OTI Glossary: The Ghost Ship Moment
When the thing that everyone knows will happen finally happens.
Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 6, Episode 10 “The Winds of Winter”
We wrap up our series of Game of Thrones Season 6 recaps with a look at how Westeros thinks of its own future.
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What’s So Special About Independence Day?
Twenty years later, we’re still celebrating our Independence Day.
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The Second Quest
When classic videogame design collides with modern gamers’ desire for freedom and playability, who (if anyone) really wins?
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Three Swings and Three Hits for New DC Comics
We read and analyze the recently restored Detective Comics 934, Titans: Rebirth, and The Dark Knight: The Last Crusade. Spoiler Warning – they’re good!
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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 6 Episode 9, “Battle of the Bastards”
Episode 9 has got the goods with the CGI-enabled carnage, but the real battles are the confrontations where not a drop of blood is shed.
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Overthinking Cowboy Bebop: The One-Eyed Spike and the One-Handed Jet
Who knew that Cowboy Bebop was basing its characters on Proto-Indo-European mythology? French philologist Georges Dumezil, that’s who!
Franchise Mid-Life Crisis Part 2
The Overthinkers tackle the Avengers, X-Men, James Bond, and the right (and wrong) way to extend the life of a franchise.
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Game Of Thrones Unlocked: Season 6 Episode 8 “No One”
Who should rule Westeros? The man with the plan, or the man with the knife to that man’s neck?
The Brilliant Stupidity of “This is Spinal Tap” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”
We love pop music and heavy metal in spite of–and because of–their excesses and their stupidity.
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