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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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 3 – Breaker of Chains

April 22, 2014 by Caitlin

Sorry everyone, I was on vacation and didn’t get a chance to do my regular Sunday night viewing. Let’s hack away at this one even though it’s two days late, shall we? (Insert standard spoiler warning). First things first (I can’t even go in order here) – this was one of the more upsetting deviations I have seen from the book. This is the second time we have had the show writers throw a rape at us that wasn’t in […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep. 2 – “The Lion and the Rose”

April 13, 2014 by Caitlin

WARNING: Super massive spoilers below!! Whelp. THAT’S done. I am a little surprised at the progression of episode two – that was almost anti-climactic, no? We at least get to feel some satisfaction after seasons of torment, and are promised some deliciously thick plot to come. Here’s a recap of this week’s events. The North Reek, Reek, it rhymes with sneak! Finally, we get a taste of what’s in store for Theon Greyjoy (aka, Reek). It’s not all about the […]

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Game of Thrones, Season 4, Ep 1. – Two Swords

April 6, 2014 by Caitlin

Warning – Spoilers ahead The season premier finds us some months after the last season ended, and we check in on nearly all our favorite characters and see how they’re doing. Not a lot happens in terms of plot progression, but we get some pretty rich back story going. Let’s recap, shall we? King’s Landing “Two Swords” kicks us off  with a solid punch in the gut – we see Ice, Ned Stark’s giant broadsword, being melted down to forge […]

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