The Ghosts of Harrenhal: A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast (ASOIAF)
A chapter-by-chapter podcast exploring George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. The hosts dive into each chapter, offering insights, background information, and interesting details while carefully avoiding spoilers. They aim to guide listeners through the epic saga, sharing discussions and tidbits along the way. The podcast also engages with its audience on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube.
Episodes
Epilogue - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailKevan Lannister presides over the Small Council, has dinner with Cersei, and then gets murdered by Varys and his little birds. Busy day. Mackelly and Simon try to keep it together.Chapter Review:Kevan Lannister and the Small Council quiz Ronnet Connington over the reappearance of cousin Jon Connington and this pretender Aegon. He protests his loyalty, but is held pending further co
Chapter Seventy-One - Daenerys 10 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys lives. She’s learned to ride Drogon, but now she tries to walk home. This leads to an unfortunate run-in with old friends. Simon and Mackelly try to put one foot in front of the other.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen lives. Drogon has brought her to a rocky outcrop in the Dothraki sea which he has made his lair. Between a small pond and the scraps from Drogon’s successful
Chapter Seventy - The Queen's Hand - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailSer Barristan watches a man die before meeting with his queen’s new council to discuss both peace and war plans. He then talks with the Dornishmen to offer a get-out-of-jail card. Finally, he meets with the Green Grace. The Yunki’i have rejected his ransom offer for the hostages. To emphasize this point, the Yunkai begin launching corpses into the city. Mackelly and Simon duck and
Chapter Sixty-Nine - Jon 13 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon Snow tries to arrange for a rescue mission to Hardhome, but his plans are derailed by a taunting missive from Ramsay Bolton. He now decides to go south to confront his tormentor, but this is the last straw for his critics who gang up on him and stab him repeatedly. Mackelly and Simon try to find reasons for hope.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow describes his plan to rescu
Chapter Sixty-Eight - The Dragontamer - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailQuentyn Martell tries to fulfill his destiny, and his deal with the Windblown, to obtain dragons. Not much goes to plan and the chapter ends with Rhaegal setting Quentyn afire. Simon and Mackelly hope his Targaryen blood will save him. Chapter Review:Prince Quentyn Martell is determined to obtain a dragon. He cannot face the shame of returning to Dorne empty-handed. Gerris Drinkwat
Chapter Sixty-Seven - The Kingbreaker - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailSer Barristan Selmy commits to the plan to oust King Hizdhar. He’s not thrilled about it, and extracts promises from Skahaz that blood would only be shed as a last resort. His capture of Hizdahr is interrupted - the dragons are loose. Jenny and Mackelly fetch buckets of sand.Chapter Review:Ser Barristan Selmy plots with Skahaz mo Kandaq to dethrone King Hizdahr zo Loraq and to esta
Chapter Sixty-Six - Tyrion 12 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion makes a deal with the Second Sons which gives him, Penny, and Jorah a second chance. Mackelly and Simon weigh up the deal that he’s struck.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister signs a stack of parchments, each gifting an increasing tranche of gold to the senior members of the Second Sons. He feigns anguish at the amounts but knows that he’s good for it if he comes into his inheri
Chapter Sixty-Five - Cersei 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailCersei does the walk of shame through King’s Landing. Mackelly and Simon wistfully recall their college days.Chapter Review:Queen Cersei Lannister is shaved (all over) and must walk through the streets of King’s Landing, from the Great Sept of Baelor to the Red Keep to atone for the cherry-picked sins that she has confessed to. She’s a lion and won’t be cowed. She keeps her eyes on
Chapter Sixty-Four - The Ugly Little Girl - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailArya gets her first assignment as an assassin for the House of Black and White. She also gets a new face, that of a little girl who had been badly beaten. After a successful mission, Arya is promoted to Acolyte and given her first apprenticeship. Simon and Mackelly decide to stop biting their coins.Chapter Review:Arya Stark witnesses a meeting of priests of the House of Black and W
