Podcasts about eddard

Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! Spoiler alert: Ned Stark is finally dead. The chapter we've all been waiting for and dreading is finally here, and this episode tackles the one question that we're both consumed by. Why does he die in an Arya chapter, instead of a Sansa chapter, or - you know - an Eddard chapter. Lighting our way towards an answer is a whole cavalcade of thoughts, theories, and literary analysis. Let's dig in! LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! The stars have alighted in this very special episode of Second Breakfast as we accidentally work together to form one massive theory about the avalanche of echoes crushing poor Ned Stark. After we catalogue these eerie similarities, we ask the more important question: so what? What is the point of all these dozens of distillation echoes? The answer takes us to a shockingly simple and powerful place. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! The king is dead, long live the king. Joffrey's ascension surprises us by eerily mirroring Jon Snow's induction into the Night's Watch. Maggie tracks some color theory to reveal the power dynamics of the throne room coup. We stop to consider Ned Stark and all of his various principles, shortcomings, and tragedies. When does he lose? Why does he lose? And more importantly, why do the Lannisters allow him to survive past this pivotal chapter? LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! Happy Halloween! This chapter is a ghost story. Cam analyzes the death of King Robert in concert with Viserys Targaryen's death in the last chapter. What sets apart these two failed conquerors who died without an heir? We build to a broader discussion of what defines a character in this series – their memorable deaths or their fateful decisions? Maggie deepens the analysis with a discussion on Ned's haunted dreams and the many ‘promises' weighing him down. We close with the next phase of our ‘Prince That Was Promised' theory crafting. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! If Ned Stark is playing checkers, this chapter finally shows us who's been beating him at chess. Cersei Lannister arrives on the scene, but she's not quite the character we grew to love on HBO. By trying to read this character introduction with fresh eyes, we see her in a whole new light, like a lost Targaryen conqueror falling from the pages of Fire & Blood. Cam revisits the ghost of Ned Stark and the grey soup of immorality he drowned in. Maggie completes her seen & unseen analysis as the omens of good and ill rage in the sky. Also, someone in the book finally looks at the camera and says the title. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! Bittersweet doesn't even begin to describe this brief moment of seeing Ned Stark on the Iron Throne. Maggie tracks the omens and bloody motifs nipping at Ned's heels, while Cam tries to understand Ned's principled defiance as a singular act of sacrificial heroism comparable to the finale of The Witcher series, and the Pilgrim's ascension to Heaven in Dante's Divine Comedy. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! In six ruthlessly efficient pages, George R. R. Martin epitomizes his distinct brand of medieval fantasy. Ned Stark's turning point becomes a breaking point as the ghosts of his past and horrors of his present force him to confront his bleak future. We break down this purgatorial distillation echo to make the case that Ned has become one of the ghosts in his dreams. We close by reviewing four more Wizard of Ozstyle man-behind-the-curtain reveals that see the author shattering the romantic archetypes of fantasy.  LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! This chapter feels like the mirror image of last week's Catelyn adventure. Cam starts us off with eight provocative similarities and differences from our new perspective on the Stark/Lannister rivalry. We then work together to evolve last week's shadowy nature analysis to include a torrential downpouring of rain and bad omens. Gotta cherish our time with Ned before it's gone! LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! This chapter sits at squarely the dramatic intersection of philosophy and politics. Cam chases down George R. R. Martin's shockingly unvarnished critique of power. As a thought experiment, we call King Robert's bluff and imagine how the series would have ended if this plot against Daenerys Targaryen had been successful. Cam steps out of his comfort zone and into Maggie's, and we try to compose a Renaissance-esque painting of this chapter's heroic deconstruction. Maggie examines Robert's and Ned's relationship through the lens of control and choices, and aims to understand the point at which Ned's failure becomes inevitable. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! For a character who's so often described as “simple”, Ned is proving time and again to be one of the most rewarding to unpack. We start this discussion with different perspectives on Ned's current position in the titular “game,” and both walk away with a deeper understanding of him. Is Eddard Stark a stubborn Northman who refuses to play the game? Is he a floundering outsider, desperately clinging to any sense of control he can? Or is he playing his cards close to his chest, learning as he goes and cleverly identifying the right allies? We contemplate these questions and more, through the lens of character echoes, clever word choice, and the harsh irony of this world's political system. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! In the space of a single chapter, Ned Stark has gone from a bumbling amateur detective to Batman -- or has he? In this episode, we look at Ned's unsteady relationship with honesty in a world of liars. Maggie returns to the themes of femininity and unseen power that have complicated our Fire & Blood episodes over on Patreon, this time to examine the relationship between 'whores' and 'bastards'. Cam wonders if parts of Westeros are actually cursed by an overexposure to the problem of evil, and tries to dig deeper into the claim that GRRM's style of fantasy is 'historical'. We work through cycles of history, repeated mistakes, self-sabotage, and the important difference between corruption and the much sneakier, ever-present temptation. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! Ned Stark may already be dead. In this chapter, Littlefinger eulogizes him to his face, capping off a series of three failed initiations into the world of liars and crooks that is King's Landing. Cam's diving into unseen spymasters and unnoticed liars, while also keeping an eye out for Bran Atreides the God Emperor and the conspicuously absent white walkers. Maggie examines the suffocating falsities present here, both on the page and throughout the Red Keep. Pour yourself a glass of iced honey milk, and try not to gag! PS: can you imagine if Ned had a direwolf? LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! Ned just made it to King's Landing, and it's already a disaster. Maggie investigates Ned's first day as Hand of the King, wondering how out of his depth he truly is, and if he has the capacity to learn. Cam leads a close reading that compares the series-long arcs of the Stark clan and the white walkers, illuminates the ice and fire imagery we keep noticing, and reveals the beating heart of the Lord of Winterfell.   LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon!   This chapter effectively retires two of our ongoing theories: Maggie's seen & unseen theory undergoes a full reversal in the wake of a quiet Lannister coup, and Cam's dog/wolf dichotomy meets the harsh self-interested reality of a world without truth or fairness. This is the archetypical Game of Thrones chapter – full of intricate character work, scheming, dishonesty, betrayal, direwolves, and lots of blood. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon!   We've officially left Winterfell, and the road to King's Landing is full of key character moments. Maggie breaks down a new literary device that encourages a deeper look at the relationship between Ned and Robert. Cam sparks a discussion about change, prophecy, and defining character moments that take place in adolescence. We move to a conversation about the gods, inevitability, and the harshness of GRRM's world. Cam also makes an important connection across the Narrow Sea between Ned and Dany – and we're left pondering the fates of both.  LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Get bonus episodes on Patreon!   Down into the crypt we go! After three chapters on the periphery, we finally dive into the mind of Ned Stark, the daddy of Winterfell. Cam continues chasing death prophecies across three lightning-bolt moments from this chapter, while Maggie resurrects an old, classic theory to better understand the series' approach to fate and omens. We close by evolving our Macbeth comparison – George is throwing curveballs about Ned and Robert that will blow your mind.  LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

