Vassals of Kingsgrave

VoK 208: DragonCast – “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” (S05E06 Review)

Posted on May 21, 2015 by vokalias | 5 comments

DragonCast returns to give their thoughts on the latest Game of Thrones episode. Stay for the aftershow, where we unwind as only the dragons can. #Greg

Join Greg (claudiusthefool) , Matt (Varley), Bing (Shoeshiner), Steven (SJLee), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Paul (Pod’s Plight), and Zach (Alias) for yet another Game of Thrones review.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones (including Season 5 promotional material), as well as all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

00:38 – Introduction and Ratings
10:40 – Braavos
21:50 – Essos
31:13 – King’s Landing
57:32 – Dorne
1:07:45 – Winterfell
2:01:10 – Aftershow

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: Kellen the Undying by Drumurboy

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S.S. Abandoned Plotlines
Game of Thrones S5E6 – Atlantic Roundtable
Alyssa Rosenberg on S5E6

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Dragoncast, drownedsnow, inkasrain, Pod's Plight, Shoeshiner, SJLee, Varley

VoK 207: KrakenCast – “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” (S05E06 Review)

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

THE KRAKEN LASHES OUT! Aussie & Asia-Pacific vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Joseph (Ciao_Gamer), Silvana (silvaubrey) and guest host Glen (Dagos_Rivers) review the sixth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, entitled “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.”

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

KrakenCast typically records on Tuesday at 7:00pm (AEST) / 10:00am (GMT).

This time is meant to cater for Australian and Asian-Pacific fans, but everyone is welcome. Just let us know on the “Call to Arms” thread HERE, if you’d like to join us for an episode.

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VoK 206: WolfCast – “Kill the Boy” (S05E05 Review)

Posted on May 18, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Welcome to this week of the Wolfcast Reviews for season five, where the Seven giveth and the Seven taketh away. By that I mean that we are rejoined by Alix but lost Matthieu. To help you to fight away the hours of boredom is Sandor(Sword of the Afternoon), Alix(Aiwendil) and Patrick the Tall as our lead host. We will today be covering every detail but at an slightly faster pace, which means that we uncharacteristically can present our faithful listeners with what I would call a “short” episode, at 2,15 hours.

Credits:
Edited by Ser Patrick the Tall

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VoK 205: DragonCast – “Kill the Boy” (S05E05 Review)

Posted on May 17, 2015 by vokadmin | 1 comment

DragonCast leaps from the ruins the Rhoyne, or Valyria, or wherever, to discuss episode 5 of season 5 of Game of Thrones, “Kill the Boy.” Join Michal (inkasrain), Matt (Varley), Greg (claudiusthefool), Bing (Shoeshiner), Paul (Pod’s Plight), and Adam (drownedsnow) for a not-quite-raucous, but undoubtedly VoK review.

Credits:
Edited by inkasrain

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VoK 204: KrakenCast – “Kill the Boy” (S05E05 Review)

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Valkyrist | 2 comments

THE KRAKEN SCRAMBLES ASHORE! Aussie & Asia-Pacific vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Joseph (Ciao_Gamer), and Silvana (silvaubrey) review the fifth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, entitled “Kill the Boy.”

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

KrakenCast typically records on Tuesday at 7:00pm (AEST) / 10:00am (GMT).

This time is meant to cater for Australian and Asian-Pacific fans, but everyone is welcome. Just let us know on the “Call to Arms” thread HERE, if you’d like to join us for an episode.

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VoK 203: Avengers – Age of Ultron [2015] (Review)

Posted on May 10, 2015 by vokadmin | 2 comments

In this Cinco De Mayo special, the crew split themselves up into Mexican and French side to bring both a Spoiler Free and Spoiler Filled review of the new Avenger Age of Ultron.

