How Much Blood Will Spill At Game Of Thrones Red Wedding?
Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.09 - 'The Rains of Castamere'. Here Jon (Kit Harington) makes a game-changing choice, one from which there is no going back. (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.09 - The Rains of Castamere
Robb presents himself to Walder Frey, and Edmure meets his bride. Jon faces his harshest test yet. Bran discovers a new gift. Daario and Jorah debate how to take Yunkai. House Frey joins with House Tully.
(Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by David Nutter.)
Note: Premieres JUNE 2 (There is a two-week gap between episodes 308 and 309 due to American Memorial Day weekend.)
I love how vague the HBO episode descriptions are. They certainly do a fine job of teasing what might happen (See--Episode 308: 'Sam and Gilly meet an older gentleman,' which translated to the screen as, 'Sam and Gilly are attacked by a white walker intent on taking Gilly's baby son'. So take the Game Of Thrones Episode 309 'The Rains of Castamere,' description as if it were on par in detail with 'an older gentleman' equaling 'a white walker'.
Let's break it down a bit.
First of all, the episode title alludes to the true story that Cersei (Lena Headey) regaled Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) with at Tyrion's (Peter Dinklage) and Sansa's (Sophie Turner) forced wedding, just before Cersei threatened to have Joffery's (Jack Gleeson) bride-to-be 'strangled in (her) sleep', should she ever refer to Cersei as 'sister' again.
Recounting the Rains of Castamere must have gotten Cersei's bloodlust aroused. It is also your clue about the upcoming GoT episode which airs after a 2-week hiatus, due to the American summer holiday weekend.
There will be blood--plenty of it after 'Robb presents himself to Walder Frey, and Edmure meets his bride.' BOOK SPOILER. Keeping in mind that in the TV show Robb Stark plans to ally with the Freys after breaking his promise to wed a Frey daughter. Walder Frey has no intention at all of making peace, quite the opposite is planned in a manner which is beyond Frey's capacity. Frey has joined with another force entirely.
Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.09 - The Rains of Castamere (Cr: HBO)
The question isn't 'Will Robb (Richard Madden) survive', but will his wife and unborn child? If GRRM had written this episode I'd expect poor Talisa (Oona Chaplin) to get a knife or arrow to the gut. It was written however, by the guys that are adapting this behemoth for television, David Benioff & D. B. Weiss so I'm hoping that with all the carnage, they might have chosen to let Talisa live.
The allusion to Bran discovering 'a new gift' sounds like it is taken from this photo set:
If you recall, Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) is a 'warg'--a human who can see through the eyes of an animal. Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.09 - The Rains of Castamere (Cr: HBO)
It appears that Bran and Co. have made it to a point on the Wall. Bran is obviously having a vision but of what? His brother Jon and the wildlings? The Red Wedding? Danger in the from of a white walker?
More Screencaps from the promo video of Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.09 'The Rains Of Castamere' &
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Politics Of Marriage (VIDEO) after the jump!
Dexter Final Season First Look: Watch the Official, Debra-centric SPOILER-Filled Trailer!
Dexter Season 8 - Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) and Dexter (Michael C. Hall) (Cr: Showtime)
Dexter Season 8: Behind the Scenes (VIDEO) Cast interviews
Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) and a sleazoid drug-dealer with whom she is doing drugs and having sex, are watched by Dexter (Michael C. Hall) (Cr: Showtime)
Dexter Season 8 NEW! 3-Minute Trailer (VIDEO)
After seven seasons, the end begins. Don't miss the season premiere of Dexter on Sunday, June 30th at 9PM ET/PT only on Showtime
From left: C.S. Lee as Masuka, Michael C. Hall as Dexter and the newly cast Jadon Wells as Dexter's son, Harrison Morgan. (Cr: Showtime)
After teasing us for months with frustratingly short sneak peeks at Dexter‘s upcoming eighth and final season, Showtime is finally giving us what we’ve been waiting for: the first full-length trailer!
The following three-minute promo sheds disturbing new light on the mental and emotional breakdown Deb will suffer in the wake of LaGuerta’s murder.
Cocaine binges? Check. Anonymous sex? Check. Prescription drug dependency? Check. DUI bust? Check. Full-on confession? Maybe check**...
I disagree that they are teasing this early in the pre-season, Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) 'making a confession' to the police in light of the fact that we hear audio of a phone call between Dexter and Joey Quinn (Desmond Harrington) in which Quinn tells Dex that 'Your sister was brought in for a DUI last night.' Also, (most) screencaps don't lie: See below.
Here is Deb, getting stopped for the DUI: Notice the distinctive coloring on her coat sleeve.
I think Debra is in no shape to make a coherent statement; it is in fact one of many times, I'm guessing, that Deb will almost spill her dark secrets in this final season of Dexter.
Here Deb is in the same jacket....
....struggling to speak in order to provide 'an official statement' to Lt. Quinn (Desmond Harrington)
He's a serial killer with a code but will his 'body of work' be remembered as that of a monster or will his legacy be that of one who created a masterpiece?
Dexter season 8 on Showtime starts June 30 @9 pm (Cr: Showtime)
I know it's just a promo and Dexter obviously suffers from a compulsion to kill, but I never thought of him as deluded. This promo has him seriously pondering if history will remember his work as a masterpiece?! Now, if we are talking about a description of Dexter the show, I can get on board with that. Hm. I'm probably reading too much into it.
The season 8 premiere of Dexter is June 30th at 9PM ET/PT.
Dexter Season 8: Tease - Masterpiece (VIDEO)
'Dexter' Final Season Finds Dex Weighing His Legacy (VIDEO)
After releasing cryptic key art (after the jump) that questioned whether Dexter (Michael C. Hall) would survive the upcoming eighth (and final) season of Dexter, the likeable serial killer is now weighing just how he might be remembered.
In a new clip, Dex looks to leave behind a legacy -- a "monument" to make his mark -- as he questions just what he created. As the camera pans out, Dexter's potential legacy is revealed: Artistic portraits of his extensive and noteworthy victims, including the Trinity Killer, Miguel Prado, Brian Moser, Issak Sirko, Jordan Chase, Lila West and innumerable others.
"Will they call it monstrous or a masterpiece?" he ponders.
Is There Any Way Back For Deb From Cop To Killer or Has Dexter Destroyed His Sister?
Jennifer Carpenter as Deb and Michael C. Hall as Dexter in 'Dexter' Season 8 (Cr: Showtime)
The cast and crew of Dexter discuss Debra's progression from cop to killer.
The first time we met Dexter's Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter) on the job, she was on the street--literally. She was so far down the rung of the cop hierarchy that she worked undercover as a prostitute and knew all the working girls on a first-name basis.
As time moved forward, so did Debra, until the day she achieved her dream of becoming a detective. Deb was very good at what she did and probably would have remained working as a detective for the foreseeable future. But Deb's future became something that never, in her darkest dreams, could she have imagined. Because her boss, the hyper-ambitious, unethical Maria LaGuerta used her as a pawn, Debra was thrust into the role of Lieutenant of Miami Metro, a job she neither desired nor was in any way prepared for.
Deb however, was determined to make the best of it and she was managing OK until her world fell apart when she literally walked into a crime scene--that of her beloved brother Dexter (Michael C. Hall), stabbing his latest prey right in the heart.
In shock and disbelief, Deb agreed to allow Dexter to cover up the crime but she insisted he stop killing altogether. Dexter, for his sister's sake, tried to resist his urges, but in the end he went back to killing, which became an insurmountable problem for Debra.
LaGuerta again forced her way into the picture, only this time she was in pursuit of Dexter who she believed was the Bay Harbor Butcher instead of the deceased Sgt. Doakes. Ultimately, in a container in a shipping yard, Debra had to make the choice between sparing Dexter and effectively condemning her brother to death for his crimes or killing Dexter, which she found impossible to do.
As we open up Dexter's final season, six months have passed since the moment that Deb changed from a cop to a killer. As Dexter laments in this Deb-centric video, he has destroyed his sister.
Where can the two possibly go from here? Might Deb embrace a dark side of her own--and what form would that take? Meanwhile, how is Dexter to help Deb when he's still indulging his darkest side and she cannot bear the sight of him? It's gonna be very interesting to see where season 8 takes them--and us!
What Does The Psychopath Whisperer Want From Dexter?
Cop: 'Are you have problems with 'gators, Dexter?' Dexter: (pause, gestures) 'Gator ate my puppy.' (Cr: Showtime)
Dexter Excuses Supercut (VIDEO)
Watch a compilation of Dexter's best excuses from the last 7 seasons!
Throughout the series, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) has had to make up dozens of excuses--lies, actually--on the fly but he's nothing if not a quick thinker. He's probably lied more to his sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) than anyone, provoking her to ask, 'Where in fucktopia were you?' Dexter has had a lot of "personal business," that seems to puzzle Deb--though she never really questioned his honesty, before last season, when this happened:
Debra had to chose in the season 7 finale whether to shoot her boss, Maria LaGuerta, who had uncovered Dexter's serial killing ways and was begging Deb to 'put him down.' Dexter smoothly manipulated the situation, encouraging Deb that she had no other choice but to shoot him. After anguishing for what seemed like an enternity, Deb shot LaGuerta in cold blood, sparing her cold-blooded serial killer brother.
Dexter Season 8: Tease - Dexter and Ray Donovan NEW Scenes (VIDEO)
Don't miss the season premiere of Dexter beginning June 30th at 9PM ET/PT!
This brand new Dexter tease gives us more details about the struggles and eff-ups that continue six months after Debra murdered LaGuerta. We see Deb taking a bad beating in a storage unit, then cut to the thug that beat her being surprised by "someone' who shoots him through his car windows. Did Deb do that--or was it Dexter?
Dexter sees his sister coming apart and exclaims, 'Deb, look at youself, you're lost!' To which Deb emphatically responds: 'No, you're lost!
Charlotte Rampling Guest Stars on Dexter Season 8 (Cr: Showtime)
The "psychopath whisperer" (Charlotte Rampling) unnerves Dexter so much that he demands of her, "What do you want?!"
After the jump: Dexter Wrap-up Audio Podcast with Lila (Jaime Murray) and Rita (Julie Benz) and more images from the latest Dexter tease!
Nurse Jackie Season 5: Next on Episode 4 (VIDEO) & Good Doc, Bad Doc Cast Interviews!
Edie Falco as Jackie and Adam Ferrara as Frank in Nurse Jackie Episode 5.04 "Lost Girls" (Cr: Showtime)
Looking at the screencaps (above) from the Nurse Jackie promo for episode 5.04 "Lost Girls,' one thing in particular stands out. Other than when she's directly interacting with her girls or with BFF Dr. O'Hara, we never see Jackie look this happy. It's a completely different Nurse Jackie because unlike the forced smiles when she was abusing painkillers, this is a real 'whole face' smile. It's very attractive, don't you think?
However, real life has a way of breaking in and smiles fade soon enough. In this episode, Jackie must deal with both her girls acting out. It may be due to the discord that the separation and custody fight caused or in Grace's case, it may just be the terrible teens. Jackie also must deal with the still obviously smitten, Eddie. They have to work together and Jackie stills cares for him so she comes up with a simple way to make sure they are on the same "page". It's a really nice scene and there's a sense of an end--finally--to the air of hostility between them.
We are still getting to know the seemingly inept, iPhone-addicted Dr. Roman. She's a master manipulator of men and she is quite successful, especially concerning Coop (shocking, I know).
Akalitus's memory issues make have put a patient with a secret at great risk, not to mention All Saint's, but could it be possible that we've underestimated her? Tune in for all this and much more!
NURSE JACKIE 504 – “Lost Girls”Episode Details
An agitated and heavily medicated Jane Doe is brought into the ER. Jackie and Kevin are called into Fiona’s school because she’s been acting out in class. Jackie catches Grace sneaking around the city to see her much older boyfriend. When Jackie gets back to the hospital, she learns that Akalitus lost Jane Doe just as her concerned husband shows up at the hospital. Akalitus tells Jackie that the “concerned” husband has been drugging Jane Doe and she’s helping her get to a safe house. When Prentiss finds out, the nurses unite to take the blame, but he surprises them all by saying if this happens again they should come to him.
