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https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/sf33ti/spoilers_main_the_grieving_sister_on_ashara/ The Grieving Sister: On Ashara Dayne's Fate by u/thegreykenzie
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jul 18, 2025
Friday Jul 18, 2025
Daenerys arrives in Astapor and learns the true cost of the Unsullied.
Check out Pim Wangtechawat's book, The Moon Represents My Heart: https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-gm7e
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Dany sets sail into a new book with a new arc while everyone decides to try testing boundaries.
Fairy ointment story, sent by Barbara: https://www.authorama.com/english-fairy-tales-43.html
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Daenerys decides it's time get out of dodge aka Qarth (for now) and meets the main character of the story: Strong Belwas.
Links from Lo: https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/allegories-four-continents
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Gray Area comes to visit our house—of the Undying! She's here to ~help us show~ us the pattern behind the prophecies around chosen ones and the visions Daenerys sees.
Definitely check out: Gray's video deciphering the House of the Undying—https://youtu.be/7xjhlbyu01k?feature=shared
Where to find Gray Area
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrayArea
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Twitter: https://x.com/ThisGrayArea
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Obsidian Nights Reread Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/obsidian-nights-podcast/id1511829391
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Direwolf City YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@direwolfcity
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ThisGrayArea
Background music:
Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Silver Flame Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Daenerys wastes a lot of money and for what.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
In the greatest city of the world, Daenerys receives a wonderful gift.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
Being a single mom isn't easy, Daenerys finds out as she tries to make ends meet for her three dragon children and hundred other adopted members of the khalasar.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
Only death can pay for life.
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Backgrund music
Silver Flame Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
“Look to your khal and see what life is worth, when all the rest is gone.”
Mentioned: Eliana's essay "Daughter of Death: A Song of Ice and Fire’s Shakespearean Tragic Hero" — https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/19/daughter-of-death-a-song-of-ice-and-fires-shakespearean-tragic-hero/
Background music
"The Sky of our Ancestors" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Mourning Song" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
Another diva down. Daenerys strikes a bargain.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
When the Lhazareen pay the highest price in the Dothraki violent exchange, Daenerys makes a choice: Raping the women and children won't be among the spoils of the war.
Madeleine joins us to analyze this turning point in Dany's character that sets the trajectory of her story, while bringing insights from historical popular romance tropes.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
For a fleeting moment, Daenerys lives without fear. A sip of wine threatens to steal it away.
Background music:
"Ready Aim Fire" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
To save on the event budget, we've combined a baby shower with a coronation. You're all invited but we have a special guest: It's Glidus, coming to join as another other one of your hosts to break down Dany's arc and the end of Viserys's.
Where to find Glidus:
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YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/@Glidus
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Nebula—https://nebula.tv/glidus
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Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/glidus
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ASOIAF Jeopardy—https://nebula.tv/videos/glidus-asoiaf-jeopardy-except-the-questions-are-evil
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Listen to Glidus's band, Materia—https://open.spotify.com/album/4uaueffBjkor2A0GG1fqnv?si=zsEvh3XSQDuyYGEefxgQVA&nd=1&dlsi=fb1dac8f27ea49b3
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Listen to Glidus's other music project, The Beggar King—https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZAvHTXVctNlZIcg_WqNv1w
Sound credits:
"Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sound effects from https://pixabay.com/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
The city of Vaes Dothrak awakens. In the shadow of the Mother of Mountains, something stirs in a young girl's womb, emboldening her.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
You (don't) want to wake the dragon.
Heads up: No new episode next week, March 21. We'll return on March 28 but without early release.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
At her wedding, the young princess receives the gift of the wind.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
When they write the history of her reign, sweet listener, they will say it began tonight.
The day is finally here: We embark on the POV of a big part of the heart of ASOIAF, the Daenerys Targaryen chapters.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
FULL SPOILERS FOR THE SHORT STORY OF "IN THE LOST LANDS"
This episode comes to you thanks to the generosity of our patrons. It was originally released for patrons only in December 2023 and is now available for the public.
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Join us as we venture in the Lost Lands with Gray Alys for a job. Coming soon as a movie—and maybe even a cinematic series—we dig into this older GRRM short story.
George's Not A Blog posts about the upcoming film:
- Announcement: "Gray Alys on the Silver Screen"
- Post-production update: "Lost and Found"
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Intro by Kevin MacLeod, "Fairytale Waltz"
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Walk Cersei home. Alisha from Direwolf City joins us to watch the queen lose her crown but not her pride in this final published chapter.
(As a quick reminder, GGC will be taking a break after this episode before resuming our next POV at the end of February.)
Where to find Alisha
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Twitter — https://x.com/totesnotalice
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Bluesky — https://app.bsky.cz/profile/stillnotalice.bsky.social
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Direwolf City — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVUTAOYvXNEU3zc3-G_uifA
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage