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Kim Renfro joins us to talk about her newly-published book The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones in a very special Kimisode!   Order Kim's book! on her Simon and Schuster  Publisher Page or on Amazon!   Kim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimrrenfro   Kim at INSIDER: https://www.thisisinsider.com/author/kim-renfro   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, we are joined once more by our own High Inquisitor Frank B as the onion knight gives the freshly crowned Stannis Baratheon some sensible advice, only to get a Shakespeare monologue for his trouble. This week, we: - Break down Stannis' public letter declaring himself the rightful king - Analyze both the simplicity *and* complexity of the Stannis-Davos dynamic - Dig into the layers of meaning contained in Stannis' brief mention of his parents' deaths - Expose and then set fire to Stannis' heart with the Proudwing backstory - Discuss whether Stannis and Davos will ever meet again in the books (they won't) Next week: Another brand new POV walks smugly and confidently into a series of rakes in ACOK, Theon I!  Frank's reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/SerDonalPeasebury/overview   Frank's twitter: https://twitter.com/frankbumb   Our patreon: www.patreon.

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode,  the humbly-born moral compass of Westeros bears witness to the ascension of gods, kings, and his own uncertain fortunes. This week, we: - Talk about Stannis' transactional, Roman relationship with R'hllor - Discuss, argue, debate over Davos as a POV and whether Stannis or Davos is the bigger hero - Balance Stannis' justice vs. R'hllor - Analyze the Azor Ahai ceremony on the beach and a parallel Azor Ahai proclamation in ADWD - Dig in deep on the Azor Ahai story and a staggering omission on Melisandre's part Next week: Guestember continues with High Inquisitor Frank B returning for Stannis' letter, the Windproud and Proud Wing and so much more in the 2nd half of Davos I! Frank's reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/SerDonalPeasebury/overview   Frank's twitter: https://twitter.com/frankbumb   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Tyrion informs Janos Slynt that the company’s moving in a different direction, but they’ll be sure to keep his resume on file. This week, we: -Debate who qualifies as protagonist of each book in the series -Praise how George paces Tyrion's tipping point from luring in Janos Slynt to turning on him -Discuss the many ways in which Tyrion's victory is undercut, from Cersei to Bronn -Take a deep dive into the layers of political meaning in Varys' riddle -Put that riddle in context with the reveal of Young Griff Next week: Guestember continues with our own High Inquisitor--and Stannerman supreme--Frank B for Davos I, which will be another two-parter episode! It's not our fault the Dragonstone chapters are the best! Clint's website: http://www.lawsoficeandfire.com/   Clint's Laws of Ice and Fire twitter: https://twitter.com/WesterosLaw   Clint's personal

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Good King Robb makes his peace with the Lannisters, and all is well in Westeros forevermore.   This week, we:   - Discuss our favorite and least favorite themes in ASOIAF   - Praise the Young Wolf, our shining son and the best of the clashing kings (in this book, anyway)   - Dig into the possibilities and impossibilities of Robb's peace deal   - Analyze Catelyn's strengths and weaknesses as a political observer    - Argue that while Robb sending Theon to Balon Greyjoy was a mistake, it wasn't a major one   Next week, we return to King's Landing to bear witness as Tyrion fires and exiles Janos Slynt. And we’ll be joined by a new guest: our very own High Lord Clint Esq, one of the finest legal minds in the fandom!   Steven's blog: https://racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com/   Steven's tumblr: https://racefortheironthro

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Jon meets up with good friends, gets challenged by his mentors and readers are introduced to Azor Ahai Reborn: DOLOROUS EDD!   This week, we:   - Talk about the Others and the Five Year Gap   - Make the case that these chapters are a bit slow but still good!   - Analyze the Castle Black library and talk about how it symbolizes the Night's Watch as a whole   - Discuss Jon as Aemon, Bran as Aegon V Targaryen   - Talk about weirwoods!   - Was Donal Noye right in his description of each Baratheon brother as different metals? And do they all have some value?   Next week, we head down to Riverrun to re-acquaint ourselves with Catelyn Stark, woman who did only one thing wrong in her entire life, and learn troubling news about the start of King Robb’s reign. And we’ll be joined next week by none other than returning guest

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, the Winged Wolf and the Stark in Winterfell fight for the soul of our precious baby boy Bran, the future King of Westeros. Long may he reign. Yeah, we said it.   This week, we:   - Defend King Bran   - Analyze the interior conflict of Bran's story: Stark vs wolf   - Look at Bran's role as Prince of Winterfell in Robb's absence   - Talk about the Walders Frey and why they are awful (and great)   - Analyze all the Red Wedding foreshadowing   - Emmett has a theory about Big Walder Frey! And Jeff has a theory about Big Walder Frey too!   Next week, we keep heading north to the Wall and beyond in Jon I...and II, because we’re doing another combo episode! And we’re very pleased to announce that we’ll be joined for it by our buddy and fandom heavyweight Matt aka Joe (the) Magician!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACas

