Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast

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, Bran leaves his home, his childhood, and the book behind as we reach the end of A Clash of Kings. And we were joined by Manu AKA ManuclearBomb as a special guest! This week, we: - Talk about the future of the NotACast pod-cast in which Jeff will be taking a few months hiatus for work - 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 - Mourn Maester Luwin - Discuss how Bran gets back to Winterfell Manu's twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb Manu's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-sans-frontieres/id1550010207 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, Qhorin Halfhand goes out like a badass, but not before laying a heavy duty on our boy Jon Snow. This week, we: - Watch sadly as the Watchmen are picked off one by one - Dig into Qhorin's worldview - Compare and contrast the political and magical forces at work - Salute the Halfhand in his final stand - Get all excited for Jon's undercover plot in ASOS Next week: Manu from Podcast Sans Frontieres joins us to wrap up the book with ACOK, Bran VII! 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 has some good and bad dreams and then wakes up to a terrible reality. This week, we: - Talk about the Tyrells as parallels to the Lannisters - Delve deep into Tyrion's subconscious and what he wants - See the dreams Tyrion has and wonder at what they say about Tyrion - Reveal yet again that Tyrion is a supervillain with a compelling and sympathetic backstory - Compare Ned and Tyrion and talk about who did better as Hand of the King Next week: Qhorin makes his last stand, and Jon Snow turns cloak. Or does he? 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

Well, well, well. Here we are today, taking a short break from our chapter by chapter format and doing a review of Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE! And we're doing it with drinks in our hand. It's going to go great! Our patreon: https://patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF​​​​​​​ Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com...​ Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF​​​​​​​ Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn​​​​​​​ Jeff's twitter: https://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, Theon keeps on being the worst person in the world, only for someone even worse to show up and break his face. This week, we: - Praise the intimate urgency of George's writing - Shake our heads as Theon miserably fails at leadership, yet again - Put Theon's actions into context with his backstory - Shudder as the Bastard of Bolton arrives to burn it all down - Break apart the layers of the Reek-Ramsay twist Next week: we stagger drunkenly headfirst into Zack Snyder's Justice League! 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, Tywin and the Tyrells congratulate each other for arriving just in time to take credit for Tyrion's work, and Sansa gets out of her betrothal to Joffrey This week, we: - Dissect the visuals on display in the royal court - Roll our eyes at Tywin with his fancy armor and large pile of horseshit - Unpack the Tyrell entry into King's Landing politics - Watch as Joffrey unravels himself in the face of Stannis diehards - Set the stage for Sansa's ASOS plot with a fateful hairnet Next week: Theon is "saved" by "Reek." 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 speeds through her internship with Roose Bolton before getting the hell out of Harrenhal with her little friends. This week, we: - Theorize about how COVID might impact WINDS - Talk about Arya and Harrenhal in the wake of liberation - Shudder at Roose Bolton all the while not being able to take our eyes off his "soft, pale, hairless body." - Uncover Arya's character development in this chapter and her "done with wooden teeth" thought - Watch as Arya Stark does her first premeditated murder and unpack it. - Unpack the huge mystery behind the book that Roose Bolton burned and how many cat skeletons he has at the Dreadfort Next week: The Lannisters and Tyrells throw themselves a party to celebrate "their" victory 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, Dany and her followers leave Qarth, accompanied by a nice old man who saved her life and who is totally not Barristan.. This week, we: - Give Qarth one final bronx cheer on our way out. - Shed a single tear Qartheen-style as Xaro breaks up with Dany over text - Praise the immersive feel of the Qartheen docks and damn the character development of Dany - Unpack the entry and Barristan and Strong Belwas into Dany's story and why Illyrio sent them forward - Shine a light on who this Urrathon Nightwalker character is (He's Euron) Next week: Arya interns for Roose Bolton before finally escaping Harrenhal. 