Written By: Michael Davidoff & Bill Rosenthal
Directed By: Romeo Tirone
'A mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering first-hand information on Dexter’s past.'
Part of the Dexter season 8 cast (Cr: Showtime)
We are rapidly approaching the season 8 premiere of Dexter, which will also bring us the series' conclusion. Since this is such a crucial part of the entire series, I'm laying out now how I will share information about Dexter episodes before they air.
In writing about Dexter I've done my best to separate true spoilers from the 'in-case-you-are-behind-on-your-viewing 'spoilers.' Forever A Fangirl's policy is, if the episode has been broadcast or in some way made legally available for the public to view, then anything said about it is not a spoiler.
Put simply, spoilers happen before the episode is broadcast. Just the same, since there's just not enough room to explain the nuances of a sorta-spoiler, a small spoiler and a SPOILER in my blog post titles, I'm using the word 'spoiler' whenever I have intel on an episode or character or story arc that has not aired.
That said, any inside information that I may have picked up prior to a Dexter epsiode being broadcast I will share--up to a point. Otherwise, why bother watching? Perhaps 'tease' is a better word, as if you are determined enough you may glean from the tease enough info to put two and two together. OK? Okay.
Showtime issued a press release today which you can scroll down to read. Though it is cool to know that the story picks up six months after Deb murdered Maria Laguerta, I'm going to hone in on the enticing mention of this character:
'a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering first-hand information on Dexter’s past.'
Previously, Showtime described her thusly: "a neuro-psychiatrist who specializes in working with young psychopaths and profiling criminals in unorthodox ways" (my italics).
British acting veteran Charlotte Rampling is joining Dexter (I believe her part is considered 'recurring') as Dr. Evelyn Vogel. Here she is pictured at work:
Charlotte Rampling as Dr. Evelyn Vogel on Dexter Season 8 (Cr: Showtime)
I don't know about you, but I'd say what Dr. Vogel is doing in this screenshot is pretty 'unorthodox'.
Can't wait to find out how she impacts Dexter's life!
Dexter - Season 8 - Press Release
Dexter (Season 8 – FINAL SEASON)
1 hour, 12 episodes
Premieres: Sunday, June 30th at 9pm (ET/PT)
Dexter stars Michael C. Hall in his Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning role as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department. Season eight begins six months after LaGuerta’s murder – and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother, and serial killer.
As Deb (series star Jennifer Carpenter) struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions, a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering first-hand information on Dexter’s past.
The series also stars Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Aimee Garcia, David Zayas, Geoff Pierson and James Remar.
DEXTER is tied as the No. 1 rated series on SHOWTIME along with Homeland, watched by 6.2 million weekly viewers across platforms in its seventh season, its highest-rated yet. The season seven finale attracted 7.24 million viewers in the finale week, the series highest total week ever.
Produced by SHOWTIME, DEXTER is executive produced by John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West, Jace Richdale and Michael C. Hall.
With over 13 million fans on Facebook and 440,000 followers on Twitter, DEXTER has one of the largest and most engaged fan communities among any television series. The series consistently ranks at the top of the iTunes charts, and is a leader in the "Social TV" space.
More Behind-the-Scenes Footage from True Blood Season 6!
Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) Cr: HBO
Waiting sucks but Season 6 of True Blood premieres Sunday, June 16 at 9pm only on HBO.
True Blood
returns in June, and HBO has released the third of multiple “Waiting
Sucks” videos that give us a behind-the-scenes look at the new season.
This short scene involves the interrogation by Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) of Willa Burrell (Amelia Rose Blaire) the daughter of anti-vampire Louisiana Governor Creighton Burrell (Arliss Howard). Willa tells Eric
of vampire abductions and torture. The governor's daughter has been described as being sympathetic to the vampire cause so Eric is probably just showing off when he 'drops fang'. Or not.
Alexander Skarsgård and Amelia Rose Blaire in a scene from True Blood Season 6 (Credit:HBO)
Game Of Thrones - Episode 3.04 - 'And Now His Watch is Ended'
Farewell to the 'Old Bear'
Game Of Thrones Season 2 - James Cosmo as 'Lord Commander of the Night's Watch', The Night's Watch 'Old Bear' (with 'Sam Tarley' (John Bradley).
Mormont mercilessly chastises Sam for his failure in "Valar Dohaeris".
http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Jeor_Mormont
GAME OF THRONES - EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Episode #24: “And Now His Watch Is Ended”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
The Night’s Watch takes stock. Varys (Conleth Hill) meets his better.
Arya is taken to the commander of the Brotherhood. Daenerys exchanges a
chain for a whip.
Written for television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Alex Graves.
Jack Gleeson (King Joffrey Baratheon) in Game Of Thrones, fea. Dame Diana Rigg (Oleanna Tyrell), Emilia Clarke (Daenarys Targareon), Natalie Dormer (Maergary Tyrell), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Conleth Hill, (Varys).
Looking forward to Sunday. This episode looks reallygood!
Dexter and Ray Donovan Promo (VIDEO)
- New scenes.
Michael C. Hall as "Dexter" & Jennifer Carpenter as "Debra Morgan' on Dexter in June 2013 (Credit: Showtime)
Since Dexter has been murdering people for 20 years, he's able to glide smothly past Maria LaGuerta's death by Deb's bullet (after Deb was forced by Maria-- to chose betweem Maria and Dexter).
Deb, never the picture of emotionally stability, has something to process or 'live with' for the rest of her life and she must reconcile herself with it, fully which the latest season 8 shots seem to imply that she's not as indicated on a recent DEXTER post on this blog.
Dexter has fallen from revered older brother to sociopath older bro with whom and because of whom, Debra has jeopardized her career/her life.
Michael C. Hall as "Dexter" in Dexter - New seasonJune 30 2013 (Credit: Showtime)
For more in the meantime, be sure to visit the official "Dexter" page on Showtime, "like" "Dexter" on Facebook, and follow "Dexter" on Twitter.
Ray Donovan Promo (VIDEO)
- New scenes - after the jump:
I've watched the first five episodes of the new season of Nurse Jackie after having watched since it premiered 4 years ago. I am so very pleased with it and I think you will be, too.
At it's core, the show is about a head nurse who outwardly, has it all together--she's extremely competant, a leader, instills confidence in others--then it spins out of control due to her drug addiction. By this season's opener, Nurse Jackie has gone to rehab, completing eight of the steps, and has been sober for about 9 months, give or take. But she insists on staying sober by playing by her own rules which makes for a razor thin line for Jackie to walk while staying on top of her 70-hour a week job, going through the wrenching emotional mechanics of a divorce/deciding who gets the girls. Could their be room for romance, too? That would be a first--but then, so is her sobriety so don't miss what will be the best ever season of Nurse Jackie.
Nurse Jackie : Season 5: Episode 1 Clip - 'Mother of the Year' (VIDEO)
Update! Game Of Thrones: New Characters of Season 3 (VIDEO)
George Martin Pens Game Of Thrones Episode Seven
Game Of Thrones: New Characters of Season 3 (VIDEO)
Episode 3.06 – 'The Climb'
Tywin plans strategic unions for the Lannisters. Melisandre pays a visit to the Riverlands. Robb weighs a compromise to repair his alliance with House Frey. Roose Bolton decides what to do with Jaime Lannister. Jon, Ygritte and the Wildlings face a daunting climb. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Alik Sakharov.)
Episode 3.07 – 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair'
Dany exchanges gifts with a slave lord outside of Yunkai. As Sansa frets about her prospects, Shae chafes at Tyrion’s new situation. Tywin counsels the king, and Melisandre reveals a secret to Gendry. Brienne faces a formidable foe in Harrenhal. (Written by George R. R. Martin; directed by Michelle MacLaren.)
Episode 3.08 – 'Second Sons'
King’s Landing hosts a wedding, and Tyrion and Sansa spend the night together. Dany meets the Titan’s Bastard. Davos demands proof from Melisandre. Sam and Gilly meet an older gentleman. (Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by Michelle MacLaren.)
There's some shifting of time and characters written into the synopses for Game Of Thrones episodes 306-308.
Spoiler: It would seem that the characters of Gendry and Edric are being combined and that red witch Melisandre shall reveal to Gendry that the now-dead King Robert Baratheon is his father.
The Buzz: Game of Thrones at the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences (VIDEO)
RIP Shameless' Fiona and Jimmy/Steve - 'That's all she wrote.'
'Shameless' : Season 3: Episode 12 - Directing a Scene (VIDEO)
Shameless Director Mark Mylod discusses filming the season 3 finale.
William H. Macy and Ethan Cutkosky in the Shameless season 3 finale ( Cr: Showtime)
Most of Shameless' season 3 finale, 'Survival of the Fittest' was bittersweet. Beginning with Fiona's desperate attempts to contact Jimmy, whose phone is at the bottom of Lake Michigan, as Jimmy himself may be, to Lip getting his high school diploma and finding out he has a full ride to MIT--for which he thanks Mandy. Then we had Ian forging an ID for himself, saying he's 18 y.o. old and joining the Army. Karen, Jody and baby Hymie packed up for Arizona and left Sheila an empty-nester. More bitter than sweet, is that the love that both Debs and Carl have for their their wayward father is as strong as ever as Frank's years of drugging and drinking catch up to him and he lands, seriously ill, in the hospital.
The video above dissects the scene with Carl making his way to his dad's hospital room in the dark of a wintery Chicago night, in hopes of helping Frank to heal.
Read on for a short excerpt of the excellent interview with Emmy Rossum (Fiona) in which she talks of if Jimmy and Fiona are really over and the making of that memorable coffeehouse scene that preceded his disappearance.
Justin Chatwin as Jimmy & Emmy Rossum as Fiona in Shameless Episode 3.11 (Cr: Showtime)
“I take it that at the end of Episode 11, you’re to assume that he got on the boat and he’s not coming back,” says star Emmy Rossum. “We saw what happened to the last person who got on that boat. Remember? The first guy in the first episode, they chopped him up and they threw him off the boat.” Given that Beto tossed Jimmy’s phone in the water, Rossum believes there are only two options: “We’re supposed to assume that Jimmy is either gone to work for the family down in Brazil, or he’s done in Chicago.”
With her boyfriend MIA and not returning her calls, Fiona will be “very worried” and will blame herself for driving him away, especially after the way they left things during their epic coffeehouse clash.
“...she will assume in Episode 12 that she caused this. She hasn’t heard from him. They had a big fight. She said, ‘Don’t come home,’ and now he’s not calling her back. So she will think that she basically told him to [leave]... not that he is involved with all these gangsters. She doesn’t know any of that.”
Whatever happens to Jimmy – and it remains a mystery even to the actress, who says the series shot different takes for his storyline – “it’s a pretty big turning point” for the character.
Emmy Rossum and Harry Hamlin in the season 3 finale of Shameless (Cr: Showtime)
Shameless 3.12 "Survival of the Fittest" Promo VIDEO (Season Finale) - Details
Lip is graduating from high school, so Fiona and the family prepare a surprise party for him. Frank wins a bet and uses the winnings to take Lip out for lobster and some quality father/son time.
Jeremy White and William H. Macy in the season 3 finale of Shameless (Cr: Showtime)
*Question: I was wondering if you had any scoops as we head into Sunday’s finale of the Showtime series, Shameless?
Ausiello: Although the penultimate episode strongly implied that Jimmy was about to sail away to his death, Emmy Rossum tells TVLine that his ultimate fate remains a mystery — even to her.
”They shot a bunch of different things [in the finale] in terms of Jimmy, and they’re not telling us what they’re airing,” she says. “So I’m not really sure how the season ends, to be honest.”
Meanwhile, Rossum says we should also be “worried about Frank, because we’re going to see him take the biggest toll in the finale.”
