Welp.

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I had forgotten Amanda Peet was married to one of the co-creators of HBO's Game of Thrones but as she reminded us on Conan, she also gave a personal story about when he first told her the idea. And she thought it was awful.

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Boy, I sure hope Bran isn't your favorite character, because the lead-up to season 5 must be an emotional roller coaster for you. Is he in this season? Is he not in this season? Where the hell is Coldhands! Relax, sweet summer child—David Benioff has answers (and spoilers) for you. Except about Coldhands. Who knows where that dude is.

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The complete list of directors and writers for Game of Thrones Season 5 was announced yesterday, and in a sadly unsurprising twist, no women will be involved in arguably the most important aspects of crafting the series. Maybe that's why white walkers only want baby boys--they're trying to give the ladies a fighting chance.

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With Season 4 of HBO's Game of Thrones wrapped up it's time. Time to start talking about Season 5.

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Olé! In today's Game of Thrones roundup: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss get our hopes up about the finale. Poor, poor Kit Harington. What George R.R. Martin wishes were different about the show. Pedro Pascal snags a new TV gig. And Oberyn Martell, feminist. Behind the cut you'll find spoilers for all aired episodes of Game of Thrones, but none for the finale or beyond.

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HBO's Game of Thrones has been getting a lot of press online lately, for good or bad (or just bad bad). Executive producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss aren't really hearing it though. They've got more important things to do, like run a hit show with ever-growing ratings. 

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Lena Headey is a powerful actress. Whether she's playing a time-traveling momma, or Ma-Ma, you can't help but be captivated by her when she's on screen. Headey, of course, also stars as Cersei Lannister on HBO's Game of Thrones and was one of the actors involved in a scene making some major waves with fans. We'd already heard what the director, executive producer, George R.R. Martin, and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau had to say on it but Headey has finally been asked for her opinion on the subject.

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Since last Sunday, the Internet has been abuzz with talk of Game of Thrones' controversial rape scene. We touched on it in our recap and shared with you the responses of the scene's director, co-writer, and one of its actors, plus A Song of Ice and Fire scribe George R.R. Martin. But we hadn't written a post specifically on our personal thoughts on scene, because...well, because we have a lot of them. There's much to unpack about rape culture, storytelling tropes, and the responsibility of fiction. So Jill Pantozzi and Rebecca Pahle, along with Geekosystem's Victoria McNally, sat down to hash it all out. Below you'll find our uncensored discussion on the scene and why, specifically, it made us boil with seething, all-encompassing rage.

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Oh just renew it for infinity already, HBO. Geez.

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All anyone can talk about this week is Game of Thrones (and we're totally ok with that). Season 4 is set to premiere on April 6, premieres are happening, and the media machine rolls on. Read ahead for some of the latest news including the possibility of a movie, two actors' challenges, and the showrunners getting comfortable for another two seasons. 

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Turns out, creating the Red Wedding scene from Game of Thrones Season 3 was almost as tough as watching it. Director David Nutter recently spoke about the process involved and touched upon his work on The CW's Arrow spin-off featuring The Flash.

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As those insurance commercials keep telling me, more is better. So if you're excited for The Age of Ice, why not be excited for ten other new books, too? Other than The Brothers Karamazov and Doctor Zhivago, of course. With that in mind, we've compiled a list of books those intrigued by Sidorova's work will likely enjoy.

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Game of Thrones recently announced yet another new casting: Indira Varma (veteran of Luther, where she played the titular character's ex-wife, Torchwood, and Rome) will be joining the Dornishmen as they begin to make their way onto the screen in the coming season. So who is she playing? Check it out under the cut, and beware vague Game of Thrones spoilers!

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When casting for Game of Thrones' Red Viper was announced, I wondered if anyone who'd read George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire would take issue with the actor's race. Apparently a few did, so Martin took to his LiveJournal to explain a few things from his point of view. 

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We previously reported on three new George R.R. Martin characters set to make their debut in Game of Thrones Season 4. HBO has just anounced the casting of one of them - Prince Oberyn Nymeros Martell, a.k.a. The Red Viper. 

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Yesterday Maisie Williams took to Vine to react to the brutal ending 0f last Sunday's Game of Thrones, and now Richard Madden (Robb Stark) has chimed in as well. Plus showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff talk TV violence and how the show is "nearly halfway" over (noooooo). Unmarked spoilers are behind the cut, so don't click if you don't know what went down.

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