Is Game of Thrones actually good? We chew it over in Kernels podcast episode 11

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Game of Thrones season 7 is fast approaching and the world is riding the hype train all the way to Dorne, but is the HBO show actually good? Will it be remembered as one of the greats? Joined by Jacob Stolworthy and Jack Shepherd, Chris looks at how the show has switched its focus from political intrigue to the spectacle of battle, whether it has the dramatic chops to match its technical ones, where the show might be going, and how it often finds itself drowning in characters.

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