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As we move into the final episodes of the second season, Game Of Thrones goes into ‘chatty cathy’ mode as characters discuss their plans, vent their frustrations and generally make demands or threats of one another. So it’s basically a regular episode, only with fewer action scenes.
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“You’re smarter than this, Hannah.” Truer words were never spoken. If only Hannah (Lena Dunham) had taken them to heart. Instead, in the past two episodes, Hannah has learned something about sexual harassment (I think), Soshanna (Zosia Mamet) tried to get laid, Jessa (Jemima Kirke) lost some kids, and Marnie (Allison Williams)….well…let’s get to it. [Read more…]
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I’ve mentioned a few times how challenging Game Of Thrones can be to recap. There’s often an urge to try and find an overarching theme that unifies the episode and inevitably everyone seems to identify a different one. There’s also the frequent danger of lapsing into a basic point by point breakdown of the episode, which can make for some pretty dry reading. With that in mind, let’s tackle this week’s episode.
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Performance. Theatrical performances. As much as we’ve explored power, and sexuality, and even gender, this season, this may be the first episode of Game Of Thrones in which performance and theatricality plays an integral role in several character interactions.
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Now that Game Of Thrones has introduced magic into the mix, we get more of it as we cross the halfway mark of the second season.
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What a difference a week makes! Last week we saw the arrival of the highly anticipated and universally lauded new HBO show Girls. Well those rosy reviews are old news, and we spent the better part of the last week exploring an almost immediate backlash to the once golden child. How can we possibly talk about this week’s episode when there is so much being said about the series itself?
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