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Beric Dondarrion, the Lightning Lord, is one of the most fascinating and tragic characters in all of ASOIAF and Game of Thrones. A young, handsome lord enjoying himself at tourneys turned into a scarred, broken Lord of the Brotherhood without Banners having been resurrected by Thoros of Myr over and over. The wounds that killed him still visible all over his body, and his mind slowly falling apart...

Inspired by my recent conversation with Aziz and Ashaya from History of Westeros, decided to take some time and look at the other amazing horn that will do astounding things in The Winds of Winter: The Horn of Winter. What is it, what do we know about it, does it exist, where is it now, and why is it important for the next book in ASOIAF? In this stream, attempt to answer those questions and more....

There's now at least six Game of Thrones spin-offs in production from Robert's Rebellion to Nymeria's 10,000 ships to Flea bottom. Between those, Dunk and Egg, House of the Dragon, and the Nine Voyages of Corlys Velaryon which of these shows has the best potential to be great?  Song of the Seasnake with Bookshelfstud https://youtu.be/oh6S5zGIA7g Dunk and Egg Spin-off: https://youtu.be/s7PScZ3ytt8...

After last week getting sad with Maester Aemon, figured take a sharp left turn and talk about maybe his opposite in the series: Marwyn the Mage. Archmaester of the Higher Mysteries and the man who lit the bane of my reading in glass candles. The maester conspiracy, the grey sheep, wait Mirri Maz Duur knows him, his rare books, his suspicious students, is he really being tricked by Jaqen, and more....

Tomorrow at 2 PM EST on my channel, it will officially be get sad about Maester Aemon time. I'll be taking a look at one of my favorite characters, his life, death, and his massive influence on House Targaryen and ASOIAF in the past, present, and future. His fire has gone out, but not for us.    Link to stream: https://youtu.be/FsFhG_6BH14 Previous videos: Aemon the Dreamer: The Fall of House Targ...

You've got questions, I've got answers. About A Song of Ice and Fire mostly.  Link to stream: https://youtu.be/2kLiPGrRhl8 🧙Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2EBHniX 🎧Podcast Feed: https://apple.co/2XQ8kH5 🐦Twitter: http://bit.ly/2ESrfJp ⚗️Patreon: https://bit.ly/2HQ6cVd 👕Threadless Shop: https://joemagician.threadless.com/ 🕹️Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/joemagician 📷Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Mao9Bd...

Recently announced by HBO, another spinoff show has been teased as the successor to Game of Thrones. The tales of Duncan the Tall and Aegon V, better known as Dunk and Egg, is a fan favorite and especially this fan. During this stream, we'll talk about how it should be structured, what stories will be in it, how it should be made, and maybe what this tells us about what George R.R. Martin thinks o...

There's more than just one strange magical type of tree in A Song of Ice and Fire. In the far East of Qarth outside the House of the Undying, there is the strange black barked and blue leaved trees which produces the Shade of the Evening wine that stains the drinker's lips blue. Joining Joe to talk about the connections between these trees and our well known Weirwoods will be none other than shade...

Follow up and Q&A stream about my latest video, The True Identity of the Tattered Prince, and the series on the Windblown and Five Year Gap in general.    Link to stream: https://youtu.be/JSs1Jh8TnYA   The True Identity of the Tattered Prince: https://youtu.be/39uZjZtK-YM The Windblown Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsXrVmCPBvg_xXKV1SVx0vHilqdTEC856   ****************************...

The Tattered Prince, Captain of the Windblown, is framed by George as a mystery for the reader to see if they can puzzle them out. Perhaps Tatters is another lost Westerosi hiding behind a fake identity, another puzzle to solve. Another Pretty Meris and Brienne five year gap situation. Challenge accepted George! In this video I will be taking George's bait and figuring out who this Tattered Prince...

Following up on the weirwoods from my last livestream, this week will be talking about their worshippers and stewards: the children of the forest. Or those who sing the song of the earth according to themselves. What are they? What do they want? Are they trying to help humans?   Link to stream Weirwood stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vojoRv1Aug   Patreon: https://bit.ly/2HQ6cVd Instagram:...

