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Join Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson, Chris Murphy, and Hillary Busis as they recap and analyze the most exciting series on TV and streaming, and get the inside story on how they came together through interviews with television stars and creators. Get in touch, email us at stillwatching@vanityfair.com.
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Apr 10, 2019 • 1h 18min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "The Door" With Paula Fairfield
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season in mere days!This episode, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "The Door" the fifth episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones. Arya sees a play, Sansa confronts Littlefinger, Bran royally screws up.This episode's interview is with sound designer Paula Fairfield who is responsible for your favorite other-worldly sounds on Game of Thrones, be they dragon or wight.
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Apr 6, 2019 • 45min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "Home" With Isaac Hempstead Wright
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season in mere days.This episode, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Home" the second episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones. Bran trains with the Three-Eyed Raven and glimpses his past, Jon Snow rejoins the show.This episode's interview is with actor Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark in "Home" and the Three-Eyed Raven version of Bran in the upcoming final season.
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Apr 4, 2019 • 52min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "Mother's Mercy" With Hannah Waddingham
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season in mere days.This episode, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Mother's Mercy" the tenth episode of the fifth season of Game of Thrones. Sansa makes her escape, Cersei takes a walk, and Jon dies.This episode's interview is with actress Hannah Waddingham, who plays Septa Unella in this episode of Game of Thrones and up until that character's wine-waterboarding fate is sealed in a future season.
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Apr 1, 2019 • 60min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "Hardhome" With Fabian Wagner
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season this April.This episode, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Hardhome" the eighth episode of the fifth season of Game of Thrones - the first fifth season pick for this rewatch. You remember this one: zombies!This episode's interview is with cinematographer Fabian Wagner, who has worked on Game of Thrones since season four, including "Hardhome, "The Battle of the Bastards," and the upcoming season's long night-battle episode.
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Mar 29, 2019 • 56min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "The Children" with Bryan Cogman
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season this April.This episode, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "The Children" the tenth episode of the fourth season of Game of Thrones - and maybe the first excellent season finale. Brienne fights the Hound, Tywin goes to the bathroom, Arya decides to go on a boat trip.This week's interview features the return of co-executive producer Bryan Cogman, who has to admit that "The Children" is his favorite episode of his re-watch so far, plus he explains some differences between the books and season four, especially as it pertains to Tyrion.
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Mar 25, 2019 • 1h 13min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "The Mountain and the Viper" With Deb Riley
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season this April.This episode, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "The Mountain and the Viper" the eighth episode of the fourth season of Game of Thrones.Reek plays Theon, Arya arrives at The Vale, Oberyn's fight doesn't go well.The interview is with production designer Deb Riley, who explains why she hates "camp" scenes with fake snow and cryptically alludes to the most challenging part of the final season's design.
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Mar 22, 2019 • 53min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "Two Swords" With Tommy Dunne
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season this April.This episode Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Two Swords" the first episode of the fourth season of Game of Thrones. Ice gets split into the titular weapons, pan-sexual princes in King's Landing, and a scuffle at the inn.Today's interview is with weapons master Tommy Dunne who discusses making the very important "hero" swords for Game of Thrones, and which character he wished he got to make a weapon for.
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Mar 19, 2019 • 31min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "The Rains of Castamere" With David Nutter
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season this April.This week, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "The Rains of Castamere" the ninth episode of the third season of Game of Thrones. You remember this one, it's the one where Edmure Tully gets married.This week's interview is with David Nutter, who directed this Red Wedding episode and will return to Game of Thrones this upcoming season for three episodes of the final season.
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Mar 16, 2019 • 48min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" with Joe Dempsie
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season this April.This week, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" the seventh episode of the third season of Game of Thrones. Theon gets cut, Brienne and Jaime face a bear .This week's interview is with Joe Dempsie who plays Gendry, secret bastard son of Robert Baratheon.
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Mar 13, 2019 • 1h 22min
Still Watching Game of Thrones: "Kissed by Fire" With Bryan Cogman
Welcome to the Still Watching: Game of Thrones re-watch, covering classic episodes of Game of Thrones paired with interviews of the cast and crew leading up to the final season this April.This week, Joanna Robinson and Richard Lawson discuss "Kissed by Fire" the fifth episode of the third season of Game of Thrones, where Jon Snow enters a cave and the Lannisters embrace their fates.This week's interview is with co-executive producer and writer of this episode, Bryan Cogman, who has been writing for the show since the very beginning. In this lengthy conversation, Joanna and Bryan dig deep into Jaimie Lannister and the particulars of writing Game of Thrones.
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