Monday, June 16, 2025

House of Fire & Blood Episode 57 – Pay No Attention to the Dragon Behind the Curtain

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This entry is part 56 of 58 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 chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 5. Daemon is BAD because he has SEX with his wife’s permission, and he definitely is sleeping with that brown girl with the brown dragon who is SO POOR. Did we mention she’s brown? Meanwhile, two flying themes battle it out near Dragonstone. Yay!

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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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