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, Tyrion brings Cersei good news: Renly and Stannis are fighting each other! Oh, and Tyrion also poisons her, strips her of her protectors, and throws Pycelle in jail without her permission...but for Tyrion and Cersei, this counts as getting along. This week, we: - Wonder what would've happened if Tyrion had killed Cersei in this chapter - Compare and contrast the unhappy Baratheons with the unhappy Lannisters - Analyze how Tyrion uses the power of the Iron Throne - Watch Tyrion take Pycelle apart - Theorize about what Tyrion's role will be in the war against the Others Next week: George invokes centuries’ worth of war crimes along Arya's path to Harrenhal, Emmett’s favorite place in Westeros, for some reason. 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, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies. This week, we: - Talk about Gerion Lannister and whether he'll turn up in TWOW or ADOS - Get into the Esgred/Theon dynamic - Interrogate Theon's self-conception and why the Ironborn continue to reject him - Analyze Balon Greyjoy's great war "plan" - Analyze the Iron Islands story in ACOK vs. S02 of the Thrones Show Next week: Tyrion bonds with Cersei over their joy at Renly and Stannis fighting each other ... only for him to poison her in ACOK, Tyrion VI~ Gotta love all these healthy respectful sibling relationships in ACOK! 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, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies. This week, we: - Theorize about Val's role in the story - Introduce Craster and his nightmarish prison factory of a Keep - Introduce Gilly, and watch as her peril unravels the Watch's self-justifications - Dig into the complex, opaque dialogue between Jon and LC Mormont at chapter's end - Make explicit all that's implied about Craster's deal with the Others Next week: we head back to the Iron Islands as Theon meets the girl of his dreams, only to find out too late that a) she's his sister b) she's the heir and c) he's a chump. 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 arrives at the traveling court of the rightful(?) king(?) of Westeros, Renly Baratheon the First of His Name, who makes her a reasonable(?) proposal before Stannis ruins(?) everything, as usual, just because he’s jealous(?) This week, we: - talk about the literary influences on GRRM and ASOIAF - Get in on Catelyn's mental state just prior to her rendezvous with a terrorist king - Zero in on the Reach, what they stand for and why they suck just as bad as the Lannisters - Spend hours shitting on Renly - Why Daemon Blackfyre to Renly to Young Griff is excellent paralleling on George's part Next week: ACOK, Jon III for Jon III, as LC Mormont’s Great Ranging arrives at Craster’s Keep, the happiest(?) place in Westeros. Radio Westeros: https://radiowesteros.com/ Lady Gwyn's website: https://ladygwynhyfvar.com/ Lady Gwyn's twitter: https://twitter.com/ladygwynhyfvar 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 holidays this year! Today, we're releasing our holiday special episode all about Winterfell, its history, its architecture, its future and what the castle means And we were thrilled to be joined by Joe Buckley, author of the book The Great Castles of Westeros: An Unofficial Guide as well as the host of the Isle of Faces podcast! Thanks for listening and blessing us in our sophomore year of podcasting! Much love to each and every one of you! Buy Joe's book! https://www.amazon.com/Great-Castles-Westeros-Unofficial-Guide/dp/1712072579 Joe's blog: http://thegrindstone.co.uk/ Joe's Podcast: https://isleoffaces.podbean.com/ Joe's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SerBuckley 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, friends and family come together to celebrate community and chow down. But Jeff can’t call it Christmas. Thanks Obama. This week, we: - Discuss cannibalism v. sacrifice - Bathe in the warm glow of friends and family at the harvest feast... - ...while analyzing all the little sad moments that show Bran's frustration with his life - Introduce Jojen and Meera Reed, our homeschooled kids - Talk about who their mother might really be... No regular episode next week, but we will be releasing our latest Patreon episode (talking Winterfell with Joe Buckley, author of Great Castles of Westeros) for the general public on Monday, December 30! So join us in two weeks’ time for Catelyn II, as we *sigh* finally arrive at the camp of King Terrorist himself, Renly Baratheon. And we will be joined by yet another great guest: Lady Gwyn from Radio Westeros! Chloe's podcast: https://girlsgonecanon.podbean.com/ Chloe's website: https://liesandarbor.