After three teasers we finally have the full version in all it’s musical glory! Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin recruits the cast of Game of Thrones (both alive and dead, alike) to recreate the series in his image: a musical.
A Murder of Crows: Should “Game of Thrones” be boycotted forever more?
We had fun doing a joint roundtable with the Tower of the Hand crew a few months back, but we decided to hold off on doing a follow-up until we came across a suitably irresistible topic that would justify the colossal task of synchronizing schedules and herding two litters of cats. As it turns out, however, a topic actually found us.
The huge and seemingly inexhaustible controversy surrounding “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” Game of Thrones’s latest episode, also infected the Tower, causing one of its writers to question whether he was going to boycott the remainder of the series. The resulting conversation between him and the rest of the staff was so white-knuckled, the only polite thing they could do was invite other individuals to join in on the bar fight. Hey – these roundtables aren’t called murders for nothing.
The second half of the sometimes-tense, always-obsessive debate follows below; to catch the first half, be sure to stop by Tower of the Hand first.
Photos released from Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 7: “The Gift”
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HBO has just released 8 new photos from “The Gift,” the seventh episode of Game of Thrones season 5.
The episode synopsis: Jon prepares for conflict. Sansa tries to talk to Theon. Brienne waits for a sign. Stannis remains stubborn. Jaime attempts to reconnect with family.
New HQ photos below the cut!
Telltale releases Game of Thrones Ep 4: “Sons of Winter” Trailer
Telltale has finally revealed the trailer for the anticipated fourth episode: “Sons of Winter!” The trailer features more appearances by Jon Snow (voiced by Kit Harington) and Mother of Dragons: Daenerys Targaryen (voiced by Emilia Clarke).
Anatomy of a Throne: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
HBO’s Game of Thrones (typically, and before this current season) brandishes a consistent and high degree of fidelity to the nearly 5,000-page-long source material of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, but there still, of course, are differences. While most of these gaps from the page to the screen are small and detail-oriented, it is nonetheless the case that the most subtle discrepancies often hold the biggest insight into the adaptation process, into the demands of filmmaking, and into the rigors of the literary narrative.
This, then, is the anatomy of a key scene of Thrones – not because of its dramatic importance or visual effects whizbangery, but because of the telling nature of its realization.
Game of Thrones Episode 506 “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” Video Recap Roundup
Well, what can possibly be said about Game of Thrones that hasn’t been said this week. The rehashed has been hashed again but here are some recap videos to comment on the episode with some fresh perspective and- dare I say- humor.
Luckily our embeds in particular speak to much more than the close of “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” if you would like a discussion of the episode as a whole.
Sandrine and some guy named Kenny go through the episode. As always, good thumbnail choice. This came out very soon after the show aired if you want reactions unfettered by the clusterfrak of people giving their two cents the following few days.
New “Anatomy of a Scene” features Sansa’s Return to Winterfell
The new Anatomy of a Scene goes inside episodes five and six covering Sansa’s wedding and return to her once-home, now a castle of horrors, Winterfell.
We’ve gotten some key details from the Game of Thrones gods themselves (David Benioff & D.B. Weiss) and it left us excited for what’s to come of our beloved Sansa!
The video also features cast interviews from Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton), and Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton).
Alexander Siddig featured in Hunger magazine; Keisha Castle-Hughes on the Water Gardens fight
Alexander Siddig is the newest Game of Thrones star to feature in Hunger magazine, talking about playing Prince Doran Martell in the fifth season. (We’ve also seen great features on DeObia Oparei, Jessica Henwick, and Toby Sebastian in the past few weeks.)
Of what drew him to the role, Siddig says:
It’s Game of Thrones – that alone was really exciting. It’s a very blank canvas that they give you; they don’t tell you much about the character, in fact they say “ best not to try and look him up on the internet because you’ll just get confused”. I had seen Pedro [Pascal] play the part of my brother, Oberyn. I liked his charisma – that Spanish, romantic, hotheaded personality. Mixing that with my interpretation of the character, which was a much more stately, pensive, smart man, was what made him such an interesting character to play.
Game of Thrones breaks its own piracy record with 3.5 million downloads of “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
The official ratings for this Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones may be slightly down but the viewers on the internet checked in this week in record numbers.
According to Variety, there were 3.5 million downloads by individual users of “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” in a 24-hour period. This breaks the record set just last week by “Kill the Boy,” episode 5 of this season of Game of Thrones, which was downloaded 3.22 million times in a day.
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Weddings, beddings, hate and love in a garden. Crossing the halfway point, we move further into what has become an increasingly dark fifth season. Terri Schwartz joins for a podcast’s first discussion of “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”.
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