In this fourth and final installment of the May of Thrones series, we dive deep into the penultimate and final seasons of "Game of Thrones" and the first season of "House of the Dragon." We also discuss that infamous coffee cup in season 8!

Season 7 Highlights:

• Stark Reunions: The emotional reunions of Jon and Arya, and Arya's interactions with Sansa and Brienne.
• The Downfall of Littlefinger: The manipulation and ultimate execution of Petyr Baelish by the Stark siblings.
• Daenerys Arrives in Westeros: Daenerys' arrival in Westeros, her strategic moves, and the significant battles.
• The Bro Trip Beyond the Wall: Jon Snow's mission to capture a wight and the dramatic rescue by Daenerys, leading to the Night King reanimating Viserion.
• The Wall Comes Down: The Night King's assault on the Wall, setting the stage for the final season.

Season 8 Highlights:

• A Woman Becomes a Knight: The gathering of forces at Winterfell and the knighting of Brienne of Tarth.
• Brown Eyes, Green Eyes, Blue Eyes: The intense and controversial battle against the Night King, culminating in Arya's pivotal role in his defeat.
• The Downfall of Daenerys: The "shift" in Daenerys' character, leading to her devastating attack on King's Landing.
• The Downfall of the Iron Throne: Jon Snow's heartbreaking decision and the destruction of the Iron Throne.
• The Rise of Bran the Broken: The surprising choice of Bran Stark as the new king of Westeros and the fates of the remaining characters.

Next week: Watch like it's 1999! We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of films released in 1999.

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This week in “May of Thrones,” we’re discussing seasons 5 and 6 of “Game Of Thrones.” At one point, one of us notes that everything went downhill after season 4. Oh, no, because two of us love these seasons.

What’s your take?

Season 5 Highlights:

- Arya's training with the Faceless Men in Braavos

- Cersei's creation of and downfall orchestrated by the High Sparrow and Faith Militant

- Hardhome battle and introduction of the Night King (as well as the electrifying Kari, played by Birgitte Hjort Sørensen)

Season 6 Highlights:

- Jon Snow's resurrection (whaaat?! and whyyyy?!)

- The emotional reunion of Sansa and Jon at Winterfell

- No one deciding to be Arya Stark of Winterfell

- Cersei's wildfire explosion at the Sept of Baelor

- Bran's visions reveal Jon's true parentage

- Hodor's tragic origin story: "Hold the door"

Other Discussion Points:

- Favorite moments and characters like Lyanna Mormont

- Cersei and Daenerys' obsession with "bending the knee"

- Maisie Williams' performance as Arya and her new show “The New Look”

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We are back for the second May of Thrones episode covering seasons 3 and 4 of “Game of Thrones.”

Highlights:

- Avoiding Theon's torture

- Loving all of Arya's storylines

- The three weddings: The Red Wedding, Sansa's wedding to Tyrion, and The Purple Wedding

- What Oberyn Martell should have done differently

- Meeting Tormund and anticipating the future we all love

- Tyrion's trial and escape from King's Landing after being falsely accused of Joffrey's murder

Book-to-show:

- Catelyn Stark not returning as "Lady Stoneheart" from the books

- The dense nature of the book material versus the show's adaptation

Next week: Seasons 5 and 6!

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During the month of May, we are celebrating the 5th anniversary of the end of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones.” This week, we cover seasons 1 and 2. Over the next three weeks, we’ll do seasons 3 and 4 next week, 5 and 6 the following week, and, finally, your least favorite seasons, 7 and 8.

We’re sharing some key moments each week, such as (for seasons 1 and 2):

• “The things I do for love”
• Twincest
• The honor and duty of Ned Stark
• The hatching of the dragons
• And more!

We get a “General Hospital” update from Cort. Nicholas Chavez!

And we talk a bit about the 45th anniversary of “Alien” (1979) that we just saw in the cinema!

Next week: GOT seasons 3 and 4.

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The Geek Girl Soup crew dives into the mind-bending 2023 Japanese film “River,” the latest from director Junta Yamaguchi who also made the trippy time travel movie Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.

In River, the guests and staff at a historic Kyoto hotel find themselves trapped in a recurring two-minute time loop. Susan, Kelly and Cort analyze the creative ways the characters deal with being stuck, from trying to solve the paradox to embracing the infinite redo for their personal agendas.

They discuss how River both follows and deviates from typical time loop tropes established in films like “Groundhog Day.” The gang also gets philosophical about alternate timelines, parallel universes, and time paradoxes.

Strap in for a fun, insightful conversation unpacking all the twists and turns of this unique sci-fi drama. Plus, hear about our recent concert experience seeing 1980s legends Adam Ant and The English Beat!

Next week: Seasons 1 and 2 of “Game of Thrones” for our May of Thrones series!

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We are so excited to have Geek Girl Amelia back with us for this episode on season 1 of “The Good Place”!

We’re doing a rewatch of this beautiful four-season show. It’s just 50 episodes, if you’ve never watched and want to now!

“The Good Place” ran from 2016 to 2020. It features Kristen Bell, Jameela Jamil, Ted Danson, Manny Jacinto, William Jackson Harper, and D’Arcy Carden. We follow four people who have ended up in the “good place” in the afterlife and how they get along with each, with the other residents of their neighborhood, and with Architect Michael and “not a robot” Janet.

Deep philosophical lessons (literally) ensue when one of our gang discovers that their presence in the good place was a mistake!

**Opening song prompted by Susan and generated by suno.ai.

Next week: “River” (2023) directed by Junta Yamaguchi. It’s rentable wherever you rent movies and shows!

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The Smothers Brothers, Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live, “The Jerk,” “All of Me,” “Only Murders in the Building.” Steve Martin has had a wild and crazy career.

This week, te Geek Girls watched the stellar “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces” on Apple TV+. We laughed and laughed while learning things about Steve Martin we never knew before.

The first piece (labeled “then”) is all about Steve’s start in entertainment through the beginning his acting career. The second piece (labeled “now”) covers Steve’s movie/TV career and other current events in Steve’s life.

We highly recommend this show/these two films. If you don’t have Apple TV+, use this an opportunity to test it out for a months, and enjoy Apple’s other fabulous original programming.

NOTE: We spoil some parts of the documentary, but we barely skim the surface.

Next week: “The Good Place” season 1!

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This week is our second installment of our “hidden gems” theme, in which we bring you movies or shows that need to be seen by more people.

In this episode, we discuss Ava Duvernay’s “Origin” and Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” with spoilers. Then we discuss Tae-hwa Eom’s “Concrete Utopia” without spoilers since Susan and Cort hadn’t seen it yet.

Listen in to hear what we like about each film, why they are hidden gems, and what kind of impact the films had on us.

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Next week: Apple TV+’s “STEVE! (martin).” Please do go watch! See you next time!