I see Guillermo's transformation into George R. R. Martin is almost complete… now if only I had an extra black fisherman's cap around here somewhere?

Theon Greyjoy, I feel your pain.

Now we know why the clothes in Kings Landing are so drab for most
everyone but the Lannisters and Tyrells — King Aerys gave the order
to "Burn the mall!".

Now we know why the clothes in Kings Landing are so drab for most
everyone but the Lannisters and Tyrells — King Aerys ordered everyone
to "Burn the mall!".

What a coincidence that Daario says that they'd need 1000 ships to
transport the Dothraki horde, and last week Euron gave the order to make
1000 ships! What are the chances?

Did anyone die in this episode?

Nice to see Benjen so expressive. He seemed a bit wooden at the end of last season.

Never was there a more righteous buffoon than Mace Tyrell.

Randyl (Tarly) is asshole… why Sam hate?

I think some very minor things could have boosted this script considerably — for example, if we had seen Finn practice dueling with a sword onboard the Star Destroyer (and maybe have some of the new Stormtroopers wield swords as backup weapons), it would have made his lightsaber fight a lot more believable, I think.

Anyone doubt that the only reason Han Solo died was because (I assume) Harrison Ford demanded it as a condition of returning to the role? I can't imagine they'd voluntarily eliminate a chance at a reunion in the future between Han, Luke, and Leia unless they had to!

Oops, you're probably right (I'll check next time I see it).

Just saw it — really enjoyed it, but a few Abrams-isms bugged me:

Just saw it — really enjoyed it, but a few things (Abrams-isms) bugged me:

The AV Club: working out their personal paraphilia in as public a forum as humanly possible.

I loved "Planet Earth" and nature documentaries in general, and I am unironically looking forward to this very much.

poop

What historical figure would you like to bang?

Man, Naughty by Nature was just awesome. Great rhythm, great flow, the lyrics are understandable… great stuff.

Oliver was very good in almost everything except for the interviews.  He just wasn't a very good interviewer, I thought.  If he gets his own show, I hope he doesn't do celebrity interviews.