Episodes

Monday Dec 13, 2021
Episode 167: A STORM OF SWORDS, SAMWELL I: ”The Terror (Part 2)”
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
- Engage our senses on the Battle of the Fist of the First Men
- Empathize with Samwell with all the horror he's experienced and is experiencing.
- Remember the bear!
- Triumph alongside of Samwell as he kills the first Other in thousands of years
- Frame this chapter as a taste of things to come for Westeros when the Wall falls

Monday Dec 06, 2021
Episode 166: A STORM OF SWORDS, SAMWELL I: ”The Terror (Part 1)”
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
- Break down how George structures the reveal of what happened at the Fist
- Praise the formal experimentation of interweaving past and present
- Shiver in fear at the exquisite tone of dread a la Stephen King and found footage
- Analyze Sam as a POV, as his stress and self-loathing keeps breaking the surface
- Frame this chapter as a taste of things to come for Westeros when the Wall falls

Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
- Examine how Cersei continues her manipulation of Sansa -- which Sansa suspects
- Take a close look at the Tyrell cousins, see how they work as a team and yet are still naive
- Analyze Margaery's behavior closely
- See Littlefinger's manipulations and conspiracies via Dontos Hollard
- Talk about Sarah's book Hollywood Ending and whether we'll ever have a Game of Thrones viewing experience again

Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
- Mosh furiously as giants arrive riding mammoths
- Take apart Tormund's satirical self-presentation through stories
- Laugh at Jon trying and failing to suppress his feelings for Ygritte
- Hold our breath as Jon just barely negotiates his survival with Mance
- Debate whether Tormund fathered Maege Mormont's children

Monday Nov 15, 2021
Episode 163: A STORM OF SWORDS, CATELYN II: ”Things Fall Apart”
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
- Take stock of Catelyn's growing sense of dread
- Welcome Robb back to the narrative...
- ...before dropping the bomb of his wedding
- Analyze Catelyn's reaction to her baby boy getting married
- Break down the complex emotional dynamics among the Tullys as a whole

Monday Nov 08, 2021
Episode 162: A STORM OF SWORDS, ARYA I-III: ”On the Road Again”
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
- Examine Arya's journey into the dark woods and how she's coping with the violence around her.
- Express some criticism of some of Arya's early ASOS chapters
- Get emotional over Arya and Harwin's reunion
- Check in with the BWB and find out their organizing principles
- Theorize that Lem Lemoncloak has a secret identity!

Monday Nov 01, 2021
Episode 161: A STORM OF SWORDS, TYRION II: ”Spiderwebs”
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
- Compare and contrast Tyrion's rise in Clash with his fall in Storm
- Dig deeper into Varys' character as we see his quarters
- Shake our heads as Tyrion ties himself in knots over Shae
- Point out all the ways Tywin is reversing his son's policies
- Ask the big question: who's Varys' spy in Oldtown?

Monday Oct 25, 2021
Episode 160: A STORM OF SWORDS, JAIME II: ”To Kneel or Not to Kneel”
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
- Analyze the war through the lens of the Inn of the Kneeling Man
- Contrast the themes of freedom and trust running through these Jaime chapters
- Pick apart the negotiation over horses the NotAnInnkeep plans to steal back
- Dig deeper into how Jaime and Brienne push each other's buttons
- Analyze Jaime's dream of the Mad King

Monday Oct 18, 2021
Episode 159: A STORM OF SWORDS, DAVOS II: ”Pirates and Prophets”
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
- Return to Dragonstone, with all the gothic gloom that goes with it
- Analyze Davos' short-lived identity as a spiritual warrior
- Compare Davos' drive to kill Melisandre to Cressen...and Melisandre herself
- Give it up for Salladhor Saan, the voice of reason in this chapter
- Meet Edric Storm, aka the *real* reason Davos survived the battle

Monday Oct 11, 2021
Episode 158: A STORM OF SWORDS, DAENERYS I: ”Setting Sail”
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
- Analyze the sea and its meaning for Daenerys and Viserys
- Decipher the realities of Aerys II and Rhaegar along with Daenerys
- Introduce ourselves to the backstory of the Unsullied and get excited with Dany about them
- Remind ourselves why we hate Jorah Mormont.
- Theorize on the books and scrolls Rhaegar read that convinced him to put his books aside to become a warrior