AFFC is probably the better written, better constructed book, but I'd rather read ADWD again than ever relive what seemed like thousands of chapters of Brienne and Pod walking, and the Greyjoys making a decision.

Sure, but for how long? She's no doubt on the Flaying list.

Sure, it would have definitely made him seem more human and less of a plot device. As it stands he was just a vehicle for a plotline that already seems to be winding down.

Sure, they didn't have time to give us "Olly! So Full of Murder" the mini-series, but at the same time, I bought him being one of the people who murdered Jon because a.) this is Westeros, people are operating on a very binary, I love you or I'm killing you, wavelength, and b.) I got the impression that Thorne et al…

I feel like when Myles says "cheering" he means something more along the lines of "grimly satisfied." After two or three lingering close-ups of Olly's face turning black as he dangled from the rope, anybody actually cheering just self-identified as the resident sociopath.

Well, maybe a little from column A, a little from column B. I find it hard to believe that there won't be some consequences from, you know, being brought back from the dead.

Who knows if he even needs to eat now? I had a feeling that part of him giving up his big, bushy cloak was that, as the undead, he didn't feel the cold.

Well, good for her. I mean, even the random brothel women being naked in the background made more sense than Dany verrrry slowly submerging herself into the jacuzzi of sadness in the very first episode.

Yeah, it was a test to see if they could trust her to follow through on the emotionless assassination they practice, rather than just ticking names off her list, like when she murdered Meryn Trant.

GRRM's pessimistic outlook on the world and religion basically requires The High Sparrow to be, if not totally corrupt, at the very least a great deal more calculating than he appears. Especially when you consider that while we've seen real evidence that there's some power behind R'hllor, the Old Gods of the Forest,…

If the Umbers remain loyal to the Starks I doubt they'd hand Rickon over to Ramsay, who's just as likely to flay him alive on a lark than to hold onto him for any strategic purpose.

Keep reading. It never gets to LotR levels of sword and sorcery, but it's there. Personally I really like the way magic is handled in the series, because it feels more like how the real world would relate to it, rather than everyone wandering around casting random spells that fix your eyeglasses.

Well, there was always unsexy nudity on the show; I don't think most people got much of a charge out of Lysa Arryn breastfeeding Robin. But yeah, there's been far less sexytime on the show ever since Oberyn died. Jon's nudity was at least vaguely plot-driven, what with the ceremonial bathing of resurrection or…

Yeah, Emilia Clarke must have had her nudity clause rewritten. She was naked all the time in the first season.

I was so glad he went through with it. He hesitated just long enough that I figured he was going to show a little mercy and maybe just banish them to beyond the wall. Disturbing as it was to see wee Olly throttled by the noose, it was deeply satisfying, and appropriate considering his father's own brand of hard…

He had, like, a dainty little cloth covering his junk; we saw him start moving and sit up before we saw him from the front, so I just assumed it fell off. Actually I didn't really notice it was gone, since I was deeply focused on semi-gratuitous Harington butt. Haringbutt.

It's not about gay characters, it's about gay sex. People are generally OK with gay people existing, as long as they don't have to think about our sex lives, even though there's really nothing that two men or two women can do together sexually that heterosexual couples can't and don't do. Both The Birdcage and In &…

Yeah, that would be more realistic, and just as weepy. I can see either version happening. GRRM can be a sadist, but every now and then he lets us have a little sliver of happiness.

Here's some theorizing, followed by some wild speculation:

I actually quite like Watch Me; I feel like it's more of a piece with 4 Degrees, where she's presenting an issue with a little more nuance. At the very least the idea of being watched and feeling the mixture of disgust/security is germane to the subject matter at hand, and not overly simplified down to "This is a bad…