How does the Turkish leadership see this playing out to their benefit? Do they have any sort of vision for how "small" moves like this may possibly result in stability, short of escalating to full-blown police state?

Gwyneth must have been advised to minimize her income until the divorce is finalized, at which point she'll hopefully join the tour.

No, she's the same as she ever was.

No, I wasn't scared at all. Really, not at all. How can you not be fine with this? I for one welcome our new yellow overlords. And as a semi-frequent commenter, I offer my services to their righteous cause.

The Twyin Lannister thing was TV-only, but your point is well-taken. The TV has shown a fraction of the Arya trauma we've already seen in the books. But this is high drama, and I would be disappointed if Arya's end story is that she's a "fucked up mess" incapable of any agency or true character (as would be the case…

Who the heck doesn't want the Wonder Woman movie now? Of course Black Widow would also work! Who disagrees with any of this?

Very good point, but that overstates the ultimate significance of some of the childish rants that got her through impossibly tough times. There are countless examples of Arya behaving with "honor" that went against her immediate self interest. Arya is already more complex and interesting than either of her parents,…

Yes, just as we are at peace with every nation state in the world today. But believe it or not, some foreign malcontents don't see it that way.

I hope that they have some plan in place for crowd sourcing the analysis and creation of the metadata. I would almost be willing to put time into watching this stuff and identifying it.

Yes, but who's tool will she be? Her father was a tool to an ill-defined "honor" that he was unable to navigate. Arya is clearly her father's daughter, and I believe that will define her in the end, regardless of how badly the "faceless" seem to fuck her up. The skills/powers she gains will ultimately be put to the…

No, once Martha is in custody she is able to clearly identify "Clark," as well as "Jennifer" and their "mother," Claudia. Clark may try to "disappear," but the whole Soviet operation is in grave danger with the descriptive information that Martha is able to provide. No wig will prevent her from picking any of them out…

I am Mr. Tja68, the latest resident grumpy old man.

Russian winter is for pussies. I do my ice swimming in Finland, where the icicles never melt.

Martha fool Phillip? That would be interesting to watch. But is there any chance of that lasting more than few scenes before she implodes?

It found a new way to twist the knife of discomfort that this show is expert at slipping between our ribs.

Oleg indicated to Nina that he pretty much figured out that she had been up to something to put her in the position initially.

Nice post; I can't imagine what the tl;dr version must have encompassed.

No hope for Jamie learning left-handed remoting?

My ex-wife was a Martha-magnet; she attracted such people and it got old really quickly. The pilot of the Martha spin-off would be fascinating (actually, that's what we got in this episode). The third episode would be tedious, and the fourth unbearable.

The U.S. opened its arms to him and gave him the opportunity to develop technologies to kill his former neighbors and destroy his former home. He wasn't innocently seeking to "do science" and live simply. He was a belligerent. As are many millions of Americans today working in defense industries.