Next time: special guest Jacob joins us as the Ironborn brilliantly/stupidly invade the Reach in Victarion's chapter "The Reaver!"  

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Next time: the sparrows take power in AFFC, Cersei VI!  

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

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Next time: we kick off our coverage of season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO!

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: our year-end episode in which we talk about everything we loved in 2025!  

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we return to Braavos for AFFC, Samwell III, in which you'd think Sam would be better off now that he's back on dry land, but somehow things keep getting worse. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we set out on the road for AFFC, Brienne V, in which...you know this one, it's time for the Broken Man speech, and we'll be joined by special guest bookshelfstud! 

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we return to King's Landing for AFFC, Cersei V, in which even Tommen is getting on her nerves, let alone all the adults. 

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we climb back up to the Eyrie for AFFC, Sansa II--I mean, Alayne I, in which "Littlefinger's daughter" watches him wrap the Lords of the Vale around his little finger. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we return to Braavos for AFFC Arya II, technically the last Arya chapter--get ready to meet the Blind Girl, the Ugly Little Girl, Cat of the Canals, etc.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we head down to Dorne for Arianne Martell's first POV chapter, "The Queenmaker," which is not an ironic title at all, thanks for asking.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we ride into tall tales at Crackclaw Point for AFFC, Brienne IV! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we stay right here at Old Wyk for "The Drowned Man," aka Aeron II, aka the kingsmoot! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: Manu returns as we set sail for the kingsmoot with AFFC, The Iron Captain! 

Quinn's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/quinnthegm 

Quinn's twitter: https://x.com/quinnthegm 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: a special episode with Quinn the GM, in which he and Emmett rank the POV characters! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we stay right here in King's Landing for AFFC Cersei IV, in which she unveils her small council: Harys Swyft, Orton Merryweather, Gyles Rosby...nothing but winners. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we return to King's Landing for AFFC Jaime II, in which Tywin's corpse leaves the city, and Jaime is honestly jealous. (Of the leaving part, not the dying part. OK, maybe that too!) 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we kick off another quest in AFFC Samwell II, in which Sam and his companions set sail across the narrow sea, somehow having an even worse time than Brienne.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Lo's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social 

Lo's podcast: https://ragmanspod.podbean.com/ 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we hit the road again with Dunk and Egg 2.0, Brienne and Pod, for AFFC Brienne III. We'll be joined for this episode by our friend Lo aka Lo the Lynx! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we head down to Dorne for "The Soiled Knight," Arys Oakheart's sole POV chapter, in which he's horny to the point of treason. We've all been there. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we return to King's Landing for AFFC, Cersei III, in which Cersei has to witness another son marrying Margaery Tyrell. At least Tommen doesn't die...not yet...

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we sail back to the Iron Islands for "The Kraken's Daughter," in which Asha Greyjoy discovers that being the kraken's daughter might not be enough to take chasrge.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we climb up to the Eyrie for AFFC, Sansa I, in which...wait, Sansa? Sansa who? All I see is Alayne Stone. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we head back on the road with our favorite NotAKnight, Dunk--I mean, Brienne, as she arrives at Duskendale and literally runs into her new squire, Egg--I mean, Pod! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we head out to...nowhere, actually, we stay right here in King's Landing for A Feast for Crows, Jaime I, in which Jaime holds vigil for his father while regretting every decision he's ever made. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we return to King's Landing as Cersei names Gyles Rosby as the new master of coin and...tries to name her uncle Kevan as the new Hand of the King in A Feast for Crows, Cersei II!

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: we set sail for Braavos in A Feast for Crows, Arya I! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we're taking next week off, but the week after that, we'll be covering AFFC, Samwell I, in which Sam is ready to take on the Others, but maybe not a mouse. Poor little guy (meaning both Sam and the mouse). 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we head out on the road with the truest NotAKnight in AFFC, Brienne I! 

