"A man has a thirst."

I liked him as portrayed here, but I can't for the life of me remember anything he does in CoK.

"I just find softcore porn weird is all. If you want to film people fucking, make a real porno. There's no reason we need to watch Theon changing positions with yet another prostitute every week he's onscreen."

And my point was that the scene was disturbing for you. Therefore, it achieved it's purpose. Truthfully, I also think this show would be better without all the nudity if only because then I would be able to show it to more people, but I agree with Todd that they seem to be using the sex scenes to tell a story and…

I find Davos to dull as tap water, but Liam Cunningham is bringing him to life. In CoK I always felt like he was more of a plot delivery device, just there because we need someone to help us check in on Stannis, but Cunningham is really giving him layers.

See, and I'm loving what they're doing with Cersei so far. She comes off as such a cartoon villain in the books despite having pretty clear reasons for being the way she is. That speech to Tyrion about why she resents him (everyone she loves has died or been placed in mortal danger for his sake) gave me chills.

That scene was all about how prostitution (at least in this context) is humiliating and degrading. The double peep-hole/male gaze camera trick and the cum-wiping were supposed to be deeply unsettling.

I love that they had Lommy suggesting they all "yield." I hope they keep that bit up like GRRM does.

It was also an additional bit of texture vis a vis the whole women and power theme.

So much hate going around!

I think Harmony's just a lot of fun, and she—along with soulless, post-chip Spike—provide nuance to the Buffyverse's eight-year long dissertation on good and evil. Yet the central question Whedon always asks, at least in my opinion, isn't "why do people do bad shit," but "why do people do good?" Given this monstrously…

Ok, that's fair. Since one is a spin-off, I hadn't really been thinking about them as separate shows.

This was also the season when (I think based on feedback from some fan critics) the show's creators started showing that the Fire Nation military (at least on the homefront) is gender integrated. While probably unrealistic, I like that they don't take for granted that gender segregation is "normal" or "better."…

I guess we could. Nick has started running a few new trailers on air, and they are available online, so that's what people are discussing/speculating about. I guess my irritation comes from being shamed about speculating AT ALL about a trailer that seems to be in regular rotation, which is all the back and forth about…

There's another preview that suggests she starts having nightmares. In fact, it looks like shit is going to get DARK in this series. This isn't Game of Thrones or anything, but the violence has already been kicked up a notch. A:TLA used to back away from showing their child combatants make actual physical contact with…

Now that the first two eps and multiple trailers are available on the Nick website and for free download (in HD!) on iTunes, that plaint is starting to get a little less sympathetic. I understand the desire to watch it with friends, but at this point it's your choice. You can't blame people for wanting to discuss…

Yes, I think that is played for comedy. And the guard that Chit Sang frames is the one who was mistreating him earlier in the episode.

This is a completely valid line of criticism. I have no problem with nudity, and I think that in most cases, this show uses it pretty well in order to tell us something about a character (Dany) or inspire appropriate feelings of discomfort or revulsion (again, Dany). But the lesbo "sexposition" scene from last season…

There's something kind of awesome about the fact that the two most skilled fighters in Westeros (with the possible exception of the Kingslayer) are an ugly chick and the swishiest gay on the planet.

I'm pretty good at avoiding spoilers, and frankly, I don't care that much about them. I started Book 1 knowing that Ned would die, and it didn't ruin the experience for me. A book is more than just it's surprises.