Game Of Thrones Season 3 starts shortly after season 2 ended (mostly)
Game of Thrones, Season 3 - Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Inside The Wildlings (VIDEO)
Game of Thrones - Episode 3.01 - Valar Dohaeris - Review
This is an initial impression of the premiere episode Game of Thrones - Episode 3.01 - 'Valar Dohaeris'. It contains only the mildest of spoilers.
Unsurprisingly and very satisfyingly, the series has raised the bar yet again visually. The locations, the sets, the costumes, the effects… everything just looks sumptuous.
In the premiere episode, we pick up where we left off last season, with Sam Tarley running from the White Walkers and their army of undead. The scene is intense and atmospheric...with a surprise ending. Cut to the opening credits, which feature King’s Landing, Winterfell, Harrenhal, Dragonstone, the Wall and Astapor.
The rest of the episode is dedicated to catching us up with the various players in the story, including those in King’s Landing, on Dragonstone, beyond the Wall and across the Narrow Sea.
Many of these scenes do double-duty, not only catching us up on past events but also setting things up for later in the season like... watching the chess pieces being moved into position yet again... and their potential meaning... for the storylines this season.
And what of those storylines? Every one wants to know how closely this season will hew to A Storm of Swords.
Having only watched a fraction of season 3... it seems that they are still following the main storyline but at times...taking a different path getting to their destination.
There are a number of new scenes in episode one that are not in the book but which blend in in such a way that they could have been.
Others scenes, like in past seasons are wholly different from the writings of George R.R. Martin, but they serve to streamline events and characters.
Season 2 of Game Of Thrones kept most of our characters very busy.
Robb Stark is
fighting for an independent North.
Theon Greyjoy turned on the
Starks but was eventually stabbed in the back by his own family.
Joffrey Lannister is still on the Iron Throne, but his uncle, Renly Baratheon,
also felt he had the right to claim the throne and he received help
from House Tyrell.
Tyrion Lannister arrived in King’s Landing to
become the hand of the king, only to almost succcumb during the
Battle of the Blackwater and then to be cast aside by his own
father, Tywin.
Then there is Stannis Baratheon, also still in it to win
it, and he is being helped by Melisandre (Carice van Houten).
Meanwhile, Daenerys Targaryen is still on Essos with her three
dragons, Jon Snow is still a captive of the Wildlings, and the last
episode ended with Sam Tarly trying to hide from an army of White Walkers.
(Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones is an HBO series that started in April 2011. The series is based on the epic fantasy book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin. It's premise is about a power struggle for the Iron Throne between seven noble families on the fictional continent Westeros.
Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)
GAME OF THRONES - APRIL EPISODES DESCRIPTIONS
Episode #22: “Dark Wings, Dark Words”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Sansa (Sophie Turner) says too much. Shae (Sibel Kekilli) asks Tyrion
(Peter Dinklage) for a favor. Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) finds a way
to pass the time. Arya (Maisie Williams) runs into the Brotherhood
Without Banners.
Written for television by Vanessa Taylor; directed by Daniel Minahan.
Episode #23: “Walk of Punishment”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Tyrion shoulders new responsibilities. Jon (Kit Harington) is taken to
the Fist of the First Men. Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) meets with the
slavers. Jaime strikes a deal with his captors.
Written for television by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss; directed by David Benioff.
Episode #24: “And Now His Watch Is Ended”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
The Night’s Watch takes stock. Varys (Conleth Hill) meets his better.
Arya is taken to the commander of the Brotherhood. Daenerys exchanges a
chain for a whip.
Written for television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Alex Graves.
Episode #25: “Kissed by Fire”
Debut: SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
The Hound (Rory McCann) is judged by the gods; Jaime is judged by men.
Jon proves himself; Robb (Richard Madden) is betrayed. Tyrion learns the
cost of weddings.
Written for television by Bryan Cogman; directed by Alex Graves.
Rose Leslie as Ygritte in Game Of Thrones Season 3 (Credit: EW)
You may think you know how brutal HBO’s beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy Game of Thrones
can get, but to paraphrase Wildling temptress Ygritte: “You know
nothing about season 3.” Based on roughly the first half of the third
novel in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Storm of Swords,
this season continues the epic story of rival families vying
for power in a fantasy kingdom where winter and summer last for years.
It includes some of the most rousing moments of
triumph in the saga’s five-book (so far) histroy — as well as its
most bloody casualties. ...“Emotionally, this season really goes for the jugular,” Thrones executive story editor Bryan Cogman tells Entertainment Weekly in this week’s issue. “In some cases, quite literally.”...
Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are reluctant to raise
expectations any higher, but are optimistic...One
particular “Scene Which Shall Not Be Named,” as Benioff called it, left
the Thrones team devastated. “I’ve never seen the crew so
emotional,” Benioff says. “If the scene has that effect on the people
making it who know what’s coming, if they’re that overpowered, I think
it’s going to have an overwhelming effect on people watching it.” (cont.)
This season, the Lannister family backstabbing is ratcheted to a new
level now that Lord Tywin (Charles Dance) has returned to King’s
Landing. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) struggles to purchase a
merciless eunuch army. Kingslayer Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) attempts
to escape the confinement of his noble escort Brienne (Gwendoline
Christie). Jon Snow (Kit Harington) infiltrates the rival Wildling camp
led by Mance Rayder (Ciarán Hinds), while the mesmerizing Ygritte (Rose Leslie)
tries to melt Jon Snow’s heart.
HBO's Season 3 adaption of Game of Thrones is one that has long been anticipated by fans of the George R.R. Martin epic fantasy series "A Song Of Ice & Fire."
Based on parts of book 3, this season some of the most compelling characters get into some of the most memorable situations of the entire series thus far.
Diana Rigg as Lady Oleanna (Cr: EW)
Diana Rigg will play a character that stood out for her extreme directness, her lack of desire to suffer fools and her ability to scheme. It should be an absolute joy to see Rigg take on the pivotal role of Lady Oleanna Tyrell.
As Blackwater Bay cools, the victors consolidate their power
and rebuild King’s Landing. But new challengers for the Iron Throne
rise from the most unexpected places. Characters old and new must
navigate the demands of family, honor, ambition, love and – above all –
survival, as the Westeros civil war rages into autumn.
Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R.
Martin, GAME OF THRONES is an epic story of treachery and nobility set
on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years,
and only the lust for power is eternal. The Emmy®- and Golden
Globe-winning series returns for its ten-episode third season SUNDAY,
MARCH 31 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other
episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time.
As season three begins, the Lannisters hold absolute
dominion over King’s Landing after repelling Stannis Baratheon’s forces.
Yet Robb Stark, King in the North, still controls much of the South as
well, and has yet to lose a battle. In the Far North, Mance Rayder has
united the wildlings into the largest army Westeros has ever seen. Only
the Night’s Watch stands between him and the Seven Kingdoms, but nobody
knows what happened to its Lord Commander and the force he led beyond
the Wall.
Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen – reunited with
her three growing dragons – ventures into Slaver’s Bay in search of
ships to take her home and allies to conquer it.
Returning series regulars on GAME OF THRONES this season
include: Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion
Lannister), Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark), Lena Headey (Cersei
Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
(Jaime Lannister), Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish), Iain
Glen (Jorah Mormont), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Richard Madden (Robb
Stark), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark),
Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) and
Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon).
Additional returning series regulars this season include:
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Rory McCann (Sandor
“The Hound” Clegane), Conleth Hill (Varys), John Bradley (Samwell
Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), James Cosmo (Commander
Jeor Mormont), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Carice van Houten
(Melisandre), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Sibel Kekilli (Shae),
Rose Leslie (Ygritte) and Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell).
Returning recurring cast members on GAME OF THRONES this
season include: Natalia Tena (Osha), Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Oona Chaplin
(Talisa Maegyr Stark), Julian Glover (Maester Pycelle), Kristian Nairn
(Hodor), Finn Jones (Loras Tyrell), Esmé Bianco (Ros), Gemma Whelen
(Yara Greyjoy), Hannah Murray (Gilly) and Art Parkinson (Rickon Stark).
New cast members for the third season include: Ciarán Hinds
(Mance Rayder), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Mackenzie Crook
(Orell), Clive Russell (Brynden “The Blackfish” Tully), Nathalie
Emannuel (Missandei), Kerry Ingram (Shireen Baratheon), Paul Kaye
(Thoros of Myr), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen Reed), Ellie Kendrick
(Meera Reed), Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion), Kristofer Hivju
(Tormund Giantsbane), Philip McGinley (Anguy), Tara Fitzgerald (Selyse
Baratheon), Tobias Menzies (Edmure Tully), Anton Lesser (Qyburn), Ian
McElhinney (Barristan Selmy), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) and Noah
Taylor (Locke).
Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the
Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors retreat south. In King’s
Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward. Littlefinger offers Sansa a way
out. Cersei hosts a dinner for the royal family. Daenerys sails into
Slaver’s Bay.
Written for television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Daniel Minahan.
@trutriciahelfer and @MichaelTrucco in Killer Women March 11 2013 (PHOTO)
On the set of Killer Women - Michael Trucco and Tricia Helfer are a brother and sister where her character, 'Molly' is a Texas Ranger (CR: Tricia Helfer/Twitter/ABC)
Michael Trucco & Tricia Helfer in 'Killer Women' pilot day 1, Texas
I think this is inspired casting! After all they were siblings (of a nature) once before. More importantly, Trucco & Helfer are biker buddies/friends offscreen; they have a connection that other actors wouldn't have. And lets face it: They are both gorgeous. I wish they'd let them smile more on BSG. Hopefully they will more in their new show!/end fangirling
(Update 3.11.13)
Before she jetted to a month-long acting gig in Texas for the pilot for Killer Women, Tricia Helfer went over her script while catching some California sunshine.
I hope this is a good show as I like Trucco and Helfer (obviously). Not aware of the rest of the cast. Hope it is good and gets a decent run.
ABC’s Killer Womenwill host a killer Battlestar Galactica reunion, now that Michael Trucco has boarded the Tricia Helfer-fronted drama pilot.
Based on the Argentine series Mujeres Asesinas, the project follows Molly Parker, the only woman among the notoriously male Texas Rangers. Described as a ballsy, beautiful badass, Molly knows how to get to the truth and isn’t afraid to ruffle a few feathers to do so.
Trucco will play Molly’s older brother, Billy, who is married to her BFF Nessa (played by Marta Milans). The actor’s recent TV credits include arcs on Revenge, How I Met Your Mother and Castle, and a co-starring role on USA Network’s Fairly Legal.
Also new to the Killer Women ensemble, which also previously cast Mark Blucas (Necessary Roughness), is Alex Fernandez (Commander in Chief), playing Molly’s coworker Luis.
Gwendoline Christie: Game Of Thrones' Chameleon Knight
Gwendoline Christie - Despite what all the interviewers say, she's exactly like Brienne of Tarth (Cr: Gwendoline Christie/Twittter)
After looking forward to 'meeting' Brienne of Tarth onscreen in season 2 of HBO's Game Of Thrones, I was not the least disappointed in Gwendoline Christie's portrayal of the character, nor in her appearance. Unfortunately, we didn't get a lot of time to appreciate Christie's abilities--her acting or her physicality--as her chacacter's arc hadn't picked up yet. SPOILER. It does this season. And better yet, her arc is hugely intertwined with another character that though a fan fave, was barely glimpsed last season (same reason as for 'Brienne'). Both will (hopefully) get a nice piece of screen time in Game of Thrones season 3 as they struggle through an incredibly perilous adventure 'together' (reluctantly).
In a gorgeous forest glade in Northern Ireland last September, Gwendoline Christie is dressed in armor and sitting atop a horse. Her arms and hands
are bound with sturdy rope. “I can only shake hands with my eyes,” she
says with a grin.
