2. Broader generic features and categorization: Fantasy genre
(traditional elements such as magic, mythical creatures, swords,
medieval costumes ,makeup, production design) Breaks
preconceptions: character driven series, elements of political
drama No good vs. evil in Game of Thrones characters have heroic
qualities whilst being flawed Eg: Jaimes monologue
3. Audience, seriality & scheduling: Adult audience
(nudity, language, sex, violence) Part of a current HBO tradition
is a tendency to show a frank portrayal of death as the natural
conclusion to life. (Shimanovsky 2006, p28). Narrative progression
is ruthless - Hollywood endings are done
4. Episodic depth and fast pace, must watch in sequence, detail
informed by George R.R. Martins books. Game of Thrones is yet
another example of the current trend of Arc TV shows where sitting
down to a single episode out of context is not likely to reward a
viewer. Tidy endings to every episode and static characters are
out. Long arcs of character and plot development filmed in big-
ticket productions are in. (Wilson 2013, p110)
5. The opening scene of this episode introduces key elements
that are used throughout: fire, justice and faith. This episode is
a good example of questioning moral integrity and the point of
having upstanding morals (Jon breaks his vows, is conflicted, but
ultimately he did want to give in to temptation).
6. Kissed by Fire Season 3 Episode 5
7. Jaime Lannister As the seriesprogresses, audience perception
changes as his past is revealed and with that his unwavering
loyalty and a desire to be a better person. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau:
hes not a bad guy in my world. Im not saying hes a good guy. Hes
just a human being. Hes a human being whos put in a world where
choices can have extreme consequences, where he has been forced to
deal with life and death, and thats made him who he is. A man of
honor Reveals why he killed the King & became the Kingslayer
Jaime, my names Jaime. coming clean literally and
metaphorically
8. Mise-en-scene Silence except for water lapping in bathtub
Dirty vs. Clean Brienne, blood on his hands, tainted. Jamie left of
frame, Brienne, right of frame enhances the division between the
two. Stillness characters, camera. Camera tracks forward gradually
between cuts. POV of both characters. Briennes body language
9. Fire in every shot, wild fire story Burn them all he said.
Burn them in their homes, burn them in their beds. Water,
reflection represents dichotomy of Jaime A song of ice and fire
binary opposites as a theme, cannot exist without the other.
Juxtaposition between later scene between Jon Snow and
Ygritte.
10. References Atkinson, Andrew 2012, When you walk through the
garden: HBO and the cross pressures of post-secular humanism,
Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, University of Toronto
Press, pp. 393. Shimanovsky, Michael 2006, Who let the Grim Reaper
get his hands on the remote control? The politics of violence,
death, and dying on HBO, Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, no.
28, pp. 28. Wilson, H.W. 2013, Televisions New Golden Age, Wilson
Quarterly, vol. 37 issue 1, pp. 110-111. Isabella Wren, Matilda
Gledhill, Jess Porter & Tegan Lyon.