The Mountain that Rides vs. the Knight of Flowers.

Ever wonder how to master the ever-evolving game of fantasy football? Strap in as we, your hosts Dominic Adams and Martin Elliot, dissect the realm of fantasy football, sharing our current team lineups and potential gems like Gabriel Jesus and John McGinn. We're also putting a spotlight on the fatigue factor among the heavyweights of the field - think Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah. Are they burned out? What does this mean for your team? Manchester City's recent struggle also gets a full evaluation and we discuss how it could ripple into your player choices.Take a seat at our round table as we shift gears to EPL player performance analysis. From underdogs like Hey Gee, Julian Alvarez, and Son to consistent point-getters like Sanchez, Sucek, and Kufal, we bring you insights based on recent games and potential future game outcomes. But it ain't all serious, folks. We mix it up with a friendly wager on the performance of Son and Eddard - loser gifts Steve two mugs. So get ready for a rollercoaster ride of in-depth insights, player evaluations, and a healthy serving of laughter. This is fantasy football talk like you've never experienced before!

Ned visits the Street of Steel.

Ned talks to a shady maester about shady things.

Robb returns to Riverrun, where he exchanges forgiveness of transgressions with his mother. Cat for freeing Jamie. Robb for marrying a non-Frey. Robb also scolds his uncle Edmure for preventing Tywin and his army from reaching the Westerlands, where Robb's force laid in wait. All consider ways to appease House Frey's wounded ego.  Simon and Mackelly peruse belated wedding gifts.Chapter Review:Catelyn Stark is alerted that her son King Robb has commanded that she join him in the great hall. There, she is quickly forgiven by her son for freeing Jamie Lannister. Lord Rickard Karstark is not so forgiving. He calls her actions treason.After the hall has been cleared, Robb introduces Cat to a group of strangers who surround him. Ser Rolph Spicer, his sister Sybell Westerling, and her children. The last of those children he introduces as Jeyne, his new bride and queen. Cat realizes immediately that this means they've lost the support of the Freys, as Robb agreed to marry a Frey to cement the house's allegiance to him.King Robb and Brynden Blackfish Tully then lay into Cat's brother Ser Edmure Tully for harassing Tywin's army, as it tried to ford the Red Fork on it's way back to the Westerlands. It turns out that Robb and his force were waiting on Tywin's army and planned to pin them in the west or destroy them.  That would've allowed Stannis Baratheon to destroy the Lannisters in King's Landing. Instead, Edmure's victory over Tywin allowed him to get word of Stannis' attack on King's Landing and swoop in and save the city.Cat says none of that matters, at the moment. More important is winning back the north from the Iron Born. Robb thinks the only chance they have of success is to earn back the Frey's fealty. There must be something he can offer to Lord Walder Frey. Cat doesn't think it is something, as much as it is someone.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Catelyn "Cat" Stark - Eldest child of Hoster Tully, widow of Ned Stark, father of King Robb.King Robb Stark: Eldest son of Eddard "Ned" and Cat Stark. The King in the North and King of the Trident.Jeyne Westerling: Eldest daughter of Lord Gawen and Sybell Westerling. New Bride to King Robb.Edmure Tully - Brother to Catelyn, heir to Riverrun.Brynden “Blackfish” Tully - Brother of Hoster Tully, uncle to Cat. Renowned soldier.Jamie Lannister - Father and uncle to king Joffrey Baratheon. Twin of Cersei Lannister. Freed from captivity by Catelyn.The Crag: Seat of House Westerling.Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25MSupport the show

Ned reunites with Cat.

The Stark sisters are on trial.

Professor Chad is back to talk about the final Ned POV. Then Anthony posits his most egregious bit of Varys propaganda yet: Varys is GRRM's Bilbo Baggins. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80's TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the discussion:  book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us:  Instagram | LeDonneBooks.com Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ned rides with King Robert.

