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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 Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
- Examine Myrcella as a political figure
- Peel back the layers of Tyrion's mindset RE both Stannis and the smallfolk as threats
- Contrast the potentially manufactured spark of the riot with the genuine grievances motivating it
- Praise George's exquisite pacing and ramp-up to the riot itself
- Brainstorm better directions for justice in King's Landing
Next week: we cover the aftermath of and fallout from the riot in the second half of ACOK, Tyrion IX!
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
- Discuss the metaphysics of Davos and Melisandre's morality and culpability in the act that's about to happen
- Get in on the parallels between Robert and Stannis/Ned and Davos
- Note that Melisandre's onion metaphor is wrong.
- Get spooky with the birth of shadows and the death of kings and castellans
- Answer the question: how the hell did Melisandre make a shadowbaby?
Next week: we return to King's Landing where Tyrion encounters some minor civil disturbance, nothing major in ACOK, Tyrion IX, Part 1!
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
- Talk about Stannis' tent and how well it captures the man
- Dig further into the complexities and contradictions of the Stannis-Davos dynamic
- Lay out all the many options Stannis has on the table
- Watch sadly as corruption befalls Team Dragonstone's lofty ideals
- Imagine how Storm's End might fall to Team Young Grift
Next week: the fourth and final (we swear) part of our series on ACOK, Davos II, in which Melisandre gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. Mazel tov!
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
- Talk Stannis' relationship to his turncloak lords and how it contrasts with his relationship to Davos
- Explore Davos' self-image and how it leads him to both tell Stannis the truth and shape that truth into euphemisms
- Watch as Stannis slowly realize that his conscience is calling him a hypocrite
- Praise George's complex characterization of Stannis and his worldview
- Debate the great question of our time: Did Stannis give the order for Renly's death, or did Melisandre act on her own?
Next week: we are joined by Matt aka Joe Magician for the third in our FOUR part series on ACOK, Davos II!
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
- Talk D&D
- Introduce (and say farewell) to Cortnay Penrose
- Loudly boo the arrogant hypocrites who have joined Stannis
- Praise George's brilliantly written dialogue
- Discuss how Davos' perspective changes the scene
- Debate Cortnay Penrose: hero or villain?
Next week: Stannis and Davos get deep into politics, philosophy, and personal baggage in the second part of our three-part look at ACOK, Davos II!
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Our special Q&A episode is now available for everyone!
Next week: ACOK, Davos II!
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
- Talk about GRRM's worldview vs Tolkien's.
- Get into the Pureborn and what boredom and wealth do to the Pureborn (and people)
- Demonstrate that Xaro is a total POS
- Talk about the rise of magic and what that means
- Roll our eyes at Quaithe and Jorah
- Answer the question as to what would have happened if Dany went to Asshai
Next week: Myrcella goes to Dorne, and a minor plot-point but the city erupts in riot in ACOK, Tyrion IX!
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
- Analyze the Petyr Baelish backstory
- Evaluate Catelyn's mental state as she returns to the Riverland
- Answer whether Starks can commit war crimes too (they can)
- Get deep on Brienne and how her brokenness doesn't make her unique, only more human
- Do some war shit by taking a look at Edmure's plan
- Take a close look at Edmure and Catelyn's relationship and their relationship to their father
- Answer the question as to what happened to Ned's bones after Riverrun
Next week: we go to a magic show with Dany where Quaithe says some cryptic shit in ACOK, Daenerys III!
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
- Praise George's writing of an army in motion
- Talk about the transitional, small-scale nature of the second of three wishes
- Frame this chapter (laden with animal imagery) as the food chain, a hierarchy driven by hunger and pain
- Discuss Arya's conflicted loyalties between identities and conceptions of justice
- Dig into the conundrum Arya faces regarding whether Weese was a worthy target
Next week: we return to Riverrun for Catelyn V, in which Brienne swears her sword to Catelyn, Edmure prepares to give battle to Tywin at the Fords, and Ned's bones pass on through.
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
- Praise George's in medias res structure for the chapter
- Watch Theon's opposing identities come into conflict
- Roll our eyes at the selfish violent ways he tries to resolve that conflict
- Raise a glass for Dagmer Cleftjaw, the only person who loves Theon
- Dig into the layers of folly in Theon's plan to take Winterfell
Next week: we haunt Harrenhal once more in Arya VIII, in which Tywin marches west and Arya whispers a second name to Jaqen H'ghar...only to regret it far too late. We will be joined for this episode by returning guest Michal from Vassals of Kingsgrave!