Samantha is a contributing writer to Watchers On the Wall whose journey into Game of Thrones obsession began in 2011, when her now-fiance wouldn’t stop talking about how amazing the first season of Game Of Thrones was. Lacking cable but wanting to know what all the hubbub was about, she picked up the Song Of Ice and Fire series, and her life has never been the same — especially after she met Sue and Oz at the 2017 Con of Thrones and pestered them into letting her write for WOTW. And yes, she did eventually get cable.
When she’s not answering questions no one asked about ASOIAF, Samantha fumbles her way through open mic nights in a feeble attempt at stand-up comedy and spends far, far too much time on Twitter.
Sessions in which Samantha Wallace participates
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11:00 AM
- Targaryen Politics in Post-Dragon Westeros Hyatt Regency Dallas - Westeros Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- What goes into the building of a new government following the extinction of dragons? The question has arisen before in the age of Aegon III, after ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Comedy and Carnage Hyatt Regency Dallas - Ulthos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- For a fantasy series packed with tragedy, Game of Thrones is brimming with humor. This discussion will unpack Thrones' comedic elements, ana...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- The Mysteries of Melisandre Hyatt Regency Dallas - Essos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- The fiery priestess of R'hllor had a small role in season 7, but looks to have a very large part to play before the story is over. What will it be?...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Destiny and Happenstance Hyatt Regency Dallas - Ulthos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Small decisions, luck, and coincidence dictate much of the action in the world of Thrones. Are the prophecies real or are the predictio...
- Panel
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Watchers on the Wall Live Podcast Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Podcast
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Blackfyre: Five Generations of Strife Hyatt Regency Dallas - Sothoryos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- A brotherly war turns into a generations-long conflict and the most persistent threat of the Targaryen dynasty. From Daemon's flight to Maelys's de...
Sessions in which Samantha Wallace attends
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Con of Thrones Kick Off Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Special Event
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- The Nature Cycle Mythology of A Song of Ice and Fire Hyatt Regency Dallas - Sothoryos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Spotlight: Sibel Kekilli Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Spotlight
- The Great Debates: The Best Stark Hyatt Regency Dallas - Sothoryos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Welcome to the Great Debates: the Con of Thrones epic battle of wits where anyone can be a contender! How does it work? Attend this weekend's debat...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Finish the Books, George Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Game of Threads Hyatt Regency Dallas - Westeros Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Season 7 ushered in a new phase for our favorite characters and their costumes reflected the shifting power struggles. Join fashion designer Hogan...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- A Storm of Spoilers Live Podcast Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- In their annual spoiler-free show, the Storm of Spoilers crew looks back at how spoiler culture has evolved over the years and what it was like cov...
- Podcast
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- The Wars to Come: Season 8 Predictions and Speculation Hyatt Regency Dallas - Ulthos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- The Ringer: Binge Mode Live Podcast Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Podcast
- Cooking with Ice and Fire: Food and Food Themes in Game of Thrones Hyatt Regency Dallas - Westeros Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Come for the lemon cakes, stay for the cannibalism! Winter is coming, so you should probably eat something. Whether it’s a seventy-seven-course wed...
- Discussion
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Quiz of Thrones Hyatt Regency Dallas - Westeros Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- If you love dazzling your friends with your nerdy knowledge, this is the place to be! Join us for a game of pub-style Game of Thrones trivia...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Con of Thrones Feud Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM | 50 minutes
- More contentious than the Starks and the Lannisters: it's the first-annual Con of Thrones Family Feud. Can you guess what 100 Game of Thrones
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Burlington Bar Commentary: The Dragon and the Wolf Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Burlington is a small bar in Chicago where, for a few Sundays a year, a large group of friends get together to laugh, cry, and yell at televisi...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Morality Beyond the Wall Hyatt Regency Dallas - Ulthos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Does our modern morality and Westeros’ southern sensibilities apply to the hard-living free folk beyond the Wall? Let's take a closer look at the d...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- How Game of Thrones Changed the World of Television Hyatt Regency Dallas - Sothoryos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- A Song of Ice and Sorting Hyatt Regency Dallas - Ulthos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- The Sorting Hat comes to Westeros! Sort the major players of Game of Thrones into the houses of Hogwarts in this fun and interactive panel t...
- Discussion
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Subverting the Seven: Deconstructing the Faith's Archetypes Hyatt Regency Dallas - Essos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- No one loves subversion as much as George R. R. Martin—there are plenty in his references to the Faith's Seven, and how they all connect to the cha...
- The Sun and the Moon: The Sisterhood of Sansa and Arya Stark Hyatt Regency Dallas - Sothoryos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- The Stark sisters' relationship has been complicated since the beginning, leading up to a packed with conflict season 7. Arya and Sansa's complex d...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The Great Debates: The Worst Place to Live Hyatt Regency Dallas - Ulthos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Welcome to the Great Debates: the Con of Thrones epic battle of wits where anyone can be a contender! How does it work? Attend this weekend's debat...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Jon of the Dead Hyatt Regency Dallas - Sothoryos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- He's returned from the dead but Jon Snow is not the same man he once was. Here we'll examine the ramifications of resurrection and what it means fo...
- The Deadpool Hyatt Regency Dallas - Ulthos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- This interactive panelist-led discussion speculates about who will be left standing at the end of Game of Thrones, and who will fall before ...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- The Best Duos in Game of Thrones Hyatt Regency Dallas - Sothoryos Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Despite all the treachery and murder in the series, Game of Thrones also contains many examples of love and friendship. To celebrate these a...
- Panel
- Spotlight: Joe Dempsie Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Spotlight
- Gender Rogues Hyatt Regency Dallas - Westeros Room (Cumberland Hall)
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Throughout the series, we meet characters who buck the gender roles society chooses for them, exist in the in-between, and surpass all expectations...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Shame! An Exploration of Sexual Violence in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones Hyatt Regency Dallas - MainStage (Landmark Ballroom)
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- In the era of #MeToo, how can viewers enjoy and engage with shows like Game of Thrones, which often have confusing messaging about sexual vi...
- Panel