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 HildebrandJune 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 HildebrandJune 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 HildebrandJune 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 HildebrandMay 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 HildebrandMay 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 HildebrandMay 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 HildebrandMay 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 HildebrandMay 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 HildebrandMay 3, 2016