The season finale left characters to soak in the aftermath of the Red Wedding, plot for the future, and spend some, er, quality time with family.
Review
Game of Thrones Watch: So Close. So Far.
“The Rains of Castamere” delivered a crucial moment from the source books in an episode that was brutal, heartbreaking, impeccably well-constructed, horrifying, and appropriately cruel.
The New Arrested Development Is Dark, Uneven and Frustrating. Can We Have Another?
Season 4 has some big payoffs and some big problems. But Mitch Hurwitz’s Netflix experiment is more interesting than a movie sequel would probably be
TV Tonight: Does Someone Have to Go?
The answer is: Yes, whoever signed the office up for this sleazy show. The problem is: that ain’t gonna happen.
Game of Thrones Watch: Sons and Daughters
A sad wedding and an icy showdown, in an episode very much about heredity and power, bad parents and traded-away children.
The Office Watch: That’s What She Said
A touching, sweet, funny, messy finale captures the heart of the series and ends with a message: live your life like you were a character you’re yelling at on TV.
HIMYM Watch: Mother’s Day
Now that the show has answered a big question, can it turn a yellow umbrella and a pair of boots into a person?
Game of Thrones Watch: Dragons and Eagles and Bears, Oh, My!
There was a menagerie of zoological references in an episode that showed how people could be animals—sometimes, literally.
TV Weekend: Family Tree
Having spoofed dog shows, heavy metal, and community theater, Christopher Guest turns to another odd , more bittersweet obsession: genealogy.
Game of Thrones Watch: The Game Is the Game (of Thrones)
Like HBO’s The Wire, “The Climb” showed how individuals get sacrificed by organizations: not bureaucracies and drug gangs, but royal houses and religions.
TV Tonight: Maron
In its first three episodes, the abrasive, often funny Maron is a deep dive into the bottomless reservoir of neurosis as a font of comedy.
The Americans Watch: It’s a Knockout
Elizabeth and Philip play a game without frontiers in a confident ending to one of the best debut drama seasons in recent years.
TV Tonight: Rectify
Sundance’s meditative drama about a man released from death row is pokey, atmospheric, and the opposite of plot-driven. And it’s one of the best things I expect to see on TV all year.