Throughout “Game of Thrones,” audiences have seen the Order of the Maesters take part in a huge number of important moments. With Samwell Tarly (John Bradley-West) at the Citadel in Oldtown to receive ...

But I digress. The point of this post is not to shame Arya's extremely poor spying skills but to determine the significance of the note she found in Littlefinger's mattress. Sansa wrote this note back ...

Maester Luwin is something of a surprising figure to call back to, since he died back in Season 2 (in the Godswood) and wasn't a major character, but we do get a nod of sorts to him this week. In this ...

In our series History of Thrones, we examine important historical events and people from the complex and controversial past of Westeros, ones that might tell us something about the story going forward ...

What a difference a week can make. As of last week’s episode of Game of Thrones, it looked as though Littlefinger’s scheming was finally coming up short: Bran Stark threw Littlefinger’s most infamous ...

Yes, you've seen it before. On last week’s Game of Thrones, master manipulator Littlefinger finally started to show some true signs of worry, especially after seeing what an amazing fighter Arya Stark ...

On the season finale, the characters struggle to conceal who they really are. When it comes to authenticity, Maester Luwin is more qualified to offer advice than nearly anyone in Westeros; as the ...

Littlefinger has been obsessed with Sansa since Game of Thrones began, but the devious miscreant has found a new interest in the younger, not-as-easy-to-manipulate Arya Stark. [Warning: The following ...

When I began writing about Game of Thrones, my colleagues’ thoughts leapt to the spymaster Lord Varys, or the schemer Littlefinger, who is what we might today call an operations planner. Both are ...

Ok, I ve not exactly started on the biggest characters, but please hear me out. I always liked Maester Luwin on the show he seemed like a good guy, considerate, kind and good in a crisis, even though ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers through episode three of season seven of Game of Thrones, and predictions about major plot points in future episodes. If you are not caught up, stop reading now.