Wednesday, October 8, 2025

House of Fire & Blood Episode 56 – “The Angriest Scribe”

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This entry is part 56 of 61 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.

Gretchen and Caroline are joined by YET ANOTHER FRIEND, Aashay! The group continues their analysis with the chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 4. While Woke Daeron marches on Tumbleton, Alicent proposes extremely reasonable peace terms that would definitely work! But Rhaenyra is just too crazy and evil! Meanwhile, the bastards turn cloak and burn Tumbleton because bastards are treacherous by nature. We also learn about the sin of every gender 🙂

The half hour easter egg of this episode is about Bridgerton. This is not a Bridgerton podcast!

Check out Aashay’s beautiful art on his website: https://www.aashaymeshram.com/

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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 55 – “Our Lord and Savior, Worms” >>House of Fire & Blood Episode 57 – “Pay No Attention to the Dragon Behind the Curtain” >>

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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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