Exactly. We need to see the fallout from this event before we start to decry it as everyone seems to have done. Completely agree with your analysis.

I think one of the reasons this scene has had such an impact on people is because - once again - it doesn’t fit with standard narrative directions.

This This This! We need to stop seeing the show as an outsider and expect an advance in the plot with every scene and understand that sometimes we need to convey information to other characters so that the plot can be advanced at a later time without leaving plot holes like “Holy shit how did Sansa Stark know Bolton…

I can pretty much guarantee that scene will be responsible for the building of two characters and the significant advancement of the Winterfell plot. After all, who likes pie?

Yeah, after the fourth or fifth burst of think-piece outrage at this-or-that scene I’ve kind of stopped listening. We’re all still watching and pirating in record numbers.

Yes. Please continue. I am sure the writers need you to tell them how to do their jobs. You are clearly more qualified than professional writers on one of the biggest shows of all time.

This is very Slate-y.

Mouton also tells a similar story of when he sacked Tom Brady, and Brady told him he would, “Knock the wind out of him.”

Helo!! He was really the first character to see a better way than just endlessly fighting the Cylons, way before it was cool. Without him the entire human race would have been doomed. He wasn’t cocky or flashy like the other military characters, which made him overlooked by fans.

I recall flirting with a girl back in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s who mentioned she listened to the local rock station. This enticed me because rock chicks can be hard to find in the South. Then she said it was because they were the only station that played Dave Matthews. I frowned, said “Oh,” turned, and walked away.

Well maybe if the Defense Department's budget wasn't $526 BILLION dollars, NASA wouldn't have to have a bake sale to do some real work. You know, instead of blowing stuff up.

Totally looking forward to Thor 4 starring a badass Natalie Portman now.

You forgot to mention the hyper-defensive whining from insecure Boston fans on everyone’s Facebook feed.

conceptual photo does not include concepts like gravity

I am not sure how this punishment was over the top? PED use is 4 games, so why wouldn’t tampering with equipment be the same thing?

Unlike Pete Rose, Brady’s actions actually have something to do with playing the game.

Please let this be for Brady what gambling was for Pete Rose.

Maybe all Tom could give him was those 19-0 perfect season shirts...

Yeah, this definitely seems like the kind of thing that would go on without Belicheck knowing about it.

So you want a flashback where it’s just killing after killing after killing? Because you can’t read between the lines?