Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 1 – “The Red Woman”
The women of Game of Thrones drive this episode's narrative, and upend both expectations and reality.
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Shame Bells, Dragons, Bodies: The Art of Suspended Justice and Season 6 of ‘Game of Thrones’
Game of Thrones offers a reality that's pleasurable to contemplate but terrifying to inhabit.
Growing Apathetic to ‘Game of Thrones: Episode 4’ and ‘5’
The plot of Telltale's Game of Thrones continues with some new minor wrinkles, but on the whole, the experience has lost a sense of originality.
Is Literary Adaptation Better on Film or on Television?
Literary adaptations have been a cinematic staple for more than 100 years, but does TV offer the better format?
Who Should Rule Westeros in ‘Game of Thrones’?
As Game of Thrones begins its fifth action-packed season, PopMatters examines the show's many contenders for the titular throne.
In the Game of Genre Television, You Win or You Get Cancelled
Networks will continue to falter in their attempts to imitate Game of Thrones if they fail to prioritize character development over flashy fantasy storytelling.
Death and Do-Overs in ‘Game of Thrones’
There shouldn’t be any "game over” screens in Westeros. That's too merciful.
The Best Television of 2014
In 2014, we let Russian spies, biker gangs, Silicon Valley techies, and existentially frustrated detectives into our living rooms. As these 25 picks reveal, we had good reasons for doing so.
Disaster and Individualism in ‘Game of Thrones’
Game of Thrones trades in everything good and bad about nations and realms for everything good and bad about pure individualism.
In Defense of the Phrase ‘Spoiler Alert’
Hey, did anybody else have the Good Wife plot twist spoiled for them last week? Thanks to Google, Time and the Associated Press, I did.