Remember last week when I praised House of the Dragon for not holding our hands while it zoomed through the story? Well, I’m afraid we’ve discovered the other side of that coin, as this week’s 10-year jump felt a bit too jarring. I want to be clear: this doesn’t have anything to do with the…
“We Light the Way”, the fifth episode of HBO’s House of the Dragon, feels like the end of Part 1. Thus far, we’ve been treated to a relatively small cast, just a few major players, and only a few important families. But that is about to change, and change drastically. First, I’d like to raise…
On the latest episode of House of the Dragon The Bachelorette, we spent the majority of it through the eyes of Rhaenyra. And while she wasn’t loving the initial pack of suitors parading in front of her, she eventually found a couple people worthy of a rose. Daemon got his first crack at Rhaenyra, giving…
George R.R. Martin’s stories have always been described as medieval fantasy, but never has an episode of Thrones or House of the Dragon felt as medieval as “Second of His Name” did. Unlike the boar hunt in Season One of Thrones, this time we were treated to a proper spectacle in the Kingswood complete with…
With two episodes of House of the Dragon officially in the books, it looks safe to say that this show is doubling down on the politicking and power struggles that made early Game of Thrones so enjoyable. As Thrones grew in size and scope, there were simply too many characters to check in with, leaving…
It felt so good to be back in Westeros on a Sunday night. I still haven’t forgiven Game of Thrones for its terrible ending, but I also refuse to let one bad season forever ruin the incredible world that George R.R. Martin has created. So if you’re looking for someone who’s going to rehash all…
Background They say write what you know. Malcolm Braly (1925-80) knew prisons. Orphaned as a teenager, the Oregon native spent the majority of his years aged approximately 17-40 behind bars. A career burglar and multiple parole violator, he was in a reform school at 17 and in the facility at San Quentin for the crux…
In his book Reinventing Comics, Scott McCloud points out that hand-drawn static-image super hero stories can’t compete against first-person power fantasies presented in film, video games, or on television—that action is much more exciting on a screen than in a comic book. If you don’t believe him, check out how many people have seen the…
Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, and Jonathan Pryce star in the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of All the Old Knives, and author Olen Steinhauer has written the screenplay for the film, directed by Janus Metz. Watch the trailer below! Watch the Official Trailer for All the Old Knives! A new movie tie-in edition of…
Back we go into the mind and psyche of serial killer Joe Goldberg, as he navigates life in suburbia while grappling with what it means to be a father, in both Season 3 of the hit Netflix series as well as the book on which it’s based, Caroline Kepnes’s You Love Me. It is both…
