Valkast Reviews Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:45:25 -0400 https://www.valkast.com/episodes/ en-US © 2026 Valkast Reviews yes 663f8ab3-9ee8-50d0-879f-165a12c47fe1 J.V. episodic false Reviewing shows, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, Star Trek Picard.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, HBO, Review, Star Trek, J.V. https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1z5ku8lzi8yblulx2qenq0d0a8m8?.jpg Valkast Reviews https://www.valkast.com/episodes/ The Red Sowing - Deep Dive The Red Sowing - Deep Dive Our discussion of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 7, The Red Sowing. 

Is Misaria a merchant of chaos? Is Aemond brave or impulsive? What's to stop Hugh from declaring himself king? And other burning questions. 

]]> Our discussion of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 7, The Red Sowing. 

Is Misaria a merchant of chaos? Is Aemond brave or impulsive? What's to stop Hugh from declaring himself king? And other burning questions. 

]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15517018 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:00:00 -0400 4180 house of the dragon, game of thrones, HBO, a song of ice and fire, George RR Martin, reviews, full false House of the Dragon S2E6 - Smallfolk - Deep dive House of the Dragon S2E6 - Smallfolk - Deep dive Our deep dive into House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6, Smallfolk. 

Is HotD losing momentum? Will Alicent and Criston Cole see each other again? Is Aemond too cocky, or does he have a plan? And other burning questions. 

]]> Our deep dive into House of the Dragon season 2 episode 6, Smallfolk. 

Is HotD losing momentum? Will Alicent and Criston Cole see each other again? Is Aemond too cocky, or does he have a plan? And other burning questions. 

]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15481108 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400 4545 House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, HotD, GoT, HBO, reviews full false House of the Dragon S2 E5 - Regent House of the Dragon S2 E5 - Regent Our discussion of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 5, Regent. 

We all know what Aemond is....right? 

]]> Our discussion of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 5, Regent. 

We all know what Aemond is....right? 

]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15442354 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -0400 3228 house of the dragon, game of thrones, a song of ice and fire full false The Red Dragon, and the Gold - Deep Dive part 2 The Red Dragon, and the Gold - Deep Dive part 2 Part 2 of our deep dive into House of the Dragon season 2, episode 4 The Red Dragon, and the Gold. 

Should we feel for/with Criston Cole? Is the differences between Aegon and Aemond nature or nurture? And other burning questions. 

]]> Part 2 of our deep dive into House of the Dragon season 2, episode 4 The Red Dragon, and the Gold. 

Should we feel for/with Criston Cole? Is the differences between Aegon and Aemond nature or nurture? And other burning questions. 

]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15405655 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -0400 2935 house of the dragon, hotd, game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, hbo full false House of the Dragon S2E4 - The Red Dragon and the Gold - Deep Dive part 1 House of the Dragon S2E4 - The Red Dragon and the Gold - Deep Dive part 1 Part 1 of 2 of our deep dive into House of the Dragon season 2 episode 4, The Red Dragon and the Gold. This discussion is up until the battle. Our analysis of the battle is in part 2. 

]]> Part 1 of 2 of our deep dive into House of the Dragon season 2 episode 4, The Red Dragon and the Gold. This discussion is up until the battle. Our analysis of the battle is in part 2. 

]]> Buzzsprout-15388065 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3409 House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire full false House of the Dragon S2E4 - First Impressions House of the Dragon S2E4 - First Impressions First impressions of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 4, The Red Dragon and the Gold. 

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]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15388053 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -0400 1445 house of the dragon, game of thrones, a song of ice and fire full false S2E3 - The Burning Mill - Deep Dive S2E3 - The Burning Mill - Deep Dive Our deep dive in House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3, The Burning Mill 

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]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15365974 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0400 6662 House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, ASOIAF, HBO full false House of the Dragon S2E2 -Rhaenyra the Cruel House of the Dragon S2E2 -Rhaenyra the Cruel We discuss House of the Dragon season 2 episode 2, Rhaenyra the Cruel. 

]]> We discuss House of the Dragon season 2 episode 2, Rhaenyra the Cruel. 

]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15330038 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -0400 4673 House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire full false House of the Dragon S2 E2- First Impressions House of the Dragon S2 E2- First Impressions First impressions of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 2.

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]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15309641 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400 1576 full false S2 E1 A Son for a Son - Deep Dive S2 E1 A Son for a Son - Deep Dive Our long-form discussion of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 1, A Son for a Son. 

]]> Our long-form discussion of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 1, A Son for a Son. 

]]> J.V. Buzzsprout-15289838 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400 4001 House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire full false House of the Dragon S2 E1 - Overview House of the Dragon S2 E1 - Overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:66703356d9308c147ee0b293 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:06:42 -0400 1405 2 1 false Star Trek: Picard S3 E7&8 Star Trek: Picard S3 E7&8 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:643580ee626ee6141503e35e Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:49:45 -0400 1010 false Star Trek: Picard S3 E6 Star Trek: Picard S3 E6 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:641e742f6e7b867a9200d52e Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:10:17 -0400 1838 false Star Trek: Picard S3 E5 Star Trek: Picard S3 E5 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:64139eae12267c62654f13c1 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:00:33 -0400 1408 false Star Trek: Picrd S3 E4 Star Trek: Picrd S3 E4 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6411f9f0393328640772120f Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:05:18 -0400 1954 false Star Trek: Picard S3 E3 Star Trek: Picard S3 E3 Star Trek: Picard season 3 is off to great start.

