A Televisual Love Letter: Reveling in HBO’s Game of Thrones
A Televisual Love Letter: HBO’s Game of Thrones April 3rd, 2011 When I sat down to watch the first six episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones - which HBO subscribers can preview tonight at 9/8c when the...
View ArticleOn Winter’s Doorstep: An Open Letter to the Game of Thrones Fandom
On Winter’s Doorstep: An Open Letter April 16th, 2011 One of the features I often try to do for highly serialized and widely covered shows is “____ the Morning After,” in which I create a conversation...
View ArticleSeries Premiere: Game of Thrones –“Winter is Coming”
“Winter is Coming” April 17th, 2011 “That’s an honor I could do without.” The moment which brings “Winter is Coming,” the series premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones, to a close is meant to shock the...
View ArticleGame of Thrones –“The Kingsroad”
“The Kingsroad” April 24th, 2011 “You’re not supposed to be here.” In chatting with one of my colleagues who has not read A Song of Ice and Fire earlier this month, he raised an interesting question:...
View ArticleGame of Thrones –“Lord Snow”
“Lord Snow” May 1st, 2011 “I wanted to be here when you saw it for the first time.” In the opening moments of “Winter is Coming,” we saw the Wall for the first time. Directly after the credits rolled,...
View ArticleSeason Finale: Game of Thrones –“Fire and Blood”
“Fire and Blood” June 19th, 2011 “There you will see what life is worth when all the rest is gone.” Earlier this week, I rewatched last week’s penultimate episode, “Baelor,” with my brother who was...
View ArticleA Gloss of Thrones: Game of Thrones – The Complete First Season [Blu-ray Review]
It is now widely accepted that the way we watch television is a variable – if you’re reading this, chances are that I don’t have to regale you with the myriad ways we can now watch the programming...
View ArticleA Westerossi Balancing Act: Game of Thrones Season Two [Review]
Review: Game of Thrones Season Two March 29th, 2012 What do people really want to know about HBO’s Game of Thrones as it enters its second season? When the first season premiered, writing a pre-air...
View ArticleGame of Thrones –“What Is Dead May Never Die”
“What Is Dead May Never Die” April 15th, 2012 “They are the knights of summer, and winter is coming.” This central idea has been at the heart of Game of Thrones from the very beginning: the children...
View ArticleSeason Finale: Game of Thrones –“Valar Morghulis”
“Valar Morghulis” June 3rd, 2012 “You’re not the man you’re pretending to be. Not yet.” Last season, Game of Thrones ended its penultimate episode with a shocking moment. With the swing of a sword,...
View ArticleGame of Thrones –“Oathkeeper”
“Oathkeeper” April 27th, 2014 “You want to fight pretty, or do you want to win?” Later this evening, a feature will go live at The A.V. Club that focuses on some of the changes between A Song of Ice...
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