We Talked to a Game of Thrones Loving Scientist About Dany’s Dragons

We’ve watched them grow before our eyes. Born unto fire, the dragons of Game of Thrones have remained at the center of the HBO series’s narrative over its seven-year run. And this Sunday’s finale will mean the beasts’s fans will have to say goodbye to their secret crushes, their CGI heartthrobs, until the 8th and final season returns in 2019.

Many will miss Daenerys’s fire-breathing reptiles, Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion, acutely.

By  |  August 24, 2017
New Game of Thrones Finale Images Tease Most Important Meeting in Show’s History

Two years ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing director Jeremy Podeswa, who has helmed some of Game of Thrones’ toughest episodes. The Emmy-nominated Podeswa is back for the season 7 finale, “The Dragon and the Wolf,” which will include the most crucial meeting in the history of the series. After the epic, traumatizing events of “Beyond the Wall,” Jon Snow, Dany and what appears to be her entire army (although we don’t actually 

By  |  August 24, 2017
Let’s Discuss & Dispel This Crazy Game of Thrones Night King Theory

The fan theories surrounding the worst person in Westeros, aka the Night King, continue to flood the internet. There is one theory in particular that has generated a ton of heat, and we’d like to discuss it. If you’re one of those Game of Thrones viewers who doesn’t want even the slightest chance of having something spoiled by a wild theory turning out to be true, stop reading now.

Still here? Okay,

By  |  August 24, 2017
American Horror Story: Cult Trailer Shows Sarah Paulson Living Out a Real Life Nightmare

American Horror Story has been set across multiple eras in seasons past with flashbacks jumping as far back as the 1500s. This season, however, is completely of the moment, asking the question, are we already living our worst nightmare? The latest trailer shows AHS alum Sarah Paulson realizing her greatest fear that many American voters relate to in the election of President Trump. Fan favorite Evan Peters’ character, Kai, has a starkly different reaction as he wildly celebrates the news.

By  |  August 23, 2017
Game of Thrones Explainer: Here’s how They Created the Zombie Polar Bear (and More)

We’ve gone in depth on the big battle sequence (and everything else that happened in the episode) in our “Beyond the Wall” recap, and now HBO has released this behind-the-scenes featurette that details how the face-off between Jon and his merry band of brothers and the Night King and his army of the dead was created. What’s more, we also find out that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have been planning on incorporating the zombie polar bear,

By  |  August 22, 2017
Viserion’s Uncertain Fate in Game of Thrones

Last night’s battle beyond the wall still has our heads spinning. Perhaps the most memorable moment though, came in the very last second of the very last scene…Spoilers ahead…

The Ice Dragon now lives. And many feelings (and many questions) were brought to the surface with it.

We always knew the mother of dragons would likely have to sacrifice at least one of them in her quest to take the Iron Throne.

By  |  August 21, 2017
Behold the Game of Thrones Season 7 Finale Teaser

While we digest the insanity of last night’s penultimate episode “Beyond the Wall,” HBO has released the teaser trailer for Game of Thrones season 7 finale, and it’s a doozy. Before you watch it, give our latest recap a read if you haven’t already, and help us answer some of these questions we have after the episode. As for the finale’s teaser, it promises that the fighting we witnessed in “Beyond the Wall”

By  |  August 21, 2017
Questions After Game of Thrones Epic “Beyond the Wall”

While we mourn Viseron and muster courage for the fight ahead, we’ve got plenty of questions after Game of Thrones epic penultimate episode “Beyond the Wall.” (You can read our recap here.)

What happens now that Jon’s finally bent the knee?

After weeks of demanding Jon bend the knee, all it took for Dany to get her wish was for Jon to see her swoop in atop Drogon and save his crew from certain death.

By  |  August 21, 2017

Interview

Casting Director

Emmy-nominated Casting Director on Finding the Kids of Stranger Things

Supernatural thriller Stranger Things co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer not only made the inspired choice to bring Winona Ryder out of semi-retirement to star as the show’s unhinged mother-in-crisis; they also assembled primetime’s most endearing ensemble of twelve-year olds to portray four adorable boys and one mesmerizing mystery girl. Emmy-nominated casting director Carmen Cuba, teamed with co-nominees Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris, looked at more than 1000 in-person and video auditions to find the kids of Stranger Things.

