New Emilia Clarke and Kit Haringon interviews; Photographers Helen Sloan and...
Photo credit Macall Polay for HBO In addition to the Game of Thrones cover story, Time also brings us several interviews today. First up, Emilia Clarke shares how playing Daenerys has changed her, her...
View ArticleDaenerys Targaryen: All Dressed Up With No Place To Go
“Shall we begin?” – Daenerys Targaryen With three words, the Mad King’s daughter Daenerys began her plan to reclaim the Iron Throne. Her campaign in Westeros has been something that viewers of HBO’s...
View ArticleThe White Wolf and the Crippled Kraken
“The Night’s Watch is an ancient and honorable order. You’ll have opportunities there.” “The opportunity for Jon Snow to cut my throat in my sleep.” “The opportunity to make amends for what you’ve...
View ArticleThe Writing On the Wall: The Dragon Divided
Valar Morghulis! This weekly column analyzes a particular scene or two from each episode that highlight the importance of writing within storytelling. The scenes will be discussed at length and...
View ArticleShadow of the Silver Prince: Who Was Rhaegar Targaryen?
The Battle of the Trident, by Justin Sweet Rhaegar Targaryen. The R in R+L=J. The dead man that Robert Baratheon cursed until his last days. An honorable man according to those who knew him who enjoyed...
View ArticleThe Writing On the Wall: The Wizard Who Wept
Valar Morghulis! This weekly column will analyze a particular scene or two from each episode that highlight the importance of writing within storytelling. The scenes will be discussed at length and...
View ArticleUPDATED: The episode title for the Game of Thrones season 7 finale has been...
The title for Game of Thrones season 7 episode 7 has been released … and boy, do I hope it implies what I think it does! According to Sky Atlantic, which airs Game of Thrones in the UK, the name for...
View ArticleBenjen Stark: the Last Stand of the Second-to-Last Hero
In the recent episode Beyond the Wall, Jon Snow, the King in the North (or South, if you listen to Tormund Giantsbane) found himself in a dire situation. Left for dead by his companions who’d...
View ArticleThe Writing On the Wall: The Fires Of Faith
“The Lord of Light never spoke to me. I don’t know anything about him, I don’t know what he wants from me.” “He wants you alive.” “Why?” “I don’t know.” Faith. The singular syllable composing the...
View ArticleThe Wild Blue Rose: Who Was Lyanna Stark?
Beautiful, and willful, and dead before her time Lyanna Stark. The L in R+L=J. The woman whose memory Robert Baratheon fought for and cherished until the end of his days. A beauty of the seven...
View ArticleThe Writing On the Wall: Krakens, Wolves, and Broken Beings
Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you. Identity means everything in societies that encompass our world, and the societies...
View ArticleThe Case for Aegon Targaryen
Listen up nerds, Jon Snow’s true name is Aegon Targaryen. Wipe off your glasses, tighten your suspenders, hit your inhaler, and get over it. The mystery has finally been revealed in Game of Thrones:...
View ArticleJon and Daenerys: When Villain Archetypes Become Heroes
If you’ve read any of the Glass Candle Dialogues, or indeed, have listened to me talk about Game of Thrones for any length of time, then you know that Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are not my...
View Article‘The Game Revealed’ goes behind the scenes of Jon and Drogon’s moment
This week’s episode of “The Game Revealed,” HBO’s behind-the-scenes show about bringing “Game of Thrones” to life, focuses on episode 5 of Season 7 and the Jon Snow-Drogon moment. Although fans are now...
View Article“You’ll Be Fighting Their Battles Forever”: Jon Snow and the Grey King
Jon Snow has a secret. No, not his real name. No, not his parents. No, not that his direwolf has gone missing and no one cares. And no, not that he had sex with his aunt. His secret is that he is not...
View ArticleGame of Thrones Screen Time Chart Reveals Main Players & Changing Trends
Jon & Daenerys were the main players in season seven, despite appearing in fewer episodes Game of Thrones is a pretty geeky show, so you’ll find plenty of geeky charts and infographics all over the...
View ArticleKit Harington Reflects on ‘Thronesmania’ and Revisits the Unaired Pilot
In an interview with The Guardian, Kit Harington is wistful, in his reverence for the show that has largely been his career highlight for the past 8 years. He was a recent graduate of drama school...
View ArticleExplore the history of the Dragonpit, look behind the scenes at Euron’s sea...
The once formidable Dragonpit in King’s Landing served as the meeting place between Cersei, Daenerys, Jon Snow, and many others in the Season 7 finale of “Game of Thrones.” A special animated feature...
View ArticleKit Harington Says Approaching The End of Game of Thrones is “Understandably...
Kit Harington took a break from filming season 8 to chat about his series Gunpowder, and how it feels to be approaching the end of his tenure on Game of Thrones (but, you know, for real this time). In...
View ArticleFunko reveals new Game of Thrones Pops at Toy Fair 2018!
Make room on your shelves, Game of Thrones fans! New York’s annual Toy Fair is happening this weekend, and as always Funko has unveiled a large collection of new merchandise on their blog. Lucky for...
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