He's doing a terrible job of convincing anyone he's actually sorry. He's not one bit sorry he broke his oath; he's just sorry he lost the Freys.

I agree;  I think that "brainless" is a little harsh, and I definitely feel more sorry for her than just about anyone. She's deeply, deeply clueless, naive, in all sorts of denial, and clearly still thought that a marriage to a pretty boy would set her back on the smooth track she'd been raised to believe her life…

I think Sansa would be miserable with Loras, as it wouldn't take long for her to realize that the whole marriage was a sham, rather than the sparkly perfect fairytale she was convinced it would be. And I do think Tyrion will attempt to protect her from his batshit family; he's been very sympathetic towards her all…

I disagree; I find that watching Theon Greyjoy get repeatedly tortured is pretty enjoyable.

Dude, that sounds awesome! Thanks!

Don't restrain; you can get them second-hand on Amazon for ridiculously cheap.

*writes down "wants to go to the circus and shoot up heroin with her mother "*   I dunno, that all sounds pretty normal to me. 

Using "cannon" instead of "canon" indicates a subliminal desire to blow shit up.  Now tell me, @Scrawler2:disqus , do you often repress feelings of wanton violence? *pen hovers expectantly over notebook*

Our version of the rhyme was always "mutilated monkey nuts/little dirty birdie butts".

@Scrawler2:disqus I don't believe it's considered "canon" unless the author/estate acknowledges it as such, and I'd bet The Secret Garden is public domain.  And I am a BIG FAN of ignoring additional canon anyway, if I hate it. :)

This is awkward, but I really sorta need to make out with everyone in this thread.

@Scrawler2:disqus Okay so apparently there's a movie called "Back To The Secret Garden" where  Dickon goes off to WW1, and a book called Return to the Secret Garden which everyone hates, which, okay, fair enough; I can't imagine it's happy.  Young English men and world wars, particularly the first one, do not really…

@Scrawler2:disqus Alternately, tiny little Simon Pegg. Just imagine his enthusiastic nerdy channelled into gardening & animal husbandry.

@Scrawler2:disqus 
I'm sure that Hardy sounds like total suckup fan-service, but since you want someone who can look a bit rough-around-the-edges boy with a good, kind heart…I think aged-back Hardy could work.

I just had the weirdest image of Colin played by a little Benedict Cumberbatch.

WE HAVE TO GO BACK

Y'all just keep reminding me of stuff. I was unreasonably obsessed with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.  I never really got into other Verne works, but 20k just sucked me in and would not let go. I choose to blame the descriptions of the Nautilus and everything underwater .

Oh yes, All-of-A-Kind Family!  I have no idea how I picked up on these books - I'm not Jewish, although there are some very minor crossovers with my parents' religion - but I really, really loved the portrayal of the  old Lower East Side and the sisterly dynamics.

Pippi's THE BEST. I have dressed as her three times for Halloween, as an adult.

I love The Secret Garden because Mary Lennox is so very, very unlikable at first. I'd never run across a such a disagreeable lead character, and it endeared me to her.  Also hard-headed, which, well, like to like and all that.