Unabashed Book Snobbery

Unabashed Book Snobbery

The Game of Thrones-critical and ASOIAF-ethusiast podcast. This is where being a book snob is a good thing.

Episodes

March 23, 2023

Julia, Kylie, Caroline, and Gretchen name their dragons, define antagonists, and wonder if they're secure in trusting House of the Dragon as they discuss the first season in full. 

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.

 Episode Breakdown

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 3:15 - The adjective game & fandom engagement
  • 18:45 - HOTD tops itself/the ending
  • 25:20  - Missteps, favorites, and Matt Dae...
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 Julia, Kylie, Caroline and Bo celebrate Emma D'Arcy stealing the show, while Vhagar fulfills her own Targ destiny in the House of the Dragon season finale, "The Black Queen."

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. 

 Episode Breakdown:

  •  0:00 - Intro, asks, recap, and Florida
  • 16:25 - Rhaenyra is practically perfect
  • 22:25 - The babe did come :(
  • 32:30 - Daemon's spousal su...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline get out their #girlboss mugs and smash through smallfolk to celebrate the first penultimate season episode for House of the Dragons, 'The Green Council'. 

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. 

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro & episode recap
12:05 - Struck down in his prime!
21:33 - A zany search sequence
31:42 - The princess in the tower
41:22 - Aegonball
50:10 - Defining 'closer t...

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January 25, 2023

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline reunite with Musa for an awkward family dinner where they toast the 8th episode of House of the Dragon, "The Lord of the Tides". Musa agrees Targs are boring with the exception of one particular edgelord.

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Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 - Introduction & recap
  • 22:10 - Julia wants to spoil Fire and Blood
  • 20:00 - Mullets and age-bend...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline strain their eyes to watch House of the Dragon episode 7, 'Driftmark' thanks to Miguel Sapochnik, and begin their own familial strife over Alicent's poo face.

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Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 - Intro, asks, and recap
  • 12:25 - We're struggling, guys
  • 26:10 - Green burial practices
  • 35:55 - Miguel Sapochnik turns off the lights
  • 39:50 - Carolin...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline are thrust forward in time 10 years where they discuss engorgement, dig up Criston Cole's 4chan posts, and shout "polycule" repeatedly.

 Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. 

Episode Breakdown: 

  • 0:00 - Intro & episode recap
  • 7:15 - Rhaenyra takes a lovely stroll
  • 15:30 - The "we want to bang Rhaenyra" repression club
  • 22:40 - How to train your dragon
  • 34:30 - The Alicent in...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline celebrate the royal wedding by squeeing through their entire discussion of episode 5 of House of the Dragon, "We Light the Way."

 Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. 

 Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 - Intro & episode recap
  • 7:00 - UBS corrections
  • 8:45 - Lady Rhea
  • 17:50 - Alicent's fun day
  • 25:00 - A proposal is proposed at Driftmark
  • 38:00 - Julia's Criston Cole headcanons
  • 51:...
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 Julia, Kylie, and Caroline welcome back Gretchen to chat about sex and sex rats, aka episode 4 of House of the Dragon, "King of the Narrow Sea".

 Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.

Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 - Introduction & episode recap
  • 7:17 -Some kind of chronological analysis
  • 20:00 - Garden party
  • 33:45 - Matt Smith talks in Valyr...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline watch episode 3 "Second of his Name" and get distracted by Mary Bennet and hairnets. This week's Dornish rant is nothing compared to the discussion of symbolic stags and crab dances.

 Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.

Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 - Introduction
  • 3:10 - Episode Recap
  • 6:00 - CRABFEEDER
  • 20:15 - Main plot &a...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline continue their viewing of House of the Dragon with its second episode "The Rogue Prince" and crap...are they starting to really enjoy it? Only minor Dornish rants ensue, and we learn why Rhaenys's hair is so big.

 Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.

Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 - Introduction
  • 5:20 - Episode Recap
  • 8:16 - Beginning of episode discussion
  • 16:15 - Yet another Criston Cole ra...
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Julia and Kylie reunite with Caroline to cover yet another HBO A Song of Ice and Fire-universe show House of the Dragon...this time with actually nice things to say? In addition to, dare we say it, a degree of dramatic satisfaction. This episode focuses on the series premiere, "The Heirs of the Dragon." 

  Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full podcast notes and links.

 Episode Breakdown

  • 0:00 – Intro and ca...
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Julia and Kylie continue their laborious journey back through Season 8, as they recap the final 3 episodes ...
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Back with a vengeance, Julia and Kylie begin their work revisiting Season 8 with one of their famous high level recaps of the entire season! Analysisishness ensues.

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.

Episode Breakdown: 
  • 0:00 - Intro from the future! 
  • 8:00 -  "Winterfell"; 
  • 1:00:00 - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"; 
  • 1:43:45 - "The Long Knight"
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Kylie, Julia, and Caroline return as ...
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After taking a few weeks to recover, Julia and Kylie are finally ready to talk about Game of Thrones season 8, ...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by Gretchen for the FINAL EPISODE EVER of Game of Thrones. They discuss the dramatic satisfaction that obviously ensued, as well as a pesky little thing that begins with 's' and ends with 'ism'.

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.

Episode Breakdown 

  • 0:00 - Intro & episode recap; 
  • 12:30 -  Sansa and Dany; 
  • 44:00 - Jonny; 
  • 1:00:00 - ...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Blaire to their bell choir, which is deeply significant to all involved. To...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Jana back to the feed, to chat about the set-up for Game of Thrones's final theater. It is...not looking promising.

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes.

Episode Breakdown: 

  • 0:00 - Intro & recap; 
  • 10:15 - Mad Queen Dany & her boyfriend; 
  • 32:45 - Sansa & violence in the show; 
  • 44:15 - Arya, Bronn, Jaime; 
  • 54:15 - Sam & Gil...
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by fellow book-snob Musa to discuss one very long nighttime fight. It shouldn't need more emphasis than that, right?

Please visit TheFandomentals.com for related posts and the CAROL board.

This week, we are episode break-down-less, as there's really no useful distinctions in our conversation. Rather like the episode!
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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, put Danzie on trial. That's what the cool kids are calling conversations these days...
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