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Nintendo has always gotten off on withholding. Legend of Zelda and Metroid games taunt us by making inaccessible areas visible; behind doors locked by keys we don’t have, placed beyond a chasm we cannot cross, protected by shields we cannot breach. Thus, the satisfaction of playing these games lies in our overcoming these roadblocks, in […]
valar dohaeris
Random Nerds is already home to “Just a Game of Thrones.” However, after this former English major finished his pre-Season 8 rewatch, I’ve also found myself with a Citadel library’s worth of Hall-worthy quotes. And, since we’re all in this together, I figured why not post them so my fellow recappers/the Sam Tarleys of the […]
duty is the death of love
Welcome to Just a Game of Thrones, the column singing backup vocals on the Song of Ice and Fire. *** Ask Me Again in 10 Years Mere hours before “the finale endured round the world,” my mother-in-law confessed to an assemblage of friends and family members congregated around her dinner table that she had never […]
ring the bells
Welcome to Just a Game of Thrones, the column singing backup vocals on the Song of Ice and Fire. *** Down Pat A few hours before the show, my buddy Pat texted me to ask if I thought “we have a shot at being surprised tonight.” My reply: “I’ve had so many possible endings and […]
look the truth in the face
Welcome to Just a Game of Thrones, the column singing backup vocals on the Song of Ice and Fire. *** The Finnish Line There’s a popular, self-effacing joke Finnish people like to tell that pokes fun at their culture’s well-known tendency towards introversion: “An introverted Finn looks at their shoes when talking to you. An […]
