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Game of Thrones – The Wars to Come
Politics Dany is turning into roundabout the dumbest dunce in the history of duncekies. It’s not like she calls every decision wrong (though taking down the temple was a dopey move) it’s just that she...
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Game of Thrones – House of Black and White
So I suppose if there is a theme to this week’s episode it’s How to Lead, or more specifically “How to Lead in a Crisis”. Tonight we got a whole gamut of options: Cersie as imperious, cold dictator,...
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Game of Thrones – High Sparrow
Poor, poor Sansa. Really the abject awfulness she has had to put up with just does not quit. Quite apart from being held captive in King’s Landing, then betrothed to both Joffrey and Tyrion she now...
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Game of Thrones – Sons of the Harpy
“There is only one war, the war between life and death.” Boy, that’s a phrase to roll around on your tongue isn’t it? Probably, if you think about it, more or less the meaning of life too. A message...
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Game of Thrones – Kill The Boy
So the big decision of the week – Jon inviting the wildlings south of the wall. Even saying the Night’s Watch has been remiss in not bringing them south sooner was a difficult one, but in fact the...
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Game of Thrones – Unbowed…
Over the course of five seasons of Game of Thrones we’ve learnt Tyrion Lannister can be many things. A louche, a waster, a loving brother, an aggrieved son, a political schemer but not, as Jorah calls...
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Game of Thrones – The Gift
I said this a few weeks ago but it bears repeating – if you bed down with religious fundamentalists it will turn sour sooner or later. Whatever short term gain Cersie thought she was making when she...
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Game of Thrones – HardHome
A production element of Game of Thrones that often gets overlooked is the sound design. The editors are particularly peerless with their use of negative sound, as when we were treated to pure...
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Game of Thrones – Dance of Dragons
“Too old….too old…too old.” I rolled my eyes the first time Ser Meryn Trant uttered what was to be his episode catchphrase. Here we go, says I, another moron who, given his pick of women, plumbs for...
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Game of Thrones – Mother’s Mercy
Was it just me or did this whole finale feel unfinished? As if there were multiple character arcs and storylines that oh so nearly finished but could not quite make it over the edge. Let’s see if I...
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