Game of Thrones – The Children
This season began with Tywin Lannister, at the height of his powers, melting down the family sword of his enemy. It was easy to imagine, Continue Reading
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Game of Thrones – The Watchers On the Wall
The final moments of last week’s Game of Thrones were as bleak and nihilistic as they get, reminding us in no uncertain terms that Westeros Continue Reading
Game of Thrones – The Mountain and the Viper
The task of adapting A Song of Ice and Fire to the small screen brought cast and crew any number of challenges, most of which Continue Reading
Game of Thrones – Mockingbird
There’s a sense of unpredictability hanging over Game of Thrones this season, or an instability underlying the structures of Westeros and the people propping them Continue Reading
Game of Thrones – The Laws of Gods and Men
Game of Thrones, like the books that inspired it, is a series about power and all its trappings. From the get-go, as Eddard Stark spiralled Continue Reading
Game of Thrones – First of His Name
I don’t speak German, so maybe someone who does can enlighten me – is there an enormous compound word for that feeling when a deeply Continue Reading
Game of Thrones – Oathkeeper
Well, it’s finally happened. An episode of Game of Thrones to make ASOIAF readers go “Holy shit, what?” the same way their Unsullied* fellows have been Continue Reading
Game of Thrones: The Lion and the Rose
It’s not uncommon, when you’re talking about A Song of Ice and Fire or its small-screen sister Game of Thrones, to hear some variation on Continue Reading
This Week’s Movie & TV News Roundup
This has been quite a week for nerdy movies and TV. Tons of big news broke, so I’ve tried to round up anything you may Continue Reading
Nerd TV – What To Watch This Season
This is an excellent TV season for us nerds. I’m watching more shows this year than I have since Buffy and Angel aired. Today I’m Continue Reading