When the director orders “action,” Christie, as Game of Thrones
fan-favorite knight Brienne of Tarth, jumps off the horse and muscles
through some henchmen. On the show it all looks quick and simple. In
person, the action is more impressive because of Christie’s bulky
costume and bindings — just try jumping down onto uneven ground without
the use of your arms. Luckily, ever since landing the role of Brienne
two years ago, Christie has engaged in heavy physical training for the
part. The rigorous dedication will pay off more than ever in season
three as her character undertakes a very challenging journey while
trying to return the captive kingslayer Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj
Coster-Waldau) to King’s Landing.
“We last saw her as a female knight who was very much having to prove
herself and find her place and find her place in society because she
doesn’t have a natural place where she fits in,” Christie says after the
crew releases her from her bindings. “By the end of [the season] she
has a mission, which she believes is for the greater good. [Season 3]
focuses on [Brienne and Jaime's] relationship and the journey those two
human beings go on is extraordinary. We see her in situations trying to
survive in ways that extend beyond her physical strength. And we start
to see her explore her womanhood, what it is, for her, to be a woman.
She’s starts to find out more about herself and about very basic human
emotions — attachment to someone else and what honor really means to
her. In this ridiculous and extreme situation of high drama, she starts
to really find out who she is and what she believes in.”
Brienne is described in George R.R Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels
as large, tough and physically unattractive. When EW first reported the
relative newcomer had landed the role, the very first reader comment on
the post, which included a red-carpet out-of-character photo of the
actress, was, “She looks too pretty and thin to play Brienne.” That
oddly flattering knock was a somewhat common reaction to her casting (at
least, until fans saw her impressively muscular interpretation of the
role).
Christie says she was rather startled — and pleased — by the response.
“All my life, all I’ve ever wanted is for people to say — first of all —
I’m pretty. But ‘too pretty’? Is amazing,” she says. “I also loved that
they said, ‘Who’s this model?’ I only ever wanted to be a model. This
acting thing — three years of drama school — is an accident! I was like,
‘Wow, they think I’m a model?’ I didn’t mind it at all. I knew all the
things I wanted to do to become the part. I’ve always been able to look
very different very easily.”
As you listen to Christie, it’s striking how, on the surface, she is
nothing like Brienne — in a good way. Brienne’s personality is rather
cold and humorless whereas Christie is witty and passionate.
Nonetheless, the actress says she’s been able to identify with Brienne’s
search to find her place in the world. “There’s so many parts of my
life that I’ve struggled with — that so many millions of others
struggled with — about being an outsider, about feeling ugly, about
having to overcome looking different to other people,” she says. “The
great thing about this character is she’s found her strength. And this
season, she goes beyond that as a person.”
THRONES NEWS!: This is the first entry in a series of 15 Game of
Thrones stories with exclusive behind-the-scenes content, largely drawn
for our Northern Ireland set visit last fall. EW’s Thrones countdown
will feature a new Game of Thrones story (#EWThrones hashtag) with
original (non-spoiler) interviews each weekday in the Inside TV blog
leading up to the March 31 season three premiere. After that, we’ll have
recaps (see the recaps for the first two seasons here) and interviews
after each episode airs. Follow me on Twitter @james_hibberd for Game of
Thrones news.
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The Red Witch 'Melisandre' (Carice van Houton) (CR: EW/HBO)
Making Of Game Of Thrones Season 3: Vlog #4 - Down To The Smallest Detail
Small details can pose big challenges. Go behind the scenes with Game Of Thrones season 3
Propmaster Gordon Fitzgerald to see cool stuff from the show up close.
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen on the Game Of Thrones season 3 set (CR: HBO)
Khaleesi and a dragon cage, which according to propmaster Gordon Fitzgerald, was convincing--but not functional(!)
RECAP Game of Thrones Season 2 with Executive Producers, D.B. Weiss and David Benioff.
Season 3 of the acclaimed epic fantasy by George R.R. Martin premieres on 3/31 at 9 PM.
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The $15,000 'Game of Thrones' painting?
Scroll below to see more artistic takes on the world of HBO’s Game of Thrones courtesy of Austin’s Mondo Gallery.
The images are part of an exhibit that opened Friday, timed to the start of the South by Southwest film festival. Below are 10 original pieces from the exhibit. If you want to buy the first one, however, you have to pay the Iron Price — $15,000 for an oil painting that includes several of the Thrones-verse fan-favorite characters. The rest are more modestly priced.
Below are the first two posters in a series of eight creative images that will be unveiled starting today at the gallery’s new Thrones
event. Mondo, the collectible art division of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema,
is launching the poster series on the first day of the South by
Southwest music/film/interactive conference, which is seeing an
increased TV industry presence this year (Showtime, NBC, The CW,
A&E, Bravo and USA are among the networks with events planned).
Here's a Recap of the True Blood Season 6 (&7) Character Casting, Episode Titles & Directing Credits. True Blood season 6 debuts on HBO in June 2013
True Blood Season 6 - Steven Moyer directs episode 6.01 of True Blood season 6. Shown at the microphones is actor Arliss Howard, who plays the anti-vampire governor.
Beginning in episode 6.06, there will be a new recurring vampire on HBO's vampire drama True Blood named 'Wes'.
Wes was turned in the 1970s when he was in his mid 20's. His ethnicity isn't specified. He's sexy, smart, compassionate, protective, and plays the guitar. He's going to be involved in a love triangle with Jason and another vampire ... Wes will be a strong recurring role in the reduced, 10-episode season 6 and a regular in (the presumably, expanded-to-normal) season 7.
Oh, also, he needs to be willing to show his bare bum.
True Blood - Episode 6.04 - Title Revealed and Roles Being Cast
True Blood episode 6.04 will be called, "I'm Your Man," with two possibly-recurring roles being cast for it: LAVTF Team Commander (LAVTF = "Louisiana Vampire Task Force"?) , who prepares to attack a house with his crew; and Security Chief, whose becomes concerned for his employer when a vampire pays a visit.
These guys sound like ultimately, they will be red shirts.
Episode 6.03 of True Blood will be called "Rock Hard Times" and one guest star and a number of co-star roles are being cast for it.
The guest star part is a 50-year-old woman named Beverly Hutt who was a friend of Sookie/Jason's parents and answers their questions about them. The co-star roles are: Young Beverly Hutt, 30 year old, (seen in a flashback), 4 mischievous/silly faerie girls (who are younger versions of 4 faeries as seen in a flashback), a 30-to-50-year-old hospital nurse who attempts to calm a patient, 8-year-old Sookie (also seen in a flashback), and two Caddo Parish sheriff deputies who visit Sam at his home.
Episode 6.02 will be called "Here Comes the Sun," and several parts are being cast for it, including the co-star role of Niall's protective mother (from a flashback scene set in 3500 B.C., in which a young Niall also appears). There's also a prostitute named Veronica (a guest star role) who makes money by letting vampires feed on her, and these recurring roles: a few 20-something "Occupy Wall Street" types, and Willa Burrell, who is Governor Burrell's (played by Arliss Howard) daughter, and who disagrees with her father's agenda.
Finally, a possibly-recurring character, Maggie, is 35, pregnant, and convinced that her husband left her to raise their child by herself.
Arliss Howard (Rubicon, Medium) is joining the HBO’s forthcoming True Blood sixth season in the series regular role of Louisiana Governor Creighton Burrell, TVLine has learned exclusively.
The character is described as a good ol’ boy politician who has a major beef with vampires ever since his wife ran off with one, leaving him as a single father to their only daughter. Politically savvy and perhaps overly ambitious, Creighton tends to let his personal aspirations overshadow his humanity.
The title of True Blood episode 6.01, which is directed by True Blood's own Stephen Moyer (Vampire 'Bill Compton'), will be "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
Three co-starring roles are being cast for the episode including: two 'Caddo Parish' sheriff deputies, for a scene in which they politely pay Sam a visit at his house; and a male Authority guard, who sees something he can't believe in the AHO Control Room.
True Blood - Season 6 - Robert Patrick upped to Series Regular
Three weeks after ABC opted not to give a back order to submarine drama Last Resort, the series co-star Robert Patrick has signed on a series regular on HBO’s vampire drama True Blood, reprising his role as Alcide’s (Joe Manganiello) father.
True Blood - Season 6 - Casting News: Rob Kazinsky plays Sookie's New Love Interest
Kazinsky — whose biggest TV credit stateside was an arc as a doctor on Brothers & Sisters — will play Ben, a 'highly charismatic faerie who takes a liking to Sookie (and vice-versa) and helps Sookie and Jason delve deeper into the mystery of their parents’ murders'.
Top: Peter Dinklage plays Tyrion Lannister in Game Of Thrones - Season 3
Bottom: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays Jaime Lannister (Cr: HBO)
Most of the comments seem to be suggesting that the Jaime Lannister rendition was best--with pretty much the rest of the Game of Thrones' - Season 3 - Character Portraits just of 'meh' quality.
After revealing itsflying dragon official posterlast week, HBO’s Game of Thrones
is now releasing 12 character-driven ads for the fantasy hit’s upcoming
third season. There’s haunting images of Robb Stark, Jon Snow, Cersei
Lannister and many more staring at you until they’re blue in the face.
The ads will start popping up in print publications and on outdoor ad
spaces starting next week (the S3 trailer is here).
Game Of Thrones - Season 3 - Episode Titles Revealed
Ep. 301 – Valar Dohaeris
Ep. 302 – Dark Wings, Dark Words
Ep. 303 – Walk of Punishment
Ep. 304 – And Now His Watch is Ended
Ep. 305 – Kissed by Fire
Ep. 306 – to be determined
Ep. 307 – The Bear and the Maiden Fair
Ep. 308 – to be determined
Ep. 309 – The Rains of Castamere
Ep. 310 – Mhysa
Game of Thrones Season 3 Sneak Peek: Death, Dragons and the King Beyond the Wall!
Game of Thrones Season 3 is coming.
The new season returns on March
31st at 9pm. For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.
Song featured in this trailer is "Bones" by MS MR
Watch Game of Thrones online at HBO GO® http://itsh.bo/eIDxfw.
Game of Thrones - Season 3 - Trailer (Extended Version) VIDEO
After the jump! Game of Thrones season 3 promo link and a third large Game of Thrones character poster (my 2nd choice) and Game Of Thrones Season 3: Trailer VIDEO Screencaps.
Nurse Jackie: 'Dealing with life without crutches is a bitch indeed' - Edie Falco
Edie Falco as Jackie and Adam Ferrara as Frank in Nurse Jackie on Showtime returning for a new season Sunday, April 14th at 9PM ET/PT.April 2013 (Cr: Showtime)
Get a sneak peek look at what's in store for season 5 of Nurse Jackie.
Paul Schulze as Eddie Walzer and Anna Deavere Smith as Gloria Akalitus return in Nurse Jackie - Season 5 (Cr: Showtime)
The fired are rehired...
There are staff changess...Cruz is gone...and there are (3) new characters.
The 'new trauma guy' (Morris Chestnut) shown with Peter Facinelli as Dr. Fitch Cooper (Cr: Showtime)...
First year resident Dr. Kelly Roman played by Betty Gilpin (Cr: Showtime)...
...And a 'hopeful chapter' in Jackie's life begins with her introduction to 'Frank' (Adam Ferrara) Cr: Showtime
Despite the optimistic outlook, as Edie Falco puts it, Jackie is dealing with 'life without crutches' whilst dealing with Kevin's demand for primary custody of the girls as well as the daily challenges of being a recovering addict in a high stress, 70-hour a week job.
How will she manage? Be sure to tune in when Nurse Jackie returns for a new season Sunday, April 14th at 9PM ET/PT!
Sobriety's a Bitch (Nurse Jackie Spot) VIDEO
Jackie may be a trauma queen but sobriety's a bitch.
Emilia Clarke is Daenerys Targaryen, a.k.a. Khaleesi, a.k.a. the Mother of Dragons on Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke stars in Game Of Thrones -Season 3 on HBO starting 3.31.13 (Screencap Credit: GQ)
GAME OF THRONES dragon queen and upcoming Broadway leading lady in the new production of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, rising star Emilia Clarke, shows off her striking visage and luscious curves in a provacative new photo shoot for GQ Magazine.
