In which the newbies just... really dish out the hate. Mike brutally shuts down the possibility of guest panelists (except Brandon Sanderson who can come on anytime he wants)Amal just… REALLY HATES Ba’alzamon.James gives an answer expected by nobodyIsaiah hurts both hearts and souls.And people go places, they do things, and stuff happens.

In which our heroes converge and ALL the Chekov's Guns go off. Mike drops what he thinks is an earth-shattering revelation, but no one else really cares that much.Amal is doomed to impatience.James overthinksIsaiah has strong feelings about IngtarAnd everyone is blind going forward

In which our heroes continue to converge Mike gets it wrong multiple timesAmal refuses to take the baitJames picks a fight with Kate ReadingIsaiah summarizes a chapter perfectlyAnd half the episode is spent talking about one chapter

In which our heroes converge, and desperate times require desperate measures. Mike rants.Amal declines a point she didn’t receive.James slanders Bela.Isaiah gets skeeved out.And everyone fears the Seanchan more than Ba’alzamon.   The image of Liandrin referenced: https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2F9008c48ec1012154f4b5297a3d560f84441712f5fe695cc3879410909c74ecfa.jpg

In which our heroes go to a party Mike cleanses himself of his sins. Amal gets her turn. James is a stranger to the subtle art of seduction, as performed by married noblewomen of the Cairheinin nation. Isaiah doesn’t do names. And American Thanksgiving is completely forgotten about until the very end and then only glossed over.

In which our heroes chase, get chased, meet new people, and just royally screw up. Mike gots jokesAmal tries to spoil the ending of ShogunJames gets weirdly antagonistic toward coffeeIsaiah admits that Mike is rightAnd nobody fears or respects the Forsaken 

In which our heroines gain some knowledge Mike is enervated James is in mourning Amal is sick Isaiah's hamster power electrical grid fails And there are so many tangents there's no way to follow anything.

In which our heroes make new friends Mike is once again confused by Canada, and all things Canadian Amal’s lack of fear of Ba’alzamon is spreading James keeps getting interrupted Isaiah sticks to his guns And everybody agrees that that b*tch from the next chapter is Lanfear 

In which our heroes get a restful night's sleep. Mike calls out Steven Erikson on his naming bullshit Amal is caught unawares James doesn’t know Shakespeare. Isaiah prepares ye the way of the Malazan And absolutely nobody makes note of the fact that this is the twentieth episode.

In which our heroes set off on a sizeable chase Mike subjects everyone to family dynamics. Amal opens the Robert Jordan Stock Phrases can of worms and spills it all over the podcast. James drills down on everyone’s ages, again. Isaiah subconsciously ships Rand and Nynaeve. And everybody sucks at doing accents

In which our heroes make mistakes Mike draws parallels to geopolitical conflicts.Amal has nothing but disdain for Ba’alzamon.James snubs his wife on their anniversary.Isaiah is disgusted.And for the first time in the podcast’s history, nobody makes a Tolkien or Harry Potter reference.  

In which our hero runs around like a chicken with his head cut off. Mike is forced to defend Shakespeare’s honorAmal’s fury outburns Ba’alzamon’s.James, for all of the reading he has done, does not recognize one of the most FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT LITERARY DEVICES OF ALL TIMEIsaiah would be more evilAnd nobody knows what [Spoiler] knows.

Mike loses his mind editing.Amal and Isaiah team up to craft a theory.James dips out to go to a weddingIsaiah is sick of the swordsAnd everybody  is excited to start the second book.

In which our heroes go there and back again. Mike RAFOs everyone and everything forever and ever world without end, amen. Amal runs with a theory in exactly the wrong direction James demands answers Isaiah does a dramatic reenactment And everybody gets to have their first experience with the Big White Book of Bad Art The Horn of Valere: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot/images/8/85/Horn_of_Valere.JPG The Fisher-Price Toys-R-Us lookin’ piece of shit: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot-prime/images/4/4d/Horn_of_Valere_infobox.jpg Thom Merrilin: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot/images/e/e7/Thom_Merrilin.JPG Egwene al’Vere: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot/images/6/64/Egwene_al'Vere.JPG Galad: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot/images/b/bb/Galadedrid.JPG The White Tower: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot/images/b/ba/White_Tower.JPG  

In which our heroes hear stories Mike gets reductive about Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons (yes, I had to look that up because Ice and Fire is BORING and I DNFed halfway through the first book).Amal is original styleJames tries to explain sportsIsaiah leaves out a VERY important wordAnd everybody gets in-depth about the show

In which our ways take a lovely constitutional through a horrific miasma of darkness and soul sucking wind. Mike puts an end to the funny funny colloquialismAmal gets needlessly nihilisticJames reads into and overthinks things too muchIsaiah steals the Tolkien reference from JamesAnd everybody, once again, takes a Spontaneous Last Minute Digressionary Interlude