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]]> Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6402c408510a64232f91ad37 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 23:13:54 -0500 1479 false Picard S3 E1&2 Picard S3 E1&2 We love the Trek universe and need to fill time between HotD seasons.

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]]> Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:63fecb6bf62a1a03394dd7e5 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:58:37 -0500 2526 false S1 E10 - Season finale - The Black Queen S1 E10 - Season finale - The Black Queen Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:63598e8489ec3e1569412ebc Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:50:24 -0400 4677 1 10 false S1E9 - The Green Council - Deep Dive S1E9 - The Green Council - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6351f4250411dd54a0ad1507 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:25:22 -0400 3487 1 9 false S1E9 - Overview S1E9 - Overview

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]]> Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:634daea3a0d9a43f17ed712e Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:39:20 -0400 1932 1 9 false S1E8 - Lord of the Tides - Deep Dive S1E8 - Lord of the Tides - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:634985d9fec7bf53af9813a0 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:56:11 -0400 4487 1 8 false S1E8 - Overview S1E8 - Overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6344692b2031a154236bc939 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:52:33 -0400 1867 1 8 false S1E7 - Driftmark - Deep Dive S1E7 - Driftmark - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:633dce36e04dde50dc0f89a6 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:37:18 -0400 5002 1 7 false S1E7 - Overview S1E7 - Overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:633b50794e50987a45dd522f Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:17:07 -0400 1468 1 7 false S1E6 - The Princess and the Queen - Deep Dive S1E6 - The Princess and the Queen - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:63333ca7e5f2aa1e84397208 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:15:41 -0400 4084 1 6 false S1E6 - Overview S1E6 - Overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6331fe825c7b8946a47f6f21 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:37:34 -0400 1381 1 6 false S1E5 - We Light the Way - Deep dive S1E5 - We Light the Way - Deep dive House of the Dragon 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:632b64d20bd96f3a3756e0c8 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:27:11 -0400 3347 1 5 false S1E5 - overview S1E5 - overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:63288c786aef8624248eb0d9 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:38:55 -0400 1099 1 5 false S1E4 - King of the Narrow Sea - Deep Dive S1E4 - King of the Narrow Sea - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6322a28bff7b1317bf4cd4e6 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:01:03 -0400 4035 1 4 false S1E4 - Overview S1E4 - Overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:631f8e300009f456a1cbac8d Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:57:17 -0400 1430 1 4 false SE E3 - Second of his Name - Deep Dive SE E3 - Second of his Name - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:631bf62bccf138307324396b Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:34:10 -0400 4766 1 3 false S1E3 - Overview S1E3 - Overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:63176aee93211c4176b82527 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:51:04 -0400 1372 1 3 false S1 E2 The Rogue Prince - Deep Dive S1 E2 The Rogue Prince - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:63110f0ec031be7b091595b9 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:04:23 -0400 4360 1 2 false S1 E 2 - overview S1 E 2 - overview Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:630d2a7af9a21831269e3c0d Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:14:06 -0400 1672 1 2 false S1 E1 The Heirs of the Dragon - Deep Dive S1 E1 The Heirs of the Dragon - Deep Dive Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:630837ae0e60df3e8898b0e8 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:08:22 -0400 4067 1 1 false House of the Dragon S1 E1 House of the Dragon S1 E1 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6303a0a7819dda051cd88c20 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:35:00 -0400 1430 1 1 false House of the Dragon Intro House of the Dragon Intro Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:6302b62b2d9ccd1f690b6c6c Sun, 21 Aug 2022 18:58:30 -0400 14 false The Iron Throne S8 E6 The Iron Throne S8 E6 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5ce851d2fa0d603f4e5f14a3 Fri, 24 May 2019 16:24:09 -0400 5261 false The Bells S8 E5 The Bells S8 E5 ]]> ]]> Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5cd9d57a8069df00016d3d45 Mon, 13 May 2019 16:40:07 -0400 1823 true The Last of the Starks S8 E4 The Last of the Starks S8 E4 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5cd1ecd8eef1a18f1833f0c4 Tue, 07 May 2019 16:41:32 -0400 2106 true Bonus The Long Night and other deaths revisited Bonus The Long Night and other deaths revisited ]]> ]]> Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5cd0fdc58165f5f9da7eb791 Mon, 06 May 2019 23:47:27 -0400 1395 false The Long Night S8 E3 The Long Night S8 E3 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5cc771d4ec212d50fb460242 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:55:13 -0400 3056 true A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S8 E2 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S8 E2 Valkast 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5cbdd6e641920223d0994f91 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:02:38 -0400 1643 false Winterfell S8 E1 Winterfell S8 E1 Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5cb4960ce5e5f0b7d6061099 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:45:54 -0400 2197 false Introduction Introduction We watch Game of Thrones. We read A Song of Ice and Fire. We talk about it.

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]]> Jay Valko 5cae27b2523958411c755087:5cae3cb971c10bfddaf100e7:5caf5fd50d9297943e579e3a Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:49:31 -0400 39 false