Take the Black Podcast—Episode 609—”Battle of the Bastards”

Welcome back to another week of Take the Black, Winter is Coming’s official Game of Thrones podcast. This week, we discuss the highs and lows of Game of Thrones Episode 609, “Battle of the Bastards.”

This week’s topics include:

• Is Tyrion the worst city manager ever?
• Is Dany still slipping and sliding towards Mad Queen territory?
• How awesome was it to see all three dragons rain fire and destruction down on the Slavers’ fleet?
• Despite all his talk, Tyrion still abhors violence.
• Dany and Yara seemed to have a bit of chemistry.
• Both Theon and Tyrion are acting in an advisory capacity for their female leaders. How will Westeros react to that?
• In the North, Sansa may have had the mic drop at the parlay, but it was Lyanna Mormont who stole the spotlight with her scowl.
• We discuss if Tormund was being ridiculed this episode or if his wildling heritage was just really showing through.
• Should she have told Jon about Littlefinger and the Knights of the Vale? It may have saved thousands of lives. We discuss at length.
• Despite his wishes, Melisandre tells Jon she will try and bring him back from death should he fall. Is he in fact the Lord of Light’s Champion?
• Sansa is able to detach herself from her emotions and tell Jon that Rickon is as good as dead, but Jon can’t let their brother go. If he hadn’t charged, it may have saved thousands of lives. We discuss at length.
• That crush scene…wow.
• R.I.P. Wun Wun
• Should Jon have let Sansa kill Ramsay, or should he have done it himself?

Our merry band of hooligans (sans Cory of House Thone, first of his name) discuss all this and more. As usual, Take the Black leans a tad bit on the NSFW side (beware the F-bombs). Also, try as we might to keep things as Unsullied-friendly as possible (Lady Isis hasn’t read the books), spoilers from A Dance with Dragons slip out, so beware.

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Take the Black Season 6 Episod 9 Battle of the Bastards

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We hope you enjoy, and we will see you next week for the Season 6 finale,“The Winds of Winter.” Valar Morghulis, ya’ll.