Blake recap and review Outlander episode 7.06, “Where The Waters Meet”.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of continuity, Jamie’s motivations, why it’s vital to make sure character informs plot and not the other way around, and why Blake would NEVER let Rob Cameron over for dinner…
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Outlander Cast Hosts Mary & Blake recap and review Outlander episode 7.05, “Singapore”.
In this episode, we discuss all the history geek stuff, why certain characters have been liberated by the split in time, and why Denzel and Claire finish each others sandwiches…
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Outlander Cast Hosts Mary & Blake recap and review Outlander episode 7.04, “A Most Uncomfortable Woman”.
In this episode, we discuss the ongoing set of extraordinary coincidences and narrativium, why Bear McCreary is a perfect constant for this show, and why Blake’s Great will S-H-O-C-K the world…
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Outlander Cast Hosts Mary & Blake recap and review the Outlander episode 7.02 ” The Happiest Place On Earth”.
In this episode, we discuss why the the truly great scenes are honest and real moments where anything can happen for both the character AND the viewer concurrently, why certain CGI matters and some doesn’t, and why Blake makes a GARGANTUAN promise to our members at JoinTheNerdClan.com…
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Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 10, “The Black Queen,” where Rhaenyra is crowned, tries to prevent war, loses her child, sends Luke to Storm’s End, and learns what peace costs.
We discuss the use and abuse of theme, why this show is best interpreted as a family drama, and we get into some pretty heavy cereal talk…you don’t want to miss the end of this episode 🙂
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 9, “The Green Council,” where Alicent turns Viserys’ last words into a coup, Aegon is crowned, Rhaenys chooses mercy, and the Greens move before Rhaenyra can enter the room.
We discuss why for characters to be believable, they must do everything in their power to achieve their wants, why Alicent is still in service to men, and why Ser Harold Westerling is a good boss because he always gets the Starbys for his crew…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 8, “The Lord Of The Tides,” where Viserys saves Rhaenyra, Daemon kills Vaemond, the family shares one last dinner, and one misunderstood prophecy dooms the peace.
We discuss why the characters are finally starting to feel true to the story, the irony in King Viserys’ final night, and why the dragon keepers need to invest in Shout sticks…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 7, “Driftmark,” where Aemond claims Vhagar, Lucerys takes his eye, Alicent snaps, Laenor escapes, and the children pay in blood for their parents’ lies.
We discuss the validity of the show holding the twist from you, why the night scenes look so…odd, and why Mary always gets her christmas shopping done BEFORE Halloween(!)…
Mary & Blake recap and review House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 6, “The Princess And The Queen,” where the time jump turns Rhaenyra’s children into evidence, Alicent into open opposition, Laena into tragedy, and motherhood into war.
We discuss the effectiveness of the time jump, how two characters go from 0 – 100 real quick, and why Viserys totally has dragon stick figures on the back of his carriage…
