A Storm of Swords - Chapter 71 - Daenerys VI

From George RR Martin's "A Storm of Swords"
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[@Dsturb85]

Wow this book has a lot of events happen in it you have the Red Wedding, you have the purple wedding, you have the battle for the wall, and you have the mountain vs. The Viper and the books not even finished yet. By the time these events happened in the show we were five seasons in and we're still in the third book and there's two more books that I haven't even listened to yet plus two more in the future at some point.

[@calebduarte5255]

That’s why Storm is my favorite!

[@nesarjalili8136]

At some point indeed😂

[@InfamousB9]

Very true Daniel,and this one have 80 chapters,many of most important things are here,hope you enjoy

[@cherylbaxter8986]

Do you mean from Danny's chapters as in the house of The undieing she sees the Red Wedding, the Wall with a Blue Rose in a chink of ice her brother with Ellaria an his son Aegon, when does the Purple Wedding come into this chapter or her vision or dream ??

[@youwrong7840]

Key words "at some point" I'm scared to finish. Good thing I still got dunk and egg after this.

[@madelinegarber7860]

Man I feel bad for Danny in this chapter. If it had been me I might have given Jora another chance. But I get why she didn’t and respect her choice to banish him. But I still feel deeply for her.

[@comradestannis]

Jorah is a pedophile. I don't think she should give him another choice.

[@sophiaeressea5687]

How many second chances does a nice guy deserve?

[@mortalkomment8028]

I only dislike the Bran chapters. He's boring and useless. Daenerys, Jon, Davos, Tyrion and Sansa have amazing chapters. Dany punishing the masters is wonderful. They deserved it. Allowing to sell oneself into slavery was a pragmatic and smart move but still highly problematic. Dany sticking with the throne was her greatest flaw despite all her eagerness to learn and do good. Accepting Berristan's and Jorah's advice were naive moves but her purity persuaded them both to side with her.

[@comradestannis]

I'm not sure about punishing 13-year-olds in the way they were, tbh. I wish they would've just had them re-educated or punished an entirely different or less disgusting way.

[@chelscara]

Barristen can cook too? Mans the whole damn package, he had to be in kings guard or every woman would’ve been begging for his hand 😆❤️

[@cherylbaxter8986]

❤❤❤

[@Ashley-vn3my]

Your super cool. You did a cool thing and I get to have it for free. I gym and drive and work with you reading my obsession of asoiaf with such great voices. I said thank you on another chapter but I’m gonna say it again and I might again on some future chapter because… you really are awesome. It’s a public service what you’ve done and I am benefiting from it for a ridiculous amount of hours.

[@JanicePhillips]

Even binge listening, I've been here a week almost and this is my progress, starting at the beginning. lol At this rate, I'll be here yet another, but even I have to sleep...a little.

[@shmittybacall1499]

This is my 3rd time listening to this series and it’s bc of Dave doing such a good job voice acting. The time, dedication, and talent is appreciated more than he knows!

[@jwilson544]

This chapter made me realize he never really repented.... for anything. Deep down, he still doesn't feel ashamed for enslaving those poachers. Be it his pride that represses it, or he is just plain arrogant, jorah cant bring himself to lower himself from his Knightley personal image. Perhaps this was an unwise move by dany, as i haven't read the next books yet, but jorah needed a moment like this. Unfiltered judgment. And not from a cold character he doesn't know, as ned was, but from someone he loves. I hope i get to see him finally humble himself and try for redemption in the books to follow

[@BertleMcGertle]

41:05 I laughed for a while until I realized you said "duty."

[@hannahmorrow5393]

Me too!! Doody lol

[@jacobsquare4812]

I'm glad I'm not the only 5 year old here lmao

[@cherylbaxter8986]

😢

[@Turandot29]

David, you are a fantastic reader with a great voice! I’d listen to a history lecture from you any day.

[@Ancor_Vantian]

42:40 "I was looking for a house with a Red door.." The house Dany think was located in Braavos, but was most likely in Dorne. The "Lemongate" thing is just a small, almost unnoticeable thing; yet it carries with it _so_ many implications :) It really tickles the brain.

[@comradestannis]

Dorne seems like an interesting fan-theory in regards to where the "Lemongate" is.

[@AnarchoCatBoyEthan]

@@comradestannis I mean I’d say it makes a lot of sense based on the alliances the Targs had with Dorne, the secret plan to marry first Viserys and then Dany to Dornish royals. At this point they were one of the most loyal targ supporters, and still are in a lot of ways. Plus we KNOW lemons grow in Dorne, and what not.

[@comradestannis]

@@AnarchoCatBoyEthan True.

