GAME OF THRONES 8×06: "THE IRON THRONE"
And now our watch is ended. But did Game of Thrones, or its characters, get the ending they deserved?
ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW BOOK, NOW AVAILABLE: THE UNAFFILIATED CRITIC'S GUIDE TO SEASONS 1-3 OF GAME OF THRONES
Announcing the first of three e-books, collecting all my writing on Game of Thrones.
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