Rohanne's twitter: https://x.com/cyrilwoodcock 

Rohanne on Girls Gone Canon discussing Cersei, gender, and sexuality: https://girlsgonecanon.podbean.com/e/asoiaf-episode-235-%E2%80%94-affc-cersei-vii-featuring-rohanne/

A Most Uncommon Woman - Cersei Lannister’s Gender Trouble by Rohanne and Lo the Lynx: https://lothelynx.wordpress.com/2021/10/17/a-most-uncommon-woman-cersei-lannisters-gender-trouble/

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: we're taking next week off, but the week after that, we'll be covering AFFC, Cersei I, and special guest Rohanne will be joining us to kick off Cersei's chapters!

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we're taking next week off, but the week after that, we jump down the Dorne for "The Captain of Guards," in which the Sand Snakes kick off the Dornish storyline by asking their uncle Prince Doran to let them kill pretty much everyone in their path. At least they ask, though! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we return to A Feast for Crows with "The Prophet," in which Aeron Greyjoy gets everyone together to resist the temptations of the devil, who just happens to be his brother. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we set sail for the Ironborn storyline with "The Prophet," Aeron Greyjoy's first POV chapter, in which the king is dead...long live the king. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next week: we resume our regular coverage of A Song of Ice and Fire with the Prologue to book four, A Feast for Crows!

Luke's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-not-so-different/id1551657923 

Luke's twitter: https://twitter.com/lukeisamazing 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Thanks for listening to our episodes on A Storm of Swords! We'll be taking next week off, but after that, we're jumping headfirst into book four, everyone's favorite, A Feast for Crows. 

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Thanks for listening to our episodes on A Storm of Swords! Before jumping into A Feast for Crows, we're going to be releasing a couple of special episodes. Next time on the NotACast: we talk about how Season 4 of Game of Thrones wrapped up the ASOS material and talk about how we would have adapted A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Thanks for listening to our episodes on A Storm of Swords! Before jumping into A Feast for Crows, we're going to be releasing a couple of special episodes. Next time on the NotACast: we look back on the first three books and talk about what we're excited to cover in the next two. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we wrap up the book by stringing up Merrett Frey in the Epilogue to A Storm of Swords!

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we climb up to the Eyrie for some shocking revelations in ASOS, Sansa VII! 

Grant's twitter: https://x.com/heathen_king 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: our friend Grant aka heathen king joins us for the angstiest Jon chapter of them all, ASOS Jon XII! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

That's a wrap on Season 2 of HOTD! We'll be taking next week off, and then we'll resume our regularly scheduled programming. Our episode on A Storm of Swords, Tyrion XI will be available for everyone on 8/26!

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

ASOIAF and Star Wars episodes are now on pause until the end of Season 2 of House of the Dragon. We'll be covering each episode weekly--our eps will be up for our patrons on Patreon each Tuesday morning and will be up for everyone here each Wednesday morning.  

Luke's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-not-so-different/id1551657923 

Luke's twitter: https://twitter.com/lukeisamazing 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

ASOIAF episodes are now on pause until the end of Season 2 of House of the Dragon. We'll be covering each episode weekly--our eps will be up for our patrons on Patreon each Tuesday morning and will be up for everyone here each Wednesday morning.  

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: we stay right here at the Wall for ASOS Jon IX, in which Stannis makes Jon an offer he can't refuse. (But he does anyway.)

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Next time: ASOS, Samwell IV, in which...remember Sam? He made it back! And now he has a whole new set of problems to deal with.

Andrew's twitter: https://twitter.com/MearnsPSA 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: Andrew from A Scene of Ice and Fire joins us for ASOS Arya XIII, in which Arya runs into some old friends--in the same way that Alliser Thorne is Jon's old friend.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Jon X, in which just in case it wasn't hard enough for Jon to deal with one king on his doorstep (Mance), now he's got another (Stannis). Can't catch a break. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Jaime IX, in which we set up a bunch of storylines for the next couple books. Brienne, Riverrun, Jeyne Poole, we're playing all the hits!

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Daenerys VI, in which we say goodbye to Slaver's Bay...just kidding, you're here forever! 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Tyrion X, in which...hello. My name is Oberyn Martell. You killed my sister. Prepare to die.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Jon IX, in which Jon Snow is worn down to the bone by his exhausting job defending the Wall. Thankfully, his old buddy Alliser Thorne shows up to let him rest...in a cell. Made of ice. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Sansa VI, in which Littlefinger takes Sansa home...his home, that is, as Lysa comes to meet them at Chez Baelish.

