My Hit-List: 8 Characters Who Should Die on Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones – and the book series that inspired it – is renowned for its high bodycount. What defines the series, of course, is not just the number of characters its happy to kill off, but the choice of characters and the timing. Ned Stark is the Ur-example; the shining paragon of nobility who…

Game of Thrones, Season 4, Episode 2 - "The Lion and the Rose"

Game of Thrones – “The Lion and the Rose” (Season 4, Episode 2)

“The Lion and the Rose” is a timely reminder of why Game of Thrones is excellent television. Not because it dispatches one of the most detestable fictional characters in recent history, but because it continues its trend of subversion. George R.R. Martin is infamous for his predilection for dispatching his characters en masse, often unexpectedly.…

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My Hit-List: 8 Characters Who Should Die on Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones – “The Lion and the Rose” (Season 4, Episode 2)