That's what I got from it.

I think Melisandre sees Stannis as a sinking ship and intends to groom Gendry as the next king so I could see Stannis getting taken out soon. Maybe with a Gendry/Mel smoke baby?

Ugh I can't handle the torture scenes. I'd rather they just cut off Theon's head and be done with it.

@avclub-6a2e02abed77ed14ca4fc05f6cfd7741:disqus I think Margery's just a pragmatic person (seems to take after Grandma) and waiting around for love/romance isn't going to make her the Queen. She's also wound up with husbands who weren't really true love options for her. Loras seems to be the romantic in the family.…

I'm leaning towards Gendry and Arya (in the long run) but if it ends up being Jon I wouldn't be surprised. I feel like Jon is going to end up being really important as time goes on.

Yeah I really don't understand why the senator wouldn't be paying alimony and child support. This storyline really makes no sense.

Maybe he's just not ready to let go of her yet? The religion thing though will most likely be what kills it in the end.

How old is Tommen though? 8? If/when (he's begging to be murdered) Joffrey dies would Tommen even be allowed to rule? Or would the King's hand rule until he was of age like Robert had originally intended with Joffrey and Ned.

I agree with you. I think all Gendry needs to have a legitimate claim to the throne is the desire to be king and an army to back him as well as someone willing to fund him. Based on what they've shown anyone can end up king if they have a big enough army and support system and I think there would be plenty willing to…

Oh god no you misread my comment. I don't see Brienne falling into the "I can change him" trap. I think real life and the trials he's going through are going to be what ends up changing Jaime for the better. I could just see him and Brienne becoming closer as the years go by and then potentially getting together once…

@avclub-82cf46948ca0f531a256e38473c9282f:disqus Well Renly's dead and Stannis even if he is techinically the rightful heir no one seemed to want him on the throne. There's also the fact that he seems to be becoming more and more unhinged so I could see the supporters he does have backing down. Remember when Robb said…

@avclub-fd49932f918497f20b2931ddc110bcbe:disqus Being illegitimate though even if he is technically the rightful heir will he have any claim to the throne? I'm sure there are many who would side with him and want him as king but bastards don't seem to have any rights to inheritance in this world do they? Or is that…

I think Arya's meant to be either thirteen or close to thirteen so she's definitely at the age where hormones are going a little crazy and crushes will be happening. As for whether or not Arya and Gendry will happen I think the show is definitely setting them up as a future pairing but they'll probably wait until the…

Well she's already both his mother and his aunt so why not add one more thing.

According to a book quote in the Jaime x Brienne tag on tumblr he was definitely aroused during that scene. He had an erection and he was troubled by it. I know comparisons to the books aren't really allowed but this doesn't spoil things. It just adds some subtext.

I think he's drawn to her but in denial about it because she's not a traditional beauty and because she's not Cersei but he's still attracted so he lashes out in that school yard way and wants to make her uncomfortable. But I think we're on a journey to Jaime becoming a better person and that journey is going to end…

I think he decided to marry her off to Loras for two reasons: To keep the Tyrells off his back when he reveals he's breaking up the Sansa x Loras union they wanted by offering Loras a replacement wife with higher social standing than Sansa and to humiliate and take Cersei down a peg.

I was actually thinking of Karen and Jeff Goldblum's character.

Am I the only one who thinks that Chase's obsession with destroying Max will end with him falling in love with him? That just seems to be the way these stories go in TV land.

I definitely see a Britta and Jeff reunion coming and I hate that. It just feels like more evidence to me of the show regressing.