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Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) and Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) on Game of Thrones. Courtesy of Helen Sloan/HBO Another season of Game of Thrones, another Internet rage-fest over having to witness another major female character suffer a rape. For many fans who were appalled at the horrible scene of Jaime Lannister raping his sister/lover Cersei last season,…
Warning: This article is full of details from Season 5, Episode 6 of Game of Thrones, titled “Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken.” Don’t read it unless you’re prepared to be spoiled and are ready for a frank discussion of a particularly upsetting episode of Game of Thrones. Did they really need to go there on Game of…
If you watch enough prestige television, you come to realize that the most traumatic thing that could possibly happen to a man is having to suffer the pain of a woman he knows getting raped. It’s not, actually, the most traumatic thing to happen to a woman, likely because it happens all the fucking time,…
At this point, it’s disingenuous for anyone to complain about Game of Thrones being too violent or disturbing—the series’ five seasons have had a fair share of rape scenes and tremendous acts of violence—but the final frames of last night’s episode, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” were emblematic of everything that has become so off-putting about this…
Spencer Kornhaber, Christopher Orr, and Amy Sullivan discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Orr: First, a brief victory lap. In this space two weeks ago, I suggested that Bronn would be a big fan of the easy-listening Westerosi standard “The Dornishman’s Wife.” And when we re-encountered Bronn tonight, what was he singing? Yep,…
(As the headline implies, this post discusses plot points from last night’s episode of Game Of Thrones.) In case you haven’t heard, the final scene of last night’s episode of Game Of Thrones delivered something that fans of the show have been dreading since actress Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark on the show, teased…
Lena Headey is a powerful actress. Whether she’s playing a time-traveling momma, or Ma-Ma, you can’t help but be captivated by her when she’s on screen. Headey, of course, also stars as Cersei Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones and was one of the actors involved in a scene making some major waves with fans….
The Mary Sue has decided we will no longer be actively promoting the HBO series Game of Thrones. Allow us to explain. As I write this, I sit within five feet of no less than ten Game of Thronespromotional products — some of which I’d been sent as a member of the press, but most of which…
Gawker has uncovered new details today concerning the at-times brutal three-year custody dispute between Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly and ex-wife, Maureen McPhilmy. In one instance, court documents say, O’Reilly violently attacked McPhilmy and dragged her down a staircase by the neck. According to a “source familiar with the facts of the case,” O’Reilly’s 16-year-old…
I wrote earlier today about my frustrations with The Simpsons‘ voice work, which has become the least interesting part of a show that’s doing its best to creatively tread water. A number of people have already responded that the solution to the show’s casting problems is for The Simpsons to finally end. That almost happened in…