As a kid, the "jarring nature of the crossover" completely flew over my head, and I still don't particularly care about it. I loved it for the football in the groin.

No, Mel isn't Australian anymore. He was quietly disowned after the racism and the girlfriend beating and such.

Yeah, when I go overseas, people often don't believe that I'm Australian.

We are into beer. Just not Fosters. Although hipsters have started drinking Fosters in an ironic sense, as it's the Australian beer that nobody drinks in Australia.

As an Australian, I would like to apologise for my fellow Australians' lack of humour at the time this episode came out. It is just so ridiculous and over-the-top that I have no idea how anyone could possibly take offense to it. It could have done with some actual Australians in it - the accents really sounded more…

For those interested, Jackson directed an amazing documentary about unknown New Zealand film prodigy Colin MacKenzie, called "Forgotten Silver". It is seriously one of the most amazing stories I've ever seen on film. Hunt it down.

Man, I was all set up in a theory that David Clarke was actually still alive and was using his daughter as a pawn in *his* plan for revenge. I guess that could still happen with her mother next season, though.

Man, I was all set up in a theory that David Clarke was actually still alive and was using his daughter as a pawn in *his* plan for revenge. I guess that could still happen with her mother next season, though.

S3E01 prediction: Sam takes that big bag of obsidan and wipes out the white walkers by chucking bits at them. COME AT ME, BITCHES.

S3E01 prediction: Sam takes that big bag of obsidan and wipes out the white walkers by chucking bits at them. COME AT ME, BITCHES.

I dunno about the changes to the sea battle. I appreciate that some probably had to be made (afore-mentioned bridge of burning boats, etc), but as it is, having all those boats seeing that one enemy ship and going "HMM, ISN'T THAT ODD, LET'S GO FOR A CLOSER LOOK" is just… I mean, c'mon! It's obviously a trap! I guess…

I dunno about the changes to the sea battle. I appreciate that some probably had to be made (afore-mentioned bridge of burning boats, etc), but as it is, having all those boats seeing that one enemy ship and going "HMM, ISN'T THAT ODD, LET'S GO FOR A CLOSER LOOK" is just… I mean, c'mon! It's obviously a trap! I guess…

I don't know how convincing it will be for Arya's storyline that she (spoilers for next episode or two)