Davos' Fingers - A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast

Episode 132 of the Davos’ Fingers Podcast covers the sixth episode of House of the Dragon:  The Princess and the Queen.  Let’s do the time warp again, because in this episode we skip ahead around 10 years to find Alicent and Rhaenyra with 3 children each, Daemon with a new wife and two twin girls of his own, and Viserys with a seemingly tentative grip on control of the realm and life itself.  Rhae...

The Fingers of Davos continue their coverage of House of the Dragon in Episode 131.  With the question of succession (still) looming large, Viserys makes a wedding pact that he hopes will stabilize the kingdom and ensure Rhaenyra’s path to rule.  Rhaenyra and her new betrothed, Laenor Velaryon make their own plans for happiness, while Alicent, Daemon, and Ser Criston Cole all adjust their behavior...

Episode 130:  King of the Narrow Sea features a family reunited as Daemon returns for his years long exile and war in the Stepstones and Rhaenyra gives up on the processional to find a consort.  But Daemon’s return lights a spark in Rhaenyra at exactly the right (or wrong?) moment, interrupting her thoughts which are fixated on a life lived in the gilded cage of marriage into which she is being fo...

In Episode 129 Matt and Scad cover House of the Dragon’s third entry:  The Second of His Name.  In this episode, Viserys struggles with the pull of prophecy and portent against his own proclamation of Rhaenyra being his heir.  We dive into that relationship between Rhaenyra and her father with an interesting promise being made by Viserys.  We also look at Alicent and her expanding influence. Lastl...

Oh Man.  Episode 128 is Awesome!  Amazing!  The best ever. Actually, nah, it’s kind of a setup episode for what is coming, and boy do we unpack some of that!   Matt and Scad take a no-holds-barred approach to dissecting what is really happening with Viserys and Alicent, Rhaenyra and Alicent, Rhaenyra and Daemon…well, you get the idea, we are going into all of it!  Daemon is in exile, Alicent and O...

In Episode 127, Matt and Scad take a leap into the HBO series The House of the Dragon, covering its first episode:  The Heirs of the Dragon.   With Jaehaerys’ rule coming to an end, and the succession unclear, the assembled Lords of Westeros choose Viserys I to rule the 7 Kingdoms.  But it isn’t long before Viserys has his own succession problems as he struggles to produce a male heir.  With a chi...

In the final installment of Meet the Khalasar, the Fingers of Davos are joined by the zen-like Zander as we dive into Jaime’s penultimate chapter in asoiaf, Jaime VII of A Feast for Crows.  In it, we find a Jaime busy with wrapping up the final business odds and ends for the Wot5K in the Riverlands.  We see an effective Jaime, a productive Jaime.  But we also see a frustrated man dealing with the...

This installment of Davos' Fingers features one of our longest tenured friends, Anne, or sweetyft as you might know her.  It also features a pretty ancient chapter as well, reaching way back to Dany IV of A Clash of Kings, sometimes just referred to as the House of the Undying chapter.  Dany dives headfirst into a magical maze of mages, culminating in a face off with the Undying themselves.  With...

The magical energy of K2 joins forces with Matt and Scad for Episode 124 wherein we talk about Bran and the scooby doo gang's visit to the legendary Nightfort!  Jojen told them to come to this specific castle on the Wall, but the way is sealed, and now they are stuck here with a billion things that go bump in the night...including a big one that seems to be climbing the well where they are sleepin...

In Episode 123, Bloodrider Julie adds her voice to Davos’ Fingers to dissect Arya’s time at the House of Black and White as The Blind Girl.  It’s a sensual delight of a chapter as we learn to see Arya’s world through her ears, nose, and mouth.  She goes about her daily chores, learns how to live (and fight) without her sight, and learns the secrets of Braavos as Beth the Blind Girl. But it's Arya’...

Stef joins the fingers for Episode 122 and it is a riot.  Making our way to Arya for the first time in our Meet The Khalasar cycle is a treat with Stef along for the ride.  In this episode Arya is stuck as cup-bearer to Roose Bolton and a LOT is weighing on her young mind.  Should see stick it out here with an impending regime change, or strike out on her own against a sea of troubles.  Neither it...

The Fingers of Davos are joined by Litbringer Mandy for a burnin down the house Episode 121, literally.  Cersei III of AFFC features a Cersei struggling to maintain her grip on power and on her sanity and on her sense of self, all culminating in setting a mighty blaze to the Tower of the Hand.  A month or two removed from her eldest son's death at the Purple Wedding, Cersei is now confronted with...

In Episode 120 Matt and Scad are joined by Bloodrider Gene to talk Sans…er…Alayne 1 of A Feast for Crows.  In this chapter, found smack dab in the middle of AFFC, we find Alayne also in the middle of a pretty drastic personal journey.  She is doing her level best to please her new “dad”, keep young Robert mollified, and prepare the Eyrie for the Lords Declarant all while maintaining her grip on he...

