Tuesday, September 10, 2024

House of Fire & Blood – Episode 42 “The Back-Up Blondies”

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This entry is part [part not set] of 43 in the series House of Fire & Blood

This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the TV series being covered here wouldn’t exist.

What if George R. R. Martin’s Fire and Blood was written more like HBO’s House of the Dragon? Caroline and Gretchen analyze Martin’s work from this perspective and search for hidden stories in the text.

This week Gretchen and Caroline are joined by friend-of-the-show Nick! Yay! The group continues their analysis with a Question of Succession Part 5. Viserys, the most indecisive king, weirdly keeps defending his daughter as heir, while Rhaenyra marries her uncle and has his kids (this is good I promise?).

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Links to Xan Larson’s amazing Moondancer (which Gretchen owns) and Sunfyre art!

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  • Gretchen

    Bi/pan, they/them. Gretchen is a Managing Editor for the Fandomentals. An unabashed academic book nerd and aspiring sci/fi and fantasy author, they have about things like media, representation, and ethics in storytelling.

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  • Caroline

    Caroline is a lawyer by day, geeky media fan and critic by night, afternoon, and lunch hour. Caroline enjoys long walks on quiet beaches so she can mentally over-analyze fictional characters and settings, and candlelit dinners that don't cause a glare on her TV screen.

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