0:00: Spoiler Free review with Beric175, Teddard and Fortytwo
23:00: Spoiler Filled review with Amin, White Raven, EastTexasDirewolf, Amberrocks and Fortytwo

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Amin,Beric175,Teddard,White Raven, EastTexasDirewolf, Amberrocks and Fortytwo
Music: Gablé , BoxCat

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Tagged amberrocks, Amin, Beric175, easttexasdirewolf, fortytwo, Teddard, White Raven

VoK 202: KrakenCast – “The Sons of the Harpy” (S05E04 Review)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

THE KRAKEN DOES NOT SLEEP, IT WAITS! Aussie & Asia-Pacific vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Joseph (Ciao_Gamer), and Silvana (silvaubrey) review the fourth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, entitled “The Sons of the Harpy.”

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

KrakenCast typically records on Tuesday at 7:00pm (AEST) / 10:00am (GMT).

This time is meant to cater for Australian and Asian-Pacific fans, but everyone is welcome. Just let us know on the “Call to Arms” thread HERE, if you’d like to join us for an episode.

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VoK 201: DragonCast – “The Sons of the Harpy” (S05E04 Review)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

DragonCast rises again, back to review the fourth episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “The Sons of the Harpy”.

Join Adam (drownedsnow), Matt (Varley), Bing (Shoeshiner), Paul (Pod’s Plight), Alex (LuckyCharms), and Zach (Alias) for a not-quite-raucous, but undoubtedly VoK review.

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: The Hero of Willowbrook by Drumurboy

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VoK 200: The Dance of the Vassals II

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Valkyrist | 5 comments

To celebrate their 200th podcast, the curators of VOK don their tokars, pack a crate of honeyed locusts, and take a trip down to the fighting pits of Meereen. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Michal (inkasrain), Greg (claudiusthefool), Zach (alias), and Katie (Lady Griffin) for one-night only performance of Daenerys IX from George R. R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons.

And stick around backstage for a discussion of the chapter, as well as some general Aftershow tomfoolery.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

02:36 – Full Cast(le) Recording #9: One to Dread
36:43 – Daenerys IX (ADWD) Chapter Discussion
1:20:19 – Aftershow
2:08:14 – ???

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

Links:
The Meereenese Blot

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Posted in A Song of Ice and Fire, Books & Novellas, Fandom, Full Cast(le) Recording, Podcast

Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, inkasrain, Lady Griffin, Valkyrist

VoK 199: WolfCast – “High Sparrow” (S05E03 Review)

Posted on May 3, 2015 by vokadmin | 2 comments

Welcome to this week of the Wolfcast Reviews for season five, where less is more, where more is also more and where nothing of this makes sense but what did you expect; we’re Wolfcast. To help you to fight away the hours of boredom is Eddie(Teddard), Matthieu(Beric175) and Patrick the Tall as our lead host. We will today be covering EVERYTHING to great detail, Which means that we( as usual) can present our faithful listeners with what I call the bastard of Behemoth, at 2,15 hours.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Edited by Ser Patrick the Tall
Hosts: Patrick the Tall, Teddard, and Beric175
We gratefully borrow Benedikt Mendzigal’s and Luc Arbogast’s cover version of Hbo’s Game of Thrones Theme for the intro and outtro respectively.

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VoK 198: DragonCast – “High Sparrow” (S05E03 Review)

Posted on April 30, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

DragonCast is back to review the third episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “High Sparrow”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Zach (Alias), Matt (Varley), Bing (Shoeshiner), Paul (Pod’s Plight), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Steven (SJLee), & defector from WolfCast Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall) for an in depth and highly intelligent review and analysis in traditional VOK style.

