Isle Of Faces

You think the Dance episodes have been monsters so far? You've seen nothing yet! On today's FIVE chapter episode we have one of the most incredible runs in all ASOIAF in terms of major events. Today we have the locking away of dragons, the reveal that Theon Greyjoy lives, Bran meeting Bloodraven, Tyrion working out he sails besides a king AND we get more Davos. They do get much more important than that.

Today's super chapters are:

- Daenerys II

- Theon I/Reek

- Bran II

- Tyrion IV

- Davos II

Hop aboard the Isle for ponderings on whether Quaithe is subtly pushing Daenerys to embracing the dragon, the emotional guilt fallout of her decision with said dragons, how Theon is made to be an active participant in his own captivity & torture, plenty of Meera Reed being AWESOME, an absolutely confirmed theory of Tyrion's tumbling capabilities being activated by dragonblood, and actually being able to enjoy Davos FREELY do his thing for once. Let the man work!

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It's double trouble as we get our first dual chapters from a POV. Join Jon waving goodbye to friends and making himself feel better with Longclaw. Watch Tyrion embark on a new and even more important part of his journey. Forget the first two entirely because DAVOS IS BACK. Where is he? What's he doing? Who cares? DAVOS IS BACK! Then end as we began, back on the Wall for a brand new fire show from Stannis and Melisandre.

Today's chapters are:

- Jon II

- Tyrion III

- Davos I

- Jon III

Step aboard the Isle this week for a discussion on comic books, the introduction of the incredibly important Kill the Boy mantra, an assessment of the greatest evidence we ever get for Young Griff being Illyrio's son: candied ginger,  some thinking on what would have happened had Stannis hung around down south until Tywin died, and finally how Stannis' hollow offer to the wildlings reflects his own hollow hero's journey, no matter how fancy the fire looks.

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THE ISLE OF FACES RETURNS! Come one, come all, back to our beloved Isle after a long layoff. Yes, Valar Rereadis has restarted and we've finally come to the final book of our grand project.  Come for the friendship, stay for the most evil chapter of them all. Make no mistake, Dance starts as it means to go on.  In today's monster episode we blend future warnings of Bran and Jon in with our very first non-warg Stark, we answer the greatest cliffhanger of the series: what happened to Tyrion, and we establish that being a queen is not quite the dream for our beloved Daenerys in another long-awaited return.

Today's chapters are:

-Varamyr

-Tyrion I

-Daenerys I

Welcome back for this final part of our journey, dear friends. Hop aboard the Isle for chit chat about the dark future of the Stark children, the similar darkness now present in Tyrion and the disgusting way he takes it out on the world, and celebrate George's amazing ability to present new angles and stories for something we considered straightforward in the taking of Meereen. That, and bunches of audio hugs as we welcome you back. LET'S GO!

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How's the break treating you all?

Need refreshing about Dance before we get there? Can't quite remember who's supposed to be ruling or where that person was sailing? There's dragons right? Yes. Both physically and thematically? Sure. Wait, run it by me again, are we talking about Jon? No, Aegon. Aemon? No, Young Griff. The lost lord guy? No. Look, let's cut our losses. Probably best choice is to hop aboard the Isle, discuss who does what, where they do it, maybe even some why.

Mainly we're looking at the amount of chapters each pov gets, how it compares to other books, how those chapters are structured, how the themes intermingle, and of course, lots and lots of CHAPTER SEQUENCING. I run through each POV's arc, where everyone is, what they are upto and the kind of thing we'll be dealing with going forward when Valar Rereadis restarts.

Basically, come nerd a bit about A Dance With Dragons!

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Yes it's finally here!

After a long ole wait, the patron-only episode, in which I read the Storm's End chapter from my Great Castles of Westeros book, will begin it's rollout today. 

Have a listen to this quick-as-lightning announcement for some more details, and perhaps we'll see a few of you over on the Isle to join our wonderful community!

