Hands on HotD: Season 1 Wrap - On History and Adaptation - feat. Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn

In this eleventh and DEFINITELY (probably) final edition of the first season of Hands on HotD, Merry and Clint and special guest Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn wrap up the initial season of HBO's niche arthouse property HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

In this episode we:

Ask Kavita to delve into the real-world historical and Shakespearean influences of the Dance of the DragonsExplore the highlights, lowlights, and midlights of the adaptational choices of House of the Dragon, Season1Never stop shitting on Criston Cole, the dumb jock who mistakenly thinks he's the protagonist of realityHeap endless praise on Laenor Velaryon's storyline, we stan a queer poly king. Speculate wildly on who the fuck Mushroom is, exactly?Entertain Clint's theory on who exactly Eustace gets his hot goss from (HINT: Criston).Evaluate the Green and Black Councils from the various perspectives we're given in the book and the showArgue strenuously that Fire & Blood is Good, ActuallyWonder why Ryan Condal, friend of the pod, hasn't returned our emails?

Supplemental Reading

Dr. Kavita on TwitterDr. Kavita's blogBlood, Love, (History) and Rhetoric and House of the DragonSupport the show