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Here we are, at the end of all things. It's time to say goodbye to the Gansey as we read chapters 62 to the epilogue of The Raven King through the theme of promise this week. In this section, Ronan is being unmade and Adam, unable to bear it, scries and gets some useful advice from Persephone. Meanwhile, Gansey accepts that there is no time to save himself, and asks Blue to kiss him. She does, and he dies. It’s pretty terrible. Henry compells them to action, and Adam suggests asking Cabeswater to die for Gansey. Together, they work with the last of Ronan’s dreamt forest, and Gansey is remade. In the epilogue, Adam confronts his parents for the last time; Gansey, Blue, and Henry receive a graduation gift from Ronan for their gap year; and Ronan begins to dream. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 25 November 2023. This is the final part of the Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. Thanks for listening! We're going to be taking a break for a wee while to consider the future of the pod. We'll be back with an update as soon as we can, but keep an eye on the website for updates, too. In the meantime, check out our earlier seasons if you haven’t already. Start with season 3 on Strange the Dreamer, we reckon it’s a stellar book that deserves more recognition! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Wah wah, things are going awry and one might say, the Gangsey are at risk of feeling a bit disillusioned... That's the theme for chapters 55-61 of The Raven King this week. In this section, Gansey walks the tunnel to Glendower until his phone battery runs out... but the Gangsey find him. They find Glendower—but there is no waking this sleeping king. As they head back to Cabeswater in search of a solution to their demon problem, Adam is possessed and tries to kill Ronan. Back in Henrietta, the political fundraiser has come and gone, but the sale for the demon is just about to start. It does not end well for Piper Greenmantle. We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 22 November 2023. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Chaos is a ladder... into this week's episode as we read chapters 48-54 of The Raven King through, you guessed it, the theme of chaos. In this section, Gwenllian gives Gansey some advice, and then he rushes off to follow a storm of birds to his king. He gets in the Camaro and goes. Ronan is woken by Blue to the news that Gansey has gone–he offers to dream something that will help find him. The Camaro does Gansey a solid by breaking down, allowing Henry the chance to help. They follow the birds to the same place Gansey first died. He comes to the conclusion that he was saved so he could find Glendower and kill the demon; and Henry finds the opening to a cave. Gansey decides to go in on his own. We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 19 November 2023. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

We're reading chapters 41-47 of The Raven King through the theme of shame this week. In this section, Gwenllian attacks Artemus, who retreats into Blue’s favorite beech tree. Adam and Ronan dream together and find disease and death in Cabeswater. Gansey, meanwhile, has taken Henry and Blue to lunch with his parents. The Gangsey is reunited to support Ronan. Blue finally gets to talk to her father, who tells the story of the tir e e’lintes, the tree lights, and tells her, finally, how they can stop the demon: by a willing sacrifice along the corpse road. We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 18 November 2023. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

We fancy ourselves quite good at observing, so it's a great theme for us as we read chapters 34-40 of The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater this week. In this section, Declan and Ronan have a nice moment. Back in Cabeswater, Neeve is trying to mitigate the harm of Piper Greenmantle and the demon, and is unmade for her efforts. At the Barns, the Gangsey piece together their experiences. Adam tells Gansey about the kiss; Gansey admits that he loves Blue. Henry Cheng is kidnapped by Mr Gray, but Gansey intervenes. We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 5 November 2023. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

We're reading 27-33 of The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater through the theme of bravery this week. It feels like a veyr apt theme as these characters have been called upon to be brave time and time again. In this section, Gansey is waiting for Blue at the urgent care when Ronan and Adam turn up, post-Cabeswater misadventure. Gansey comes clean about his and Blue’s relationship. Meanwhile, in DC, Declan gets a call from an old “friend” of Niall’s to let him know the wolves are convening on Henrietta. Declan takes himself to Henrietta and he and Ronan have a heart-to-heart (kind of). Ronan elects to stay in Henrietta, but asks Declan to take Matthew to DC to keep him safe. Henry, meanwhile, convinces Gansey to climb into a hole in the basement of a building and puts a robotic bee in his hand. It’s a test of mettle that Gansey passes. The rituals are intricate. (Henry also has fun playacting an Aglionby jerk with Blue.) Adam is coming to terms with wanting to be closer to Ronan than just friends, possibly, maybe. And Adam and Ronan kiss! We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 1 November 2023. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Get ready to dive deep cause we're all about discovery this week! That's our theme for chapters 21-26 of Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven King. In this section, Adam and Ronan run into trouble retrieving Orphan Girl from Cabeswater. Adam finally asks all the right questions, and discovers that Ronan manifested Cabeswater—which raises lots of questions about who Adam is beholden to, if anyone. Meanwhile, Blue and Gansey head back to Fox Way, only to find the entire house dark, and buzzing, and terrifying. A possessed Noah trie to claw out Blue’s eye; Gansey’s intention and her battery power are the only things that save them. Piper Greenmantle uses her new friend the demon to casually murder her ex, Colin. We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! You can find the show notes on the website.

This week, we're reading chapters 14-20 of The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater through the theme of friendship. In this section, Blue and Adam have a conversation that turns into an argument about Blue and Gansey secretly falling in love. Adam and Ronan go looking for the devil attacking Cabeswater. They end up at Adam’s father’s house— the wrong devil. Blue and Gansey go to Henry Cheng’s toga party. Maura and Mr Gray go on a little driving of their own, and find Noah reliving his death in the bathroom at Piper Greenmantle’s old house. We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! You can find the show notes on the website.

