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Apr 2019
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Requiem for a Targaryen Reign of Terror:...

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A respect for the potency of tradition risks strangling the Targaryen-Stark alliance in its bed. Cersei, as those backed by capital will, pursues the politics of ensuring she and her dynasty die last. These dragons should have been guillotines. Laura Hudson and Spencer Ackerman explore. 
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