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Game of Thrones Season 8 Review: Not with a Bang, But with A Whimper

t’s been a while since Game of Thrones’ finale aired. That gives us enough space to distance ourselves from the initial frustration and disappointment invoked by ‘The Iron Throne’. Before we get into the things that Game of Thrones did…

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Game of Thrones: ‘The Iron Throne’ Brings Everything to a Close, with Mixed Results

Our watch has ended. The 95 minute finale brought everything to a close. While the places our characters find themselves by the end are interesting (and fitting to varying degrees), the way the show got there was anything but a…

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Game of Thrones: ‘The Bells’ is a Technical Masterpiece Filled with Tension, Action and Genocide

There several points in last night's episode, 'The Bells', where Jon Snow is shocked and appalled at the absolute brutality unfolding around him in King's Landing. These shots are juxtaposed with sweeping aerial shots of Dany burning King's Landing in…

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Game of Thrones: ‘The Last of the Starks’ Moves the Needle Dangerously Close to the End

The Long Night is over, and the Battle of King's Landing looms ahead. In 'the Last of the Starks', things start off with mourning, our characters saying goodbye to the people they lost in the war against the dead. As…

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The Battle of Winterfell Subverted Expectations. Here’s Why That Might Not be a Good Thing.

What does Game of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Last Jedi have in common? All of them are important chapters of their respectful franchises, and all of them have important deaths (and important battles). Each of these dealt…

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Game of Thrones: ‘A Long Night’ Delivers a Tense (and Anticlimactic) Battle at Winterfell

'The Long Night' was dark and full of terrors. Jon and Dany's forces took on the might of the Night King in a terse, terrifying battle. They survived, barely, by the skin of their teeth, thanks to a timely assist…

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Game of Thrones: ‘A Knight of Seven Kingdoms’ Presents the Calm Before the Storm

"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" was, for the most part, a narrative exercise in cooking ups scenes that play out the 'calm before the storm' scenario in as many dressings as possible. If this were a McDonald's meal, then…

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What Game of Thrones’ End Means for the Future of Storytelling

I still remember my Game of Thrones baptism as clear as day. Lord Eddard Stark, Hand of the Late King Robert Baratheon, gazed in horror at the crowd spread out before him. All hope of salvation had just evaporated. Arya…

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Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Premiere Sets the Stage for Great (and Terrible) Things

If you didn't like Season 7's fast paced story, then you are in luck. Game of Thrones' Season 8 Premiere slows down things considerably, giving viewers time to catch up to all the characters. It's great that the episode does…

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Winter is Here- With Promised Actions, Cold Burns and a Fandom Unhinged

HBO’s Game of Thrones is a phenomenon- that’s old news. Now, this phenomenon happens without any schedule. August 2017 has truly been one glorious month of our lives. When we could be sitting in traffic, missing our classes or just…