'to suggest that it does, it seems to me, is to insist that drama isn't allowed to function on subtext and implication, that unless the show explicitly says "Jon is Rhaegar's son, y'all!" you can't assume that it said anything at all'

It's not even that subtle on the show; at the very least it's strongly suggested early on that Ned wasn't Jon's father. It's really not a fan theory at all, just paying attention to some foreshadowed details.

Isn't one of the guys from Ween on Cheesy? Every bit of that record is strange.

DID YOU KNOW: that En Esch track was done for the KMFDM album that ended up being Money, when it was to be called Split and have one side of Sascha's songs and one side of Esch's.

Enthusiastically upvoted for Liquid Liquid.

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, 'Open Up'
Depeche Mode, 'Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub)'
The Fast Set, 'Junction One'
The Woodentops, 'So Good Today'
Christmas, 'Stupid Kids'
Romeo Void, 'Present Tense'
Cyberaktif, 'Temper'
Scratch Acid, '[Untitled]'
Laibach, 'Final Countdown (Beyond The Infinite Juno Reactor Mix)'
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It's not worth anything. The GOP majority called it; it was going to happen whether or not Democrats sat on it. Indeed IIRC the Democrats considered boycotting Gowdy's but decided to join it on the 'keep your enemies closer' principle.

Sounds like it's the UK version of The Killing.

I think it's a hangover from NAFTA, which was sold as something necessary to grow the economy but (at least in the public perception) ended up costing middle-class jobs. I think a lot of opposition to TPP comes from that, and not unjustifiably (although I think anxiety about TPP is overblown at this point.)

Well, the reason Gowdy's not being partisan *now* is because he couldn't find dirt on Clinton or Obama, so now he has to pretend his committee wasn't politically motivated. He deserves no credit.

I'm sorry, you're mistaken: the Russian training scene in Rocky IV is the one set to 'Hearts On Fire', and that's only mildly homoerotic. The beach scene in Rocky III is set to an instrumental.

We're friends now.

[nods in resting abyssface's direction; conspicuously displays Youth Code LP so resting abyssface thinks I'm still 'with it']

Wait, isn't that the plot of CB4?

Also it sounds like Brenner got some bad legal advice.

The only 'D' I share with Modell (phrasing!) is Dinosaur Jr. Otherwise (an abbreviated list):

Reminded me of Marlo after he had Prop Joe killed.

I agree; I'd add that it doesn't matter whether or not Ellaria is telling the truth about the Donnish people's support. Because (at least at this point) it doesn't matter to the overall plot! If people want to write Dorne fanfic about the people's uprising, go for it, but it's not necessary to the HBO show.

Honestly, I can't even understand why the Dorne plot gets so much hatred. It's a side-story with clear plot and character motivations, and now it's neatly tied to next season's arc. I suspect dislike of the Dorne plot started with book readers (apparently it's more important to the books?) and more widely because an…

'Is it possible that some of those arguments are idiotic?'