Category: Game of Thrones

One thing I find interesting in these first episodes of Season Five is the highlighted concept of ruling. What does it mean to rule? And who really rules? What is power? What is justice? In King’s Landing, the scrambling for power is political and cunning. The Lannisters and …

After last week’s premiere, I noticed that a lot of viewers felt as though not enough happened to incite that shock value we’ve come to expect from Game of Thrones. I was of the opinion that The Wars to Come was an episode geared mostly toward story building, …

Before jumping into tonight’s episode recap, I’d like to take a moment to address a recent internet topic regarding the future of Game of Thrones (other than the leak of episodes). The big reveal that the content of the show will surpass the books and end before the …

I’m just going to come right out and say it: I think this was one of the best episodes of Game of Thrones in its four years running, and it was by far the best season finale. It’s usually the ninth episode of each season that delivers the …

I imagine there are many viewers who were watching tonight’s episode in anticipation of Tyrion’s fate per the brutal death of Oberyn Martell, his champion in the trial by combat. However, tonight’s episode focused solely on events at The Wall. While I am sure there are going to …