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Jaime VIII, in which it's time for Kingsguard performance reviews. They're not looking great. 

Learned Hands: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learned-hands-the-official-podcast-of-the/id1504807044 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: ASOS Tyrion IX, in which our guest hosts Merry and Clint from Learned Hands join us to discuss Tyrion being put on trial for murdering Joffrey, aka the noblest child the gods ever put on this earth. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Next time: in ASOS Arya XII, we check back in with Arya and Sandor, who have basically been walking in circles making each other miserable. For a change. 

Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn

Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

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Next time: in ASOS Arya XII, we check back in with Arya and Sandor, who have basically been walking in circles making each other miserable. For a change. 

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Next time: in ASOS Jon VIII, Jon has no time to mourn for Ygritte, because all the other wildlings show up...and we do mean *all.* 

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Next time: in ASOS Davos VI, Davos saves a kid, defies his king, and still somehow manages to make it out of the book alive.

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Next time: in ASOS Jaime VII, Jaime returns to King's Landing at last, and Cersei and Tywin make sure that he doesn't miss out on all the Purple Wedding fun. Fun? Let's call it fun. 

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Next time: Purple Wedding Month keeps going with ASOS Sansa V, in which Sansa escapes with Dontos only to end up in Littlefinger's clutches

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Next time: Purple Wedding Month keeps going with the main event itself in ASOS, Tyrion VIII!

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Next time: we kick off the Purple Wedding with two chapters at once, ASOS Tyrion VII & Sansa IV! 

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Next time: ASOS, Daenerys V, in which Dany arrives at Meereen and Strong Belwas wins a duel, only for her other sidekicks to mess it all up.

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Next time: special guest Lo the Lynx joins us for ASOS, Bran IV, in which Bran better start believing in ghost stories...because he's in one.

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Next time: ASOS Jon VII, in which the Thenns don't manage to take Castle Black (yay!) but Ygritte dies in the process (boo).

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Next time: ASOS Davos V, in which the new Hand of the King argues against burning children at the stake and takes in the news that the world is ending up at the Wall. Just an ordinary working day on Dragonstone. 

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Next time: ASOS Tyrion VI, in which Tyrion suffers through his loveless marriage before learning how bad a wedding can really get. 

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Next time: we take a break from ASOIAF to talk about Season 3 of Game of Thrones, looking back at the episodes inspired by the chapters we've been recently covering. After that, it's time for ASOS Tyrion VI, in which Tyrion suffers through his loveless marriage before learning how bad a wedding can really get. 

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Next time: our claws are as long and sharp as yours. For our 200th episode spectacular, it's time for the Red Wedding itself with ASOS, Catelyn VII & Arya XI! 

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Next time: special guest Alex joins us for ASOS, Catelyn VI, in which Robb and Catelyn finally arrive at the Twins for the party of a lifetime. 

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Next time: ASOS, Arya IX & X, in which Arya takes a road trip with her new best friend...Sandor Clegane?! 

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Next time: ASOS Jon VI, in which Jon is back in black, but there's nothing but bad news waiting for him at Castle Black: the garrison is gone, LC Mormont is dead, Winterfell has fallen, and his brothers Bran and Rickon are dead...or so it seems. 

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Next time: ASOS, Jon VI, in which Jon finally comes home to Castle Black, only to find nothing but bad news. And the Red Wedding hasn't even happened yet! 

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Next time: ASOS Samwell III, in which Sam and Gilly reach the village of Whitetree...or is it? No, probably not. Sam just can't catch a break. 

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Next time: ASOS Samwell III, in which Sam and Gilly reach the village of Whitetree...or is it? No, probably not. Sam just can't catch a break. 

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Next time: special guest Pat joins us for ASOS Catelyn V, in which Robb and his fighting Northmen make their long, slow, sad way toward the Twins in the pouring rain. But hey, at least there's a great party waiting for them...

