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And the HBO program "Silicon Valley"

Subpar people do get hired at large prestigious companies, but those tend to be the type that look great on paper (i.e. good grades at top-ranked university) or can fake it through a few hours of interview, but suck for other reasons. Bighead doesn't look good on paper, and doesn't look like he can fake it through a…

but if the show were being realistic, the entire thing with the tequila bottle and the delete key would have never happened.

Yeah. How did he get a job with Hooli in the first place?

What is law, but a 13th century programming language?

But they're not (weren't) growing cucumbers on Ganymede. They're growing genetically modified soybeans designed to maximize the calories and nutrients.

Belters, despite or maybe even because of being oppressed, are huge assholes.

I actually thought his demands were too aggressive. Sure, Dany's headed back as the Khal (not Khaleesi) of all the Dothraki, but nobody there knows that.

How does Littlefinger blatently threaten Royce in Royce's own lands in front of Royce's own men?
This is even less plausible than the Dornish guards doing nothing as Ellaria kills Doran. Royce is well respected as a military leader while nobody respects Robyn or likes Littlefinger.

OK WTF?

Is it racist if it's true?

What kind of shady pawn shop owner/fence asks a guy he just met if he wants child poprn?

It doesn't raise an eyebrow on Earth, but Alex and Naomi definitely consider it weird.

Standard genre convention. When everybody says, "only x has y technology," you'll inevitably encounter somebody else using y.

If the Martians wanted to just kill them, they could have done so from far away, and quietly. There'd be no need for them to rescue them, and then kill them.

They explain in episodes 3 and 4 why she was around Saturn

I guess this is a spoiler…

Anybody know the name of the opening theme song? It sounds very familiar.

Good news! There's a storm so rescue's been delayed

Braavos is supposed to be a major commerce hub. I feel it should have better rule of law and lines of recourse for broken contracts. Hiring creepy death cult assassins should be the absolutely last resort.