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We close out our Iron Gold season with chapters 58–65. Ephraim pulls off a chaotic rescue. Lyria gets an apology and an unexpected visitor. Darrow reaches the Ash Lord too late. Romulus takes his final walk, and Sevro goes home while Darrow doesn't. The hosts then rate the part and the whole book, and look ahead to Dark Age.

We cover chapters 49–57 of Iron Gold, a stretch where four storylines go wrong at once! We recap each storyline, then dig into character, loyalty and the myriad (poor) choices that pop up.

The crew centers on Lysander, Darrow, Lyria, and Ephraim, with a mix of character analysis, plot recap, and plenty of side commentary on the series’ moral messiness.

We cover Ephraim's heist, Lysander's tense prison scenes, and Lyria's increasingly dangerous orbit around the core players. The episode focuses on betrayal, shifting loyalties, and how much damage people can do while insisting they're still the good guys. Buckle up for the suck, buttercup.

Pierce Brown! Iron Gold! These chapters split between political fallout, a dangerous prison break, and three very different POVs trying to survive a society in collapse. Nick, Sam, Liz, and Craig focus on how much of this section is setup and how much of it is quietly doing heavy lifting for the rest of the book. What say you?

This episode covers the first part of Iron Gold and tracks three major threads: Darrow’s escalating break with the Republic, Lyria’s devastating loss and decision to leave, and Lysander’s capture on the Rim. It also introduces Ephraim’s uneasy new assignment and opens up a larger conversation about loyalty, power, and who gets used as a weapon.

Iron Gold, Chapters 10 to 15! Senate blowup, Lyria’s devastation, Ephraim’s grief, and Lysander’s choicesThis discussion covers four POVs in Iron Gold chapters 10 to 15: Darrow, Lyria, Ephraim, and Lysander. The group focuses on the clash between war and governance, the human cost of the Red Hand attacks, grief and self-destruction in Ephraim’s arc, and what Lysander’s decisions reveal about loyalty, power, and conscience.

This episode sets up the start of Iron Gold and immediately reframes the series through multiple perspectives. The group talks through the shift from Darrow-centered storytelling to a wider, messier republic, while also introducing Lyria, Ephraim, and Lysander as major new lenses on the world. A lot of the discussion centers on what war has cost the low colors, whether Darrow is still right to push forward, and how the new structure of the book mirrors the political structure of the Republic itself.

This episode kicks off Iron Gold and immediately makes it clear that the story is changing shape. With multiple POVs now in play, the crew covers Darrow, Lyria, Ephraim, and Lysander, while debating what the Republic has become ten years after the revolution. The conversation centers on the cost of victory, the strain on Darrow and Mustang, and the fact that freedom did not magically solve anything. It is part recap, part character study, and part argument over whether Darrow is protecting the Republic or undermining it.

The Battle of Ilium and Roque’s Sacrifice in Red Rising Part ThreeIn this episode, we explore the intense chaos and strategic deception in the Battle of Ilium, focusing on Darrow’s daring tactics, Roque’s tragic end, and the theme of sacrifice intertwined with honor. The hosts disagree on whether Romulus is awesome, or a cartoon character.

Romulus. Moon Lords. Roque. Skip boots. Discover how covert plans and personal sacrifices set the stage for war on the moons of Jupiter, revealing the true power behind the throne.

This episode covers a brutal, high-stakes stretch of Morning Star, where Darrow, Mustang, and Ragnar head to the Obsidian homeland, get ambushed by Cassius and Aja. We dive into the huge action and world-building of Pierce, with the devastating loss of Ragnar, which gives the whole story real weight. Buckle on up!

In this episode, the crew dives into the chaos of Red Rising: Morning Star Part 2, where everything escalates fast! From a reckless heist on Phobos to shifting loyalties, brutal confrontations, and the growing realization that the rebellion needs more than force to survive. We break down Darrow and Sevro’s leadership clash, Quicksilver’s role in the larger rebellion, Mustang’s unexpectedly critical presence, and the moment the story truly becomes a war.

SPOILER EPISODE! Craig curses at Nick (he later apologizes), microphones are thrown, Lyria is brought up, and Trig is given a solid quantity of air time. Spoilers galore!

Season 3!? The final book in the first trilogy. We can't believe we've already made it this far. In Morning Star’s opening section, Darrow is rescued after months of torture and captivity, reunited with the Sons of Ares, and forced to confront how much has changed while he was gone. The episode dives into the emotional weight of his return, the devastating loss of Trig, and the shifting loyalties around Sevro, Victra, and Cassius as the rebellion starts to strain under the pressure.