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Game of Thrones – Season 5 Episode 6: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”

The title of episode six is the words of the House Martell of Dorne, a statement of their peoples’ resilience and resistance. This episode’s title is incredibly ironic in a unfunny sense, as several characters emerged broken by its conclusion. Before watching this episode I accidentally read a spoiler about it that made me very […]

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 8: “The Mountain and the Viper”

Let’s all hold hands and cry together. Please watch this week’s episode before reading this recap/review/reflection. I can’t emphasise enough how much of a heartbreaker this one was. Onwards!

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 7: “Mockingbird”

Episode seven! We’re more than halfway through. Things are happening. This episode is named after Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish’s house sigil, a bird which is renowned for mimicking others to blend in to its environment. I wonder how that relates to certain characters on the show! Beware: many spoilers below.

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 6: “The Laws of Gods and Men”

What an episode! Let’s get straight into it. Spoilers everywhere – please watch the episode before reading this!

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 5: “First of His Name”

This episode marks the mid-point of the season, and certainly ensures that everything is set up for the rest of the story arcs for each and every character. Except Stannis. As always, this recap/review/reflection is filled with spoilers so please don’t read if you haven’t seen the episode yet!

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 4: “Oathkeeper”

In this episode, we see many interesting things that didn’t happen in the books. Now I understand how people who haven’t read the books feel when watching this show. It is totally exhausting. Lots of spoilers in this post – please watch the episode before reading!

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 3: “Breaker of Chains”

What an episode. This one has raised a lot of passionate discussion from fans on the internet. Needless to say: this post is filled with spoilers, so don’t read until you’ve seen the episode!

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 2: “The Lion and the Rose”

Wow. Let’s get right into discussing this episode. Life-ruining spoilers below! Please don’t read if you haven’t seen this episode yet!

Game of Thrones – Season 4 Episode 1: “Two Swords”

Surprise! Normally I stick to writing film reviews but I figure the tagline of my blog, “film reviews etc.”, is broad enough to cover television writing for this special occasion. A new season of Game of Thrones is a thing to be celebrated. As a longtime fan of the books, I get really, inordinately excited about […]