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, Sansa flees Cersei only to run into Sandor, and then Dontos. She just can't get away from drunk adults. This week, we: - Praise Sansa for keeping the room together after Cersei flees - Watch the colors explode outside on the Blackwater - Break down the influence of both horror and romance on Sandor - Discuss the arrival of "Renly's ghost" as reported by Dontos Next week: everyone leaves Qarth (finally) in ACOK Daenerys V! 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 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 charges headfirst into hell, and Sansa wishes she could join him just to get away from Cersei. This week, we: - Discuss what Shae does around these parts - Get into Maegor's Holdfast with Sansa and an increasingly drunk Cersei - Talk about how Cersei fails at the basics of queenship where Sansa succeeds - Analyze Tyrion's tactics on the battlefield - Talk about the hell and heaven of the battle and Tyrion's place in it - Debate on who ordered the hit on Tyrion Next week: It's the climax of the battle with ACOK, Sansa VII! 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 back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for work (he'll be back in the saddle on 2/8), so Emmett is joined by guest host Matt aka Joe Magician to talk about Final Fantasy Tactics! This week, we discuss: - Our relationship to the Final Fantasy series - The byzantine shell-game storyline of Tactics - The themes of power, corruption, and lies - The incredibly dense gameplay - How Tactics is basically ASOIAF: The Game Matt's twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJoeMagician Matt's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/joemagician The Maester Monthly podcast: https://maestermonthly.wordpress.com/ 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 back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for the month, so Emmett is joined by guest host Manu of Podcast Sans Frontieres to talk Metal Gear Solid! This week, we discuss: - Our relationship to the Metal Gear Solid series - The labyrinthine plot of the series - The major themes of the series - How those themes factor into gameplay - Why ASOIAF fans would love MGS Manu's twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb Manu's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-sans-frontieres/id1550010207 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 back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for the month, so Emmett is joined by guest host Merry of Learned Hands! This week, we discuss: - Merry's origin story with law and ASOIAF - Learned Hands, her excellent podcast with NotACast guest Clint W - Favorite legal scenes in fiction - How to think about storytelling as a moral speculative space - Jon Snow: what is his deal? Merry's website: https://upfromunderwinterfell.wordpress.com/ Merry's twitter: https://twitter.com/MaesterMerry Merry's podcast: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/k67ja-c05db/Learned-Hands-The-Official-Podcast-of-the-Westerosi-Bar-Association 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 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, it's all Stannis' fault according to Tyrion anyways. This week, we: - Discuss Tyrion's parentage (again) - Observe with Tyrion the aftermath of the wildfire - Lay out the shape of the battle to come and Tyrion's mentality coming into it. - Look at Tyrion and admire his bravery, even while disparaging him for propping up the illegitimate and tyrannical reign of Joffrey - Debate whether Tyrion's use of wildfire is justified Next week: Sansa and Tyrion are in danger for ACOK, Sansa VI and Tyrion XIV! 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 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, everything explodes. This week, we: - Talk about how Davos' background informs his perspective - Explore the meaning of Stannis' fiery heart banner - Lay out George's "threefold revelation" buildup to the wildfire explosion - Praise the wonder and terror of the imagery - Analyze the fiery demon that emerges from the explosion Next week: Tyrion looks upon his works and blames Stannis in ACOK, Tyrion XIII! 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

