Game of Thrones, Season 3, Episode 1

Just realized that I failed to post my general thoughts on this. Gulp!

( Cut for specific spoilers for the episode/previous seasons; vague spoilers for Storm of Swords (book three). )

RIP Roger Ebert

It's not an understatement to say that Roger Ebert taught me to watch movies.

Oh, sure, I'd seen movies. I loved movies. But Ebert, in his various passionate film reviews, showed me what to look for. He could often be wrong about films. He was more often right, and it was thanks to him that I discovered so many beautiful, wonderful moments on film. I collected the books of his film reviews and read them and worked on narrative and found movies to look for.

I hope wherever you are, Mr. Ebert, you can still enjoy a big bucket of popcorn, a Coke, and movies in the company of friends.