They could go Battlestar, and it turns out that 30% of the main cast are Faceless Men!

Even amongst the human characters she isn't in the top ten of badassery. Even amongst the female human characters. The article about this was either: standard fanboy/fangirl spinning and hyping their favorite secondary character; or: writer with an idea about putting a feminist spin on the show taking a bad idea and…

The kingslaying was actually a pretty good move. He just got attitude from people about it because he was too proud to explain himself, plus is kind of a smirking dick. Pushing Bran out a window is the biggie for me. Even though Jaime is getting a redemptive arc, I think he still has to die, perhaps in heroic fashion,…

I agree that the Kingsguard have other duties than protecting the king/royal family, but disagree that Dayne et al. at the ToJ are an example. Their presence at the ToJ precisely indicates the importance/status that R assigns to L & J. (i.e. he thinks of them as the royal family).

Matter of taste. I enjoyed it, and like the character. He's a nice change of pace from all the shoot-first fire-eating characters. Nor is he a minor character, either in the books or the show. Not a main character, certainly, but not minor by any measure. Dolorous Edd is a minor character (albeit a great one). Lancel…

The Hound is one of the more complicated and compelling characters in the books. Not really a good guy, but a bad guy with good impulses and real character development. If he's the "Gravedigger" from the books, he could end up as a good guy.

I loved that line! I'm totally fine with GoT going completely over the top, at least some of the time. And the Ironborn are prime candidates for that treatment.

J + T&D would be a million times better than regular J.

It is in Essos. As far as Westeros, all she cares about is reclaiming her "rightful" throne.

Stoneheart is so messed up that they could conceivably cast a completely different actress.

Dickon is a legit medieval name. Possibly a nickname for Richard, but I'm too lazy to google it.

Wouldn't this be more elegant if it was phrased: Let's dispel once and for all with fiction that nothing happens… ?

In the books, there are hints of a possible romance between Jon and Val the Wildling, who is a pretty fun minor character. Too late to introduce her on the show, though.

Aunt. That would make it okay, right?

It's clear that magic of various sorts exists in GoT's world. It's in no way clear that gods exist, or if they do, that they're interested in human affairs.

Waif the Sweetling?

It's true that Cersei got a crap deal from Robert, but she's still one of the few unmitigatedly evil characters in the story. Don't remember whether it's been on the show, but she tortured Tyrion in his cradle, and murdered a childhood friend for being around when Cersei was on the receiving end of an unflattering…

There are no good guys here. Religion and monarchy/nobility were the twin scourges of the real-life Middle Ages, and I'm fairly sure Martin sees them the same way in his story. The smallfolk are on board with the Sparrows for now, but they should really be rooting for both sides to wipe each other out.

Yes, seems like they're conflating the two characters.

Does this mean that Dany will become a fat drunk after she conquers Westeros?! :(