Unabashed Book Snobbery

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline are thrust forward in time 10 years where they discuss engorgement, dig up Criston Cole's 4chan posts, and shout "polycule" repeatedly.

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Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 - Intro & episode recap
• 7:15 - Rhaenyra takes a lovely stroll
• 15:30 - The "we want to bang Rhaenyra" repression club
• 22:40 - How to train your dragon
• 34:30 - The Alicent in the room
• 47:15 - The babe won't come
• 1:10:55 - Criston Cole gets punched in the face
• 1:30:30 - Larys is eating her pie
• 1:40:22 - Highlighs & lowlights

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline celebrate the royal wedding by squeeing through their entire discussion of episode 5 of House of the Dragon, "We Light the Way."

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Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 - Intro & episode recap
• 7:00 - UBS corrections
• 8:45 - Lady Rhea
• 17:50 - Alicent's fun day
• 25:00 - A proposal is proposed at Driftmark
• 38:00 - Julia's Criston Cole headcanons
• 51:15 - Royal wedding time
• 1:13:00 - Julia pulls out her Kobo again
• 1:24:30 - The short, short version
• 1:32:10 - Highlights & lowlights

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Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 3:10 - Episode Recap
• 6:00 - CRABFEEDER
  
• 20:15 - Main plot & hairnets
  
• 32:15 - Breadtangle of politics
  
• 50:00 - Symbolic stags
  
• 58:00 - Targy traits
  
• 1:04:15 - Symbolic fingers
  
• 1:09:45 - Requisite Dornish discussion
• 1:20:10 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline continue their viewing of House of the Dragon with its second episode "The Rogue Prince" and crap...are they starting to really enjoy it? Only minor Dornish rants ensue, and we learn why Rhaenys's hair is so big.

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Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 5:20 - Episode Recap
• 8:16 - Beginning of episode discussion
• 16:15 - Yet another Criston Cole rant
• 21:00 - Some clarifications from last week
• 25:00 - Alicent the sexual manipulator
• 35:20 - Will Viserys marry this 12 year old?
• 44:09 - Daemon shenanigans
• 1:10:41 - Let's talk costumes
• 1:16:45 - Highlights/lowlights

Julia and Kylie reunite with Caroline to cover yet another HBO A Song of Ice and Fire-universe show House of the Dragon...this time with actually nice things to say? In addition to, dare we say it, a degree of dramatic satisfaction. This episode focuses on the series premiere, "The Heirs of the Dragon."

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Episode Breakdown

• 0:00 – Intro and catch-up
• 8:45 – Episode recap
• 11:15 – Review & discussion
• 48:40 – Dornish rant