7 Burning Questions About Game of Thrones’ Second Season
Few television shows ignite the geekosystem like Game of Thrones, HBO's bloody adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels. With Season 2 of the series premiering Sunday, here's...
View Article7 Key Ways Game of Thrones Deviates From George R.R. Martin’s Novels
HBO's hit television show stays pretty true to George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy novels. Still, the Season 2 premiere deviates from A Clash of Kings' brutal source material in some key ways.
View ArticleThis Week on Game of Thrones: 6 Weak Tweaks and a Dark Surprise
In "The Night Lands," TV viewers get several more deviations from George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy novels. One of the changes is strikingly effective, but all divergences from the beloved A Song of...
View ArticleThis Week on Game of Thrones: No Drowning, Urination or Rainbows
This week's episode of HBO's hit show remains relatively faithful to George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings. But have no fear -- there are plenty of decisions in "What Is Dead May Never Die" for...
View ArticleWhat?!? No Dragons or Peaches in This Week’s Game of Thrones
In this week's installment of the hit HBO series, Daenerys Targaryen finds refuge in the far-flung city of Qarth, Tyrion Lannister hires a pair of prostitutes, and Davos Seaworth watches in horror...
View ArticleWhat’s With the Three-Eyed Raven in Nudity-Free Game of Thrones?
There's been a strong correlation between skin and suckiness on HBO's hit show, which is based on George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. That held true this week, as the...
View ArticleBrutal Opening Is Highlight of This Week’s Game of Thrones
In this week's installment of Game of Thrones, Theon Greyjoy learns that leading the ruthless Ironborn is harder than it sounds, Jon Snow discovers that the lands beyond the Wall hold more surprises...
View ArticleWeird Logic Abounds in This Week’s Game of Thrones
In this week's installment of Game of Thrones, Jaime Lannister gets some company in his prison cell, Theon Greyjoy goes hunting for Bran and Rickon, and Jon Snow tries not to have naughty thoughts...
View ArticleMany Foolish Characters Mar This Week’s Game of Thrones
In this week's episode, Brienne undertakes a cross-country road trip, Arya gives Jaqen the name of her third and final victim, and Cersei tries to use Tyrion's whoring ways against him. But mostly we...
View ArticleLet’s Hope Jennifer Egan’s Twitter Story Heralds the Return of Serial Fiction
When fiction writer Jennifer Egan takes to Twitter this evening, she won't be tweeting about the latest headlines or her favorite nightspot. Instead, she'll be doling out her new short story "Black...
View ArticleGame of Thrones Burns Brightest With Epic Battle of Blackwater
This week's installment of Game of Thrones marked a big change from previous episodes. The books that the show is based on, the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, are...
View ArticleHow Fresh Blood Will Invigorate Game of Thrones
The large number of new characters reportedly coming to Game of Thrones next season should give fans hope that the television series will hew more closely to its vaunted source material. Here's a...
View ArticleGame of Thrones: Fantastically Creepy Finale With One Huge Disappointment
In this week's episode of Game of Thrones, Theon Greyjoy gives a stirring speech in the face of certain doom, Daenerys Targaryen gate-crashes the House of the Undying Ones, and the Night's Watch...
View ArticleSummer School for Geeks: 11 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
If you're planning on hanging out with any cool geeks this summer, you definitely won't want to admit that all you've read lately is Fifty Shades of Grey. And now that Game of Thrones is an HBO show,...
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