Game of Thrones Season 3 – “The Climb” Recap

Welcome to our weekly Game of Thrones recap feature. It includes full spoilers from Season 3, Episode 6 “The Climb” and the HBO series as a whole, based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels.

Game of Thrones “Kissed by Fire” Recap

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Game of Thrones “Kissed by Fire” Recap (Season 3, Episode 5)

Welcome to our weekly Game of Thrones Season 3 recap feature. It includes full spoilers from Season 3 Episode 5 “Kissed by Fire” and the HBO series as a whole, based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels.

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Game of Thrones Episode Recap & Review – “Dark Wings Dark Words”

Warning: This recap contains full spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 2, “Dark Wings Dark Words”

The following is a summary of “Dark Wings Dark Words” focusing on the major events of the episode. It is divided into sections featuring the show’s various protagonists: Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Bran Stark, Margaery Tyrell, Robb Stark, Catelyn Stark, Roose Bolton, Theon Greyjoy and several new characters including Lady Olenna Redwyne, Thoros of Myr and Jojen and Meera Reed.

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Justified Season 4 Finale – “Ghosts” – Review/Recap

Warning: Full spoilers for Season 4 of FX TV series Justified, including season finale, “Ghosts.”

Showrunner Graham Yost and Justified‘s writers attempted a daring gambit with Season 4 of their critically acclaimed, criminally underrated series, starring Timothy Olyphant as southern … Read More

Walking Dead Season Finale – “Welcome to the Tombs” – Review & Recap

The Walking Dead has come a long way since its first season. Hell, it’s come a long way in the second half of Season 3. Back in October 2010, the show, based on the well-loved comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, got off to a promising start. Directed by Frank Darabont, the first episode was a masterpiece of tension, a legitimately horrific portrayal of a post-apocalyptic America infested with zombies, as seen through the eyes of small-town cop and series star Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln). Read More

Game of Thrones Season 3 Premiere – “Valar Dohaeris” – Review & Recap

Warning: This review contains spoilers from “Valar Dohaeris” as well as Game of Thrones Seasons 1 & 2

Fans of Game of Thrones’ first two seasons should not be surprised that the premiere of Season 3 is a bit slow. With so many characters … Read More

Game of Thrones Season 3 Primer: New Characters

This article contains major spoilers from Seasons 1 of 2 of HBO’s acclaimed fantasy TV series Game of Thrones and minor ones from Season 3 (only what’s necessary to provide a basic background for the new characters).

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What Game of Thrones Season 3 MUST Get Right (Spoilers)

Warning: This article contains massive spoilers from A Storm of Swords and, by extension, season 3 of Game of Thrones. Read no further if you haven’t read the book and want to be surprised.

In only two seasons, Game of Thrones has established itself as not only a worthy adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s beloved fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, but one of the best drams on TV in its own right.

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Justified Season 4 Premiere: Recap/Review

Season 4 of FX’s Justified starts out just as long-time viewers of the series should expect it to: with a bang (in both senses of the term) and a whole lot of style. At this point in the TV show’s lifespan, the writers and the actors have nailed every character down to the most minor vocal cadences. It’s a credit to the amazing talent behind Justified that its season premiere can hook us while offering no more than a few tantalizing hints about the overall narrative direction. Elmore Leonard couldn’t ask for a better adaptation of his novels.

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