Credits:
Edited by Greg

Episode image created by Zach

Music: “Baby Elephant Walk” by Lawrence Welk

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VoK 197: WolfCast – “The House of Black and White” (S05E02 Review)

Posted on April 26, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Welcome to the return of the Wolfcast for season five, where the wolfpups have grown up and most have left the Lair to get away from spoilers, but new pups have risen. To help you to fight away the hours of boredom is Eddie(Teddard), Matthieu(Beric175) and Patrick the Tall as our “lead” host. We will AGAIN(no surprise) today be covering EVERYTHING to great detail, Which means that we( as usual) can present our faithful listeners with what I call “Son of Behemoth”, an episode at 2,20 hours.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Edited by Ser Patrick the Tall
Hosts:Patrick the Tall, Teddard, Beric175

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VoK 196: DragonCast – “The House of Black and White” (S05E02 Review)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

DragonCast is back to review the second episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “The House of Black and White”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Matt (Varley), Bing (Shoeshiner), Paul (Pod’s Plight), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Steven (SJLee), Brett (White Raven), and Zach (Alias) for another show review that’s not offensive in the slightest.

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: Kellan the Undying by Drumurboy

Links:
Emilia Clarke Body Double
Dragons
Pizza (Mhysa)
Tumblr Thing

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VoK 195: The Walking Dead (AMC series) – Season 5

Posted on April 21, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

The Vassals of Kingsgrave gather in the safety (relative) of Alexandria to review and discuss the 5th season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Amanda (Middlecyclone), Augustine (linecom1) & Steven (SJLee) as we discuss how comfortable we are with a possible Ricktatorship, are the Alexandrians dumb or just ignorant of the reality in which they live, how awesome Carl is (just kidding, he’s still awful) and generally meander our way from topic to topic much as the survivors do on the show but still end up where we are meant to be in the end.

***Warning: This podcast contains spoilers for the first five seasons of AMC’s The Walking Dead as well as references and spoilers for The Walking Dead Comic by Robert Kirkman (up to the point where the show has reached in the comics. There will be no spoilers for the comics beyond that point.)***

Edited by Greg

Audio clip copyright AMC

Song: “Zombie” – The Cranberries

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VoK 194: WolfCast – “The Wars to Come” (S05E01 Review)

Posted on April 19, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Welcome to the return of the Wolfcast for season five, where the wolfpups have grown up and most have left the Lair to get away from spoilers, but new pups have risen. To help you to fight away the hours of boredom is Eddie(Teddard), Jan(Leechlord), Imogen.OB, Matthieu(Beric175) and Patrick the Tall as our lead host. We will today be covering EVERYTHING to great detail, Which means that we( as usual) can present our faithfull listeners with a behemoth of an episode at 2,45 hours.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Edited by Ser Patrick the Tall
Hosts:Patrick the Tall,Teddard,Imogen.OB,Leechlord and Beric175

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VoK 193: Video Game Roundtable (Vol.1)

Posted on April 19, 2015 by vokadmin | 2 comments

The Crew talk about their favorite games, gaming console and games they are looking forward to playing in 2015.

1min 50sec – Dark Souls 2 Discussion
24mins 30sec – Hello Kitty Online
25mins 30sec – Honeypop
28mins – Valkyria Chronicles
43mins 50sec – Gaming Console discussion
51mins 20sec – Bayonetta
1hr 11mins – Darkest Dungeon
1hr 30mins – Metroid Prime
1hr 52mins – League of Legends
1hr 55mins – Star Wars Games
1hr 58mins – Antispated releases of 2015
2hr 15mins – Game of Throne Games and Mods (caution minor spoiler)

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: White Raven, Valkyrist, Alias, Khal Wadege, Shoeshiner, Patrick the tall, Ciao Gamer and Fortytwo
Music: Gablé , BoxCat , Bass Assassin , Bassinfected , Christian Bjoerklund , Flex Vector, Ghost

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Tagged Alias, Ciao_Gamer, fortytwo, Khal Wadege, Ser Patrick the Tall, Shoeshiner, Valkyrist, White Raven

VoK 192: DragonCast – “The Wars to Come” (S05E01 Review)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

DragonCast has broken free of its chains, returned to review the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “The Wars to Come”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Julia (No True Lady), Matt (Varley), and Zach (Alias) as they jump back into the world of Game of Thrones in classic VOK fashion.

