“Blackwater” I suppose if you were that sort of person that does such things, you could say this was Game of Thrones’ “Helm’s Deep moment” – the long-awaited collision of Kings that the entire series has been building up to for two seasons. There’s a major different of course, in that this […] Read more
“The Prince of Winterfell” I’ve had a pretty good idea of where this season was going to end for a while, with a couple of backup possibilities. But with the ever-increasing array of changes this adaptation was making I was really starting to doubt myself. Now, we have an episode […] Read more
“The Aftermath” Bryke have always been able to mine their own mythology for humor with considerable skill, but “No – not my Cabbage Corp!” was probably my biggest laugh line of “Korra” so far. You had to figure the Cabbage Merchant was going to make his appearance sooner or later, […] Read more
“A Man Without Honor” Who would have thought that the most layered and powerful moments from an episode of Game of Thrones would involve Jaimie, Cersei and Tywin Lannister? I make a habit out of not talking about general impressions the books more than I have to in these posts, […] Read more
“And the Winner is…” My apologies for the LQ caps this week, but the weekend is going to be a crazy one and time was of the essence in getting this post up. It was certainly an interesting episode, a little slow in the first half when dealing with the […] Read more
Poll: "Korra x…" This one was close all the way, as expected, with Bolin just holding off his brother in the end. It’ll be interesting to see how everyone feels in a year or so. Read more
“The Old Gods and the New” Well, Dear Readers, you and I are finally in the same boat this season – because I had no effing idea what was going to happen most of the time. This was the first time more things were changed that faithful to the book, […] Read more
Korra is certainly fundamentally different than the original Avatar on every level when it comes to the romantic side of the equation. Bryke just aren’t messing about here, are they? “The only guy she had eyes for” – right in the recap? LOL – talk about getting to the point! […] Read more
“The Ghost of Harrenhal” It’s remarkable how often the thoughts I have about Game of Thrones mirror those I have about Fate/Zero. These are two stories that share much in common – a large cast, a struggle for power that cuts through all the threads, and an extremely dark and […] Read more
I believe NOAA has issued a shipping forecast calling for choppy seas ahead… This post is full of spoilers about this week’s Korra episode, so beware before reading. Well, the last three minutes of that episode were certainly the most interesting – especially this 10-second stretch – but the rest […] Read more