Game of Thrones: medieval weaponry, variable winters, and final-season anxiety
Podcast |
Decipher SciFi
Publisher |
Decipher Media
Media Type |
audio
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Film Reviews
Science
TV & Film
Publication Date |
May 14, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:33:42

In which we discuss Game of Thrones right before the finale

The books

Appreciating GRRM. And appreciating him double and triple as the show goes on.

The setting

The middle ages. The “dark ages” and how much is that a misnomer? Magic and dragons stagnating technological progress. Volcanoes beat dragons in rock-paper-scissors. Air force exclusivity. Ancient artillery. Ballistae and Scorpions and the peak of human weaponry until the weaponization of gunpowder.

Winter is coming

Figuring out ways to make the seasons less predictable. Unsatisfying suggestions in axial precession and funny orbits. The possibility of the interplay of biology with climatological processes.

Disappointment and Predictons

Trying to understand, as we reach the conclusion, why the show feels so unsatisfying now. Why every turn of events feels so unearned. Predicting who will get the throne as of “The Last of the Starks.”

  1. Game of Fuckin' Thrones by Anamanaguchi: YouTube
  2. Nightflyers (SciFi!) & Other Stories by GRRM: iTunesAmazon
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