I appreciate the hosts knowledge as I don't have the time to do their level of research. I've become a closet theorists after watching this show for two seasons now and 1: eagerly look for the new episode after GoT airs and 2: have subsequently sought out other similar fare for shows' like Westworld.

I like the way that the show seems detached from GoT even though it has the network's imprimatur. Thankfully, there are no actors or directors as guests, which would turn the discussion into a mere celebration of the show. In fact, "After the Thrones" avoids evaluating the show at all. At its best, the show offers a helpful focus on themes and "big ideas." (In this respect, it's better than the weekly discussions of GoT on TYT's "What the Flick," for example.)The two hosts are amateurs who are unlikely ever to get another show, and this makes them likable. Their willingness to be corrected by GoT expert Mallory made them sympathetic at first, but after a few episodes this repeated format gets annoying. Other aspects of the format that seem forced are the "Who Won the Week?" discussion, as though they were forgetting that the show is fiction and not a sports contest.The two hosts and two guest experts are likable, although they try too hard to steer a middle ground between being too geeky on the one hand, and too cool on the other; their references to "bros" and sports figures feel like forced attempts at sophistication. There's an annoying tendency to play everything for laughs.The best parts of the discussion are when the hosts play their roles as really smart English majors and take a stab at synthesizing the big ideas. Hearing that kind of discussion is thought-provoking. It's harder to come up with an argument than with a ton of sophisticated pop-culture references. Stick with the big ideas rather than the fireworks.

This show does precisely what it sets out to do, delve into the underlying and overarching ideas presented in each Game of Thrones episode, and have fun doing it.The hosts, Andy and Chris, are great and often have very eloquently worded perspectives on the world of Game of Thrones as well as guest experts Mallory and Jason. If you've just watched GOT and are in the mood for a little more, definitely check this out, it will enrich your GOT experience.For anyone who listened to the Grantland podcast that prefaced the show, you know what your getting.For everyone else, bottom line is that this is a show made for GOT fans by GOT fans and it completes its goals perfectly.

I couldn't believe the lack of sincerity this show displayed. It was just a vulgar display of what the co-hosts feel they know. Moving at a pace that was neither watchable or entertaining, a juxtaposed conversation that was just too hard to absorb. Malory -when she made her appearance- was informative and watchable, though I do suspect if the other two were not there warbling away she would have quite comfortably taken their places. The way it was presented,one might have been watching four teenagers discussing their prom night. Too much banter and one-uppmanship for my liking-thanks but no thanks. Send it to a teenagers channel.