Did I say Joyce's parallax is a central issue in the series? Well, this chapter gives us some key evidence for that statement. Words, lines and scenes are doubled, offering two interpretations or takes of the same event or thing. If you're going to write thousands of pages of text using the point of view structure, you have to show that points of view differ, that they matter. George does some of that work in this chapter. And Joyce isn't the only work alluded to here. Robert and Ned's descent down into the crypts is evocative of other well known journeys down into the land of the dead--in Homer, Virgil and Dante. But above all, the language in this chapter most closely mirrors the descent down into Plato's Cave. The Allegory of the Cave is so important to GRRM's series that I did an entire special episode on it. That's because while we formally encounter it here, we are going to be dealing with this issue for all five books, so best come to grips with it now. For our purposes here in the re-read, it's enough to note the links, the suggestion that we are operating in Plato's Cave of shadow reality. And if that's correct, then it should color our understanding of everything that passes between Ned and Robert in this chapter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/glen-reed/message

Jon and company head into the Frostfangs. Jon spies on the wildlings through Ghost's eyes. Ghost is hurt, but Qhorin is happy that they've seen enough and they high-tail it back toward the remainder of the Night's Watch. Simon and Mackelly throw another log on the campfire.Chapter Review:Jon Snow speaks with Qhorin Halfhand as they continue to climb through the Skirling Pass. Jon admits that he freed Ygritte. Qhorin isn't mad. Qhorin said if he had really wanted her dead he would have had Ebben do it. This way, he was able to gauge Jon as a man. They also discuss Mance Rayder. He was born a wildling, but became a great ranger. His treason was just going home.Jon sleeps while Ghost hunts. In his dreams, Jon speaks with Bran who speaks through a weirwood tree. Bran tells Jon to open his third eye to see better. At that point, Jon enters Ghost's mind and sees the wildling camp further ahead. It's vast and he sees a lack of discipline, but some military training going on. He also sees a giant riding a mammoth. An eagle swoops down and attacks Ghost, Jon wakes with a yelp.Qhorin questions Jon at length about his dream. They continue toward the wildlings, but en route, they see Ghost injured with talon marks on his back. They patch him up and Qhorin announces that they have seen enough. They head back down the pass and leave Squire Dalbridge to hold the choke point with as many arrows as they have.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Night's Watch - Men who guard the Seven Kingdoms against threats from beyond the Wall.Jon Snow - Bastard son of Eddard "Ned" Stark. Sworn brother of the Night's Watch.Ser Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.Ghost - Jon Snow's direwolf.Mance Rayder - Leader of the wildlings, self-styled King-Beyond-The-Wall.Benjen Stark - Brother of Ned Stark, uncle to Jon Snow. First Ranger of the Night's Watch. Has been missing north of the Wall for many months.Qhorin Halfhand - Ranger of the Night's Watch, from the Shadow Tower. Leading Jon's expedition. Stonesnake - Ranger from the Shadow Tower. Best climber in the Night's Watch.Ebben - Ranger of the Night's Watch, from the Shadow Tower.Squire Dalbridge - Ranger of the Night's Watch, from the Shadow Tower.Ygritte - Wildling girl captured by Jon but subsequently released.Warg - Person who can enter the mind of, and control, an animal.Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. All Music credits to Ross Bugden INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25MSupport the show

Jon and Co. climb the Skirling Pass into the Frostfang Mountains. They spot wildling lookouts and after a harrowing nighttime climb they capture a wildling girl. Qhorin orders Jon to kill the girl but Jon can't do it and lets her go. Simon and Mackelly discover the real reason the pale-blue t-shirts are our best-selling merch.Chapter Review:Qhorin Halfhand's crew sees the light of a fire up ahead. Wildling lookouts have risked the light for some warmth. They won't get much from Qhorin. He sends Stonesnake and Jon Snow to climb around the watchers and silence them before they can raise the alarm. Jon orders Ghost to stay behind.The climb is very dangerous, but the two arrive just above the wildlings' position and drop on them unannounced. The two men are quickly dispatched and Jon grapples with the third figure who was sleeping. It turns out to be a young woman named Ygritte. Stonesnake gives the signal and the rest of the party to join them.Ygritte tells the tale of Bael the Bard and why she and Jon share blood. He's somewhat taken with her, she's made of tougher stuff. The Halfhand knows what has to be done and leaves Jon to kill Ygritte. The old softy can't do it, but won't desert his companions as she suggests. He lets her go.Characters/Places/Names/Events:Night's Watch - Men who guard the Seven Kingdoms against threats from beyond the Wall. Jon Snow - Bastard son of Eddard "Ned" Stark. Recently sworn brother of the Night's Watch.Ser Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.Ghost - Jon Snow's direwolf.Mance Rayder - Leader of the wildlings, self-styled King-Beyond-The-Wall.Benjen Stark - Brother of Ned Stark, uncle to Jon Snow. First Ranger of the Night's Watch. Has been missing north of the Wall for many months.Qhorin Halfhand - Night's Watch ranger from the Shadow Tower. Stonesnake - Ranger from the Shadow Tower. Best climber in the Night's Watch.Ygritte - Wildling girl captured by Jon but subsequently released.Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Arya burns her third wish in helping the north take Harrenhal from Amory Lorch. She's abetted by Jaqen H'ghar and surprisingly Vargo Hoat - who has switched sides and is working for Roose Bolton. Mackelly and Simon weigh up what this means for Arya and the war. Chapter Review:Arya Stark's life has improved since Weese died. She roams Harrenhal after dark. She visits Hot Pie who is making bread for the morning. Their conversation is disturbed by the arrival of Vargo Hoat's Bloody Mummers, with a hundred or more northern prisoners. He brags to Amory Lorch of a big victory over Roose Bolton's men. Lorch has the captives taken to a cell. Arya begins to think of a plan.She visits Gendry to enlist his help in freeing the prisoners. He's not interested. She offers him the amazing reward of the gratitude of her mother and maybe even a job at Winterfell? Be still his beating heart. He points out that he's doing the same job here, why should he care where or for whom. She goes instead to the Godswood to practice her water dancing, where she meets Jaqen H'ghar.She wants him to help her free the prisoners, but he only owes her one death. She says his name, and he threatens to do it. But Arya agrees to unname him if he'll help. With Rorge and Biter, they overcome the guards with kettles of soup and free the prisoners, who were expecting help. Turns out that Hoat had turned and the prisoners were an advance force of Roose Bolton's army.When Bolton arrives, he makes Arya his cup-bearer as a token of his appreciation for her aid in freeing Harrenhal.  Characters/Places/Names/EventsArya Stark - Younger daughter of Eddard "Ned" and Catelyn Stark. Gendry - Friend of Arya. Former armorer's apprentice. Bastard son of King Robert Baratheon. Working in the Harrenhal smiths.Hot Pie - Friend of Arya. Working in the Harrenhal kitchens.Amory Lorch - Cruel Lannister knight. Implicated in the murder of Rhaegar Targaryen's two children. Acting castellan of Harrenhal.Vargo Hoat - Leader of the Brave Companions, aka the Bloody Mummers. Flamboyant, lisping swellsword.Roose Bolton - Lord of the Dreadfort. Heading up the eastern contingent of Robb Stark's army. Jaqen H'ghar - Mysterious Lorathi whom Arya saved from death during the battle between the Night's Watch recruits and Armory Lorch's men. Now a soldier in Lorch's group.Rorge - One of three recruits to the Night's Watch who were held in chains. Saved by Arya. Now in service to Armory Lorch. Biter - One of three recruits to the Night's Watch who were held in chains. Saved by Arya. Now in service to Armory Lorch. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

