This week, King Joffers failed to read the subtle cues coming from his subjects and a red-head sent Jon Snow into a tizzy. When it comes to panto villains, the Milky Bar King is Game of Thrones' reigning champion. It's all I can do not to start booing and hissing when he appears on screen. This … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 E5: The Ghost in Harrenhal
This week: the shadow baby turns delinquent already and the only "king" with a sense of humour gets given the boot. It seems I'm in the minority on my view of Brienne's (Gwendoline Christie's) acting skills. When she first arrived on screen I scoffed that they'd cast the tallest female they could … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 E4: Garden of Bones review
This week the Red Priestess showed off an alarming new party trick, and Tyrion's birthday present to his revolting nephew got broken on the first day. You know you're in Westeros when a couple of cockneys get devoured by a giant wolf in the first three minutes. Robb Stark continued his onslaught … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones S2 Ep2: What is Dead May Never Die review
Firstly, apologies for missing last week. The grand plan to watch on Sky Player whilst on holiday was thwarted by a total wi-fi blackout in the holiday cabin. I nearly died. While I was trying to re-learn the rules for Cribbage and score more than five in Scrabble, Tyrion was getting to grips with … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: The North Remembers S2 Ep1 Review
It's back! And there's no mistaking how excited everyone was to see it return. Twitter was a-buzz with Stark raving fans all desperate to catch those first glimpses of boobs and gore. And they weren't disappointed... *HERE BE SPOILERS!* For those of us who've read some or all of the books, the … [Read more...]
What to do until Game of Thrones is back
The new series of Game of Thrones starts on Sky Atlantic on 2nd April. If, like me, you can’t wait for your fix of the boys and girls of Westeros, I have some suggestions for you to make the time go a little quicker. Watch the trailers and pore over the pictures: It seems that every week, a new … [Read more...]
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