Hi everyone and happy holiday 2020! It's been a hell of a year. Hell. Anyways, today, we're journeying back to 2012 to talk about Game of Thrones' most beloved episode: Season Two, Episode Nine's "Blackwater." Journey back as we synopsize, analyze, nostalgia-ize(?) on this George RR Martin episode. Love you all. Thanks for a great 2020 See you in 2021! 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 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, the Baratheon fleet sails up the Blackwater Rush to their inevitable victory. This week, we: - Praise the cinematic tension with which the chapter begins - Repeatedly and mercilessly dunk on High Captain Ser Imry Florent, who is the worst - Contrast Davos' dread for battle from his smuggler days with his sons' eagerness to prove themselves as young noblemen - Talk through the strategic layout of the battle... - ...and imagine how Jeff would do differently, and better Next week: Tyrion springs the fiery trap in the second half of ACOK, Davos III! 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, Sansa joins the singers in the sept (yay) and has to talk to multiple Lannisters (boo). This week, we: - Cheer ourselves hoarse at arriving at the Battle of the Blackwater - Watch Sansa dance her way through conversations with Tyrion and Joffrey - Praise the beautiful imagery and prose in the sept - Talk about Sansa's empathy, where she sets its limits, and what it can and cannot accomplish in war - Welcome (reluctantly) Cersei, who is already drunk Next week: we flip over to the Baratheon side of the Battle of Blackwater with ACOK, Davos III (Part 1)! 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, Theon Greyjoy is introduced to the idea that his actions have consequences. He … doesn’t take it well. This week, we: - Talk about all the dreams that Theon has, what the dreams mean and what prophetic dreams mean overall - Analyze Theon's growing paranoia, the murders that he's committing and his mindstate - Get deep into Asha and Theon's relationship and what Asha is trying to do by showing up to Theon with so few men - Recoil as Ramsay in the guise of Reek worms his way deeper into Theon's psyche - Realize that it's not Bran and Theon up on the walls. It's the miller's boys - Talk about Theon as kinslayer and the potential at least one of the miller's boys is his own son Next week: It's battle time, baby. We're in the Battle of the Blackwater with ACOK, Sansa V! Alisha's twitter: https://twitter.com/totesnotalice Alisha's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hangrylikethewolfe/ 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 that usually goes through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! But not here, oh no, not here. In this episode (previously available only to our $5+ patrons and now available for everyone), we take a deep dive into "The Forsaken," Aeron Damphair's released chapter from TWOW. If you like what you hear, check out our Patreon for many more bonus episodes and benefits! This week, we: - Frame Aeron's descent as both physical and spiritual - Discuss how George creates Euron as a patchwork villain made of contradictions and eerie juxtapositions - Contextualize Aeron's first drug-induced nightmare within the psychedelic history of the United States - Analyze the apocalyptic imagery of said nightmare - Try and fail to warn Falia Flowers of what's coming for her Next week: our regularly scheduled programming resumes back in Winterfell with Theon as he continues to rule justly and nobly ... or makes a botch of it while having nightmares and getting owned by his sister again. And we'll be joined by a brand new special guest: Alisha Benton!| 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, Catelyn riddles in the dark with Gollum/Jaime and discovers the horrible truth behind the backstory. This week, we: - Talk about the rules of the game and how playing this game demonstrates the arrested development of these Robert's Rebellion-era characters - Gape at Jaime for his casual admissions of truth and how Jaime is denying Catelyn catharsis with his admissions - Talk about vows and how it displays the rotten system of Westeros - Get our eyes opened specifically to the type of king that Jaime kingslayed - Sympathize with Jaime (of all people) because even when he tells the truth to Catelyn, she dismisses him as a kinslayer. - Debate about whether Catelyn was correct to release Jaime for Sansa. Next week: We're back in Winterfell with Theon as he continues to rule justly and nobly ... or makes a botch of it while having nightmares and getting owned by his sister again. And we'll be joined by a brand new special guest: Alisha Benton!| 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, Catelyn deals with the apparent deaths of her younger sons by talking to a sympathetic friend: Jaime Lannister? Do I have that right…? This week, we: - Trace Catelyn's story from the explosion of colors at the start of ACOK to midnight at the end. - Marinate in Catelyn's grief over Bran and Rickon - Hold hands with Hoster Tully as Catelyn confesses she just wants an end to the bloodshed and for Robb to be safe - Come to Jaime Lannister's cell armed with a sword. - Analyze the structure of Robb Stark's marriage to Jeyne Westerling and talk about whether it was good (it was not) Next week: Gollum--I mean Jaime offers some riddles in the dark. 