My guess is that most of what we saw in this episode (except for things like Frey Pie which has already been in the books) will be in the books, but how we got here through the season will be different.

In all honesty, I think there are more trope subverting to come (the Hodor thing being an example), and nobody will really “win” in the end.

I think Season 6 has been pretty great, actually. I agree that GRRM has piled so much crap on his basic story that he laid out in books 1-3 that I think he’s found himself in a cul-de-sac he can’t get out of. But the show, knowing the ending, has wisely decided to cut past all that garbage and stick to getting to the…

“Instead of being like, ‘Thank you very much, Mr. Trump,’ or ‘Trump did a good job,’ everyone’s saying, ‘Who got it? Who got it? Who got it?’ And you make me look very bad,”

I could see an enthusiastic endorsement if he has a campaign debt that needs to be retired. He’s got what? $5M in the bank? If he ends on June 8th with debt, he’ll need Clinton and probably Obama to help him fundraise to retire it, just like Trump did for Christie (and O for Clinton in ‘08). You’d be surprised how…

Polls mean nothing until after the conventions, and even then, take them with a grain of salt. I mean, there so much more stuff to come like VP picks, the conventions, the debates that could upend things. If anything, tight polls right now may make people less complacent, and low turnout was what I always worry about…

And we can only hope in a few months, every Dem and reasonably intelligent person will be OK voting for Clinton, or, at least, against Trump. Elections aren’t decided in May.

The super delegates aren’ going to flip and alienate millions of minority voters, i.e., their base. Not going to happen.

The difference is Hillz didn’t burn Obama to the ground on her way out. And I say that as an O supporter in ‘08 and being thoroughly annoyed by her all throughout the process. But if anything, she did a great job hand holding her supporters back into the fold afterwards.

No one’s telling him to drop out now at the end. IN fact, every Dem establishment figure says he should finish it. What they don’t like is him trying to call the Democratic party corrupt and painting the inevitable nominee with the same brush, basically throwing red meat at his supporters, which essentially is doing…

As awful as BS is right now trying to burn the house down around him, he at least won’t be on the ballot. At worst, enough of his supporters will stay home and throw the election to Trump, which is awful,but he’ll be able to deny responsibility.

“I think he’s been drinking too much of his own kool aid and doesn’t have the right advisors to pull him back.”

She’s the one who’s not Jennifer Lawrence.

Nice comment, but according to the NY Times tonight, he plans to burn the house down.

This looks so Zack Snyder-ish with the speed change action. Ugh. I hope Fassbender doesn’t turn into the next Samuel Jackson: A great actor who seemingly will do anything for a blockbuster paycheck.

Agreed! I go to fan sites like Watchers ON The Wall and M-Saturday is basically all just spit balling and speculation. Then assholes like this guy who somehow have seen the episodes (I’m guessing from a leak at an overseas channel) come to write entire summaries, and you see something without even realizing it. I know…

I watch on HBO NOW at 6pm Pacific time just so I don’t actually stumble on a spoiler (seriously, once I had to wait and I heard something while in a freaking elevator). I’m going to be out of town on Memorial Day weekend not near an internet connection, so it’ll be interesting to see how that goes.

“Maybe her saner friends have talked her down from the crazy ledge.”

My only complaint about Simmons is that he’s not as funny as he thinks he is, which makes him obnoxious. But, yeah, Grantland was a great site for internet writing.

Oh no, if he’s emotionally drained and can’t give another stump speech, then fine, leave. It just seemed to me he was enjoying himself, but I guess at 74, the grind hits you a little harder.