WiC Weekly: May 8-14
By WiC Staff
The Wheel of Time leaks! House of the Dragon staffs up! The Nevers ends (maybe)! Here’s what went on around WiC this week.
It was a big week here on WiC. Let’s see why.
First up, there was a leak from behind the scenes of Amazon’s The Wheel of Time show, and the fans wasted no time in digging out the details:
An official Amazon account tweeted (and soon deleted) a clip showing off more or Moiraine's outfit from The Wheel of Time, plus our first look at a Trolloc! https://t.co/cyEArtgafS
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
We continue to hear about new cast members coming aboard House of the Dragon, HBO’s follow-up to Game of Thrones. This is a biggee:
Scottish actor Graham McTavish, known for his roles in The Hobbit movies, Outlander and much more, joins House of the Dragon, HBO's Game of Thrones prequel. https://t.co/bUFd5z4sAW
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
Fans of Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicle continue to wait for the third and final book in his series, The Doors of Stone. He’d prefer they stop asking about it, though:
Kingkiller Chronicle author Patrick Rothfuss made a joke about how tired he is about being asked about The Doors of Stone, which led people to ask... https://t.co/BJ8L2Y0edD
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
Going back to House of the Dragon, we’re still picking apart the first official images:
HBO has released the first official pics from House of the Dragon, its upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series. What do we make of them? Let’s discuss! https://t.co/ZumCooBoVg
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
Maisie Williams takes a few cues from Daenerys Targaryen with her new hairstyle:
Maisie Williams hangs out with Taylor Swift and shows off her new bleached blonde hair (and eyebrows) at the 2021 BRIT Awards. https://t.co/jheXAJjdya
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
The Game of Thrones is a couple years gone now. How is it holding up for posterity?
The Game of Thrones series finale was famously divisive, but where does it rank on this survey of the most disappointing TV finales ever? https://t.co/JDBU6tyBBE
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
Superhero shows and movies are everywhere these days. Marvel and DC are the biggest players in this space, but by no means the only ones:
Superheroes run the world, and I’m not just talking about titans like Marvel and DC. From The Umbrella Academy to Invincible and well beyond, here are 8 great superhero series to get into: https://t.co/I3pmw7vcLn
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
The Wall in Westeros has quite a lot of height on Hadrian’s Wall in England, but they share a few things in common, at least in the imagination, where it matters:
Tourism officials want to raise the profile of Hadrian’s Wall, which inspired the Wall from Game of Thrones, and they want George R.R. Martin’s help. https://t.co/lVfekJDd2q
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have mostly kept quiet since the end of the show, but their deal with Netflix is starting to bear fruit:
University dramady The Chair is the first big Netflix project to come from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss. Now it has a release date. https://t.co/2fsprsESmd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
Another new episode of The Nevers, another collection of lovingly hand-crafted character details drowning in a muddled storyline.
Before tonight's finale, catch up with HBO's inventive new period fantasy show The Nevers: https://t.co/hqAtt1kVUJ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 16, 2021
What will happen round here this week? The only way to find out is to stick around.
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