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, Tyrion faces his most frightening challenge yet: dinner with his big sister Cersei. This week, we: - Filter the news of Bran and Rickon's "deaths" through the Lannister dynamics - Take apart the Tyrion-Cersei relationship and how they race each other to the bottom - Run down the checklist of Lannister problems prior to the Battle of Blackwater - Take stock of the price paid by powerless women for Lannister dysfunction - Delve into how Tyrion tries and fails to bury his sins with Shae Next week: Catelyn steps into the void to face Jaime in ACOK Catelyn VII (Part 1)! 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, Jon Snow gets some practical education from Qhorin Halfhand and some … weird education from his brother Bran. This week, we: - Continue on the march through the Frostfangs and point out the Tolkien influence on these Jon chapters - Examine Qhorin Halfhand, his mentorship of Jon and why Jon has to learn and also reject Qhorin's teachings about the wildlings. - Get into the weirwoods with Jon and Ghost and try to figure out what's happening in this weird-ass scene - Talk about Dalbridge sacrificing himself and how this example inspires Jon for the rest of his arc - Damn Jon's Season 2 arc and talk overall about Jon's story for all the books. Next week: We're back in King's Landing with Tyrion and Cersei. Should be a fun time. (It's not). The Boiled Leather Audio Hour: https://boiledleatheraudiohour.tumblr.com/ Stefan's twitter: https://twitter.com/StefanSasse 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, everything is on fire and all Sansa wants is someone trustworthy to talk to, but instead she has Dontos, Sandor, and Cersei. Oh, and in case all that wasn’t enough, she just got her first period. This week, we: - Watch with Sansa as the smoke rises from Stannis burning the kingswood and Tyrion burning the suburbs of King's Landing - See how Sansa is responding as a disappointed romantic to Dontos and his promises of salvation - Get deep into Sandor Clegane's relationship to Sansa as the dark mirror to Sansa's disappointed romanticism. - Empathize with Sansa as she menstruates for the first time and what that means for her as she's hauled in front of Cersei - Explore Tyrion's pre-battle planning and praise Tyrion for his tactics even as Sansa remains our POV for the coming battle and has a unique POV on things to come Next week: We're up in the Frostfangs with Jon, Qhorin & co as they strive forward to discover what the wildlings are up to, only to find out that the eagle has landed. And we'll be joined by Stefan Sasse of the Boiled Leather Audio Hour as special guest for this episode! 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, Jon joins Qhorin Halfhand and his A-Team as they go after wildling spies...only for Jon to immediately get a crush on one. This week, we: - Contrast the competence of Qhorin & Co with what we've seen of the Night's Watch so far - Plunge into the new setting of the Frostfangs - Break down Jon's ethical crisis with Ygritte - Explore the layers of the Bael the Bard story - Watch as Jon chooses mercy, unlike Theon last week Next week: back to King's Landing as Sansa has to deal with Dontos, Sandor, Cersei, and her first period in ACOK Sansa IV! 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, Theon decides to make up for all his bad decisions with even worse ones. This week, we: - Wake Theon up from his power fantasies into his new nightmare - Watch as he unravels himself in front of the people of Winterfell - Break down the traps he faces from within and without on the manhunt - Praise Maester Luwin for trying to save as many lives as possible - Wonder what's coming next for Osha Next week: even farther north to the Frostfangs for ACOK Jon VI, where the bastard in black learns from Qhorin Halfhand and his wrecking crew. 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, Tyrion is working 28 hours a day, nine days a week just to get a warm welcome ready for Stannis. This week, we: - Talk about whether Tysha will return to the story - Do that war shit by talking about the clansmen's deployment into the kingswood. - Criticize Tyrion and the Lannisters for being a) bad b) bad politicians c) short-sightedly bad. - Find out what the fates of Ser Osmund Kettleblack and Ser Balon Swann will be in TWOW. Next week: we're heading up to Winterfell to see how things are going for hero Theon. It's going great. Thanks for asking. 