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor 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 street preachers ranting about the apocalypse overtaking King’s Landing don’t even know how right they are. This week, we: - Ponder if Euron was Quellon's favorite son - Cringe at the Alchemists and their dreadful "substance" - Lament the fate of Cleos Frey, a pawn to be moved - Dig into the layers of dysfunction and missed opportunities in the Tyrion-Cersei dynamic - Talk the past, present, and future of wildfire Next week, we return to Winterfell for Bran III, in which the Northmen dig into the harvest feast promised to us in Bran II. And we will be joined by our favorite Stark-loyalist dinner guest, Chloe aka liesandarbor from Girls Gone Canon! 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, Arya Stark and her companions learn to never trust anyone over 30. This week, we: - Talk about whether Robert would have used magic to kill Rhaegar if he had the opportunity - Get deep on how starving kids and hunger hollow people out - Demand answers from Tywin as to why the hell he's using these horror tactics - Examine the death of the mentor figure and how adults really are the worst - Talk about how Sansa and Arya are similar in their circumstance and what yielding actually brings to peasants and nobles - Examine Gendarya in depth! Will it happen in the books as it happened in the show? Next week, we head back to King’s Landing yet again for Tyrion V. We get it, George, Tyrion is your favorite. And this will be our next live episode, so see you on YouTube on Monday 12/9 at 830 PM EST! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20h1oU8ittU 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, in which the princess in the tower is sought out by two brave knights who want to spirit her away to freedom. Well, neither of them are knights. And both are completely fucking drunk. This week, we: -Discuss theories we hope to be WRONG about (a new concept for Jeff) -Use Dontos' letter to show how Sansa is gradually maturing in her worldview -Talk about the imagery of chivalry and how it changes as both character and audience age -Compare and contrast Dontos and Sandor, Sansa's not-knights in non-shining armor -Marvel at how differently this chapter reads when you come back knowing who pays Dontos (namely, Littlefinger) Next week, we jump back to the Riverlands, where Arya and her companions are trying to get by without any adults. It’s going about as well as you might expect. 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’s just gonna need you to sign this NDA. Boilerplate, nothing to it, he swears. Would he lie to you? This week, we: - Talk about visual adaptation and what we see when we read ASOIAF. - Laugh at Pycelle and how he sucks and how Tyrion bowls over him - Accuse Tyrion of complicity of war crimes as he shrugs his father's war crimes off - Say Good Day to Cersei as she comes in warm our hearts - Watch as Littlefinger and Tyrion fuck with each other - Listen in on Varys and Tyrion's attempt to manipulate each other - Argue that Game of Thrones, Season 2's version of this scene was better. Next week, Sansa II where we...stay right here in King’s Landing for Sansa II, in which two drunk not-knights take out their issues on her. Sigh. 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 Northmen come to Winterfell to offer their services to the Starks for nothing in return, because they’re all about manly honor. Right? Right?! This week, we: -Defend George's food porn as an essential part of worldbuilding and character development -Compare Bran to the terrible horrible Walders as microcosms of the Stark v. Frey approaches to politics -Dig deep into the layers of Northern politics as acted out by everyone from Lord Wyman Manderly to the Umber Uncles to (from afar) the Bastard of Bolton -Discuss Bran's character arc from a would-be knight to a will-be king, with magic powers along the way -Frame the Hornwood inheritance crisis as central to the downfall of House Stark Next week: "one, two, three." Need we say more? Oh, yes: ACOK Tyrion IV will be our next livestream episode, on Monday 11/18 at 830 PM EST! Steven's blog: https://racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com/ Steven's Tumblr: https://racefortheironthrone.tumblr.com/ Steven's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenAttewell 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

