UNspoiled! The Hunger Games

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This moving artwork of Haymitch as a leader, willing or unwilling, throughout his life is by HilaBaldo beloved and you can see it here! https://x.com/HilaSketchCat/status/1906336223339114503These chapters, I would argue, are the weakest of the book in a lot of ways. We knew where we were heading, we knew that there was going to be tragedy, and after reading through the onslaught of horror in the games I'm just not sure we needed two of the longest chapters of the whole book dedicated to this part of the story. I live-read the epilogue to RoShawn, as well as the part where Peeta and Katniss watch Haymitch's games, and you'll have to wait to see her reaction! Thanks so much to you all for listening, and we will see you someday!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This illustration of Haymitch is by Itsajollyjester and you can see illustrations they did of the other victors here. Warning, they're not so much graphic as they are haunting, because the artist wanted us to see how each victor really looked when they won. https://gethelphomework-wqcgx.ondigitalocean.app/question/the-lucas-critique-argues-that-because-the-way-people-form-expectation-uv2kzwopThis chapter is the one where Haymitch has to get patched up and shoved back onstage with Cesar Flickerman to "celebrate" his "victory". RoShawn and I talk about ownership of the narrative, and the way that can be coopted through altered history, calculated smear campaigns, social media, editing, silencing, and clickbait. This is a pretty heavy episode, just to warn you all. But it's a heavy chapter! So what can you do.Thanks so much to you all for listening, and we will see you soon with a new episode!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This illustration of Haymitch's final stand is by 101panem and you can see their instagram account here! https://www.instagram.com/101Panem/These chapters are the ones where we lose everyone but Haymitch, and he makes one last attempt to blow up the arena as he bleeds out on the cliff's edge. RoShawn and I talk about how to handle political overwhelm and taking action. This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This beautiful illustration of Haymitch and Maysilee is by denndrawings and you can see it here! https://www.tumblr.com/denndrawings/779664380969304064/a-sister-is-someone-you-fight-with-and-fight?source=blog_view_login_wall&redirect_to=%2Fdenndrawings%2F779664380969304064%2Fa-sister-is-someone-you-fight-with-and-fightThese chapters are the ones where Haymitch and Maysilee come across some gamemakers in the arena, and there's a face-off that gets me and RoShawn really talking about our own compliance. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This illustration of some tributes' tokens is by mechanical-idiot on tumblr and you can see it here! https://stardust948.tumblr.com/post/781998777877856256These chapters are the ones where Haymitch has a crisis of faith and then recovers his desire to do just a bit of good if he can...which leads him right into Maysilee's waiting arms. Thanks so much for listening, everyone, and we will see you soon with a new episode!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This gorgeous illustration of Haymitch and Ampert is by aeshsar on tumblr and you can see their feed here! https://www.tumgik.com/aeshsarThese chapters are the ones where Haymitch futiley struggles to keep Lou Lou's body from the hovercraft right before  Ampert is taken by the Capitol, and RoShawn is starting to think that maybe Suzanne Collins needs to be stopped. I can't help but agree. Thanks so much to you for listening, and we will see you soon with a new episode!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This wonderful illustration of LouLou is by generisyd and you can see it here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHwAoe6RRB8/?img_index=1These are the chapters where the tributes are sent into the arena and Haymitch is almost killed by poison within the first half hour. Then we lose two friends from 12 (well, one from 12 and one allegedly from 12) and RoShawn is SHOOK.This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This beautiful illustration of Haymitch and Lenore is by @Revslie and you can see it here! https://x.com/Revslie/status/1900918245663596827These chapters are the ones in which the tributes do their interviews with Cesar, and Haymitch and Lenore are allowed a phone call. We're almost to the games, friends. Time to buckle up.This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!These Sunrise On The Reaping doodles are by @Kalddalart on Twitter, and you can see it here! https://x.com/Kalddalart/status/1903488166700503050These chapters are the ones where the alliance between the other districts is solidified, and everyone starts to plan their strategy for the big interview with Caesar Flickerman. Also, an old friend turns up and RoShawn didn't even recognize her, and I'm devastated.This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This illustration is by aliexisneoart from Reddit! https://www.reddit.com/r/Hungergames/comments/1jit49u/character_fanartdesign_of_district_12_from_sotr/It's time for the chapters where Haymitch has an interview with President Snow and it's rather harrowing just due to the conversation, then gets brought to a whole new level when "Louella" appears. This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This adorable illustration of Ampert is by thehungergamescollector on Instagram and you can see it here! https://www.instagram.com/p/DIxCwsdJnzB/?img_index=1These chapters are the ones where the districts begin to band together in an effort to utilize their superior numbers to take down the careers. Also, Beetee is here and it's the absolute worst.Thanks for listening, everyone!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!This fantastic illustration of Louella McCoy is by @thehungergamescollector on Instagram and you can see it here! https://www.instagram.com/p/DIT9N9LJ4y9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==These chapters are the ones where we lose a tribute early, and RoShawn and I talk about how Panem's version of Bread & Circuses doesn't quite line up with how things are supposed to work. This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!It's time for the chapters where we get to know Haymitch's fellow tributes a little bit better, and unfortunately we also get to know the capitol folks a little better as well. Plus we get to see the other victims of the reaping, and it's a bit harrowing. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and we will see you next week with a new episode!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

