I have been feeling incredibly strange about not posting to this blog for the past week or two. Game of Thrones, season six has ended but I have been programmed over the last several months to create a weekly blog with smart insight or general observations about the show. As a result, over the last several days I have been attempting to envision...
After that season 6 finale of Game of Thrones, I have so many feelings and thoughts. For now, however, I would like to focus on the women. This episode proved that season 7 of Game of Thrones is going to be the "season of women." In the first six seasons we have largely been experiencing the universe through male power dynamics and attempts to...
This week's episode of Game of Thrones really pushed the Jon Snow/Daenerys Targaryen parallels by splitting this episode between them. GoT has set something of a precedent for containing large-scale battles to capsule episodes but this particular dual arc episode works really well in emphasizing the Ice and Fire parallel that is present throughout the series. That being said, I am really interested in looking,...
Let's talk about Arya...and the Waif. The internet has had a bit of time to express their excitement to see the Waif finally meet her end by Arya's hand. We're all glad the Waif is dead, but what we REALLY want is for Arya and the Hound to get the band back together #GameofThrones — michelle (@me_carter) June 15, 2016 Arya was badass....
This week I have been feeling a bit empathetic to Arya. Girlfriend, I have been feeling on the verge of death this week too. Okay, I was not stabbed but some kind of terrible bug set up camp these past few days. I finally starting to feel functional again. Hopefully Arya will be feeling herself again next Sunday as well. Because my body...
First I must apologize to my loyal readers for the tardiness of this post. I spent the latter portion of the long/holiday weekend in a place that's technological amenities are not so far removed from the medieval-esque innovations of Westeros...My mother's house. Seriously....no internet...no cable. I have no idea how she entertains herself when I am not there to visit. But I have...
I am particularly fond of the Game of Thrones episodes in which we are treated to parody pieces of theater that depict recent Westrosi history. This episode is particularly interesting in that it serves as a twisted source of information for Arya Stark. Arya is finally afforded another chance to serve the Many Faced God when Jaqen H'ghar sends her on a mission to...
Holy Crap! Can we just take a few moments to appreciate the gravity of all of the amazing moments from last night's Game of Thrones? ** Sits in silence for 10 seconds and lets it all sink-in ** Again in this episode the audience is served a treat of mirroring story-lines between Jon Snow and Daenerys. Each of them experiences a reunion with...
There is something powerful about a new beginning. I am sure that many have wished for one at some point or another, I know I have. This week's episode of Game of Thrones has very clearly afforded two major characters the opportunity of a new start. The literal and metaphorical death and subsequent rebirth of Jon Snow and Arya Stark respectively are probably two of...
Although I released a post last night addressing Game of Thrones season 6, episode 2 (which aired last night), I needed a bit more time to prepare myself to talk in more depth about Jon Snow's resurrection. There was just something about this particular scene that warranted a bit more time, a period with which to understand and connect with it on a deeper level....
Proceed with caution. Major spoilers ahead! I cannot speak on behalf of all academics but sometimes I feel like my scholarly career is a dubious combination of imposter syndrome and leaps of faith. I am sure that this paradigm is not exclusive to those in academia, however. In fact, I would almost put money on the idea that this experience affects many merely...
So the first episode of season six has come and I feel like I have more questions than answers... Jon Snow has yet to come back to life (seriously...I am still convinced this is going to happen), Tyrion looks as though he is failing miserably in Meereen (I still believe in you Tyrion!), Sansa has fianlly accepted Brienne (FINALLY!), and Daenerys seems to...
This week marks the end of the re-watch project and the beginning of an exploration into the unknown. The last four episodes of this season have placed several characters in interesting positions that could spin the whole dynamic of Westeros in new directions. For this particular blog, I would like to take a look at a few of the more popular (/important?) characters...