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Next time: Michal aka @inkasrain joins us to discuss fever dreams, chivalric romance, and getting a bear killed for your better half in ASOS, Jaime VI!

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Next time: one last round with Beric and the Brotherhood in ASOS, Arya VIII before she takes off with her new best friend, Sandor Clegane.

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Next time: Dany takes care of Yunkai in a single chapter in ASOS, Daenerys IV!

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Next time: the Stark boys pass like ships in the night in ASOS, Bran III & Jon V! 

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Next time: our Hand of the King Wolfman Zack joins us for ASOS Arya VII!

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Next time: we introduce the most charismatic character in the story, Pedro Pascal--I mean, Oberyn Martell! 

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Next time: we wrap up this chapter as Davos gets promoted to Hand of the King...which, as with Ned, is the last thing he wants. 

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Next time: we wrap up this chapter as Davos gets promoted to Hand of the King...which, as with Ned, is the last thing he wants. 

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Next time: Davos gets out of jail and reunites with Stannis, who names him Hand...and then burns some leeches. Well, at least it's not a kid (yet)!

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Next time: Catelyn bids farewell to her beloved father. But hey, don't be sad, Cat! I hear wedding bells...

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Next time: special guest Reuben joins us as Beric Dondarrion finally returns to the story to judge the monster responsible for all this suffering--Sandor Clegane?!

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Next time: Sam escapes the white walkers...by hiding out in Craster's Keep. He just can't catch a break!

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Next time: Tyrion takes the shit work, but at least he's better off than big bro.

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Next time: Jaime lost some weight, but he's not feeling great about it.

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Our Lord of the Rings episodes will continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons. If you've been liking those LOTR episodes, head over to www.patreon.com/notacastasoiaf and sign up to keep enjoying them, starting in September with Book 5 Chapter 7, "The Pyre of Denethor." Our Star Wars series for patrons will also continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons, starting in September as we kick off Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Thanks for listening! 

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Our Lord of the Rings episodes will continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons. If you've been liking those LOTR episodes, head over to www.patreon.com/notacastasoiaf and sign up to keep enjoying them, starting in September with Book 5 Chapter 7, "The Pyre of Denethor." Our Star Wars series for patrons will also continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons, starting in September as we kick off Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Thanks for listening! 

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Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Our Lord of the Rings episodes will continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons. If you've been liking those LOTR episodes, head over to www.patreon.com/notacastasoiaf and sign up to keep enjoying them, starting in September with Book 5 Chapter 7, "The Pyre of Denethor." Our Star Wars series for patrons will also continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons, starting in September as we kick off Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Thanks for listening! 

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Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb 

Manu's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ManuclearBomb

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Our Lord of the Rings episodes will continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons. If you've been liking those LOTR episodes, head over to www.patreon.com/notacastasoiaf and sign up to keep enjoying them, starting in September with Book 5 Chapter 7, "The Pyre of Denethor." Our Star Wars series for patrons will also continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons, starting in September as we kick off Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Thanks for listening! 

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Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Our Lord of the Rings episodes will continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons. If you've been liking those LOTR episodes, head over to www.patreon.com/notacastasoiaf and sign up to keep enjoying them, starting in September with Book 5 Chapter 7, "The Pyre of Denethor." Our Star Wars series for patrons will also continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons, starting in September as we kick off Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Thanks for listening! 

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As announced a few episodes back, Jeff is sadly not returning to the podcast. Our friend and fellow podcaster Manu is joining as the new co-host, and we'll be returning to ASOIAF with Sansa's third chapter in A Storm of Swords, released for patrons starting 8/18 and for everyone on 8/22. Our Lord of the Rings episodes will continue on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons, as will our Star Wars series for patrons. If you've been liking the LOTR episodes, head over to www.patreon.com/notacastasoiaf and sign up to keep enjoying them, starting in September with Book 5 Chapter 7, "The Pyre of Denethor." Thanks for listening! 

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Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode on Book 5, Chapter 6, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields," in which Theoden's heroic charge is brought up short by the Witch-King, only for the latter to be defeated by two overlooked heroes: Eowyn and Merry. Meanwhile, some guy named Aragorn, or Elessar (it's confusing), shows up to save the day. About time! 

