He is not breaking badly. He is breaking bad. The opposite of turning good.

Best buddy comedy duo in a 5+ year old HBO series that I'm just now watching:

They work for three hours and then get a free pass into the show. Not a bad deal.

Also should add that you can sometimes find cool stuff to do without waiting in massive lines. I was able to walk right into a comic book art panel with legendary inker Klaus Janson right in the middle of the thing. I was able to get into a TV writing panel with a brief wait. The less trendy artists, video games, and…

This was my first year attending Comic-Con. I had passes for Friday and Saturday. I showed up on Friday at about 10:30 am and poked around the exhibition hall for a while, thinking that I could head outside 1-2 hours early for the 2:50 pm Game of Thrones panel and still get a seat.

I think he cares about family in the sense of how people perceive the Lannisters and in the sense of making sure that his children end up in positions of power. What I don't think he values is personal happiness or fulfillment.

I think you have to put it in the context. We (arguably) don't live in a world that requires you to play dirty to be successful. However, if you're involved with organized crime or cutthroat warfare, it's a much different reality that demands different strategies.

Robb's character was a bit inconsistent. The Karstark thing showed a rigid adherence to honor and duty whereas the Talisa thing showed a reckless disregard for the same. The common thread is the inability to see the bigger picture and make the necessary compromise for the sake of his cause.

In our universe, sure.

The Talisa thing and the Karstark thing were flat out dumb.

It's a great scene. Aidan Gillen makes my skin crawl.

I was quoting Littlefinger's dialogue from "The Climb."

When Jon looked up from his daze to find "Pyp" and "Sam" I half expect "Merry" to be right behind them. Methinks George RR Tolkien could've picked some different names for his unlikely band of heroes.

I agree. In the books he comes across as less of a puppet and more of a do-the-right-thing moralist. Going to The Wall wasn't about appeasing Melisandre, but rather protecting the realm from a genuine threat like any king worth his salt would do.

Early days my friend.

No, you've mixed up seasons 1 and 2. The faceless man is in the last episode of season 2.

At risk of being "that guy"…

I almost wish I could have just skipped GoT and then sat down in 2018 to watch all eleventy seasons in a row in three days like I did with The Wire, Lost, and others. The wait for new episodes is agonizing.

I also like season 1 the most of the first three. I think it was the most complete in terms of consistently delivering satisfying twists and memorable moments. The way they slowly unpeeled the truths of the story was pretty gripping. So many great scenes (Ned's death, crown for a king, Robb capturing Jaime, pretty…

I agree. It seems like they could've covered Theon's storyline in far fewer scenes.