The ‘Game of Thrones’ series finale’s 5 biggest stumbles
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Game of Thrones S6E4 “Book of the Stranger” Review: Everything’s Coming Up Stark!
Something good happened on Game of Thrones and I don’t know what to make of it. This week’s episode, “Book of the Stranger,” opens with the reunion of Jon Snow and Sansa Stark, which would be a bit more emotional had this not literally been their first interaction in the series. The eventual reunion of Arya and Jon will…
Game of Thrones S6E3 “Oathbreaker” Review – Great Conversations in Elegant Rooms
In some ways, “Oathbreaker” feels like the real start of Game of Thrones Season 6. We finally got the inevitable Jon Snow resurrection over with last week, and so now the series can move forward into new territory. With some other storylines, the show is still treading water, and “Oathbreaker” all in all is not nearly as significant an hour as last…
Game of Thrones S6E2 “Home” Review – He’s baaaaack!
Holy. Crap. This week’s episode of Game of Thrones blew me away. I was expecting good things from “Home,” but not an hour of television that delivered on virtually every level and that ranks up there with the series’ finest outings. If this is what the show looks like without the books, then count me in. Bran “Home” gave…
Game of Thrones “The Red Woman” Review: A subdued but mostly effective opening act
After 10 months of anticipation – or five years if you’re a book reader – Jon Snow is…still dead. It’s hard not to feel a little disappointed that Jon’s fate was not resolved in this premiere, and, in fact, “The Red Woman” is already being utterly trashed by some Game of Thrones fans. I think the issue…
PreGame of Thrones: Hopes and Predictions for Season 6 Episode 1, “The Red Woman”
I’m very excited for the Season 6 premiere of Game of Thrones, mostly so we can all stop writing articles about why Jon Snow is coming back to life. Let’s get this resurrection over with, shall we? Literally everyone knows it’s coming. Tonight’s episode is entitled “The Red Woman,” and the plot description is so ridiculously vague…
Game of Thrones, Jon Snow and the worst kept secret in television history
*This article contains light spoilers and speculation for Game of Thrones season 6, based on set photos, interviews and trailers.* Game of Thrones returns next month following a season finale bombshell: Jon Snow, commander of the Night’s Watch and one of the story’s primary heroes, was assassinated. But although those associated with the HBO series insist we…
Let’s obsess over every frame of the new Game of Thrones trailer
Screw the haters. I’m pumped for the new season of Game of Thrones. Yeah, the show has its issues, many of which I’ve written about before: The fifth season butchered the Sand Snakes storyline, the Battle of Winterfell was rushed and disappointing, Sansa’s rape scene felt specifically conceived to generate controversy, and at this point, the series’ constant insistence to deny…
Game of Thrones “The House of Black and White”: What was different in the books
This week’s Game of Thrones episode, “The House of Black and White,” was pretty great, featuring some characters meeting for the first time, the return of Arya, and a brand new part of Westeros. The episode made a bunch of substantial chances to the source material, though. Here are some of the things that were…
Game of Thrones “The Wars to Come”: What was different in the books
[Originally published on TheCelebrityCafe.com] Ever since the show’s first season, fans of George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels have been nitpicking changes to the books in the HBO adaptation Game of Thrones. Some of these changes are pretty minor, like the fact that Daario has blue hair in the novels but dark…
BY BRENDAN MORROW 