READ EMMETT'S ESSAY ON EURON HERE! https://poorquentyn.com/2019/10/31/eldritch-apocalypse/ 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,His Grace King Stannis Baratheon tells the Lannisters to get the hell off his lawn, and they respond in a multitude of ways, some smart, some ... less so. This week, we: - Talk about the worst theater commander in ASOIAF - Look at Tyrion and Cersei, explore their dynamic through lies and mummery - Give an honest appraisal of why Cersei is so freaked out why Tywin or Joffrey will find out about her relationship to Jaime - Explore Tyrion's relationship with his image of the demon monkey man - Get in deep (phrasing) on the sexual dynamics in Westeros vs the Summer Islands - It's Varys and Tyrion talk politics time, and boy are we having fun. - Answer definitely the question on who was the Hand of the King who built the tunnel to Chataya's brothel in King's Landing Next week, Bran II, in which the Northmen left behind by Robb’s army come to Winterfell to make demands...from bended knee, of course. And we will be joined for this very political chapter by our most frequent guest, Steven Attewell! 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 pig-faced shit-knight Amory Lorch wipes out Yoren of the Night’s Watch and most of his charges. It’s not all bad news, though; at least Arya saves Rorge and Biter! This week, we: - Go through some of our favorite and "favorite" Apple Podcast Reviews - Talk about the unsettling feeling of dread settling over the scene well before Amory Lorch shows up - Talk about the Tolkienesque aspects of this chapter and how George reinterprets Tolkien's critiques of the crimes against nature. - Discourse on Yoren as an idealist and how his ideals aren't so far removed from the current time of the story - Battlechapter! Battlechapter! Slaughter ... chapter? - Address why Amory Lorch as a war criminal takes backseat to Gregor and Vargo Hoat Next week: Tyrion III, in which the Lannisters react to His Grace King Stannis Baratheon’s letter declaring them traitors (fuck yeah, righteous) and Tyrion begins work on a project for his metalworking class that probably won’t turn out to be important at all. 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 messiah, her miracle babies, and her dwindling entourage wander the desert in pursuit of a star, only to be met by three wise men. Well...not all of them are men, and none of them are wise, but you get the idea. This week, we: -Rank our favorite Star Wars movies (lest we be the only ones not to) -Discuss our...mixed feelings about Dany's prophetic arc in ACOK and her spiritual place in general -Praise how George writes Dany as a young mother, albeit of lizards -Dig into the layers of imagery and metaphor in this chapter's settings, the Red Waste and Vaes Tolorro -Begrudgingly allow Jorah Mormont to tell his mediocre life story Next week: Pig-faced shit-knight Amory Lorch wipes out the heroic grump Yoren of the Night's Watch, along with most of his ragged fellowship, in ACOK Arya IV! Can't wait until Lorch dies. Mighty Isobel on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/MightyIsobel Mighty Isobel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mightyisobel Mighty Isobel on Tumblr: https://mightyisobel.tumblr.com/ 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 goes exactly according to plan for our new protagonist, Theon “The Ladies Love Me” Greyjoy. This week, we: - Talk about our favorite to least favorite Greyjoys - Emmett analyzes how Theon came into being as a POV character and why his character beats far outshine his actual plot beats. - Analyze Theon in how he constructs his identity around Ironborn lore he doesn't have a personal connection to and how awful this manifests itself in his treatment of the captain's daughter. - Muse on the worldbuilding George puts into the Ironborn culture, and how these sparse, bleak lands speak volumes on GRRM's opinion of them and their culture. - Pour one out for Balon Greyjoy who has a sad, and that sad is going to result in a disastrous war which will give the Ironborn nothing - Is the Captain's Daughter pregnant by Theon? We discuss! Next week, ACOK Daenerys I where we finally check in with the Mother of Dragons and her tiny band of followers wandering the desert. No religious imagery there whatsoever. And we will be joined in the Red Waste by a new guest: Mighty Isobel! 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

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.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 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: 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 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 twitter: https://twitter.com/clintw 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 (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://racefortheironthrone.tumblr.com/ Steven's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stevenattewell/overview Steven's twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenAttewell 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 (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 and champion STEVEN ATTEWELL! 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 (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/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 (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.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 (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 us LIVE at the link to our youtube page below! 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 (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 Sansa I! 