As the surviving Stark children —Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, and Isaac Hempstead-Wright— judge who should end up sitting on the Iron Throne for EW, Time continues their season seven coverage with a fascinating talk to Lena Headey. The actress discusses the importance of the Walk of Atonement, her surprise at becoming Queen Regnant, […]
Continue reading →Ahead of the 2015 Emmys, the script for “Mother’s Mercy,” the finale of Game of Thrones fifth season was posted online in its entirety. Within those pages, a devoted Reddit user found a rare moment of raw emotion from the stoic King Stannis Baratheon (played by Stephen Dillane) in his final exchange with Brienne of […]
Continue reading →This is it: we’ve reached the end of our long and winding Game of Thrones Memory Lane. What started with the long-ago first episode “Winter is Coming” comes to a resolute finish with the season 5 finale “Mother’s Mercy.” The journey has been filled with laughs, twists, love and death, and every step of it a […]
Continue reading →Note from the author: doing a second, bonus scene from the dramatically loaded “Mother’s Mercy” was always on the drawing board, to help make up for the fact that only eight episodes would have been tackled otherwise (nine being the standard), but its existence is made all the more meaningful given the large amount of […]
Continue reading →HBO UK organised a communal screening of Game of Thrones episode 510 “Mother’s Mercy” in London on Monday and gathered some expectation statements beforehand, as well as live audience reactions during the key moments of the series finale. The video below brings us the highlights of the evening – it’s a joy to watch.
Continue reading →One of the major moments in this Sunday’s season finale of Game of Thrones was Cersei being subjected to a public walk of atonement. Lena Headey, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and David Nutter talk about the dramatic event in several interviews. The show writers also address the surprising death of Cersei’s daughter Myrcella. “I don’t think […]
Continue reading →After a truly epic finale to season 5, fans and critics alike are still buzzing with comments, questions, and discussion points. With so much given to us in the finale, it’s no surprise we’re still talking about it. So, without further ado: let’s get to it! And of course, let’s not forget Watchers’ own Sullied […]
Continue reading →Okay, I did not expect that. The available data shows that 8.11 million people watched the initial airing of the Game of Thrones season finale, ‘Mother’s Mercy’. This is a new record for the show, outpacing the current season premiere number, which was just a tad under 8 million. A new milestone has been reached. In […]
Continue reading →It really, really is. And so we come to the Game of Thrones season finale; it’s been an interesting ride this year, and if we’re being honest – thoroughly polarizing. Don’t take my word for it, however. Take Twitter’s! As per the norm, I, your amiable @Axechucker, went forth unto the Twittersphere and gathered tweets […]
Continue reading →Actor John Bradley who plays Sam the Slayer, spoke with Vulture about Sam/Jon’s Goodbye, Gilly, and Sam’s future in Oldtown.
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