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Oct 11, 2021
Oct 11, 2021
1hr 36 min
- 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
Oct 4, 2021
Oct 4, 2021
1hr 52 min
- 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.)
Sep 27, 2021
Sep 27, 2021
1hr 6 min
- 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.
Sep 20, 2021
Sep 20, 2021
1hr 48 min
- 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
Sep 13, 2021
Sep 13, 2021
1hr 6 min
- 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?
Sep 6, 2021
Sep 6, 2021
1hr 29 min
- 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.
Aug 30, 2021
Aug 30, 2021
1hr 26 min
- 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?
Aug 23, 2021
Aug 23, 2021
1hr 25 min
- 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
Aug 16, 2021
Aug 16, 2021
1hr 47 min
- 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
Aug 9, 2021
Aug 9, 2021
1hr 14 sec
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!