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The one true A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Re-Read Podcast by PoorQuentyn and ManuclearBomb
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
- Praise George's beautiful imagery
- Break down Mance's introductory scene
- Analyze the layers of performance in Mance's character
- Dig into the minor characters Micah loves so dearly
- Ask the big question: is Mance Rhaegar? (No. But also yes.)
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
- Define what the Five-Year Gap was and how it came into existence
- Talk about all of the plots GRRM had in mind for a post-five year gap version of ADWD
- Talk about which characters the gap worked well for and which it didn't
- Argue that the Five-Year Gap was bad in many way
- Ask whether the Five-Year Gap is truly gone.
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
- Talk about how GRRM set up Sansa's arc in ASOIAF to intentionally frustrate the reader and Sansa
- Analyze the image of the Tyrells and how they use soft power effectively
- Meet these Tyrells: how they work together as a team
- Olenna? Olenna!
- Ask the question why George loves the Olenna Tyrell archetype so much that he writes her over and over again in ASOIAF
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
- Set up Davos' Storm of Swords arc: from rock bottom to the top of the tower
- Take stock of the fallout for the Baratheon side of the war
- Learn what happened after the wildfire inferno
- Cheer on Davos as he decides to live and take charge of his life
- Ask the big question: does Davos really see a god here?