Game of Thrones

In the Game of Thrones you either read my stuff or you… don’t, I guess.

All That Matters is the Ending: Game of Thrones

How the final season of Game of Thrones systematically destroyed everything that was good about it.

The Battle of King’s Landing

Somehow the final season just keeps getting worse.

The Battle of Winterfell

A look at the disastrous season 8 episode that saw the ignominious defeat of everything Game of Thrones was supposed to be about.

How Game of Thrones Became Lord of the Thrones

A look at Season 7’s decline and how plot armor came to Westeros.

What’s Wrong with Sansa’s Wedding

A critique of Sansa’s Wedding in Game of Thrones season 5.

An Ending Too Far

An analysis of the lackluster ending to Game of Thrones season 5.

The Red Woman

A review of the first episode of Season 6 and why Game of Thrones has started losing momentum in its storytelling.

On Killing

I look at how the killing of a major main character in the book Game of Thrones elevated its narrative to a whole new level, and how eventually George R. R. Martin’s greatest strength became his greatest weakness.