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Game of Thrones’ Euron Greyjoy knows he’s going to die, according to Pilou Asbæk

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The actor behind the latest Game of Thrones bad guy, Euron Greyjoy, says that the character knows he is going to die. Game of Thrones has been littered with cunning and vicious villains throughout the years, from evil child king Joffrey to the Machiavellian Littlefinger. And one of our heroes’ latest opponents has come in […]

Those Game of Thrones spinoffs are still in the works, but Season 8 remains HBO’s top priority

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HBO doesn’t want you to think that they have forgotten about the recently announced Game of Thrones spinoffs. But they also don’t want you to think that Season 8 isn’t their top priority at the moment. According to Deadline, HBO president of programming Casey Bloys recently provided an update on the Game of Thrones spinoffs, and where […]

George R.R. Martin thinks we might get one or two new Westeros books in 2018

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If you were hoping to see The Winds of Winter, the latest chapter of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy saga A Song of Ice And Fire, hitting bookstores this year, then the author has some bad news for you in his LiveJournal, revealing that he’s still “months away” from completing the novel, but expects to […]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2 Review – ‘Stormborn’

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Villordsutch reviews Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2 – ‘Stormborn’… Written By Bryan Cogman Directed By Mark Mylod Tyrion (to Daenerys) – “On a night like this you came into this world.” Varys – “I remember that storm.  All the dogs in King’s Landing howled through the night.” After last week’s slightly ‘lukewarm’ introduction to Season […]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2 – ‘Stormborn’ – Top 5 Moments

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Tony Black with the top five moments from the second episode of Game of Thrones season seven… 1 – THEON GREYJOY STRIKES AGAIN! Just when you think Theon Greyjoy may have got his shit together, he goes and literally, as well as figuratively, jump ship. Euron’s ship battle ambush is frenetic and exciting but over […]

Is a spoiler the end of the world?

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Henry Bevan on spoilers… I lasted five days. Five days without having someone spoil the new episode of Game of Thrones. Those days were spent in constant fear. I was like one of the journalists in All The Presidents Men, constantly looking over my shoulder for the innocent bystander who might tell me what the […]

Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will guest star on The Simpsons

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Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is set to make his way over to The Simpsons for a guest appearance. Many a famous face has visited the town of Springfield over the years, from actors like Mark Hamill to comedian Ricky Gervais. Now one of the stars of TV’s biggest series is to get his […]

Game of Thrones season 7 premiere shatters ratings records

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Game of Thrones made its hotly-anticipated return this past Sunday night, with the season seven premiere ‘Dragonstone’ shattering a number of ratings records for HBO. The episode pulled in a whopping 16.1 million viewers across all HBO platforms, including repeats, streaming and DVR, up 50% from the season six opener from 2016. In overnight ratings, […]

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1 Review – ‘Dragonstone’

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Villordsutch reviews Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1 – ‘Dragonstone’… Written – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Directed – Jeremy Podeswa Ayra Stark – “Winter came for House Frey”. It’s been a long wait for the return of Game of Thrones.  Daenerys has been rowing across the Narrow Sea now for so long, she […]