‘Game of Thrones’ S8E6 ‘The Iron Throne’ (Analysis).

I am too upset and enraged to string a coherent sentence together. Last week, Jaime and Cersei Lannister departed for the Night Lands with a whimper as opposed to a roar. This week, Game of Thrones goes out with a fart instead of a whimper while its audience stands aghast at the bottom of an abyss,…

‘Game of Thrones’ S8E5 : ‘The Bells’ (Analysis).

This week on the shitstorm currently masquerading as Game of Thrones Season 8, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss decide to pay tribute to the scene in Interview with the Vampire in which Louis burns the house down because he feels sad. Enter Lestat with frilly cuffs, screaming: Political status quo. King’s Landing. The soldiers trained by Tywin Lannister conduct…

‘Game of Thrones’ S8E4: ‘The Last of the Starks’ (Analysis).

This week’s episode of Game of Thrones presents some of the most striking what-the-fuckery that this series has ever seen. I don’t know whether to be pissed off, or just confused. Political status quo. What in the actual fuck? To be honest, I haven’t got the foggiest idea what’s going on here. The forces that survived…

‘Game of Thrones’ S8E2: ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ (Analysis).

A horribly sad episode that doesn’t seem to serve much purpose besides torturing the viewer into insensibility, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms effectively consists of a large number of beloved characters asking us ‘will you follow me one last time?’ Please bear in mind that this review will contain spoilers. Political Status Quo. Winterfell. This…

‘Game of Thrones’ S8E1: ‘Winterfell’ (Analysis).

Winterfell is the best first episode of any season of Game of Thrones since the first. While it does demonstrate some symptoms of Game of Thrones First Episode Syndrome (too much touching base, too little action), the action itself is so moving and and so emotionally charged that one easily forgets the bits that drag. As Daenerys arrives…