Curtain Call: Pilou Asbæk
The King of the Iron Islands is no more, succumbing to injuries after a brutal knock-down fight with Ser Jaime Lannister. Danish actor Pilou Asbæk brought a cer...
Category: Features
Judging Jaime: Reconsidering the Kingslayer
In Game of Thrones season eight’s fourth episode, “The Last of the Starks,” rakish cad Jaime Lannister broke more hearts than just Brienne of ...
On The Fandom Road: Someone
I was a latecomer to the world of George R.R. Martin. Unlike many of my colleagues here at Watchers on the Wall, I watched the show before I read the books—sort...
Curtain Call: Nathalie Emmanuel
In a show that is often (if sometimes wrongly) defined by the cruelty and short-sightedness of some of its characters, Missandei’s kindness, perseverance,...
Game of Threads: The Last of the Starks
After last week’s hiatus, Game of Threads is back with some beautiful new costumes to discuss. The battle for humanity is over and the battle for the Iro...
The Writing on the Wall: When the Fourth Wall Collapses
The writing of a drama is a curious thing. It is a difficult thing; to maintain characters, settings, motivations, plots, and twists. It is an almost impossible...
Curtain Call: Richard Dormer
A character has to make quite an impression to be missing from a story for two full seasons and still be counted as a favorite after he returns – but when...
On the Fandom Road: From the Simpsons to Samwell
I think I found the Game of Thrones fandom in one of the oddest ways possible. It was via The Simpsons.
Curtain Call: Bella Ramsey
From the first moment she appeared on screen, Bella Ramsey seemed to be a natural fit in the world of Game of Thrones. She was a young woman who commanded respe...
What Comes After the Long Night: We’re in the Endgame now. And Summer is Coming.
When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Yes, Cersei. We know. In the season seven finale of Game of Thrones, “The Dragon and the Wolf,̶...