In Episode 119, Bloodrider Jon joins Matt and Scad to talk about everyone’s favorite bludgeoning instrument of death, Victarion Greyjoy, in the second of his POV chapters of A Feast for Crows:  The Reaver.  It’s a chapter of three parts including a raging sea battle, roiling self-reflection and introspection, and a celebration feast.  But no celebration feast is complete without an overt challenge...

In Episode 118, Lo the Lynx joins the Fingers of Davos to follow Pate through the twisty and misty streets of Oldtown to meet his fate during the AFFC prologue.  But first we learn about Oldtown, Pate's infatuation with Rosey, and about his “friends” as well, including one Sphinx:  Alleras. Pate has been up to no good to obtain a single Golden Dragon so that he can make Rosey "his" (blech, I just...

In episode 117 we spend a majority of the time within Jaime's head as he stands vigil for his father's funeral.  That is right, Tywin is dead and almost 200 pages later, we are still burying him.  And he is stanky.  But bloodrider Kyle is less than stanky, and he brings the analysis on this chapter like non other.  From the brotherly relationship while Jaime is freeing Tyrion, to the ghostly fathe...

In episode 116, Matt and Scad chat with Bloodrider Megan as we return to Sansa, whom we haven’t covered since the first episode of Meet the Khalasar.  And it gets deep here, folks as we are covering Sansa III from ASOS, a chapter in which Sansa’s hopes and dreams are dashed to the ground (again), she is forced to marry a Lannister and suffers trauma at every turn.  Megan dives into the fray with s...

Bloodrider Kat joins Scad and Matt to discuss Daenerys IX of ADWD.  Queens, Kings, dying palanquin bearers, pit fighting, spicy locusts, ornery pit fighting commentators, and... DROGON.  Yes, the big black dragon makes a return in this episode after disappearing, and we are here for it.  What does it mean for Dany, what does it mean for Meereen?  This is a crucial chapter for Dany as she finally a...

Matt and Scad are fresh off of their summer break and ready to invade your ears once again with more Meet the Khalasar episodes.  For episode 114, we are joined by bloodrider Linsea to discuss Jaime III of A Feast for Crows.  In this episode we get to travel with Jaime through the Crownlands and Riverlands.  But we have a place of high honor for the journey:  right between his ears in his noggin....

Welcome to Episode 113 of the Davos’ Fingers podcast where Bloodrider Lizzy has us tackling The Lost Lord in ADWD.  Is Jon Connington being rash?  Is Aegon a quality leader in the making?  Can the Golden Company be trusted to honor their agreement?  The answer to these questions and more are properly ignored inside.  However we do have a lot of fun!  Also, and most importantly, we get to know Lizz...

Continuing on with the Meet the Khalasar series, Matt and Scad chat with Aaron for Episode 112, in which we talk some Cersei, some Fire and Blood history, and some Margaery speculation.  It is Cersei VI of A Feast for Crows in which Cersei does some snooping to catch Margaery in a bad way and spars with the new High Septon to get Tommen blessed by the Faith.  We also get to know Aaron a bit.  Prob...

Marcus joins the Fingers for this episode covering one of his favorite chapters:  A Ghost in Winterfell.  Together, we dive into the mysteries presented in this chapter where bodies start turning up without explanation and conflicts arise without need for explanation. Mystery is afoot, but so is psychological trauma.  So buckle in for a headier chapter of ASOIAF.  Also, we get to know Marcus, a po...

The Fingers of Davos are joined by Virginie in the island nation of Tonga.  We discuss the ever-persistent Brienne as she risks her life, struggles with trust issues, and learns that she won't blink in the heat of battle.  We also get the charming spinner of yarns Nimble Dick Crabb in this chapter as he guides Brienne and Pod through the melancholy pines of Cracklaw Point.  More importantly we get...

Someone Always Tells, and I am here to tell you that this episode featuring Bloodrider Bobbie is a delight.  We delve deeply on The Princess in the Tower chapter of A Feast for Crows.  Just how impatient is Arianne?  Just how patient is Doran?  And what is the actual underlying conflict in this chapter that is far more important than the insurrection attempted by Arianne in the deserts of Dorne.  ...

Justin joins Matt and Scad for Episode 108 where we meet the feisty Ser Cortnay Penrose and deal with some of Stannis’ inner demons, maybe even his shadow.  Stannis seeks surrender from a force well-protected behind the massive walls of Storm’s End, but Ser Cortnay isn’t having it.  However, Stannis has Melisandre, a priestess of R’hllor, on his side and is willing to resort to...other methods.  W...