Of course I am desperate to know what happens next. But in an age of instant gratification, we’ve forgotten the joys of anticipationGame of Thrones won’t return until 2019, and people are angry. Forget the explanations for the delay – after all, if it’s winter in Westeros, it’s probably sensible to shoot in winter – the yowls of disappointment ringing out across the internet have been hard to miss.Because Game of Thrones is the biggest TV show on television. It’s Dallas with dragons. It’s EastEnders with nudity. It’s The Apprentice with a very slightly more liberal worldview. And we’re so close to the end (SPOILERS). The enemy is at the gate. An ice dragon is blue-flaming down the barricades. A man is unwittingly having it off with his auntie on a boat. The climax is so near, and so tantalisingly out of reach. Continue reading…
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