, aka the Hound, is a complicated one that stretches back years on . The pair hadn't met for several seasons, until they finally share a scene again in the fourth episode of the final season, "The Last of the Starks." In referencing Sansa's past, the Hound calls her "little bird." It's a nickname that Sansa has heard before, from more than one place. In her early days as Joffrey's fiancée in King's Landing, Sansa is often referred to with different kinds of bird imagery. Cersei calls her "little dove" in the days when she's pretending kindness towards Sansa; it's used as a term of endearment, but one that's a little bit condescending, too. , at the time, is Joffrey's personal bodyguard, and although he doesn't intervene much when Joffrey abuses Sansa, he appears uncomfortable with it and does, at one point, rescue Sansa from an angry crowd. The Hound gives Sansa his own variation on Cersei's nickname in the season two episode "Blackwater." In the episode, he abandons his loyalty to the Lannisters with disgust and gets out of King's Landing. Before he leaves, he tracks down Sansa and offers to get her out and take her back to Winterfell. She rejects his offer and, when he gets angry, tells him defiantly that he won't hurt her. "No, little bird. I won't hurt you," he says, before walking away. In that moment, it's almost an expression of fondness or admiration. He's just finished telling Sansa that "the world is built by killers," seemingly lumping himself in with them, and yet her reaction shows that she still believes that he won't hurt her, showing her faith in the decency of people. Unlike Cersei, whose version of "little bird" seems to position Sansa as a pretty little bird in a cage, the Hound's seems to begrudgingly respect her innocence in the face of horrors. When he sees her again as an adult woman and Lady of Winterfell, she's not a "little bird" anymore, but , and although , there can be no doubt that these days.
May 08, 2019
The directors of Goodnight Mommy are back with another horror movie, so I hope you're not too attached to the idea of ever sleeping again. In Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's latest, titled The Lodge, we meet a soon-to-be stepmom Grace (Riley Keough) who finds herself snowed in at her fiancé's (Richard Armitage) remote Winter vacation home with his two young children. After their father leaves, the kids do some digging into Grace, and discover that she's the sole survivor of a creepy cult's mass suicide years earlier. That's when all hell breaks loose. Watch the terrifying trailer above this Fall.
May 07, 2019
Warning: Game of Thrones spoilers throughout this video. Proceed with caution. It's hard to believe, but the final season of is actually starting to wind down. We're more than halfway through the six episodes promised in season eight, and there are still so many questions left unanswered. The show's cocreators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on Friday night, and, sadly, they didn't put to rest. Kimmel asked Benioff and Weiss, "Are we for sure done with White Walkers?" to which Benioff replied, "Yeah, we're not gonna answer that." Well, that could mean even more possibilities going into these last few episodes. In addition to dodging Kimmel's queries, Benioff and Weiss also gave some insight into a few behind-the-scenes details. For instance, they like to personally call an actor or actress if their character is set to die. At Kimmel's request, Weiss "called" Jason Momoa as an example. Don't worry, he's definitely doing fine. "I'm Aquaman now," Momoa shot back, before hanging up the phone. Watch the full video above to see the hilarious encounter go down, and find out which cast member is the most adept at learning GOT's fake languages. Hint: he plays one of Daenerys's most loyal defenders.
May 07, 2019
Welcome to Game of Thrones: MVP of the Week, a weekly feature in which we crown the character who stands out most during each episode of season eight. The MVP may have had the most kills, given the best monologue, or died the most heroic death. (Hey, we're just covering all our bases!) I generally try to give the characters of some leeway when it comes to the insanity of their choices because of the circumstances of their situation. They're dealing with dragons, red witches, and Night Kings, after all. Someone is bound to make a few mistakes along the way. But season eight's fourth episode, "The Last of the Starks," was beyond my comprehension. So many bad decisions are made and so many characters seem to forget themselves over the course of its 80 minutes. I mean, yay for is all that and a bag of chips, but boo on him for hurting her after she opens up to him so vulnerably! Did Jon really after the direwolf fought for him in the Battle of Winterfell, without so much as a pet or a "Good boy?" And, finally, did Missandei really have to die in chains for the sake of "pushing" Daenerys into attacking King's Landing with no regrets? At this point, it's hard to justify calling any of these people an MVP. So, in light of all the characters' (and showrunners') failure to make sense on Sunday night, I'm forced to give this week's award to the real star of episode four: the that makes an unexpected and unintended cameo during the celebration scene in Winterfell. No, it may not have any lines, but its presence speaks volumes. Related:
May 06, 2019
Netflix's new horror series, , is creepy, well-acted, and highly addictive. It (Sivan Alyra Rose), an Arizona high school student who suffers an unexpected heart attack and undergoes an emergency transplant. Sasha becomes increasingly close with the family of her heart donor, Becky Lefevre (Lilliya Scarlett Reid), and begins that lead her to believe something just ain't right with her new heart. Soon enough, Sasha and Becky's lives begin eerily intertwining - and it's up to her to piece together the puzzle surrounding her heart donor's tragic death. Sasha does all of this to a soundtrack of searing, sinister rock songs with a handful of moody R&B jams thrown in, making for a solid viewing experience. There are certainly a few off-the-rail moments during the first season of Chambers (come on, that Spring equinox party?), but the keen use of songs like 's "Love on the Brain," The Deftones' "Pink Maggit," and The Stone Roses' "I Wanna Be Adored," - which is heard throughout many of the 10 episodes - help keep things interesting. If you enjoyed the music on Chambers as much as I did, scroll through for the season one soundtrack (and peep our Spotify playlist at the end)! Related:
May 04, 2019
Warning: major Game of Thrones spoilers ahead, so proceed with caution! The , and it's all thanks to Arya Stark, aka the most badass assassin in all of Westeros, and her supersneaky battle tactics. Before her grand victory taking down the Night King, however, Arya has a moment with Melisandre inside the castle where she's reminded of a way back in the third season: "I see a darkness in you, and in that darkness eyes staring back at me. Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes. Eyes you'll shut forever. We will meet again." While Arya is initially confused and a little concerned, she has since killed dozens of people (presumably) with eyes of all colors. But Melisandre's reminder of the prophecy in "The Long Night" gives Arya the motivation she needs to take down the blue-eyed Night King, one of the three sets of eyes she's destined to "shut forever." Some fans have suggested that the brown eyes in the prophecy belonged to Meryn Trant or Walder Frey, two of the names on Arya's kill list whom she has since murdered. But the real mystery lies behind the green eyes, which may or may not belong to one very important woman in Westeros. Related: As far as fans of the show are concerned, it's pretty obvious that Melisandre's prophecy is referring to but also . That said, Daenerys's eyes, though purple in the books, appear a hazel green on the show, which also automatically puts her in danger of being of Arya's sword. Melisandre's prophecy aside, Cersei is one of the only people left on Arya's kill list, and while we're pretty sure she's Arya's next target, check out the eye colors of all of our favorite characters () ahead. Related:
May 04, 2019