156: Put That Girl on T

The Hammer of Thor, ch. 51 to 57 (cw for mentions of suicide throughout the episode) And so we've reached the end of The Hammer of Thor! It's been a journey of high highs and medium lows, so how does the book end up in our estimation? This week we talk about the incredible power of pandering, Riordan's patented Big Action Set Piece formula, the different suicide missions our characters have ended up on, the decreased relevance of homelessness to the overall story and its themes, an actually awesome new god, awkwardsauce, and the genuine surprise and excitement we're feeling as we look forward to the next book while also looking ahead to the series that ran simultaneous to this - The Trials of Apollo! How will all of this come together in the final book of Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard? If you'd like to find out with us, just make sure that you... Come back next week for The Ship of the Dead, ch. 1 to 5! Check out our Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/unwisegirls) Follow the show (https://twitter.com/unwisegirls) Join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/XnhhwzKQ8d) Hosted by Jacqueline (https://twitter.com/swampduchess) and Jane (https://twitter.com/janeyshivers). Edited by Jacqueline. Cover art by Vera (https://twitter.com/Innsmouth_Inn). Intro/outro: "Super Mariocean" by spacepony (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01147)