The Night's Watch visit Craster's Keep. Craster provides some information, but one of his pregnant daughter-wives recruits Jon to rescue her from her fate. Jon doesn't think they can help. Simon and Mackelly ponder Gilly's future. Chapter Review: The Night's Watch arrive at Craster's Keep. Lord Commander Jeor Mormont warns all not to interact with Craster's wives. The keep is awful, little more than a midden heap. Jon Snow joins Mormont in the “hall.” The squalid building stinks, and Craster sits in the only chair. Mormont quizzes Craster about Benjen Stark, but he's not been through these parts. The last crows Craster has seen were Waymar Royce and crew. Their host knows why the villages are empty. Mance Rayder has been inviting wildlings to join him. He has intel about the King Beyond the Wall and trades it for a new axe. Outside, Ghost terrorizes a young pregnant girl named Gilly. Jon calls him off. Jon then sets up a tent and makes his own food so that he owes Craster nothing. Later Gilly approaches Jon and ask him to take her when he leaves. If her baby proves to be a boy, Craster will give him to the Others. Jon feels bad, but he cannot help. As the Night's Watch leave for the Frostfangs following the map that Sam created with Craster's help, Jon asks Mormont about Craster's sons. Mormont admits that the Night's Watch know that he gives the sons up to the woods. But they don't have dominion over him. Characters/Places/Names/Events:Night's Watch - Men who guard the Seven Kingdoms against threats from beyond the Wall. Jon Snow - Bastard son of Eddard "Ned" Stark. Recently sworn brother of the Night's Watch. Samwell Tarly - Brother of the Night's Watch. Heavy-set and cowardly. Attendant to Maester Aemon. Friend to Jon Snow. Ser Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Maester Aemon - One hundred year-old maester of the Night's Watch. Ghost - Jon Snow's direwolf. Craster - Wildling north of the Wall. He lives with 19 daughter-wives. Gilly - Pregnant daughter-wife of Craster. Mance Rayder - Leader of the Wildlings, self-styled King-Beyond-The-Wall. Thoren Smallwood - Acting first ranger of the Night's Watch. Eddison Tollett (Dolorous Edd) - Unhappy member of the Night's Watch. Check out our merchandise store:  https://ghostsofharrenhal.threadless.com/If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQ All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Programa 1x59 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. Esta semana analizamos el decimoquinto y último capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en el que tras soñar con el torneo de Harrenhal la anterior Mano del Rey recibe en las celdas negras una proposición de Varys. Para un podcast tan señalado, contamos con un invitado de excepción: nuestro amigo Elendor del genial podcast Empanada de Lamprea. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

On Dragonstone, Davos watches Melisandre burn the gods of The Seven. He has a drink with pirate Salladhor Saan. He meets with King Stannis and is commissioned to go spread the word of Stannis' rightful claim to the people of Westeros. Simon and Mackelly consider converting.  Chapter Review: Melisandre reveals the prophecy of Azor Ahai and his flaming sword Lighhtbringer, from the time of heroes. She tells that Stannis is the embodiment of the fabled hero and he withdraws a flaming sword from the burning effigies of the seven false gods of Westeros. Davos is impressed by Melisandre's powers, but concerned by Stannis' willingness to alienate what few allies they have.  Davos has a pint with Salladhor Saan, a Lysene pirate. He brings news of the wars on the mainland and demands that they attack King's Landing while it is vulnerable. Saan also has a very negative view of the whole Azor Ahai thing - he, Azor Ahai, murdered his wife to make his sword, not exactly an inspiring antecedent for Stannis to emulate.  Davos meets with Stannis. The king wants his smuggler to sail to every port in Westeros with news of Joffrey's parentage and Stannis' rightful claim. Davos doubts that they have the proof, but Stannis reminds him of Edric Storm - Robert's recognized bastard son at Storm's End. Stannis bemoans that he is in the right, but has the least gold and men of the various claimants. He notes that his only assets are his navy and Melisandre.  Characters/Places/Names/Events: Stannis Baratheon - (Arguably) The rightful King of the Seven Kingdoms. Elder brother of Renly Baratheon. Husband to Selyse. Father of Shireen.  Melisandre - The Red Woman of Ashaii. Priestess of R'Hellor, the Lord of Light. Advisor to King Stannis.  Selyse (Florent) Baratheon - Wife of Stannis Baratheon, (arguably) rightful Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Mother of Shireen.  Ser Davos Seaworth - The Onion Knight. Advisor to King Stannis Baratheon.  Maester Pylos - Young maester, sent to Dargonstone to replace the frail Maester Cresson. Maester Cresson - 80 year-old maester of Dragonstone. Long-time servant of the Baratheon family.  Robb Stark - Eldest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark. Crowned King in the North after his victory at Riverrun.  Eddard "Ned" Stark - Erstwhile hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and deceased King Robert's closest friend. Beheaded for treason by order of King Joffrey Baratheon.  Renly Baratheon - Robert and Stannis' youngest brother. Lord of Storm's End. Husband to Margery Tyrell. Claimant to the Iron Throne.  Joffrey Baratheon - King of the Seven Kingdoms, as son of the former King Robert. Known to be the bastard son of his mother Cersei and her twin Jamie Lannister.  Salladhor Saan - Pirate prince of the Narrow Sea. Former accomplice of Davos Seaworth's smuggling. Now recruited to King Stannis' cause.  Check out our merchandise store:  https://ghostsofharrenhal.threadless.com/If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.  We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.  Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQ All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTERSupport the show

