One With No Name - Belp!

I thought I had posted this during the 1st season of HotD but it seems to have disappeared. As S2 approaches, my creative juices are beginning to flow so I’m reposting and planning some follow ups on the same topic. As we know in the feudal hierarchy of Westeros, the eldest son inherits everythin...

Spoiler alert - proceed with caution if you haven’t yet seen the first episode of House of the Dragon. Please note that I am aware that not all of this is “book canon” so don’t get your knickers in a twist. In the first episode of HotD, we see King Viserys impart a secret to Rhaenyra that he ...

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Thank you to my Dahling Ash and the esteemed Lady in Red, Monica for hosting this challenge. My Villaintine is none other than Meryn Trant. I think Ser Meryn deserves a sonnet in honor of this challenge so here we go.... How do I love (to hate) thee? Let me count the ...

Cons of Thrones - Day 2

A few pics from day 1

After 8 seasons, Game of Thrones is coming to an end. It has been a wild ride, full of some of the best (and worst) that television has had to offer. Ever. It has certainly raised the bar for production and for that, D&D, along with HBO deserve some kudos. The writing for the show has re...

This really should be called “The good, the bad and the mediocre ” Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn’t seen the episode The final goodbyes to the fallen from the battle for Winterfell had a few touching moments. Sansa pinning a Stark emblem on Theon was the most touching momen...

The ambiguity of GoT characters and why do we love them. After eight years it’s almost time to say goodbye to our beloved characters. Some may die during the final battles or live on but we won’t see this ensemble together again. Yet I ask why do we love these characters? All of them have some ...

Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen this episode After a long wait, we finally got the much hyped and anticipated episode. After watching it, my first thoughts were “wow - oh wow” in both a good and bad way. Here are some thoughts after being able to digest the episode. I’ve been a lon...

In season one, King Robert arrived at Winterfell with great pomp as befits a king. Ned utters the phrase “Winterfell is yours your grace”. As he greets the Starks, he touches some of them, not touching all of the family. As the show progressed, we vi...