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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 2.7: A Man Without Honor
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By Goodman
| May 16th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
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Game of Thrones
Season Two, Episode 7 – A Man Without Honor
Directed by David Nutter
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Starring Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Carice van Houten, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
Early on in Games Of Thrones Episode 7, “A Man Without Honor,” Theon (Alfie Allen) states, “It’s just a game,” which obviously serves to comment on the series as a whole, but it also describes most of the characters’ intentions throughout the episode: each one of them is playing a smaller game in the context of a much larger and deadlier one.
Arya (Maisie Williams) and Tywin (Charles Dance) continue to be my favorite part of the show week to week. After last week’s killing, Tywin is searching top to bottom for the man who “made an attempt on his life” punishing those who aren’t giving up the proper details. The two go back and forth in another powerful scene, each trying their hardest to either get or hide information from one another. The scene is a perfect example of how the entire series works as a whole, scaled down and played out over the course of several minutes and plays for beautiful television.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Conleth Hill, D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, David Nutter, Emilia Clarke, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Issac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 2.6: The Old Gods And The New
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By Goodman
| May 7th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
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Game of Thrones
Season Two, Episode 6 – The Old Gods And The New
Directed by: David Nutter
Written by: Vanessa Taylor
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Carice van Houten, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
We’ve been reminded throughout most of Season 2 of Game of Thrones that “the night is dark and full of terrors,” and most events throughout the course of these episodes have been reminders of this fact, but “The Old Gods And The New” (Episode 6) takes Melisandre’s oft repeated words and brings them to light in truly terrifying ways.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Conleth Hill, David Nutter, Emilia Clarke, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Issac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane, Vanessa Taylor
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 2.5: The Ghost Of Harrenhal
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By Goodman
| April 30th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
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Game of Thrones
Season Two, Episode 5 – The Ghost of Harrenhal
Directed by: David Petrarca
Written by: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Carice van Houten, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
Now things are getting interesting.
“The Ghost of Harrenhal” is an arbitrarily important episode of Game of Thrones for several reasons. First, this fifth episode of Season 2 marks the halfway point in the season. Second, and more importantly, this is the episode (much like last week’s) continues some much needed plot advancement in a truly compelling manner by presenting each of our major players with a unique strategic advantage or ally.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Conleth Hill, D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, David Petrarca, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Jack Gleeson, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane, The Ghost of Harrenhal
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 2.4: Garden Of Bones
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By Goodman
| April 23rd, 2012 at 11:01 am
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Game of Thrones
Season Two, Episode 4 – Garden of Bones
Directed by: David Petrarca
Written by: Vanessa Taylor
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Carice van Houten, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
Before I sat down to watch “Garden of Bones,” I knew that Game of Thrones really needed to kick into gear with this episode. As great as the past episodes have been, I’m tried of plot building and I’m more than ready to see some of the various plots come together with real consequence.
I was not disappointed.
With a title like “Garden of Bones,” I wasn’t expecting to see very much in terms of happiness, but this week’s episode ratcheted up the intensity of the conflict, while finally moving the plot forward in many ways.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Conleth Hill, David Petrarca, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Garden of Bones, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Issac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane, Vanessa Taylor
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 2.3: What Is Dead May Never Die
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By Goodman
| April 16th, 2012 at 11:01 am
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Game of Thrones
Season Two, Episode 3 – What Is Dead May Never Die
Directed by: Alik Sakharov
Written by: Bryan Cogman
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Carice van Houten, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
Part of the episodic structure of Game of Thrones, for good or for bad, is that the show is a direct one-to-one adaptation of the book series. Having not read the books, I don’t know how faithful the adaptation is, but George R. R. Martin’s structure doesn’t often lend itself to having individual episode themes; instead, the show looks to playing out the larger themes of the series over the course of the season.
This isn’t a bad way of storytelling, in fact, it’s one that Game of Thrones has very well mastered.
Power and who wields this power has been a topic of much discussion for many of our characters this season and this week’s episode, “What Is Dead May Never Die,” continues this concept, but also plays with the assumption and illusion of who really, truly has power.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Alik Sakharov, Bryan Cogman, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Conleth Hill, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Gethin Anthony, Gwendoline Christie, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Jack Gleeson, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sibel Kekili, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane
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