Fantastical Musings

The title of this episode should have been "You Win Some, You Lose Some." For example, Daenerys has a huge powerful army with half the kingdoms of Westeros on her side, you win some. However, her navy and the leaders of two of her factions were captured/killed, so you also lose some. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But seriously, THIS IS WHY I LOVE GAME OF THRONES!!! Two episodes ago, Daenerys was the most powerful person in the world. Now, she's lost two of her kingdoms, lost her navy, her plan is in shambles, and Cersei has figured out how to kill the dragons. All of a sudden, Daenerys is on the ropes and we're back to wondering who's going to end up on the Iron Throne. It might be Cersei. This is Game of Thrones ; we don't know anything for certain. Anyway, words cannot express how delighted I am that Game of Thrones is back. Episode one was good and it was satisfying, but episode two is an example of why Game of Thrones is the best show on television. So many wonderful an...

Guess what's back? Back again. Game of Thrones is back, tell a friend. Guys, the moment we've been waiting for for over a year is here! Game of Thrones is back for the season 7 premiere. This wasn't the most action packed episode of Game of Thrones that there's ever been, put the premieres seldom are. This week we set the stage, moved the characters in to place, and, in general, prepared everything for "the wars to come." So, without furthur ado, let's get into it: We began this week with one of the best cold opens in television history. When the scene started, and I saw Lord Frey, I was like "wait a minute, Game of Thrones doesn't do flashbacks, what's happening?" Then, I thought it was someone's dream, but then I thought, "who in their right mind would dream about Lord Frey? If anything, they should be dreaming about Jon Snow!" I didn't realize what was going to happen until I saw the wine being poured. And the...