GAME OF THRONES returns on HBO for Season Three at the end of March.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S begins previews on March 4 and is set to open March 20. The play is a new adaptation of the classic Truman Capote novel by Richard Greenberg, directed by Sean Mathias.
It's silly to say, but when I take the wig off at the end of the day, I'm rather disappointed when I look in the mirror." Doubtful!
But really, right now is good: critical love, and massive viewership, and job assurance... Plus, she's plotting follow-ups to "my first real job." Like playing Holly Golightly on Broadway, or maybe making a ballistic comedy (Clarke laughs as often as some people blink, and doesn't mind being seen around L.A. with Seth MacFarlane)—or, better, crashing her other favorite shows: "I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on Girls, just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything. Or, like, a meth head on Breaking Bad. It'd be like Where's Wally?!" (Which you've gotta hear— her true, highborn British accent pronouncing the book's true British title: Wally!) "Only, again, without the wig, they wouldn't recognize me." Like picking Waldo out of a crowd without his hat. Or his dragons.
Enjoy Game Of Thrones Season 2 Blu-Ray Extras Like the Newest Release: Game of Thrones Season 2: George RR Martin Takes the Night's Watch Oath!
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister (Cr: HBO)
Forging Game of Thrones Sword (Jaime Lannister) VIDEO
Published on Feb 11, 2013
Every week our master swordsmith and renowned propmaster, Tony Swatton, forges iconic weapons using high-speed belt grinders, scorching furnaces, and pounding power hammers. Then he takes his weapon to the streets to bust up some stuff.
In our Premiere Episode, Tony builds Jaime Lannister's sword from "Game of Thrones." This blade will be crafted from scratch, with a hilt forged from molten bronze, and then taken outside for an epic battle against a windshield.
Brought to you by Game of Thrones; the complete second season available on Blu-ray, DVD & iTunes. Own it February 19.
Kit Harington as Jon Snow (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3 Premiere Episode Description:
Episode #21: Jon is brought before Mance
Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors
retreat south. In King’s Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward,
Littlefinger offers Sansa a way out, and Cersei hosts a dinner for the
royal family. Arya runs into the Brotherhood Without Banners. Dany sails
into Slaver's Bay. (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed
by Daniel Minahan)
Now is a great time to reacquaint yourself with the world of Game Of Thrones while waiting for the March 30, 2013 premiere on HBO of the third season. These clips go behind-the-scenes, delving deeper into the fantastical world created by George R.R. Martin.
Game of Thrones Season 2: Inner Circle VIDEO Clip
Interview with the gorgeous Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and the writers of Game of Thrones about what it is like to work with her 'old friend' Peter Dinklage, who plays her brother, Tyrion Lannister on the show.
Game of Thrones Season 2: The Night's Watch History VIDEO Clip
Narrated by the beautiful, whiskey-voiced Rose Leslie, who plays the wildling Ygitte, The Night's Watch History is a spine-chilling, violent tale of the Night's Watch.
Game of Thrones Season 2: The Night's Watch VIDEO Clip
Listen to Kit Harington (Jon Snow) recite the Night's Watch Oath with pivotal scenes from season two.
Screencap from Game of Thrones Season 2: Making Histories VIDEO (Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones Season 2: Making Histories VIDEO
A fascinating expansion of the Game Of Thrones series that springs to life through through animated drawings of Will Simpson. One of 19 included with the BLU-RAY SEASON 2 VIDEO EXTRAS. Narrated by Rose Leslie.
Update! Game of Thrones Season 2: George RR Martin Takes the Night's Watch Oath (VIDEO)
Game Of Thrones Hardcover Book ( Credit: HBO)
Lastly, is Game of Thrones: Inside HBO's Game of Thrones Hardcover Book VIDEO, which though to my knowledge, is not part of the DVD, is still filled with wondrous displays of scenery and commentary from the artists and other creatives who bring the show to life.
Tune in for the Premiere of Game Of Thrones Season 3 on 3.30.13!
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones - Season 3 - debuting March 30 2013 on HBO (Credit: HBO)
Published on Feb 10, 2013
One Image Shoot Promo VIDEO
"What is real?" Watch a Season 3 tease.
Don't miss the season 3 premiere on March 31st, 2013. For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.
(Featuring Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen) as the narrator.)
"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder.
Many who try to climb it fail, never get to try again. The fall breaks them.
And some given the chance to climb, they cling to the realm, or the gods, or love.
Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is."
Michael C. Hall with Aimee Garcia in Dexter (2012) Credit: Showtime
Actress Aimee Garcia, who has been recurring as graduate student Jamie Batista, has been promoted to series regular, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Garcia has been recurring on the Showtime serial killer drama, where she
cares for Dexter's son, Harrison while his father juggles his Dark Passenger and job
as a blood-spatter analyst at Miami Metro. She's the sister to Dexter's
colleague, Angel (David Zayas).
Dexter - Season 8 - Casting News - Sean Patrick Flanery gets major role
Masters of Horror - Season 2, "That Dammed Thing" - Sean Patrick Flanery as Kevin Diyah Pera/Showtime
Sean Patrick Flanery will give Dexter some Indy cred when he plays a major part in the Showtime drama’s upcoming eighth season.
The actor formerly known for playing the title role in The Young Indiana
Jones Chronicles joins the cabler as Jacob Elroy, a former
cop-turned-private eye in Miami, our sister site Deadline reports.
Charlotte Rampling (pictured with Alexander's dad, Stellan Skarsgård)
Dexter - Season 8 - Casting News - Charlotte Rampling gets recurring role
A veteran British actress has landed a key role in the upcoming eighth (and possibly final) season of Showtime’s Dexter.
Charlotte Rampling has been cast in a recurring role as a neuro-psychiatrist who specializes in working with young psychopaths and profiling criminals in unorthodox ways. We hear the role has a significant impact on next season’s story.
I'm intrigued by each of these roles for one reason: They all seem to point to the noose tightening around both Dexter's (Michael C. Hall) and Deb's (Jennifer Carpenter) necks.
Firstly, expanding Aimee Garcia's role to a regular means of course, that she'll be getting more face time--but doing what? "Jamie Batista" could play a very important role in any information -gathering that might be going on in regard to Dexter. Since she is Dexter's son Harrison's nanny, she has a great deal of knowledge about Dexter's comings and goings, though until this point she has seemed to be playing dumb about his weird night-time schedule. One might suppose that her suspicions are aroused or she is somehow recruited to start paying more attention to the tell-tale details of Dexter's very odd daily schedule. (Side note: Aimee Garcia was born in 1978! You do the math (she looks so youthful!)
Sean Patrick Flanery's casting in a 'major part' as 'Jacob Elroy, a former
cop-turned-private eye in Miami' as could bode ill for Dex and Deb, as could the creation of the character of 'a neuro-psychiatrist who specializes in working with young psychopaths and profiling criminals in unorthodox ways'. Charlotte Rampling will have a recurring role as the yet-to-be named character. As a profiler, she too will be a potential threat to Dexter and Debra.
It's strictly supposition on my part, but my feeling is that in this (supposedly) final season of Dexter that we will be kept guessing as to whether Dexter and Deb will be made to pay for their crimes and if so, to what extent. It could make for a very compelling season but in any case, I'm very excited that the story will begin to unfold June 30 2012 at 9 p.m. on Showtime when Dexter season 8 returns as as a lead-in for Showtime’s new series Ray Donovan, which stars Liev Schreiber as a professional “fixer” for the rich and famous.
If you have any guesses, theories, or comments about Dexter eighth season, please share below!
True Blood - Episode 6.03 - NEW Title & Casting Call
Episode 6.03 of True Blood will now be called "Abducted" (previously
known as Rock Hard Times) and there are several roles being cast for it,
including two recurring guest star roles: Dr. Overlark, 'a ruthless
50-year-old advisor to Governor Burrell' (recurring guest star) and Hido
Takahashi, 'a 50-year-old university science professor who likes to talk
about himself'. There is also the guest star role of Maggie, a pregnant
35-year-old who is upset because she thinks her husband has run away
with another woman, as well as two co-star roles, police deputies who
search a cabin.
Episode 6.02 will be called "Here Comes the Sun," and several parts are being cast for it, including the co-star role of Niall's protective mother (from a flashback scene set in 3500 B.C., in which a young Niall also appears). There's also a prositute named Veronica (a guest star role) who makes money by letting vampires feed on her, and these recurring roles: a few 20-something "Occupy Wall Street" types, and Willa Burrell, who is Governor Burrell's (played by Arliss Howard) daughter, and who disagrees with her father's agenda.
Sophie Turner as 'Sansa Stark' in Game Of Thrones season 3: Can things get any worse for Sansa or is there a shred of hope left? (Cr: HBO)
Game of Thrones - Season 3 - NEW Character Promo Photos!
Stephen Dillane as the distraught and possibly mad, 'Stannis Baratheon" in Games Of Thrones - Season 3 (CR: HBO)
Game of Thrones': 23 amazing season three photos released
HBO just released 23 large high-quality photos from the eagerly anticipated third season of Game of Thrones. Behold images of fan favorites like Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion Lannister, along with new characters joining the show this year such as Wildling leader Mance Rayder and The Queen of Thorns (below).
Lady Olenna, the Queen of Thorns, played by Dame Diana Rigg. (CR: HBO)
Ciaran Hinds as "Mance Rayder" Game of Thrones BTS Season 3 (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Invitation To The Set (VIDEO)
Published on Jan 19, 2013
Don't miss the season 3 premiere on March 31st, 2013.
Kit Harington as 'Jon Snow' in Game of Thrones - Season 3
Making Of Game Of Thrones Season 3: Vlog #2 - Molding The Book Into A Series (VIDEO)
Don't miss the season 3 premiere on March 31st, 2013. For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.
Maisie Williams as 'Arya Stark' in a scene from Game of Thrones - season 3 (Cr: HBO)
Game Of Thrones Season 3: Three-Eyed Raven Tease (VIDEO)
Game of Thrones Season 2: Stark Children Beatboxing Game of Thrones Theme (VIDEO)
Watch the Season 2, episode 3 audio commentary opening credits as Maisie Williams (Arya), Sophie Turner (Sansa), and Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran) beat box to the Game of Thrones theme song.
The new season three Game of Thrones Vlog (part #2) is quite exciting in that it shows scenes which include (pretty much) all the major characters. Though each new Game of Thrones season 3 scene is short some could be considered spoiler-ish so be warned--and enjoy!
Ausiello: Yes. Producers have quietly begun looking
for a 6-year-old boy to play a 4-year-old boy throughout S8, which makes
me wonder if Harrison is going to experience a growth spurt between
seasons.
Michael C. Hall and Lauren Velez in the Dexter season 6 Finale (Credit: Showtime)
The countdown to Dexter‘s endgame has begun.
The Showtime serial killer thriller will introduce two major recurring characters in its upcoming eighth and likely, final season — and both could spell trouble for Dex and Deb.
First up is Dr. Evelyn Vogel, a formidable and whip smart neuro-psychiatrist in her late 50s who assists the law in profiling criminals (like, perhaps, the one who murdered LaGuerta?).
This particular character's job description and roughly, age (and sex) made me think of Dr. Kay Scarpetta in the Patricia Cornwell series.
The show is also on the hunt for a 40ish actor to play Jacob Elroy, a handsome and straightforward former cop who now runs his own private eye business. GUESSES: Angel (or Tom?!) hires him to find out who killed his ex-wife/ex-partner-in-crime.
Dex and Deb are doomed to be found out if she and 'Jacob' start dating. He's her type, older and 'in the business.' I think, sooner or later Deb will be the one to crack and spill both her and Dexter's secret.
