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Monday, 30 October 2017

American Thrones: where lines between reality and dark fantasy are blurred

American Thrones: where lines between reality and dark fantasy are blurred: Lately it seems that international politics is just stranger than fiction. What if you woke up and found that the craziness has just been one of the worst scripted political thrillers ever? Well, Game of Thones creators and showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss gave a taste of that alternate reality with their sneak preview of an episode of American Thrones. In it, they analyze their choice of making the villain Donald Trump the main character. They look at some of the choices he has made vis-a-vis his support of the White Walkers (the KKK) and trouble he might face with the Wall. But most intriguing plot device of all is having him meet his match in the equally maniacal Kim Jung Un. Reality or fiction, you can count on the US President tweeting about the great ratings this show will have (watch, runtime: 2:11).

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