“You’re not the man you’re pretending to be,” Maester Luwin. “You may be right but I’ve come too far to pretend to be anything else,” Theon Greyjoy Last week was the climax in Westeros, this week was the recovery…for the most part at least. Game…
At some point during last week’s episode – probably when Marnie was getting scolded by Elijah – Girls found itself. It was the rare episode that had all of the characters in the same place, even if they weren’t together, and the plotlines just clicked.…
“The gods have no mercy, that’s why they’re gods” Cersei Lannister Hype is a bitch. When a TV show, movie or book (they still print those, don’t they?) is cursed with excessive hype, it’s almost impossible to judge and critique based on its own merits.…
You can never go home, as the saying goes, but the rough truth of it is that sometimes, you just have to try. This week, in an episode co-written by Judd Apatow, Hannah returns to her childhood home in Michigan to join her parents in…
“What kind of king do you want to be?” – Lady Talisa “I don’t know. The good kind?” – Robb Stark Robb Stark has long been one of my favorite characters and I haven’t always been entirely sure why. Sure, he is a likable individual…
Of all the complaints aimed toward Girls, the one thing you’ll never hear is that it doesn’t move fast enough. The show has fallen into a fairly steady rhythm of conflict/resolution/conflict, and “Hard Being Easy” is no different. This week opens on Hannah/Marnie/Charlie immediately after…
“The more people you love, the weaker you are,” Cersei Lannister The citizens of Westeros and Qarth talk a lot about themselves in “A Man without Honor.” The wildling Ygritte talks to Jon Snow about her people and how they are truly “free” rather than…
“Gods help you, Theon Greyjoy. Now you are truly lost.” Rodrik Cassel One thing I didn’t really pick up about this season of Game of Thrones until I looked at it with a more critical eye, is just how fragmented it is. I suppose fragmented…
Comedically, this is one of Girls’ weakest episodes. Luckily, there’s a lot of good character stuff happening. Like so many of the best television shows, Girls—especially this episode—seems to be about characters’ lack of control. In “Hannah’s Diary,” none of our women are in control: Even…
“Anyone can be killed.” Arya Stark While season one of Game of Thrones was incredibly enjoyable and truly great at times, there is no denying that it was rather disjointed. The first four episodes were mostly introduction to this Thronesian world, which was certainly welcome…