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“The Watch” was enjoyable to watch even though it featured some deviations from the book. The scene in which Claire reveals her infertility to Jamie will be discussed in a separate post. The first deviation is related to how Jamie is captured. In the books, Rabbie McNabb’s father gives up Jamie’s whereabouts to the Watch. […]
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“The Sons of the Harpy” was overall a good episode. It was intense and full of action. Here are the highlights and the stuff that I did not like. The Arming of the Faith Militant Cersei decides to arm the Faith Militant, and everywhere the Sparrows are getting their foreheads carved with the seven-pointed star. […]
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I really enjoyed watching “Lallybroch” even though the events evolved a little bit slower compared to other episodes. First, I like the incorporation of book lines into the episode. I also loved how characters were portrayed. Of course, some book readers do not like how Jamie was written in this episode. I classify myself in […]
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Game of Thrones’ Episode 503, “High Sparrow,” was enjoyable to watch and so far the best of the season. Arya chooses to preserve her Stark identity: The show opens with a fascinating shot of the House of Black and White, and Arya sweeping the floor. She tells Jaqen that she wants to be an apprentice […]
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Outlander’s Episode 111 – “The Devil’s Mark” – was intense to watch. It really made the viewers develop strong feelings about certain characters and actions. The acting was superb and very strong performances were given by Caitriona Balfe (Claire), Lotte Verbeek (Geillis) and Bill Paterson (Ned Gowan). First of all, this post contains SPOILERS, and it […]
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Here are the highlight for Episode 502 of Game of Thrones, “The House of Black and White.” Overall it was a fun watch, more fast-pacing than the first episode but still introductory in nature. Events at Mereen: Most of the events at this location are modified and added. However, what the producers / writers have done […]
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Outlander’s Episode 10, “By the Pricking of my Thumbs,” was loaded with many events and political intrigue. Overall it was enjoyable to watch. This post is not a recap but a discussion of two characters: Geillis Duncan and Dougal MacKenzie. If interested in reading a recap or review, here is a link to one that […]
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Game of Thrones’ Episode 501: “The Wars to Come” was enjoyable to watch since various interesting details were given to the audience. The episode did not attract me much the first time I watched it. After a re-watch I realized it is a masterpiece. The episode opens with my favourite scene: a young Cersei and […]
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An added scene in the most recent episode of Outlander, “The Reckoning,” is considered to be controversial by the fandom: the scene in which Laoghaire meets Jamie at his secret hideout. She disrobes and puts his hand on her breast. She is basically tempting him and wants to have sex with him. Overall this scene […]
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After months of waiting, every Outlander fan was finally able to see the first episode of the second half of the first season, The Reckoning. Compared to former episodes, the viewer gets for the very first time Jamie’s perspective of different events. Here are my favourite scenes. The argument between Claire and Jamie at the […]
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