For the very problematic chapters 13-14, we talk about Communist Leanings, Cadsuane's JurisDICKtion, being Stuck in the Pushing Children Out of Windows Stage of Development. Plus, of course, Moridin's rat.

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Talking about these chapters required something ... special. Luckily Bobert was willing to help us out. Discussion points include: Alligators Climbing Fences, a Million Billion Pieces, the Bible as a Marriage Guide, and Freud Being a Huge Feminist.

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No, this one's not related to Gary Paulsen's seminal work, "Hatchet." For ch. 9-10, we discuss how lots of people have French dads, Elayne's dieting fixation, and everyone's least favorite character, who should've just stayed locked in Robert Jordan's brain.

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This episode is long, but only because we have to talk about Path of Daggers. :( For ch. 7-8, we discuss Deprogramming the Seanchan, the Princess in Disguise Trope, Balwer and Norry (the Ultimate Power Couple), and Lan's Borat Voice.

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For ch. 5-6, we're talking about Fast and Furious: Hopper Drift, Untrustworthy Women, the World's Longest Misogyny Manifesto, the Shaido Blob, and the Three Genders (women, children, blacksmiths).

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Ch. 3-4 of Winter's Heart are a mixed bag. On the one hand, Faile is doing her best. On the other hand, we have a Reverse Taken Situation, Sevanna Being a Material Girl, a Graendal Lite, if you will, and a whole lot of Genre Confusion.

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Winter's Heart ch. 1-2 kick off Perrin's books-long kidnapped-wife arc. We dig into a few reasons why this arc is universally despised and talk about Magic FaceTime, Trauma Olympics, Shaido Tracking Chips, and Glorified Taxi Drivers.

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Discussion topics for the second half of Winter's Heart's prologue include: Mandy Moore Has the Range; Hubris, Thy Name Is Elaida; Reverse Santa Claus; Grady and Neald Should Get a Gun; and Rand and Min Are Cute for Once???

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Welcome to our extra long, extra special season 8 premiere! We talk about Darrell K. Sweet's "Best" Work, Holding the Prologue Ransom, the Torture Chair, Caemlyn (the City of No Solutions), and Girl Power. Enjoy!

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For our season finale of Crown of Swords, we talk about how Sammael Beefed It, Sexism on Top of Sexism, Sentient Sock Puppets, the Sexual Tension Between Rand and Moridin, Deus ex Liah, and the Ideal Short King Threesome. It's a real party.

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