But I can totally see Dex attempting to take the fall for his sister though and vehemently dissuading her from doing the same for him. Just the same, I see him always feeling what he does is just and worthy, though he understands how vastly different a murderer like himself is from someone who has never done so.
The concluding season of Dexter is can't miss TV. It ought to be a total ride.
In case you missed it: Sample a full episode of Dexter. Here. Now.
The "Shameless" Gallaghers return for the brand new Season 3 Premiere: Sunday at 9 PM ET/PT!
There's
no way to describe Shameless episode 3.01 without giving too much away.
No worries though, I screencapped a number of shots, which if you are
imaginitive you may be able to figure out. I've throw in some
teases, too!
London-based actress Emma Greenwell (Mandy) is shown in the police station waiting to bail someone out. Shown too is Cameron Monaghan (Ian Gallagher) (Credit: Showtime)
So who is Mandy and Ian trying to bail out? Her dad? Her brother? Frank? Someone else?
Shown: Justin Chatwin as Jimmy/Steve and Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher (Credit: Showtime)
Why is Steve burning his clothes?
He got skunked. They had the smell of Estefania's perfume on them. He ran out of wood for roasting marshmellows. He helped dismember and dispose of a body.
One more.
L to R: Ethan Cutkosky, Justin Chatwin, Cameron Monaghan, Emma Kenney, Jeremy Allen White (Credit: Showtime)
Where are the Gallaghers runnning off too? They are making a beer run. The house is on fire. They are ditching Frank. They are going to school.
To indulge in a bit of last season's Gallagher goodness here's a link to
Jeremy Allen White as "Lip" Gallagher (Credit: Showtime)
Shameless - Episode 3.01 - El Gran Cañón - Episode Details PHOTOS:
Now that they're living together, Fiona struggles to accept the new
"boring" Jimmy. Frank wakes up in a place completely foreign to him. Lip
is sentenced to community service. Baby Hymie keeps Jody and Sheila up
all night.
Season 5 of Californication ended in a rather dark place: Hank (David Duchovny) was (possibly fatally(!) drugged by a bitter/crazy ex-girlfriend and based on the exclusive first look at Season 6, things will remain dark when the show resumes — at least for a little while.
"We pick up days after that in the hospital, where Hank has survived but she hasn't," Duchovny says. "This season kind of begins with Hank spiraling down."
"We go to rehab, but it's really just for comedic purposes," Duchovny says.
The video also offers you a first look at some of this season's guest stars. Tim Minchin plays a rock star wanting Hank's help in develop his book God Hates Us All into a Broadway musical.
Marilyn Manson and Maggie Grace play some of the characters Hank encounters in the rock 'n' roll world. Other treats in the clip: Charlie (Evan Handler) pretends to be gay to land a big client who wants a new agent ("gaygent") and Karen (Natascha McElhone) and Marcy (Pamela Adlon) are roomates.
Jorge Garcia will join the previously announced Maggie Grace in the new season of Showtime’s Californication.
Grace
has signed to play Faith, a groupie who develops a relationship with
Hank Moody (David Duchovny). Later, her fellow Lost costar Garcia will
make an appearance in one episode as an old contact from her past.
Garcia last appeared in the short-lived Fox drama Alcatraz from J.J.
Abrams.
Natalie Zea as Carrie and David Duchovny as Hank in Californication (Season 6, Episode 01). - Photo: David M. Russell/SHOWTIME
It looks like Hank (David Duchovny) is literally going to be haunted by ex-girlfriend Carrie (Natalie Zea), who, after Hank broke up with her and left for California, burned down his New York apartment, then stalked Hank in California. Carrie's final destructive act, spiking Hank's drink with a potentially lethal amount of prescription drugs could prove the impetus for Hank to finally clean up his act. Can he, will it take, and would a sober Hank be a fun Hank?
Win this Shameless Season 3 Poster Art! (Details forthcoming!)
OFFICIAL KEY ART SHAMELESS SEASON 3 - I'LL BE GIVING AWAY COPIES! Check back for the deets--and for full coverage on Shameless!
'Season three takes Shameless to a whole new level!' -- Shanola Hampton, Veronica on Shameless returning with all-new episode starting January 13 at 9 p.m. e/p.
Not only do Jimmy (nee Steve, played by Justin Chatwin) and Fiona (Emmy Rossum) take their relationship to the next level (Jimmy has moved in with the Gallaghers!) but Ian (Cameron Monaghan) tries to deduce if Mickey's (Noel Fisher) feelings for him are genuine, Jody (Zach McGowan, now a featured player) attempts to love all of Sheila's (Joan Cusack) quirks (and kinks!) and Lip (Jeremy Allen White), the smartest Gallagher, continues to put his enormous talents to lucrative and mostly unlawful use.
As for Veronica (Shanola Hampton) and Kevin (Steve Howey), the randy couple jumps back on the makin' babies wagon in which Hampton says her quest to become a mother leads to a storyline that has never seen on television before(!?)
Emmy Rossum (Cr: Showtime)
The gorgeous Emmy Rossum (Fiona Gallagher) has this to say in a recent tweet:
Emmy Rossum
@emmyrossum
Yeeehaw!! here we go! RT @ETonlineAlert
#Shameless
Exclusive Trailer Debut! Welcome Back Gallagher Family! bit.ly/STGrFt
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Shameless premieres January 13 at 9 p.m. on Showtime.
Yvonne Strahovski as 'Hannah McKay' and Michael C. Hall as Dexter in Dexter episode 710 (Cr: Showtime)
This is the episode that propels us to the end...
Dexter : With the Creators: The Dark... Whatever VIDEO Interview (VIDEO):
Executive Producer Scott Buck discusses Dexter's realization about his Dark Passenge.
Beware! Dexter Executive Producer, Scott Buck, in explaining the shift in Dexter's perception of himself and specifically, his "Dark Passenger' utters what some viewers could consider SPOILERS. Some of the most intriguing observations & quotes from Dexter episode 710 follow:
'This is the season that Dexter (Michael C. Hall) grows up and accepts responsibility for what he has done and for who he is.'
Says Dexter: 'If there's no dark passenger then I'm responsible for everything I've done.'
Continues Buck, 'This (710) is the episode that is going to propel us to the end.'
Dexter : Season 7, Episode 10 Wrap-Up (Audio Podcast)
Producer Scott Reynolds sits down with Desmond Harrington and then is joined by Executive Producer Scott Buck to answer fan questions.
Michael C. Hall as Dexter and Jennifer Carpenter as Deb in 'Dexter' on Showtime. Season 7 finale is Dec 16
Just caught up and watched this episode. Turns out that Hannah's
father is pretty much what you'd expect of a guy who was OK with letting
his daughter (almost) drown as a young child.
Some major attitude adjusting continues to go on between Deb and Dex.
Debra makes Dex a promise in regard to Hannah McKay but how far that
promise will extend into the future remains an open question. In fact,
there are several 'open questions,' with Laguerta's re-investigation of
the Bay Harbour Butcher case and her bringing her old boss Tom, on-board
to help with the case, probably the most compelling, not including the Dex-Deb-Hannah situation. What a mess!
It seems that the heat is going to remain on 'high' all the way through the finale--which is soon!
SPOILER: In this episode, Dexter deliberately breaks a major component of Harry's Code and has no conflicting feelings about it whatsoever.
Life continues to be complicated for Dexter (Michael C. Hall) and Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski) Cr: Showtime
Synopsis: DEXTER SEASON 7 – Episode 710 – “The Dark… Whatever”
A surprise visit from Hannah’s father puts Dexter on alert, and the
Phantom Arsonist’s crimes become more gruesome. Defending Nadia’s honor
forces Quinn into a dangerous situation, and LaGuerta brings on former
Deputy Chief Matthews to help her with the Bay Harbor Butcher case.
Written by Lauren Gussis & Jace Richdale & Scott Reynolds
Directed by Michael Lehmann
A goblin (w/Aiden Turner) in a scene from the fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), released by Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM.
In the first Hobbit sneak peek VIDEO, Gandalf the Grey gives Bilbo Baggins the sword, 'Sting'!
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Sneak Peek #1 'Sting' (VIDEO)
I have totally missed Ian McKellen's 'Gandalf the Grey!'
(L-r) PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin, DEAN OâGORMAN as Fili, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, KEN STOTT as Balin, MARTIN FREEMAN as Bilbo Baggins, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, AIDAN TURNER as Kili, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, JED BROPHY as Nori and MARK HADLOW as Dori in the fantasy adventure âTHE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY,â a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), released by Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM.
Gollum, performed by ANDY SERKIS in the fantasy adventure âTHE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY,â a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), released by Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM.
CATE BLANCHETT as the Elf Queen Galadriel in the fantasy adventure "THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY," a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), released by Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM.
"Release Date: December 14, 2012 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX) Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures) Director: Peter Jackson Screenwriter: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson Starring: Ian
McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm,
Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Evangeline Lilly, Andy
Serkis, Richard Armitage, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John
Callen, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter
Hambleton, Barry Humphries, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester
McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean
O'Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott,
Jeffrey Thomas, Aidan Turner, Billy Connolly
Saul catches up with an old friend and discovers evidence of covert
activities by Estes. Brody and Vice President Walden find themselves at
odds over the future of their political relationship, while Dana and
Finn come to terms with their own differences.
Season 2, Episode 9 of Showtime's "Homeland," "Two Hats."
Recap:
The episode opens with Estes, Quinn, Saul and Carrie puzzling over the disappearance of Brody.
Finally, Carrie has to be the one to say it: "He's dead. If not physically dead,
then operationally dead." If he's alive, then Estes' plan to roll up
Roya will surely kill him.
Homeland's episode 209, "Two Hats," which was on par with the best episodes of a spectacular season 2, kept both the characters and the audience on their toes as they piled on the intrigue.
Among the most "intriguing," happenings were Estes (David Harewood), Quinn (Rupert Friend), Saul (Mandy Patinkin)
and Carrie (Claire Danes) trying to figure out what Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban) has planned, and whether or
not they can trust Brody to help thwart those plans.
Even if Brody is telling the truth, there's
the possibility that Nazir is using him to throw the CIA off his trail.
Then you've got Carrie, Saul, Virgil and Max trying to figure out who "John X slash Peter Quinn" is working for
and what is 'the plan,' exactly?
Meanwhile, Jessica lost no time in hooking up with serious good guy "Mike Faber" (played by native Nova Scotian, Diego Klattenhoff) in the guest room of the CIA safe house.
Cut to Brody, who is, Surprise! alive. A clean-shaven Nazir bids farewell to Brody saying
he trusts in him because Allah trusts in him. As soon as Nazir speeds
away in his car, Brody runs to a restaurant to ask for a payphone and, when that
fails, a cell phone. He calls Carrie and tells her to move his family
somewhere safe, then wait for another call in an hour.
Carrie, who has a vested interest in seeing Jessica resume her affair with
Uncle Mike, sends him to scoop up the family and spirit them away to a luxe condo safehouse where they are free to pursue their passions:
Dana emanating gloom from every pore, Chris gazing like a simpleton at
all the flat-screen TV's, Jessica asking unanswerable questions about
Brody's mission, Uncle Mike cooking yet another breakfast...just like the family they would've been if Brody hadn't returned--which daughter Dana is now lamenting.
Brody calls again and says to Carrie, "Remember where we first met, and I
don't mean your office?" She replies,"In the rain?" Carrie goes where things got started between the two of them outside the veterans support group and jumps in the passenger
seat.
"I thought I was dead, Carrie," he says. She knows just how close he was. She has
to haul him in before Estes and the gang. Brody's recounting of his missing 12 hours is not 100% convincing. Whether he is still badly shaken and is eager to please or if the fact that he omits having prayed just hours before with Nazir, I really cannot tell. His story seems to be corroborated by dramatic reenactments. Does that
mean he's telling the truth? Or could they be dramatizations of his
lies? And how are we to interpret the scene of him praying with Nazir,
which he declines to mention for obvious reasons. Brody says Nazir has decided to "die taking the fight to the enemy." His
plan is to blow up 300 returning Special Forces soldiers at a
homecoming ceremony with Walden and Brody. Brody's mission is to get
Walden to let Roya cover the event with her camera van full of
explosives.