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WE DID IT! Light the fireworks and ring the bells, here we wave goodbye to an absolutely fantastic, perfectly singular book in our series. There really is nothing quite like Feast. No surprise it requires our biggest episode EVER. Today I discuss the brilliance of its anti-war message, the joy of focusing on the people rather than the titles, and that's all with trying to not comment too much on the overall! 

As for our chapters we must suffer through the brutality of Brienne's reward, as well as truly seeing what has become of the Brotherhood without Banners, every one of Cersei's mistakes comes to find her in the depths of the Sept of Baelor in what is a pretty good day for King's Landing in general, Jaime completes his victory at Riverrun, topping it off with some smacks to Spicers, Freys, and his own sister, and Sam finally brings us back to Oldtown to meet Marwyn, the Glass Candle, and a really, really big bunch of questions.

Today's final chapters:

-Brienne VIII

-Cersei X

- Jaime VII

- Sam V

So hop aboard the Isle for one last discussion on Feast and for some final goodbyes. There is a whole bunch to talk about (hence the three hours), but you might want to come for the examination of Stoneheart using guest right as a trap, Brienne's terrible penance, Cersei's great crimes coming to haunt her, Riverrun's end as the second true 'home' of the series, Jaime's growth to responsibility in the snow, his reply to a certain letter, the gamechanging of glass candles, my long-awaited counting of maester mentions, and a whole bunch more!

Thank you all for joining us for Feast, it's been a hell of a ride

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We are reaching the endzone, and it shows in today's monster episode. We begin with heading back to Riverrun and saying hi to Brynden, Edmure, and Jaime's dark side. Cersei completely outdoes him as she practices her baseball swing with a lute. Then we get back to the goodbyes as we rejoin the Dornish plot atop the Spear Tower before sliding back down from the Eyrie to the ground below as the plan for Sansa's future, the one that includes poisoning a kid and basically selling her off, shapes the future.

Today's chapters are:

- Jaime VI

- Cersei IX

- The Princess In The Tower/ Arianne II

-  Alayne II/ Sansa III

Step aboard the Isle for talk of the relationship between two famous knights who hate eachother, for nothing short of evil madness down in the black cells, for me trying to pronounce 'Ser Shadrich' again, and most importantly how Doran Martell's philosophy is actually the same message as Brienne VII: protect the innocents, whatever that requires of you as we tie this whole book together and look to the horizon...to see dragons coming straight for us.

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I could talk about us reaching double figures, about saying goodbye to Arya as she says goodbye to sight (and Dareon). There's much to say about Brienne celebrating the celebrated death of Loras. The funeral of Aemon Targaryen is tempting as a topic, but if I'm honest none of them matter. Not when we have Brienne IV, the 'no chance, no choice' chapter. AKA THE chapter of ASOIAF

Today's chapters are:

- Cat of the Canals/ Arya III

- Samwell IV

- Cersei VIII

- Brienne VII

Step aboard the Isle for talk of Arya, Sam, Cersei, and plenty of Aemon, sure. But really, come and step out into the rain with me as we work our way through one of the happiest scenes in the entire series mixed with a straight up battle of good and evil. Come witness the perfect weaving of themes not just from Brienne's arc but from all five books'. Come and watch the truest knight and the bravest hero do what our original hero only ever wanted to do. 

Come and keep some oaths with us

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Does Jaime want a Brienne sandwich or a Cersei sandwich? My friends, put your hands together. Yes the three biggest characters of the book unite for today's episode where Jaime hunts down Lancel in Darry, Brienne finds a living ghost on the beautiful Quiet Isle, Cersei SOMEHOW gets even worse than usual with Taena & Falyse, before Jaime meets Daven and Genna Lannister and we finally return to Riverrun. HURRAY!

Today's chapters are:

- Jaime IV

- Brienne VI

- Cersei VII

- Jaime V

Step aboard the Isle to continue seeing Jaime in his element in the field, the Studio Ghibli feel of the Quiet Isle while Brienne becomes even more beautiful with her promises, talks of Loras on Dragonstone and Pycelle getting smarter by the chapter, and finally the invention of Peck-Pod, the next big squire-based cop-buddy hit coming to your screens soon!

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