GOT- “First of his Name”

Hodor BranAnother Sunday, another Game of Thrones. In which we learn, much like the Wu, Hodor-Bran ain’t nuthin’ to f*ck with. Many spoilers to follow.

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GOT- “Oathkeeper”

jon snow oathkeeperAnother Sunday another Game of Thrones. Seems the folks at HBO have decided to create some new plot lines for the series. Throw out the book ladies, lords and minor hedge knights; Dem Thrones done gone rogue! Big huge spoilers, the size of gorillas and what not, to follow.

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GOT- “Breaker of Chains”

Tyrion imprisonedAnother Sunday another episode of Game of Thrones. The King is Dead. Long Live the King. Spoily type spoilers to follow.

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My Own Personal Judas: Revisiting Jesus Christ Superstar

Carl Anderson JudasSometime in the mid 1990s, around Easter, I stumbled upon a VH-1 showing of the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. I caught it in the middle, but I sat mesmerized, watching what appeared to be a rag-tag bunch of 1970s hippies and yippies singing and dancing a passion play. In the desert (!?) Before I knew it, the film had ended. But, being VH-1, it naturally started up again. So I watched it a second time. A few hours later I couldn’t deny it. I was hooked. And most shocking of all, the character who affected me the most wasn’t the guy playing the requisite Lord and Savior. It was Judas.

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GOT- “The Lion and the Rose”

GOT-S5-JoffreyAnother Sunday another episode of Game of Thrones. And you thought Dothraki weddings were violent… Let’s do this.

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