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Season Finale: Game of Thrones – “Fire and Blood”

“Fire and Blood” June 19th, 2011 “There you will see what life is worth when all the rest is gone.” Earlier this week, I rewatched last week’s penultimate episode, “Baelor,” with my brother who was seeing it for the first … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “The Pointy End”

“The Pointy End” June 5th, 2011 “Written by George R.R. Martin” The credits for Game of Thrones has always read “Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss,” but the question of authorship has always been considerably more complicated. The fact … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “You Win or You Die”

“You Win or You Die” May 29th, 2011 “It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on.” [You can also hear additional thoughts on this episode in a special edition of the Talking TV with Ryan and … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “A Golden Crown”

“A Golden Crown” May 22nd, 2011 “That was not Kingly.” Considering the title of the series, and the number of people who appear to be playing the eponymous game, the notion of what makes a true ruler is growing increasingly … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “Lord Snow”

“Lord Snow” May 1st, 2011 “I wanted to be here when you saw it for the first time.” In the opening moments of “Winter is Coming,” we saw the Wall for the first time. Directly after the credits rolled, we … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “The Kingsroad”

“The Kingsroad” April 24th, 2011 “You’re not supposed to be here.” In chatting with one of my colleagues who has not read A Song of Ice and Fire earlier this month, he raised an interesting question: why, precisely, do some … Continue reading

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