Our Power of Friendship Grows - Episode 48 The Dying of the Dragons: The Red and the Gold Part 2

Gretchen and Caroline are joined by NEW FRIED PARIS!!! To discuss the beginning of the chapters Rhaenyra Overthrown. The smallfolk revolt because they are definitely so upset by Helaena's death, and Rhaenyra definitely murdered her! Didn't you know Rhaenyra is so evil? Don't ask questions!NOTE - we had a whoopsie-doodle technical difficulty with recording, so this is the FIRST HALF of our wonderful conversation with Paris. Look for the SECOND HALF later in the feed. Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at [email protected]

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Caroline and Gretchen continue their analysis with the SECOND half of the GODS EYE AHHHH. THE THEMES. THE SYMBOLS. THE WORMS. Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at [email protected]

Caroline and Gretchen continue their analysis and OMG ITS THE GODS EYE. ITS. THE. GODS. EYE. Also this is just Part 1 because we made a rly long podcast lol. Enjoy the worms <3 Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at [email protected]

Gretchen and Caroline continue their analysis with the chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 6. GENUINE TRIGGER WARNING for graphic SA violence. Tumbleton just keeps getting sacked in new and increasingly more disturbing detailed descriptions, and it's definitely the fault of those bastards! Little baby Daeron his whole-ass dragon have no way to stop them :-( Also Mysaria is here in a SPOOKY SCARY cloak. BOO! Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at [email protected]

Caroline and Gretchen continues their analysis with the chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 5. Daemon is BAD because he has SEX with his wife's permission, and he definitely is sleeping with that brown girl with the brown dragon who is SO POOR. Did we mention she's brown? Meanwhile, two flying themes battle it out near Dragonstone. Yay!Sorry Caroline's audio was weird, new microphone, new problems. Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at [email protected]

Gretchen and Caroline are joined by YET ANOTHER FRIEND, Aashay! The group continues their analysis with the chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 4. While Woke Daeron marches on Tumbleton, Alicent proposes extremely reasonable peace terms that would definitely work! But Rhaenyra is just too crazy and evil! Meanwhile, the bastards turn cloak and burn Tumbleton because bastards are treacherous by nature. We also learn about the sin of every gender :-)The half hour easter egg of this episode is about Bridgerton. This is not a Bridgerton podcast!Check out Aashay's beautiful art on his website: https://www.aashaymeshram.com/Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at [email protected]

Caroline and Gretchen continue their analysis with the chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 3. Aemond burns all the smallfolk of the Riverlands, just like the conqueror did, while Crispy Cole gets shot to death by the Winter Wolves who simply do not give AF about his main-character energy. Also, worms!Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at

Gretchen and Caroline continue their analysis with the chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 2. Rhaenyra is EVHUL and passes TAXES on the people of King's Landing, since the crown has no money due to *checks notes* Aegon and the Hightowers literally stealing it all. Wow Rhaenyra is so evil!We also recorded this episode during the 12 hours that TikTok was banned xDAlso the east egg is half an hour long because we have THOUGHTS god damn itJoin our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at

Caroline and Gretchen continue their analysis with the chapter The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant, Part 1. Rhaenyra EVHULY imposes taxes on the denizens of King's Landing, while Aemond successfully captures a totally empty Harrenhal. He then breaks up with with boyfriend Crispus Cole, because the commander refuses to literally kill everyone in a hopeless battle. Maybe Alice Rivers will give Aemond cognitive behavioral therapy, too?We also recorded this episode during the 12 hours that TikTok was banned xD Join our Discord! Don't worry we're cool https://discord.gg/3XvvwpgQuestions or comments? Email us at [email protected]