501: ASoS Catelyn VII (repost)

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Raise a glass of blindshine as we catch up with No One in Braavos. Arya's senses are working overtime, as she proves that you can take the girl out of Winterfell, but you can't take the Stark out of the girl. The House of Black and White bett ...  Show more

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. We love it when characters meet—hint hint, George! Shireen is always an adorable scene stealer, we love her curiosity about Wun Wun despite his apparent drinking problem. Turns out, Tycho Nestoris did not come to The Wall to sightsee. We wond ...  Show more

Electric Bookaloo hosts our first ever roundtable discussion. Guests include Stephanie Barbé Hammer, Iain MacInnes, and Jan Doolittle Wilson to cover Cat's negotiations with Walder Frey. I.e. this roundtable sets the table for the Red Wedding. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV ...  Show more

Medievalist Jana Mathews talks about the Scotish history that inspired the Red Wedding. Carl Nellis of the "Lore" podcast covers Catelyn's arrest of Tyrion. Steve reacts to the "The Rains of Castamere." Anthony discusses the character of dwarfs in medieval literature. Theme song: ...  Show more

Westeros Punnett squares might not actually be squares? Maybe more like circles because of the incest? What exactly is Daemon up to? We can’t be sure, and the show is doing that on purpose. Tensions run high when spurned lovers reach a breaking point and we get a Red-ish Wedding. ...  Show more

Lots of things get “Kissed by Fire” in this episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The Hound. Jon Snow. Leslie’s Rose. But in all seriousness there is so much good packed into this hour of Thrones; Robb beheading an important bannerman in the pouring rain; Jaime venting a lifetime of ...  Show more