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Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020
1hr 44 min
- 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!
Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020
1hr 41 min
- 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.
Oct 5, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
1hr 30 min
- 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.
Sep 28, 2020
Sep 28, 2020
1hr 57 min
- 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.
Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020
1hr 46 min
- 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
Sep 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020
1hr 41 min
- 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!
Sep 7, 2020
Sep 7, 2020
1hr 34 min
- 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.
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020
1hr 48 min
- Contrast Arya's perspective with Hot Pie's
- Praise George's careful setup work with the fake prisoners
- Explore Harrenhal further as a spooky setting
- Watch Arya and Gendry face off
- Explore the media-savvy way Arya dismantles Jaqen
Next week: Zack joins us again for the second half of ACOK, Arya IX, in which we spring the trap in multiple respects.
Aug 24, 2020
Aug 24, 2020
1hr 7 min
Hi folks!
On most normal Mondays, we'd be releasing the our next chapter by chapter analysis, but the week we'd normally record our next analysis (ACOK, Arya IX) was a week we took off.
Not to fear though! We are releasing a patreon sample episode that you would normally get at the $5/above level over at our patreon at www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF!
And we're delighted to give the general public the first of our five part series on TWOW, The Forsaken!
So, if you like what you hear on our regular NotACast pod-cast and are interested in two monthly bonus episodes, show notes, Q&A, shout-outs and access to the NotASlack at our two highest tiers, consider becoming a patron!
In this episode, we kick off our analysis of TWOW, The Forsaken by examining the published Ironborn story: what happens in the first five published novels before we launch into our take on The Forsaken in the ensuing parts of our series.
Aug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020
1hr 34 min
- 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!