Written by Anna Harrison "Compared to later seasons, the episode is still fairly tame, but episode five—the halfway mark for season one—signals a large (if not quite seismic) shift for “Thrones.” ..."… Continue reading.
Tag: D. B. Weiss
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”
Written by Anna Harrison "With “Game of Thrones” now nearly halfway through its first season, the pace has begun to pick up. It’s remarkable what has already been conveyed in three hours of television..."… Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “Lord Snow”
Written by Anna Harrison "“Lord Snow” lets us take our time, smell the roses, and is all the better for it. With each episode, we grow closer to the characters and the world becomes more understandable; luckily, Benioff and Weiss … Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “The Kingsroad”
Written by Anna Harrison "In this single cut from the condemned direwolf to Bran’s opened eyes, we see the benefits of a filmed adaptation. Within Martin’s limited POV structure in “ASOIAF,” this moment cannot exist; while he positions these chapters … Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “Winter Is Coming”
Written by Anna Harrison "Being one of those annoying people who have complexes about reading the source material before watching the adaptation, I simply had to read Martin’s work before dipping my toe into the show. I devoured them with … Continue reading.
House of the Dragon (Season 2)
Written by Anna Harrison “‘It all goes back and back,’ Tyrion thought, ‘to our mothers and our fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own … Continue reading.
