SEASON 8 EPISODE 4: REALITY
What is reality anyway? Do we all create our own or do we share one or is it both? We unpack the theme of reality this week as we read chapters 21-27 of The Dream Thieves.
In this section, Ronan reluctantly gets advice from the women of 300 Fox Way. Gansey organizes an outing to the lake, and Orla comes along to make things difficult (mostly for Blue). Monmouth is subject to three break-ins in the space of half an hour, the most careful of them being the Gray Man. Gansey and Ronan seek out Kavinsky and engage in a little summer arson, just for funsies.
In case you missed it, we’ve already read the first book in the series, The Raven Boys, for season 5.
This episode was recorded on 22 October 2022.
Show notes
This week we’re reading chapters 21-27 through the theme of reality. If you’d like to read along with us, you can find the full breakdown here. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know, and we’ll answer them as we go!
Lots of media mentions this ep, so…
More here on the Sandman,
Read more here about The Wheel of Time,
And more about Derry Girls here!
Read more about Welsh language revitalization here.
More info here on The Troubles.
Here is Eddie Izzard’s Dress to Kill (still amazing).
Aberfan disaster - read more here…
…and more here on The Crown.
Read about Alfred the Great here.
Find You’re Dead to Me here - and te episode about Glendower is here
The poem Jen V mentioned is The Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti - read it here.
“We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?”
Our intro and outro music is by the excellent Scott Buckley. Check him out here.
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Thanks for listening! Next week, we’re reading Chapters 28-33 through the theme of excess.