Summer is Coming

Which is sad news for Game of Thrones fans.. though not much to complain about after that amazing season. Anyway, if you pace yourself, all the post-game coverage may be able to keep your Thrones addiction satiated throughout the long summer, winter, and fall until next spring.. but let's face it, probably not.

1. Grantland

First and foremost, if you haven't been following Grantland's coverage, you are missing out.. not only are there the Andy Greenwald recaps (who, for my money, is the best TV writer on the webs) they also have this awesome "Ask the Maester" series, where one of the staff nerds, er writers, answers all your questions about the show/book correlations. He doesn't spoil anything, but provides a lot of key background information that they just don't have time for on the show. For example.. who the F is this dude? Looks kinda like David Lopan ato me...

2. The AV Club

The A.V. Club also has some great Thrones coverage all season long, with recaps for both experts (book readers) and newbies (simpletons). Todd VanDerWerff is another great TV writer, but I'm still trying to figure out if that's a legit name..He had a nice post mortem here as well..

3. The Real Maester

Not to be outdone by the massive tomes of his work, Georgie Porgie gave an extended interview to Rolling Stone which they have finally posted en masse. Quite a read and covers pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about him but were afraid to ask.. for example..

Did you get out of Bayonne much before college? 
We never had a car. My father always said that drinking and driving was very bad, and he was not going to give up drinking. [Laughs]

#WorldsGreatestDad

4. Quick! To The Pundits!

If recaps and interviews aren't your thing, there are plenty of "think pieces" out there on this season of Thrones.. as the pundits try to make sense out of that scene in the crypt, and just exactly who is winning the game.. The Daily Beast has your answer.

Valar Morghulis: Game of Thrones’ Women Are Going to Rule the World

Frequently decried as a feminist’s nightmare, HBO’s biggest show ever is setting the stage for a Westeros ruled by brilliant, badass women.

The tagline for the fourth season of Game of Thrones was “All Men Must Die.” We didn’t think they meant it literally....
In short, television’s bloodiest show had its bloodiest season yet—and for the few surviving male characters, winter is definitely coming. But if you’re a woman of Westeros, the fifth season of HBO’s most-watched show in history is shaping up to be a glorious summer.
Entire treatises have been written about whether or not the show is feminist or anti-feminist. On one hand, Game of Thrones features consistent depictions of strong female characters who frequently fight against the patriarchy of Westeros. On the other, Game of Thrones features consistent depictions of rapes, near-rapes, and are-they-or-aren’t-they rapes perpetrated against those same “empowered” female characters.

5. Before They Were Kings

Perhaps the best Thrones related content of the week comes to us from aol.com. (Wait, what? AOL is still a thing? (yes, just ask your mom))... anyway, in case you were wondering how you recognize some of the actors, they put together a handy "Where Were They Then?" video, showing some of stars before they were Stars. Of course, I would argue that Charles Dance was a star long before this show came out.. I mean.. HE'S SADUM NOOMSY! But some of the other ones are intriguing.

6. Nerd Alert!
And just when you thought you'd met the biggest nerd in the world.. there's this guy. (from our Khalakka dothrae mr’anha correspondant)

7. Equal Opportunity

Of course, as Beavis and Butthead used to say, 'If I wanted to like, read.. I would go to school".. so if long reads aren't your thing.. there's always this...

8. That 70's Show

GoT..for a simple time...

9. TGIF

So much awesome happened this year it's hard to really choose the best part of the season.. except it's actually really easy once you've seen this deleted scene