Thank you very much to Andy for commissioning this episode!

So these chapters are the ones in which we find out that the Dreadgod is coming with a whole damn procession of others, which are very lethal on their own. There are odd bloodspawn creatures as well as humans with a variety of levels of control over bloodshadows within themselves.
Also, Jai Chen sister is a badass and I'm super curious what's going to happen to them.
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Thank you to Jaime for commissioning this episode!
This episode is the final one for Siege & Storm and it was an ending that I'm not totally happy with, but I'm really trying to withhold judgment because there's some potential for things to get cleaned up or at least made more interesting in the next book.
The main issue I keep running into is just how much Bardugo leans on romance in this trilogy so far, versus in Six Of Crows where it felt like a very slow, restrained burn. She has come a long way as an author, and even more than the timing in the other series, I think what mattered was the characters. I just liked everybody more! So I'm not sure at this point it's a problem that can be fixed.
I guess we will just have to wait and see!

Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode!
I'm amazed that enough time has passed for us to get to the Jai Long/Lindon confrontation already, and I'm also amazed at how little of this I saw coming. Turns out that I was wrong about Eithan taking things from that treasure trove to force Jai Daishou to steal something specific, but that does NOT mean that Jai Daishou made the right call.
Also, Lindon has lost an arm. Ouch. T
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Thank you to Erica for commissioning this episode!
What a great episode this was. Of course it's super satisfying to have Rebeccas FINALLY realize what we've known all along, namely that Josh isn't the actual issue. But even more than that, it's great to watch her be surrounded by friends who are so supportive and care about her so much, and to watch her LET them care even though it's tough at first.
Also, there's the issue with her diagnosis, which is really interesting because I haven't seen BPD dealt with on a show before, so I'm very curious to see how it's handled.
Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!

Thank you so much to Andrew for commissioning this episode!
Alright kids, we're getting into Skysworn now and I'm really really excited about it. I have to be honest, I was not at all ready for the time-jump we get, and the fact that we're about to see a showdown between Lindon and Jai Long this soon really is super unexpected.
But before we get to that, we get to see a really hilarious montage of Jai Daishou going to a variety of powerful beings, trying to get their help in taking down Eithan Aurelius specifically, and not a single one of them has any interest in helping. It would be infuriating if I didn't hate his ass so much.
Thank you all so much for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!

Thank you to Megan for commissioning this episode and to Julia for commissioning the live watch!
This episode is a really tough one, and I'm gonna be honest it's a messy recording. So I hope you're all prepared for me to be messy because it's about to get real sniffly up in this bitch.
This episode is all about Rebecca's hopelessness and feelings of total isolation and despair, and how much self-loathing she has about the things she said to her friends. The irony of the episode is that every time we go back to West Covina, all we see are her friends worrying about her and wanting to see her and hoping she's okay...but Rebecca just thinks that they never want to see her again. Ugh.
Thank you all so much for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!

Thank you to Andrew for commissioning this episode!
OMG where to even start on everything that happens here. Lindon moved up to Lowgold, Eithan reveals his badassery, Yerin finally ascends to Highgold, Cassius reveals HIS badassery, Jai Daishou fucks with the WRONG ONE but then he still manages to survive it, we meet the emperor, there's a whole thing happening with Suriel and idek what to think of it.......THERE IS SO MUCH.
I cannot wait for Skysworn!

Thank you to Jessie for commissioning this episode!
So this shit really popped off early, huh? I thought that we weren't going to get this convergence until the end of the season, and instead it looks like we're going to be dealing with a whole other problem which is a direct result of trying to stop it. Or at least, of Marina interfering with trying to stop it.
Ah, Marina. We can always rely on you messing up the works.
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Thank you very much to Andrew for commissioning this episode!
So this section is when shit really begins to pop off, because it turns out that Jai Daishou has had a plan up his sleeve that really just amounts to "hey fam, kill all the Aurelius you see" and honestly i just thought it would be more complicated than that. My bad. It's very simple.
Meanwhile, Lindon and Yerin are just trying to get through their trial, minding their own business. And nooooo, they can't just be allowed to finish, we have to watch them be interrupted by none other than Jai Long. DAMMIT.
Thanks so much for listening, everyone, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you very much to Megan for commissioning this episode!
This might be one of the most entertaining episodes of this show so far, despite how fucked up this situation really is. There's a certain satisfaction in seeing Josh squirm because he's really forced her hand to do something drastic to get his attention (not that I'm saying he DESERVED this...well, maybe I am a little).
However, there's the devastating lead-in to the fun part, in which Rebecca purposefully alienates all of her friends in a misguided attempt to vent her embarrassment at their discovery of her secret and her fear that they will reject her. In short, she is so sure they're going to reject her, that she decides she will reject them first.
It's a tough episode in a lot of ways, but also so FUNNY and I really don't know what to expect next. Thanks so much for listening!