Tuesday, October 28, 2025

House of Fire & Blood – Episode 24 “Every Inch a King, If You Know What I Mean”

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This entry is part 24 of 61 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 continue their analysis of Fire & Blood with the tenth chapter, Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Their Triumphs and Tragedies Section 4. Alysanne goes to the North and proves that she is, indeed, the brains behind this whole operation, while Jaehaerys threatens dragon violence to force a peace between foreign dignitaries. BUT did you know he’s a great dancer?

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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 23 “A Whisper of Chickens” >>House of Fire & Blood – Episode 25 “Teaser Trailer Tears” >>

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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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