Yes, she was empowered. Yes, it was one of the most consensual sex scenes in Game of Thrones history. Yes, she’s old enough to have sex. (Maisie Williams, who plays Arya, is 22; the character is 18.) These are all things I know to be true—and still, I did not enjoy Arya Stark’s sex scene…
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One of the most talked-about moments from the Game of Thrones season premiere happened when Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) shared a gushy waterfall kiss. Onscreen it looked like a romantic break from the Seven Kingdom’s drama, but now an outtake video shows that the whole thing was way, way sillier…
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Weirdly enough, I think waiting the week in between Game of Thrones episodes is worse than waiting the months before a season begins. Now that we have a taste of what’s going to happen—spoiler alert: so much glaring—how can HBO possibly expect us to wait seven grueling days for another episode? Before the season started,…
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season eight. The return of Game of Thrones brought joy to millions last night. And while it was great to see Arya Stark back together with what’s left of her family, an even more intriguing plot line emerged around a mysterious new weapon she commissioned. Here’s…
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season eight. Game of Thrones is back, and with it comes a new slew of new fan theories. A major one that emerged after last night’s season premiere is that Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) isn’t actually pregnant—or if she once was, she isn’t anymore. Remember, in…
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Game of Thrones returned last night for its season eight premiere, and so much went down: a long-awaited reunion between Jon Snow and Arya. And Sansa and Tyrion. And Yara and Theon. The list drags on. But, overwhelmingly, last night’s episode was about women. More specifically, women and their fatal glances and savage quips. If…
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