RSS'Game Of Thrones' Finale: 'Mhysa' Sets The Stage For Season 4
How do you follow up one of the most bombastically violent and depressing hours in the history of television? "Game of Thrones" had that challenge this week. After last episode's horrible Red Wedding sequence, where we lost three main characters and respect for a few more (screw you, Roose Bolton), there was really no place to go but up. Or rather, no place to go but on. Several characters did, indeed, move on (like Bran and Arya), and several more returned (Jon and Sam to Castle Black, Jaime to King's Landing). Nothing monumentous happened, but that's "Game of Thrones" for you - the final ...
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'Game of Thrones' Recap: 'The Rains of Castamere' Reminds Us That Everything Is Always Terrible In Westeros
SPOILER ALERT! This article contains spoilers from "Game of Thrones" Season 3 Episode 9: "The Rains of Castamere." Stop reading now if you haven't seen the episode yet.
There's always been a clear division between "Game of Thrones" book fans and "Game of Thrones" TV fans. How could there not be? Fans of beloved pre-existing material have good reason to gloat over newbies: they knew this stuff first. It's theirs. For those who prefer the HBO series, an endeavor that's decidedly less committal than reading George R.R. Martin's colossal books, navigating the Internet has been a bit of a pole-...
READ MOREThere's always been a clear division between "Game of Thrones" book fans and "Game of Thrones" TV fans. How could there not be? Fans of beloved pre-existing material have good reason to gloat over newbies: they knew this stuff first. It's theirs. For those who prefer the HBO series, an endeavor that's decidedly less committal than reading George R.R. Martin's colossal books, navigating the Internet has been a bit of a pole-...
'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game Of Thrones' Recap: 'Second Sons' - Tyrion And Sansa Wed
Last night's "Game of Thrones" was another seminar in set-up, which is fine, since this book-reader knows what’s in store for these final two episodes (and it’s pure craziness, rest assured). Still, “Storm of Swords,” the book on which this season is based, is dizzyingly epic, and it’s a little disappointing what they’re choosing to save for next season – some of that could easily be applied to episodes like this to speed things along. Alas, we’re left with at least one extremely badass moment (from Sam, of all people!) and a lo of talking heads before that.
Strictly speaking, Tyrion and S...
READ MOREStrictly speaking, Tyrion and S...
'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game Of Thrones' Recap: 'The Climb' Slows Things Down... For Now
Part-way through last night's new "Game of Thrones" episode, "The Climb" (not the Miley Cyrus song, but a weird metaphor for ascending the top tier of Westeros politics), Theon's still-nameless torturer uttered a line so on-point for the series that it felt like a purely meta conversation-starter: "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." That's sort of "Game of Thrones" in a nuthsell, no? And it spoke odes to where a lot of our favorites ended up last night. Because in Westeros, happy news is always terrible news.
Let's start with some of our "outsiders" (...
READ MORELet's start with some of our "outsiders" (...
'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game Of Thrones' Recap: 'Kissed By Fire' Packed With Schemes And Developments
If "Game of Thrones" is about one thing, it isn't war or honor, death or betrayal, succession or glory. It is, funny enough, about family, or the frayed remnants of whatever that word means to the individual. For Robb, that family is Talisa, his mother and the siblings he believes dead. For Daenerys, it's her dragons and the memory of her dead brothers, husband and son. For the Lannisters, it's the strange but unspoken sense of loyalty that binds them as one ragged, but surprisingly sturdy, unit. The boundaries between all the different families, from the blood-related to the scrounged and ...
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'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game Of Thrones' Recap: 'And Now His Watch Is Ended' Was Simply Epic
Well. That was a big one, no? DANERYS TARGARYEN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Everything was great, but those last ten minutes wiped the floor with whatever came before, both in the episode and the season (and maybe the series). After an entire second season of middling Dany storylines - an obvious ploy to kick her tertiary book plot up a notch - this felt like sweet, sweet vindication.
But first things first: what in the sweet hell is Varys doing with that dude in a trunk? That was some straight up Harry Potter business, like MadEye Moody in his office chest. After a rousing story about his cast...
READ MOREBut first things first: what in the sweet hell is Varys doing with that dude in a trunk? That was some straight up Harry Potter business, like MadEye Moody in his office chest. After a rousing story about his cast...
'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game Of Thrones' Recap: 'Walk Of Punishment' – Season 3 Finds Its Footing
If there's one thing this season of "Game of Thrones" has needed, it's some breathing room. Last week was a mild episode, plot-wise, but it was still exasperating as far as character screen-time goes. And a few clunky monologues kept things especially heavy. But last night's episode, "Walk of Punishment," was the first time season three found its footing. Most of the big introductions are over now, and it's time to start remembering who our old friends are and what makes them tick.
There was also room for another thing this season has been lacking: comedy. From that hilarious musical chair...
READ MOREThere was also room for another thing this season has been lacking: comedy. From that hilarious musical chair...
'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game Of Thrones' Recap: 'Dark Wings, Dark Words' - Making Sense Of All The Characters
For the sake of organization, I'll address last night's episode of "Game of Thrones" in a captioned-by-character format. Westeros is a big place, and though the show juggles its various inhabitants with subtle ease, it's a nightmare keeping all of these names and points of interest concise and understandable. Let's see if this helps.
Arya: Last week's most noticeably absent main player was Arya, who was last seen busting out of Harenhaal with Gendry and Hot Pie. Her arc picks up pretty much exactly where it left off - in the woods, with the boys, bickering. They're interrupted by a troupe ...
READ MOREArya: Last week's most noticeably absent main player was Arya, who was last seen busting out of Harenhaal with Gendry and Hot Pie. Her arc picks up pretty much exactly where it left off - in the woods, with the boys, bickering. They're interrupted by a troupe ...
'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game of Thrones' Premiere Recap: Exciting World Is Back As Season 3 Games Begin
The biggest strength of "Game of Thrones" is, ironically, it's greatest weakness: its characters. Which isn't a slight to dragon-yielding Daenerys or Wildling infiltrator Jon Snow or fast-mouthed Tyrion. People love this show because they love these people. But as the show grows, so do the faces. Three seasons in, and we're drowning in them. Does that make "Game of Thrones" any less enjoyable? Well, no, not really. But it does tamper with certain execrations, like seeing all of our favorite people in every episode (a rarity post season one) or swift resolutions to constantly burgeoning dile...
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'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
'Game of Thrones' Season 3: 5 Spoilers You Need To Know
The third season of "Game of Thrones" kicks off this Sunday on HBO, and while executive producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have remained mostly tight-lipped about where things are headed, it's hard to keep every plot point buried when your show is based on a mega successful fantasy book series. But for non book readers going into this season with a clean palette, or book fans unaware of adaptation tweaks, here are some teasers for where season three is headed.
1. Don't expect the seasons to match the books.
The first two seasons followed the events of the first two books in order:...
READ MORE1. Don't expect the seasons to match the books.
The first two seasons followed the events of the first two books in order:...
'Game Of Thrones' Star Charles Dance Says He Was Shocked By Violent 'Red Wedding' Scene
'Games Of Thrones' Season 3 Finale Is The Most Pirated TV Episode Of All Time
