Friday, December 13, 2024

House of Fire & Blood – Episode 20 “The Real Theme is the Patriarchy We Made Along the Way”

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This entry is part 20 of 47 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 by concluding the ninth chapter, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I Part 3. While Jaehaerys continues to start new projects and Alysanne enjoys her daughter Daenerys (who will DEFINITELY be queen one day), Rhaena has to cope with a daughter who runs away and a murderous husband. Being the royal family is awesome and not at all traumatic!

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Series NavigationHouse of Fire & Blood – Episode 19 “The Patriarchy Is Bad, and Other Groundbreaking Analysis” >>House of Fire & Blood – Episode 21 “Pay No Attention to the Conical Westeros Behind the Mask” >>

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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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