Chapter Sixty-Three - Victarion 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailVictarion Greyjoy follows Moqorro’s advice and gains many victories. He believes that he is now blessed by two gods. Simon and Mackelly wonder if poly-religiosity is frowned upon by the deities.Chapter Review:Victarion Greyjoy is advised by Moqorro where to sail. Repeatedly the red priest comes up with the goods and the Iron Fleet swells with each captured vessel. Victarion emulate
Chapter Sixty-Two - The Sacrifice - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailAsha Greyjoy watches a preview of her own possible gruesome fate, listens as Stannis’ army argues over their best course of action, and has a most unexpected reunion. Mackelly and Simon must remember their names.Chapter Review:Asha Greyjoy stands, cold and hungry, as the Queen’s Men chain four naked men to poles before setting the men on fire. The condemned men’s crime was cannibal
Chapter Sixty-One - The Griffin Reborn - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon Connington retakes his ancestral home, pines for Rhaegar, plots his next move, and hopes that a splash of cheap plonk will keep the greyscale at bay. Simon and Mackelly celebrate the Westerly motion.Chapter Review:Jon Connington and the Golden Company successfully retake Griffin’s Roost. It wasn’t hard, security has become lax. Not all of the ships that set out have arrived, so
Chapter Sixty - The Spurned Suitor - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailQuentyn Martell stays in Meereen and offers the Tattered Prince his heart’s desire if the latter can help Quentyn to steal a dragon. Simon and Mackelly think that that might be quite risky.Chapter Review:Quentyn Martell and friends discuss Ser Baristan Selmy’s warning to go home. Quentyn is resolute, Daenerys’ words about the dragon having three heads has given him a glimmer of hop
Chapter Fifty-Nine - The Discarded Knight - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailSer Barristan Selmy gets more dispirited by Hizdahr’s rule and suggests to Quentyn Martell that the Prince of Dorne should leave town. An idea Prince Quentyn isn’t a fan of. Simon and Mackelly try to think of alternatives.Chapter Review:With Queen Daenerys Targaryen still missing, Ser Barristan Selmy attends King Hizdahr zo Loraq’s court. He sees few friends and a lot of Hizdahr lo
Chapter Fifty-Eight - Jon 12 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon watches as more than three thousand Free Folk pass through the Wall. He also receives desperate news from Hardhome where Cotter Pyke’s mission is going very badly. Simon and Mackelly celebrate the good news and worry about the bad.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow rides out to meet with Tormund north of the Wall. The wildling waves his people forward. They come in a great
Chapter Fifty-Seven - Tyrion 11 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion, Penny, and Jorah hitch a ride on the pale mare to start a new life. Mackelly and Simon look to a brighter future.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister, Penny, and Sweets tend to their master Yezzan zo Qaggaz, who is sick with the bloody flux. Some survive but the slaver was in such poor health anyway that Tyrion has no doubt that he’ll die. A healer is called for, who says the on
Chapter Fifty-Six - The Iron Suitor - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailVictarion Greyjoy meets Moqorro. The priest of R’hllor proves his value by curing Victarion’s wounded hand. Onwards to Meereen and Daenerys - to claim her as his bride. Simon and Mackelly wonder if he and Daenerys might be ill-suited.Chapter Review:Victarion Greyjoy is awaiting the rest of his storm-ravaged Iron Fleet on the Isle of Cedars. The fleet has dwindled from 93 down to 54
Chapter Fifty-Five - The Queensguard - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailBarristan Selmy takes stock after the departure of Daenerys on Drogon. As Hizdahr cements his power, the old knight is forced into plots that he hoped he’d left behind. Simon and Mackelly egg him on.Chapter Review:With Queen Daenerys Targaryen still missing, Ser Barristan Selmy is informed by the seneschal Reznak mo Reznak that King Hizdahr zo Loraq no longer needs him by the new k
Chapter Fifty-Four - Cersei 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailCersei makes the only play she can. She wisely confesses to most of her crimes, that have already been verified by other witnesses anyway, but denies the big ones. For those questions, trial by combat will determine her guilt. Uncle Kevan reports wholesale changes in the Small Council. Mackelly and Simon weigh her chances.Chapter Review:Queen Cersei Lannister hates her jailors, thr