Programa 1x50 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. Esta semana analizamos el decimocuarto y penúltimo capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en el que la Mano del Rey sufre el cambio de régimen provocado por la muerte de Robert Baratheon. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

Programa 1x48 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. Esta semana analizamos el decimotercer capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en el que la Mano del Rey se ve sometido a un juego de intrigas tras la visita al monarca en su lecho de muerte. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

Programa 1x46 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. Esta semana analizamos el duodécimo capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en que la Mano del Rey tiene una conversación decisiva con su mayor antagonista, la reina Cersei Lannister, a propósito precisamente del Juego de Tronos Para un podcast tan señalado, contamos con un invitado de excepción: Pablo, también conocido como CerseiLanni y a quien hemos podido escuchar durante tantos años en el Podcast de hielo y fuego. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

Programa 1x44 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. Esta semana analizamos el undécimo capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en que la Mano del Rey se sienta en el Trono de Hierro con el objetivo de impartir justicia en un Poniente ya en guerra. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

Programa 1x40 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. En el último podcast del año analizamos el décimo capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en el que la Mano del Rey sueña con la Torre de la Alegría antes de debatir con la pareja real. Para un podcast tan especial, contamos con una invitada de excepción: Cristina Arias, del podcast Paseando por la Cava Baja, una enamorada de la saga. Podcast Paseando por la Cava Baja https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-paseando-cava-baja_sq_f1632047_1.html La semana que viene no habrá podcast al uso, sino un programa especial que os sorprenderá. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

Sansa tries to come to terms with her reality. King Joffrey reveals that they are still to be married, that his name-day is coming up, and that his cruelty doesn't end with just killing her father. Meryn Trant puts on the hurt and Sandor Clegane is uncommonly solicitous. The guys dab the blood from Sansa's cheek and help to plot our revenge. Chapter Review: Sansa is unwashed and ignored in her chambers in King's Landing. She's not eating and bouncing between awful dreams of her father's death and the awful reality of it. She feels utterly betrayed having kept her side of every bargain. Joffrey tells her to get up and Meryn Trant gives her something to cry about. She steels her resolve and attends Joffrey at court. He's his usual self. Bored and inconsiderate punctuated by bouts of being engaged but vile. After he takes his leave, he demands Sansa join him. The Hound encourages her compliance - but kind of nicely. Joffrey's outing is to see the heads on spikes, including Ned and Septa Mordane. He knows how to show a girl a good time. Sansa gives Joffrey some sass and Meryn Trant beats her bloody again. Sansa toys with the notion of pushing Joffrey off the battlements, but as her thought crystallizes into action Clegane interposes and gently dabs the blood from her lips. She thanks him and a weird alliance is cemented. Characters/Places/Names/Events: King Joffrey Baratheon - bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei Lannister. Currently King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name. Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Mother of King Joffrey Baratheon. Janos Slynt - Commander of the City Watch (AKA Gold Cloaks), the police force of King's Landing. Now elevated to Lord of Harrenhal and given a seat on the Small Council. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Member of the king's Small Council. Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Sansa Stark - Eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon. Eddard "Ned" Stark - Now deceased former Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and father of Sansa. Ser Meryn Trant - Member of the Kingsguard in King's Landing. Sandor Clegane - The Hound. Prince Joffrey's personal protector. Member of the Kingsguard. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Programa 1x36 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. Esta semana analizamos el noveno capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en el que la Mano del Rey sufre un desafortunado encuentro con Jaime Lannister mientras investiga los bastardos reales acompañado de Meñique. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

