Episodes

Monday Nov 09, 2020
Episode 134: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION XII: "Ashes to Ashes"
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
- Filter the news of Bran and Rickon's "deaths" through the Lannister dynamics
- Take apart the Tyrion-Cersei relationship and how they race each other to the bottom
- Run down the checklist of Lannister problems prior to the Battle of Blackwater
- Take stock of the price paid by powerless women for Lannister dysfunction
- Delve into how Tyrion tries and fails to bury his sins with Shae
Next week: Catelyn steps into the void to face Jaime in ACOK Catelyn VII (Part 1)!

Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
- Continue on the march through the Frostfangs and point out the Tolkien influence on these Jon chapters
- Examine Qhorin Halfhand, his mentorship of Jon and why Jon has to learn and also reject Qhorin's teachings about the wildlings.
- Get into the weirwoods with Jon and Ghost and try to figure out what's happening in this weird-ass scene
- Talk about Dalbridge sacrificing himself and how this example inspires Jon for the rest of his arc
- Damn Jon's Season 2 arc and talk overall about Jon's story for all the books.
Next week: We're back in King's Landing with Tyrion and Cersei. Should be a fun time. (It's not).
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Monday Oct 26, 2020
Episode 132: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA IV: "Smoke on the Water"
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
- Watch with Sansa as the smoke rises from Stannis burning the kingswood and Tyrion burning the suburbs of King's Landing
- See how Sansa is responding as a disappointed romantic to Dontos and his promises of salvation
- Get deep into Sandor Clegane's relationship to Sansa as the dark mirror to Sansa's disappointed romanticism.
- Empathize with Sansa as she menstruates for the first time and what that means for her as she's hauled in front of Cersei
- Explore Tyrion's pre-battle planning and praise Tyrion for his tactics even as Sansa remains our POV for the coming battle and has a unique POV on things to come
Next week: We're up in the Frostfangs with Jon, Qhorin & co as they strive forward to discover what the wildlings are up to, only to find out that the eagle has landed. And we'll be joined by Stefan Sasse of the Boiled Leather Audio Hour as special guest for this episode!

Monday Oct 19, 2020
Episode 131: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON VI: "Fire on the Mountain"
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
- Contrast the competence of Qhorin & Co with what we've seen of the Night's Watch so far
- Plunge into the new setting of the Frostfangs
- Break down Jon's ethical crisis with Ygritte
- Explore the layers of the Bael the Bard story
- Watch as Jon chooses mercy, unlike Theon last week
Next week: back to King's Landing as Sansa has to deal with Dontos, Sandor, Cersei, and her first period in ACOK Sansa IV!

Monday Oct 12, 2020
Episode 130: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON IV: "The Most Dangerous Game"
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
- Wake Theon up from his power fantasies into his new nightmare
- Watch as he unravels himself in front of the people of Winterfell
- Break down the traps he faces from within and without on the manhunt
- Praise Maester Luwin for trying to save as many lives as possible
- Wonder what's coming next for Osha
Next week: even farther north to the Frostfangs for ACOK Jon VI, where the bastard in black learns from Qhorin Halfhand and his wrecking crew.

Monday Oct 05, 2020
Episode 129: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION XI: "The Art of War"
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
- Talk about whether Tysha will return to the story
- Do that war shit by talking about the clansmen's deployment into the kingswood.
- Criticize Tyrion and the Lannisters for being a) bad b) bad politicians c) short-sightedly bad.
- Find out what the fates of Ser Osmund Kettleblack and Ser Balon Swann will be in TWOW.
Next week: we're heading up to Winterfell to see how things are going for hero Theon. It's going great. Thanks for asking.

Monday Sep 28, 2020
Episode 128: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS IV: "House of Leaves (Part 3)"
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
- Talk about the monster coming for Daenerys, mythology, the Others, Dany herself
- Analyze how the warlocks and Undying are appeals to authority to keep Dany in the HoTU
- Unpack and theorize on what the different visions means (treasons and brides)
- Watch the Undying be put to the lie that they are. They can die.
- Answer the question: Does the ASOIAF fandom prefer theories to analysis and does that hinder our enjoyment of the books?
Next week: We're back in King's landing with Tyrion getting ready for the king's arrival and the Battle of the Blackwater.

Monday Sep 21, 2020
Episode 127: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS IV: "House of Leaves (Part 2)"
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
- Break down the act of looking and reading through Dany's eyes
- Take note of how George weaves in Red Wedding foreshadowing
- Dissect HOTU as a projected labyrinth of fantasies
- Compare George's work to Nabokov and Kubrick
- Lock eyes in passing with Rhaegar Targaryen, ASOIAF's prime mover
Next week: Dany encounters the Undying at last, only to find out they're serving her for dinner

Monday Sep 14, 2020
Episode 126: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS IV: "House of Leaves (Part 1)"
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
- Discuss how we see HOTU as metafiction
- Put it in context with Qarth as a setting
- Explore the visual presentation of HOTU
- Go through Pyat Pree's absurd rules
- Introduce shade-of-the-evening, GRRM's catch-all psychedelic drug
Next week: Part 2 of our trip through the House of the Undying, as Dany sees some bizarre visions!

Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
- See how Jaqen the extraordinary has an ordinary plan
- Explore how GRRM subverts an act of triumph by having the worst people live on
- Examine Jaqen's face change and how it makes the metaphor for Arya's journey in ACOK reality
- Try not to make direct eye contact with Roose Bolton ... my lord.
- Theorize on what Jaqen gets up to after Harrenhal and what he's planning for the future!
Next week: Don't do drugs, Dany. Just don't. Oh, you did. Okay. And now you want to walk into the haunted House of the Undying. Oh ... okay.