Chapter Fifty-Three - Jon 11 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon negotiates terms with Tormund, introduces Val to Queen Selyse, and not for the first time tries to convince his underlings of the true meaning of their vows and the sanity of his plans. Simon and Mackelly try to shake the feeling that it is Groundhog day, again.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow and Tormund Giantsbane discuss terms for Tormund’s band of roughly four thousan
Chapter Fifty-Two - Daenerys 9 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys attends the reopening of the fighting pits. It’s pretty much as she expected until Drogon arrives and whisks her away. Simon and Mackelly try not to get carried away.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen dons a tokar for the reopening of the fighting pits. Barristan Selmy reports that he freed Meris of the Windblown who assured him that she and the rest of the Westerosi desert
Chapter Fifty-One - Theon 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTheon watches as a child's body is laid before Lord Roose instigating in-fighting in the castle. Roose calls for battle preparations against Stannis. Theon is called into duty to smuggle Arya out of Winterfell. All goes well, until it doesn’t. Mackelly and Simon hope for a soft landing.Chapter Review:Theon Greyjoy sits at the back of the Great Hall of Winterfell, alongside the
Chapter Fifty - Daenerys 8 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys hosts her conquerors, the Yunkai’i. Peace has cost her more than she can stomach. Mackelly and Simon sympathize with her.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen attends a banquet thrown for the Yunkai’i to celebrate the peace. The accords hold, no re-enslavement, no more freeing of the existing slaves, but Daenerys is far from pleased that a slave market has been opened outside
Chapter Forty-Nine - Jon 10 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon has a full day at the Wall. He gives away a bride, checks on his new high-born prisoner, gets news from Eastwatch, and believes Val and Tormund have returned to Castle Black. Simon and Mackelly throw some rice in celebration of the new couple.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow waits with Alys Karstark as Melisandre prays to R’hllor. Jon notices that his top ranking brothers
Chapter Forty-Eight - Jaime 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJaime ends the siege of Raventree Hall. On his way back to Riverrun, Brienne of Tarth finds Jamie and tells him that she’s found the Stark girl and that Jamie must come quickly, and alone. Simon and Mackelly say hello to an old friend.Chapter Review:Jaime Lannister arrives at Raventree Hall and tries to bring an end to hostilities between the Brackens and the Blackwoods. Good luck
Outtakes from The Ghosts of Harrenhal - 2025
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Chapter Forty-Seven - Tyrion 10 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion, Penny, and Jorah are sold into slavery. Their first job goes well and they may be destined for better things. Mackelly and Simon look for the silver linings.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister and Penny, are sold into slavery outside the walls of Meereen to Yezzan zo Qaggaz a Yunkish noble, they fetch a good price with the promise of entertainment. Their immediate boss will be
Chapter Forty-Six - A Ghost in Winterfell - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTheon continues to wander Winterfell. A fact that is noted when men start being found murdered. His worthlessness proves to be a sufficiently strong alibi. He is once again propositioned by Abel’s women. Simon and Mackelly consult their IP lawyers.Chapter Review:Theon Greyjoy continues to haunt Winterfell, and Winterfell returns the favor. The blizzard rages on, making the living c
Chapter Forty-Five - The Blind Girl - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailArya learns much and more in the House of Black and White despite being completely blind. When she cracks a riddle, she awakens to find her sight returned. Mackelly and Simon feel their pupils dilate.Chapter Review:Arya Stark’s education continues apace in the House of Black and White. Without her sight she’s developing her four other senses. In addition, she’s learning languages,
Chapter Forty-Four - Jon 9 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon welcomes Queen Selyse and her entourage. He then hammers out the details of a loan with the Iron Bank. Later he's notified that a girl has arrived at the castle. Simon and Mackelly suggest they keep the giant out of the liquor cabinet.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow greets Queen Selyse Baratheon. She and her entourage have stopped at Castle Black on their way to the
