Violent Vengeance: Game of Thrones ‘Battle of the Bastards’ (Recap) By Max Bledstein on June 20, 2016 • ( 3 Comments ) “Game of Thrones has long thrived on the ambiguous moralities and complex psychologies of its anti-heroes, but ‘Battle of the Bastards’ pushes its current season towards culminating in a jarringly tidy climax.”
At a Juncture: Game of Thrones ‘No One’ (Recap) By Max Bledstein on June 13, 2016 • ( 3 Comments ) “After the emotional revelation of the origin of Hodor’s name, HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ has been in a bit of an awkward place.”
Exposition Is Coming: Game of Thrones ‘The Red Woman’ (Recap) By Max Bledstein on April 25, 2016 “There’s a lot of expository detail, and little development in the singular arcs beyond the exposition.”
True Detective ‘Black Maps and Motel Rooms’ (A Vague Visages Staff Precap) By Q.V. Hough on August 1, 2015 A Conversation Between Vague Visages’ Q.V. Hough, Dylan Moses Griffin and Max Bledstein
Recap: Game of Thrones ‘The Dance of Dragons’ By Justine Peres Smith on June 8, 2015 “Now in its fifth season, Game of Thrones has long settled in the category of dread built on anticipation.”