Kylie and Julia sit down to talk about the most opaque Great House in Westeros: the Tyrells. What is Martin going for with them, and why is the fandom so ding dang obsessed?

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Tortured intro;

5:48 - Rundown of the Tyrell history and players;

24:45 - What they've done in ASOIAF so far & why;
43:15 - On the Tyrell opacity & authorial intent;

51:15 - In-verse public persona;
1:03:17 - Fandom dialogue and perceptions;
1:15:22 - Tyrells, the future, and Westerosi society