Game Of Thrones review – 3×10: ‘Mhysa’

The sad fate of the young wolf is revealed in the opening scene of 'Mhysa'

Have you recovered from the Red Wedding yet? Hopefully you’re ready to return to Westeros because it’s time to wrap up the third season with a supersized episode intended to set-up season four. Let’s bitch it out…

Game Of Thrones review – 3×08: ‘Second Sons’

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Ladies: give it up for the men. Game Of Thrones presents a strangely traditional representation of gender roles as the men woo the women in an episode dedicated principally to three storylines. Let’s bitch it out…

Game Of Thrones review – 3×07: ‘The Bear And The Maiden Fair’

Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) pays a heavy price for standing up for her beliefs in 'The Bear And The Maiden Fair'

Welcome back to Game Of Thrones, where life is not just a game that people play on your behalf, but also a buyer’s market. This week: everyone is buying and selling sex. Let’s bitch it out…

Game Of Thrones review – 3×05: ‘Kissed By Fire’

Robb Stark (Richard Madden) must make some difficult kindly decisions in 'Kissed By Fire'

We’ve reached the halfway point of S3 and while ‘Kissed By Fire’ lacks the arresting visuals from the last episode, in terms of fleshing out several underserved characters, this one is a winner. Let’s bitch it out…

Game Of Thrones review – 3×04: ‘And Now His Watch Is Ended’

Dany (Emilia Clarke) makes a bold move and secures her amy in GoT 3x04

The action starts to heat up (in some cases literally) as Game Of Thrones moves into the meat of the season. There’s more than one bold power move being played as showrunners Benioff and Weiss deliver another knock-out humdinger of Continue reading

Game Of Thrones review – 3×03: ‘Walk Of Punishment’

Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) escorts Jamie (Nikolaj X) for a 'Walk Of Punishment'

You can nearly always tell when the showrunners are directly involved in an episode, can’t you? These episodes feel stronger, clearer, more tightly plotted and with a greater sense of purpose. The involvement of Game Of Thrones’ showrunners Benioff and Continue reading

Game Of Thrones review – 3×01: ‘Valar Dohaeris’

Margery (Natalie Dormer) positions herself as a queen of the people in Game Of Thrones 3x01

After a long, long wait, Game Of Thrones returns for its third season with an episode that feels more like a reintroduction than an episode proper. Groundwork is laid, but is it all interesting? Let’s bitch it out…

Game Of Thrones recap – 2×10: ‘Valar Morghulis’

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This is it, friends: the epic conclusion of the second season of HBO’s Game Of Thrones. After last week’s single location, all action Battle of Blackwater Bay, would the final episode excite or would it falter under extreme expectations? Let’s Continue reading

Game Of Thrones recap – 2×06: ‘The Old Gods And The New’

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Performance. Theatrical performances. As much as we’ve explored power, and sexuality, and even gender, this season, this may be the first episode of Game Of Thrones in which performance and theatricality plays an integral role in several character interactions. Let’s Continue reading

Game Of Thrones recap – 2×05: ‘The Ghost Of Harrenhal’

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Now that Game Of Thrones has introduced magic into the mix, we get more of it as we cross the halfway mark of the second season. Let’s bitch it out…