After traversing the mean streets of King's Landing, Arya winds up following the crowd to the Sept of Baelor. There she finds her father, sister, King Joffrey, and the rest. Ned admits to treason and hails Joffrey as the true king. That should then get Sansa what she asked for: mercy for her father. However, Joffrey being Joffrey, he instead calls for Ned's head. The guys walk you through the whole somber affair. Chapter Review: Arya Stark has been living rough on the streets of King's Landing, since fleeing from the Lannister guards. She's been beaten up, had her belongings stolen, and gone hungry. After killing a fat pigeon, Arya makes her way down to the wharfs. There she finds the Wind Witch, the same ship her father scheduled to take her and Sansa home to Winterfell. Stark men hang around out front. Arya can't believe it. However, as she gets closer, she  realizes that she doesn't recognize any of the men. Smelling a trap, she leaves before they realize who she is. She leaves the wharfs and heads to Flea Bottom to eat, only to discover that her pigeon is missing. Dejected, hungry, and beaten up, Arya follows the crowd and the sounds of bells to the Sept of Baelor. There she finds her father flanked by gold cloaks of the city watch. She also sees her sister Sansa, King Joffrey, Queen Cersei, and most of the royal entourage. Ned announces that he's committed treason. That he tried to steal the throne for himself. Joffrey is the true king of the Seven Kingdoms. Joffrey tells the crowd that his mother wants him to allow Ned to take The Black. That Sansa has begged him for mercy. After smiling at Sansa, he turns to the crowd and proclaims that no treason will go unpunished, while he's king. He asks Ser Ilyn Payne to bring him Ned's head. Arya tries to rush the stage, but before she can get there, she's grabbed by a stranger. Arya realizes he's not actually a stranger. It's Yoren of the Night's Watch. He refers to Arya as "boy," tells her that she'll be coming with him. Characters/Places/Names/Events: King Joffrey Baratheon - bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei Lannister. Currently King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name. Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Mother of King Joffrey Baratheon. Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Tomboy. Escaped the Lannisters, now in the company of Yoren of the Night's Watch. Eddard "Ned" Stark - Erstwhile hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and deceased King Robert's closest friend. Recently beheaded for treason by order of King Joffrey Baratheon. Sansa Stark - Eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon. Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Member of the small council. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Fellow member of the king's Small Council. Janos Slynt - Commander of the City Watch (AKA Gold Cloaks), the police force of King's Landing. Now elevated to Lord of Harrenhal and given a seat on the Small Council. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQSupport the show

Programa 1x34 de "La Canción Continúa", el podcast dedicado a la relectura de Canción de Hielo y Fuego, saga de George R.R. Martin. Esta semana analizamos el octavo capítulo de Ned Stark en Juego de Tronos, en el que presenciamos una gran controversia en el consejo privado que termina con la dimisión de la Mano del Rey. ¡Descubre nuestro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lacancioncontinua Síguenos en: Instagram https://bit.ly/33DkuVI Twitter https://bit.ly/2Uxre38 Facebook https://bit.ly/3bnz9XV iVoox https://bit.ly/2J7JlYv Spotify https://spoti.fi/3dweXok Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://apple.co/2Jo65mU Lektu https://lektu.com/e/la-cancion-contin... Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qd9hxlw3MtLNJDIXlrSgg Podcasters: @BeatrizPB0 ; @VVelaryon ; @javimgol ; @santiOZ Todos los derechos sobre los nombres de lugares y personajes relacionados con la obra "Canción de Hielo y Fuego" pertenecen a George RR Martin, ©1996-2015, y a Editoriales Gigamesh S.L. por la traducción, ©2002-2020. Agradecemos el permiso de la editorial para el uso del glosario y por todo el apoyo que han dado a este podcast.

Ned suffers some pretty brutal sensory deprivation down in the dungeons. Allowing his overactive imagination to run wild. A surprise visitor gives him some advice on how to free himself, but can Eddard bring himself to do the smart thing, instead of the right thing? Mac and Simon are more than capable of both. Chapter Review: Eddard Stark is visited by dreams, ghosts, and eunuchs in the Red Keep's dungeons. He dreams of Rhaegar Targaryen presenting Lyanna Stark with the blue roses, after winning the jousting at the Harrenhal Tourney. He's mocked by King Robert's ghost for where his uncompromising stiff neck has brought him. He gets some wine and advice from Lord Varys.Varys explains how the realm is descending into anarchy, but that Sansa has made a plea for Ned's life. Lord Stark must swallow his pride and admit to treason, proclaim Joffrey the rightful king, and bend the knee. The next visitor could bring Eddard some much needed food, or Sansa' head, it all depends on Ned.Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Former Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Father of King Joffrey Baratheon. Ser Barriston Selmy - Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Older but still deadly with a sword or a lance. Renly Baratheon - King Robert's youngest brother. Lord of Storm's End and Master of Laws. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Fellow member of the king's Small Council. Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers.  Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Sansa attends King Joffrey's first court session. It's everything she never dreamed of. Janos Slynt gets a meteoric promotion, Ser Barristan Selmy gets similarly precipitous demotion. And Sansa begs for her father's life. Despite a chorus of naysayers, good King Joffrey is moved to mercy. The boys cast a skeptical eye over the whole thing. Chapter Review: Sansa Stark enters the throne room and is treated as a leper by all. Even drunken Ser Dontos Hollard stifles his greeting when reminded of who she is. No matter, she's on a mission. Pycelle reads out a list of people who are expected to come to King's Landing to pledge fealty to the new King. It's pretty much everyone in Westeros. Arya is on the list - which gives Sansa hope that her sister might have escaped. Janos Slynt is given the Lordship of Harrenhal and a seat on the Small Council. Cersei is named regent. Tywin Lannister is named Hand of the King. Barristan Selmy is then unceremoniously fired from his role as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. He storms out muttering mutinous words about Stannis' claim to the throne. Sansa's moment arrives. She begs forgiveness for her father. She puts his lack of judgement down to the milk of the poppy he was taking for his broken leg. The Small Council advise the King to harden his heart, but King Joffrey claims to be moved by Sansa's sweet words. Provided that Lord Stark retracts his prior accusations and pledge fealty, there will be mercy. Characters/Places/Names/Events: King Joffrey Baratheon - bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei Lannister. Currently King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name. Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Mother of King Joffrey Baratheon. Janos Slynt - Commander of the City Watch (AKA Gold Cloaks), the police force of King's Landing. Now elevated to Lord of Harrenhal and given a seat on the Small Council. Ser Barristan Selmy - Ousted Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Older but still deadly with a sword or a lance. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Fellow member of the king's Small Council. Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Sansa Stark - Eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon. Eddard "Ned" Stark - Former Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and King Robert's closest friend. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25MSupport the show