Chapter Forty-Three - Daenerys 7 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys openly flaunts her relationship with Daario, tells Quentyn Martell that he has come to late, and despite all kinds of misgivings, goes ahead and marries Hizdahr zo Loraq. Simon and Mackelly throw some confetti, half-heartedly.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen spends her last nights as a single woman in the arms of Daario Naharis. Her looming nuptials strain their relations
Chapter Forty-Two - The King's Prize - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailAsha Greyjoy bent the knee to King Stannis. She’s been rewarded with shackles but is also treated as the king’s prize in his army’s ill-fated march on Winterfell. Simon and Mackelly hope she’s packed her thermals.Chapter Review:Stannis Baratheon's army winds out of Deepwood Motte. Among the baggage rolls Asha Greyjoy, fettered and guarded by Alysane “She-Bear” Mormont. Asha is
Chapter Forty-One - The Turncloak - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTheon has the freedom of Winterfell while Ramsay is distracted by Arya. He gets wooed by Abel’s women and learns the source of Barbrey Dustin’s animus towards the Starks. Simon and Mackelly try to see light at the end of the tunnel.Chapter Review:Theon Greyjoy roams Winterfell considering whether he might escape. But since The Iron Islands are death to him, and Winterfell is the on
Chapter Forty - Tyrion 9 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion and company are all but sunk by a fearsome storm after being becalmed for weeks. Be careful what you wish for. They’re rescued by, what even the nose-less can tell is a slave-ship. Mackelly and Simon move things from the frying pan into the fire.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister, Penny, and Jorah Mormont are still aboard the Selaesori Qhoran AKA “the Stinky Steward.” It’s been
Chapter Thirty-Nine - Jon 8 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon sends Val to Tormund Giantsbane with terms. In a shocking turn of events, Jon’s advisers disagree with the plan. Simon and Mackelly would like to remind Jon, well his advisers actually, of what befell Janos Slynt, and why.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow escorts Val through the Wall. She’s headed north to find Tormund Giantsbane and offer him safe passage through the Wall
Chapter Thirty-Eight - The Watcher - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailAreo Hotah watches as the skull of the Mountain is presented to Prince Doran Martell. Finally peace between Dorne and the Iron Throne, predicted no one, ever. Mackelly and Simon roll out the barbed wire and start digging the trenches.Chapter Review:In the Old Palace of Sunspear, Areo Hotah watches as Maester Caleotte delivers an ebony chest to Prince Doran Martell. Inside is the sk
Chapter Thirty-Seven - The Prince of Winterfell - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJeyne Poole marries Ramsay Bolton at Winterfell. Theon gives her away, Wyman Manderly supplies the victuals, Abel serenades the newlyweds, and Barbrey Dustin steals Simon’s best material. Simon and Mackelly reminisce about the good old days.Chapter Review:Theon Greyjoy encourages Jeyne Poole to never drop her facade, she must be Arya Stark. He escorts her to the godswood where Rams
Chapter Thirty-Six - Daenerys 6 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys continues her struggle to balance compassion with pragmatism, facing the horrors outside Meereen’s walls, the humiliations of marriage politics, and stunning betrayals. With Darrio's return, the queen gives into her desires. Simon and Mackelly ponder whether such lust will make her stronger, or break her reign.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen rides out to witness the
Chapter Thirty-Five - Jon 7 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon takes the new Night's Watch recruits north of the Wall to say their vows before the weirwood trees. Jon returns with swollen ranks to find a letter from Stannis. Simon and Mackelly second guess every decision.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow takes a group of new recruits north of the Wall to say their words before the grove of weirwoods where he said his own vows. Th
Chapter Thirty-Four - Bran 3 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailBran begins his training with the three-eyed crow. It’s disconcerting, slightly dangerous, but he begins to glimpse that it might give him a life far beyond what he could have expected. Simon and Mackelly are rooting for him.Chapter Review:Bran Stark starts his training in green-seeing and skin-changing with the three-eyed crow, who we learn is former Lord Commander of the Night’s
Chapter Thirty-Three - Tyrion 8 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion, Jorah, and Penny are at sea. Tyrion and Penny make peace, Jorah broods. The priest Moqorro wants them to make haste, he’s seen nasty shadows headed towards Daenerys and wants to be there to protect her. Mackelly and Simon take their Dramamine.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister is aboard the Selaesori Qhoran AKA “the Stinky Steward,” captained by a sour-faced man, but he’s not
