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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 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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Stark Contrast: Episode 13 “Oathbreaker”

May 14, 2016 By Søren Hough 3 Comments

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One of the biggest problems with Game of Thrones has always been its shackled approach to its source material. While the series has diverged from the books at points, it was never quite ready to shift around the narrative for the sake of better television. This was especially clear in earlier seasons which stuck to about one […]

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Stark Contrast: Episode 12 “Home”

May 5, 2016 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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Game of Thrones has never been shy about its twists, but this week was particularly eventful. The second episode of Season Six continues the momentum of the premiere as it veers back and forth between leftover over plots about the Iron Islands to uncharted territory with Bran, Arya and the Night’s Watch. The good news is that […]

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Stark Contrast: Episode 8 “Hardhome”

June 6, 2015 By Søren Hough 10 Comments

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If last week’s “The Gift” represented a shift in the right direction for Game of Thrones, “Hardhome” is the fullest realization of its potential. From clever use of narrative symmetry to payoffs in nearly every major storyline, this week was the show at its very best. J and I parse out each thread before culminating in […]

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Stark Contrast: Episode 6 “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”

May 23, 2015 By Søren Hough 9 Comments

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Game of Thrones has made headlines again with “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” a rocky Season 5 episode that features some great moments and some of the worst the show has seen. A great start at the House of Black and White leads into terrible sequence in Dorne, followed by hamfisted social commentary in King’s Landing and a […]

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Game of Thrones Season 4: “The Lion and the Rose”

April 19, 2014 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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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. Game of Thrones Season 4 picks up steam with its second episode, “The Lion and the Rose.” As Joffrey Baratheon and Margery Tyrell prepare to marry and unite two incredibly powerful houses, […]

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