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Why Jon Snow Should Have Remained Dead on Game of Thrones

Maybe George RR Martin has a personal dislike for Jon Snow, which the writers of Game of Thrones inherited. It’s the only explanation I can think of to justify how many times the plot has swerved Jon, who can never retire his sulking expression for too long.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 8, 2016

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Dear Tinkle, Can Tantri Go Back to Being a Mantri?

Raja Hooja is dead and Tantri is the new king. But to see Tantri the Mantri’s plan – of stealing the throne – finally work is like watching Arnab Goswami engage in responsible journalism. It’s a twist ending, and it alienates your core audience who have come to expect something entirely different.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 24, 2016

Pop Culture

A Song of Ice and Fire and Global Warming

Game of Thrones, this rollercoaster of tits and dragons that we’ve been riding for the last few years, is a veiled allegory about the threat of climate change.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 22, 2016

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It’s Not the Night King or Cersei, But Ambition That is Game of Thrones’ Greatest Threat

Season Eight’s fourth episode, “The Last of the Starks”, reveals that the greatest threat to humankind wasn’t external. Rather, we’re more than capable of tearing ourselves apart in our pursuit of power, even without the threat of an impending apocalypse.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 17, 2016

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Game of Thrones: Are We Ready to Let Go of Jaime Lannister?

When Game of Thrones began, nobody could have predicted that the person to best embody why second chances matter would be Jaime Lannister. If Jaime is to fall in the next episode’s battle, he will be the most sociopathic, twisted, and occasionally inhuman character for whose death I’ll shed a tear.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 30, 2016

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Game of Thrones is Dead, Long Live Lord of the Rings

Nearly 20 years after the first film, and half a century after the book’s release, JRR Tolkien’s LoTR is returning to Amazon. It proves that tits, blood, and swear words do not a fantasy epic make.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 13, 2016

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#Don’tSpoilTheEndgame: A Plea To All Spoilsports Who Ruin Films and TV Shows

Over the last few days, a few lucky social media users who got to see Avengers: Endgame before everyone else have been celebrating by live-tweeting the plot at everyone else. This is a new low for internet trolls, especially considering how far the Russo brothers have gone to keep the details of the film under wraps.

Nihal Bambulkar April 2, 2016

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Winter Came Hard: A Light-Hearted Breakdown of the Heart-Wrenching Battle of Winterfell

After a relatively tame first two episodes, the 82-minute third Game of Thrones episode gave fans a dose of what propelled the show into must-see TV in the first place - the gruesome and unpredictable deaths of their most beloved characters. Warning, an article has many spoilers!

Jackie Thakkar March 21, 2016

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Who Won the Game of Thrones?

The latest episode featured Time Travellers, potty-mouthed Greyjoys, and revenge stories. But there can only be one winner.

Parthshri Arora March 16, 2016

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“Winterfell” is the Perfect Appetiser for the Final Season of Game of Thrones

If Game of Thrones were a rock band, then the premiere episode “Winterfell” (and hopefully the rest of this season), will serve as a “Greatest Hits” compilation. When Thrones first emerged in 2011, the world was a different place. Now that the show has become the pop culture juggernaut of our time, are we ready for a world without it?

Dushyant Shekhawat March 9, 2016