The Game of Thrones Spinoff’s Twisted Potential for Unreliable Storytellers – a video essay
According to HBO, the highly anticipated Game of Thrones spinoff about the Long Night won’t be “the story we think we know,” which begs the qu...
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The Fall of Daenerys Targaryen – a Video Essay
In my latest video essay, I look back over Daenerys Targaryen’s 8 season arc and break down why her tragic fall didn’t feel earned to me and how, in some ...
Take a Bow: Kit Harington
Bastard. Man of the Night’s Watch. Lord Commander. King in the North. Heir to the Iron Throne. Kit Harington took on a variety of roles as Jon Snow in Gam...
Take a Bow: Maisie Williams
It has often been stated that Game of Thrones would not have worked if the child actors had not been spot on, given the many major plotlines that focused on chi...
On the Fandom Road: A FaB Farewell
So this is it, the last post in a long journey of posts. Let me start with the end before I end with the beginning: I am leaving you all, gentle readers. This i...
The Writing on the Wall: Has the Wheel Been Broken?
The ending of any story is equally steeped in the ending itself and a contemplation of everything that came before it. It is why such a heavy weight is imparted...
Take a Bow: Isaac Hempstead Wright
The old adage is never work with children or animals, but with a character like Bran Stark, Isaac Hempstead Wright had to be both! He might have been one of Gam...
Game of Threads: The Iron Throne
We’ve come to the final official Game of Threads. It’s been a great ride. I want to take a quick minute to thank everyone at Watchers for this wonderful...
Curtain Call: Emilia Clarke
Here it is. The Curtain Call I feared but had hoped I would never have to write. The reign of Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen – the First of Her Nam...
Game of Thrones hasn’t changed its storytelling – even though it sorta has
By Marc N. Kleinhenz There is this Game of Thrones theory floating around out there, and it goes a little something like this: “it’s easy for viewers to t...