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Game of Thrones: “A Golden Crown”

Crowning Glory Game of Thrones HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “A Golden Crown” Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss Directed by Daniel Minahan “There is only one god, and his name is Death.” – Syrio Florel, Swordmaster Still no love. Well, I guess I’ll just have to get used to the fact that A Song of Fire and Ice, the overall series of which Game of Thrones is the first installment, is a complicated tale peopled by characters who have not yet invented love. They’ve invented prostitution, slavery, assassination, and subtle political maneuvering, but not love. Alas. I will say, however, they…

Fringe: “Peter”

The Road to Hell By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Fringe Tuesdays on Fox at 9/8 E/C “Peter” Teleplay by Jeff Pinkner & J. H. Wyman & Josh Singer Story by J. H. Wyman & Jeff Pinkner & Akiva Goldsmith & Josh Singer Directed by David Straiton “What you must understand, is that as scientists, we must embrace every possibility. No limitations, no boundaries.” —Walter Bishop, ca. 1985 This is what great science fiction is all about: a human tale that develops out of a fantastic premise, a story that pits the human soul against the universe…