If you'd like to get this show two days early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron! You can also join on the free tier and get updates on events and schedule changes!Join me and RoShawn as we begin the most recent book set in the Hunger Games universe! Sunrise On The Reaping is Haymitch's story, and it's already not what we expected. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and we will see you soon with a new episode!This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

Alright, friends, it's time for us to say farewill (for now) to this franchise, and unfortunately it's on a bit of a sour note because neither I nor RoShawn liked this movie at all.Hey, they can't all be winners. It happens.Thank you so much for listening, and we will see you all again when Sunrise On The Reaping is published!Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfVThis version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8If you'd like to support the show, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron or just follow us for updates!

Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfVThis illustration of Lucy Gray Baird and Coriolanus Snow is by Little Lynx and you can see it here! https://little-lynx.tumblr.com/post/685442030732804096/the-songbird-and-the-snake-ive-read-the-book-so We've reached the end of the book, and RoShawn now understands why I had some reservations on covering this book. Thank you all so much for listening, and we will see you next week with our coverage of the movie! This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8If you'd like to support the show, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron or just follow us for updates!

This illustration of Lucy Gray from Wordsworth's poem is from page 223 of "The golden staircase: poems and verses for children" (1907)) and you can see more info about it here! https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14775714013It's time for the chapters in which Coriolanus decides to betray his "friend" and then seems genuinely surprised when his friends ends up dead. Thanks so much for listening! We will see you next week with the FINAL CHAPTERS!Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfVThis version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8If you'd like to support the show, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron or just follow us for updates!

This illustration of Coriolanus and Lucy Gray is by Alexis Leder Art and you can see it here! https://www.instagram.com/p/CBg6Vt5BOUV/?img_index=1These chapters are the ones where Coriolanus tracks own Lucy Gray in the Seam with Sejanus's help, and their reunion is sweeter than we really expected! However, he keeps ruining it with his shitty possessiveness. I hope that you all have been enjoying our coverage, and we will see you soon with a new episode! Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfVThis version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8If you'd like to support the show, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron or just follow us for updates!

This beautiful illustration of Coriolanu sis by  espressoartdesign and you can see it here! https://www.instagram.com/p/C0ZrJTsRFy2/?hl=en&img_index=2These chapters are the ones in which Lucy Gray wins the Hunger Games, but Coriolanus is found guilty of cheating and expelled. He heads to the districts to be a Peacekeeper, and Is really considering ending it all when he is woken from a depressive stupor by Sejanus. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and we will see you next week with a new episode!Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfVThis version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8If you'd like to support the show, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron or just follow us for updates!

This illustration of Lucy Gray Baird is by Daywish and you can see it here!  https://www.deviantart.com/daywish/art/Lucy-Gray-Baird-845785318 I really like this illustration because it's one of the few that has included the strange makeup that Lucy Gray was wearing when she was reaped. These chapters are the ones in which we find out what the snakes Dr Gaul made are really for, and Coriolanus decides to take a big risk by dropping his handkerchief into their tank in a desperate attempt to save Lucy Gray. Thanks so much for listening, and we will see you soon with a new episode! Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfVThis version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxwS3jukf8If you'd like to support the show, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron or just follow us for updates!