In "Game of Thrones", behind all of the fantasy trappings, the brutal parents, the endless tally of interfamily slights, and the war of the Five Kings, "Game of Thrones" is a celebration of unlikely alliances that explore the hybrid emotions too often ignored by television, in favor of a narrower range of storylines. On "Elementary", Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu's portrayal of a modern Sherlock Holmes and Watson could eventually pay off handsomely. On "Homeland" the mutually wary working relationship between Carrie (Claire Danes) and Saul (Mandy Patinkin) was a highlight of last years television season. Also, "Breaking Bad", pushed the teacher-student, faux-father-son, template to the limits of television creativity. "Sleepy Hollow's equally attractive Ichabad Crane (Tom Mison) and Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) are united by fate, but not longing for one another. The partnership of Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) and Red Reddington (James Spader) on "The Blacklist" is untouched by the sadistic sexuality of the Clarice Hannibal bond on which it seemed at first to be based.
If you are chronicaling a quest, for example, destroying the one ring of power in "The Lord of The Rings", or sitting on the Iron Throne, you can't go wrong with the odd-couple pair. See also, www.variety.com.
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