In this spoiler-filled breakdown of Chapter 32 of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Ariel and Corryn finally get to scream the truth from the rooftops: it’s a curse, not a blight! And oh boy, is it a convoluted one. We dig into the 7x7 curse (named for the seven High Lords?), question why The Mountain is considered “sacred,” and what Amarantha’s long game tells us about power, patriarchy, and vengeance.

We’re side-eying Tamlin HARD this week. The more we learn about his curse, the more infuriating his actions become. Turns out he didn’t need to marry Amarantha, just become her consort (which, spoiler alert, Rhys is already doing to save everyone). We talk about his lack of foresight, his low-key racism, and how he continues to put everyone in danger through inaction.

Plus: we officially walk back our one-ball theory from our spoiler-free episode (we now think there were two!), unpack Amarantha’s deeply flawed logic, and ask: does “the Mountain” being sacred ever come back in a real way?

Whether you’re here for curse math, sacred mountain theory, or yelling at Tamlin with us: you’re welcome and we’re sorry.

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