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GAME OF THRONES S03E07 "The Bear and the Maiden Fair"
A review of GAME OF THRONES 3×07, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair," written by George R. R. Martin, directed by Michelle MacLaren. Continue reading
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GAME OF THRONES S03E06 "The Climb"
A review of GAME OF THRONES 3×06, "The Climb," written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, directed by Alik Sakharov. Continue reading
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GAME OF THRONES S02E10 "Valar Morghulis"
Horseshit is the foundation, glue, and currency of this entire society. For all the talk about honor in the Seven Kingdoms, it's lies that really carry weight: they have the power to form alliances, to grant kingships, to topple lords, and to move entire armies into battle. Continue reading
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GAME OF THRONES S02E08 "The Prince of Winterfell"
The only people who can consistently make smart decisions are those who don't give a damn about anyone else; for everyone else—fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, brothers and sisters, and those foolish enough to dabble in romance—love leads to stupidity and vulnerability, treason and dishonor, ill-advised decisions and ill-timed bouts of mercy. Continue reading
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GAME OF THRONES S02E02 "The Night Lands"
Game of Thrones does a remarkable job of uniting all the unwieldy subplots of each episode into a cohesive thematic whole. "The Night Lands" is largely about the role of women in this male-dominated world. Continue reading
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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 S01E09 "Baelor"
More than honor, more than justice, more than strategy, what shapes and reshapes the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros is emotion. But is this a bad thing? Given a choice between love and honor, wouldn’t we pick love every time? And, by that logic, can something be dishonorable and still be right? Continue reading
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