What does commitment mean to you? It's a big theme and there's a lot to work with in chapters 7-13 of The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater. In this section, we are introduced to the Laumonier triplets, one of whom happens to be Piper Greenmantle’s father. The Gangsey take Orphan Girl to Cabeswater to live with Aurora, for lack of any better options. Blue faces the reality of a grim future without Gansey & without the ability to travel the world like she wants to. Gansey has a panic attack at Raven Day; Henry Cheng shows up to save him. Adam’s hands and eyes, in service to Cabeswater, no longer seem to be completely under his control. Something sinister is happening to their beloved wood… We're returning to the foundational theme of connections. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 18 October 2023. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

We’ve reached the final book in the Raven Cycle as we read The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater for season 12. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys, season 8 for The Dream Thieves, and season 10 for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. We’re returning to the foundational theme of connections, and also reading the prologue to chapter 6 through the theme of foresight. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 14 October 2023. Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

So excited to be watching the modern Kiwi classic Hunt for the Wilderpeople and chatting about it through the loose themes of community and survival. We didn't choose the skux life, the skux life chose us! You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 30 September 2023. Thanks for listening! We're taking a week off and then well be back with Season 12 on 26 September. We're heading back to Henrietta one last time as we read The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater. Themes will be up on the site shortly, so stay tuned! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Here we are again, at the end of another season! It always comes around too fast. This week, we read chapters 84-epilogue of Any Way The Wind Blows through the theme of love and wrap up our time with this book. It's the perfect theme to end our journey with this wonderful series! In this section, Lady Ruth and Jamie invite Simon and Baz over for a celebration lunch where Simon commits a sword faux pas... or does he? Turns out Simon's picked up the family Excalibur, which can only be moved by a Salisbury, which means that Simon Snow is Lucy’s lost child. Finally, a resolution! Penny takes Shepard home for dinner - they like each other and it’s very great and cute. And we get a glimpse of Agatha's future - she's moved to Watford where she keeps the goats, and she's content with trading in her wand for a walking stick. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 26 September 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. Thanks for listening! We'll be back with a one-shot of a delightful Kiwi film, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Then we'll take a week off before roaring back with Season 12. It's back to Henrietta to finish off The Raven Cycle - that's right, we'll be reading The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater. Themes will be up on the website soon! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

This week, we read chapters 74-83 of Any Way The Wind Blows through the theme of maturity. It's a loaded concept, often used as a compliment when in actuality it might not come from a healthy place. Lots to talk about! In this section, Agatha and Niamh are surprised to find there's another—which survives, along with the doe. And they kiss! Simon Snow has sent Penny and Baz and Shep on a wild goose chase—because he intends to stop Smith-Richards himself. He tries to curse Simon but the spells bounce right off, and Simon yet again saves the day. Meanwhile, Mitali Bunce is d o n e with all this nonsense. Baz takes Daphne home, and Simon takes Jamie home to Lady Ruth. Baz gives Fiona his mother’s ring (and his kind-of blessing), and he and Simon come to a better understanding of what it means to be in a relationship with each other. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 17 September 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Our theme this week is duty which is something Simon Snow certainly thinks about a lot. What does it mean to do your duty? And where do you draw the line? We unpack that this week as we read chapters 64-73 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell. In this section, Agatha and Niamh head to Watford to check up on the pregnant doe. Simon, Baz, Penny and Shep break into the orphanage to find Pippa... and find Jamie Salisbury in the process. A plot is uncovered! They head for Watford as fast as they can, hoping they’re not too late to stop Smith Smith-Richards from unleasing his curse. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 10 September 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

This week, we’re reading chapters 56-64 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of responsibility. In this section, Simon and Baz go to Ikea. Baz remembers who Philippa is... and has a crisis. He marches straight to Fiona’s for answers... and interrupts her and Nicodemus Petty! Meanwhile, Penny summons Shepard’s demon and undoes the curse with some nifty legal wrangling. They all convene back at Simon’s flat to debrief, and Baz and Simon share some beautifully tender moments. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 3 September 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Finally, something light and joyful! That's right, this week, we’re reading chapters 47-55 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of optimism. In this section, Agatha and Niamh head back to Watford for more goat maintenance, and meet Simon and Baz, who happen to be there researching Smith Smith-Richards. Mitali Bunce definitely knows her daughter is on YouTube doing magic but she literally has no time to care about it. And Penny and Shep come to an attractive understanding—and then Penny has a flash of brilliance. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 26 August 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Boy, we love getting in our feelings, don’t we? This week, we’re reading chapters 38-46 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of grief. In this section, Penny decides to trust Shepard and they start working on getting out of the demon contract. Simon and Baz are taking things one step at a time, and working out what to do about Smith Smith-Richards, the new alleged Chosen One. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 19 August 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

We’re reading chapters 29-37 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of envy - not to be confused with jealousy! Important distinction. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 12 August 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

This week, we’re reading chapters 20-28 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of vulnerability. In this section, Simon is weathering his vulnerability hangover and Baz has to explain all the dodgy Chosen One things going on. Penny decides she’s too much of a mess to help Shepard and tries to send him home, but she just can’t quite let him go. Agatha helps Naimh with a task at Watford… and she has surprising success with magicking goats. Simon and Baz visit Lady Ruth. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 5 August 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com

Everything hurts and we’re dying… this week is a lot! We’re reading chapters 11-19 of Rainbow Rowell’s Any Way The Wind Blows through the theme of confusion. In this section, Baz turns up at Simon & Penny’s flat only to discover that Simon has left. He refuses to accept this and hunts him down… only for SImon to break up with him. Honestly, it’s pretty terrible. Meanwhile, Agatha is put to work in her dad’s clinic where she’s roped in to help Niamh, the magical veterinarian in training, with separating Simon from his wings. Simon and Agatha have a moment. Simon has his real come-to-Jesus moment and rushes off to fix things with Baz. It’s a LOT. You can find the show notes on the website. This episode was recorded on 29 July 2023. This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go! Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com