Julia and Kylie are joined by their season-commenter Caroline, and welcome Bo back! Today’s topic: Season 3 insights from participating in the Fandomentals GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come.
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This episode’s opening is the “Book Snob Sing-a-long” by the Metro Gnomes. The closing is Stary Olsa’s ‘dance version’ of Saltarello #2.
Episode Breakdown
- 0:00 – Season impressions and episodes
- 20:00 – Best and worst scenes and plotlines
- 38:10 – Themes of the season
- 40:50 – Women in S3 part 1: Ros, Shae, Sansa, Marg
- 1:00:30 – Women in S3 part 2: Cersei, Brienne, Cat, Talisa, Arya, the Baratheon women
- 1:25:45 – Cracks in the plaster/adaptation
Related Links
- ‘The Wars to Come’ GoT Rewatch Project
- All UBS Podcast episodes
- The Game of Thrones Book Snob Glossary
- Why Sansa Really Kneeled: how sexism shaped Sansa Stark’s arc long ago
- Fandomentals+ Presents: End of ’18 GoT Hangout
- The Fall of Tyrion Lannister Part 1: A Storm of Swords
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Kylie is a Managing Editor at The Fandomentals on a mission to slay all the tropes. She has a penchant for complex familial dynamics and is easily pleased when authors include in-depth business details.