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, Dany wanders through the House of the Undying and soaks in some visions of wonder and terror. This week, we: - Talk about the monster coming for Daenerys, mythology, the Others, Dany herself - Analyze how the warlocks and Undying are appeals to authority to keep Dany in the HoTU - Unpack and theorize on what the different visions means (treasons and brides) - Watch the Undying be put to the lie that they are. They can die. - Answer the question: Does the ASOIAF fandom prefer theories to analysis and does that hinder our enjoyment of the books? Next week: We're back in King's landing with Tyrion getting ready for the king's arrival and the Battle of the Blackwater. 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, Dany wanders through the House of the Undying and soaks in some visions of wonder and terror. This week, we: - Break down the act of looking and reading through Dany's eyes - Take note of how George weaves in Red Wedding foreshadowing - Dissect HOTU as a projected labyrinth of fantasies - Compare George's work to Nabokov and Kubrick - Lock eyes in passing with Rhaegar Targaryen, ASOIAF's prime mover Next week: Dany encounters the Undying at last, only to find out they're serving her for dinner 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, Dany gets way too high. Stay in school, kids. This week, we: - Discuss how we see HOTU as metafiction - Put it in context with Qarth as a setting - Explore the visual presentation of HOTU - Go through Pyat Pree's absurd rules - Introduce shade-of-the-evening, GRRM's catch-all psychedelic drug Next week: Part 2 of our trip through the House of the Undying, as Dany sees some bizarre visions! 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, new guest Wolfman Zack returns to find out what happens after Arya gives Jaqen the final name. Oh, and the hero Roose Bolton shows up. No need for alarm, people! This week, we: - See how Jaqen the extraordinary has an ordinary plan - Explore how GRRM subverts an act of triumph by having the worst people live on - Examine Jaqen's face change and how it makes the metaphor for Arya's journey in ACOK reality - Try not to make direct eye contact with Roose Bolton ... my lord. - Theorize on what Jaqen gets up to after Harrenhal and what he's planning for the future! Next week: Don't do drugs, Dany. Just don't. Oh, you did. Okay. And now you want to walk into the haunted House of the Undying. Oh ... okay. Zack's twitter: https://twitter.com/WolfmanZack_ 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, new guest Wolfman Zack joins us to discuss Arya kicking off her prison break despite sooooo many warning signs. This week, we: - Contrast Arya's perspective with Hot Pie's - Praise George's careful setup work with the fake prisoners - Explore Harrenhal further as a spooky setting - Watch Arya and Gendry face off - Explore the media-savvy way Arya dismantles Jaqen Next week: Zack joins us again for the second half of ACOK, Arya IX, in which we spring the trap in multiple respects. Zack's twitter: https://twitter.com/WolfmanZack_ 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

Hi folks! On most normal Mondays, we'd be releasing the our next chapter by chapter analysis, but the week we'd normally record our next analysis (ACOK, Arya IX) was a week we took off. Not to fear though! We are releasing a patreon sample episode that you would normally get at the $5/above level over at our patreon at www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF! And we're delighted to give the general public the first of our five part series on TWOW, The Forsaken! So, if you like what you hear on our regular NotACast pod-cast and are interested in two monthly bonus episodes, show notes, Q&A, shout-outs and access to the NotASlack at our two highest tiers, consider becoming a patron! In this episode, we kick off our analysis of TWOW, The Forsaken by examining the published Ironborn story: what happens in the first five published novels before we launch into our take on The Forsaken in the ensuing parts of our series. 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, new guest Stanford Fraser joins us to dissect the fall of Winterfell to Theon Greyjoy, who in his finest hour somehow still looks less impressive than his child prisoner Bran. This week, we: - Explore Bran's longest wolf dream to date - Talk through the changing dynamic between Theon and the Starks - Praise Bran for doing his duty, and Ned for teaching it to him - Boo Theon as his reign over Winterfell immediately descends into cruel absurdity - Wonder how Winterfell might fall once more with Theon's help... Next week: new guest Wolfman Zack joins us as Arya helps Roose Bolton take Harrenhal and says goodbye to Jaqen H'ghar in ACOK Arya IX! Stanford's twitter: https://twitter.com/Stanfordfraser 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, Edmure fights and wins the Battle of the Fords. So why does Catelyn feel so afraid...? This week, we: - Examine Edmure's personal and political motivations - Dig into Catelyn's lifelong devotion to duty - Ponder the role songs and stories play in drumming up war - Describe the Battle of the Fords as it unfolds in all its terrible beauty - Watch prophetic dread coil around Catelyn's soul Next week: new guest Stanford Fraser joins us to discuss the fall of Winterfell to Theon in ACOK, Bran VI! 