Game of Thrones HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “The Kingsroad” Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed by Tim Van Patten “Life is full of possibilities.” – Tyrion When you start off with a dwarf quoting Mr. Spock, you know you’re in for some fun. I’m getting to know this new world of Game of Thrones, and while I still loathe and despise the stories that depend on rape for character development, I’m beginning to see the attraction of the rest of it. Take, for example, Queen Cersei (Lena Headey, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles). She shares more than a name with…
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Game of Thrones: “Winter is Coming”
Swords and Sex Game of Thrones HBO, Sundays, 9 PM “Winter is Coming” Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed by Tim Van Patten In April of 2011, two lavishly produced television series set in the past debuted, one on Showtime and one on HBO. One of them is about a struggle for power among petty kings, accompanied by poisonings, bribery, treachery, assassination, bastards, incest, and rape. The other one is about the Borgias. I found one thing hilarious and one thing disturbing about the premiere of HBO’s much-hyped series, Game of Thrones. The hilarious thing was the producers’ straight-faced…