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Game Of Thrones: Season 3 Episode 3 “Walk Of Punishment” Review
Game Of Thrones: Season 3 Episode 3 “Walk Of Punishment” Review – Hand Of The Kingslayer! (Note: This review is suitable for fans that only follow the TV show; no books spoilers.)
With the narrative stretching out further across the continents, down the family tree, interweaving strands of history with the present day, it’s no small feat how the weight of its ambition doesn’t collapse upon itself. A sign of intricate storytelling is how dangling threads start to fold back in, forming the infrastructure from which more offshoots can thrive.
There are a couple of developments in Walk Of Punishment that are fine examples of plot points planted long ago that are beginning to take shape. The Hound is on Arya’s nightly death wish list because he slaughtered her friend Mycah, the butcher’s boy she was sword-fighting with back in Season 1, Episode 2.
Game Of Thrones: Inside Season 3 Episode 1 “Valar Dohaeris” and Episode 2 “Dark Wings, Dark Words”
HBO’s Game Of Thrones 301 & 302 Discussion
Since Game Of Thrones debuted on HBO, it has captured my imagination unlike any other show or movie franchise. After an episode is over, the medieval fantasy world of Game Of Thrones is still on my mind. I’m completely invested in the journey of characters such as Tyrion, Arya and Jon Snow. Read the rest of this entry
Game Of Thrones: Everything You Need To Know About Season 3
Game Of Thrones Season 3 Preview: Everything You Need To Know About Favorite Characters, New Players and Storylines
Warning: This article contains spoilers for previous seasons and a sneak preview of Season 3.
Based on the first half of George R.R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords, the third season promises to be full of shocking twists and unexpected moments.
The trailers and promotional photos have whet our appetites on the fate of fan favorite characters and tantalizing story lines.
Let’s take an-depth preview at what we can expect from HBO’s Game of Thrones Season 3.
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Monday’s Sidesplitter: Batman and Game of Thrones Impressions
If you’ve watched Christoper Nolan’s Batman trilogy or HBO’s Game of Thrones you’ll probably get a kick out of watching the amazing talent of Steve Love. Some of the impressions are not exactly spot on but they still might make you laugh. My personal favorite are King Robert Baratheon and Jorah Mormont impressions. If you are easily offended, consider this a heads up.
Batman Impressions by Steve Love
Impressions of characters from Chris Nolan’s Batman saga (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises). Set List: Batman, Bane, The Joker, Alfred (Michael Caine), Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Ra’s al Ghul (Liam Neeson)
Game of Thrones Impressions by Steve Love
Impressions of characters from the HBO program Game Of Thrones. Set List: Ned Stark, Robert Baratheon, Jon Snow, Varys, Littlefinger, Pycelle, Ser Davos, Ser Jorah Mormont.
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Game of Thrones: Inside The Episode “What Is Dead May Never Die” (S02E03)
Game of Thrones Review/Reaction: “What is Dead May Never Die” Season 2 Episode 3
If there’s one character in Game of Thrones you would want to have as a friend it would be Sam. In a world of back stabbing, hidden motives and deception, he’s compassionate, caring, honest and means what he says. His crush on Gilly is endearing and played with such glee by actor John Bradley. It was a bit silly offering his mother’s thimble to Gilly but that’s what makes Sam so likeable. I believe it when he promises to come back and rescue her. After taking the oath of the Night’s Watch, including celibacy, it will be interesting to so how far their relationship will develop.
Meanwhile, Theon has chosen family over his friendship with Robb Stark. To Balon, Theon symbolizes his failed rebellion, something he can never come to terms with. In a culture that prides itself on pirating and taking from others, his only surviving son was taken from him and held as a hostage by the Starks. That’s got to hurt! What makes Theon so intriguing to watch is despite his character flaws and the despicable way he treats women, we understand his need for acceptance, belonging and recognition. His sister Yara may not directly say she cares for Theon, but when she warns him of the fisherman’s nets it shows that beneath the her stern, cold exterior she’s not without a heart.
Game of Thrones: Inside The Episode “The Night Lands” (S02E02)
“The Night Lands” is another highly entertaining installment of Game of Thrones. Much like “The Kingsroad”, the second episode of the first season, “The Night Lands” set up characters on their journey, establishing their motivation, the conflict they must overcome and what’s at stake. Every scene is designed to help the audience understand the inner monologue of each character and to build towards the major events of the season to come.
If there is a quibble in how Game of Thrones episodes are structured, is that very little of note actually happens until the final scenes. Although the story moves from location to location touching base with characters, one never gets the feeling that the episode itself is moving towards a revelation, turning point or resolution. Something important does happen (more on this later) but it serves as a cliffhanger to give the viewer a reason to watch what happens in the next episode rather than something the character has overcome or confronted. Unlike a procedural crime show where the episodes are self-contained and have an immediate resolution, Game of Thrones is incredibly ambitious, challenging viewers to invest in the journey and in hopes that the endgame will payoff.
Game of Thrones: Inside The Episode “The North Remembers” (S02E01)
“The North Remembers” lays the foundation to what promises to be an epic and riveting second season for the award winning medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones. The settings are incredibly diverse and spread over different continents from the desert of the Red Waste to the cold Haunted Forest beyond the Wall. As a red comet blazes overhead, each character’s journey and narrative, no matter where they are in the world are interconnected like strands on a spider web or ripples on a pond. The aftermath of King Robert’s death and Lord Ned Stark’s execution continues to unravel as Tyrion Lannister arrives in King’s Landing to assume the position of the new Hand of the King, Robb Stark sends him mother to forge an alliance with King Renly Baratheon and Stannis Baratheon declares his right to the Iron Throne after receiving Ned’s letter that King Joffrey is the inbred spawn of Queen Cersei and her brother, Jamie the Kingslayer.