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 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 the time! 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, 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 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, 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 listened throughout book one!! 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 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/ Steven's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stevenattewell/overview Steven's twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenAttewell 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 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 NORRRRRRR*deep breath*RRRRRRTH in AGOT, Catelyn XI! 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 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 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 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: 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, 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.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, 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: 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, George gets his horror on as everything collapses around Dany--personally, politically, and of course, magically. We also talk: - Daenerys as a physical dragon - Foreshadowing things to come with flies, hitting the mood just right - The importance of POV: a bad act by someone we sympathize with - The real (black) magic was the friends we made along the way - Emmett answers all of Jeff's questions about magic! Our next livestream on AGOT, Arya V is tonight if you're listening on the release date and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwKS3Gl5viI 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

...and that's a wrap. Join Jeff and Emmett in discussing the sorrowful, the satisfying, and the sickening in "The Iron Throne," the series finale of Game of Thrones! 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 Stark describes the Battle of the Whispering Wood with such lyrical beauty you almost forget that a bunch of people are dying horribly. - Discuss Arianne and Daenerys - Unpack the poetry and the hard tactics of the battle - Contrast Robb's relationship to Cat with Tyrion's to Tywin - Chest-thump for Robb's victory, but what does it all truly mean ultimately? Next week: the shadows come to dance my lord in AGOT, Daenerys 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

Well, that was something. King's Landing: dead. Sandor: dead. Cersei: dead. Jaime: dead. Euron: Good riddance. Here, we talk about our favorite and least favorite moments, we delve deep into Daenerys as destroyer or worlds and talk about Jaime as the NotAQar! 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 has yet another frosty conversation with his dear old Dad, meets the woman he’ll murder at the end of book three, and then gets knocked out by a hammer, thus missing the battle ...oh wait, that’s the show. No offense, they didn’t have the budget to bring the Battle of the Green Fork to life! But books don’t have budgets, so we’re gonna get to dive into the real deal. - Talk about who the main character in AGOT is - Discuss Tyrion and Tywin's ever-increasing-ratcheting-always-upward toxic relationship - Shae's introduction and how Tyrion projects Tysha onto her - it's Battle of the Green Fork time! - So much foreshadowing and groundwork launches off this chapter - Did Roose Bolton throw the Battle of the Green Fork? (Absolutely, yes.) Next week: the woods are full of whispers in AGOT, Catelyn X! 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

Time for the episode nobody liked! There's plenty of good and bad to discuss in "The Last of the Starks," and Jeff and Emmett dig into it, from Euron hitting Rhaegal with a folding chair to Dany unlocking the Stannis within. Enjoy! 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 plays witness to the war crimes committed by Drogo and his Dothraki in the name of her claim to the Iron Throne, and decides to save (some of) the innocents...one of whom will change her life forever. This week, we: -Discuss those weird half-dragon (?) Targaryen babes -Compare and contrast the atrocities in this chapter to what's going down in Westeros -Praise Dany's heroic instincts while noting how poorly they fare in this specific cultural context -Introduce Mirri Maz Duur, everyone's favorite witchy aunt -Debate whether she genuinely tried to heal Drogo or had his downfall in mind from the start Next week: It's time for the First! Big! Battle!! Namely the Battle of the Green Fork (along with the introduction of Shae and Podrick Payne) in AGOT, 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