Chapter Thirty-Two - Reek 3 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailReek/Theon is taken aside by Roose Bolton, to Ramsay’s dismay. Roose gives Ramsay some fatherly advice and takes Reek to meet w Lady Dustin, she is unimpressed. Simon and Mackelly speculate as to what Bolton senior is plotting. Chapter Review:Reek watches as Ramsay Bolton returns empty-handed from a hunt to find three missing Freys. Only the Bolton’s need to keep the Dustins and Ry
Chapter Thirty-One - Melisandre 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailMelisandre sees much and more in her flames. She counsels Jon Snow and unveils a shocking truth about Rattleshirt. She reveals that her sorcery isn’t as easy as she lets on and how Jon can both save Arya and keep his Night’s Watch vows. Simon and Mackelly sift through the flames and try not to get burned.Chapter Review:Melisandre searches the flames for Stannis and the girl on a dy
Chapter Thirty - Daenerys 5 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys comes to the realization that she cannot face her internal and external threats alone, and must marry Hizdahr zo Loraq. Simon and Mackelly fuss over the bride-to-be.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen clashes with Admiral Groleo. He wants her to unleash the dragons on the blockading ships, she wants him to build ships and fight her enemies. Thus far Hizdahr zo Loraq has been
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Davos 4 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDavos isn’t dead. The Manderlys' animosity was all for show. They know the Freys lie. But they’re not ready to join Stannis yet. However, if Davos can find and return Rickon Stark, then that would seal the deal. Mackelly and Simon debate who that might be.Chapter Review:Davos Seaworth is kept waiting for his execution. The gaoler refers to him as “The Dead Man,” but he’s fed a
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Jon 6 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon makes a controversial choice for his ranging crew, gets unexpectedly bested in the yard, gets even more unexpected news out of Barrowtown, and receives a pair of impactful prophecies from Melisandre. Jenny and Mackelly break down Jon’s busy day.Chapter Review:Lord Commander Jon Snow has commanded nine Night’s Watch brothers to range north of the Wall. One of those nine is Ser A
Chapter Twenty-Seven - Tyrion 7 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion and Ser Jorah make it to Volantis where Tyrion seeks escape. But when he finds out that they’re headed to Daenerys, not Cersei, his outlook changes markedly. Mackelly and Simon refuse to take the bait.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister arrives in Volantis as a prisoner of Ser Jorah Mormont. He tries all his tricks to wheedle out of his predicament but gets nowhere. In the city,
Chapter Twenty-Six - The Wayward Bride - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailAsha Greyjoy learns that Theon lives, that previous kingsmoots have been contested, that Tris Botley is not interested in a thruple, and that where there’s five northmen there’s probably 3000. Simon and Mackelly wish that our favorite Kraken could find happiness.Chapter Review:At Deepwood Motte, Asha receives a letter from Ramsay Bolton written in ironborn blood, that includes a pa
Chapter Twenty-Five - The Windblown - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailQuentyn Martell and his traveling companions joined up with the Windblown to get to Slaver’s Bay. Now it’s time to ditch their new friends and turn their cloaks to Daenerys Targaryen’s side of the war. The timing of the move is integral. However, before they can make their break, they catch a break that makes their task a whole lot easier. Simon and Mackelly offer them fresh brown
Chapter Twenty-Four - Lost Lord - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon Connington and Aegon Targaryen meet the Golden Company. The route to Daenerys is closed, so the young prince suggests that instead they head West. Connington, infected with greyscale, is impressed. Simon and Mackelly carefully examine their extremities.Chapter ReviewGriff, Jon Connington, leads young Griff, Aegon Targaryen, to the encampment of the Golden Company. They are led
Chapter Twenty-Three - Daenerys 4 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys agrees to marry Hizdahr zo Loraq as long as he can bring peace within Meereen. This news leads to tension with Daario Naharis. Simon and Mackelly love a soapy love triangle.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen dines with Galazza Galare, the Green Grace. The older woman is glad to see that the hostage-wards are still in one piece, despite continued provocation from the Sons of