The King is dead. Long live King Joffrey? King Stannis? King Renly? Whoever! Ned and Cersei confront in the throne room. Ned is sure he has the manpower advantage to win the day, but then Petyr Baelish delivers a lasting lesson in the school of "Don't trust anyone." Mackelly and Simon take sides.Chapter Review: Eddard Stark is awoken to a Lannister show of strength outside his window, and the day only goes downhill from there. At breakfast, he allows Arya to have one last "dance lesson" but refuses Sansa a final goodbye with prince Joffrey, before the girls board the ship headed for Winterfell. The news causes an outraged Sansa to storm off.The day's downward spiral continues when Grand Maester Pycelle arrives and announces that King Robert has died. A heavy-hearted Ned convenes the small council (apart from Renly, who having carefully weighed up the situation has scarpered from King's Landing) and has Barristan Selmy break the seal on Robert's will. As we know, Ned is supposed to act as Protector of the Realm until Robert's heir comes of age. Before Ned can obtain oaths of allegiance, the council is summoned to the presence of the new king. Ned's helped to the throne room by Littlefinger who assures him that the gold cloaks are on the payroll. Joffrey demands a rapid coronation. Cersei tears up Robert's will and demands that Ned bend the knee. Instead, he reveals that Cersei's children are not Robert's and that the gold cloaks should escort the royal family to their rooms. The city guard do exactly what they've been paid to do, and kill all of Ned's men. Ned himself is taken into custody by Littlefinger himself. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend. Oh and now he's dead.  Renly Baratheon - King Robert's youngest brother. Lord of Storm's End and Master of Laws. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully.  Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden:INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

King Robert has been mortally wounded by a boar. Ned's plan to tell him that his children were cuckoos turns to ashes in his mouth. Cersei, Renly, Varys, Petry Baelish - all start scheming for the next round of the Game of Thrones. Is Ned morally nimble enough to keep up? Mac and Simon mourn the fallen king and consider every angle of the implications. Chapter Review: Thanks to a surfeit of wine from his loyal squire Lancel Lannister, King Robert gets gored by a boar and the two-day journey back to King's Landing has allowed the wound to mortify. There is nothing Pycelle can do. Ned transcribes the King's last will and testament, with a slight edit, for the good of the realm. Cersei departs to...who knows? Selmy blames himself. Varys blames Lancel. Renly suggests to Ned that they take Joffrey into custody to ensure adherence to the terms of Ned's will: namely that Ned act as regent and projector of the realm until Joffrey comes of age. Ned writes to Stannis congratulating him on becoming king. Littlefinger paints a grim picture of the realm under Stannis, who doesn't command the love that Robert did nor demonstrates the level of forgiveness and flexibility that a king will need. Ned is set on his path. Baelish agrees to help but he'll need money to pay off the gold cloaks. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend.King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm. Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend. Queen Cersei Lannister - Wife of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister.  Stannis Baratheon - Older younger brother of King Robert and Lord of Dragonstone. Renly Baratheon - King Robert's youngest brother. Lord of Storm's End and Master of Laws. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Fellow member of the king's Small Council. Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Eddard Stark is now in possession of the biggest secret in King's Landing. News so immense it could destroy the very kingdom. But the king is off hunting and Ned has few friends with whom to share the news. What to do? Personally we wouldn't have advised confiding in Cersei Bloomin' Lannister, but then again we're morally flexible soft southern children of summer. From their respective castles, Mac and Simon analyze the latest happenings and weigh up the latest battle between Ned's honor and common sense. Chapter Review: Ned entertains some of his Small Council cohorts - Grand Maester Pycelle and Petyr LittleFinger Baelish. Apparently, Tywin Lannister doesn't appreciate having his bannerman, Ser Gregor Clegane brought to heel. Ned's past caring about Tywin. But he does still care about Cersei's children. They parley in the infrequently- used King's Landing Godswood. It goes about as well as might be expected. She admits to everything (even providing the identity of the father), but she does not admit to Jon Arryn's murder. Cersei tries to use her feminine wiles - but come on - this is Lord Eddard Stark. Ned advises her to gather her children and flee... far. Robert's wrath will follow her as far as she could possibly run. Cersei tells Ned he missed the chance to seize the throne for himself. And follows up with, "In the Game of Thrones you win, or you die."  Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Fellow member of the king's Small Council. Queen Cersei Lannister - Wife of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm. Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend. Tywin Lannister - Lord of Casterly Rock. Father of Jamie, Cersei, and Tyrion Lannister. Support the podcast. Buy some merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25MSupport the show

