Remember when Jaimie and Tyrion were sitting down to breakfast together?

No, no it does not. It means the map is curved, or alternatively that it's being viewed through a lens.

Allegorical in what sense? Perhaps I'm not seeing something from the show that you are since the books are framing my experience with it, but I'm rather surprised that someone would refer to the series that way.

They're on a roll as far as cutting out the best one liners. I think it started with taking out Arya's "She didn't hurt you... much!" bit to Joffrey. At the rate they're going, there won't be any "You know nothing, Jon Snow" when the story makes it that far.

Pfft, next you're going to try telling me that applying leaches isn't a cure-all medical procedure.

Glad to hear it. One of my biggest fears was that the council scene would be really hard to follow for anyone who didn't already know who these characters were and what they're discussing.

I think you're forgetting some important details from the book. Specifically, that it was consensual. While he certainly forced her into the situation, she most certainly did consent before there was any genital contact one way or the other.

Agreed. I've pretty much given up on Dany's storyline in book terms. It's somewhat parallel, but it's pretty much a brand new telling of her tale.

It was common practice back then to scatter rushes on the floor in place of carpeting to dampen sound, keep in warmth, and make the room fragrant (in a good way). Hence the saying, a roach in the rushes (similar to a fly on the wall).

The one who wrapped his whip around Viserys wasn't one of Drogo's blood riders, he was one of Daeny's... what's the word. It isn't Kho, but essentially her own private guard, similar to blood riders except that no man would ever be blood rider to a woman! ;)

Right, I understand why they cut out the blacksmith's character (at least for now, he plays a fairly major role down the line) but I don't understand why they changed the tone of the confrontation so much.

Craig, I think you're being a bit oversensitive here. Yes, I used the "r-word". Guess what? Your "Warning" also contained the "r-word".

Yeah, but I've largely given up on Dany's portrayal. Her development is being rushed and compacted. There is no house with the red door, her marriage started with rape instead of semi-consensual sex, even the scene of her first ride on "her silver" on the night of her wedding...

They're rearranging bits so it's tough to say. Some parts are farther ahead, other's are a bit behind.

I was more than a little disappointed with this week's episode. It had it's usual unnecessary departures from the book (more on that later) but overall the pacing just seems really weird. The small council scene in particular had me cringing. I'm wondering what it's like for someone who's never read the books.

Its name is legion, for it is many.

Because clearly the best method of affirmative action is to give these underprivileged workers ski vacations. That will iron out the socioeconomic inequalities that landed them menial jobs in the first place, right?

I take it you're unaware that NBCUniversal is a single company.

Clearly you must be a "chubby white male". I'd better go get the "black security guard" to moderate you. Because clearly every problem is based on race and class. /sarcasm

This is nothing new. I'm a red badge for a media giant, literally. As a "contractor" my badge is red while full-time employees have blue badges. There's also green, purple, and a few others for menial labor, theme park workers, etc.