Chapter Twenty-Two - Tyrion 6 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion isn’t dead. But will have to (painfully) test himself for greyscale for the rest of his life. On a detour to a brothel during a fact-finding mission, he’s waylaid by a bear-like Westerosi knight who plans to take him to the Queen. Mackelly and Simon wonder which queen?Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister wakes aboard the Shy Maid. His companions have pulled him from the river and
Chapter Twenty-One - Jon 5 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon takes supplies to the Free Folk huddled in Mole’s Town. They’re not thrilled. But he has an offer: join the defence of the Wall and get full rations. Several heed the call. Mackelly and Simon (and Jon) wonder where the Free Folk's loyalties lie.Chapter Review:Jon Snow heads south to Mole’s Town with wagons of supplies for the Free Folk. Along the way he sees newly carved f
Chapter Twenty - Reek 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailReek/Theon helps secure Moat Cailin for the Boltons. His ironborn brothers pay the ultimate price. Ramsay meets his new bride-to-be, but Theon sees through the Bolton ruse. Today Simon and Mackelly discuss difficult topics such as torture and self-harm. Please seek help for yourself or reach out to a friend who might be struggling with thoughts of self-harm.Chapter Review:Reek has
Chapter Nineteen - Davos 3 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDavos meets with Lord Wyman in front of a packed court. The Freys blame a most unlikely culprit for the Red Wedding. Davos’ arguments for the Manderlys backing King Stannis fall on deaf ears, minus one. Ultimately, Lord Wyman makes his final decision; off with his head (and hands). Mackelly and Simon light a candle to the Father.Chapter Review:Davos Seaworth is brought before the M
Chapter Eighteen - Tyrion 5 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion floats down the Rhoyne through the unnatural fog of the Sorrows. He divulges top secret information before unwillingly taking a swim in the eerie waters. Mackelly and Simon reach for their goggles.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister and his companions aboard the Shy Maid have reached a ruined city along the Rhoyne now called the Sorrows. A mysterious, unnatural fog surrounds the
Chapter Seventeen - Jon 4 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon tours the quickly dwindling food stores of the Night’s Watch and then is summoned by King Stannis. The king offers Jon a surprising gift, then adds to the shock by revealing his risky plan to win the north. Jon redirects him to a new plan that is safer and has huge upsides. Mackelly and Simon fear that Stannis is not earning their loyalty.Chapter Review:Jon Snow joins Bowen Mar
Chapter Sixteen - Daenerys 3 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys gets an offer she cannot refuse from Xaro XHoan Daxos. But she refuses and adds one more enemy to her list. Simon and Mackelly lose count.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen is feasting Xaro Xhoan Daxos’ dancers. He’s here to plead with Daenerys for her hand in marriage and to take the 13 ships he’s brought with him and to go back to Westeros.He makes a case for reinstating
Chapter Fifteen - Davos 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDavos reaches White Harbor. The intel he’s able to pick up does not bode very well for his King Stannis. He wonders if he should have fled with Salladhor. Mackelly and Simon give him a pep talk.Chapter Review:Davos Seaworth arrives in White Harbor aboard the Merry Midwife. He’s disguised as a common sailor. He notes signs of increased defense and military buildup. This could be goo
Chapter Fourteen - Tyrion 4 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion gets to know his new traveling companions, and, by dint of his cyvasse skills, some secrets about their mission. Mackelly and Simon consider their opening gambit.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister wakes early on the Shy Maid. He watches with undisguised interest as Septa Lemore bathes in the river. She shows signs of having given birth at some prior point, but remains an attrac
Chapter Thirteen - Bran 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailBran Stark survives a run-in with wights and meets Children of the Forest and the three-eyed crow. Simon and Mackelly admire the plumage.Chapter Review:Bran Stark and his companions have reached the foot of a hill that contains their final destination. A warded cave halfway the side of the mountain. But Coldhands and other sensitives know that they are under attack from the undead.