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, Tyrion slaps Joffrey and tries to clean up after the mess the Lannisters have made. This week, we: - Unpack the conspiracy to send Tommen to Rosby - Get a glimpse of the streets of King's Landing after the riot - Analyze Tyrion and Shae's relationship and wince at Tyrion slapping Shae - Talk about Varys' origin story Next week: we're back with ACOK, Catelyn VI where Edmure Tully holds the fords of the riverlands against Tywin Lannister with zero consequence! 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, Tyrion slaps Joffrey and tries to clean up after the mess the Lannisters have made. This week, we: - Judge the Lannisters justly for their conduct regarding Lollys Stokeworth - Talk extensively about Tyrion slapping Joffrey (again) - Get into the political fallout from the riot - Examine the root causes of the riot - Theorize on what happened to Tyrek Lannister Next week: we're back with ACOK, Tyrion X when Tyrion learns more information and hears Varys' backstory. 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, Tyrion bids farewell to Myrcella and runs straight into a peasant riot. This week, we: - Examine Myrcella as a political figure - Peel back the layers of Tyrion's mindset RE both Stannis and the smallfolk as threats - Contrast the potentially manufactured spark of the riot with the genuine grievances motivating it - Praise George's exquisite pacing and ramp-up to the riot itself - Brainstorm better directions for justice in King's Landing Next week: we cover the aftermath of and fallout from the riot in the second half of ACOK, Tyrion 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, Davos sails Melisandre beneath Storm’s End, where she gives birth to a beautiful baby boy with his Dad’s face This week, we: - Discuss the metaphysics of Davos and Melisandre's morality and culpability in the act that's about to happen - Get in on the parallels between Robert and Stannis/Ned and Davos - Note that Melisandre's onion metaphor is wrong. - Get spooky with the birth of shadows and the death of kings and castellans - Answer the question: how the hell did Melisandre make a shadowbaby? Next week: we return to King's Landing where Tyrion encounters some minor civil disturbance, nothing major in ACOK, Tyrion IX, Part 1! 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 by Matt aka Joe Magician as Stannis and Davos continue their conversation from last time. We're never getting out of this chapter alive! This week, we: - Talk about Stannis' tent and how well it captures the man - Dig further into the complexities and contradictions of the Stannis-Davos dynamic - Lay out all the many options Stannis has on the table - Watch sadly as corruption befalls Team Dragonstone's lofty ideals - Imagine how Storm's End might fall to Team Young Grift Next week: the fourth and final (we swear) part of our series on ACOK, Davos II, in which Melisandre gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. Mazel tov! Matt's podcast: https://joemagician.podbean.com/ Matt's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmkKXQMT3SBBzmPQAbgMog Matt's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Joemagician/posts Matt's twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJoeMagician 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, Stannis calls forth Davos to give him the truth. Much debate ensues. This week, we: - Talk Stannis' relationship to his turncloak lords and how it contrasts with his relationship to Davos - Explore Davos' self-image and how it leads him to both tell Stannis the truth and shape that truth into euphemisms - Watch as Stannis slowly realize that his conscience is calling him a hypocrite - Praise George's complex characterization of Stannis and his worldview - Debate the great question of our time: Did Stannis give the order for Renly's death, or did Melisandre act on her own? Next week: we are joined by Matt aka Joe Magician for the third in our FOUR part series on ACOK, Davos II! 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, Stannis and his new turncloak lords would very much like to move on from Renly's death, please...but Ser Cortnay Penrose won't let him This week, we: - Talk D&D - Introduce (and say farewell) to Cortnay Penrose - Loudly boo the arrogant hypocrites who have joined Stannis - Praise George's brilliantly written dialogue - Discuss how Davos' perspective changes the scene - Debate Cortnay Penrose: hero or villain? Next week: Stannis and Davos get deep into politics, philosophy, and personal baggage in the second part of our three-part look at ACOK, Davos II! 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

