I thoroughly enjoyed this walk down memory lane.

Awesome summaries of the chapters, but it’s really hard to listen when Sam interrupts as much as he does. AND I just got a spoiler without any warning that it was in it 😑

If you’re going to moan and groan through the entire A Crown of Swords (Sam), then what’s the point of summarizing the book. It was very difficult to listen to, and uninviting to the listeners. If I was just listening to this before I read the book, I would opted out. I imagined they were going to make it enjoyable, instead of nonstop huffing and puffing. I did better off reading it myself. Made it sound worse than it was. Sam spoils a lot. For example, Sam lets us know he was suspicious a specific character during his first read through. However, now he loves the character and boasts about him/her. Dude, that’s a spoiler because now I’m no longer suspicious about the character. He does this a lot. Will only highlights specific characters, he may tell the audience not to forget a specific person. That can be considered spoilers for some. However, that doesn’t bother me much because there are so many characters.

Sam and Will have been great companions during my pandemic re-read of the iconic Robert Jordan series. In depth summaries, plot explorations, and entertaining asides - this show was perfect alongside the books. The show also got better as it went along - as some noted, spoiler alerts were missing from the first few episodes - but they noticed and adjusted. The duo is a real joy to listen to with a true understanding and passion for the series. I’ve now surpassed the pod’s summaries, but hope they finish so I can come back and hear the banter even after I’m done. Cheers for all the work guys!

These guys do a great job at summarizing chapters and providing insight. I definitely dig what they deliver. My criticism is how casually they allude to characters and their future relevance, call out associations that haven't been connected yet and identify Red Herrings and McGuffins. To some this may be appealing becasuse it may eliminate distractions, but the couple episodes I listened to (LOC Part 3&4) made me think better of continuing on. I'll definintely listen along on my reread, but even outside the spoiler section this podcast is too spoilery for me. Again, I think its super entertaining and the guys are really funny but not IMO not the companion podcast i'm looking for.

Thorough review of the books. Really enjoying reliving the books from a new perspective. Also appreciate the updates on the show. I’m hooked.