“The northmen are loyal to Jon Snow. Not to her. They don’t know her. The Free Folk don’t know her. I’ve been up here awhile and I’m telling ya, they’re as stubborn as goats. If you want their loyalty, you have to earn it.” —Davos Seaworth in “Winterfell” With these words, Ser Davos encapsulated the […]
Continue reading →Yesterday, I had the honor of attending the augmented reality experience The Dead Must Die, at HBO and Magic Leap’s invitation. My verdict? It. Was. Amazing.
Continue reading →The Night King (not to be confused with A Song of Ice and Fire‘s Night‘s King) has been the subject of much fan discussion and theorizing. Though it remains a possibility that we’ll learn more in season 8, showrunners David Benioff and D.B Weiss sat down to provide some concrete insight into the Night King’s origin, nature and […]
Continue reading →Jokes about Game of Thrones leaving large shoes to fill after season 8 can now take on an all new meaning as HBO and Adidas have revealed their new Adidas x Game of Thrones sneakers collection: six new versions of the Ultra Boost 4.0, each with a distinctly Westerosi design.
Continue reading →Vladimir Furdik, the Night King actor since season six, hasn’t exactly been at the front of the media frenzy these last few years. Prior to his current role, he’d covered the stunts for a myriad of characters, the most notable among which is likely the first White Walker Jon Snow ever fought (rather famously) in […]
Continue reading →“If we don’t put aside our enmities and band together, we will die. And then it doesn’t matter whose skeleton sits on the Iron Throne.” During Jon Snow’s shaky introduction to Daenerys Targaryen in the seventh season of Game of Thrones, Ser Davos Seaworth succinctly contextualized the political realities in Westeros. Queen Daernerys had come […]
Continue reading →For those hoping to celebrate their enthusiasm for Game of Thrones with stronger stuff than Ommegang Brewery’s (delicious) Royal Reserve Collection, HBO and Diageo, the world’s largest producer of spirits, are excited to announce a Game of Thrones-themed collection that will hit stores this autumn.
Continue reading →As Game of Thrones continues filming its eighth and final season, this evening we bring you the latest on the ongoing shoot at Magheramorne Quarry’s new green screen set. The last two night shoots saw the return of a fan favorite and more marching armies. Spoilers today are mild but suggestive, so venture below the […]
Continue reading →The White Walkers are through the Wall. It will only be a matter of time, likely early in the eighth season, before they reach civilization … or an army to fight them back. But, of course, this is Game of Thrones, so there is a third, much grimmer option: that they encounter an army to […]
Continue reading →With the breaching of the ancient Wall that spans the northern frontier of the Seven Kingdoms, the realms of men are facing another Long Night. The supernatural White Walkers and their undead army are shambling southwards through an Eastwatch-by-the-Sea sized gap in the no-longer impassable barrier, and if the old stories are to be believed, […]
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