Has Jon yet realized that he is a warg? What was Qhorin’s long-term plan for Jon? Who boasts the better legacy: GRRM, Lucas, or Tolkien? Prof. Chadwick T. Carmichael is back to discuss.

Who is to blame for Tyrion’s assassination attempt? Phil Haberkern discusses the possibilities.

Professors Iain MacInnis, Kate Olley, and Carolyne Larrington join to discuss Theon’s final chapter in A Clash of Kings. Then Prof. Jill Havens introduces The Story of the Volsungs.

Sansa is finally free of Joffrey’s sadism. Or is she? Professor Phil Haberkern joins to discuss.

Wolves, and Vampires, and Mer-people! Arya’s final days at Harrenhal have it all. Friends of the podcast Arthur, Padraig, and Hazel return for an across-the-pond roundtable discussion.

Steve and Anthony talk about Bran’s connection to werewolf mythology. Then Ray, Melanie, and Ken discuss the early stages of the “Meereenese knot” in the final Dany chapter of Clash.

Should Sansa have gone north with the Hound? Professor Jessica Hines discusses the cost of this decision.

Elysia (thelorehounds.com) and Valerie Garver (NIU) continue our conversation about Tyrion’s journey into warfare. Then Dr. Grant Gearheart (GSU) talks about the medievalism at the heart of Batman mythology.

Historians Iain MacInnis, Kavita Mudan Finn, and Carol Parish Jamison return for part 2 of the Battle of Blackwater Bay. Then Kelly DeVries discusses the typicalities and the oddities of medieval battle.

At the climax of Clash, Tyrion is thrust into action for his most heroic defense of the city while we see the Hound’s most important character choice. Elysia from the Lorehounds and Prof. Valerie Garver join to discuss.