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Game of Thrones: Second Sons

WATCH on May 20

Second Sons showed us the true stature of several characters, grooming hero and antihero alike. Some now have a long way to fall, some have yet further to climb, and others have just found their feet firmly beneath them. In terms of character development, this was quite a crescendo, and more than satisfying. This episode of Game of Thrones truly...

From the Comic Hold: Genghis Khan, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and 7%

READ on May 20

Sometimes when there isn’t a ton of comics I’m crazy eager to read, I’ll just let my hold build for a couple of weeks .

Doctor Who: The Name of The Doctor

WATCH on May 18

Do you hear the whisper men? The whisper men are near. If you hear the whisper men, then turn away your ear. Do not hear the whisper men whatever else you do, for once you’ve heard the whisper men, they’ll stop and look at you.

Star Trek Into Darkness: Is It Worth Your Money?

WATCH on May 17

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

WATCH on May 16

The much anticipated sequel to JJ Abram’s alternate Trek universe is here. Does it match up to the hype? Will I stop giggling every time I hear Benedict Cumberbatch’s name?

From The Redbox – Silver Linings Playbook

FEATURED, WATCH on May 16

This weekend, the dear wife and I were ultra tired, but we still managed to keep to our ‘date night’ which involves take out and a movie with no children around.

Game of Thrones: The Bear and the Maiden Fair

WATCH on May 14

Game of Thrones Episode 7, “The Bear and the Maiden Fair” was good.

Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver

WATCH on May 13

How do you make Cybermen threatening, frightening, and just cool? You let Neil Gaiman write them.

Review: Dad is Fat

READ on May 10

I have zero children. Not a one. I don’t have a wife. I don’t have a fiancée. Some of the writers here at WatchPlayRead have children, multiple children even. Some of them don’t have children but are at least married. I’m twenty-five years old, living with a twenty year old and a twenty-one year old in a two bedroom apartment....

Adventure Time: James Baxter the Horse, TV Review

WATCH on May 9

Jaaaaaaaames Baxtttterrr! Seriously, it’s a horse named James Baxter that walks on a beach ball bringing happiness to the world of Ooo.

Review: Volume 3

PLAY on May 9

You’re driving down a highway, but not an interstate highway where the speed limit is seventy miles-per-hour, a historically designated scenic highway where the speed limit tops out at around forty. You’re driving a convertible with the top down, but the convertible is not a muscle or sports car, something more like a Mini Cooper. The wind’s...

Game of Thrones: The Climb

WATCH on May 7

Have you ever watched someone put together a big puzzle? Sometimes it’s just pieces that look like part of a tree fitting in next to other pieces that might be bushes. Soon enough add one more piece, and you can see a forest. That’s what this goddamned show is.