Game of thrones – the season so far

It's always hard when a series is in its final throes.  There's been so much build up and time invested in the story that it can feel impossible for the ending to live up to the hype.  But I think the season has done a good job so far, we've been allowed to revel a …

Game of Thrones Mid-Season(ish) 7

Warning: Spoilers ahead...I mean, it's Friday, I've given you a lot of time to watch the episode from Sunday.  The fact that you've been able to stay away from spoilers this long while doing anything online makes you some kind of internet ninja...regardless, consider yourself warned of spoilers. We're through 4 of 7 episodes for …

Fan theories ahead of Season 7

Alright...on the glorious day of the Season Premiere, we must engage in fan-girling and fan theories. 1. The problem with with 2 extra dragons So, we know Dany's direwolf type of animal (familiar?) is a  dragon (Dragon). But who will the others form an attachment to?  I mean, it wasn't until last season that we …

GoT fan theories

Get a fandom big enough, and you'll get more fan theories than you know what to do with. As a writer or a writer for a show, fan theories have got to be a huge marker of a successful series.  As a writer, it would make me positively gleeful. Also as a writer, and what …

The Unburnt

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 4 Review Before we get a new episode of Game of Thrones today, let's review the top lesson learned from last week's episode -  Pay attention to how people introduce themselves.  If someone's name is Holly the plumber or Steve the vet, I feel like you know what's in …

GoT Oathbreaker Review

<Spoilers below GoT fans - you've been warned> Game of Thrones is all about giving the fans what we want this season: 1. Jon Snow alive again 2. Promise of answers on the genesis of Jon (R + L = J??) 3. Arya's eyes back 4. And... #JonSnowButt Thanks HBO and hello #JonSnowButt.  Which brings …

The Genesis of Jon

You've been warned, spoilers and theories below. Season 6 Episode 2 gave fans (are there fans that didn't want it to happen?!) what we've wanted since leaving us with Jon Snow bleeding in the snow at the end of Season 5.  Finally! They also gave us an update for our life lessons by Game of Thrones - …

Of blood and snow – GoT Season 6.1 revisit

Because I'm an active reader (and viewer), I like to ponder what will happen next with characters. This happens all the time, if there's a plot mystery, I will sit and puzzle it out as though I were the writer. It's something I've always done and will probably always do. But on to what this …