Actually, that WAS the inspiration for the Red Wedding (that and something called the Black Dinner, although it may be the same thing). I also realized just now that my great-grandfather was a McDonald who married a Campbell. What does it all mean? Maybe they're the Smith and Jones of Scotland?

Actually, he's one of the best in the business. While the Sand Snakes fight scene was crap, I thought the rest of his work on GoT this season was solid. Anyway, there's only so much a director can do with an episode this poorly written. Just one clunker after another.

I think they need an additional voice in the writer's room, and I've often found myself wishing they could bring back Jane Espenson (who co-wrote "A Golden Crown" in Season 1).

I haven't read the books, but I do know that the closing scene is a lot worse there, even if it happens to a different character. And in the "Next On" segment, we see Sansa telling Theon "I still have friends in the North." So essentially it seems like, right after having her agency brutally taken away, she is being…

That sounds like the type of thing Tyrion might be able to tell her.

How about no longer judging acting nominees based on a single episode? That would be a good one.

If I'm not mistaken, Alan Taylor (the episode's director) was Scorsese's student at NYU. If I am mistaken, then forget it.

If I'm not mistaken, Alan Taylor (the episode's director) was Scorsese's student at NYU. If I am mistaken, then forget it.

TVP is truly one of the greats. I just wish he'd return to Game of Thrones.

Actually, this season, with its Ozymandian undertones, made me think that the Breaking Bad Effect is going to be a thing for quite some time.

I like that this season started and ended with Nucky's actions to get ahead: starting with the most moral (returning the money in the hat) and ending with the most immoral (handing Gillian over to the Commodore.)

I watched this after seeing the re-run of the pilot episode. If not for my cousin's wedding, the McNulty/Rawls reunion would have been the highlight of my weekend.

Peter Quinn = Realistic Jack Bauer.