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Season Finale: Game of Thrones –“Valar Morghulis”
“Valar Morghulis” June 3rd, 2012 “You’re not the man you’re pretending to be. Not yet.” Last season, Game of Thrones ended its penultimate episode with a shocking moment. With the swing of a sword,...
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Game of Thrones –“Dark Wings, Dark Words”
“Dark Wings, Dark Words” April 6th, 2013 “I try to know as many people as I can. You never know which one you’ll need.” When HBO’s decision to order Game of Thrones to pilot was first announced, I...
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Game of Thrones –“Walk of Punishment”
“Walk of Punishment” April 14th, 2013 “A person could almost be forgiven for forgetting we’re at war.” “Walk of Punishment” opens with something of a comedy routine. Edmure Tully is attempting to send...
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Game of Thrones –“Kissed by Fire”
“Kissed By Fire” April 28th, 2013 “You swore some vows. I want you to break them.” As Ygritte seduces Jon Snow in a conveniently located hot springs, I found myself at odds with the story unfolding...
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Game of Thrones –“The Climb”
“The Climb” May 5th, 2013 “If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” “The Climb” begins with three groups of characters who share a common goal: reaching The Wall....
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Game of Thrones –“The Bear and the Maiden Fair”
“The Bear and the Maiden Fair” May 12th, 2013 “How do the men holding the banners fight?” I’m always interested by what online conversation refers to as “Filler” episodes. By all accounts, “The Bear...
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Season Premiere: Game of Thrones –“Two Swords”
“Two Swords” April 6th, 2014 “Killed the right people, I suppose.” The beginning of Game of Thrones’ fourth season is caught in evaluative limbo. We are past the point where it is a critic’s job to...
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Game of Thrones –“Breaker of Chains”
“Breaker of Chains” April 20th, 2014 “I will not become a page in someone else’s history book.” As is often the case with watching Game of Thrones as a book reader, I left “Breaker of Chains” with...
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Discourse of Thrones: Jaime, Cersei, and Confronting Rape
Discourse of Thrones: Jaime, Cersei, and Confronting Rape April 21st, 2014 When I wrote my review of “Breaker of Chains” on Sunday afternoon, I certainly knew that the scene between Jaime and Cersei...
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Game of Thrones –“Oathkeeper”
“Oathkeeper” April 27th, 2014 “You want to fight pretty, or do you want to win?” Later this evening, a feature will go live at The A.V. Club that focuses on some of the changes between A Song of Ice...
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