A Song of Ice and Fire… Dead Men of Westeros and The Stringer Bell Paradox 15 Jun 201511 Apr 2016 Note: The following contains aggressive spoilers for both the first three seasons of The Wire, and for the five existing seasons of Game of Thrones. You remember when Omar Little…
Game of Thrones… Why All the Bad News About True Detective is Actually Good News 12 May 201513 May 2015 Like all television shows that appeal to the intellectual and the obsessive, True Detective has gathered itself a menagerie of obsessive fans, the sort that remind you that fan is derived…
A Game of Thrones… Brief Interviews of Ice and Fire: The Sand Snake Seven 11 May 2015 The following is a conversation regarding both the A Song of Ice and Fire books and the Game of Thrones television show. It contains spoilers for the five ASOIAF books…
A Song of Ice and Fire… Why I Hope Mance Rayder is Dead 13 Apr 201513 Apr 2015 Note: this assumes you have seen every episode of Game of Thrones, through Episode One of Season Five. I do not assume that you have read the books, but this…
Game of Thrones… Seven Good TV Shows I’m Happy I Quit Watching, and Why 10 Apr 201510 Apr 2015 This recent GQ article, "The Secret to Success is Saying 'I Quit,'" made me feel better about the number of television shows that I have completely abandoned attempting to watch.…
A Game of Thrones… Slouching Towards Westeros: Why I Hope Daenerys Dies in Season Five (And Who Should Kill Her) 8 Apr 20158 Apr 2015 Note: this blog post is written assuming that you have seen Seasons One through Four of Game of Thrones. If you have not read the books, I avoid any significant…
A Game of Thrones… Why All the Bad News About Game of Thrones is Actually Good News 4 Apr 20158 Apr 2015 Before you read: I assume you have seen the first four seasons of Game of Thrones, but have not necessarily read the books. I have carefully written this to not give…
A Game of Thrones… The Snow Also Rises 2: Jon Snows of Kilimanjaro 21 Oct 20144 Nov 2014 Note: This is a follow-up to The Snow Also Rises, the previous post on this blog. Read that before you read this. During a recent Q&A, one of the…
A Game of Thrones… The Snow Also Rises: Thoughts Regarding Ned Stark, Jon Snow, and Jake Barnes 17 Oct 201428 Oct 2014 Note: The following contains "spoilers" for the novel A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Some of these spoilers are based on details that did not make it…