Hah, I totally didn't pick up on the knee bounces before. Nice!

I also found myself wondering whether it was this way in the books or if it was just in the teleplay. Steve B, that's interesting - I agree that the biggest problem was that it relied on the fact that there was only one leaker (that was my first response to another post which led to this one.)

Yep, I could forsee that coming up because I've heard similar 'in-universe' justifications before on other things I considered lazy writing. It's used as an ad-hoc excuse for actions that depart from previously established internal logic, or common sense.

I also think Tyrion trusts Varys for the same reason.

Why I Didn't Like Tyrion's Gambit
Reflections on writing, by me

Yep Overthinker and briktol, I more or less agree. As I said originally, I could possibly concede that "it's within her nature" to blurt that out, and yet… and yet it somehow feels hollow and unearned to me.

Yeah, I don't actually think that happened. But still, it was a scenario Tyrion was leaving himself wide open to. I guess going back to Sims' original review there's the overt power verses covert power contrast between Cersei and Tyrion, but still, I think her oafish and 'predicted' response was a little too…

I agree, I think it was actually kind of a weak moment, in what was a very cool episode. Unless I was missing something, the TV was telling me the trick was supposed to be 'amazingly clever', but it had far too many variables to be well designed. It was immediately obvious to me that it only really works if you are…

I know where you're coming from, and I think that's what they were trying to do. I felt like they just haven't earned it yet. The argument hadn't reached that point. It had barely begun. It's not like it built on fights or misunderstandings that had come before. I think it's totally plausible that this would occur…

Totally agree with you on the stereotypes. Advanced Gay is so lazy, borderline offensive. It's funny because gay men are effeminate! Reminds me of Scrubs, Friends, and just about every other sitcom. Now it's funny because Jewish people are rich and gharish!

You're right, he does. I missed that because he just glosses over it like it's not really that important or worth emphasizing.

Oh my gods. I can't believe I just read through over 1,000 comments and nobody has described how I felt. The Troy/Abed ending annoyed me. Like, really annoyed me. It just felt so fake and forced. It was beautifully acted, but terribly written. Obvious issues that should have been pointed out were ignored, not because…