This is pretty silly. When we talk about the stages of grief as the "theme" of this episode, we don't (or at least we shouldn't) mean that in the sense of an actual literary theme. Even if we take it as absolutely clear that these stories are linked by the stages of grief, with authorial intent and all, this is…

Does anyone know what the Lenny Bruce bit he's referring to is?

Is it game 5040 already? I must not have been paying attention.

I can't keep up with this show. Can someone remind me who Roose Bolton is, and what he has done so far?

What does he think we've been doing?

@avclub-9b60cf1b2106f886f17cba2b1a0359b9:disqus I believe the word is "brothieros."

I guess this is pretty obvious, but the scene with GOB and Michael is much funnier after having seen the GOB/Tony Wonder material.

I really thought this was a Simpsons reference, but I guess I was probably thinking of, "And now a video Christmas card from Tupac Shakur."

The writers of this article seem to think that having been produced in reality is a criterion for an ad's quality, which stacks the deck pretty heavily against fictional characters (to put it lightly). E.g., "On the show, Life Cereal wanted an ad that touted its health benefits. It rejected this Don Draper creation.…

Better than that very rare Mary Worth in which she has advised a friend to commit suicide.

White Van Man, not White Man Van—although I'm sure that would have been entertaining.

ROUGH HILARIOUS RE-IMAGINED PARAPHRASED CONVERSATION

But we're not men.

Interesting article on the subject (that references Ebert a little bit): http://ferretbrain.com/arti…

Andrea is not a character in the history of great TV shows.

Can someone remind me, uh, who this person (Margery) is, and what the nature of her relationship with Joffrey is?

How do you keep up with the news like that?

let's make the most of the night / like we're gonna diane young

Oh, I recognize that look! Somebody's going to the dance with Jimmy Junior!

i think you're conflating kamp krusty's "gentlemen: to evil!" with "last exit to springfield's" "to human misery!"