The Game of Thrones Season 5 Finale: A Bleakness Binge
Our roundtable discusses ‘Mother’s Mercy,’ the 10th episode of the fifth season.
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Our roundtable discusses ‘Mother’s Mercy,’ the 10th episode of the fifth season.
Our roundtable discusses “The Dance of Dragons,” the ninth episode of the fifth season.
Our roundtable discusses “Hardhome,” the eighth episode of the fifth season.
Our roundtable discusses “The Gift,” the seventh episode of the fifth season.
Our roundtable discusses “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” the sixth episode of the fifth season.
Our roundtable discusses 'Sons of the Harpy,' the fourth episode of the fifth season.
Our roundtable discusses 'High Sparrow,' the third episode of the fifth season
Our roundtable on "The House of Black and White" and the plight of the queen mother
Our roundtable on "The Wars to Come"—and what it means for the episodes to come
The BBC drama stars Gillian Anderson as a detective investigating a serial killer, but the series' treatment of women defies the genre's conventions.