Maester Monthly - A Song of Ice and Fire & Game of Thrones

Maester Monthly is back from our summer vacation with an all-new look and format! Join Michael, Eliana, and Matt as they discuss their favorite posts from the last several months – everything from cannibalism to Stannis (okay, that’s a pretty narrow semantic range).

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A rapid reaction Quill and Tankard around the news of HBO ordering a pilot for the spin-off from Game of Thrones. The Maesters gather in the Quill and tankard and talk the subject of this pilot, the Age of Heroes, writer of the pilot Jane Goldman, how this will work with the existing lore, and more. Bookshelfstud, Glass_Table_Girl, JoeMagician, AdmiralKird, and BryndenBFish break it down.

Entertainment Weekly article: https://ew.com/tv/2018/06/08/game-thrones-prequel-jane-goldman/

https://ia601505.us.archive.org/35/items/TheQuillTankardE11AgeOfHeroesSpinoffAnnouncement/TheQuill%26Tankard%20-%20E11%20-%20Age%20of%20Heroes%20Spinoff%20Announcement.mp3

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—==And As Always…==—

– As always, We make NO MONEY from this, no ads/patreon etc. You can pay us in upvotes and sweet nothings whispered in our ears.

– A HUGE THANKS to /u/-Sam-R- who provides the music for the podcast. /u/AdmiralKird, our fearless, tireless editor/producer who put in an insane amount of effort to make sure we sound like fairly well-adjusted, funny people.

– Please take a few minutes out of the day to leave us a review on iTunes! This is the main way listeners find us on iTunes, and we do really want to know what you think!

– And, with that, the fiery corona emblazoned and began to flare its ramparts. Within a few seconds, the shield entered its ultimate consummation… and flashed out of existence.

ASOIAF is no stranger to theories. Many are wrong, some are even more wrong. And then there are those… that… were actually right? Join Michael, Eliana, Matt, and Aaron as we take a trip down memory lane exploring the fate of A Song of Ice and Fire theories. Also George RR Martin went on a comment spree on his blog. We discuss that as well, and some other stuff. Subreddit highlights, you know the drill. It’s Maester Monthly! Episode 12!

https://ia601506.us.archive.org/34/items/MaesterMonthlyE12ProvenDebunkedTheories/MaesterMonthly%20E12%20Proven%20%26%20Debunked%20Theories.mp3

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—==r/ASOIAF POSTS MENTIONED & TIMECODES==—

0:00:00 Introduction Montage

00:02:04 iTunes Reviews

00:05:37 Ice & Fire Con Report

00:07:34 Con of Thrones Preview

00:11:18 GRRM’s Notablog “Fire and Blood: On the Way” Comment Spree

—==SUBREDDIT HIGHLIGHTS==—

00:25:57 Highlight #1: “Trees in ASOIAF” by /u/IDELNHAW – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/8hee5w/

00:34:45 Highlight #2: “Someone Always Tells: Who Betrayed Arianne Martell?” By /u/BaelBard – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/8bq7u8/

00:45:48 Highlight #3: “Roland Waynwood, and Why He Matters for Yohn Royce’s Grand Scheme” by /u/Hyperdrunk – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/8e9nwm/

00:59:27 Highlight #4: “Wyman Manderly Knows About Arya…” by /u/LordTryhard – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/8gvzn7/

—==PROVEN & DEBUNKED THEORIES==—

01:07:10 Debunked Theories

01:34:04 Proven Theories

02:23:32 Wrap-up!

—==And As Always…==—

– As always, We make NO MONEY from this, no ads/patreon etc. You can pay us in upvotes and sweet nothings whispered in our ears.

– A HUGE THANKS to /u/AdmiralKird, our fearless, tireless editor/producer who put in an insane amount of effort to make sure we sound like fairly well-adjusted, funny people.

– Please take a few minutes out of the day to leave us a review on iTunes! This is the main way listeners find us on iTunes, and we do really want to know what you think!

We’ve talked about it for nearly a year now, and at last it’s here: the big resurrection episode! Join Michael (/u/Bookshelfstud), Eliana (/u/glass_table_girl), Matt (/u/joemagician), Aaron (/u/admiralkird), Jeff (/u/BryndenBFish), /u/fat_walda, and Sam (/u/-Sam-R-) as they explore the central miraculous mysteries of ASOIAF. We’ll talk about GRRM’s cryptic blog posts, explore some of the best (and tastiest!) recent posts on the subreddit, and then dive into the baffling magic of RESURRECTION!

https://ia601504.us.archive.org/18/items/MaesterMonthlyE11Resurrection/MaesterMonthly%20E11%20Resurrection.mp3

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—==r/ASOIAF POSTS MENTIONED & TIMECODES==—

0:00:00 Introduction Montage

—==SUBREDDIT HIGHLIGHTS==—

00:21:57 Highlight #1: “Euron is Victarion’s Role Model” by /u/BaelBard – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/870s6u

00:33:16 Highlight #2: “The Authentic recipe for the tart Arya filches in Harrenhal” by /u/cobbble – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/8546g2

00:40:00 Highlight #3: “GRRM confirmed Frey Pies Theory in 2012” by /u/zionus_ – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/83upf9

00:49:33 Highlight #4: “Quentyn OR the microcosm of GRRM’s writing in a single quote” by /u/Eagle_Ear https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/84ro9p

00:56:44 Highlight #5: “Why is Bloodraven never talked about as Lord Commander?” by /u/roosta – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/80wwjp

—==RESURRECTION==—

01:03:09 Introduction & GRRM’s influences

—==ATTRIBUTIONS==—

– All artwork used with permission or under fair use. Special thanks to all artists included in the video presentation. You can find more of their great work by searching for their usernames included within the video.

