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Wooden Horses, Ahoy! (Pt. 2)

[The second part of my lengthy rant about the sixth season of Game of Thrones. Contains a well-held door and SPOILERS!!!] Of course, with so many plot-threads to service, the show couldn’t spend as much time with ‘Meera’ (Ellie Kendrick) … Continue reading

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“Meat And Mead”

[Contains unfettered dragons and SPOILERS!!!] The sixth season of Game of Thrones has finally arrived. Hurrah! I’ve been trying to damp down my excitement and temper my expectations, but couldn’t help feeling a little giddy when I heard that opening … Continue reading

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Who’s Whose?

While checking to see when Season 6 of Game of Thrones will be starting (April 24th, fyi), I discovered a video that Entertainment Weekly posted recently, featuring Emilia Clarke, Gwendoline Christie, Natalie Dormer, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams … Continue reading

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“Shame. Shame. Shame”

[Contains ubiquitous golden face-masks and SPOILERS!!!] My rant about the fifth season of Game of Thrones continues, with a couple more disappointments… I was excited to learn that ‘Varys’ (Conleth Hill) was taking ‘Tyrion’ (Peter Dinklage) to meet ‘Daenerys’ (Emilia … Continue reading

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Moonsault My Heart

Apparently I need to start checking my FaceBook feed more often, because this morning I got all excited about a competition to win tickets to this weekend’s London Film and Comic Con, with entry to a special screening of an … Continue reading

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“Look! The Pie!”

[Contains convenient crusty distractions and SPOILERS!!!] The fourth season of Game of Thrones drew to a close this week… and, much like the average life-span in Westeros, it was bloody, brutal, and all too brief! Ten episodes a year really … Continue reading

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The Wed & The Dead

[Contains blind-siding, bushwhacking SPOILERS!!!] And so we come to the end of another, all-too-brief season of Game of Thrones… one which may well finish with far fewer viewers than it began, after the tragic and traumatic events in the penultimate … Continue reading

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“What Do We Say To Death?”

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this week, I’ve been working my way through the first season boxset of Game of Thrones… a timely reminder of how exactly royals get to be “royal” in the first place: Arranged marriages, inbreeding,  … Continue reading

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Hungered

To be honest, I’d never actually heard of The Hunger TV series (1997) before I bought the battered first season boxset in a second-hand shop… but it was cheap and it had pretty ladies on the cover and I liked … Continue reading

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