Oh I had never met Mr Devereaux - thanks for the link! I haven’t watched any of RoP, but his arguments re: world building, narrative tools, and consistency are illuminating.

Say, that Hath drummer isn’t really breaking a sweat, is he? :) drumming along like a little old lady, going “humdidum”.

My fave of the batch would be Just Before Dawn, sounds like a slog through bloodied mire. (A good thing in my books.)