Last week was the best episode ever. This week though ... hoo boy. Join Jeff and Emmett as they come not to praise "The Long Night" but bury it. 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, Zombie Hunter, is confronted with split loyalties and hears some heavy advice on that subject from his secret great-great-great uncle Aemon. Oh, and he gets a sweet Valyrian steel sword too, I guess. And the Amen Brothers were joined by an AWESOME guest in the form of INSIDER writer Kim Renfro! This week, we: - Answer a question about the 2019 ASOIAF calendar - Evaluate Jon's state of mind especially when he's given Longclaw - Maester Aemon! Maester Aemon! - Vows and Vows. They make you swear and swear - Did Aemon know about Jon's Targaryen identity? Next week: AGOT, Daenerys VII! Pre-order Kim's book!: https://www.amazon.com/Unofficial-Guide-Game-Thrones/dp/1982116404/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P0IX56BUCTA1&keywords=kim+renfro&qid=1556212263&s=gateway&sprefix=kim+renfro%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1 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

It's time for the Best! Episode! Ever! Join Jeff and Emmett as they sing the praises of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," the episode that's been making everyone cry for the last few days. Jenny's Song, Grey Worm and Missandei, the Others as a metaphor for the end of memory and meaning, and of course, the knighting of Brienne of Tarth...it's all here. 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 secures passage across the Green Fork for Robb and his army by negotiating a marriage pact with Walder Frey, an irascible old ass who will thankfully never turn up in the story again. This week, we: -Discuss how the Frey army is larger than it should be, along with other examples of early installment weirdness (weir-ness? We apologize for nothing) -Marvel at how well this chapter's comedic tone works in isolation... -...and at how that tone completely changes when you re-read it knowing about the Red Wedding -Dig into the connections and contrasts between the Frey brood and Craster's Keep -Debate whether Robb should've stuck to this marriage pact or just broken it with a more powerful family Next week: Kim Renfro, Insider writer and author of The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones, joins us to discuss Jon 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

Duh-Duh-duh-duh-Duh-duh-Duh-Duh-Duh-duh-Duh-deee-DUHHHHHH Game of Thrones is back, and it’s more gamey, more thronesey than ever! Join Emmett and Jeff as they unpack this episode in all its glory! From the good (Jon and Sam, Sam and Daenerys, music, costuming, homages to S01) to the bad (Theon/Yara, the Bronn subplot), we talk it all, and we answer some of your questions too! 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 Amen Brothers are joined by Lauren, AKA Shakespeare of Thrones to discuss George RR Martin's best Shakespeare pastiche in Ned’s final (sob) chapter in ASOIAF. This week, we: - Muse about whether we'd rather read TWOW or ADOS if we could only read one - Get massively Shakespearean on this grim Ned chapter - Was Ned really responsible for Robert's death as he believes? - Contrast this chapter to Kevan Lannister's Epilogue in ADWD - Did we mention Shakespeare? Well, by God, do we get deep into Shakespeare and its influence on ASOIAF (with particular emphasis on King Stannis!) Next week: Walder Frey mounts the stage Lauren's website: https://shakespeareofthrones.com/ Lauren's twitter: https://twitter.com/shakesofthrones 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 Stark begs the newly-crowned King Joffrey for mercy for her father Eddard, and Joffrey agrees! We love a happy ending here at the NotACast... This week, we: -Wonder how Sansa would have fared as the Tyrells' hostage rather than the Lannisters' -Discuss Robert's controversial tapestries, both as metaphor and political tool -Say goodbye (for now) to Barristan Selmy--I'm sorry, "Arstan Whitebeard" -Dig into Barry's role in the Varys/Illyrio Conspiracy -Cheer on our courageous daughter, Sansa Stark, as she sticks her neck out to save her dad (her non-us dad, that is) Next week: Lauren aka Shakespeare of Thrones joins us to discuss Eddard XV, Ned's sorrowful final chapter down in the black cells. 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 finally reunited with Tywin Lannister, beloved father, friend to the smallfolk, and our very favorite character. This week, we: -Recount Tywin's crimes in the Westerlands -Talk the intricate and horrific family dynamic between Tyrion and Tywin -Hey Tyrion, you're acting like a villain here. QUIT THAT! -The shadow of Joanna and Tysha hanging over everything -Tywin and Stannis: a comparison -How to destroy the Vale and win friends! Next week: Jeff plots betrayal against Sansa Stark as she makes her desperate plea to save her father's life! 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