Written by Anna Harrison "From the minute Tywin lays eyes on Tyrion, Dance’s expression is so full of contempt that it makes even Tyrion, who just talked himself out of an axe to the head, quail. To see him so … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "Let’s talk about sex, baby. “Game of Thrones” is notorious for its sex scenes. They are common and they are graphic, supposedly the mark of proper “adult” fantasy..."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "Other than the distressing loss of Ned’s fever dream, “A Golden Crown” follows the books faithfully and marks another good episode from early “Thrones,” smoothly bouncing between locations, giving us our first main character death of … Continue reading.
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.
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.
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.