Chapter Twelve - Reek 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTheon Greyjoy has been tortured and abused into being Ramsay Bolton’s latest Reek. He’s going to be a part of Ramsay’s plans to gain Winterfell by facilitating and witnessing Ramsay’s wedding to Arya Stark. Simon and Mackelly are busy that day.Chapter Review:Reek has caught a rat and is eating it raw when the Walders Frey come to his dungeon. He’s been summoned to attend his master
Chapter Eleven - Daenerys 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys comforts Missandei, whose brother has been murdered by the Sons of the Harpy. She gets spoilers from Quaithe and visits her chained dragons. Another bad day in Meereen. Mackelly and Simon consider free-range dragon rearing.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen is again roused with news of loyal men being murdered by the Sons of the Harpy. Missandei’s unsullied brother is among
Chapter Ten - Jon 3 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon watches as Mance Rayder and the Horn of Joramun are consigned to the flames. Stannis displays Lightbringer and the free folk are invited to come through the Wall, to bend the knee, and to get a bowl of onion soup. Mackelly and Simon fear that Stannis is not earning their loyalty.Chapter Review:Jon Snow watches as Mance Rayder is dragged to his death. The former Brother of the N
Chapter Nine - Davos 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDavos is marooned on Sweetsister, Salladhor Saan has lost patience with his unpaid service to Stannis. The local lord is sorely tempted to sell his guest to Queen Cersei. But tradition dictates that he aids a rebel. Mackelly and Simon assume Davos will be OK, at least until he gets to White Harbor.Chapter Review:Davos Seaworth is brought before Lord Godric Borrell. The onion knight
Chapter Eight - Tyrion 3 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion meets Griff and young Griff. He has suspicions about who Griff might be, but Griff is plenty suspicious of Tyrion in return. Mackelly and Simon ponder the possibilities. Chapter ReviewTyrion is passed from Illyrio to Haldon the Half-Maester and Ser Rolly “Duck” Duckworth, along with letters, chests, and candy for young Griff. As they depart Tyrion sees Mopatis looking forlor
Chapter Seven - Jon 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon sends Aemon, Gilly, Sam, and the wrong baby away from the Wall. He appoints Night’s Watch brothers to rebuild and command castles along the Wall. Janos Slynt refuses and Jon levies a stiff punishment in response. Stannis approves. Simon and Mackelly admire Jon’s transformation - from boy to man.Chapter Review:Jon has met with Maester Aemon, who provided the same advice he once
Chapter Six - The Merchant's Man - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailQuentyn Martell is thwarted in his efforts to get from Volantis to Meereen to woo his future wife Daenerys Targaryen. Simon and Mackelly consider opening our first branch of our Essosi travel agency.Chapter Review:Quentyn Martell tries to find passage from Volantis to Slaver’s Bay. But despite the abundance of ships, nobody wants to take him. The autumn brings storms to the souther
Chapter Five - Tyrion 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion and Illyrio Mopatis are trapped in a closed palanquin, hidden from the world, with just each other’s voices for company. Mackelly and Simon try to imagine what that must be like.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister and Illyrio Mopatis leave Pentos in a closed palanquin. Nobody can know of Tyrion’s presence or destination. He thinks that between the sailors and Mopatis’ servants t
Chapter Four - Bran 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailBran and company are north of the Wall. Things are bleak but Coldhands protects them from those who would do them harm, and brings back some meat to roast. Simon and Jenny throw up in the back of their throats.Chapter Review:Bran Stark rides on Hodor’s shoulders, Meera and an increasingly frail Jojen ride on Coldhands elk. Coldhands keeps his face obscured, but there’s no hiding th
Chapter Three - Jon 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJon has a wolf dream and wakes to face a trying day. He meets with Stannis and disappoints him by rejecting the king’s plan to assume control of the abandoned Night’s Watch castles. Afterward, he talks with Melisandre who gives him an ominous warning. Simon and Mackelly interpret her meaning.Chapter Review:Ghost races along the Wall in the night. As he runs, he senses his packmates
