Wednesday, February 12, 2025

House of Fire & Blood – Episode 13 “A Window in Your Local Cattery”

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This entry is part 13 of 55 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, Caroline and Gretchen continue their analysis of Fire & Blood with the seventh chapter, A Surfeit of Rulers Section 1. Alyssa Velaryon takes a back seat and definitely doesn’t do anything or make any decisions, while the Best Boy Jaehaerys trains with his sword for funsies and Alysanne is… also here!

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Theme Music “The Power of Prophecy” is courtesy of HBO’s Fire and Blood

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Series NavigationHouse of Fire & Blood – Episode 12 “Boop the Snoot of the Long Boi in Scarlet” >>House of Fire & Blood – Episode 14 “Four Heads Has the Polycule” >>

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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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