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, everyone’s a gangster until a gangster walks in the room.   This week, we:   - Discuss the themes of each book   - Look at Tyrion at Michael Corleone from The Godfather   - Analyze the series of tests that Tyrion has to undergo on his first day at the job   - Talk about what Tyrion is actually doing in propping Joffrey up   - Make the uncontroversial argument that Tyrion in Seasons 2-4 of Game of Thrones is better than Tyrion in Storm and Clash.   Next week, we head north to Winterfell, where Bran Stark is trying really really hard to be a good prince, but can’t ignore the wolf-howl in his head telling him he’s something else entirely...   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.you

 Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Arya Stark wanders the war-torn Riverlands with her new companions: kids who try to rob her, adults who threaten to kill her, and her guardian Yoren, who beats her. It’s...it’s just so much fun to make new friends.   This week, we:   - Consider Ned's executions from the POVs of Cersei, Barristan and Sansa   - Examine Sansa Stark as a hostage and her place in the narrative of ACOK   - Toss bountiful shade at Ser Arys "Simple Himmler" Oakheart   - Talk about Sansa-Smart and how she survives despite being surrounded by enemies.   - Examine and contrast/parallel Sansa and Arya   Next week: There's a new sheriff ... hand in town, and he came to drink wine and jape with Cersei. And he's all out of wine. (He's actually not.) This episode will be available as a livestream on Monday at 8:30PM; so, tune in if you want to see

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Arya Stark wanders the war-torn Riverlands with her new companions: kids who try to rob her, adults who threaten to kill her, and her guardian Yoren, who beats her. It’s...it’s just so much fun to make new friends. This week, we: - Wonder whether Jon will adopt his mother's heraldry when he learns the truth - Frame Arya as the "underfoot" POV among the smallfolk suffering under the clashing kings - Talk about how George gradually paces his reveal of The War in all its horror - Dig into Yoren of the Night's Watch as a figure of ambiguity and tragedy - Munch popcorn as the downtrodden stand up to their oppressors...albeit only briefly, because this is ASOIAF and we can't have nice things for long Next week: King Joffrey Baratheon (or so he calls himself) celebrates the unfortunate fact that he has survived another year in Sans

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, STANNIS the objectively rightful King of Westeros and his morally unambiguous sorceress begin their crusade to set the world to rights. We foresee no complications whatsoever.  This week, we: - Talk about the choice of introducing Stannis and Melisandre through Cressen's POV instead of Davos  - Attempt and ABSOLUTELY SUCCEED in re-evaluating Stannis against the memes and preconceived notions - Set Stannis's characterization against what Robert, Renly and Westeros believe about him - Re-evaluate Selyse and offer a more sympathetic picture of Queen Selyse while also looking askance at her fanaticism. - Define Melisandre and her purpose in the story, analyzing her in the context of magic and magic - Talk about Stannis burning Shireen in the context of the books and show. Next week we're on the road for ACOK, Arya I, Arya II and Arya III! All Arya, all

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Maester Cressen stares down a giant Eye of Sauron in the sky above Dragonstone before meeting with his king...and the latter will be covered next week, as part of "Red, Part 2." Don't blame us, the chapter is 10,000 pages long!!  This week, we: -Consider why George has been stingy on Stannis-Shireen moments so far relative to the show -Give a quick overview of A Clash of Kings as we shift from book one of ASOIAF to book two -Set up the dynamic between the secular and sorcerous that will dominate the book -Talk about the siege of Storm's End and how it works as a foundation for Stannis' character -Ask the most important question of all: what's up with Patchface? Next week: Red, Part 2, introducing His Grace Stannis Baratheon, First of His Name. At long last.  Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our fa

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, an exiled widowed teenager stranded in the wasteland is reborn as the Mother of Dragons. Now that’s how you end a book. This week, we: - Frame the dragonbirth as as religious experience, not only for the characters but for us, the audience - Break down the chapter's structure in terms of what Dany is planning v. what George reveals to us - Discuss how Dany's character arc and the larger forces of destiny beautifully harmonize - Praise Dany's politics (for now) as she takes command of the khalasar in the name of equality and transformation - Try and fail to explain the magic at work in Drogo's funeral pyre Next week: no regular episode, but our $5+ patrons will get our look back in AGOT--what we liked, what we didn't, what we learned. In two weeks, the normal cast resumes with the Prologue to A Clash of Kings. Thanks and love to everyone who's listene