Chapter Two - Daenerys 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailDaenerys learns that the Sons of the Harpy are bold enough to murder her Unsullied and her dragons are wild enough to eat children. It’s not a great day. Mackelly and Simon consider the cost of ambition.Chapter Review:Daenerys Targaryen is roused before dawn to see the body of her Unsullied Stalwart Shield’s body. He’s been murdered by the Sons of the Harpy, a group fighting a resi
Chapter One - Tyrion 1 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailTyrion arrives in Pentos wallowing in self-pity. His plans for revenge against his family are dismissed by Illyrio Mopatis who has a much better idea for the Iron Throne - a three-headed dragon. Simon and Mackelly say hello to their little friend.Chapter Review:Tyrion Lannister drinks himself into oblivion while confined below decks on a ship. He doesn’t know where he’s headed - hi
Prologue - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailVaramyr Sixskins flies a bit too close to the sun and ends up dead. Just when his day looked like it couldn’t get any worse he possibly inadvertently creates an immortal enemy. Simon and Mackelly consider the state of the Free Folk.Chapter Review:The wildling army is in fragmented disarray. Rumors abound of where to go, who to follow, and what to do next. None of them offer much ho
Chapter Forty-Five - Samwell 5 - A Feast for Crows | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailA Feast for Crows comes to an end when Sam reaches Oldtown and the Citadel. He gives his news to Alleras, as well as Maester Marwyn who promptly departs for Essos. Simon, Jenny, and Mackelly review the murder’s banquet.Chapter Review:The Cinnamon Wind makes its way through the Redwyne Straits towards Oldtown. Signs of the trouble being caused by the Iron Born are everywhere, and th
Chapter Forty-Four - Jaime 7 - A Feast for Crows | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailJaime won Riverrun but lost the Blackfish. He confirms that Jeyne Westerling is not pregnant with Robb Stark’s child and gives Sybell her rewards for her scheming as well as a piece of his mind. He learns that Ryman Frey is dead and that Cersei is in trouble. Neither concern him much, as he ignores Cersei’s plea for help. Simon and Mackelly set their quills down.Chapter Review:Jaim
Chapter Forty-Three - Cersei 10 - A Feast for Crows | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailCersei’s day goes from an extreme high to an extreme low. She airs the charges against Margaery to the entire court and knows the young queen is in hot water now. However, when Cersei visits the High Septon she discovers that she might’ve cooked her own goose as well. Mackelly and Simon take the temperature of the situation.Chapter Review:Queen Cersei Lannister sits in the throne r
Outtakes from The Ghosts of Harrenhal - 2024
Send us Fan MailPlease enjoy some of the flubs, confusion, and mishaps that we suffered through this year and then compiled just for you. Thank you all for being part of this journey.Support the showSupport us:Buy us a Cup of Arbor Gold, or become a sustainer and receive cool perksDonate to our causeUse our exclusive URL for a free 30-day trial of AudibleBuy or gift Marriott Bonvoy points through
Chapter Forty-Two - Brienne 8 - A Feast for Crows | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailBrienne is held captive by the Brotherhood without Banners, as she battles the infection caused by her wounds. When she recovers, she’s brought before Lady Stoneheart - who is Catelyn Stark. Brienne stands accused of oath-breaking and must deliver Jamie Lannister or die. Simon and Mackelly weigh the possibilities. Chapter Review:Brienne of Tarth is tied to a horse in agony from her
Chapter Forty-One - Alayne 2 - A Feast for Crows | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)
Send us Fan MailAlayne coaxes Lord Robert down the mountain, while Petyr Baelish arranges a betrothal for his daughter to a ward of Lady Waynwood. The angle? Oh he just happens to be the heir to the Vale. Mackelly and Simon try to find the romance.Chapter Review:With winter coming it is time to mothball the Eyrie and for the Arryn court to move to the Gates of the Moon. Most of the castle has alre
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