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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ S1E03-E04 - “Adar” & “The Great Wave”

Decoding TV — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:13:20 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim finally start their watchthrough of The Rings of Power, beginning with the first two episodes, “Adar” and “The Great Wave.”

Does The Rings of Power g…

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ S1E01-E02 - “A Shadow of the Past” & “Adrift”

Decoding TV — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:33:59 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim finally start their watchthrough of The Rings of Power, beginning with the first two episodes, “A Shadow of the Past” and “Adrift.”

Is Galadriel real…

'War of the Rohirrim' Was Better Than Anyone Gave It Credit For

Decoding TV — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:42:43 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim jump into the animated Lord of the Rings movie, The War of the Rohirrim, and discuss if it’s an overlooked gem or a forgettable piece of tie-in cont…

'The Hobbit' Had a Heart Buried Beneath a Hoard of Hollywood Bloat

Decoding TV — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:37:47 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim jump into Peter Jackson’s much-maligned The Hobbit trilogy, including An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armi…

'The Return of the King' Might Be Underrated (feat. Katelyn Burns)

Decoding TV — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:11:28 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl are joined by journalist and LOTR superfan Katelyn Burns to break down their entire thoughts on the classic film, Peter Jackson’s The Lo…

The Two Towers Is a Flawed but Brilliant Middle Chapter (feat. Lindsay Ellis)

Decoding TV — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:30:05 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl are joined by author and YouTuber Lindsay Ellis to break down their entire thoughts on the classic film, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the…

Why 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings' Still Feels Like Magic

Decoding TV — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:56:43 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl break down their entire thoughts on the classic film, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Why is The Shire…

Bonus Ep: House of the Dragon Season 3 Post-Mortem (feat. News/Your Questions)

Decoding TV — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:12:25 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl break down their entire thoughts on the third season of House of the Dragon.

Was Rhaenyra’s turn to madness truly earned? Was the battle …

'House of the Dragon' S3E08 - The Treasons at Tumbleton

Decoding TV — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:56:54 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl talk about the season 3 finale of House of the Dragon, “The Treasons at Tumbleton”.

Where in the world Ulf the White? Who will Rehneyra b…

Bonus Ep: HOTD S3E07 Makes Helaena Feel Vital

Decoding TV — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:56:17 GMT

In this bonus episode for A Cast of Kings, Jessie Earl and Kim Renfro discuss which elements from House of the Dragon season 3 episode 7, “The Dragon in Winter,” were changed from the book.

How was Su…

'House of the Dragon' S3E07 - The Dragon in Winter

Decoding TV — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:39:52 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl talk about the seventh episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, “The Dragon in Winter”.

Is Alys messing with Ameond’s head as his moth…

Bonus Ep: HOTD S3E06 And The Show-Made Incest

Decoding TV — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:56:11 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl discuss some bonus topics about the sixth episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, “Faceless Men".

How does Ormond handle the smell of…

'House of the Dragon' S3E06 - Faceless Men

Decoding TV — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:27:42 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl talk about the sixth episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, “Faceless Men".

How does Ormond handle the smell of Baratheon men? Who g…

Bonus Ep: HOTD S3E05 Serves a Different Feast

Decoding TV — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:46:06 GMT

In this bonus episode for A Cast of Kings, Jessie Earl and Kim Renfro discuss which elements from House of the Dragon season 3 episode 5, “Unbowed and Unbent,” were changed from the book.

How is the f…

'House of the Dragon' S3E05 - Unbowed and Unbent

Decoding TV — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:24:45 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl talk about the fifth episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, “Unbowed and Unbent”.

What are the origins of the house words Unbowed an…

Bonus Ep: The Changing Fates of Dragons

Decoding TV — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:40:33 GMT

In this bonus episode for A Cast of Kings, Jessie Earl and Kim Renfro discuss which elements from House of the Dragon season 3 episode 4, “Tumbleton,” were changed from the book.

How different was Orm…

'House of the Dragon' S3E04 - Tumbleton

Decoding TV — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:43:40 GMT

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, David Chen returns to chat with Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl about the fourth episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, “Tumbleton”.

Do we finally confirm Sunfyre’s…

Bonus Ep: Did Rhaenyra Make The Same Bad Choices in the Book?

Decoding TV — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:32:45 GMT

In this Cast of Kings bonus episode, Jessie Earl and Kim Renfro discuss which elements from House of the Dragon season 3 episode 3, “Rhaenyra Triumphant,” were changed from the book.

How were Rhaenyra…

'House of the Dragon' S3E03 - Rhaenyra Triumphant

Decoding TV — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:46:04 GMT

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Bonus Ep: How "Queen’s Landing" Changed From the Books

Decoding TV — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:03:31 GMT

In this bonus episode for A Cast of Kings, Jessie Earl and Kim Renfro discuss which elements from House of the Dragon season 3 episode 2, “Queen’s Landing,” were changed from the book.

How have they c…