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Episodes
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Heavy is the cloak, they say - or is it blinded by the white? Eliana and Chloe unravel the the legend himself, Ser Barristan Selmy. In the political power keg of Meereen, Selmy finds himself playing the game of thrones. The dutiful knight partakes in a coup then acts as a reluctant Hand in his queen's absence, while making too many assumptions on the thoughts of others.
/u/BryndenBFish's thread on how Meereen compares to Ned's story in King's Landing https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/5fjdyi/spoilers_extended_mirrors_in_the_narrative_how
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
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Heavy is the cloak, they say - or is it blinded by the white? Eliana and Chloe unravel the the legend himself, Ser Barristan Selmy. Barristan Selmy finds himself alone with his regrets, set aside by yet another 'King'.
intro by Anton Langhage
Check out the following required reading:
u/stressedalmostwriter's Septa Lemore Theory
u/Hamfast42's Why the People of Meereen don't say Your Grace
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
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Heavy is the cloak, they say - or is it blinded by the white? Eliana and Chloe unravel the the legend himself, Ser Barristan Selmy. Today the girls delve into Barristan's rich history with a world-building episode of Girls Gone Canon.
Check out the ever amazing Meereenese Knot series by Adam Feldman analyzing Daenerys and Meereen under a more attentive eye if essays are your thing: https://meereeneseblot.wordpress.com/essays/
Barristan intro music Shadow of the Dragon by NCM Epic Music Ender Guney
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
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
Ned reaches the end of the Kingsroad, and Eliana and Chloe witness his effect on not only other POV characters, but on the general direction of the narrative. Be sure to check out some of the essays mentioned below.
Episode Links:
JON VIII MUSIC BY MATTIA CUPELLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYHk_D5A44
https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6198zy/spoilers_extended_like_father_like_daughter
https://twitter.com/shakesofthrones/status/802600687494254592
http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/post/166362229873/why-should-jon-conningtons-notice-of-aegons-eyes
http://liesandarbor.tumblr.com/post/160451187817/sansas-psychological-superpower-convincing
intro by Anton Langhage.
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
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Eliana and Chloe's journey through Ned Stark's POV in ASOIAF grinds to its end. Eddard's mercy and honor brings him to the black cells of King's Landing, and he is haunted one last time by the ghosts of his past and the crying of innocent babes.
intro by Anton Langhage.
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
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Eliana and Chloe embark on a journey through each character's POV in ASOIAF, starting with everyone's favorite honorable patriarch: Eddard Stark. Eddard slips on the ice that is King's Landing, offering Mercy where Mercy is less than deserved. He then lays his trust in the wrong person as the King dies.
Check out The Gods are Not Good by TyrionTLannister2
intro by Anton Langhage.
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
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Eliana and Chloe embark on a journey through each character's POV in ASOIAF, starting with everyone's favorite honorable patriarch: Eddard Stark. Eddard dreams an old dream, writ in blood from ghosts past and that familiar tinkling of blue rose petals; later, he goes back to business, bringing about the King's Justice.
Check out Race to the Iron Throne's analysis of Catelyn VII and Eddard X in AGOT.
intro by Anton Langhage.
TOJ music Drops by Whitesand.
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: https://liesandarbor.tumblr.com
producer's note: apologies for the slightly tinny audio on one side, it was unfortunately out of our control this time!
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Eliana and Chloe embark on a journey through each character's POV in ASOIAF, starting with everyone's favorite honorable patriarch: Eddard Stark. Dishonorable threats against dragonspawn cause Ned Stark to abandon his post, but he is drawn back by the need for truth. Later, Ned's mind strays to old memories, when a confrontation in the streets of King's Landing turns deadly for members of his party.
KingNemesis96 on Reddit has some great thoughts on Tower of Joy parallels in Ned Stark's plot.
intro by Anton Langhage.
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: https://liesandarbor.tumblr.com
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Eliana and Chloe embark on a journey through each character's POV in ASOIAF, starting with everyone's favorite honorable patriarch: Eddard Stark. While the tension surrounding Jon Arryn's death begins to ramp up, Ned pays a visit to a certain apprentice of a mystical, Qohorik smith, and finally attends the Hand's Tourney, where he soonafter learns that Robert was meant to die in the melee.
Be sure to check out Shakespeare of Thrones' new essay on Stannis and Macbeth.
intro by Anton Langhage.
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: https://liesandarbor.tumblr.com
Wednesday May 16, 2018
Wednesday May 16, 2018
Eliana and Chloe embark on a journey through each character's POV in ASOIAF, starting with everyone's favorite honorable patriarch: Eddard Stark. Petyr Baelish begins to carefully sow his seeds of dissent as Ned is forced to cope with a political climate even colder than the north, and Ned begins his Film Noir Detective Arc with Grand Maester Pycelle.
Be sure to check out DrunkDoge's Theory on Sweetness turning Rotten at https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/5ipgy7/spoilers_published_jon_sweetness_going_rotten/
also check out @JellyBronut37's POV sheet to keep track of chapter numbers and characters! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1usEKYbkx1_ZIlIjUTbWsj_gGD9dp46wNx4lV_3TZWxE/edit?usp=sharing
intro by Anton Langhage.
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: https://liesandarbor.tumblr.com
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Eliana and Chloe embark on a journey through each character's POV in ASOIAF, starting with everyone's favorite honorable patriarch: Eddard Stark. We start the episode with Ned searching to find the man he once knew in Robert Baratheon in Eddard II, and end the episode with Ned's discovery that that man is lost to him in Eddard III.
intro by Anton Langhage.
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: https://liesandarbor.tumblr.com
Wednesday May 02, 2018
Wednesday May 02, 2018
Eliana and Chloe embark on a journey through each character's POV in ASOIAF, starting with everyone's favorite honorable patriarch: Eddard Stark. Tune in for an overview of Ned's arc in A Game of Thrones, an introduction to the Royal Party, and our first trip to the Crypts of Winterfell.
Be sure to check out Somethinglikealawyer's analysis on Jon Arryn and the famed Southron Ambitions by Stefan Sasse for deeper reading on how the rebellion affected the realm and main players of the story.
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