Our special Q&A episode is now available for everyone! Next week: ACOK, Davos II! 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, Daenerys gets rejected by the Pureborn, gets manipulated by Xaro and watches a really fun magic show. Oh, and Quaithe is there. Yay? This week, we: - Talk about GRRM's worldview vs Tolkien's. - Get into the Pureborn and what boredom and wealth do to the Pureborn (and people) - Demonstrate that Xaro is a total POS - Talk about the rise of magic and what that means - Roll our eyes at Quaithe and Jorah - Answer the question as to what would have happened if Dany went to Asshai Next week: Myrcella goes to Dorne, and a minor plot-point but the city erupts in riot in ACOK, Tyrion 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, Catelyn returns to the riverlands, Brienne swears her sword to Catelyn, Edmure announces his battle plans and Ned's bones show up at Riverrun. This week, we: - Analyze the Petyr Baelish backstory - Evaluate Catelyn's mental state as she returns to the Riverland - Answer whether Starks can commit war crimes too (they can) - Get deep on Brienne and how her brokenness doesn't make her unique, only more human - Do some war shit by taking a look at Edmure's plan - Take a close look at Edmure and Catelyn's relationship and their relationship to their father - Answer the question as to what happened to Ned's bones after Riverrun Next week: we go to a magic show with Dany where Quaithe says some cryptic shit in ACOK, Daenerys III! 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, Tywin "the Lion Loser" Lannister marches from Harrenhal, and Arya whispers a second name to Jaqen H'ghar...only to regret it far too late. This week, we: - Praise George's writing of an army in motion - Talk about the transitional, small-scale nature of the second of three wishes - Frame this chapter (laden with animal imagery) as the food chain, a hierarchy driven by hunger and pain - Discuss Arya's conflicted loyalties between identities and conceptions of justice - Dig into the conundrum Arya faces regarding whether Weese was a worthy target Next week: we return to Riverrun for Catelyn V, in which Brienne swears her sword to Catelyn, Edmure prepares to give battle to Tywin at the Fords, and Ned's bones pass on through. 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, Theon Greyjoy descends through the first five layers of hell, takes a look around, and decides that the fifth layer isn’t deep enough. He’s going for the sixth layer. This week, we: - Praise George's in medias res structure for the chapter - Watch Theon's opposing identities come into conflict - Roll our eyes at the selfish violent ways he tries to resolve that conflict - Raise a glass for Dagmer Cleftjaw, the only person who loves Theon - Dig into the layers of folly in Theon's plan to take Winterfell Next week: we haunt Harrenhal once more in Arya VIII, in which Tywin marches west and Arya whispers a second name to Jaqen H'ghar...only to regret it far too late. We will be joined for this episode by returning guest Michal from Vassals of Kingsgrave! 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, the Lannister small council absorbs the news of Renly’s death and starts finding ways they can benefit. Traitors, all of ‘em, just like Renly. This week, we: - Talk about how we evaluate combined reading orders of Feastdance and whether the battles should have been in ADWD - Get in depth on Varys and the small council as detectives in noir fiction - Get in on Joffrey and Littlefinger's scheme to marry that little shit to Margaery Tyrell - Look at all the foreshadowing! - What was Littlefinger up to in ACOK. The NotACast iTeam investigates! Next week: we sail back to the North for Theon III, in which our “hero” commits a bunch of war crimes and then comes up with a crazy plan to take Winterfell with a handful of his Ironborn bros. Thank the gods this will never work, right? Right?! 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 that usually goes through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! But not this week. This week, we present for everyone our 27th Patreon episode: "Sunflower," an analysis of Renly Baratheon, in the wake of his death in the main cast. In this episode, we: -Force Jeff to make the case for Renly -Talk about what inspired Renly and what he in turn inspired: narrative function, historical parallels, background characters, etc. -Go over what we know of his backstory and personal life -Discuss Renly's legacy (such as it is) -Compare and contrast Renly in the books with Renly in the show Next week: we resume our regularly scheduled programming with a Small Council session that also deals with Renly's death in ACOK, Tyrion VIII! 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