By  |  August 21, 2017
Game of Thrones Recap: “Beyond the Wall”

Tyrion Lannister has had his share of bad ideas throughout the run of Game of Thrones, and kidnapping a White Walker from beyond the wall to prove to Cersei who her true enemies are might be the absolute worst. The idea was so spectacularly ludicrous that it was dumber than his idea to send his niece Myrcella to Dorne for safekeeping (she was used as bait and eventually murdered), or trusting Littlefinger as a confidant while he was the Hand of the King to Joffrey (Littlefinger eventually framed Tyrion for murder),

By  |  August 21, 2017

Interview

Sound Designer

How Destiny Called Gotham‘s Emmy-Nominated Sound Editor

Emmy season is in the air, and fan-favorite Gotham has certainly not disappointed, racking up three nominations this year alone. The series is no stranger to Emmy nominations either; this is the third year in a row that the show has been recognized for its sound editing. Destiny Calling was the episode put forward for consideration this year, the intense first part of Season 3’s two-part finale. Gotham’s sound supervisor,

By  |  August 18, 2017
Game of Thrones Episode 6 Images Show the Dream Team “Beyond the Wall”

We’re still holding our breath thanks to last week’s Game of Thrones episode cutting to credits as Jon Snow, The Hound, Thoros, Beric, Gendry, Jorah, and Tormund begin their journey to capture a Wight. The plan is not exactly the best one we’ve heard, but we’re cheering for this suicide squad despite the fear in their eyes. HBO recently released new images from the upcoming episode and it appears winter is,

By  |  August 17, 2017
Game of Thrones “Eastwatch” Smashes Ratings Record

Eastwatch,” the most recent episode of Game of Thrones, blew away previous records for viewership – not even including venues like online streaming and those that record the show to DVR. This season’s premiere saw 10.1 million viewers, a number that pales in comparison to the 10.7 million viewers that tuned in for Eastwatch.

Some are surprised by this hike in ratings.

By  |  August 16, 2017
Arya’s Deadly new Dagger Reinforces the Importance of Valyrian Steel in Game of Thrones

Winter is upon Westeros, and the thing everyone actually needs (whether they know it or not) is Valyrian steel. With the Night King turning his attention toward the south, Valyrian steel blades are one of the few protections against his less-than-merry band of wights. Unfortunately, the blades are few and far between, thanks to the intricacies of the forging process being lost along with a lot of other things in the Doom of Valyria.

By  |  August 16, 2017
Black Widow and Elektra’s Stunt Doubles Fight to See Who Would Win

Stunt performing requires incredible skill and athleticism, but the scenes they perform are usually so entertaining we forget we’re watching a trained professional. Last month we tagged along with super stuntwoman Annabel Wood who showed us some of her amazing skills, which she has plied on Game of Thrones, Wonder Woman and more. Now two crazy talented ladies from the Marvel universe gave fans a behind the scenes look at their incredible talents.

By  |  August 15, 2017
Is Gilly’s Possibly Deadly Discovery Game of Thrones‘ Most Important?

We’ve been trying to unpack the many major reveals in “Eastwatch,” Game of Thrones fifth episode this season. There was Gendry’s return, which will certainly have major ramifications for Jon’s war against the Night King. There was the hoarse whisperer himself Peter Littlefinger, and his machinations to tear the Stark sisters apart. And then, of course, there was Cersei’s revelation that she’s pregnant (and she’s telling the world Jaime’s the father),

By  |  August 15, 2017
Game of Thrones: Major Questions Following “Eastwatch”

Though Game of Thrones would be nothing without questions, this week it finally gave us a long-awaited answer: no, Gendry is not still rowing. In fact, he’s made himself quite useful in the years since we last saw him. But one answer does not an episode make, and Eastwatch provided viewers with some excellent questions.

Moving from south to north, we start at Oldtown, where Sam – and viewers – are being kept in the dark about some things.

By  |  August 15, 2017
What Does Gendry’s Return Mean for Game of Thrones?

Since Joe Dempsie’s attendance at the Game of Thrones Season 7 red carpet premiere, fans have had even more reason to hope for his character return to the show. Dempsie plays Gendry, the bastard of Robert Baratheon and a former ally of Arya Stark. As the opening credits rolled at the top of the fifth episode on Sunday night, the presence of Dempsie’s name confirmed Gendry’s long-awaited reappearance. And what a reintroduction it was.

By  |  August 15, 2017
Game of Thrones Episode 6 Teaser Pits Jon & Company Against Death

The trailer for Game of Thrones penultimate episode in Season 7 shows the massive showdown between Jon Snow’s fur-coated Dirty Half Dozen and the Night King’s Army of the Undead. Last night’s episode “Eastwatch” set this clash into motion, as Jon, Jorah, Gendry, Tormund, Beric, the Hound and Thoros headed out beyond the wall to try and snatch a Wight to bring back as proof that the dead are marching on Westeros.

By  |  August 14, 2017
Game of Thrones Recap: “Eastwatch”

First things first; the thing from last week’s episode, “The Spoils of War,” that no one really thought happened didn’t happen. Jaime Lannister is alive and unwell thanks to Bronn. The two men gasp and gossip on the beach (Bronn not only saved Jaime from Drogon’s fire, he also dragged him up from the depths of the river), Bronn, as always, appearing slightly amused while Jaime, who is quickly rising up Game of Thrones Brooding Ranks,

By  |  August 14, 2017