White Cloaks, Black Cloaks, and Politics
Viserys: Ser Ryam was a strong Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. But he was ill for some time. He passed in peace, I hope. With the peaceful death of Ser Ryam R...
Tag: Jaime Lannister
Emmys 2019 – The Final Game of Thrones Emmys Roundup
Emmys season has come and gone, and the long night has finally broken on Game of Thrones. Yes, it tied its 12 Emmy record, falling one win shy of what would ha...
The Redemption Arc That Wasn’t: a Con of Thrones Interview with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
For my last interview at Con of Thrones I had the privilege of chatting with none other than the Kingslayer himself, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who shared his thoug...
Curtain Call: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
I’m here to tell you all a beautiful tale—the story of a wonderful man. It’s about a man we all know, a man we admire and respect. This one...
The Writing on the Wall: The Great Game is Ending
The discussion around the writing of Game of Thrones has been fraught for a while, whether those fractions are divided along the lines of books versus show or o...
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 ...
The Writing On the Wall: ‘Arise, Brienne of Tarth, a Knight of The Seven Kingdoms’
“In the name of the Warrior, I charge you to be brave. In the name of the Father, I charge you to be just. In the name of the Mother, I charge you to defend the...
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on Jaime’s “act of love” to Brienne; “silence before the storm” episode; “breathtaking” Season 8 battle
As the most character-focused Game of Thrones episode in quite some time, this past Sunday’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” gave the actors ...
“Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 2 Preview
The second episode of Game of Thrones Season 8 is right around the corner! While it remains without a title for now, there is plenty of anticipation and fervor ...
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Remembers ‘Unbelievably Bad’ Game of Thrones Pilot, Anderson Cooper Becomes White Walker
The countdown is on, and with three [long, dark] nights [assuredly full of terrors] until the final season of Game of Thrones debuts, the news continues to pour...