EW Book Club: Rebecca Yarros on the Throne Scene in 'Iron Flame'
EW Book Club: Rebecca Yarros on the Throne Scene in 'Iron Flame'
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00:00 - I wanna talk about the throne scene.
00:02 - Okay.
00:02 - We all wanna talk about it.
00:03 - Specifically the my house, my chair, my woman.
00:06 That's all.
00:09 - I was, oh gosh, so when I plot, I'm a weird plotter.
00:12 I sit down and I think about where the book is going
00:14 and the scenes that come to my head
00:16 about how to prove these points
00:17 and get these people there in a non-punny way.
00:19 And I put everything on index cards
00:22 and I put it on my desk and then I move them into order.
00:25 And I knew the throne scene was something
00:26 I really wanted to drive home,
00:28 that this is, oh my God.
00:30 (laughing)
00:31 - Wait, stop!
00:32 All right, my kids are gonna watch this!
00:35 - To kind of emphasize the point
00:38 that he's made his choice,
00:39 that there's no love triangle here,
00:41 there's no struggle here,
00:41 and that the biggest issue between Cat,
00:45 who is power hungry, she's not,
00:46 which is really funny,
00:47 'cause I think some people were worried
00:48 that she would come out like a typical girl,
00:51 like a cat fight,
00:52 and I'm thinking it's a power struggle
00:54 and no one would ask that about a man.
00:55 Like a man would do whatever it was to take
00:56 to get that crown.
00:57 I wanted to make sure that point was emphasized,
00:59 that there was never a triangle there,
01:00 that he made his choice.
01:01 And the problem is actually Violet not trusting herself.
01:04 Has nothing to do with not trusting Zayden,
01:06 she doesn't trust herself.
01:07 - I appreciate that.
01:08 - With that scene,
01:08 how does Taryn feel about Zayden breaking the rule
01:12 that we don't eat our allies?
01:15 - Yeah, I think he's a, I mean,
01:16 I think in that moment,
01:18 Taryn's more like, I'm gonna peace out for a second.
01:20 So I'm pretty sure he throws that wall down,
01:23 'cause as were they have no problem sharing,
01:24 I think he's not there for that.
01:26 - I'll agree with that.
01:28 - That was good, that was good.
01:29 I appreciate that.
01:30 - You're a real man yourself.
01:30 - That was,
01:31 (laughing)
01:32 Jesus Christ, that was funny.
01:34 - And this is your first book club?
01:35 I'm just wondering, you guys are set in the bar.
01:37 - There's just like, the scenes,
01:39 like the one in the shower,
01:40 it's just like, I'm like sitting there picturing
01:42 the like layout of the room,
01:45 and like, okay, where's her leg going?
01:47 - Yeah.
01:47 - And this, and he's putting his shoulder here,
01:49 like, it's intricate.
01:50 It is.
01:51 (whooshing)
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