So. One of the biggest cultural events in entertainment has ended. It’s no secret that I don’t exactly adore the adaptation, but it introduced me to a book series I love, led to many interesting conversations and a few bonding sessions with new friends, and made me appreciate storytelling in ways I mayhaps would never have explored.
Month: May 2019
Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5 Review
This could have been a great hour of television if I hadn’t actually followed the story for a decade. There were spectacular visuals, but very little emotional substance to be found beyond frustration and pure flaming hot anger. (Though the Arya scenes were excellent)
Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4 Review
On one of the worst episodes of Game of Thrones ever written, and quite possibly one of the worst episodes of television ever allowed to proudly air as one of a show’s triumphant last, the Starbuck cup was there to distract us from what really mattered: Every problematic element of the show turned up to eleven.Â