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GAME OF THRONES S01E10 "Fire and Blood"
"Fire and Blood," the 2011 finale of Game of Thrones, and the thrilling conclusion to one of the most extraordinary seasons of television ever produced, gives us a brutal dividing line between the prologue of history and an uncertain future. We begin in blood and we end in fire: both symbols of death, but also symbols of life, of rebirth, of purgation of everything that has come before. In Game of Thrones, as in life, the only certainty is change. Continue reading
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GAME OF THRONES S01E08 "The Pointy End"
Though I didn't enjoy "The Pointy End" as much as others, I've realized that it's appropriate that this episode is a little chaotic, a little disjointed. It should be: the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros have been shattered. The slender threads that held this world together have all snapped, and Westeros is quickly falling back into chaos. Continue reading
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GAME OF THRONES S01E07 "You Win or You Die"
As we learn this week on Game of Thrones, all politics is personal. Continue reading
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GAME OF THRONES S01E06 "A Golden Crown"
"A Golden Crown" is all about justice; it's filled with characters—from Ned to Sansa to Tyrion to Viserys—all protesting, "It's not fair!" But justice, as we see this week, is very much a work-in-progress in Game of Thrones. Continue reading
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