Game of Thrones has just finished its darkest season to date. The show is known for its unrelenting depictions of murder, torture, and sadism, and this year added a brutal rape scene and the burning of a child, stirring up controversy and debate about the necessity of including such content. One cannot deny that Game of Thrones possesses a knack for delivering genuinely surprising twists and subverting fantasy tropes, and this season’s finale “Mother’s...
A common criticism of any Game of Thrones season premiere is the relatively slow pacing and focus on dialogue. For a show with such complex and varied plotting, however, an episode of table setting is necessary to remind the audience of where all the principals are and what they’re doing. Sunday’s episode “The Wars to Come” (which you can easily watch (or rewatch) through platforms like Vudu, HBOgo or DirecTV, was rife with portentous dialogue and...
