Well… here we go again. George did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, fans lost their minds (who would have thought), and somehow it’s 2019 all over again.

This isn’t a recap of the interview; it’s about the reactions, the fandom, and why none of this is new.

📚 Sources: On Screen

🕰️ Chapters:

00:00 He Didn’t Say Anything New

02:16 I Get Wanting the Books, But...

09:32 GRRM Isn’t Perfect, But...

14:12 We’re Arguing About Different Stories

22:21 Everything Circles Back to the Bane of My Existence

🎥 Clips:

HBO’s Game of Thrones: Histories & Lore

George R. R. Martin on What Inspired His New Show 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms': https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/george-rr-martin-interview-thrones-winds-dragon-knight-1236473519/

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#asoiaf #grrm #houseofthedragon #aknightofthesevenkingdoms #asongoficeandfire #gameofthrones #got

🐦‍⬛🦑Director's Cut about Euron, his travels to Asshai and Valyria & the Azor Ahai Prophecy🐦‍⬛

🦑 Make sure to watch these if you haven't👇

https://youtu.be/sGAqDPFjmaI

https://youtu.be/AMV3iKz5NT4

https://youtu.be/9h-7qgEmcf8

~~ Chapters ~~

00:00 - Intro

02:11 - Euron & Bloodstone

08:28 - What's the deal with Euron?

19:15 - Euron’s God Complex & the Azor Ahai Prophecy

28:29 - Euron’s Travels

41:20 - The Anti-Christ of ASoIaF

46:57 - Euron, Stannis, Bloodstone & the Horns

51:06 - Outro

📚Sources: ASoIaF book series, The World of Ice and Fire, The Hedge Knight Novels, Fire & Blood.

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Yapping about Stannis Baratheon for 136 minutes straight ❤️‍🔥🦌

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📖 Chapters 📖

00:00 Intro

01:52 A Portrait of Duty, Justice & Bitterness: A Mandatory Stannis Summary

05:43 A Childhood in the Shadow

11:23 Stannis in the Prologue of aCoK: Let’s all agree—yes, Stannis in the present is very often a d*ck

21:39 The Advantage of Having No POV: Then why do we even like Stannis?

45:16 The Aristotelian Tragic Hero: Strength as a Path to Ruin

50:52 🎵 He’s as cold as ice, he’s willing to sacrifice his love 🎵

59:23 Game of Thrones & Stannis in the Fandom’s Collective Mind

01:06:41 The Many Relationships of Stannis & How GoT Changed Them

01:30:32 Was Stannis Ever a Good Father?

01:40:51 The Real Issue with Shireen’s Sacrifice in GoT & Why Burning Her is the Only Thing That Makes Sense in the Novels

01:51:30 The Rise of Stannis Baratheon: Taking Winterfell Back

01:59:46 The Fall of Stannis Baratheon: Waking Dragons from Stone

02:13:48 The Impending End

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📚 Sources 📚

- A Song of Ice and Fire book series

- HBO’s Game of Thrones & Histories & Lore

- The World of Ice and Fire

- Hogue, Chelsea. “Tragic Hero.” LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 5 May 2017

- Tragic Hero: Exploring One of Literature’s Archetypes in Classic and Modern Narratives

- Greek Tragic Heroes and Heroines, Popular Misunderstandings – Dr. Georgios Patios

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