Winterfell Archives

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

Pop Culture

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

Pop Culture

#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

Pop Culture

The Reign of the Geek Gods: How Game of Thrones and Avengers Helped Nerds Take Over the World

I’m going to remember April 2019 for a long, long time. Apart from the political implications, this month will also go down as a landmark in pop culture. Both on TV and film, nerd culture planted its flag in mainstream, with Avengers and Game of Thrones becoming the most discussed, tweeted about, recapped, and memed franchises ever.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 21, 2016

Pop Culture

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

Pop Culture

“Caution: White Men at Work”: What Game of Thrones Season 8 Writers Don’t Get about Powerful Women

Game of Thrones is like a relationship which starts with a very misleading Tinder profile. It rose to cultural supremacy by promising to “break the wheel”; now it’s just a mediocre attempt at celebrating a straight, white man’s newfound lineage, while undermining its powerful women characters.

Ujjainee Roy March 1, 2016