Tag Archives: Game of Thrones

Beautiful and Terrible as an Army with Banners (Waiting for S8E4)

Posted on May 3, 2019 by jfkaufmann

I’m sure I’m not the only one who keeps seeing the parallels between LOTR and GOT (the filmed versions). Episode 3 of the last GOT season, The Long Night, was, for example, heavily inspired by the three major LOTR battles. … Continue reading →

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Game of Chess (Waiting for Episode 2)

Posted on April 19, 2019 by jfkaufmann

I’m bracing myself for Episode 2 of Game of Thrones and everything it may bring. I think Episode 1 was brilliant. It’s like the beginning of a chess game between two invisible players. Almost all the pieces have been set … Continue reading →

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The SaDisfying Ends (Waiting for Episode 1)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by jfkaufmann

I’m waiting for this Sunday with mixed feelings of excitement and dread. Even if George R.R. Martin doesn’t kill them all, the ending will be, as the actor who plays Jamie Lannister says, saDisfying. Photo by Alex on Unsplash It … Continue reading →

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Merry merry, happy happy, ho-ho-ho! Happy New Year!

Posted on December 23, 2017 by jfkaufmann

There are a few writing/reading-related things that made 2017 a good year. I had the pleasure of reading three wonderful books written by friends: Betrayal, the fifth installment in the Gift Legacy series by Jo-Anne McLean, One Woman Island, the second book … Continue reading →

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The cosmic ties between stories and writers

Posted on August 30, 2017 by jfkaufmann

Maybe because of two big events of the last week–the solar eclipse on Monday and the final episode of season 7 of Game of Thrones on Sunday– everything between was a blur. (The songs are from Season 6, when GOT … Continue reading →

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