Episode 8 – DEMAGAGA

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Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8: The Mountain and the Viper Review

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Wow. So that was quite an episode. Every once in a while you get episodes like this that are filled to the brim with important events. To start, the episode ends badly for Prince Oberyn and Tyrion, but we’ll get there. Interestingly enough is the development of an alliance between Sansa Stark, […]

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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Mad Men: Season 5, Episode 8 – ‘Lady Lazarus’ Review and Synopsis

We join Pete on the Long Island Railroad along with Howard the insurance salesman who informs Pete that he is keeping an apartment in Manhattan and having an affair with a younger woman. Since we remember Pete’s issues with virility and dominance, it is not surprising that an older man is keeping a pride while […]

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The Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 8 – ‘Nebraska’

Please note: Spoilers ahead. This episode opens post-barn massacre. As we discovered in the conclusion of the previous episode, Sophia was a zombie and had been corralled into Herschel’s barn at some point. The emotional scene surrounding the killing of the zombies in the barn is a little much. While discovering that Sophia is a […]

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. […]