- Theorize about how COVID might impact WINDS

- Talk about Arya and Harrenhal in the wake of liberation

- Shudder at Roose Bolton all the while not being able to take our eyes off his "soft, pale, hairless body."

- Uncover Arya's character development in this chapter and her "done with wooden teeth" thought

- Watch as Arya Stark does her first premeditated murder and unpack it.

- Unpack the huge mystery behind the book that Roose Bolton burned and how many cat skeletons he has at the Dreadfort

Next week: The Lannisters and Tyrells throw themselves a party to celebrate "their" victory

- Give Qarth one final bronx cheer on our way out.

- Shed a single tear Qartheen-style as Xaro breaks up with Dany over text

- Praise the immersive feel of the Qartheen docks and damn the character development of Dany

- Unpack the entry and Barristan and Strong Belwas into Dany's story and why Illyrio sent them forward

- Shine a light on who this Urrathon Nightwalker character is (He's Euron)

Next week: Arya interns for Roose Bolton before finally escaping Harrenhal. 

- Praise Sansa for keeping the room together after Cersei flees

- Watch the colors explode outside on the Blackwater

- Break down the influence of both horror and romance on Sandor

- Discuss the arrival of "Renly's ghost" as reported by Dontos

Next week: everyone leaves Qarth (finally) in ACOK Daenerys V!

- Discuss what Shae does around these parts

- Get into Maegor's Holdfast with Sansa and an increasingly drunk Cersei

- Talk about how Cersei fails at the basics of queenship where Sansa succeeds

- Analyze Tyrion's tactics on the battlefield

- Talk about the hell and heaven of the battle and Tyrion's place in it

- Debate on who ordered the hit on Tyrion

Next week: It's the climax of the battle with ACOK, Sansa VII!

- Our relationship to the Final Fantasy series

- The byzantine shell-game storyline of Tactics

- The themes of power, corruption, and lies

- The incredibly dense gameplay

- How Tactics is basically ASOIAF: The Game

- Our relationship to the Metal Gear Solid series

- The labyrinthine plot of the series

- The major themes of the series

- How those themes factor into gameplay

- Why ASOIAF fans would love MGS

- Merry's origin story with law and ASOIAF

- Learned Hands, her excellent podcast with NotACast guest Clint W

- Favorite legal scenes in fiction

- How to think about storytelling as a moral speculative space 

- Jon Snow: what is his deal?

- Discuss Tyrion's parentage (again)

- Observe with Tyrion the aftermath of the wildfire

- Lay out the shape of the battle to come and Tyrion's mentality coming into it.

- Look at Tyrion and admire his bravery, even while disparaging him for propping up the illegitimate and tyrannical reign of Joffrey

- Debate whether Tyrion's use of wildfire is justified

Next week: Sansa and Tyrion are in danger for ACOK, Sansa VI and Tyrion XIV!

- Talk about how Davos' background informs his perspective

- Explore the meaning of Stannis' fiery heart banner

- Lay out George's "threefold revelation" buildup to the wildfire explosion

- Praise the wonder and terror of the imagery

- Analyze the fiery demon that emerges from the explosion

Next week: Tyrion looks upon his works and blames Stannis in ACOK, Tyrion XIII!