Sunday, March 16, 2025

House of Fire & Blood Episode 51 “War is Bad, It is Known”

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This entry is part 51 of 55 in the series House of Fire & Blood

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 with The Dying of the Dragons: The Red and the Gold, Part 4. A little whoopsie-doodle in the Gullet results in Jace’s untimely but very thematically significant demise, which spurs Rhaenyra to invade Kind’s Landing. That’s definitely what happened! She has no other reason! Also we can’t escape worms.

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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 50 “LITERALLY Spelunking for Dragon Eggs” >>House of Fire & Blood – Episode 52 “The Real Threat is the Chair We Made Along the Way” >>

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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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