A Song of Dan and Josh: Tyrion VI and Eddard XI

Welcome to another episode of A Song of Dan and Josh, the show where Josh Hill — a Game of Thrones fan who has never read the books — and myself — a Game of Thrones fan who’s read the books multiple times — talk through George R.R. Martin’s monolithic fantasy series chapter by chapter, analyzing, criticizing and educating as we go.

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Or that’s the high-minded way to say “a couple of nerds talk about books for upwards of half an hour,” anyway. This week, we take a look at ‘Tyrion VI’ and ‘Eddard XI’ from A Game of Thrones, the first book in Martin’s saga. Join us, won’t you?

Topics include:

• This is the first chapter where we get an up-close look at Tyrion and Bronn’s relationship. What are these two to each other, and why are they such a good fit?
• Did Josh just compare Bronn to Han Solo?
• Tyrion tells the story of Tysha, his first wife. It’s a brutal tale. What does it add to the overall story and what does it tell us about who Tyrion is as a person?
• ‘Eddard XI’ is the one and only chapter where Ned Stark gets to sit on the Iron Throne. Martin pays a lot of attention to the Iron Throne here. Why is it so significant to the series, narratively and symbolically?
• While Robert’s away, Ned has to make an important decision about how to handle the Mountain attacking villages in the Riverlands. Does he make the right call?

A Song of Dan and Josh airs with Take the Black Live every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. CST on our Facebook page. Hope to see you there! Next week, we’ll take on Sansa III and Eddard XII.

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