In the Game of Thrones Season Seven finale, the Stark and Targaryen coalition leaders made their plans for transplanting the Targaryen troops from the middle of Westeros to where they’re most needed: the North. What followed was some very specific logistical dialogue:
Continue reading →Where once stood the Night’s Watch fortification of Eastwatch-By-The-Sea, there now remains a huge, gaping hole in the ancient Wall that separates the North (the kingdom) from the North (the direction.) The closing moments of the seventh season of Game of Thrones featured an army of the dead pouring through that gap, a vast undead horde […]
Continue reading →I did warn you not to trust me These words from Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish, uttered ironically in Season One of Game of Thrones, came back to haunt him in the Season Seven finale, as Three-Eyed Raven Bran Stark pulled Baelish’s statement out of some mystical archive to use as evidence in a surprise trial. Littlefinger […]
Continue reading →In the recent episode Beyond the Wall, Jon Snow, the King in the North (or South, if you listen to Tormund Giantsbane) found himself in a dire situation. Left for dead by his companions who’d retreated on dragonback from the Night King’s icy artillery, Jon faced imminent attack from the wight army that he’d been […]
Continue reading →Daenerys Targaryen has picked a complicated time to invade Westeros. It’s not like anyone is really all that desperate for the daughter of the Mad King, specifically, to come back and take up residence in the Red Keep. Very few are necessarily happy with Cersei but she seems to have the grudging edge with “better […]
Continue reading →“The Night’s Watch is an ancient and honorable order. You’ll have opportunities there.” “The opportunity for Jon Snow to cut my throat in my sleep.” “The opportunity to make amends for what you’ve done.” – Maester Luwin and Theon Greyjoy The most recent episode of Game of Thrones featured a moving reunion between Stark siblings in […]
Continue reading →So there’s no punishment for treason, and no reward for loyalty? — Sansa Stark There’s a new Game of Thrones episode on the horizon (new to most of us who are avoiding details from the leaked episode that is) but rather than looking forward to the next episode “The Spoils of War” – let’s take […]
Continue reading →“When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” – Cersei Lannister Thanks for the tip, Cersei. It’s not bad advice, but it’s a tad simplistic. Winning is not always enough. Sometimes winning is roughly equivalent to losing. In Season Seven’s third episode “The Queen’s Justice” the second […]
Continue reading →“Shall we begin?” – Daenerys Targaryen With three words, the Mad King’s daughter Daenerys began her plan to reclaim the Iron Throne. Her campaign in Westeros has been something that viewers of HBO’s Game of Thrones have been expecting ever since she emerged from her husband Drogo’s funeral pyre with three newborn dragons. For six […]
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