GAME OF THRONES
ACTION / ADVENTURE / DRAMA
USA / UNITED KINGDOM
2011-2019
GAME OF THRONES is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, features a large cast and follows different storylines throughout the show. Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama series created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin, the first of which is A Game of Thrones. The show has been shot in the UK, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco and Spain. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and ended on May 19, 2019. GAME OF THRONES consists of 74 episodes of 1 hour.
STORY: The main storyline concerns the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Through a web of political conflicts between the noble families who are all vying for possession of the throne or are fighting for independence. A second focuses is on the last descendant of the deposed ruling dynasty of the empire, who have been exiled to Essos and now intend to return and claim the throne. The third follows the Night's Watch, a military command that defends the Empire from outside threats on Westeros' northern border.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE 1: Bisexuality is embodied by Elleria Sands' male lover Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal). When Oberyn sees a line of women in a brothel, he admires the beauty and character of each woman before turning to the young man who is the women's pimp and demanding to sleep with him. Such a beautiful man like Oberyn is not confronted with any kind of contradiction. The pimp/host Olyvar (Will Tudor) simply replies that he is "wildly expensive".
Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal) & Olyvar (Will Tudor)
PEDRO PASCAL (2014) April 2, 1975, Santiago, Chile
WILL TUDOR (2013-2015) April 11, 1987, London, UK
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE 2: Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) and Loras Tyrell (Finn Jones) are secret lovers who have been in stable romantic relationships for many years from the start of Season 1. Renly Baratheon is the youngest brother of King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) and is a member of his brother's little council as Master of Laws, and Loras Tyrell, the heir to Highgarden, is one of the most admired knights in Westeros. Before a fight can take place, Renly is killed, stabbed in the back by a shadow wearing Stannis's (Stephen Dillane) face. Loras is deeply saddened by the loss of his loved one and stays with Renly's body after he is found dead, holding him, and refusing to leave him despite the imminent danger of Stannis's advancing troops.
Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) & Loras Tyrell (Finn Jones)
GETHIN ANTHONY (2011-2012) October 9, 1983, Stratford upon Avon, UK
FINN JONES (2011-2016) March 24, 1988, London, UK
SPECIAL: The show's famous maxim, "If you act in the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die," inevitably leads to many deaths. Part of what makes the show so gripping is that any character, even the main character, can be killed. And these are homophobic times. In most of Westeros, overt same-sex desire is impossible.Many heterosexual characters die in GoT. But in a world where Brunei has just joined the list of pariah nations that have the death penalty for gay males, it could reasonably be argued that the murder of a gay character has more contemporary weight and impact. The list of gay men who are murdered in this show weighs heavily.
AWARDS: ‘GAME OF THRONES’ won 59 Primetime Emmys. 389 wins & 636 nominations.
9.2 IMDB
