A Cast of Kings - A Game of Thrones Podcast: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
May 25, 2015 11:14 AM - Subscribe
In this episode of “A Cast of Kings,” Joanna and David discuss the sixth episode of Season 5 of Game of Thrones, “Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken.”
I'm still a bit staggered by the climax of "Unbent" -- which was not helped at all by the shuddery "it happens every night" revelation near the beginning of this week's ep ("The Gift") -- and Joanna and Dave just sound utterly shellshocked here. I've got their take on "The Gift" waiting for me when I get home from work, and I'm expecting a similar reaction with that. Being a weekly TV podcaster is a double-edged sword: On one hand, you get to talk about things you love, but on the other you're pretty much locked into talking about them even when they're kind of awful.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:42 PM on May 26, 2015
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:42 PM on May 26, 2015
I listened to the podcast the other day. Um... ugh.
To echo something Sparklemotion said in another thread, I realize I'm in a minority in that I'm okay with how Ramsay's rape of Sansa was handled. I think (so far) it works narratively and it's in line with what's been established. I've enjoyed previous Cast of Kings podcasts, but I really disliked Joanna's implication (whether it was intended or not) that if you're defending what happened to Sansa, then you're defending rape. (She kept repeating " don't email me saying it's not rape.") Well, what if I think it works in terms of the story? I resent it when people say that feeling this way makes me a bad person or a bad feminist, because I've gotten some of this on Twitter, and... to hell with that.
posted by suburbanbeatnik at 5:39 PM on May 26, 2015
To echo something Sparklemotion said in another thread, I realize I'm in a minority in that I'm okay with how Ramsay's rape of Sansa was handled. I think (so far) it works narratively and it's in line with what's been established. I've enjoyed previous Cast of Kings podcasts, but I really disliked Joanna's implication (whether it was intended or not) that if you're defending what happened to Sansa, then you're defending rape. (She kept repeating " don't email me saying it's not rape.") Well, what if I think it works in terms of the story? I resent it when people say that feeling this way makes me a bad person or a bad feminist, because I've gotten some of this on Twitter, and... to hell with that.
posted by suburbanbeatnik at 5:39 PM on May 26, 2015
I think she was probably hearing from a lot of people who argued that it wasn't rape, I.e. that Sansa consented by marrying Ramsey.
posted by bq at 6:43 PM on May 26, 2015
posted by bq at 6:43 PM on May 26, 2015
I think she was probably hearing from a lot of people who argued that it wasn't rape, I.e. that Sansa consented by marrying Ramsey.
Yep, there's still a non-zero number of people out there who think that marital rape doesn't exist. Some of them are in Congress.
posted by Strange Interlude at 7:42 AM on May 27, 2015
Yep, there's still a non-zero number of people out there who think that marital rape doesn't exist. Some of them are in Congress.
posted by Strange Interlude at 7:42 AM on May 27, 2015
You are not logged in, either login or create an account to post comments
posted by bq at 11:38 AM on May 26, 2015