Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour Episode 19!


It’s a power-player episode of BLAH this time out, as our irregularly scheduled series on the women of Westeros tackles a trio who have little in common except their positions near the top of the power structure: Margaery Tyrell, Melisandre of Asshai, and Lysa Arryn. The combination was my idea, and the result of the odd juxtaposition is a pretty diverse set of questions tackled over the course of the episode.
How do the differences and similarities between book-Margaery and show-Margaery stack up? How does Melisandre’s use of magic compliment or compromise what you might expect from a woman in her position in Westerosi society? What does Lysa tell us about the costs of the Westerosi gender system, and the limits of audience empathy? Let’s find out together, just you and us.

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3 comments:

  1. Fantastic! I can't wait to listen.

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  2. Mace came back from Storms End as soon as Margery was imprisoned. That's why Aegon took it.

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