Tag: George R.R. Martin
New House of the Dragon Trailer Breathes Fire
HBO is hoping people still want to see some fire and blood, as they’ve released a new House of the Dragon trailer. A prequel to the beloved-then-reviled fantasy series Game of Thrones (and based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire prequel novel, Fire and Blood, which he probably wrote...
Read MoreHouse of the Dragon Trailer Lands on Rocky Shores
HBO is hoping people will want to a return to Westeros because they’ve released the first House of the Dragon trailer. A prequel to the enormously popular – and nearly universally disappointing – Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon takes place 200 years before the series and depicts the histo...
Read MoreREVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 6 “The Iron Throne”
*SPOILERS* In “The Iron Throne,” the Unsullied execute Lannister prisoners in the street, to the horror of Jon Snow, Ser Davos, and Tyrion. Tyrion tosses aside his Hand of the Queen pin and confesses to releasing Jaime, precipitating his imprisonment. Jon and Daenerys discuss the slaught...
Read MoreThe Game of Thrones Petition is Harmless
Game of Thrones’ long-awaited final season has finally arrived, and it’s… not good. I’ve liked more of it than a lot of people, but I’m still massively disappointed, and seeing what was on its way to becoming one of the greatest shows in television history devolve into ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 5 “The Bells”
*SPOILERS* In “The Bells,” Tyrion goes to tell Daenerys about Varys’ plans to betray her. She has Varys executed by Drogon and tells Tyrion that Jaime was captured trying to get to Cersei. She says that the next time her Hand disappoints her will be the last. Tyrion releases Jaime ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 4 “The Last of the Starks”
*SPOILERS* In “The Last of the Starks,” Daenerys, Jon, and everyone else burn the dead. At dinner, Daenerys dubs Gendry Lord of Storm’s End and the lawful son of Robert Baratheon. Bran tells Tyrion that he doesn’t want anything, not even to be Lord of Winterfell. Tormund trie...
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