Category Archives: Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones: You should get some sleep. It’s going to be a long war
So that’s Game of Thrones over for a while. Like the book, it ended (literally) in a blaze of glory. Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: The dead and the undead
(Episodes 7,8,9) Good grief. I’ve just finished a self-imposed “omnibus edition” of the last three episodes, having been away for a while. Watching one episode of GoT is enough food for thought, but three in a row is an all-you-can-eat, gutbuster banquet. Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: There’s only one thing we say to death – “Not today”
What a cracking episode this was – one of those rare times when you’re so immersed in the story and the characters that the real world just stops existing for the hour. Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: Extremes
This was an extreme episode even by the high standards set already. Where else can you enjoy/endure extreme horse decapitation, extreme shieldwork, extreme breastfeeding and extreme chest-shaving, topped off with some extreme eye-gouging and a full-frontal Alfie Allen? Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: Imp in a tight spot
The title of this episode was “Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things,” but the Sky EPG was a bit squeamish about all that political incorrectness and half the title was turned into asterisks. Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: Whose dagger?
More twists and turns than a twisty-turny thing, with added Aidan Gillen. Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: Every child should have a wolf
(Ep.2/10) After last week’s stunning series opener, this week it was time for the plot to thicken and characters to deepen. The Starks, Baratheons and Lannisters, assembled at Winterfell, dispersed in the aftermath of Bran’s “accident.” Ned Stark and daughters Arya and Sansa went south with the king and his entourage, for Ned to take up his post as the King’s Hand. Catelynn stayed behind to look after the still-unconscious Bran, accompanied by youngest son Rickon and oldest son Robb (because “there must always be a [male, conscious, adult] Stark at Winterfell”). Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: Winter has arrived
HBO’s adaptation of George RR Martin’s epic novel (the first in an, as yet, uncompleted series), showing in the UK on Sky Atlantic, is wonderful. Continue reading
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