If last week we had a whole new podcast, this week we have gone through a transformation and turned The Silent Sisters' into a D&D podcast!
Just kidding! Though it almost did.
Absent LittleWolfBird - who took a mental health day - Blue_Lemons and returning guest DM Steven Stark of Here Be Dragons! dive into House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 4 "The Red Dragon and the Gold" to discuss Dungeons & Dragons, power dynamics, and effective rulers; determining that good rulers must be decisive and be open to questioning.
We've come to the conclusion - yet again - that Alicent (and Viserys!) are (were) shit parents and that Rhaenys is a boss ass bitch who should have been the Queen. Daemon be tripping, the writers make us feel for Aegon when we don't necessarily want to, Ser Willem Blackwood is awesome, Rhaenyra probably should have told someone where she was going last episode - just like Cole should have told someone about his ambush plan this episode (though we understand the need for secrecy at times), Alys Rivers ('nuff said), and we really want to know what Lord Larys Strong's motivations are because Power For Power's Sake in a character is, however realistic in our world, not very exciting in literature.
Steven Stark: Twitter | Here Be Dragons! YouTube Channel
The Silent Sisters Podcast: Website | Tumblr | Twitter | BSky
TheBlueLemonTree: Tumblr | Twitter | AO3
Recording, editing, and mixing were done by LittleWolfBird.
Music by Mattstagraham
Profile Art by Mondongo
Credit to George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Fire & Blood, and related works; and HBO's Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.