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The one true A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Re-Read Podcast by PoorQuentyn and ManuclearBomb
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Aug 10, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
1hr 54 min
- 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!
Aug 3, 2020
Aug 3, 2020
2hr 2 min
- 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!
Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
1hr 50 min
- 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.
Jul 20, 2020
Jul 20, 2020
1hr 20 min
- 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!
Jul 13, 2020
Jul 13, 2020
1hr 41 min
- 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!
Jul 6, 2020
Jul 6, 2020
2hr 1 min
- 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!
Jun 29, 2020
Jun 29, 2020
2hr 10 min
- 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!
Jun 22, 2020
Jun 22, 2020
1hr 32 min
- 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!
Jun 15, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
2hr 13 min
Our special Q&A episode is now available for everyone!
Next week: ACOK, Davos II!
Jun 1, 2020
Jun 1, 2020
1hr 33 min
- 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!