“I read on TripAdvisor that Castle Black has some delicious soup! The ale… not so much.” HBO Judging by last night’s pretty great Game of Thrones, we’ve now entered a pattern of so-so odd-numbered episodes alternated by really good even-numbered ones. This all might change later in the season, when the series’ patented “Episode Nine […]
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Game of Thrones Recap: “Oathbreaker”—So Who Farted, Anyway?
This episode could’ve used a lot more scene like this. HBO What a rollercoaster Season Six of HBO’s Game of Thrones has been so far. And no, I don’t mean it’s been it’s been an exciting, whooshing ride of nonstop excitement. No, I mean it’s presented us with a quite a few split-seconds of pure […]
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Game of Thrones Recap! “Home” Is Where I Want to Be
GAMA THRONES! Now that’s what I’m talking about! After a disappointingly sleepy first episode, Game of Thrones’ sixth season kicked into high gear in its second, proving that the HBO series hasn’t exploded on the launchpad since diverging from George R.R. Martin’s source books. Dragons, giants, murder, time travel, revenge, red magic, and A LOT […]
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Game of Thrones Recap! “The Red Woman” Is a Tale of Three Corpses
LEMONAAAAAAA—er, GAME OF THROOOOONES!! HBO Game of Thrones is back! In this exciting “musical episode,” Queen Bey denounces Ser Carter’s cheating ways, and goes on a rampage with her trusty club (named “Slugger”), smashing up chariots and horseless carriages and—shoot. I’m confused. That was the other thing on HBO this weekend. Let’s try this again… […]
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In a Classic Case of Too Little, Too Late, Game of Thrones Will Tone Down Its Gender-Based Violence
Eva Rinaldi via Wikimedia Commons Looks like Rape of Thrones Game of Thrones may be changing its horrible, horrible tune. Here’s Jezebel: Whether or not you watched the fifth season of Game of Thrones, you likely caught wind of the controversy surrounding its especially gratuitous violence against women. Even fans of the show condemned certain […]
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How to Keep Your Insufferably Hot House Cool
“Oh dear lord, it’s hot. I wish there was a Blogtown tip sheet for how to stay cool, and… oh. Hello.” If you live in an air conditioned domicile… MOVE ON, RICHIE RICH! WE HATE YOUR GUTS! Now that the Mitt Romneys of Portland have left, let’s get to the business of cooling off your […]
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I’m Done Recapping Game of Thrones
Like the title says, I’m not going to recap Game of Thrones anymore. It’s because of rape. More after the jump. C’mon, Ned. Let’s get out of here. A big part of why I have been consistently excited to recap Game of Thrones is because for a long time it felt like an innovative series. […]
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Game of Thrones Recap: Not This Again
That loud noise you heard coming out of Southeast last night was me screaming at a television at the ending of last night’s Game of Thrones. The show is very good at some things. Depicting rape is not one of them. An unpleasant discussion and spoilers after the jump. A catacomb full of severed heads […]
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Game of Thrones Recap: King of Grammar Edition
Every season of Game of Thrones has reserved the big, dramatic event for episode nine of each season. Ned got his head chopped off in episode nine of season one (um… spoilers I guess), the Battle of the Blackwater was in episode nine of season two, and the Red Wedding was episode nine of season […]
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Game of Thrones Recap: Westerosi Tea Party Edition
Last night’s Game of Thrones was all about the threats of populist uprisings. It was an episode about fanatical, violent people motivated by religion, tradition, and nationalism. Even when confronted by a literal king or queen, those movements don’t back down. They have a life of their own that seems to embody and defy politics, […]
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Kristin Wiig May Not Know Very Much About Game of Thrones
Don’t know much about Game of Thrones, and don’t care to! However, in this Jimmy Fallon interview starring the wondrous Kristen Wiig as GoT‘s Daenerys Targaryen (AKA Khaleesi) she knows even less about the character than I do! But it’s hilarious, and Kristen is adorable, so forgive her already, GoT freaks! (See also her hilarious […]
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Game of Thrones Recap: Margaery Tyrell, Queen of Everything Edition
Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones was a bit long at 67 minutes, so after the jump there are way too many words about fake fantasy politics and Margaery Tyrell being amazing. Spoilers after the jump! <img src="https://media2.fdncms.com/portmerc/imager/3-3-3-3/u/original/15502527/1430157289-margaery.jpg" alt="<3 <3 <3 <3" title="<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 Hogwarts, but for death. The […]