Episode 28: “Dance Party: Vol. VII; A Caution for Young Rulers”
In this twenty-eighth episode of Learned Hands, the Official Podcast of the Westerosi Bar Association, Maester Merry, Clint from Laws of Ice and Fire ask: What can the deaths of Rhaenyra and Daemon tell us about their successes and failures?
Our analysis this week includes:
- Fabulous and important perspectives on revolution from Queer Alex and Dolorous Ray
- A plea to support abortion funds in the United States.
- We finally get to *extremely heavy metal sounds* the BATTLE OVER THE GOD'S EYE.
- Everyone shits on Joffrey for posting spoilers about the end of HotD.
- Broad speculation on Daemon Targaryen's favorite Alkaline Trio song.
- Merry argues that it's probably a bad look to have to sell your crown to take a ship.
- Clint gets to talk about the divine right of kings AND Varys's riddle, so you know he's happy.
- MOONDANCER! MOONDANCER QUEEN!
- Alfred Broome can go fuck himself.
- Anyway, Rhaenyra dies when she gets eaten by Aegon II's dragon.
- Your Hands discuss ways that this could have been avoided, and introduce the Dany-Rhaenyra-Stannis scale.
Supplemental reading:
- How to find and donate to your local abortion funds
- Link to Queer Alex and Dolorous Ray's letters
- Eliana's Essay on Dany and Tragic Heroism
Bumpers by Dr. Shiloh Carroll. Extensive audio engineering by LittleWolfBird. Intro & Outro music courtesy Sid Luscious & The Pants. None of this should be construed as legal advice OBVIOUSLY.
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