The Night Lands (Season 2, Episode 2, Game of Thrones)

“I’m not Ned Stark. I know the way this game is played.” Tyrion Lannister In the enormous void left after Ned Stark’s death, who would be the most virtuous man of power? While… Read More →

The Books You Love

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen.  The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R. R. Martin This post was inspired by ‘The Books You’ve Loved… Read More →

Ned Stark Pyramid of Greatness

If Ned Stark, like Ron Swanson, had a Pyramid of Greatness – I think it would go something like this: Winter is Coming – Believe it! Lannisters – Avoid them. Greyjoys – Best… Read More →

Game of Thrones – One Hand That Won’t Be Wiping

                    Back in Season 1 of Game of Thrones, in the third episode Lord Snow, we hear Jaime Lannister quip, “What’s the old saying?… Read More →

Game of Thrones Season 1 Reviews

                    Winter Is Coming (Season 1, Episode 1, Game of Thrones)  Read more here: http://dwesterberg.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/winter-is-coming-season1-episode-1-game-of-thrones/ The Kingsroad (Season 1, Episode 2, Game of Thrones)… Read More →

The North Remembers (Season 2, Episode 1, Game of Thrones)

Directed by Alan Taylor Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss “When Eddard Stark learned the truth, he told only me. I’ll not make the same mistake.” Stannis Baratheon Game of Thrones Season… Read More →

Fire and Blood (Season 1, Episode 10, Game of Thrones)

Directed by Alan Taylor Written by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss The final episode of Game of Thrones Season 1 picks up exactly where we left off last episode at the Sept of Baelor.… Read More →

Baelor (Season 1, Episode 9, Game of Thrones)

Directed by Alan Taylor Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss “And for 600 years they have never failed to exact their toll…” Everything in Game of Thrones has a price: passage, victory,… Read More →

The Pointy End (Season 1, Episode 8, Game of Thrones)

Directed by Daniel Minahan Written by George R. R. Martin “The madness of mercy.” The story lines of Ned Stark and Daenerys Targaryen have an interesting similarity:  the unintended consequences of interfering, of… Read More →

Sam Rothstein’s Suits (Just One Reason I Love Casino)

The glitter, the glamour, the violence, the music and the great actors – all make Casino mesmerizing. I enjoy the meticulous attention to detail that Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein gives his operations. I enjoy… Read More →