I was not impressed with these installments of GoT. These episodes had every thing I hate about this show: over-reliance on convoluted backstory , too many disparate subplots, and awful sex scenes. To make things easier for me (and more humorous for you), I’m going to recap this episode entirely in a list style, à […]
Another day, another week of GoT Recaps, Retro Style. I’m still getting over being in this kooky world where Sean Bean’s name leads off the opening credits. You know how people say “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”? I’d like to update that trope to fit into the purview of the GoT universe. It’s […]
We know GoT loves death, mayhem, and conquering, but the season 6 finale really took the cake. There was usurping, large-scale death, alliances forming, and plans for conquering all in the span of 69 minutes. Oh, and a huge fan theory was confirmed. NBD. The most shocking usurping, large-scale death, and plans for conquering […]
Say what you will about GoT’s faults (we all know I have on numerous occasions), but this show really knows how to depict an epic battle. I heard the Battle of Blackwater episode was fantastic (I hadn’t been roped into watching at that point in the series) and last season’s “Hardhome” was another optical stunner. Last night’s […]
We reached the halfway point of this season. I am pleasantly surprised by how well this is going. Episodes are (mostly) exciting, while at the same time setting the table for a glorious feast later on this season and in future seasons. Like last week, I almost don’t have anything to complain about. Almost. One of […]
I never thought I would say this, but GoT wasn’t a complete dog and pony show this week! The pacing of this episode was near excellent. We saw many characters we care about instead of ancillary side players. We’re getting a sense for how the larger plot points will play out. Since the show runners are […]
GoT pulled a True Blood last night. For those of you unfamiliar with HBO’s previous programming, I’ll explain. True Blood almost always ended on a cliff hanger. The next episode almost always picked up right at the cliff hanger, so you usually didn’t have to wait too long to find out what happened. True Blood […]
While watching last night’s GoT episode, the episode of Parks and Recreation where Leslie gives Ben a replica of the Iron Throne came to my mind. In the scene, Ben says: “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” (a quick Google sesh told me that Cersei says this to Ned in season […]
We’re back! I’m back, you’re back to read this deranged tirades, Dinkles, Jamie, Cersei, Dani, KG, Sansa, Blind No-Face Araya, Rodolfo, Grey Worm, Liam McGuiness, Melisandre, the creepy-ass bitch—everyone is back! We’re back for a new season of GoT, George R.R. Martin’s (“GRRM”) macabre, prurient, death spiral. The show has caught up to GRRM’s glacial writing […]
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