I'm not sure if you're mocking me, but I'm going to go ahead and presume "yes" because I can't find the thread between your post and mine, and because I have poor self-esteem.

Futon Unloading Zone

Futon Unloading Zone

I dislike the "wet-blanket/monkeywrench" type of character in a story who seems to exist only to grind everything to a halt and irritate everybody, protagonist and audience included. Unfortunately this is most evident in wife/girlfriend characters that are constantly haranging and introducing problems and drama where…

I dislike the "wet-blanket/monkeywrench" type of character in a story who seems to exist only to grind everything to a halt and irritate everybody, protagonist and audience included. Unfortunately this is most evident in wife/girlfriend characters that are constantly haranging and introducing problems and drama where…

"Such a fully realized character" Yes! Maurice Minnifield is one of my all-time favorite TV characters. I always loved a Maurice-centric episode. There was so much to love and hate about him, but he was always felt as original and iconic as his own perception of himself. Great stuff!

"Such a fully realized character" Yes! Maurice Minnifield is one of my all-time favorite TV characters. I always loved a Maurice-centric episode. There was so much to love and hate about him, but he was always felt as original and iconic as his own perception of himself. Great stuff!

The advertising for this film has been as directed as any I can remember. Sports? Well, you get the ads with the action scenes set to the rocking guitar licks. *devil horns* Comedy Central? You get all the slapstick bits. It looks like a completely different movie depending on whatever programming you're watching.

The advertising for this film has been as directed as any I can remember. Sports? Well, you get the ads with the action scenes set to the rocking guitar licks. *devil horns* Comedy Central? You get all the slapstick bits. It looks like a completely different movie depending on whatever programming you're watching.

Th-three t-t-ti-times!

Th-three t-t-ti-times!

That's always, like, the worst aisle.

That's always, like, the worst aisle.

With the presumption that Storm of Swords will be split into two seasons, I foresee the frantic pace of the story slowing a bit to allow for a little more breadth and finer moments with the characters.

With the presumption that Storm of Swords will be split into two seasons, I foresee the frantic pace of the story slowing a bit to allow for a little more breadth and finer moments with the characters.

Man the xylophones fore and aft!

Man the xylophones fore and aft!

Like throwing a sword into a great hall.

Like throwing a sword into a great hall.

What I like, and I believe they pulled off, is that the non-readers and newbies should now be going into next season actually rooting for Stannis after keeping him at arm's length for much of the story. That's pretty much exactly how Stannis developed in the book for me, too. Disliked him at first, didn't know what to…