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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 10 – ‘Christmas Waltz’ Review and Synopsis
We discover that Lane is a tax cheat and apparently has not paid his taxes to the sovereign back home in England. A friend tells him that it can all go away if he pays $8,000 in back taxes which is a massive amount. When his wife Rebecca asks him what he is doing awake […]
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Game of Thrones: Season 2, Episode 8 – ‘The Prince of Winterfell’ Review and Synopsis
Asha Greyjoy arrives on horseback to Winterfell. To Theon’s dismay, her greeting is less than warm and her approach less than respectful. She lets him know how stupid killing the Starks was in terms of their worth. In a moment of tenderness, she attempts to convince him to come home to the Iron Islands instead […]
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Game of Thrones: Season 2, Episode 7 – ‘A Man Without Honor’ Review and Synopsis
- May 14, 2012
- A Man Without Honor
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Arya Stark
- Bran Stark
- Brienne of Tarth
- Cersei Lannister
- commentary
- Epic
- Epic Fantasy
- Episode 7
- Fall of Winterfell
- Fantasy
- Game of Thrones
- Harrenhal
- Hodor
- House Baratheon
- House Greyjoy
- House Lannister
- House of the Undying
- House Stark
- Iron Islands
- Ironmen
- Jaime Lannister
- King's Landing
- Maester Luwin
- Night's Watch
- Osha
- Qarth
- Recap
- Review
- Rickon Stark
- Season 2
- Synopsis
- Television
- Theon Greyjoy
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- Tyrion Lannister
- Tywin Lannister
- Wildlings
- Winterfell
- Ygrid
Theon wakes up to find Osha missing from his bed and further discovers she, Bran, Rickon, and Hodor have escaped Winterfell. After one of his men speaks somewhat disrespectfully to him, Theon stomps him into the ground. He sends out a hunting party after the fleeing Starks and their saviors, Osha and Hodor. Theon has […]
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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 6 – ‘Far Away Places’ Review and Synopsis
Peggy and her beau are having problems in their relationship because of Peggy’s work schedule. On top of everything, Peggy is being superstitious about having misplaced some lucky charm that Don had given her. She needs it to help her with the Heinz presentation. At the last minute, Don takes Megan to Howard Johnson’s and […]
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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 1 – ‘A Little Kiss’ Review and Synopsis.
The much awaited return of AMC’s masterful tale of Madison Avenue advertising executives in 1960’s Manhattan, Mad Men, premiered yesterday evening after an 18 month hiatus. Will Don Draper find happiness with his new, young wife Megan? Will Joan fool her husband into believing Roger’s baby is his own? Will Peggy ever get the recognition […]
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Downton Abbey: Series 2, Episode 8.
This week’s final episode of Downton Abbey’s series 2 was jam packed with plot resolution, angst, longing gazes and ashen faces. Downton is abuzz with preparations for Matthew and what’s her name’s wedding. Matthew is still expressing frustration with his injury and Lady Mary can barely tolerate what’s her name’s presence, echoing this reviewer’s feelings. […]
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Al Jazeera Interview with Slavoj Zizek.
“The system has lost its self evidence, its automatic legitimacy and now the field is open.” Slavoj Zizek Slavoj Zizek, popular and renowned Slovenian political philosopher often cited by the Occupy Wall Street movement, is an outspoken critic of both capitalism and communism. In an excellent interview with Al Jazeera, Slavoj Zizek describes how […]
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The Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 4 – ‘Cherokee Rose’ Review and Synopsis.
This episode opens on the Hershel farm, with livestock intact and something making a ruckus in the barn though as to what the audience does not know. Daryl rides in all billy bad ass on his motorcycle, really the only calm and collected character outside of Glen. He’s really an awesome character and I’m glad […]
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Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 1 – ‘Winter is Coming.’
Based on the popular George R. R. Martin fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, the HBO original series Game of Thrones captures the essence of the book in what could be the best adaptation of a modern epic fantasy novel to the small screen. A star studded cast including Sean Bean as Eddard Stark […]
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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 9 – ‘Dark Shadows’ Review and Synopsis
This episode opens with a shot of Betty weighing out her cheese to accompany her morning toast to the soundtrack of a thunderstorm. This is likely as a part of a new diet regimen and Betty’s absence from the past few episodes makes her return a remarkable thing. Back at SCDP, Don reviews the work […]
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