It’s Viserys’ swan song, and what a final episode it is. “The Lord of the Tides” has plenty of great family drama and the same politicking that Game of Thrones is known for. Someone even loses their head! Jose Cordova…
House of the Dragon After Show S1 E7: “Driftmark” [Podcast]
Aemond gets his Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy moment during Laena’s funeral, and things come to a head between Alicent and Rhaenyra. In episode 7, House of the Dragon gives us some good dragon content and lets the gays win.…
House of the Dragon After Show S1 E5: “We Light the Way” [Podcast]
My first returned guest to House of the Dragon After Show is also the show’s very first guest, Sara Henry. This week, we discuss Criston Cole and honor, gay characters in Game of Thrones, and whether or not this was…
‘The Patient’ premiere review: A promising start to another much-anticipated FX drama
The Patient stars Steve Carrell as Alan Strauss, a Jewish therapist and recent widow, and Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner, a serial killer who is a patient of Strauss. With creators and frequent collaborators Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields running…
The self-proclaimed voice(s) of a generation in ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Girls’
Twenty-four years ago, Sex and the City premiered on HBO, and it quickly became a massive success due to its honest and refreshing portrayal of single women in their thirties and forties navigating careers and relationships. The show didn’t shy…
House of the Dragon After Show S1 E2: “The Rogue Prince” [Podcast]
What’s that we hear? A Game of Thrones theme song? Episode 2 of House of the Dragon began with a title sequence; the new animation show’s the Targaryen family tree, but it’s set to the familiar theme song of its…
House of the Dragon After Show S1E1: ‘The Heirs of the Dragon’ [Podcast]
House of the Dragon is finally here (and managed to not crash HBO Max’s servers). In the show’s series premiere “The Heirs of the Dragon,” we meet the Targaryen family 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen is born. In a time…