Life at Litchfield will never be the same. The first photos and footage for the highly anticipated return of Orange Is the New Black have arrived.Netflix on Tuesday released the first minute from the fifth season of Jenji Kohan's prison dramedy, which picks up exactly where the fourth season left off. The footage from the premiere episode shows Daya (Dascha Polanco) holding the gun she had obtained in last season's […]
Spencer Kornhaber, Christopher Orr, and Amy Sullivan discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Orr: [Long pause. Everyone, catch your breath. Maybe a glass of water? Depending on when you’re reading this, you might also want to tour the web for the horrified-reaction videos that will confirm you’re not alone. See? A perfectly normal response to extreme (televisual) trauma. You’re ready.] So, yes, that happened. Rest assured, non-book-readers, that […]
By the time we finally made our way to Meereen this week in the Game of Game of Thrones, I felt like Wun-Wun after a long walk in the snow: kind of over this. The gladiatorial drums of the fighting pits hammered away, as if to say "another day, another child burned to a crisp," but it was hard to get on board when the screams of Shireen Baratheon were still ringing […]
Tywin Lannister got what was coming to him, but Game of Thrones undoubtedly lost something when actor Charles Danceexited in series four. Stepping in now to supply that missing thespian gravitas is Jonathan Pryce. His character, the Christ-like High Sparrow, has been heavily foreshadowed and in last night’s plot-twist-packed episode he finally turned up, bringing with him humbling lessons for all on the denial of the ego. In Braavos, Arya […]
Are you patiently waiting (AKA dying) for Game of Thrones to return toHBO? Us too. Don't worry, it's less than a month now! We're here to help. 1. Read A Song of Fire and Ice: It apparently takes 100 hours to do so. You have the time. Just do it. Who needs sleep? 2. Re-watch every episode and make sure you've caught every little detail: 3. Fall in love with […]
It’s still about four weeks before Game of Thrones hits our screens again for season five but we’re counting down the days already. In preparation, we take a look and what fans can expect. Using the books - mainly A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons - as a guide, here are our predictions for Game of Thrones in 2015. 1. Arya gets badass Actress Maisie Williams has […]
