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I'd say the age range for this series is a bit higher than that, more like 8-13. Many will grow out of the series as they get older, but those who really connect with it will continue to read. Naruto was very popular amongst the anime crowd at my high school and even more so at the nearby middle school.

I've heard these games referred to as "Batman Simulators" and as a long time fan of the character thats always been the main draw for me. They truly make you feel like the Dark Knight and the open world of Arkham City only multiplied that feeling for me. Scaling rooftops, gliding across Gotham, dealing with random

Brienne walking into the aftermath of the battle and just happening to run into the man she swore vengeance on already half-dead, felt hollywood in a way that George's novels rarely are. I'm fine with Brienne being the one to kill Stannis but the way it happened here is the kind of fan service that feels out of place

The man's supposed to be one of the finest commanders in Westeros and this season made him look like a complete novice. He has an army 6000 strong but leaves it so poorly guarded that Ramsay and 20 men stroll in and destroy his rations. He puts less thought into sacrificing his own daughter than he did into

I think Healy genuinely wants to do good on some level but he has a pretty massive inferiority complex and seems particularly threatened by minorities. And while he occasionally shows signs of wanting to be better his refusal to do any serious self-examination prevents him from making any real progress.

Apparently, Vince's experiences with that director were loosely based on Mark Wahlberg's experiences with a young Paul Thomas Anderson during the filming of Boogie Nights. Its interesting because, PTA always seems so reserved in interviews but I can totally see a young "genius" director acting that way.

The Wildlings would be past the wall but they would be there on their own terms and the Night's Watch wouldn't really have any bargaining power. At least this way, Jon can make a deal in good faith that the Wildlings will settle on lands that he has set aside and can hopefully farm without getting into fights with

This episode really encapsulates everything I loved about this show as well as why it ultimately frustrated me. Its an excellent hour of television and I still get chills every time I watch Ben walk through Dharmaville, surveying the corpses of the people he just murdered while that fantastic score plays.

Stannis's army was resting for the moment but as we learned from Davos the snow storm has seriously hindered their movement.

Who rules the Baratheon ancestral seat and who is the Head of House Baratehon, which is what you said before, are two different matters though traditionally they were one in the same until Robert took the throne. While Robert was alive, he was the only head. When he died that position went to his heir, Joffrey but

He's incorruptible in the sense that he has principles and is genuinely true to them in a way that so few characters are in this series. That doesn't make him "good" but it certainly sets him apart from his foes who have no code and generally do what is most convenient for themselves. No the problem with the High

Robert didn't exile Stannis he sent him to Dragonstone because it had long been the seat of House Targeryn and he needed someone to watch over the remaining Targeryn loyalists in case they ever tried something. Stannis understandably took this as a slight because Storm's End has far richer lands and more bannermen but

This is one of the few times where Davos gave Stannis terrible advice. When winter comes so do the white walkers and Stannis's current army plus the Nights Watch isn't enough to stop them. They need to get the Northmen on their side and if they turn back now they might not get a second chance. Its a slim shot but its

It's not just a matter of sitting on the Iron Throne though, its a matter of having the power to stop the White Walkers as Melisandre said. That makes it a much more interesting moral dilemma than if it it were just about being king.

I dont think its that simple. In the "Inside the Episode" feature, the showrunners said that the High Sparrow sticks out because hes the only person in king's landing whos straight forward about his motives. If Cersei truly understood this she would have never given him power because everything he said about punishing

I think the fact that Don scoffed at Peggy's desire to create something lasting only to go on to create the worlds most successful commercial is an intended bit of irony on Weiner's part. His experience at the end made him less cynical. Peggy's last conversation with Don also seemed to foreshadow the ending, she

Don offered to go home and Betty pleaded with him not to. He had grown so disconnected from his family that as Betty said him trying to be apart of their lives now would have been a matter of pride and not what was best for them.

The Sopranos may have been more esoteric and artful but based on a lot of the reactions I read to it that wasn't what drew a large portion of its audience to the show. In fact David Chase often made his frustrations with his audience public. And most of the other big anti-hero shows pre-date Breaking Bad or started

Your not entirely wrong but the truth is the Wildling culture cannot coexist with the culture of Westeros without some serious changes. These are a people who do not follow any laws and whose culture is based on raiding and in some cases rape and cannibalism. Stannis doesn't have time to ease them into Westeros, not

No but Mance and his gang were attacking the wall and Stannis had received the letter from the Night's Watch asking him for help. That was the whole reason why he went to the wall in the first place, because he knew he was needed there and both Davos and Melisandre agreed that he should go.