Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2 – “Dark Wings, Dark Words"
byThis past week’s episode of Game of Thrones is brought to you by: torture implements, feminism and revelations. (Spoiler Alert!)
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Game of Thrones Returns with Season 3 and We Are Right Here in the Power Struggle
byWhen Game of Thrones debuted on HBO, much of the talk surrounding it can be summed up as such: “OH LOOK! TITS, GORE AND MEDIEVAL POLITICS.”
Two Seasons Into GIRLS
byI have little interest in the controversy that’s always surrounded Girls. It’s been done to death. I’m more intrigued by wondering where the show can go from the end of its 20th episode, “Together.” (Spoiler Alert!)
Praising the Bottle (Episode): Part Two
byPart 2: “She’s not crazy, she just wants to feel everything.”
Another show that recently gave us a bottle episode, “Girls,” will have no such problem – it can do (and has done) standalone and plot-advancing episodes with equal aplomb, without raising questions about its creative well-being.
Praising the Bottle (Episode): Part One
byLike all industries, TV has ass-loads of jargon. One in particular that’s come up often lately, due to the directions certain shows have taken, is the term “bottle episode.” This refers to when a TV show – be it semi-serial like 30 Rock or entirely serial like Breaking Bad – takes a detour from the central narrative and highlights an isolated portion of its world.