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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5, Episode 8 Recap: ‘Hardhome’
Before we talk about what Jon did, what he saw, and what he now knows, and before we talk about the horrific army of the dead, the murderous child zombies, and the four horsemen of the icepocalypse,...
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Ask the Maester: The Origin of the Night’s King, the Wights, and Dragonglass
Ashley asks: “Can we get some more background on who [the Night’s King] is? What was his deal with taking babies and why is he showing up now?” For book readers, one of the thrills of watching Game of...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Precap: Tommen’s Successors, the Greatest Battles, and the...
The Maester List: Questions to Consider Going Into Sunday Night’s Episode Jason Concepcion: Chris asks, “If Tommen were to die — like from starving himself and being mopey — then who would be next in...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5, Episode 9 Recap: ‘The Dance of Dragons’
I suppose the thinking went something like this: If we are going to have a father burn his only child to death, it should happen early in the episode, with enough time remaining for a dragon to swoop...
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Ask the Maester: Dragons, Human Sacrifice, and More Dragons
Tom asks, “It would seem from the ‘Inside the Episode’ that the Shireen horrible twist was actually from GRRM and not Benioff/Weiss. Does that surprise you? Aren’t Shireen/Selyse still at Castle Black...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Precap: The Season 5 Finale Is Upon Us!
The Maester List: A Question to Consider Going Into Sunday’s Season Finale Jason Concepcion: Nate asks, “Is it realistic to think that only three dragons will be enough to take over the world? Drogon...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5, Episode 10 Recap: ‘Mother’s Mercy’
No show on television is as yoked to history as Game of Thrones. I mean this in two senses. Every character, every scene, every choice presented onscreen is but the top layer of a seemingly bottomless...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 Finale Shootaround
Superfan Crazyperson Power Rankings of the Week: Finale Cliffhangers! Mallory “Mother of Dragons” Rubin: Well hello, my sworn brothers. How are you? Finished wiping your Lord Commander’s blood off your...
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Ask the Maester: Some Real Talk About the Jon Snow Situation
Noah, like many of you, asks, “Why?” To Those Who Have Never Read the Books, Come here. Sit down. How are you feeling? Sad, yeah? Shocked, I’m sure, and yet somehow not really surprised, am I right?...
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The Emmys After-Party: Viola Davis Makes History and Jon Hamm Finally Wins
How to Get Away With an Emmy Wesley Morris: When Viola Davis’s name was called, Taraji P. Henson, a fellow nominee (for the popular car-chase acting she does on Empire), leaped out of her seat as...
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