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GAME OF THRONES RECAP 8: THE PRINCE OF WINTERFELL

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One of the recurring discussions about this second season of "Game Of Thrones" concerns how much the television show is changed from the novels. While the merits of the specific changes are debatable, a running theme of both my reviews and those of other critics is that the show is more confident in its adaptation, becoming its own entity.

By Rowan Kaiser
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May 21, 2012 9:49 AM
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Television

In watching "Mad Men" episode 5.10, "Christmas Waltz," my first thought was not about the episode's theme. In fact, at first, a theme didn't emerge. Instead, my first thought was how much fun this episode is.

By Deborah Lipp
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May 21, 2012 1:31 AM
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12 Comments

Television

One of the things I liked most about "The Return"—and I liked a bunch of things—was its title.

By Sarah D. Bunting
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May 20, 2012 10:55 PM
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Television

What makes for a great "Game Of Thrones" episode? What stories can it tell that could put it on the rarefied level of, say, HBO’s holy trinity of "The Sopranos," "Deadwood," and "The Wire"? I’m not sure how I would have answered this question before seeing “A Man Without Honor.”

By Rowan Kaiser
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May 14, 2012 8:53 AM
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7 Comments

Television

"I’m thankful that I have everything I want, and that no one else has anything better."

By Deborah Lipp
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May 14, 2012 1:12 AM
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17 Comments

Television

More like "Hard Writing Consistently." What *was* that?

By Sarah D. Bunting
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May 13, 2012 10:55 PM
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9 Comments

Television

"But listen to the color of your dreams//It is not leaving, it is not leaving." --The Beatles, "Tomorrow Never Knows."

By Deborah Lipp
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May 7, 2012 1:22 AM
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21 Comments

Television

I hoped the title of this week's episode wouldn't imply what I had a feeling it implied. I hoped we'd just see Hannah writing in her diary, or hear snippets in a voice-over—something, anything besides another character reading Hannah's diary and getting information s/he didn't want, while I watched, cringing, from behind a pillow.

By Sarah D. Bunting
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May 6, 2012 10:55 PM
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6 Comments

Television

"Game Of Thrones" is getting exciting again.

By Rowan Kaiser
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May 6, 2012 9:55 PM
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4 Comments

Television

"It’s the future. It’s all I ever wanted."

By Deborah Lipp
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April 30, 2012 1:33 AM
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17 Comments

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