Before we get into the finale, I want to spend some time appreciating the phenomenon that is Game of Thrones. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say it changed my life. I’ve built friendships around it… And drinking games. I’ve spent countless hours discussing theories and what-ifs. And I’ve been lucky enough to share my…
As Game of Thrones stumbles to the finish line, I find myself repeatedly coming back to a quote from the series finale of The Office when a profound Andy Bernard says to the camera “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” Boy, did…
Warning: I’m going to complain about a fair bit in this article. If you’re looking for rose-tinted glasses, I suggest making like Tormund and getting the hell out while you can. Still here? Okay, here we go. I want to discuss what I think is the overall problem with this season of Game of Thrones,…
These first three episodes of Game of Thrones have been like a big Valentine’s Day date. Episode 1 was the dinner, setting the table and our expectations for the night. The meat was perfectly cooked, the wine was flowing, and we all left the table satisfied that everything was only about to get better. And…
What about afterwards? For its fans and characters alike, thinking about the future in Game of Thrones is a dangerous game to play. As Bran reminds Jaime, “How do you know there is an afterwards?” And yet, with a likely-to-be disastrous battle on the horizon, looking ahead is an understandable reaction. Everyone is fighting for…
Odds are, if you took a look at social media yesterday, you would have seen someone gleefully basking in the shine of a Very Good Sunday. Tiger won the Masters. Playoff Hockey and Basketball aired throughout the day. And, as Shake Shack, Nabisco, Adidas, and every other brand under the sun reminded us, Game of…
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…
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…
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 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…
