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Stark Contrast: Episode 23 “The Queen’s Justice”

August 5, 2017 By Søren Hough 18 Comments

J and I enjoyed last week’s “Stormborn” as it both drove the plot forward at an explosive pace while offering something more for us to chew on as viewers. This week, the pace hasn’t let up — but “The Queen’s Justice,” alas, never digs deeper than the surface. In fact, the episode undercuts the enormity […]

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Stark Contrast: Episode 19 “Battle of the Bastards”

June 23, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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Thank god for Miguel Sapochnik. Almost every week J and I tend to harp on the editing and camerawork in Game of Thrones. It’s been a bit better this season, but in general we’re both fairly underwhelmed with the technical side of the show. That’s why it feels like a breath of fresh air having […]

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Stark Contrast: Episode 15 “The Door”

May 27, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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“The Door” gets Game of Thrones back on track after last week’s slower, odder diversion. This week we saw stronger editing on action scenes and compelling reveals about the world of the show. But perhaps most importantly, “The Door” affirmed important character development that J and I have worried about for two or three seasons. This comes […]

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Stark Contrast: Episode 14 “Book of the Stranger”

May 19, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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After the high of last week’s excellent Game of Thrones episode, we were bound for some disappointment. Fortunately it took the form of “Book of the Stranger,” a mediocre but hardly terrible episode that felt like treading (and retreading) water more than anything else. J and I delve into what makes this such a strange and […]

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Game of Thrones Season 4: “The Laws of Gods and Men”

May 17, 2014 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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Please note that you can find all episodes of “Stark Contrast,” our Game of Thrones podcast, both at Movie Fail and on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify. This week’s episode of Game of Thrones was small in scope. However, what the show did cover will have lasting consequences for its main characters. Josh and I pore through […]

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