Tagged: Aidan Gillen

Game of Thrones Episode 5 Review: “The Bells” “The Bells” should have been the triumphant climax for “Game of Thrones.” It was the battle we all were waiting for. The good guys finally made it to King’s Landing, and justice would be done. But “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode...

Game of Thrones Episode 5 Instant Take: “The Bells” Game of Thrones’ penultimate episode, “The Bells,” was either one of the coolest things you’ve ever seen or a sure sign that HBO has completely lost control of George R.R. Martin’s incomparable realm. Old scores were settled, true natures were revealed,...

Game of Thrones Episode 4 Theories: “The Last of The Starks” Season 8 Episode 4 gave us a standoff between Cersei and Daenerys, a farewell between Jon Snow and Ghost, a funeral for the fallen, and whispers between Tyrion and Varys. But listener mail mostly was about one thing: How...

Game of Thrones Episode 4 Review: “The Last of The Starks” “The Last of The Starks,” brought back the political struggles, shocking developments, and complex conversations of earlier seasons without losing the massive scale and sprawling tales of Season 8. Episode 4’s breakneck race to the “Game of Thrones” finish...

Game of Thrones Episode 4 Instant Take: “The Last of The Starks” “The Last of The Starks” mixed Game of Thrones Season 8’s huge scale and intimate conversation with something we haven’t seen in a while: cutthroat political jockeying and deep questions of identity. What does family mean? Who is...

Game of Thrones Episode 3 Theories: “The Long Night” “The Long Night” didn’t mark the end of mankind, and it didn’t kill half the cast, but this 82-minute TV milestone whisked us from fear, to hope, to dread, to triumph. Was it Game of Thrones’ crowning achievement or a sign...

Game of Thrones Episode 3 Review: “The Long Night” “The Long Night,” Game of Thrones’ third episode of Season 8, delivered the longest battle scene ever filmed and forever changed the landscape of Westeros. For every fan of the action and drama, there was an equal fan asking important questions...

Game of Thrones Episode 3 Instant Take: “The Long Night” We survived the Battle of Winterfell … well, most of us. As flames illuminated the darkness, we cheered. As heroes turned to one another for help, we cried. “The Long Night” was dynamic, exciting, dizzying, and maybe a touch too...