Tyrion Isn't Macbeth, He's Macduff [Investigating A Clash of Kings, Volume 5]

Luckily for us, George R. R. Martin seems to have written A Clash of Kings in couplets. And it’s not just basic narrative themes or tone that he explores two chapters at a time, there are more explicit structural similarities too. In this episode, we’re exploring two strikingly different and hauntingly similar accounts of marginal characters who have been thrust suddenly onto center stage. Maggie is exploring the Spider’s riddles and the true nature of power. We’re working together to take another crack at our ongoing Stark Werewolves theory. Cam’s tracking ghosts through the Westerosi countryside, and stumbling upon an old friend. The discussion culminates in a titanic, brand new Macbeth conspiracy that’s even more fruitful and wicked than the one we investigated throughout A Game of Thrones. READ / LISTEN TO CAM'S LATEST BOOK: https://www.cameronfucile.com/ Bonus Episodes on Patreon:   / secondbreakfastpodcast   Feedback & Theories: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vW27X1... Instagram:   / secondbreakfastpod   00:00 Intro / Teaser 01:11 Recap of Chapters 09:43 Merciful Wolves 12:19 The Riddles of Power 23:51 Can You Trust a Spider? 28:45 The King Ned Stark Test 30:42 Recurring Ghosts 34:39 Macbeth Redux? 35:17 The Arrival of the Witch(es) 37:27 The Ghost of Banquo 39:46 Fleance in the Margins 42:04 Tyrion is GRRM’s Macduff 56:51 A Book About Consequences 01:00:49 Closing Thoughts