Carrie thinks Brody's telling the truth. The plan, she says, is
"quintessential Nazir." Everyone else is more skeptical. The best part
comes when Saul is watching on a closed-circuit TV as Brody pulls some
'confesses' to Carrie about how he 'only cares what (she) thinks'.
Quinn
creeps up to more closely listen to the interaction on the screen, and Saul says, "Think you're the only one who
understands that this fucker needs watching like a hawk?" Indeed.
Homeland : They Don't Believe Me Recap VIDEO:
Homeland - Damian Lewis plays terrorist/patriot 'Nick Brody' ( Cr: Showtime)
HOMELAND
NEWS:
'Homeland' Damian Lewis: 'I get lost in Brody's accent'
Damian Lewis has joked that he has trouble dropping the American accent
he uses in Homeland.
The British actor joked to GQ that playing American
soldier-turned-traitor Nicholas Brody on the Showtime series has odd
effects on his real-life speech pattern.
Homeland Season 2 on Showtime - Claire Danes & Damian Lewis (Cr:Showtime)
"At this point, I don't know what accent will come out when I order
coffee in the morning," Lewis joked.
He went on to quip that the brooding he does while playing the
conflicted Brody often makes him appear more intense than in reality.
"I know it looks like I'm thinking deep thoughts on the show, but I'm
probably just trying to remember my next line," he teased.
Lewis added: "[Brody is] a lot of fun to play because he behaves badly
in extremis."
The actor recently signed a new five-year deal to play Brody for seven seasons total on Homeland.
Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin in Shameless on Showtime - January 13 2013 9pm et/pt
Here are three new SHAMELESS (Showtime) Sneak Peek Videos--plus key art. Just trying to keep up with the Gallaghers. Shameless returns exactly 8 weeks from today. Be prepared for much more in the sneak peeks department so check back soon!
Shameless season 3 Casting Update:
Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) join Shameless season 3
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing way.
Read More at: http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=refe
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Question:
Do you have any scoop on the new season of Shameless? —Kyle
Ausiello: Mike Doyle (A Gifted Man) and Chris Butler (The Good Wife) are
joining the Showtime hit’s upcoming third season as a gay couple (and a
good-looking one at that; see photo, right) whose lives become linked
to the Gallagher clan in an uber-spoilery, potentially game-changing
way.
Read More at:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/20/greys-anatomy-ncis-spoilers-ask-ausiello/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral
Shameless - Season 3 - What's in Store For the Gallaghers Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
The cast of Shameless on Showtime - Jan 13 2013 9 pm et/pt
Fiona to Jimmy: What are you doin'? Jimmy: Burning all my clothes. Fiona: Why? Jimmy: Aw, you don't need to know.
Previously on Shameless: Shameless - Season 3 - 'What's in Store For the Gallaghers' (VIDEO):
Word is out that English actor Rob Kazinsky ('EastEnders') has joined the Season 6 cast of HBO's
TRUE BLOOD as a series regular.
Kazinsky — whose biggest TV credit stateside was an arc as a doctor on
Brothers & Sisters — will play 'Ben', a highly charismatic faerie who
takes a liking to Sookie (and vice-versa) and helps Sookie and Jason
delve deeper into the mystery of their parents’ murders.'
This
marks True Blood‘s second major Season 6 hire. As reported here last
month,Blade Runner-baddie, acting vet Rutger Hauer has also come on board in
the series regular role of 'Macklyn, a mysterious and sinister figure
with deep ties to Sookie and Jason.'
True Blood's sixth season premieres in June of 2013, exact date TBA.
This story reminded me to continue to search for the names of the new Paquin-Moyer twins, who appear to have been released from an extended stay in the hospital after being born a number of weeks prematurely.
My search had a good news/bad news outcome: First the good news - a photo of Stephen Moyer, wife Anna Paquin and their two new babies!
Credit: Pacific Coast News
The bad news is well, you really cannot see the babies nor do we know their sex for sure nor their names. Anna & Stephen look great, though!
True Blood's Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer have been exceptionally good at hiding their vampire faery twin babies from the shutterbugs (and the world for that matter) since their birth in September.
Yeah, that's like a lifetime in Hollywood.
No pictures of their surely adorable faces, no word on their names, they haven't even disclosed the genders of their babies—possibly until now.
The couple were spotted out with their little bundle of joys in Venice, Calif., earlier this month, and we couldn't help but notice the blankets they chose to cover each baby's carrier with.
One was a pinkish spread with little sea horses and the other was a darker blanket with bees, so does that mean Paquin and Moyer had a boy and a girl on their first try?!
Game of Thrones - Season 3 - Casting News - Coldplay Drummer to Guest
You know your show is a big deal when you need to cast a drummer and Will Champion shows up.
The Coldplay musician will appear in the eagerly anticipated third season of the fantasy drama.
Here’s all we’re permitted to reveal about his part: Champion will play … a drummer!
This is actually the second famous musician joining Thrones during the
upcoming season — Snow Patrol lead singer Gary Lightbody was cast last
summer in a role that hasn’t yet been officially described (Next: Bono
as Ramsay Snow!).
Game of Thrones - Season 3 - Set Photos - First look at Daario and Missandei:
Game of Thrones - Season 3 - Set Photos - Khaleesi & Ser Jorah (thumbnails):
Can't argue that the Game of Thrones season 3 sets and costumes don't look as amazinglynrealistic as ever. I imagine a tour of the sets would be a truly spectacular experience but since I don't think it feasible to travel so afar at this time, these photos will have to suffice.
Despite the inevitable nit-picking from the the devout Game of Thrones 'bookies' that rue the transition of the look of a fantasy book character to the costuming of an actual actor who is not going to be trussed up and CGI'ed like say, Gollum in the big screen LotR, I see no reason to complain that Daario is missing his 'blue hair and 3-prong blue beard with gold mustachio tips.' To be most forthright, this aspect of the series--all of the Mother of Dragons/Khaleesi adventures is the least interesting of the series thus far. To say they give her 'nothing' to do' is rather an exaggertion; to assess that she really does not accomplish a lot given how much time she expends doing it? That might be fair. My truth is that every time I get to a 'Khaleesi' chapter in the Game Of Thrones series I wish to skip it, though I don't. I'm hoping that Emilia Clarke, the actor portraying her, will somehow mine something of interest (besides Ser Jorah) out of the television adaption. To sum up, I hope the whole Mother of Dragons aspect of the books is greatly improved for the television adaption--that, or her screen time is reduced.
Chris Hemsworth strikes a pose in new behind-the-scenes PHOTO set from his Thor sequel THOR: THE DARK WORLD:
It’s been a while since we last saw some images from the set of Marvel’s sequel Thor: The Dark World, but today some new photos have popped online featuring star Chris Hemsworth filming in London... Apparently the scene in question involves the character throwing his hammer down and summoning some good old-fashioned lightning.
Directed by Alan Taylor, the film also stars Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, and Tom Hiddleston.
Yvonne Strahovski as 'Hannah McKay' on DEXTER 'Do The Wrong Thing' on SHOWTIME
If you tuned into SHOWTIME'S two marquee series last night you don't need no stinking recap for them. One writer though, Drusilla Moorehouse, actually has a witty style of writing (and a sharp eye for details for what she's recapping) which makes her day-after blogs stand out from most of the rest. Even she however, missed what I consider to be the worst moment in the 7-year history of Dexter.
DEXTER/'Dexter' (Michael C. Hall) is deliciously twisted-- a big part of our fascination with the show. He has also been pretty asexual, which set up a sort of innocent paradox to his serial-killer persona.
Casting former "Chuck" fanboy goddess Yvonne Strahovski,to play Dexter's prey seemed pretty awesome--if Dex hadn't decided, after trussing her up on a kill table, to nix knifing her through the heart and instead untruss her with his knife and go all stabby with his throbbing member.
Of couse, being a 'sick fuck,' as his sister Deb might call her, 'Hannah McKay' was aroused by her near-death experience with Dexter and intiated the use of sex as a weapon. But, it was way too rape-like for me. It was repulsive and seemed written for cheap shock value. In three words: I hated it.
Here's a short bit from Moorehouse's 'Do The Wrong Thing' recap which you should read in it's entirety by clicking the link that follows it:
Meanwhile, Hannah gets her own flirt on with Dexter, dropping by his apartment with a more appropriate house plant: a spotted phalaenopsis, an orchid whose coloring resembles blood spatter. Placing it in his bedroom, Hannah says provocatively, "Now you can look at it when you wake up and when you go to bed." No wonder she agrees to Dexter's offer to "take [her] out," although she definitely expects the evening to end differently. Or maybe not. "This is what I need to fill my emptiness," marvels Hannah at a closed-down carnival where Dexter had surprised her, a substitute for Santa's Holiday Adventure, where Wayne promised to take her during their crime spree. Instead, she wakes up on Dexter's killing table. And as he holds a knife to her throat, she says fearlessly, "Do what you gotta do." And did he ever.
Killer Quotes"Something planty." --Dexter, when Hannah asks what kind of décor he's looking for "Don't be a cop tease," Deb when Sal hints at his theory about Hannah "I'd really like to avoid killing anyone in here -- they can get in the way of my being released," Isaak, warning George to get him out of jail "Guess I'm maybe kind of a morbid guy" --Dexter
Damian Lewis and Claire Danes star in HOMELAND on Showtime
Last night's episode of HOMELAND was far superior to anything Dexter was offering, despite the nit-picking going on with reviewers who, since they can't find much to criticize about the near-perfect offering, are instead seeking out 'experts in field' to debunk how the real CIA and FBI would do things and how the show, you know, isn't like real life. Note to all of you: It is precisely that reason why we watch television dramas--we get enough real-life in our every breathing moment not watching television. Remember, escapism is fun. Small children call it 'pretending'--it's really quite OK and in the hands of Homeland's makers quite excellent.
Here's a short excerpt from Moorehouse's 'A Gettysburg Address' recap which you should read in it's entirety by clicking the link that follows it:
...So Carrie summons Brody back to Langley to help out, where he admits to killing Bassel the tailor. While a forensics team plans to search his shop, the CIA orders Brody to meet with Roya. This time the task force manages to listen to the entire conversation ... or so it seems.
When Roya bristles at Brody initiating contact, he tells her that he's sleeping with Carrie, at her suggestion, and overheard Carrie mentioning Hezbollah during a phone call. Roya tells Brody she knows about Gettysburg (the mole strikes again?) and hints that they might find something in the tailor's shop. The task force is unnerved by an extended period of silence between the two -- ostensibly because of a bystander. But could they be communicating via other signals? Remember, this is the guy whom Carrie caught tapping out code on national TV "when everyone else was calling him the patriot of the century."
While Carrie stays in Washington, Quinn (Rupert Friend) joins the Gettysburg group. He's just about to discover Bassel the tailor's secret hiding place behind a wall when Hezbollah agents brazenly storm the shop, open fire on the agents, tear down the wall and walk out with a giant crate of no good.
In her grief and rage, Carrie confronts Rep. Brody at his office -- who of course denies any involvement in a setup. In the end, the anguished CIA agent ends up sobbing in his arms -- consoled by the man who not only murdered the Gettysburg tailor and almost detonated one of his suicide vests, but may have played a role in the latest attack.
Yvonne Strahovski joins Dexter as 'woman-with-past, "Hannah McKay"
Dexter: Warning! The stakes just got higher... again
Debra (Jennifer Carpenter) warns Dexter (Michael C. Hall) that if he continues with his 'life choices' 'bad shit' is going to find him and Harrison. She pleads with Dex to consider sending Harrison to be raised by Rita's parents with his half sibs, Aster & Cody. Dexter strongly resists the idea, arguing that he--Dexter can best raise and protect his son, no one else. It's fun to watch Debra go through stages of gaining some slight acceptance of the knowlege that her brother is a serial killer and then swings all the way to 'no way in hell' can she allow Dexter to kill one more person. Despite her shifting feelings she will ultimately pick a side but she cannot ever feel good about it.
