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All the bloody ends of named characters listed from heartbreaking to totally, fully satisfying

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The HBO series needed more than $6 million an episode to do this "Game of Thrones" scene justice

Why a newspaper editorial about the naked bodies on the pay cable channel is a remnant of the Puritan mentality

Despite (and sometimes even because of) its issues, the show's accomplishments are thrilling — and necessary

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A show director says the criticism did "influence" the coming season

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