Earlier in the season, at the time of Bran's apotheosis under the tree where he simultaneously discovered and created the story behind Hodor, I remarked…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeJune 28, 2016
This episode, more than any other in this middle stretch of the season, typifies the problem with three-act structures in television. Rising tension doesn't translate…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeJune 14, 2016
“All I can do with the time I’ve got left is bring a little goodness into the world. That’s all any of us can do.…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeJune 7, 2016
Mid-season episodes of Game of Thrones have typically been weak episodes. Up until now they've suffered from the limitations imposed by the adaptation: the books…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 31, 2016
The last ten minutes of 'The Door' showed the deaths of many characters, including four mainstays, marked a turning point in both the literal and…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 29, 2016
The sixth season of Mad Men begins with an episode titled 'The Doorway.' Early on in the episode some lines from Dante's Inferno occur: 'Midway…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 24, 2016
'What's past is prologue.' 'That was in the past.' There's a fundamental difference between how the characters in Game of Thrones are operating this season…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 17, 2016
The second episode of this season made much of its unifying title - 'Home' - in establishing a sense of hope and belief in the…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 10, 2016
There seems to be a lot of belief floating around in Westeros. Almost like the climax of the first Matrix film, 'Home' was very much concerned with…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 3, 2016