This week Kavita Mudan Finn (PhD, Oxford) talks House of the Dragon. Then comic Steve Ausburne discusses his very first viewing of GOT 801 (Winterfell). Is this the best start to a final season ever? Finally, Kavita answers a question about racial perception in Medieval Europe.
Dr. Pádraig MacCarron is back to help us cover Bran’s final POV chapter of the first book. This chapter, he thinks, confirms without a doubt Bran’s greensight. Check out Anthony’s coverage of HBO’s Game of Thrones (season 8) and House of the Dragon at his new podcast: Double Dragon.
Professor Elizabeth Renker (OSU) joins the season seven wrap to reflect on Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish. Is he motivated by love, revenge, or both?
Steve and Anthony discuss the implications of Jon and Dany’s boatsex. They reflect on Littlefinger’s demise and the long-awaited breach of the Wall.
To mourn the loss of Ned’s head, Electric Bookaloo hosts its first fans roundtable. We welcome Alison, Evan, and Tara to talk about one of the most gut-wrenching chapters in GRRM’s masterpiece.
Steve and Anthony discuss Gendry’s athleticism, zombie Viserion, and the Arya and Sansa rivalry.
Is Mirri Maz Duur homicidal? Or is she just misunderstood? Gender studies specialist Jan Doolittle Wilson is back to interpret MMD. Then Anthony reads an email from GRRM’s co-author Elio Garcia
Comic Steve Ausburne talks about the plan to capture a zombie, Sam’s frustration with maesters, and Davos’ ability to travel very quickly. Then Anthony and Arthur talk over the need for resolution in storytelling.
Medievalist Carol Parrish Jamison, author of Chivalry in Westeros: The Knightly Code of A Song of Ice and Fire revisits Bookaloo to discuss the Battle of Whispering Wood
Comedian Steve Ausburne talks over one of his favorite episodes. This episode has it all. Real-world consequences of war chests (or lack thereof). Drogon finally attacks Westeros, and Littlefinger meets his match.