[@cherylbaxter8986]

​@@comradestannisDanny says the lemon tree outside the window, what's the " Lemongate " an is it in Dorne

[@comradestannis]

@@cherylbaxter8986 Good attention to detail.

[@iThugiThug]

the kisses tasted like dooty 😳

[@arshadsaleem88]

There is a silence between 15:35 to 15:51, Anything missing?

[@hello7522]

No

[@TellMeMoore]

Cat food

[@comradestannis]

No, as far as I can tell.

[@cherylbaxter8986]

Yes I always think that an try an listen but don't hear

[@TheKpa11]

Wow Jorah sucks at pleading for his actions……..must be true love indeed…………or not

[@ryanorielly5617]

AGOT is my personal fav out of the main series but ASOS is by far the best one we’ve had so far with all the major events happening and the beginning of one of my fav character arcs in all the books I’ve read and that’d be Jaime Lannister

[@cherylbaxter8986]

Why Jaime Lannister

[@TheReaper7371]

@@cherylbaxter8986he da best 😂

[@anthonymallett4310]

so much better than the show.

[@comradestannis]

Unfortunatley, the Meereen storyline is just as bad as in the show *and* Essos is very Orientalist in its depiction.

[@BigBWolf90]

She thinks a king locking 3 women away is a children's story? Oh Dany you have so much to learn about your family

[@cherylbaxter8986]

Which king Maegor ?

[@BigBWolf90]

@@cherylbaxter8986 Baelor

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

There is a lot to learn, both good and bad.

[@JoeyWhisperz]

Talks about dog sausage chapter right after Oberyn killed Gregor

[@sophiaeressea5687]

Red herring :)

[@druelia9485]

Why does ser jorah sound like Mr burns???? 😂😂😂

[@nicholas7627]

and here we see the chapter where Martin writes himself into a mess instead of an ending.

[@UnfitDevotee]

Wym?

[@nicholas7627]

@@UnfitDevotee instead of heading to westeros he has her hang out in mereen aimlessly

[@PedroLucas-mg5je]

@@nicholas7627 He should've done the 5 years timeskip between ASOS and AFFC!

[@highgrounder2012]

I see he cares more about making good characters rather than advancing the plot and sacrificing the characters, he might've planned her arc and story poorly, but you can't deny that her decision is the most reasonable in this sitiuation, with what army will she conquer westros, she needed to grow

[@jimmymcgill7370]

I do think the Meereen stuff is important for her character. Her last chapter in Dance With Dragons is really good and shows that, as she reflects on her time in Meereen and contemplates going to Westeros again.

[@tylerjohnston5845]

After this Chapter it was 11 years before another Daenerys chapter, and since then it has been 13 years now.

[@shreya7200]

Dany ordering the death of murderers, hand cut off of thieves and man hood cut off of r*pers Daemon and Dany are so alike ig it runs in their blood lol

[@madelinegarber7860]

I thought of that too. But she’s less impulsive and more deliberate than him.

[@coldhands2802]

That's a common punishment..

[@katrinawillis-lum2788]

Thank you I have the books but I luv to hear again an again sometimes u can't read but can listen thank you

[@comradestannis]

Same here!

[@Caribbeanaemond]

Dani our BI QUEEN

[@TheKpa11]

Oh god don’t tell me Missandei is a traitor………you’d never suspect a little girl

[@Jarvis466]

In the game of thrones testing your own skin serves better than in others

[@TheKpa11]

@@Jarvis466 Ugh. I cringe hearing the characters in the books call it that. (But the “Testing your own skin serving better than others” is a nice line) Game of thrones should be a term the reading audience uses, not the characters in universe. Just have them call it a game of power or control, not specifically playing “The Game of Thrones”

[@hmmuhhh5715]

I think she’s a child of the Forrest

[@TheCbot88]

She didn’t say a wife can’t sell her husband…. Or that you can’t sell your parents……..

[@mortalkomment8028]

Yes, wives do sell their husbands all the time nowadays. It's a step toward modernity to sell husbands and parents. Dany is such a strong and independent modern woman. 😅

[@aishah7730]

please be fr

[@comradestannis]

@@mortalkomment8028 She's not a "modern woman." She's a restorationist.

[@JanSneeuw83]

Bro..you cant be wispering one moment and then scream loud the next. Some of us use headphones you know...

[@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218]

Yeah exactly it kills me when I'm on the bus as I need to normally have it at 3/4 full volume to even hear it and then out of nowhere a yell, howl or scream will happen and I end up jumping on the bus from how loud it got

[@lizzieisbaked]

Agreed. He woke me up 😂

[@geethanjaliguru8764]

😂😂😂

[@highwithhobbs1173]

I'm just appreciative of the opportunity to listen to the books as I read them

[@nickrod64]

Lmao bro killing me here

[@mortalkomment8028]

The dragons were still small and she definitely needed experience in ruling. Smart move to stay.