The old gods of the woods, those giant menacing bone white trees with faces carved into them, the weirwoods. What are these things anyway, because they’re sure as hell not normal trees. Where did they come from, what are they doing in ASOIAF, how do they work? In classic GRRM style, they seem to ask more questions than they answer. And today we’ll try and answer at least some of those. Link to str...

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Casting news for House of the Dragon confirmed! Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower. In this video, explore what this can tell us about when House of the Dragon will take place, how the showrunners are imagining Daemon, and answering the question of how handsome is Daemon really? Doctor Who Episodes: A Good Man Goes to War A Town Cal...

Happy to announce that my stream on Saturday at 2 PM will feature the long awaited return from his voyage to Yi Ti, Bookshelfstud! We'll be talking about the Seasnake, Lord Corlys Velayron, and how this badass mariner is the spinoff we should've gotten.  Gonna be the start of looking more at the characters who will feature in #Houseofthedragon as Corlys and his Velaryon brood are major figures in...

Changing direction a little bit from the Stormlands and the Game of Thrones, gonna wheel back into the far North and talk about another horrible person beyond the Wall rivaling Varamyr Sixskins: Craster. Why does Craster live the way he does? Why hasn't anyone buried a knife in his back before the mutiny? And what exactly is his relationship to the Others?   Link to stream   Killing of a Ranger: h...

The Stormlands is primed to be one of the most exciting places to watch when we finally get The Winds of Winter. Not only is there an ongoing Golden Company invasion, but the looming taking of Storm's End and possible return of Edric Storm, Jon Connington's crusade, Arianne Martell's spelunking adventures, and the fate of Young Griff will have wide ranging effects on the rest of the story. Joining...

Overwhelmed with the election and want to do something other than watch the slow demise into madness of Steve Kornacki? Good, join on a jaunt back into the history of Westeros where we will examine the legendary Pact of Ice and Fire made during the Dance of the Dragons. What happened, what were the terms, and is it still relevant? We'll find out in another stream!   Link to stream: https://youtu.b...

For the Halloween season, gonna change things up a bit and go for the infamous Bolt-On theory and talk more about the influences of the Boltons, are they actually vampires, what is in the secret vaults of the Dreadfort, and is there only one Lord Bolton.   Link to video https://youtu.be/wq2esv7W5ms   Bolt-On Theory: https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1xe89h/spoilers_all_bolt_on_apply_directl...

In the show this is one of the most heart wrenching moments, one that the show runners and George have said was one of the major plot points they were told about specifically alongside the death of Shireen Baratheon and Bran's fate as King of Westeros. With new quotes from James Hibberd's new book, and Halloween upon us and winter on its way, figured we'd take a look at the creation of Hodor and w...

One of the truly strangest things in ASOIAF and maybe the most powerful magical objects we know about, glass candles exist in this uncomfortable space in the story. They can do so much, but are they being used? And how can you tell when they are? And also are shards of obsidian allowing its users to act like gods? That'll be the topic in today's stream!   Link to stream   Subscribe: http://bit.ly/...

Got the topic for Saturday ready for you all, hot off the news coming out from James Hibberd's book about why Lady Stoneheart got cut from GoT, Michelle Jawoski of the Daily Dot will be joining me. We'll be talking about who Lady Stoneheart is, where she might go in TWOW, what is she, and the reasons she got cut from the show.   Stream link: https://youtu.be/ZJayVmEyddM   https://twitter.com/miche...

Open Q&A, taking any and all questions during this impromptu episode.   Link to stream: https://youtu.be/qSVl8z_lFuQ   All proceeds from stream going to these organizations https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/joemagician   https://www.theusconstitution.org/ https://civilrights.org/ https://www.pfaw.org/ https://demandjustice.org/?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=scl&utm_campaign=dj&utm_content=lm https://www....

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The "cursed" fortress of Harrenhal. The warped, melted stones that Harren Hoare built, Aegon bathed in dragonflame, and for 300 years has been a bane to whoever holds it. Is there really a curse on the castle of Harrenhal that causes all houses who hold it to die out?    Stream Link: https://youtu.be/pSx_ghUuJzI   Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2EBHniX Twitter: http://bit.ly/2ESrfJp Patreon: https://bit...