As announced a few episodes back, Jeff is sadly not returning to the podcast. Manu is joining us as the new co-host, and we'll be returning to ASOIAF with Sansa's third chapter in A Storm of Swords, released for patrons starting 8/18 and for everyone on 8/22. This will be the last weekly Lord of the Rings episode, but they will return on a monthly basis for all $5+ patrons. If you've been liking these episodes, head over to www.patreon.com/notacastasoiaf and sign up to keep enjoying them, starting in September with Book 5 Chapter 7, "The Pyre of Denethor." Thanks for listening! 

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Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode on Book 5, Chapter 5, "The Ride of the Rohirrim," in which Theoden leads his riders (including Merry and Eowyn--I mean, "Dernhelm") into glorious battle with a little help from his new friends, the Druedain. 

Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our (second) episode on Book 5, Chapter 4, "The Siege of Gondor," in which the forces of Mordor lay siege to Minas Tirith, only for the Riders of Rohan to show up at the last second to save the day.

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our (first) episode on Book 5, Chapter 4, "The Siege of Gondor," in which Faramir comes home to Minas Tirith, only to receive the opposite of a warm welcome from his father Denethor.

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode on Book 5, Chapter 3, "The Muster of Rohan," in which Merry is almost left behind by King Theoden before Eowyn--I mean, "Dernhelm"--takes him along to war. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode on Book 5, Chapter 2, "The Passing of the Grey Company," in which Aragorn's friends show up just in time for him to lead them underground to recruit an army of ghosts. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode wrapping up Book 5, Chapter 1, "Minas Tirith," in which Pippin makes some new friends and welcomes reinforcements to the city, only for Gandalf to tell him there will be no dawn.

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our (first) episode on Book 5, Chapter 1, "Minas Tirith," in which Pippin and Gandalf discover something rotten in the state of Gondor: its steward Denethor. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes...but this week, he has on returning guest Stefan Sasse to talk about the recent movie The Last Duel.

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Special guest Benjamin Nielsen joins us for Book 4, Chapter 9 & 10, "Shelob's Lair" and "The Choices of Master Samwise," in which everyone's favorite giant spider stings Frodo, leaving Sam to take up the gauntlet of the quest, whether he likes it or not. (Spoiler: he doesn't.)

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode wrapping up Book 4, Chapter 8, "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol," in which Frodo survives the Witch-King thanks to Sam and his stories, right before everything goes horribly wrong again. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode on Book 4 Chapters 7 & 8, "Journey to the Crossroads" and "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol," in which Gollum leads Frodo and Sam to the happiest place in Middle-Earth: Minas Morgul. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's our episode on Book 4 Chapter 6, "The Forbidden Pool," in which everyone was getting along until Gollum shows up and ruins everything.

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's the second episode on the fifth chapter of Book Four, in which Faramir takes the hobbits to his hidden hideout, where they talk about better days and Sam repeatedly puts his foot in his mouth. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's the first episode on the fifth chapter of Book Four, in which Faramir puts Frodo on trial for the murder (?) of his brother Boromir. The next episode will cover the rest of the chapter, including the titular Window of the West.

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's the fourth chapter of Book Four, in which Sam's just trying to enjoy a home-cooked meal when the war interrupts, bringing with it a new character: Faramir. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's the third chapter of Book Four, in which our hobbit heroes finally arrive at the entranceway to Mordor...only to find that there's no way through, and they'll have to trust in Gollum yet again. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's the second chapter of Book Four, in which Gollum leads Frodo and Sam through the happiest place in Middle-Earth: the Dead Marshes.

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's the first chapter of Book Four, in which Frodo and Sam wander in circles before running into their new best friend: Gollum, aka Smeagol. 

Jeff is off for a couple months, so Emmett is resuming his Lord of the Rings episodes. Here's the last one on Book Three, covering Saruman's downfall at Isengard and Pippin finding the Palantir, before we begin coverage of Book Four next week with Frodo, Sam, and their new best friend Gollum.

