“Game of Thrones” is a heck of an ambitious show, and with that comes a heck of an ambitious budget. Unlike many other shows forced to either diversify an established location or rush in front of a green screen, they can actually take off to different parts of the world and film on location. Their […]
Cable ratings can sometimes be all across the board, given that you have so many different factors to consider from competition to DVR playback to promotion and sometimes even the lead-in. Often, there is not much in the way of consistency at all. Take, for example, the fact that “Game of Thrones” suddenly surged to […]
Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones” episode “Hardhome” was to us one of the most powerful installments of the entire season, mostly because it progressed a number of key stories forward in a significant way. For one, this episode marked an opportunity for us to see Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and Danaerys (Emilia Clarke) have their […]
Through the fifth season of “Game of Thrones,” we have heard at least a few concerns about the pacing, the development of the story, and a few other assorted odds and ends. However, one of the biggest complaints that we’ve heard time and time again is that there is no definitive villain, at least on […]
Was “Hardhome” the greatest episode in the history of “Game of Thrones“? We’re not quite sure that we can say that, but we will at least tell you now that it is the best episode of the season. It was intense, well-acted, and above all thoroughly entertaining. Provided that you love this particular HBO gem, […]
“A Dance of Dragons” is the title for next week’s new episode of “Game of Thrones,” and if there was ever an episode to be excited about at the moment, this is the one. It is a chance to see potentially Emilia Clarke’s Dany back at the fighting pits again in a different way, while […]
Sunday night’s episode of “Game of Thrones” may have a variety of different scenes and character interactions, but almost half of it may constitute one of the most action-packed scenes that you’ve ever seen. It places Jon Snow once again front and center just as we had last season for “The Watchers on the Wall,” […]
Remember the days when George R.R. Martin was writing an episode of “Game of Thrones” more or less every passing season? Those days already appear to be done. According to Entertainment Weekly, the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series has decided against penning an episode for the upcoming sixth season of the show, […]
In looking beyond this weekend’s new episode of “Game of Thrones,” there are two more exciting episodes worth looking forward to. What’s set to happen? Let’s just say “quite a bit.” you have two intense hours written by showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and they also happen to be directed by none other than […]
There was a time earlier this year when we thought that Tyrion and Dany on “Game of Thrones” would not be spending time together at all during the fifth season. After all, why would we think otherwise? These are two characters who have not met yet in the books, and sometimes the show really tends […]
