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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 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?
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
- Explore the changing power dynamics for Tyrion between ACOK and ASOS
- See how Tywin undermines Tyrion and claims credit for the victory on the Blackwater
- Explore the brutal backstory and why Tywin hates Tyrion
- Start to piece together the Red Wedding conspiracy and how Tywin is communicating with Roose and Walder.
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
- Set up Catelyn's arc in this book
- Watch as the old men of the castle fail to arrest her
- Dig into the tragic Tully backstory
- Welcome Edmure home from battle
- Debate Hoster Tully: bad or bad?
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
- Talk about what it's like to be reintroduced to Jaime
- Praise George's mastery of atmosphere coming off the Prologue
- Dig into the layers of Jaime and Brienne's relationship
- Observe how "They Lay With Lions" challenges them in different ways
- Analyze these characters from an Arthurian and medievalist perspective
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
- Return in triumph and thank a lot of folks
- Talk about the setting, the space and who Chett is.
- See how the boot of oppression has helped make Chett into even more of a monster than he is
- Listen in as LC Mormont gives the plan
- Realize that Chett is kind of pathetic when it comes down to it.
- Hey, does anyone else hear horns? Three blasts perhaps?
- Analyze Mormont's strategy and how it compares to Stannis' tactics at the Battle of the Wall
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021