Saturday, November 2, 2024

UBS Podcast HotD 1×07 Review – Miguel Turns Off The Lights

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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline strain their eyes to watch House of the Dragon episode 7, ‘Driftmark’ thanks to Miguel Sapochnik, and begin their own familial strife over Alicent’s poo face.

Listen below, subscribe/listen on iTunes (the newest episode is updated in the app, even if not on the site yet), subscribe to our RSS feed, search for “Unabashed Book Snobbery” in any podcast app, or download an MP3 of the episode here (go to ‘show all’).

The intro & outro saltarello is performed by Stary Olsa from their album “Liep​š​aje (The Best​)​”, which is available for purchase on Bandcamp.

Episode Breakdown

  • 0:00 – Intro, asks, and recap
  • 12:25 – We’re struggling, guys
  • 26:10 – Green burial practices
  • 35:55 – Miguel Sapochnik turns off the lights
  • 39:50 – Caroline ships RhaenyraxDaemon
  • 46:10 – Hiccup’s first flight
  • 51:15 – Kid punching and kobos
  • 57:21 – Alicent monologues her motivations
  • 1:15:00 – Laenor shows up with Starbucks
  • 1:26:55 – We travel to the Fire Nation
  • 1:32:35 – Highlights/lowlights

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  • Kylie

    Kylie is a Managing Editor at The Fandomentals on a mission to slay all the tropes. She has a penchant for complex familial dynamics and is easily pleased when authors include in-depth business details.

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  • Julia

    Julia is a Managing Editor at The Fandomentals with far too many hobbies and complex emotions. She may or may not be an actual Martell.

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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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