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the vassals of Winterfell and Riverrun come together to declare with one voice that Robb Stark is the King in the North! King in the North! KING IN THE NOOOOORTH!  This week, we: - Reminisce a bit on AGOT and what we're looking forward to in ACOK - Reflect on the key changes between this chapter and events from the Thrones Show - The War Shit: It's battle analysis of the Battle of the Camps! - Catelyn's grief and pride intermingling as Robb Stark enters Riverrun - It's council time in which Renly Baratheon is thrown a lot of shade - THE KING IN THE NORTH - Was Northern independence/independence a good thing? Was it justified? We DISCUSS! Next week: The final chapter in AGOT: Daenerys X, in which the last dragon brings back the real dragons in the defining act of magic in ASOIAF.  Steven's website: https://racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com/ Steve

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Jon Snow attempts to abandon his Night's Watch vows in order to ride off and join Robb in avenging Ned...only for his brothers and his LC to tell him that his place is at Castle Black fighting the army of the dead.  This week, we: - Ponder what Jon might get up to while inside Ghost - Acknowledge that the occasionally overbearing Teenage Drama tone to Jon's AGOT chapters fits someone his age making all these tough decisions - Pat Jon on the head and call him a good boy as he realizes that running away from his problems isn't solving them -Look ahead to Jon's later temptations to leave the Watch, of which this is but the first of three - Parse Elsie Mormont's statements about power, priorities, and the Iron Throne v. the White Walkers Next week: Steven Attewell of Race For The Iron Throne joins us to discuss Robb Stark being crowned KING IN THE NORRRR

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Tywin helpfully lists all the myriad ways in which Team Lannister is screwed before putting Tyrion of all people in charge of saving the day. This week, we: - Talk about how Tywin kind-of forgot about Dorne and the Reach - Tywin gets his sweet, sweet comeuppance - Everything is going quite badly for the Lannisters in every geographical direction - What was Tywin planning for Tyrion in King's Landing? A discussion! - Kevan Lannister: a war criminal Next week: AGOT, Jon IX!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/ Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn Jeff's twitter: twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Eliana from Girls Gone Canon joins us to talk about how Daenerys wakes up from nightmares of fire and blood and death to...a reality full of fire and blood and death. Cheerful stuff, George. This week, we: - Discuss what it means to come back from the dead - Analyze Dany's nightmare in terms of her endgame in the show and (probably) the books - Step aside for Mirri Maz Duur's moment in the spotlight - Say farewell to Khal Drogo and the dreams of happiness and home which Dany invested in him - Frame Dany's arc as Shakespearean tragedy Next week: AGOT, Tyrion IX! Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's essay on Dany: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/19/daughter-of-death-a-song-of-ice-and-fires-shakespearean-tragic-hero/ Girls Gone Canon: https://girlsgonecanon.podbean.com Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Sansa Stark, reeling from witnessing her father’s execution, is forced to stand strong against Joffrey (who is the worst), Meryn Trant (also the worst), and Sandor Clegane (not entirely the worst??) This week, we: - Talk some Shirley Jackson - Get deep on Sansa's grief - Ponder Sandor Clegane as anti-cynicism - Show how it's not all horror. George ain't a sadist or nihilist - Talk some retcon foreshadowing - Discuss Sansa's end point: Queen in the North! Next week: AGOT, Daenerys IX with Eliana AKA glass_table_girl from the Girls Gone Canon Podcast! Michal at Hypable: https://www.hypable.com/author/michal/  Vassals of Kingsgrave: https://vokpodcast.com/ Nice Jewish Girls: https://jewishcoffeehouse.com/culture-comedy-and-sports/nice-jewish-fangirls/ Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our facebook

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, good ol' Maester Luwin reassures Bran and Rickon that their creepy nightmares about their dad being dead are meaningless...and of course, he is proven 100% right. Since when do dreams *mean* things?! This week, we: -Discuss the different directions George considered going with books four and five -Set up the struggle that will dominate Bran's storyline in the next book: the secular v. the magical, the Stark in Winterfell v. the Winged Wolf -Dig into the layers of political and personal history down in the Winterfell crypts -Pay tribute to the Ned Stark shaped hole inside Bran, Rickon, and his own tomb -Ponder where the Children of the Forest went and what they did after the Andals arrived per Luwin's story... Next week: AGOT, Sansa VI with new guest Michal Shick of Hypable, Nice Jewish Fangirls, and Vassals of Kingsgrave! Our patreon: www.patreon.co

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, George RR Martin finally stops dicking around, pulls out our hearts, and steps on them while we watch. This is the chapter where Dad dies. We also talk: - An off-screen event we would have loved to see on-page - Ned's death is a tragedy, not a genre deconstruction - Arya's training arc continues and she grows through adversity - Red Wedding and Ned's death parallels - Who really killed Ned Stark? This episode is also available as a video which is 1 hour longer! Check out the director's cut of the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBK5edZJGRM Next week: AGOT, Bran VII! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/ Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn Jeff's twitter: twitte