Maybe gratuitous isn’t the right word given the length of the scene (more often than not any rape scene is “too long” when it comes to film or tv imo. Even in films like The Accused or shows like The Americans where the rape serves a narrative purpose I have a hard time watching it) but it was certainly incredibly…

Good point about the dramatic heft of waiting to introduce her so jons resurrection has more impact.

One thing GRRM mentioned about a month ago is that someone dead on the show but alive in the books is going to make a return. I began pouring over all the lore and stuff I could get my hands on. At first I thought Mance because of the glamour spell thing but an arrow to the heart is tough to shrug off and they didn’t…

I can totally see that. But for me he just seems like that sweet loyal big brother type that’d give you one of his organs to save your life or something. He’s true blue. That’s rare enough in our world Nevermind in the GoT universe. He’d be an awesome dad. He’d be the dad you go to when you’re sick or scared. Daario…

Thank you for your answer! I really need to get to the books at some point. I’ve become such a GoT junkie I really have no excuse for not reading them at this point. The way you described it makes sense from a characterization pov, thank you!

NO. N-O. NO! Besides having an annoying voice he's apparently really cheap and kind of a douche.

I HATE when writers do that. Instead of listening and trying to understand they just say “my writing are find you’re he’s too dumb to get it”. It reminds me of the obnoxious tantrum one of the Star Trek film writers had online and the childishly stupid, obnoxious, and name-dropping crap he said to his critics.

If Jack the Ripper ever mated with a hobbit that picture is what the result would look like.

Can you explain to me as someone who hasn’t read the books yet why it works in the books but not the show?

I haven’t yet but I do recall hearing about theon being forced to...warm Jayne up. And Ramsey’s “hunting trips” with the original Reek. And jaynes uhhhhh “forced closeness” ,shall we say, with Ramsey's hunting dog.

Deal! I'll invite uncle Tyrion and aunt Dany too!

I want Daario and Jorah to be my two dads.

Sorry Khaleesi but it’s hard to watch Sansa’s rape scene and not feel like it was extremely gratuitous. The rape at joffreys funeral was totally unnecessary too. I think the show is kind of rare in that it has strong female characters with agency AND extremely sexist and gratuitous scenes of rape and exploitation.

Me too, it's so insane it almost works.

I like her as an actress but give her something to freaking do besides be somewhere the plot needs her to be for convenience sake!

I like her as an actress but give her something to freaking do besides be somewhere the plot needs her to be for convenience sake!

Man that was painful. I wanted to be stabbed with that kryptonite spear when that was going on!

I don’t mind the branding too much. Seeing a sex trafficker with a cellar full of locked up women get branded is fine by me. The mowing down of at least 30 men with Gatling guns and breaking a guys neck against the ground however is....jarring to say the least.

This is fucking adorable

Serious as a heart attack. It's hilarious once you get past how forced it is.