Take a moment to consider the last wedding you went to: maybe you sat at a bad table? The DJ had the worst taste in music? The new shoes you bought gave you blisters? The catering was equivalent to dogfood? Continue reading
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…
As we head past the mid-season mark on HBO’s epic Game Of Thrones, it’s clear that no one will emerge unscathed. Let’s bitch it out…
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…
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
I’ve mentioned a few times how challenging Game Of Thrones can be to recap. There’s often an urge to try and find an overarching theme that unifies the episode and inevitably everyone seems to identify a different one. There’s also the Continue reading
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
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…
Deals! Who’s making them, who’s keeping them and…oh dear lord that woman just birthed a smoke monster! Another week, another ridiculously entertaining episode of HBO’s Game Of Thrones. Let’s bitch it out…
After a rousing re-introduction to the land of Westeros last week, Game Of Thrones continues to roll out a number of storylines. This second episode fleshes out several of the new players even as it continues to expand the world Continue reading