Game of Thrones season five was far more exciting than season four, but still couldn’t shake off the problematic elements. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are encouraged.

Season four was largely about moving chess pieces into place for future seasons.  With the notable exception of Oberyn Martell, our main group of named characters spent the entire ten episodes positioning themselves for next season’s plot.  It kind of dragged, honestly. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to […]

Season three stands out in my mind as one of the most exciting seasons to watch unfold.  There are moments that have stuck with me many years later, and I find myself rewatching them frequently. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are encouraged.

Unlike season one, I went into Game of Thrones season two with three full books worth of knowledge under my belt.  I was a bit pickier, a bit salty at the changes, and a lot less surprised at many of the twists.  But I still enjoyed the hell out of it. Read our before commenting. […]

Like most fans, I’ve decided to rewatch the entire Game of Thrones series before the season 8 premiere.  So let’s dive right in and talk about season one. When season one premiered I was at a very strange time in my life.  I was in the midst of a huge life transition and looking for […]

It’s been four long years since any lengthy new World of Ice and Fire content, and more than seven years since the last new Song of Ice and Fire installment…so no wonder fans were so excited for the heavy tome that is Fire & Blood, a 700+ page history spanning approximately 150 years of Targaryen history, […]

Part one of my “Game of Toxic Masculinity” panel report from Dragon Con 2017 wrapped up with a discussion of show runners Benioff and Weiss and how their own toxic masculinity effects the series. In that discussion I touched on Loras and how they portrayed his sexuality, and so I’ll begin part two by exploring […]

I’ve been lucky enough to take part in many Game of Thrones panels at Dragon Con throughout the years – every year since 2012, in fact – but this year, the new High Fantasy track really went above and beyond with their Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones offerings, including an awesome panel called […]

Game of Thrones is a show I have a love/hate relationship with.  “The Queen’s Justice” is an episode that reminds me mostly of what I love about the show, but the things I hate still lurk in the background. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks […]

Last weekend marked Ice and Fire Con’s five year anniversary convention. Established in 2012, Ice and Fire Con is by fans, for fans, and was the first Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire convention in North America. The importance of the fifth anniversary wasn’t lost on the organizers and they pulled out […]