Game of Thrones
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Game of Thrones Explained: The Good, The Bad and The Stannis
HBO There’s a long-standing tradition for the ninth episode of every season of Game of Thrones. Viewers have come to expect that the ninth frame…
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How Game of Thrones Shot That Amazing Battle at Hardhome
Last week’s Game of Thrones episode, “Hardhome,” gave Westeros its Alamo. The battle sequence was fantastic, with director Miguel Sapochnik and his team crafting a…
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Game of Thrones Explained: Welcome to the Main Event
HBO There’s a moment in “Hardhome,” the electric eighth episode of Game of Thrones season 5, in which the usually silky score by composer Ramin…
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Game of Thrones Explained: It Seemed Like a Good Plan at the Time
HBO After last week’s controversial and clunky episode, Game of Thrones returned this week for “The Gift,” an episode that reminded us that sometimes every…
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The Big Game of Thrones Moment That Could Make Things Even Worse
Ramsay Bolton (HBO) It is worth repeating: Game of Thrones is in love with shock value. There is no greater example of shock tactics, regardless of…
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How Game of Thrones Has Failed Its Most Feminist Storyline
Something is rotten in the state of Dorne. In an episode that has already courted a great deal of controversy with the way it chose to…
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The New Game of Thrones Rape Problem
Spoiler Alert: If you’re not caught up on Season 5 of Game of Thrones through “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” proceed at your own risk. The problem with…
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Game of Thrones Explained: What We’ve Learned About The Cost of Power
HBO “I think last night’s episode was my least favorite Game of Thrones episode ever.” This is the text I received earlier today, from my roommate…
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The 5 Best Book Characters That Game of Thrones Has Left Out
HBO/Beautiful Death As we move further into the back-half of the run of HBO’s Game of Thrones, it has become clear that some characters from…