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 -...
Jun 24, 2019•2 hr 41 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Geo...
Jun 17, 2019•2 hr 52 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast 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 s...
Jun 10, 2019•2 hr 42 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Jun 03, 2019•2 hr 36 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast 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 a...
May 27, 2019•2 hr 53 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast ...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...
May 22, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast 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/P...
May 15, 2019•2 hr 41 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast 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 g...
May 13, 2019•2 hr 44 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast 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: t...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast 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 dow...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Apr 29, 2019•2 hr 37 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast 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 you...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast 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 f...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Apr 17, 2019•50 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Rob...
Apr 15, 2019•2 hr 50 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast 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 (fo...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast 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 h...
Apr 01, 2019•2 hr 38 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast 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 reunites with her firstborn child Robb at Moat Cailin; she still thinks of him fondly as her squalling infant son, but he's all grown up now and leading men to war. This week, we: -Ponder the fate of Ashara Dayne -Welcome the Manderlys of "the north remembers" fame to the story -Lay out the Young Wolf's plan of attack as he marche...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast 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, if you come at the khaleesi, you best not miss. This week, we: - Talk about why Jorah sucks - Get some meta in and how this may have been one of the last chapters GRRM wrote for AGOT - Dany's identity crisis. Dothraki or Targaryen? Westerosi or Braavosi? etc - The shadow of Viserys Targaryen hanging over this chapter - The assassination plot an...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast 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, Robb Stark proves his mettle in mustering an army to go rescue his father, only for Osha to warn Bran that he's...well...marching the wrong way. This week, we: -Confess what we were like in high school -Watch with pride as the Young Wolf is born -Drunkenly salute Greatjon Umber -Hide under the covers from Roose Bolton -Make ourselves sad discus...
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast 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, dead men come walking (and killing) in the night in AGOT, Jon VII. This week, we: -Predict with 100% accuracy how Jon's arc will go in TWOW -Praise the razor-sharp structure of GRRM's misdirection in this chapter -Cheer on Samwell Tarly, crime scene investigator -Highlight the growing identity struggle that will define Jon's story going forward...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff analyze Emmett's 2nd favorite ASOIAF chapter: AGOT, Arya IV: Syrio's last stand. This week, we: - Talk about the legends and stories that inspired GRRM in creating Sansa - The audio horror of war - Courtesy as armor and manipulation (by Cersei) - Cersei: bad or the worst? - No. Littlefinger is the worst - Stoneheart, tears of blood, Varys...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff analyze Emmett's 2nd favorite ASOIAF chapter: AGOT, Arya IV: Syrio's last stand. This week, we: - Talk about why Septa Mordane remains the worst - Syrio's heroic last stand and what it means for the reader and Arya - Arya goes back into the tunnels - Some House with the Red Door clues in this chapter - The surprise, "true" identity of Syr...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff do the most consequential chapter in all of fantasy in the past 20 years: AGOT, Eddard XIV: Ned Stark's downfall. This week, we: - Send non-tinfoil theories to the Wall - The dread leading up to Ned's march into the throneroom - Was Varys genuine in his grief? - Littlefinger, that motherfucker - Paper shields are important! - The reason w...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff venture into a brief optimistic spot: Jon Snow's graduation into the Night's Watch in AGOT, Jon VI This week, we: - Talk about what's in the Crypts of Winterfell - Sing Vitamin C and recite our Night's Watch vows - Mormont's speech about the Night's Watch: the good and bad - Analyze each and every line from the vow - Is the Night's Watch ...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff dive into a VERY emotionally distressing chapter: Eddard XIII. This week, we: - Hypothesize about the Lannister role in endgame -Analyze the parallels between this chapter and the Tower of Joy -Pay tribute to Robert Baratheon on his deathbed -Delve into the offers Ned receives from Renly (the worst) and Littlefinger (somehow worse than th...
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff are joined AGAIN by ASOIAF mystic and mythical astronomer: Lucifer Means Lightbringer, AKA LML. He joins the boys today in doing the deep-dive into Daenerys Targaryen's fifth chapter. This week, we: - Answer a question about Dany and Quaithe's connection - Delve into the symbolism surrounding the three major events from the chapter - LML ...
Jan 14, 2019•2 hr 59 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff unpack the most pivotal chapter in AGOT yet: AGOT, Eddard XII This week, we talk about: - Cersei's downfall - Ned's struggle with the truth and how to save the children - Was Ned stupid and this is what got him killed? (NO!) In two weeks: AGOT, Daenerys V with LML! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotAC...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast 