[@comradestannis]

Absolutely not. It starts the stupidest plot in the series.

[@zer0phasez]

​@@comradestannisDo you ever stop whining?

[@comradestannis]

@@zer0phasez Most of my comments have some praise for the series.

[@zer0phasez]

@@comradestannis Idc about that. You just keep whining about Danys chapters. I find brans boring but I don't whine much about it like you do. Cause oh my goodness 😭

[@comradestannis]

@@zer0phasez But I'm not whining.

[@chrisrubin6445]

just noticed the mereen carved into the stone in the bottom middle of the art

[@cloudjumper1449]

It’s crazy how to book and the show have a heavy night and day difference after the first season. Though I do enjoy the shows version of Dany taking Mareen more than the books. It portrayed her in a very powerful way compared to this chapter and the last Dany chapter.

[@cherylbaxter8986]

How do you think that since I've been listening to Danny's chapters isee so much more about her we didn't get in the show as Danny is my favourite character I can't wait for WOW

[@TheKpa11]

I like Jorah in the show more than in the books His obsession with Dany makes him seem an idiot

[@comradestannis]

I'm glad that Daenerys wasn't portrayed as "powerful" here. Too many "ooh aah" moments in the show when it comes to Daenerys.

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

We need two chapters a day man. 29:50 😂😂

[@Blackkey034]

Be thankful lol

[@kobuslabuschagne9415]

Don't be hasty now, Barum

[@FishDinners]

No daario fanart this time? 😭

[@tylerjohnston5845]

Do all gods feel so lonely

[@cherylbaxter8986]

Danny has no chapters in AFFC'S

[@fazediamond5671]

Many don’t

[@cherylbaxter8986]

@@fazediamond5671 I didn't know that thank you Does Jon,

[@fazediamond5671]

@@cherylbaxter8986 no and Tyrion is not there either

[@comradestannis]

@@cherylbaxter8986 No. Not until Book 5 (the best book in the series, imho).

[@cherylbaxter8986]

What happened to my reply from @fazediamond5671, my answer is there an another comment or reply isn't ??

[@serena9292]

Bookmark 5:33

[@by_drozds_pattern3458]

Thank you for your time and work👏👏👏 I love the cat on the background too🤭

[@Caramelo23606]

I think Dany looks bald in this

[@comradestannis]

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing.

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

Thats barristan

[@comradestannis]

@@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117 Oh, my bad.

[@hunterlogan9755]

Anyone else hear Master Roshi around 12:15?

[@comradestannis]

Maybe? Idk. Wasn't sure where to peg it.

[@LoneWolfSonata]

Is Mr Mormont Stewy? 😂

[@TheMymlan]

No, that would be Joffrey. 😁

[@unovasfinest2623]

This chapter hits different with America's pull out from Afghanistan going on rn 😬

[@_Code_3]

how

[@comradestannis]

It's not really the same thing...

[@comradestannis]

GRRM clearly has his issues with U.S. foreign policy, but more specifically, U.S. interventionism and adventurism, not "isolationism" or a "hands-off" policy, from what I can tell. And either way, this is the opposite of leaving a place.

[@unovasfinest2623]

@@comradestannis i dont remember but whatever it is, im right because im never wrong about anything ever

[@comradestannis]

@@unovasfinest2623 That's illogical but whatever.

[@LucasBozovich]

15:36 there is a cut-off until 15:52

[@cctompk1]

Thanks for reading👍👍

[@jaimegraterol8745]

Lol two minutes 😂

[@Luissv72]

Ramsey has 20 good men, Daenerys has 20 Brave Fools 😂🤣.

[@cherylbaxter8986]

Brave Fool's ??

[@comradestannis]

Ramsay has "20 good men" in the show and it was dumb.

[@cherylbaxter8986]

11:23

[@cherylbaxter8986]

24:00

[@lebangirl13]

Your Dexcom beeping has me thinking it’s my sons blood sugars going high lol

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

lol i only recently figured out how to turn the loud beeping off for non-severe highs and lows during the day!

[@comradestannis]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF Awesome!

[@sma_sma]

Dog sausage? :( 🐕

[@comradestannis]

Ewww...

[@Nimrodel84]

Bookmark 17:26

[@ogmeatwad.6]

This is the last Danny chapter until A dance with dragons. 👀

[@NightDweller]

Don't get why miereen was captured not on page

[@comradestannis]

Oh, I didn't realize that Daenerys is bisexual. Interesting!

[@TBSViral]

When Barristan is talking about roast duck, a favorite foodstuff in Westeros, Dany is disgusted by the sound of it. I think this shows how alien she is to Westerosi culture.