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What the Game of Thrones Finale Teaches Us About White Saviors
As America digests the worst collapse of a series since the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers (never forget), we must remember that Game of Thrones was bigger than any one episode, the last season or even the finale. The show was always an allegory for politics, competition and history.…
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The Seven Kingdoms News Roundup: May 13, 2019
NATIONAL NEWS Travel Ban, Border Wall Fails to Stop Terrorist Attack by Immigrants Thousands are dead and many more are reported missing after a deadly dragon attack left King’s Landing defenseless despite the Lannister administration’s travel ban against Targaryens, a billion-dollar border wall and Cersei Lannister’s insistence on sending troops to the border after rumors…
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A Game of Thrones Recap From the Westeros Barbershop
Unfortunately, The Root’s regular Game of Thrones reviewer has the day off. The following recap of Sunday’s episode is transcribed from Calvin Patterson, the head barber at Valyrian Cutz, a barbershop located in South Central Westeros. What’s up, bruh? I know y’all heard they killed that black girl down in King’s Landing yesterday. I’ve seen…
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Arya Stark Forces Night King to Drop Out of Presidential Race
Sen. Dwight Walker (R-Beyond the Wall), long thought to be a serious contender for the Iron Throne, abruptly ended his candidacy for president of the Seven Kingdoms late Sunday night after he was reportedly involved in an altercation in the VIP section of a nightclub just outside of Winterfell. Although he has not issued a…
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America's Iron Throne: The Presidential Candidates and Their Game of Thrones Counterparts
As the fever for #DemThrones takes over America, it is important to remember that Game of Thrones is not just a show about swords, dragons and nauseatingly gratuitous rape scenes. The show is really an allegory about white supremacy, a metaphor for politics and, well… A collection of nauseatingly gratuitous rape scenes. So, in preparation…
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Can We Get a Spinoff? EW's Game of Thrones Tribute Has Us Craving More Black Love on the Iron Throne
As much as we can’t wait for Game of Thrones’ return, we are well aware that it will be the beginning of the end—the end of an era, that is. *sniffle* But since we’ve already been off book for a couple of seasons now (as the series has followed George R.R. Martin’s outlines for sequels…
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Cersei Lannister Would Be an AKA: And the Other Black Greek Organizations These Game of Thrones Characters Would Pledge
In undergrad, there was a frat brother who would watch fictional movies and randomly announce which characters he thought would have tried to join black Greek organizations. Prince Akeem from Coming to America? He would have tried to be an Alpha. Jody from Baby Boy? He was Omega material. Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense?…
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#WatchDaThrones: What We Learned From Sunday Night’s Episode of Game of Thrones
Warning: The following article contains spoilers about Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones. We don’t care if you haven’t seen the episode yet, because—why would you even be reading this? Plus, if you haven’t seen Sunday night’s episode by now, chances are you aren’t aware that “Dem Thrones” is a coded, metaphorical analogy for everything…