Daenerys Targaryen: Wrong for dragons, wrong for the realm

Although many people watch Game of Thrones for its compelling blend of fantasy, action and bloody violence, a similar number enjoy it for the Machiavellian political subterfuge that runs through it like a mainline injection of Francis Urquhart’s blood. It’s not quite The West Wing of the Seven Kingdoms, but it’s not far off – … >

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‘My week beats your year.’

The guy who plays music on his floppy disk drives – this is not a euphemism, CultBoxed newcomers – has been at it again. This time, he’s turned his mechanical musical madness to Game of Thrones, turning the stately sound of Ramin Djawadi’s opening theme into something from Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music – and … >

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‘All the people started getting sick and throwing up over each other…’

In the frequently po-faced world of Game of Thrones, a little light relief from the grimness is sometimes required. Here, sounding suspiciously like Chunk from The Goonies confessing his youthful misdeeds to the Fratellis, Tyrion makes an admission that will linger long in the seven kingdoms of Westeros – and presumably give them something to … >

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