“Books 1-5…perfection. Seth and Patrick had such a great dynamic and I loved the direction of their conversations.
After Aradia joined, the tone changed a lot. I still listen, but it’s not as fun. There used to be insightful interesting conversations about subtext, foreshadowing, parallels between characters, and both Seth and Patrick spent time asking questions that had fascinating answers.
Aradia is obviously super knowledgeable and that added a lot when she was a guest. As a host, she comes across as kind of a know-it-all and there are almost no questions, just pontification. Especially when it comes to the Mat and Tylin stuff, she sounds like the comments section of a Reddit AITA post and it gets so old so fast. I’m here for literary analysis, not hostile virtue signaling. Like, dude, I agree with you, but there’s more to discuss here 🙄”
maybe.beth via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/22/23