When the Lhazareen pay the highest price in the Dothraki violent exchange, Daenerys makes a choice: Raping the women and children won't be among the spoils of the war. Madeleine joins us to analyze this turning point in Dany's character that sets the trajectory of her story, while bringing insights from historical popular romance tropes. ---- Elian…

For a fleeting moment, Daenerys lives without fear. A sip of wine threatens to steal it away. Background music: "Ready Aim Fire" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ---- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: http…

To save on the event budget, we've combined a baby shower with a coronation. You're all invited but we have a special guest: It's Glidus, coming to join as another other one of your hosts to break down Dany's arc and the end of Viserys's. Where to find Glidus: YouTube—https://www.youtube.com/@Glidus Nebula—https://nebula.tv/glidus Patreon—https://w…

The city of Vaes Dothrak awakens. In the shadow of the Mother of Mountains, something stirs in a young girl's womb, emboldening her. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/…

You (don't) want to wake the dragon. Heads up: No new episode next week, March 21. We'll return on March 28 but without early release. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.co…

At her wedding, the young princess receives the gift of the wind. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com Intro by Anton Lang…

When they write the history of her reign, sweet listener, they will say it began tonight. The day is finally here: We embark on the POV of a big part of the heart of ASOIAF, the Daenerys Targaryen chapters. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: htt…

FULL SPOILERS FOR THE SHORT STORY OF "IN THE LOST LANDS" This episode comes to you thanks to the generosity of our patrons. It was originally released for patrons only in December 2023 and is now available for the public. ----- Join us as we venture in the Lost Lands with Gray Alys for a job. Coming soon as a movie—and maybe even a cinematic series…

Walk Cersei home. Alisha from Direwolf City joins us to watch the queen lose her crown but not her pride in this final published chapter. (As a quick reminder, GGC will be taking a break after this episode before resuming our next POV at the end of February.) Where to find Alisha Twitter — https://x.com/totesnotalice Bluesky — https://app.bsky.cz/p…

New year, new book, same old Cersei (pretending to be #New for the High Septon). Margo helps us retrace the steps of Cersei's life and unpack the complexities of her familial and romantic relationships (which are kind of one and the same at times). Where to find Margo https://x.com/King_Margosha https://bsky.app/profile/kingcersei.bsky.social Refer…

A special gift from our Patrons, originally released December 2023. ----- The girls ended 2024 (and now, apparently 2024) by embarking on a new series by time traveling to the year 2013. In this first episode, we cover the world building that happens in the first few chapters of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and some of the inspiration behin…

And so we close our coverage of A Feast for Crows for good... with a diva down. affuck. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.c…

Whether this diva is up or down, one thing's for sure: The Blue Bard won't be playing in any of this diva's backing tracks. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandar…

Cersei ate. (So did Chloe.) --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com Intro by Anton Langhage…

"Ten thousand of your children perished in my palm, Your Grace, she thought, slipping a third finger into Myr. Whilst you snored, I would lick your sons off my face and fingers one by one, all those pale sticky princes. You claimed your rights, my lord, but in the darkness I would eat your heirs." Professor of Cerseiology at the University of Lesbo…

Get on your knees: The queen is visiting the Great Sept of Baelor and giving new rights to the Faith. Special guest Maddy breaks down the historical influences and parallels (particularly from the history of the Catholic Church) for the outcomes of Cersei's meeting with the new High Septon. Where to find Maddy: https://twitter.com/madeleinewintr Re…

It's hard to juggle work-life balance when you're Cersei. Where to find Maddy: https://twitter.com/madeleinewintr --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor Chloe'…

Cersei finally gets to join and lead a Small Council meeting made up of mostly unqualified people with newfangled titles. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbo…

There's a wedding (again) where no one dies except Cersei's patience. Ghosts of weddings haunt her (and the reader). Bonus: Listen to a developing, ongoing B plot where the "B" stands for baseball. --- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://them…

It's a fitting day for rain at Tywin's funeral. It's not a very comforting one for the family, though, as Cersei bats away the grasping mourners and tries to keep the pack—er, lion's pride—together. (They do not wish to be together.) ---- Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_t…

Okay, it's real this time: We're starting the Cersei chapters. The King's Hand is dead but long live the queen. Cersei Lannister. An icon. Background music: Drums of the Deep · Kevin MacLeod Drums of the Deep ℗ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... "Unease" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative …

The last published chapter of A Song of Ice and Fire, brought to you by a spider, little birds... AND STEF LYONESS of the Kissed by Fire Podcast! Join us for the heralding of winter: A lion roars his last as the spider's web comes into focus. Where to find Stef Lyoness Twitter — https://x.com/KissedPodcast Stef's Twitter — https://x.com/Stef_Lyones…

She don't speak, but she remember... AND SO DOES OUR SPECIAL GUEST, PAT, who joins us to remember pretty much every single thing about the Freys that you didn't know you missed about their family! Come hang with us and our special guest for one of the best and mind-blowing chapters of ASOIAF Where to find Pat Pat's Reddit account and essays: https:…

Doctor Professor Joseph Magician joins us to talk about Magic in HOTD. Tune in for the SEASON FINALE of Unleash the D. The critically acclaimed, yadda yadda, yadda 🧙Subscribe to JoeMagician: http://bit.ly/2EBHniX ⚗️JoeMagician Patreon: https://bit.ly/2HQ6cVd 👕JoeMagician Threadless Shop: https://joemagician.threadless.com/ 🎧JoeMagician Podcast Feed…

Welcome back to the final two episodes of S2 UNLEASH THE D, the hit primer series critics are saying serves major [REDACTED VAGINAL TERM]. It's post-season of House of the Dragon. Seamstress, costumer, and all around brilliant mind Meghan (Birdie Dee Costuming) has joined us to talk about everything costuming in the world of Westeros. Let us take y…