Glass Candle Dialogue: House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 7 – Driftmark
This week Luka and I discuss the minimum waiting period one should observe before claiming a dragon, Laenor’s non-murder, and mediocre sand sex.
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Glass Candle Dialogue: House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 6 – The Princess and the Queen
This week’s dialogue takes Petra and I ten years into the future, as we debate which characters the time jump worked for or didn’t; the introduction...
Game of Threads: King of the Narrow Sea & We Light the Way
After last week’s hiatus (apologies), Game of Threads is back to cover courting, betrothals, weddings, colors of war, and all things in between from the past tw...
Princes, Proposals, and Pastries
Rhaenyra Targaryen: I hope for my father that he gets a son. As long as I can recall, it’s all he’s wanted. Alicent Hightower: You want him to have ...
Glass Candle Dialogue: House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 5 – We Light the Way
This week, Luka and I debate Alicent’s motivations, Daemon’s unpredictability and whether or not Criston Cole deserves our hate. *Fair warning* We a...
Glass Candle Dialogue: House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 4 – King of the Narrow Sea
In this week’s dialogue, Petra and I focus on Rhaenyra’s fitness to rule and the depiction of sex in “King of the Narrow Sea,” especiall...
In Defense of Otto Hightower
Daemon Targaryen: I’ve only ever spoken the truth. I see Otto Hightower for what he is. Viserys Targaryen: An honest and unwavering Hand? Daemon: A [exple...
Game of Threads: Second of His Name
Gowns and finery took, for the most part, the week off, and let the truly gorgeous armor have the spotlight in this edition of Game of Threads.
Glass Candle Dialogue: House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 3 – Second of his Name
This week in Dialogues, Luka and I debate the merits of action sequences following the “rule of cool,” discuss Rhaenyra’s 90’s Disney pr...
White Cloaks, Black Cloaks, and Politics
Viserys: Ser Ryam was a strong Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. But he was ill for some time. He passed in peace, I hope. With the peaceful death of Ser Ryam R...