Game of Thrones
HBO’s Game of Thrones: episode recaps, reviews, analysis, and roundtable discussions.
The game’s afoot in this “episodes ahead preview.”
After years of nihilism, Sandor Clegane is finding his purpose and beliefs.
The pop star’s cameo was good, actually.
Winners: Daenerys Targaryen and the show’s editing team. Loser: Narrative momentum.
George R.R. Martin’s mythology adds another layer to the closing scene of the season’s first episode.
The end is in sight; here’s where the Starks, Lannisters, and everyone else ended up after season six.
The show’s 15 most important characters, ranked by likelihood of survival.
Planned, next-to-last seasons are often pretty bad. Might Game of Thrones sidestep that problem?
It’s time to fight against the common enemy (whoever that is).
Winter is still coming, but war is here.
The enemy of my enemy is uhh … the Night King?
“Type FIRE in the comments and watch this block of ice melt very, very slowly.”
The most likely character to survive may surprise you. (The least likely is Cersei, which should surprise no one.)
If you play the game like a Stark, all loyal and virtuous, you will end up getting killed.
And why are we so bothered by not having instant answers to questions like this?
The problem wasn’t his religion. It was his judgment.
The latest batch of episodes has rendered much of what came before superfluous.
Here are all the characters who won’t be coming back for season seven.
Game of Thrones has gotten rid of Cersei’s last bit of humanity.
Winner: Cersei Lannister. Loser: Cersei Lannister.
There are no heroes on this show, only competing garbage fires.
Game of Thrones’ “Battle of the Bastards” wasn’t about Jon or Ramsay. It was about Sansa.
Since when is Ramsay Bolton such a military genius?
Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton faced off. Here’s what happened.
It wasn’t just good versus evil. It was Jon Snow versus the personification of the show he stars in.
Winner: The show’s Emmy campaign. Loser: Fans of both this show and the NBA.
Who will live? Who will die? Who will win the battle in the episode title?
George R.R. Martin keeps trying to organically get characters to certain places; the TV series just forces them to go there.
Die, Waif. Die.
A good week for the rule of law, a bad week for Dorne fans (if there were any).
The youngest Stark girl fights for her life in Braavos.
It’s starting to seem like this unadapted plot point from the books might turn up in the show. Or is it? (Spoilers, of course.)
Bran’s powers draw from both fiction and physics — and they mean a lot for Westeros.
It’s all happening!
It’s more predictable now — but that’s a good thing.
Winners: 10-year-olds and the concept of hate. Losers: Basically everybody else.
He’s back and ready for vengeance.
She’s effectively asking the Dothraki to abandon their entire way of life. Why should they?