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Hello and welcome 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, GRRM indulges in Tolkien pastiche before transitioning to the most famous in-universe story in the books: The Knight of the Laughing Tree!   This week, we:    - Announce our next patreon episode on the 2003 Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries - 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.)   Next week: Davos is down in the dungeons and gets a roommate in a whacky buddy comedy.   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/

Hello and welcome 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, all hands are on deck for Dany as she tries to figure out what to do in Slaver's Bay.   This week, we:    - Take stock of Dany's different kinds of power - 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   Next week: wolf dreams and sad stories in ASOS, Bran I & II!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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

Hello and welcome 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, Dany descends into hell, aka Astapor, our first city in Slaver's Bay.   This week, we:    - Introduce Slaver's Bay as the major new setting in ASOS - 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   Next week: we finish up Dany's introduction to Astapor in ASOS, Daenerys II!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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

Hello and welcome 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, Arya Stark rides through the Riverlands with her new friends ... captors. Both.   This week, we:    - Follow Arya with the BWB and see the resistance movement in the Riverlands - 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   Next week: Daenerys visits Hell-town Astapor in ASOS, Daenerys II, Part 1!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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

Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this special episode, Emmett talks about Jon Snow and Stannis Baratheon as characters made in each other's image.   Next week: Arya rides across the countryside with the Merry Men in pursuit of Robin Hood in ASOS, Arya IV!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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

Hello and welcome 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, Jaime grabs a sword and gets his butt kicked by Brienne before the Bloody Mummers show up to make everything worse.   This week, we:    - Arrive at Maidenpool to find the town sacked and the castle locked - 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   Next week: Arya rides across the countryside with the Merry Men in pursuit of Robin Hood in ASOS, Arya IV!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfP

Hello and welcome 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, it's child murder, lord murder and the all-but-fall of the North. Cheery Stark stuff.   This week, we:    - Analyze Rickard Karstark, his reasons and his weak-ass rationale for child murder - 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   Next week: Jaime does some swordplay with Brienne. Not a metaphor. (But it is)   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/group

Hi everyone and happy holidays 2021! Today, we're doing a full analysis of Theon's ADWD arc as part of our annual holiday tradition of releasing a holiday bonus episode for everyone. If you like what you hear, consider becoming a patron at https://patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF.   If we get up to 950 patrons, we'll start our analyses of the Theon TWOW sample chapter!    Love you all. Thank you for spending your 2021 listening to us. See you in 2022!   Our Patreon: https://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

Hello and welcome 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 watches the game of thrones from the outside. Poor Tyrion. Kind of.   This week, we:    - Watch the members of the Small Council play musical chairs - 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 Next week: things just keep getting worse for the Starks and Tullys in ASOS, Catelyn III!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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

Hello and welcome 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, Samwell Tarly fights internal demons and an external one and rises as the Slayer.   This week, we:    - Engage our senses on the Battle of the Fist of the First Men - 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   Next week: what's that happening up at the Wall? No worries! It's all politics back in King's Landing in ASOS, Tyrion III!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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: tw

Hello and welcome 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, Samwell Tarly is walking in a winter wonderland...y'know, let's make that terrorland. Sounds right.   This week, we:    - Break down how George structures the reveal of what happened at the Fist - 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   Next week: we plunge back into hell to finish up ASOS, Samwell I!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber

Hello and welcome 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, Cersei gifts Sansa a dress for no nefarious reason whatsoever. Good guy Cersei. Who know!?   This week, we:    - Examine how Cersei continues her manipulation of Sansa -- which Sansa suspects - 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   Next week: new guest Sarah Skilton joins us for ASOS, Sansa II, in which she gets a new dress that is far more than it seems.   Buy Hollywood Ending!: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Ending-Tash-Skilton/dp/1496730674    Sarah's website: http://www.sarahskilton.com/    Sarah's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiltongram/?hl=en    Sarah's twitte

Hello and welcome 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, Stefan Sasse joins us as Jon Snow meets giants, talks with Tormund, and barely escapes execution by getting laid. What a day.   This week, we:    - Mosh furiously as giants arrive riding mammoths - 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   Next week: new guest Sarah Skilton joins us for ASOS, Sansa II, in which she gets a new dress that is far more than it seems.   Stefan's twitter: https://twitter.com/StefanSasse    Stefan's podcast: https://boiledleatheraudiohour.tumblr.com/    Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   O

Hello and welcome 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, Catelyn did nothing wrong. Or did she? Or Robb?? Or Edmure??? Or all of them? That'll do.   This week, we:    - Take stock of Catelyn's growing sense of dread - 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   Next week: Jon Snow escapes execution by getting laid.    Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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 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, Arya is chased, chases, reunites and is chased yet again.   This week, we:    - Examine Arya's journey into the dark woods and how she's coping with the violence around her. - 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!   Next week: Catelyn Stark legally did nothing wrong. But Edmure?   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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 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 just can't quit Shae.   This week, we:    - Compare and contrast Tyrion's rise in Clash with his fall in Storm - 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?   Next week: we finally get back to Arya Stark in ASOS Arya I, II, *and* three!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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 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, Jaime and Brienne stop off at an inn, only to find it's full of shit in more ways than one.   This week, we:    - Analyze the war through the lens of the Inn of the Kneeling Man - 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    Next week: Tyrion can't quit Shae (or Varys) in ASOS, Tyrion II!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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

Hello and welcome 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, Davos tries to assassinate Melisandre despite his pneumonia. Take a sick day, Davos!   This week, we:    - Return to Dragonstone, with all the gothic gloom that goes with it - 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   Next week: there's too much horseshit around here in ASOS, Jaime II!    Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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 twi

Hello and welcome 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, Dany is sailing away, setting a course for the Slaver's Bay!   This week, we:    - Analyze the sea and its meaning for Daenerys and Viserys - 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   Next week: We're back with Davos Seaworth as he really should just be listening to Salladhor Saan.   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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: 

Hello and welcome 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, special guest Micah joins us as Jon Snow meets the wildling king Mance Rayder, who has just a few questions for our hero.   This week, we:    - Praise George's beautiful imagery - 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.)   Next week: Team Targaryen sets sail for Slaver's Bay in ASOS, Daenerys I!    Micah's twitter: https://twitter.com/Micah_ofClark   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     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 twit