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Radio Westeros ASOIAF Podcast

Radio Westeros E70 Merrett - A Right to Vengeance

Radio Westeros ASOIAF Podcast

Radio Westeros

Asoiaf, Stark, Game Of Thrones, Books, A Song Of Ice And Fire, Arts, Targaryen, House Of The Dragon, George R.r. Martin, Hotd, Got, Lannister

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2022

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

In this episode all about the epilogue of ASoS, we look at the story of Merrett Frey, how the chapter functions in ASoIaF, and the stunning introduction of a reanimated Catelyn Stark. Sections on the foreshadowing for Lady Stoneheart, the history and meaning of Oldstones, and the role of vengeance in ASoIaF complete the episode. https://www.patreon.com/radiowesteros

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0:00.0

Radio Estroes episode 70 a right to vengeance A Right to Vengeance.

0:22.5

Hello and welcome to another episode of Radio Estros, I'm Lady Guinevere, and with me, as always, is Yoke Boy.

0:26.4

Yeah, hi there everyone, and thanks so much for being here.

0:29.6

Today we're going to give you an in-depth look at the epilogue that blew so many of us away.

0:35.4

It's Merritt Frei and Lady Stoneheart, everyone.

0:38.8

Yeah, this is the final part of our occasional series on the Prologues and Epilogues of A Song of Ice and Fire, and we're sure

0:46.0

you'll agree this Merit chapter is a classic.

0:49.2

So to begin, we'll discuss our unlikely point of view as we consider who is Merritt Frey.

0:55.0

Next we'll take a deep dive into the chapter itself in a walk-through style, leaving no stone

1:01.4

unturned. How does George build tension before the jaw-dropping

1:05.8

stone heart reveal? Perhaps the biggest twist in the series to date. Stay tuned

1:10.9

to find out. From there we'll discuss the meta-purpose of the epilogue,

1:15.0

as well as highlighting all of those instances of foreshadowing

1:19.0

throughout the first three novels that prefigured Catlin's resurrection, where we'll see hints stretching as far back as the early pages of a Game of Thrones.

1:28.0

And to wrap things up, we'll take a look at the significance of Old Stones as our setting for the epilogue and discuss the theme of vengeance

1:35.9

in the Song of Eisenfriar and where Lady Stone Hearts campaign could lead.

1:40.4

It's a packed episode today and we have much and more to tell you about Merit Frey, the

1:45.6

B. W.B and of course Lady Stoneheart.

1:50.0

And Radio Esturos is supported by patrons and so before we begin let's take a moment to

1:54.8

shout out our Flaming Lightbringer patron T.J. Harrington our Dragon Steele patron Peter and

2:00.4

our palest milkglass patrons Daniel Crispy the song of ice Seth Kelly

2:05.6

Laura sister winter multitude Scotty and John Wergarian as well as Beward and. Jay, the Bear and the Maiden Fair,

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