Game of Thrones, S. 5, E. 1: “The Wars to Come”

April 13, 2015 by Caitlin

Welcome to season 5, folks! These posts will contain spoilers for the episodes, as well as discussion of book content (but I promise not to spoil any book events that haven’t happened yet). Looking forward to discussing this season with you! Sometimes, despite excellent acting, superb writing and all-around awesome source material, Game of Thrones is BORING. Season 5 welcomed us with a verifiable snoozefest, even though it did its best to set the stage for action to come. Let […]

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Valar Must-Eat-It: All Men Must Pig Out – Literary Happy Hour

April 11, 2015 by Caitlin

The much-loved and highly raged about HBO after-school special Game Of Thrones (what, you don’t think it’s family friendly?) returns this Sunday, April 12, to the delight of fans everywhere. As the show is reaching the end of current book-related content, this season is sure to present a lot of shocks for everyone, not just those who skipped the books. While everyone’s getting eager for boobs and bloodshed and bastards, I decided to steel myself for this upcoming season with […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 5 – First Trailer!

January 30, 2015 by Caitlin

OH MY GOSH. HBO just released the official Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer (following leaks earlier today)… And it’s incredible. Featuring an amazingly chilling, yet surprisingly badass cover of “We Could Be Heroes,” this trailer gives tantalizing glimpses into whats to come for our favorite characters – Tyrion in exile, Cersei in mourning and promising revenge, Jon Snow leading battle. Note the Harpy of Yunkai being torn down and Arya standing in front of the doors of the House […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 10 – “The Children”

June 16, 2014 by Caitlin

A word on book versus show. Yes – I am known to be overly critical about these things. In my humble opinion, that’s half the fun – seeing (and sometimes hating on) how David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have adapted some pretty complex stuff to the small screen. Is it a perfect adaptation? Hell no! (I’m still mad about Grenn.) Is it fun to watch? Absolutely. Season 4, it’s been fun. Final recap – ho!! I dug the whole […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 9 – The Watchers on the Wall

June 8, 2014 by Caitlin

True to stereotypical HBO Game of Thrones season pacing (and CGI budgeting), they break out the big special effects guns and focus on one thing: Wildings versus Wall. I can make this really short for you – not much happens outside the battle. A few sub-characters die – namely Ygritte, who we haven’t seen much of since Jon left her. Frankly, the season didn’t give us much in the way of reminding us why we care about her, so her […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 8 – The Mountain and the Viper

June 2, 2014 by Caitlin

Mmmhmm. Dat justice. That sweet, sweet vengeance! The deliverance from evil! Nope, you must have been watching some other show. This is Game of Thrones, and we don’t fuck around. Vallar Morghulis. All men must die. I’m not going to spend a lot of time recounting the trial by combat because that was bad enough to watch (confession: I read the spoilers ahead of time and decided to cover my ears at the, uh, final moment). If you didn’t catch […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 7: Mockingbird

May 19, 2014 by Caitlin

I read a criticism of HBO once, that as a general rule of thumb, their shows start out with lots of nudity to draw the viewer in, and end with lots of violence to shock the audience and keep them hooked with the audacity of it all. I’ve noticed this to be true of True Blood, Deadwood and of course, Game of Thrones. Episode 7, folks – we’re more than half over, and the bloodshed has barely begun. Are you […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 6 – The Laws of Gods and Men

May 12, 2014 by Caitlin

I’m a day late – sorry folks! I hope that gave you time to watch and re-watch that heart wrenching, spiteful speech! Let’s just dig right into it, shall we? Davos heads to Braavos and Stannis’ plan finally starts to take shape. They plan to cripple the Lannisters by not only exploiting their lack of funds, which Tywin described last episode, but also exacting on the Iron Bank’s reputation for collecting their debts by less than friendly means. While Stannis is […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 5 – First of His Name

May 4, 2014 by Caitlin

I’ve arrived back, and I am SO BUMMED I did not get to rant and rave about last week’s episode. Oh my glob, that white walker business!!! I realized after last week’s episode (which, if you missed it, went so far ahead that it spoiled the book readers for once!) that I’ve been so caught up in other details (like being all indignant about the sexual violence) I rather overlooked something major: what the HELL has been going on with […]

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