Episodes

Monday Aug 17, 2020
Episode 123: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN VI: "Winter Falls" ft. Stanford Fraser
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
- Explore Bran's longest wolf dream to date
- Talk through the changing dynamic between Theon and the Starks
- Praise Bran for doing his duty, and Ned for teaching it to him
- Boo Theon as his reign over Winterfell immediately descends into cruel absurdity
- Wonder how Winterfell might fall once more with Theon's help...
Next week: new guest Wolfman Zack joins us as Arya helps Roose Bolton take Harrenhal and says goodbye to Jaqen H'ghar in ACOK Arya IX!

Monday Aug 10, 2020
Episode 122: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN VI: "Songs and Screams"
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
- Examine Edmure's personal and political motivations
- Dig into Catelyn's lifelong devotion to duty
- Ponder the role songs and stories play in drumming up war
- Describe the Battle of the Fords as it unfolds in all its terrible beauty
- Watch prophetic dread coil around Catelyn's soul
Next week: new guest Stanford Fraser joins us to discuss the fall of Winterfell to Theon in ACOK, Bran VI!

Monday Aug 03, 2020
Episode 121: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION X: "The Old Powers"
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
- Unpack the conspiracy to send Tommen to Rosby
- Get a glimpse of the streets of King's Landing after the riot
- Analyze Tyrion and Shae's relationship and wince at Tyrion slapping Shae
- Talk about Varys' origin story
Next week: we're back with ACOK, Catelyn VI where Edmure Tully holds the fords of the riverlands against Tywin Lannister with zero consequence!

Monday Jul 27, 2020
Episode 120: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IX: "We the People, Part 2"
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
- Judge the Lannisters justly for their conduct regarding Lollys Stokeworth
- Talk extensively about Tyrion slapping Joffrey (again)
- Get into the political fallout from the riot
- Examine the root causes of the riot
- Theorize on what happened to Tyrek Lannister
Next week: we're back with ACOK, Tyrion X when Tyrion learns more information and hears Varys' backstory.

Monday Jul 20, 2020
Episode 119: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IX: "We the People (Part 1)"
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
Episode 118: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt, Part 4"
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
Episode 116: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt (Part 2)"
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
Episode 115: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt, Part 1)"
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
Stump the Chumps (Special Q&A Episode!)
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Our special Q&A episode is now available for everyone!
Next week: ACOK, Davos II!

