But Firefly is over a decade old. I'm sorry we can't preserve everything so anyone can walk into it fresh, but that death has become part of the cultural conversation. You missed seeing it before it did, and that is too bad, but it can't be spoiler tagged forever.

So, the spoiler warning in the first sentence did nothing for you? Sounds like your own damn fault.

You are a dummy. The first sentence said it was about spoilers, you read anyway. Own your dummyness

They're from Berkeley, which is about as NorCal as you can get, culturally speaking.

It is known. It's been mentioned in interviews, etc.

What spoiler? That there will be a battle at Castle Black? They said that in this week's episode.

It was in the MARKED spoilers section, which can include spoilers for all the books, including Dance with Dragons.. Says so on the top.

It was a conscious tribute to "The Princess Bride" by GRRM.

yes they were. Big mushroom shaped central keep gives it away

He is a perfect representation of his hometown.

That is simply not true. California didn't legalize weed cause it is much more conservative then people think. Lots of people live in the central Valley and Orange and San Diego counties.

yet

Whatever happened to a simple per diem? Its easier on everyone. Much less work for some poor accounts person, that's for sure.

Yes, AFFC is great. Gets at so many of the core themes of the series. It shows just how much the ruling elites have fucked things up, all with 3 major crises coming soon:

Yeah, A Feast for Crows is criminally underrated, partly because it lacks a lot of PoV chapters from marquee characters. But the Brienne and Cersei chapters are great in showing how the word is coming back (and not) from war, and just how devastated Westeros is already even with the worst (Dany and White Walkers) yet…

is the irony of a gimmick commenter complaining about artifice intentional?

"Lots of cunts name their swords."
Seems a fitting coda to:
"There is no cure for being a cunt."

Paula, Charlie, Alonzo

Except most NPR affiliates are also PRI affiliates

Having gone to a high school in Colorado with a mascot of a lambkin, I must agree with the comparison.