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Game of Thrones - The Red Woman

The night is dark and full of  SPOILERS,  so if you haven't seen this episode then I suggest you go watch it now and come back to read my recap and opinions when your all caught up. Last nights Game of Thrones was just a whole bunch of setup and revisiting storylines, that's not to say that I didn't enjoy it, but I was left with more questions than answers. Maybe it's because I was hoping for some Melisandre (Carice van Houten) backstory, or a certain resurrection, so my expectations where just way too high. Instead of jumping all over Westeros and Essos I will be recapping by concentrating on each individual location. Castle Black Jon Snow (Kit Harington) is really dead, but we knew that already, the opening shot is straight from the trailer, sweeping over the wall into Castle Black to show Jon lying in a pool of his own blood. Ghost is locked away and can be heard howling (I won't complain, the TV show is different than the books), Davos (Liam Cunni...

Ear Stuff

So I've been gone a lot recently and I thought I would clear some things up. I had a bad case of Labyrinthitis in December and the ear stuff has just gone downhill since then. I write when I don't feel dizzy or sick which means I maybe get two posts out a week. But since I started taking these new tablets two weeks ago I'm feeling dizzy pretty much all of the time. I have an outpatient appointment this afternoon, so hopefully I should start to feel much better by the weekend or the start of the week. But I thought I'd let you know why I have been absent of late, and reassure you that I will be back and I will hopefully be back to writing daily. Thanks, Em

Rogue One, Doctor Strange and more in This Weeks Movie News

We have had a lot of news this week when it comes to the wonderful world of movies, but instead of writing a piece which is so long and detailed that the average film fan might skip half of, I decided to give my highlights or possible lowlights of the week depending how enraged I am feeling at that particular moment. Doctor Strange Rumors are swirling that the Doctor Strange trailer will be released this Tuesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live but this week we've also had some pictures and videos taken from the set which have peaked my interest ever so slightly. In the video we see Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Baron Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) lying behind a black car, they then stand up, turn, run and jump. Photo's were also released of Mads Mikkelsen's villain, I have no idea who this character is but the eye make up looks amazing.  Moviepilot  can tell you much more than I can about this character's possible origins, and if you click that link you can a...

Rogue One Trailer

It feels as if I have been hearing about the prospect of this trailer for months now, as every few days my partner asks me about it, but it's finally here so I can stop hearing him asking about it. As a Star Wars outsider I did really enjoy this trailer, I know the fan base reaction looks pretty divided (if I have to hear the words Mary Sue again I may just lose it) but I am actually interested in watching this story. Trailer Breakdown The trailer starts with an introduction to our main protagonist, Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). Jyn is being taken into the rebel base wearing handcuffs, we also hear a voiceover which at first sounds like she is at a disciplinarian hearing, the voice sounds similar to Alistair Petrie so I presume that the incidents he is listing have actually interested the Rebellion in recruiting her. Jyn is then taken in front of Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly), we find out that Jyn has been on her own from the age of fifteen, and we also find out a few o...