Heh. Keep reading.

Yeah, good point. And you know, he does match my mental picture of Cinna pretty well.

The history of celebrities famous for things other than acting taking on acting jobs is a spotty one. My concerns aren't totally baseless.

I've never seen him act, so to me, it feels like stunt casting. "Hey, let's cast a rocker!" But if he did good work in Precious, that goes a long way toward easing my mind.

With the exception of Lenny Kravitz, all signs point to this being a very good movie.

Hodor.

I did the same thing. I mean, it's not like they can reproduce, it's half a dozen generations removed, and he's a corpse. Let's get all Lannister up in that bitch.

I truly thought Pa Mickens had been killed last season. I guess that was just hardcore wishful thinking on my part.

Ha! I actually paused my TiVo at that point and breathed, "Oh, please fight." And then killjoy Sookie intervened.

I like to pretend that the crown is imbued with eau de French fries and maybe a grease stain or two from sitting on the counter of a fast food joint.

Burgandy.

"Allowed"? I feel like "forced" or "tricked into" is more appropriate.

I smell Season 6 ...

I absolutely do not understand how you passed up the opportunity to post the Ryan Reynolds in Blade: Trinity shirtless shot. I look for every possible excuse to post it, Google it, gaze upon it ...

Yes, but is seven minutes the appropriate amount of time?

Let's see ... we've done witches and vampires and weres and maenads. What's left? A demon-possessed toy pretty much fits the bill.

Did the writers see "Toy Story 3" one too many times and wanted to have a Big Baby of their own? That thing is creepy. And unhygienic. And probably carries some sort of flea infestation. Shudder.

I'm going to start ending my persuasive messages with, "All is well."

Oops! It's your point that the POV is Jaime's. I agree with that, and with everything obsidianpunk said, too. Brienne defenders, unite!

Oh my, yes to all of this! She's one of the most unconstrained and liberated women in a book series that has far, far more men as the movers and shakers. You absolutely cannot cut her. And I love your point that her initial presentation won't be through Jaime's eyes, necessarily, which will help.