I absolutely loathe his prose. It's nearly on par with Christopher Paolini. I also absolutely HATE his incessant ranting about exactly what type of food everyone is eating ALL THE TIME. I feel like fantasy authors like to demonstrate how well their world is realized by including useless bits of information (like how…

It's important to understand their relationship (as it relates to the BOOK SCENE, NOT THE SHOW). If Jaime gets caught having sex with his sister, he may still have a life afterward (Night's Watch, running off, etc.). If Cersei gets caught having sex with her brother, she'll probably take the blame for seducing him…

I completely agree with you. Clearly Cersei and Jaime's relationship is different from a college student being taken out on a date with someone they don't know very well and getting drunk and then being in this situation. And it's also different because the fact that they shouldn't be having sex has been part of their…

I'm tired of people saying that somehow because the book version of the scene was not consensual the show's scene should be treated as exactly the same thing. I'm sorry, but there just IS a distinction to be drawn between forcing someone to the ground and thrusting through the screams and convincing a hesitant person…