Bullshit. Best traditional TV theme song outside of Game of Thrones.

Garlan is allegedly better with a sword, but Loras is a better jouster. He does seem like a good dude, but I remember reading something pretty persuasive that either he or Margaery were the ones who actually put the poison in Joff's cup.

Well, that and also a desire to be the power behind the throne during the long minority of King Tommen.

@avclub-cd3695fb409b3ce6dc60ca44b08983ac:disqus has it right, I'd think. Rickon Stark exists if you want a child heir and

In the books if the Westerlings were really conspiring with Tywin, as opposed to playing their own game and then running to the Lannisters afterword, Tywin certainly kept them on a need to know basis. Their son who's Robb's squire goes with him to the Twins.

The Westerlings claim that to Jaime, though it's after Tywin's no longer around to gainsay it.

Unsullied are a boutique product, bought for their discipline. They fight as a unit, so they can beat other, tougher armies just like the Roman legions did in real life. Other slaver cities make less badass slave armies for the budget-conscious consumer. Astapor is like the high end of unfree killing machines.

We missed out so far on what passes for giant humor "Hey Tormund is that one with no beard your daughter?" #giantburn

Your bowels do not agree.

BOOK 4/5 SPOILERS/BOOK 6 SPECULATION
I think the Tyrells are going to be in for some bad shit come book 6. They're going to have to try to keep a lid on the capital filled with High Septon Bin Laden and his army, Cersei back in charge of the Lannisters and backed by an 8-foot zombie killing machine, Sand Snakes soon to…

We don't actually know who orders that hit in the books, but the warlocks are obvious culprit. The Sorrowful Men would be unlikely to be working for Robert,  as they're pretty expensive and the concept the council ended up with was budget assassination by just offering a lordship to whomever did the deed.

@nowfo:disqus And they made Jorah's bitchery toward Barristan entirely illogical, given that it's "Oh, he served Robert Baratheon!" coming from a guy who served Ned Stark and helped put down the Greyjoy's Rebellion against Robert Baratheon. So I think they're preserving the Barristan/Jorah rivalry.

@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus More accurately, it's that Tywin will never see Tyrion as anything else, not matter what, and Tyrion beginning to really believe that. Presumably, he's spent a lot of time fantasizing about getting a chance to do something important from his father and his father…

Book Tyrion doesn't bang any prostitutes on screen other than Shae and we hear about his memories of Tysha. While I doubt he's been celibate, he's clearly interested in the girlfriend experience, as opposed to the five whores at once experience that show Tyrion is at least open to.

Agree Beyond the Wall should look like Norway as opposed to Iceland, except when they're up in the frostfangs, but I can see the reasoning for just making it look visually interesting. And we did see forest at Craster's and in the prologue.

If the Tudor's didn't do the dirty work, fantasy authors 500 years later wouldn't be inspired and would still be writing about elves who never shit or whatever. RRight?

If you're thinking the AV Club is better than something, you're wrong.

You talk about MTV executives like they're people or something. If one shows human feelings or emotions, I think they club it until it stops.

Tony Danza of all people said something really smart about Jersey Shore, which was that for all the hate that Snookie gets, what about the person who puts her on the air?

It's a fine response, if it's followed by staying out the discussion.