Last week, Game of Thrones took home the BAFTA Audience Award. However, that’s not the only news from the night. ‘Thrones Producer Frank Doelger spoke to Radio Times after the awards show and had some interesting things to say about the future of HBO’s hit series: “[The number of series] is being discussed as we speak. The third season was the first half of book three, season four will be the second part of book three. George RR Martin has written books four and five; six and seven are pending.”   “I would hope that, if we all survive, and if the...

Out of all the character on Game of Thrones, it seems as if the eldest Stark daughter receives the most hate. When first introduced to viewers, Sansa appeared to be the epitome of a proper young girl in this type of society. Having her framed by rebellious and independent siblings, Sansa easily became classified as the weakest link in the Stark dynast For the entirety of the first season, Sansa had one objective. She was completely focused on her love for her darling Prince and grooming herself to become the perfect wife for him. Her greatest problem was whether or not she would be able to...

It pains me to say this, but I expected more from George R.R. Martin. The man behind the book series Game of Thrones is based upon had amazed audiences with his script for “Blackwater” in Season Two. Unfortunately, GRRM’s writing for this week’s episode fell way short of last season’s climactic battle. Episode Seven titled, “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”, seemed to be everything that “Blackwater” wasn’t: slow, monotonous, and utterly uninteresting. Worst of all, this comes at a time when Season Three was just starting to fire on all cylinders. Beginning with Episode Four,...

If you’ve been lucky enough to read George R.R Martin’s novels you know that food and feasting play a major role in the lives of our favorite characters.  One of the things that sets the world of Westeros apart from other fantasy realms are the vivid descriptions of Tyrion breaking his fast on blackened bacon and onion-stuffed white swans being served on various special occasions. But what would it really be like to drink summer wine with the late King Robert Baratheon or to share a royal jape with the Queen Regent while feasting on the finest delicacies in the kingdom?...

It is widely known  that George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice & Fire book series is loosely based on historical actors and events of England’s Wars of the Roses (a series of dynastic wars fought between two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York—sound familiar?).  The extent to which specific characters or plot lines are actually derived from this period is debatable, and perhaps better saved for a later article, but one likeness in particular is difficult to ignore. Perhaps it was just a casting coincidence but it’s noteworthy that...

The internet is afire with Ros. There seems to be no grey area for her. People either loved her or hated her. There are some that hated her and then loved her. I figured I would just jump on this bandwagon and throw in my couple of silver stags. Let us first explore what I see as the central recurring theme that has arisen from Ros’ death. Misogyny – noun – hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women. That word gets thrown around a lot but do people really know what they are saying when they say Ros’ murder was misogynistic? Of course it was but let’s be real. Her role in life...

It didn’t feel the way I thought it would. I’ve never seen the life truly fade from someone’s eyes, the fear being replaced by… nothing. I thought there would be some amusement in it, but I find myself twisting in indecision. I’ve always enjoyed exercising my power. But this feels like it was too much, like a child who over indulged sweets. That’s why my mother wanted to stop me from taking the head of the traitor Ned Stark. She feared I was over indulging, but I haven’t. And I have no intention to stop because I don’t feel sick. Did she really...

In the game of music, you win or you fade into obscurity. Karliene Reynolds stands out among other fan composers with a soft voice, simple lyrics and the gentle melodies she sings, inspired by Game of Thrones. Not content with only the theme music, this fan and artist sings other songs from the show as well. Karliene didn’t start off as a fan of the books, but rather jumped in with the show. “The story really drove straight to my core and filled me with passion and inspiration,” she says. “I don’t think I’d been hit this hard by an obsession since Lord of the Rings.” Her...

Welcome to the fourth and final installment of Houses of Westeros. Previously, we have explored the North, the Riverlands, the Vale and the Iron Islands, and the Westerlands, Crownlands and the Reach. With this piece, we will delve into the southernmost landscapes of Westeros, The Stormlands and Dorne. House Baratheon Words: “Ours is the Fury” Seat: Storm’s End Title: Lord of Storm’s End, Lord Paramount of the Stormlands House Baratheon is one of the Great Houses of Westeros, ruling over the Stormlands from their seat at Storm’s End. Although recognized as a great and powerful...

Written by: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed by: Alik Sakharov Coming down from the high generated by the one-two punch of the previous two episodes, And Now His Watch Is Ended and Kissed By Fire, this week’s episode had a very difficult task in to fulfill. Luckily, although not nearly as action packed and forward moving as the previous two episodes, The Climb delivered in other, more subtle ways. Nevertheless, it had its share of flaws, and all in all was perhaps the loosest adaptation of a chunk of A Storm of Swords to come to the screen yet. A very character and exposition based...