Spoiler hint for episode 704 Dexter 'Run.'
Dexter gives up something precious in this episode.
I am an episode ahead in viewing Dexter and am really intrigued by the Dex/Hannah budding relationship. Something totally inverted from what I expected happened involving the two. It really was executed nicely, turning some rather plot-heavy tables on one of them.
Hannah is 'off' somehow. Her affect is...wooden. Now she speaks of 'rumour' that Dexter was the last person to speak to Wayne before his suidice by Mack truck. Why does she care, given especially what Wayne had told Dexter-- that Hannah wanted nothing to do with him? Strange. Why does she wish to know his last words and re-live something she said she was 'trying to put behind' her?
Just a quick note to remind you that Sunday has arrived and
that means another nail-biting, adrenaline-rush-inducing night of
television on Showtime with all-new episodes of DEXTER beginning at 9
pm/8pm Central and HOMELAND at 10pm/ 9pm Central!
Here are a few more notes about DEXTER:
Have you tuned into James Remar’s (Dexter and Deb's dad, "Harry') inside scoop on the official DEXTER podcast, Dexter Wrap-Up, yet? If so, great, as Remar has insightful observations about this season's new infusion of thrills.
Next up on Dexter Wrap-Up, is everyone’s favorite forensic scientist (he wishes, haha), Vince Masuka (C.S. Lee), who stops by on Monday!
Dexter Producer Scott Reynolds will go
behind-the-scenes with Lee as they discuss tonight's episode as well as
what we can expect this season. Check it out on iTunes, Monday, October
14:http://s.sho.com/V6VRYx. It's FREE!
If you would like to be a part of the podcast action, send your
questions to one of the social sites listed at the bottom of all my
Dexter posts (just scroll down). Reynolds and executive producer Scott Buck pick questions for each week’s episode so, keep those questions coming!
Also, don’t forget to test your knowledge with the killer trivia game Dexter's Disciples. After each episode this season, the game will be updated with new questions. Play Dexter's Disciples here: apps.facebook.com/dextersdisciples
Remember to tune in this Sunday for the continuation ofDEXTER(at
9PM ET/PT) only on Showtime. Follow along with the Sho Sync app to get
the ultimate experience! You can download it now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/QwhRez. It too, is free but you must be at least age 17 to use it.
She's been called "Dexter's new obsession"(!) Enjoy these (non-spoiler) promotional photos from Episode 7.03-7.05 of Yvonne Strahovski ('Hannah McKay'):
Damian Lewis and Claire Danes in the Emmy-award winning "Homeland' (Credit: Showtime)
Homeland : 'The Tailor' Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Roya tasks Brody with a new mission.
Homeland : Bipolarity (VIDEO):
Writer and Consulting Producer Meredith Stiehm discusses writing a bipolar character.
An important part of the reason that HOMELAND resonates with people is the harrowingly realistic portrayal by Claire Danes of Carrie Mathison, a woman afflicted with the oft-misunderstood bipolar disorder. Instead of the 'disease of the week-type' of treatment that viewers are so used to seeing in television drama, Homeland has chosen, with the input of people including Writer and Consulting ProducerMeredith Stiehm (see video interview above), to integrate having bipolar disorder as a very important component of what makes Danes' former CIA agent seem authentic and even relatable. I really do think that is part of why audiences have taken to her character so deeply.
I excerpted an article after the jump which further expands upon how "Carrie's" affliction serves to make her character perhaps the most identifiable for many viewers. It all comes down IMO, to the creatives behind the show including Ms. Danes, taking their character's disease very seriously--not glossing over it nor amping it up above what is believable. It works to serve the story in such a compelling & compassionate way.
BTW, Homeland episode 3 is the one that I 'warned' you about. Your mind will be blown. I can't say any more without spoiling it but I will say it is definitely worth watching more than once!
Homeland : 'Wired' Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
Carrie finishes up a report.
HOMELAND Episode 203 – “State of Independence” SYNOPSIS:
Written by Alexander Cary Directed by Lodge Kerrigan
Fresh from her adventures in Beirut, a restless Carrie prepares for what she hopes will be a triumphant return to the CIA. Meanwhile, Brody learns that the Gettysburg bombmaker is on a terrorist watch list and in danger of imminent discovery. With no time to lose, Brody attempts a last-minute exfiltration. And Jessica takes risks of her own as she steps into the political limelight. (Source: Showtime)
Below: Episode 2 Highlights VIDEO:
Homeland : Dissecting a Scene: Beirut is Back (VIDEO) Interview:
The cast and crew discuss creating the assassination attempt scene.
Jennifer Carpenter as Lt. Debra Morgan on DEXTER Episode 7.03 'Buck The System' on Showtime Sunday nights (Credit:Randy Tepper/Showtime)
Thus far this season, DEXTER has felt reenergized and this week's episode (7.03, "Buck The System") continues with the same great feeling that the show is fired up on all cylinders and burning brightly.
As a long-time Dexter fan, I'm thrilled with the powerhouse performances of Jennifer Carpenter as the now severely distressed Debra alongside the quiet intensity of Michael C. Hall in the title role as serial killer Dexter. In addition, the supporting cast seems to have caught hold of the same energy boost as they each seem to have found their groove for season 7.
The guest stars are intriguing and/or truly menacing and with the addition this week of the lovely Yvonne Strahovski as 'Hannah McKay' and in episodes to come (scroll down for synopses of upcoming episodes that give us some idea of where she'll fit in the the over-arching storyline), it appears the pieces are in place for a memorable season 7!
Michael C. Hall and Yvonne Strahovski in Dexter episode 7.03 (Credit: Randy Tepper/Showtime)
Synopsis DEXTER SEASON 7 – “Buck The System” - Episode 7.03:
Dexter tries to bring Debra on-board with his new target, while the Ukrainian mob seeks revenge for the killing of one of their own. Quinn grows close to a dancer at the mob’s strip club, and LaGuerta attempts to enlist Batista to help her with re-opening the case of the Bay Harbor Butcher, who she believes is still out there.
Written by Jace Richdale, Directed by Stefan Schwartz (Credit: Showtime)
DEXTER SEASON 7 Episode 7.03 - 'Buck the System' Promo PHOTO Stills (HQ)
After the jump: DEXTER Sneak Peek Previews and Synopses!:
By now you've probably heard TRUE BLOOD season six's biggest casting news--that Dutch actor Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) is joining the HBO mainstay as a series regular. Though reports of the actor's character were sketchy--Hauer will play 'Macklyn, a mysterious and sinister figure with deep ties to Sookie and Jason,' I've got a pretty good notion that we already are slightly acquainted with his character.
Remember Sookie's grand adventure with her faery clan in season 5? And Jason and Sookie's discovery that an 18th-century relative of theirs promised Sookie to a vampire by the name of 'M. Warlow'--the same M. Warlow who killed Mom and Pop Stackhouse?
It is not much of a leap to put Rutger Hauer's 'Macklyn' together with M. Warlow to arrive at "Macklyn Warlow," is it? You're welcome.
Here's the rest of Ausiello's blurb on Hauer:
Hauer is well known for his portrayal of Blade Runner‘s Roy Batty, a renegade robot trying to evade capture in Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi film. But the Dutch actor has a varied resume that includes parts in movies like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman Begins and Sin City and guest roles in TV’s Smallville and Alias. In 1988, he won a Golden Globe for his work in the TV movie Escape From Sobibor.
In further casting news for True Blood's six season, a casting call has gone out for an 'oily Rick Perry type' to play the recurring role of Texas’ governor. The show is also casting a 'Southern belle to play his twentysomething daughter'.
Seems like someone from Bon Temps--willingly or not--shall indeed mess with Texas.
Jennifer Carpenter as Debra and Michael C. Hall as Dexter in DEXTER episode 7.02 "Sunshine & Frosty Swirl'.
NEXT on DEXTER Episode 7.02:
"Sunshine and Frosty Swirl"
Season 7, Episode 2
Episode Synopsis:
When a local convict claims he has new information regarding a
fifteen-year-old crime spree, Miami Metro sets out to unearth new
evidence on the case. While Debra attempts to cure Dexter of his killer
tendencies, the Mike Anderson case leads to the Ukrainian mob, and a
vengeful Louis won’t stop meddling with Dexter’s life.
So by now you, me, Dex and Deb have all somehow survived the immediate aftermath of Deb walking in on Dexter in mid-kill. That was one of the most fraught-with-tension moments in all of Dexter, I think. Debra, though severely shaken, managed to keep her wits about her even as the scene before her and how Dexter explained it just wasn't making any logical sense. Any wonder that this is only the beginning of the Dex and Deb dance that will continue for the foreseeable future? Gone is the sometimes bumbling Officer Deb of old, replaced by Lt. Morgan, who has not only justifiably gained confidence in her abilities but now has the power to destroy Dexter's world, a thought that would have never entered her mind prior to her gruesome discovery. She did after all surprise him at the church because she wanted to confess being 'in love' with him. (Sidenote/small SPOILER: Dexter EP's have confirmed that by mid-season Dex and Deb will have had (some permutation of) 'the discussion' that Deb had intended to have with her brother prior to the 'big reveal.'
Dexter however, has not really altered his perception of anything. Within seconds of being discovered and with decades of wearing a facade of a non-sociopath, Dexter snaps into course-correct mode, making excuse after excuse for what Deb is witnessing, many of which seem entirely plausible--unless you are blowing smoke at Deb the bulldog, who is not gonna let go of this bone until she fully wraps her head around it and when she deems that the pieces now fit. Dexter was beginning to think he was getting a handle on the damage control that was mandatory after being caught, literally red-handed, but the very final moments in the premiere episode begged a very different question.
Stayed tuned for episode 2 which is even more mind-blowing that the premiere episode!
The new season of Dexter feels like another 'Trinity' or season 1 or two. Very brisk, the acting is primo (as always) as actors who seemed underused are getting more screen time doing pretty cool, interesting things. All-in-all Season 7 offers us a genuinely re-energized Dexter.
Oh yeah.
Dexter is now talking to Deb about his 'Dark Passenger!'
Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall in Dexter, premiering on Showtime Sunday Sept. 30 (Credit: Showtime)
Just hearing those words tumbling from his mouth, rather than his thoughts via Michael C. Hall's ubiquitous (and exceptionally listenable) voice-over is weirdly creepy.
Jennifer Carpenter is being given some serious screen time as Dex's sister Debra, grappling yet again with some seriously fucked-up shit. The most serious ever, to be precise.
Part of Deb's and Dex's world's have just ceased to exist. Deb screams at Dex after yet another gut-wrenching revelation by him, 'I will never be OK!' In fact, in the first couple days in the aftermath of Deb's discovery of Dexter's murderous streak, Deb remarks to him that Dex 'is a sick fuck,' and that she 'almost turned (him) in this morning.' Dex is a very unhappy camper and Deb is barely keeping it together in a mission to save her brother.
Deb is discovering one horrifying thing after the next and she's only seen Dex in action once. What happens if she 'breaks' (so to speak) and turns him in? This question is one of many surely plaguing Dexter as we begin season 7.
Dexter : Angel Batista VIDEO:
DEXTER SEASON 7 – “Are You…?” Episode 701
Written by Scott Buck, Directed by John Dahl
Reeling from Debra witnessing Dexter kill Travis Marshall, brother and
sister attempt to reconcile while struggling to cover up their
involvement with the murder. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Anderson has an
unfortunate run-in, Quinn and Batista begin to make amends, and LaGuerta
finds evidence that causes her to re-think the closed Bay Harbor
Butcher Case, which could mean trouble for Dexter – and Debra…
After the jump:
Bonus! Dexter and Deb - Dexter's Jennifer Carpenter on working with her husband (VIDEO)
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
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