– This video utilizes the shield/flair system of r/asoiaf designed and adapted by /u/AdmiralKird. Music by /u/-Sam-R-.

– As always, We make NO MONEY from this, no ads/patreon etc. You can pay us in upvotes and sweet nothings whispered in our ears.

– A HUGE THANKS to /u/AdmiralKird, our fearless, tireless editor/producer who put in an insane amount of effort to make sure we sound like fairly well-adjusted, funny people.

– Please take a few minutes out of the day to leave us a review on iTunes! This is the main way listeners find us on iTunes, and we do really want to know what you think!

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The flowers are blooming, the fruits have ripened, and it’s time to harvest The Best of 2017! Join Michael (/u/Bookshelfstud), Eliana (/u/Glass_Table_Girl), Jen (/u/Jen_Snow), and Aaron (/u/AdmiralKird) as they dive into the real “meat and potatoes” of r/asoiaf. How do the Best of’s Really Work? What Analysis make you want to applaud with tears in your eyes and what theories make you want to drive a chevy into the Grand Canyon? What ASOIAF POV would be best poster on the Subreddit? Find it all out on MM10.

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/1/items/MaesterMonthlyE10TheBestOf2017Awards/MaesterMonthly%20E10%20The%20Best%20of%202017%20Awards.mp3

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—==r/ASOIAF POSTS MENTIONED & TIMECODES==—

0:00:00 Introduction Montage

0:09:33 “What POV would you switch places with?”

-Best of 2017 Awards-

0:21:00 “The Best ofs – How do they Work?”

0:25:25 The Alchemist Award – The Theory Most likely to Make You Want to Light Yourself on Fire

/u/Dayne_in_a_Shed for “The sordid truth about the Tower of ‘Joy'” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6gzao6/spoilers_main_the_sordid_truth_about_the_tower_of/

0:31:05 Best Catch Award – The Nicest Catch

/u/ExplodingOctopus125 for “Robert and Rhaegar are the evil villains of each other’s fairy tale” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/7149a7/spoilers_main_robert_and_rhaegar_are_the_evil/

0:38:24 The Dolorous Edd Award – The Funniest One Liner

/u/st_sebastian on “what should be the title of the last episode of HBO GoT” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/72saa8/spoilers_extended_what_should_the_name_of_the/dnkxn4i/

0:41:27 The Citadel Award – The Best Researched Theory/Analysis

/u/themurphysue for “Sansa’s Bolton plotline, two years later: what did it bring and what did it rob us of?” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6wrad3/spoilers_extended_sansas_bolton_plotline_two/

0:43:31 Best Theory Analysis Award

/u/YezenIRL for “The Identity of Urrathon Nightwalker is…” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/771zmm/spoilers_extended_the_identity_of_urrathon/

0:48:00 Best Character Analysis Award

/u/Defekted66 for “Bloodraven, Shepherd of Fate” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6jgd8u/spoilers_extended_bloodraven_shepherd_of_fate/

/u/zombie-bait for “A Falling Star in Westeros Part I: Analyzing Ashara Dayne” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/7k06m2/spoilers_extended_a_falling_star_in_westeros_part/

0:57:17 Comment of the Year

/u/BehindtheQuaithe for “uncovering the true motive of the Others” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/696m0b/spoilers_extended_shiny_theory_thursday/dh47hlf/?context=10000

/u/Lemonwizard for “A Comment on Sansa Stark” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6p2xjz/spoilers_extended_littlefinger_trailer_nonsense/dkmjl67/

1:10:13 The Shinest Tinfoil Award – The Craziest, yet maybe plausible, Theory

/u/DragonTamer02 for “Cersei was cloned.” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6o35uh/spoilers_main_theory_cersei_was_cloned/

/u/IllyrioMoParties for “Let’s speculate wildly about the possibility that Renly was Robert’s son” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/7hhmof/spoilers_extended_lets_speculate_wildly_about_the/

1:19:59 Best New Theory Award

/u/aowshadow for “Robert ‘Sweetrobin’ Baelish” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6ukksn/spoilers_extended_robert_sweetrobin_baelish/

/u/feldman10 for “TWOW Prologue Theory: The Silent Man” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6a10i3/spoilers_extended_twow_prologue_theory_the_silent/

1:30:19 Post of The Year Award

/u/hollowaydivision for “The So Spake Martin Search Engine” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/752ay1/spoilers_extended_how_martin_writes_dissecting/

/u/akimble1 for “How Martin Writes: Dissecting the first page of The Hedge Knight” – https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/5pyp1n/spoilers_extended_the_so_spake_martin_search/

1:38:27 Conclusions

—==ATTRIBUTIONS==—

– All artwork was drawn by us (poorly).

– This video utilizes the shield/flair system of r/asoiaf designed and adapted by /u/AdmiralKird.

– As always, We make NO MONEY from this, no ads/patreon etc. You can pay us in upvotes and sweet nothings whispered in our ears.

– A HUGE THANKS to /u/AdmiralKird, our fearless, tireless editor/producer who put in an insane amount of effort to make sure we sound like fairly well-adjusted, funny people.