Maybe that might have been improved if they hadn't fought the imposition of democracy after the war until the North gave up? A lot of human capital, white and black, got wasted because they had to preserve as much of the old racial caste system and the oligarchy it helped distract people from.

I figure anywhere south of Michigan is too far south for me.

Skynrd is often misunderstood. Even Sweet Home Alabama sounds like it's conflicted, if you pay attention to the lyrics.

One of my weirdest popcultural grudges is that I kinda hate Joel McHale because he goes easy on Charlie Sheen. I wish he'd drop in a reference to Sheen being a domestic abuser into every episode because fuck Charlie Sheen. Wake up America! He's not just a lovable coked-up scamp!

I don't think it's actually that bad. All you have to say is "No, I'm not."

The show Shae clearly has more feelings for Tyrion than book Shae did. It's a deliberate character change, like it or hate it.

She'd tell the kids "If you see a flayed man, especially, run from it."

It'd be the perfect way to surprise people because Michelle Fairley's casting wouldn't spoil the fact that she's still around, plus they like to rock something supernatural in the last episode.

@avclub-29639d6c421c85be2b1d77158fc0b4a3:disqus SPOILERS
No, the Aegon who shows up in Book 5 is allegedly the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and his wife, Elia Martell. He's supposed to have been murdered along with mom and sister by the Mountain and Ser Amory Lorch during the sack of King's Landing by Tywin Lannister's…

We may get a message through Roose at some point telling them that Bran and Rickon were murdered by Theon. Maybe that'll be what makes Robb and Cat reconcile and head back to the North do clean out the Ironmen in vengeance. That would probably bring conflicts to a head with Rickard Karstark, given that they'd be…

I really hope they've got a few ex-Republican presidents on pikes somewhere so Theon can see that Ramsay doubled-crossed his double-crossers.

I loved his honesty in this episode about leaving Sam.

I think Littlefinger thriving on chaos isn't a good reason for him offing Joffery on his own. If anything, it creates less chaos to have a tractable Tommen on the throne, compared to Joff who's closer to his majority and an intoxicating combination of cruel, arrogant and stupid. And Littlefinger doesn't know that…

Maybe I'm remembering wrong, but didn't Luwin and Osha send the kids away so she could euthanize him and we don't get what their conversation was? Or is that just in the books.

We had the first confirmed Bolton lie to Robb this week. Roose delivers the message that says by the time his bastard got to Winterfell, the Ironborn had burned it down and fled. While they've kept it obscured, (lamely in my mind, because Osha has no reason to keep quiet) for viewers who burned the place, but we know…

Sean T. Collins, of Boiledleather.com, and others have come up with the chapter order in which to read FeastDance

He fights with Cat about it, saying he's going to make Jon his heir, then goes into a meeting where Cat is not invited and writes his will, having his lords all witness it. Whether Martin not explicitly showing it is because it's some trick, or just part of showing Robb and Cat's estrangment is anyone's guess. Some of…

I thought it was suggested that Ramsay let Theon and Kyra escape, because that's his MO. He lets people go so he can hunt them with his dogs. Book Theon, I think, pretty much rapes Kyra when he's in charge of Winterfell, so I doubt he'd be her choice of escape buddy.

Oh.

Joff doesn't do subtle.