- Watch as Dany wears masks and falsehoods before donning the garb of war

- Witness Dany re-embrace her ethereal and magical side to make positive political change in the present -- but with long-term consequences

- Watch as all masks drop as Dany springs the trap on the most heinous people imaginable

- Wave farewell to the end of the Act 1 of ASOS.

- Analyze why Quaithe, why does she make an appearance in this chapter.

- Break down Jon's crucial line: "we look up at the same stars, and see such different things"

- Continue Jon's espionage storyline from previous chapters

- Weep for the tragic romance of Jon and Ygritte

- Look back at Gendel and Gorne

- Explore the ambiguous duality in his dynamic with Melisandre

- Deconstruct Melisandre's rigid binary worldview

- Poke fun at Alester Florent

- Set up Davos' quandary going forward: how does he further Stannis' cause as anything but a suicide mission?

- Look into the woods with Bran and Summer.

- Talk about Bran in the context of the hero's journey and what that means for such a young kid

- Love the crap out of the scene with the Liddle Man

- Go deep into the Knight of the Laughing Tree story and who the knight might be (Quaithe? No.)

- Analyze her relationship with Irri given that power

- Revisit Dany's dragons as her subconscious feelings given form

- Talk about her complex feelings toward Jorah

- Explore the system of the slave trade

- Dig into the hellish imagery of Astapor specifically

- Explore the cultural context of the history and language used here

- Take stock of the horrors involved in the training of the Unsullied

- Analyze Barristan's role in Dany's decision-making process

- Discuss the realities of the BWB: its noble methods but its lack of an endgame

- Enter the magical world of the Riverlanders living in the trees

- Analyze one of the best one-chapter characters Lady Smallwood

- Answer the question about who the Ghost of High Heart is

- Wave farewell to Cleos Frey, who dies as he lived: without dignity

- Break down how Jaime's certainties falter throughout his duel with Brienne

- Trace the shifting dynamics as Jaime fails to take control of the Mummers

- Reframe the Jaime-Brienne duel as it actually is: as a sex scene

- See how Robb Stark is reacting emotionally to the fall of his kingdom

- Dread alongside of Catelyn at the loss of the Karstarks and what this means for the Stark cause

- Revel (slightly) in Robb Stark's frontier justice but realize that ultimately one execution won't right all the wrongs in the world

- See the false ray of hope in Jeyne's hips by chapter's end

- Discuss whether Robb was right here

- Analyze how Tywin and the Lords of the Reach play politics with the North

- Chuckle and wince as Littlefinger uses his little finger to unlock the Vale

- Break down the Lannister family dynamics

- Shiver with fear as the Red Wedding approaches

- Empathize with Samwell with all the horror he's experienced and is experiencing.

- Remember the bear!

- Triumph alongside of Samwell as he kills the first Other in thousands of years

- Frame this chapter as a taste of things to come for Westeros when the Wall falls

- Praise the formal experimentation of interweaving past and present

- Shiver in fear at the exquisite tone of dread a la Stephen King and found footage

- Analyze Sam as a POV, as his stress and self-loathing keeps breaking the surface

- Frame this chapter as a taste of things to come for Westeros when the Wall falls

- Take a close look at the Tyrell cousins, see how they work as a team and yet are still naive 

- Analyze Margaery's behavior closely

- See Littlefinger's manipulations and conspiracies via Dontos Hollard

- Talk about Sarah's book Hollywood Ending and whether we'll ever have a Game of Thrones viewing experience again

- Take apart Tormund's satirical self-presentation through stories

- Laugh at Jon trying and failing to suppress his feelings for Ygritte

- Hold our breath as Jon just barely negotiates his survival with Mance

- Debate whether Tormund fathered Maege Mormont's children

- Welcome Robb back to the narrative...

- ...before dropping the bomb of his wedding

- Analyze Catelyn's reaction to her baby boy getting married

- Break down the complex emotional dynamics among the Tullys as a whole

- Express some criticism of some of Arya's early ASOS chapters

- Get emotional over Arya and Harwin's reunion

- Check in with the BWB and find out their organizing principles

- Theorize that Lem Lemoncloak has a secret identity!

