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Song of Ice and Fire Series

Vote for Who You Want to See on the Iron Throne

By Crime HQ

August 29, 2017

  Check out Joe Brosnan's power rankings for each episode!

Game of Thrones Season Finale 7.07: “The Dragon and the Wolf”

By Joe Brosnan

August 28, 2017

Move over Red Sox – Babe Ruth has officially been dethroned and a new “Worst Trade Ever” champion has emerged. When you boil it all down, Daenerys and Jon traded a dragon and the goddamn Wall for a one-handed Jaime Lannister. They didn’t even get Bronn in the deal! As the snow settled in the…

Game of Thrones 7.06: “Beyond the Wall”

By Joe Brosnan

August 21, 2017

Like Jaime Lannister, “Beyond the Wall” was equal parts good and bad. And that has been the unifying theme of Season 7: good and bad. For every Drogon incinerating the Lannister army scene, we get a eunuch sex scene. For every Arya avengement, we get an Arya bafflement. With every Queen of Thorns mic drop…

Game of Thrones 7.05: “Eastwatch”

By Joe Brosnan

August 14, 2017

For too long, Jon Snow has been the only character in Game of Thrones to properly grasp the gravity of the situation presented by the White Walkers – or at least the only character who understood that and could actually do something to prevent it. But after “Eastwatch, ” it seems as if Daenerys will…

Game of Thrones 7.04: “The Spoils of War”

By Joe Brosnan

August 7, 2017

Game of Thrones is the last great unifying television series. Everyone watches it. Everyone talks about it Monday morning. And everyone tries to out-predict their friends and colleagues. Game of Thrones arrived at the perfect time – right at the forefront of streaming and piracy but well before our viewing options turned innumerable. Today, it…

Game of Thrones 7.03: “The Queen’s Justice”

By Joe Brosnan

July 31, 2017

Queens are to Westeros as cooks are to kitchens – things work best when there is only one. Unfortunately for Westeros, we currently have two. And as “The Queen’s Justice” makes painfully clear, neither option looks all that great right about now. In one corner, you have Cersei Lannister – the wine guzzling, brother nuzzling…

Game of Thrones 7.02: “Stormborn”

By Joe Brosnan

July 24, 2017

“Stormborn” is as close as Game of Thrones will ever come to a full-on clip show. A clip show, for those who didn’t take Intro to Film, is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of flashbacks from previous episodes, and it’s a staple of most long-running sitcoms. I bring all of this up…

Game of Thrones 7.01: Season Premiere “Dragonstone”

By Joe Brosnan

July 17, 2017

The most highly-anticipated season premiere in television history began with a tomboyish teen committing mass murder, followed that up with some Ed Sheeran product placement, and concluded by fulfilling a plotline first teased seven years ago. In short, Game of Thrones is back! “Dragonstone” wasn’t a sexy episode (though Tormund would disagree), but just like…

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Game of Thrones 6.10: Season Finale “The Winds of Winter”

By Joe Brosnan

June 27, 2016

I don’t know if it’s possible to properly explain just how perfect and rewarding “The Winds of Winter” was. In today’s binge-able society, instant gratification is the new norm. We consume media like the Hound consumes chicken, and when we’re denied this right, we sincerely debate picking up an axe and bashing in some skulls.…

Game of Thrones 6.09: “Battle of the Bastards” Episode Review

By Joe Brosnan

June 20, 2016

There are certain rules that will forever govern Game of Thrones: Tyrion will drink a lot of wine, Daenerys will burn slavers alive, the Lannisters will always pay their debts, and the 9th episode of each season will leave you scarred and unable to sleep. The aptly titled “Battle of the Bastards” was as brutal…

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