A Song of Dan and Josh: Tyrion VII and Sansa V

Welcome back to A Song of Dan and Josh, the show where myself and FanSided editor Josh Hill walk through A Song of Ice and Fire chapter by chapter, breaking them down and finding out what makes them work. This week, we’re covering a pair of chapters from A Game of Thrones: Tyrion VII and Sansa V. Let the discussion begin!

Topics we hit:

• Why do the Vale clans remind us of Monty Python? Martin definitely mines them for laughs.
• Tyrion’s chapter is all about power plays. Tyrion uses rhetorical tricks to try and establish himself as the leader of the Vale clans, and then Tywin steps in and takes control of the situation even further. We’re moving up the food chain of power players.
• Speaking of Tywin, what an introduction! The Tyrion-Tywin dynamic emerges fully formed here in all of its emotional messiness. The show adapts it pretty directly…except for Tywin’s mutton chops.
• Sansa’s chapter is fascinating because of how much is hidden between the lines. Sansa notices a lot about how the mood in the Red Keep has changed since Ned’s arrest, but doesn’t always know what it means. What is she missing, and what does it say about her priorities at this point in her journey?
• Then there’s just plain fun stuff, like Barristan Selmy stomping out of the throne room like a boss and the Hound refusing to take knightly vows. This chapter’s got it all.
• This chapter shows off the strength of the point of view structure. If this had been from Cersei’s perspective, we’d have a completely different experience.

We’ll be back with more A Song of Dan and Josh next Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. when we stream it live on our Facebook page; join the discussion! Next up are Eddard XV and Catelyn IX. We’re getting close to the end of the first book!

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