- Dig deeper into Varys' character as we see his quarters

- Shake our heads as Tyrion ties himself in knots over Shae

- Point out all the ways Tywin is reversing his son's policies

- Ask the big question: who's Varys' spy in Oldtown?

- Contrast the themes of freedom and trust running through these Jaime chapters

- Pick apart the negotiation over horses the NotAnInnkeep plans to steal back

- Dig deeper into how Jaime and Brienne push each other's buttons

- Analyze Jaime's dream of the Mad King 

- Analyze Davos' short-lived identity as a spiritual warrior

- Compare Davos' drive to kill Melisandre to Cressen...and Melisandre herself

- Give it up for Salladhor Saan, the voice of reason in this chapter

- Meet Edric Storm, aka the *real* reason Davos survived the battle

- Decipher the realities of Aerys II and Rhaegar along with Daenerys

- Introduce ourselves to the backstory of the Unsullied and get excited with Dany about them

- Remind ourselves why we hate Jorah Mormont.

- Theorize on the books and scrolls Rhaegar read that convinced him to put his books aside to become a warrior

- Break down Mance's introductory scene

- Analyze the layers of performance in Mance's character

- Dig into the minor characters Micah loves so dearly

- Ask the big question: is Mance Rhaegar? (No. But also yes.)

- Talk about all of the plots GRRM had in mind for a post-five year gap version of ADWD

- Talk about which characters the gap worked well for and which it didn't

- Argue that the Five-Year Gap was bad in many way

- Ask whether the Five-Year Gap is truly gone.

- Analyze the image of the Tyrells and how they use soft power effectively

- Meet these Tyrells: how they work together as a team

- Olenna? Olenna!

- Ask the question why George loves the Olenna Tyrell archetype so much that he writes her over and over again in ASOIAF

- Take stock of the fallout for the Baratheon side of the war

- Learn what happened after the wildfire inferno

- Cheer on Davos as he decides to live and take charge of his life

- Ask the big question: does Davos really see a god here?

- See how Tywin undermines Tyrion and claims credit for the victory on the Blackwater

- Explore the brutal backstory and why Tywin hates Tyrion

- Start to piece together the Red Wedding conspiracy and how Tywin is communicating with Roose and Walder.

- Watch as the old men of the castle fail to arrest her

- Dig into the tragic Tully backstory

- Welcome Edmure home from battle

- Debate Hoster Tully: bad or bad?

- Praise George's mastery of atmosphere coming off the Prologue

- Dig into the layers of Jaime and Brienne's relationship

- Observe how "They Lay With Lions" challenges them in different ways

- Analyze these characters from an Arthurian and medievalist perspective

- Talk about the setting, the space and who Chett is.

- See how the boot of oppression has helped make Chett into even more of a monster than he is

- Listen in as LC Mormont gives the plan

- Realize that Chett is kind of pathetic when it comes down to it.

- Hey, does anyone else hear horns? Three blasts perhaps?

- Analyze Mormont's strategy and how it compares to Stannis' tactics at the Battle of the Wall

- The consistent tropes of the books

- The vivid details we loved as kids

- The moments that spurred us on to more adult stories

- Our favorite books and characters

- His transition into magic as the Three-Eyed Crow

- His position as the chessmaster at the heart of the narrative

- The possibility that Bloodraven opened Euron's third eye as well as Bran's

- Luke's theory to end all theories: Brandraven

- Sansa navigating performances of power, from Cersei to the Tyrells to Littlefinger

- Catelyn's faith in the system fraying with each step of her journey

- Theon realizing that no one buys his act before Ramsay reshapes his identity

- Bran's journey into, away from, and back to Plato's Cave

Next week: Luke from the People's History of the Old Republic podcast joins us to discuss the most Star Wars-y (and metal) character in ASOIAF: Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers!

- Emote through this chapter

- Journey with Summer through the destruction of Winterfell

- See the darkness as a means of Bran advancing in his powers

- Tour a broken Winterfell with Bran, Rickon, Hodor, Osha, Meera and Jojen