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…
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Game of Thrones: “The Wolf and the Lion”
Loveless Game of Thrones HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “The Wolf and the Lion” Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed by Brian Kirk “That’s all the realm is now: backstabbing and scheming and ass-licking and money-grubbing.” – King Robert Baratheon This show is like an ice sculpture: beautiful, sharp, shiny and cold, cold, cold. After five episodes I have seen anger, ambition, lust, greed, and hatred. I have seen no love, except for the love Ned Stark has for his children. And it’s clear as ice that he does not understand his children. Everyone else is as cruel as…