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: Bearheart by Drumurboy

Links:
Et tu, Edmure?
“I’m going to light the biggest fire the North has ever seen.”
Season 5, Episode 1 with Captions
MLB Teams as Game of Thrones Characters

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VoK 191: Looking (HBO series) – Season 2

Posted on April 11, 2015 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

“Who’s the weird guy crying?” Us, Aunt Sarah. Turns out it’s us. The Vassals gather ’round this week to pay their respects to HBO’s dearly departed Looking. Greg (claudiusthefool), Amanda (middlecyclone), Michael (Khal Wadege), and Katie (Lady Griffin) bid farewell to the boys who made all the mistakes and throw major shade at Slate.com, because, you know, aren’t we all Patrick at the end of the day?

Here is the Slate article we discuss.

Edited by Katie

Intro Music: “Simple Man” by Graham Nash

Outro Music: “Soul on Fire” by Spiritualized

All audio clips belong to HBO.

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“Call to Arms” — April, 2015 (Upcoming Podcasts)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by vokadmin | 1 comment

Here is a list of all of the “Call to Arms” threads currently active on the Vassals of Kingsgrave forums. CTA’s are the organizing stage for all upcoming podcasts. Feel free to get involved in any of them. Or, if you’re feeling brave enough, even start your own! 😉

Game of Thrones:
DragonCast episode reviews (America)
WolfCast episode reviews (Europe)
KrakenCast episode reviews (Australia & Asia-Pacific)

A Song of Ice and Fire:
The Westerlands (TWOIAF)
The Bones and Beyond (TWOIAF)
Talking Targaryens (TWOIAF)

Movies & TV:
Twin Peaks – Full ReWatch
Better Call Saul – Season 1
The Sopranos – Season 6

Books & Novellas:
The Silmarillion – Full ReRead
Book Roundtable – Stephen King
Book Club (Vol.5) *Nominations*
Comic Book Club (Vol.4) – Fables
Comics Book TV Shows (Spring)
The Works of William Shakespeare
The Lord of the Rings – Full Cast(le) Recordings

The full VoK Topic List is located HERE, and is updated frequently.

Finally, if you enjoy the podcast, please take a few seconds to leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It would be super helpful. Thanks, and stay tuned! 🙂

P.S. Please enjoy the latest masterpiece by our very own uflGator1. It symbolizes mankind’s primordial desire to punch narwhals in their stupid faces (see: VOK 190).

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VoK 190: The World of Ice and Fire – The North and The Wall & Beyond

Posted on April 5, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

The Vassals of Kingsgrave continue their ongoing discussion series covering George R.R. Martin’s “The World of Ice and Fire”. We discuss “The North” & “The Wall and Beyond” (pages 134 to 149 in the book).

Join hosts Greg (claudiusthefool), Alex (Lucky Charms), Dan (witless chum), Matt (Varley), Michal (inkasrain), Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall) & Peter (Shellfish) as they dare to put into words the awesomeness of the Manderlys, the super-civilized Skagosi, Bear Island Wrestlemania, the pros and cons of punching narwhals in the face as well as unicorns. Did we mention the unicorns? Also unicorns.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published and unpublished books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, as well as all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

1:49 – The North
29:23 – The Kings of Winter
51:26 – Mountain Clans/Stoneborn of Skagos/Crannogmen
1:10:35 – The Lords of Winterfell
1:26:12 – Winterfell
1:35:44 – The Night’s Watch
1:53:46 – The Wildlings
2:10:45 – Aftershow
2:24:00 – Peter’s Medley

This podcast is part of series of in-depth discussions covering all of the various sections of The World of Ice and Fire (by George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia & Linda Antonsson). Stay tuned to VOK for lots more installments!

Credits: Edited by Greg

Image Artist: Ted Nasmith
Music Credits
- “Only a Northern Song” – The Beatles
- “Kings” – Steely Dan
- “In the Hall of the Mountain King” – Edvard Grieg, Performed by The Who
- “Run Away!” – Spamalot Cast
- Winterfell Theme – Ramin Djawadi, performed by Scott McKenzie
- The Last of the Giants – George R.R. Martin, performed by Karliene
- Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed)

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