Wars to Come: A Game of Thrones Podcast

In Episode 8×8, Troy and Seth wrap up the front half of AMC’s The Walking Dead by exploring the many ways that “How It’s Gotta Be,” the mid-season finale, failed. Both our hosts concur that the bloated, offensively bad MSF was a sadly appropriate way to end such a stinker of a season in general. And man oh man [...]

For yet another time this season, Troy and Seth do their best to work through the nonsense that has become The Walking Dead. In “Time for After,” a suddenly morally conflicted Eugene receives an inexplicable amount of screentime that is randomly interspersed with Daryl’s asinine plan to Leeroy Jenkins the Sanctuary. And for the love of all that is decent, [...]

Troy and Seth do their best to work through the mess that is “The King, the Widow, and Rick,” the latest bit of absurdity offered by AMC’s The Walking Dead. There’s no way to church it up, folks: this episode was an unmitigated disaster from stem to stern, and it certain doesn’t bode good tidings for the remaining two episodes [...]

For not the first time this season, and certainly not the last, Troy and Seth find themselves at an impasse in regards to the quality of “The Big Scary U,” the latest from The Walking Dead. From the Savior boardroom meetings to Rick and Daryl’s roadside tussle to Negan and Gabriel’s beleaguered trailer confession, this episode offered a lot. Sure, [...]

For the first time this season, both Troy and Seth really enjoyed an offering from The Walking Dead. Sure, “Some Guy” had a whole bunch of absurdity, but it was also emotionally grounded as it explored Ezekiel’s trials after the Saviors’ ambush on his people. It’s not often that we get a well-crafted episode from this show (okay, so it’s [...]