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Stark Contrast: Episode 16 “Blood of My Blood”

June 4, 2016 By Søren Hough and J Rosenfield 6 Comments

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The sixth episode of this season of Game of Thrones didn’t quite manage to top the highs of last week. Still, a healthy dose of reveals managed to keep “Blood of My Blood” afloat. My complaints about editing aside, this was hardly the worst episode of the season and maintains the much higher quality standard we’ve come to expect this year.

We continue to part ways with George R.R. Martin’s book series this week. In particular, getting Arya (Maisie Williams) away from the House of Black and White marks an unexpected departure from the novels. Meanwhile, though Sam (John Bradley-West) and Gilly’s (Hannah Murray) diversion at Horn Hill is novel for the series, it doesn’t add much to either character’s arc.

As we conclude, we discuss the recent announcement of a shorter Season 7 as well as a looming question about Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner).

~ Søren

As always, you can subscribe to our podcast feed (including all episodes of “Stark Contrast”) using iTunes or by copying this link into your RSS reader. Alternatively, you can check out the episode online or download it here. Happy listening!

Next week, J and I will discuss Season 6 Episode 7, “The Broken Man” – an episode which seems to directly refer to a certain character’s from the books. Remember, what is dead may never die.

This podcast uses a clip from the song “Bughici—Suite for Violin, 8 Ardeleneasca, moderato” by Advent Chamber Orchestra / CC BY 3.0.

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About Søren Hough

Søren is Editor-in-Chief at Movie Fail. He is a freelance journalist covering science, politics and film. He writes for RogerEbert.com, wrote for ScottFeinberg.com and served as the Assistant Arts Editor for Film and Television at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.

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About J Rosenfield

J writes reviews and other features for Movie Fail. She has been writing reviews and essays about film since 2010, most recently on her Medium blog since 2010. When she's not watching movies, she's listening to film-related podcasts.

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