Ned gets a turn on the Iron Throne while King Robert is off hunting. His leg hurts and so do the various bits of him getting poked by the chair - curse you Robert, and you Aegon the Conqueror. His comfort is hardly enhanced by news from the Riverlands of murder and pillage by Lannister-men. Simon and Mackelly consider every implication. Chapter Review:Eddard Stark is in charge and sits the Iron Throne. He's not thrilled by either the responsibility, (Robert is off hunting) nor the ergonomics. While Sansa watches on, he is confronted with news of atrocities in the Riverlands. Un-sigiled brigands have sacked three towns, killing and raping - but not stealing. The only clue as to their identity - one of them is as big as a mountain. Against Grand Maester Pycelle's objections, Ned strips Ser Gregor Clegane of his titles, lands, and life and dispatches a sizable contingent under the King's banner to carry out the justice. He gives the lead of this mission to Ser Beric Dondarrion. In so doing, he slights Ser Loras Tyrell and Ser Ilyn Payne (the King's executioner). Lord Varys suggests that this might not have been the best strategic decision. But we note that Ned carefully picked only men loyal to either House Stark or House Barratheon. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm. Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Lord Varys - Master of Spies for King Robert. Ser Gregor Clegane - The Mountain who Rides. Lannister loyalist. Murderer of Rhaegar Targaryen's children. Lord Beric Dondarrion - The Lightning Lord of Blackhaven. Tasked by Ned to bring down the King's justice on Gregor Clegane.  Edmure Tully - Heir to Riverrun. Seemingly in charge of defenses, while his father Hoster Tully recuperates from illness. Support the podcast. Buy some merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Ned dreams of fighting to rescue his sister Lyanna. He wakes to find that the king and queen are waiting speak with him. Queen Cersei spins a yarn, Ned creates an awkward scene, and the royal couple squabbles leading to violence. Finally, Ned gets his old job back, whether he wants it or not. Chapter Review: Eddard Stark and six of his companions stand off against three members of the royal kingsguard. He wakes in the Tower of the Hand, a week after the fight with Jamie Lannister's men. The king and queen soon arrive and queen Cersei starts right in on Ned as the instigator of the fight. Robert commands that Cat Stark release Tyrion Lannister immediately and that Ned make up with Jamie. Ned tells Robert that he was coming from seeing Robert's baby daughter at a brothel. The king and queen begin an argument that ends with Robert hitting Cersei in the face, knocking her to the ground. The chapter ends with Robert tossing the Hand of the King pin to Ned and commanding that he take his old job back. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men.Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm. Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend. Cersei Lannister - Queen of Westeros. The twin sister of Jamie Lannister and older sister to Tyrion Lannister. Jamie Lannister - Member of the royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen. Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Jory Cassel - Captain of the Stark household guard. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Lyanna Stark - Younger sister of Ned Stark. Once betrothed to Robert Baratheon. Kidnapped by Rhaegar Targaryen. She died near the end of Robert's Rebellion. Support the podcast. Buy some merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM!: https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER!: https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Eddard Stark has found the brothel he'd been looking for. He also found a fight he wasn't looking for. Both deliver surprising results. We comb through the facts and details to make sure you know what's happening, why, and the possible repercussions. Chapter Review: We find Ned, some of his household guard, and Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish visiting the brothel Jon Arryn and Stannis Baratheon had visited prior to Jon's death. Ned has discovered that King Robert has a base-born child to one of the women of the brothel. The child is a girl named Barra who looks just like Robert. After promising Barra's mother that the girl will want for nothing, Ned and the guys head back to the Red Keep. On the way, Ned reminisces about promises he made his sister Lyanna and sees his bastard son Jon's face in the rain.While Ned and Littlefinger are discussing why Jon Arryn was visiting King Robert's bastards, the street becomes flooded with Lannister men. Jamie Lannister tells Ned he's looking for his brother Tyrion, who Catelyn Stark has taken captive. Ned tells Jamie that Tyrion was taken on his orders, to answer for his crimes. Jamie lets Littlefinger leave and then threatens to kill Ned, but Ned says if he does Cat will kill Tyrion. Before Jamie rides off, he tells his men not to touch Ned, but to kill his men. In the fighting, all of Ned's men are killed and Ned suffers a badly broken leg. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, and childhood friend to Catelyn Tully. Jamie Lannister - Member of the royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen. Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Jory Cassel - Captain of the Stark household guard. King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm. Aside from being king, he's also Ned's lifelong best friend. Support the podcast. Buy some merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server!We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM!: https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER!: https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show

Ned and Robert go toe-to-toe over how to handle Dany's pregnancy. When all is said and done, king Robert needs a new Hand of the King, and Ned is headed back to Winterfell. We sit in on the Small Council meeting, tell you what happened, why, and make conjectures about the consequences. Chapter Review: King Robert is in attendance at the Small Council meeting. He has learned that Daenerys Targaryen is pregnant and says now is the time to extinguish the Targaryen flame for good. Ned says it's nothing short of murder to kill a 14-year-old girl and her unborn child. Increasingly heated words are exchanged between the two until king Robert can take no more. He puts it to a vote of the Small Council and wins 4-1. Ned refuses to order the assassination and resigns as Hand of the King. A furious king Robert tells him to get out before his head ends up on a spike. Back at the Tower of the Hand, Ned has mixed feelings about leaving. He's excited to get back to Winterfell but worried about the realm being left in the hands of king Robert and the other members of the Small Council. He also feels remorseful that he hadn't gotten to the bottom of Jon Arryn's murder. While he's planning his departure, Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish shows up and offers to take him to the brothel that Ned and his men have been looking for. Characters/Places/Names/Events: Eddard "Ned" Stark - Hand of the King, Lord of Winterfell, and king Robert's closest friend. King Robert Baratheon - King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the realm. Lord Varys - Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish - Master of Coin, member of the Small Council, childhood friend to Cat Stark. Renly Baratheon - King Robert's youngest brother. Lord of Storm's End and Master of Laws. Ser Barriston Selmy - Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Daenerys Targaryen - Khaleesi to a Dothraki khalasar, younger sister to Viserys. Viserys Targaryen - Deposed heir to the Iron Throne.  Khal Drogo - Leader of a Dothraki khalasar, husband to Daeny Targaryen. Stannis Baratheon - Older younger brother of King Robert, Lord of Dragonstone. Support the podcast. Buy a bit of merch from our store. Or if swag is not your bag, buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold.If you like what we're doing, please consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, podchaser.com, and anywhere else you can leave a rate and review.Join the discussion on our Discord server! https://discord.com/invite/FTy7BExyBQWe'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at ghosts.harrenhal@gmail.com. Also, follow us on Twitter @GhostsHarrenhal, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.All Music credits to Ross Bugden: INSTAGRAM!: https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER!: https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden) YOUTUBE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kthxycmF25M Support the show