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Growing up game of thrones rolling stone1/14/2024 ![]() And, sure enough, he did get better as time went on – just not with Annie. I think at some point, David Simon himself even appeared in the comments to stick up for the character, not because he was supposed to be a good guy, but because I and some of my readers were getting a little too venomous about a fictional character who had a clearly planned story arc. If you go back and look at some of my recaps from that show’s first season, I was very very harsh on him in a way that suggested he was ruining the show for me. As Sonny’s drug habit and his jealousy of more talented partner Annie threatened to drag them both down, I became overly protective of her and pretty condemnatory of him. ![]() With Sonny, the junkie musician on “Treme,” I couldn’t resist hating a character the show didn’t want me to like. Usually, I am pretty good at differentiating between characters who were meant to frustrate me and ones who just frustrate me despite the creative team’s intentions. Girl certainly deserved a helluva lot better than she’s gotten. But despite those choices, I’ve been surprised by how fond I’ve gotten of Sansa. But as Sansa Stark has grown up, it’s become clear she’s more and more capable of owning the show, and my growing respect for what Sansa has gone through over the years has endeared her to me… at least until this season and some very poor writing choices on the part of Benioff and Weiss. In the early days of “ Game of Thrones,” I (as a former tomboy) identified strongly with Arya, and I still have a deep fondness for the character. This week’s question: Who is a TV character you learned to love or grew on you? This could be because more was revealed about the character, the character evolved, or you the viewer evolved. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.) However, they announced their split on November 9, 1999.Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. Raitt and actor Michael O’Keefe got hitched on April 27, 1991. Raitt is a founding member of Musicians United for Safe Energy which produced the historic concerts, album, and movie “No Nukes.” 21 albums later, numerous Grammy Awards and accolades, plus a Lifetime Achievement Award - Raitt’s career hasn’t looked to slow down or dim. She has been involved in the environmental movement, doing concerts around oil, nuclear power, mining, water, and forest protection. She won four more Grammy Awards in 1990, and the album “Nick of Time” shot to number one on the charts.Īmidst all this musical acclaim, Raitt is also an activist, and her political involvement goes back to the early 1970s. In 1989, she changed record labels and began working with Capitol Records, this was a productive move, and she was rewarded with new levels of popular and critical acclaim. ![]() Over the next few years, Raitt wrote and recorded six new albums, her most acclaimed being “Sweet Forgiveness.” This album featured her first hit single, ‘Runaway,’ which garnered her three Grammy nominations. It was warmly received by the music press, who praised her for her impressive guitar skills. In 1970, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. ![]() During her second year of college, she left school and moved to Philadelphia with other local musicians. Instead of lessons, she took influence from the American folk music revival of the 1950s as well as the beatnik movement. Raitt picked up a guitar at eight and proceeded to teach herself to play it. She was one of three siblings growing up with musical parents in an environment that encouraged their musical talents. Bonnie Lynn Raitt, an American blues singer, and guitarist, was born in Burbank, California, on November 8, 1949. ![]()
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