Probably too much thought into it, but it would make sense if the gut wounds (no bone) are straight in and out (eh eh say no more) and the wound in the chest follows the contour of the ribs in that area. Probably the make-up artist putting the wounds on realized it would be weird to have a cut overlapping a bone, and…

No, people of great conviction can also be close-minded zealots. There's no one formulation for behavior that works all the time. Open-mindedness can be a good thing, or it can be go-along get-along moral relativism that tolerates (even embraces) apartheid and slavery as cultural institutions. Conviction can be…

It's the logic of men and women of great conviction, and it cuts both ways. It is antidemocratic in the same way that the 14th Amendment and rule of law generally are antidemocratic. It puts me in mind of Judge Horton down in Athens telling his jurors that "So far as the law is concerned it knows neither native nor…

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This exactly. I'm not ashamed to admit that the first time I read the books, I was taken by surprise that Roose actually betrayed Robb. I thought that he was like the Greatjon: an intimidating northerner, but better and more loyal than the Southron lords because—up until the Red Wedding—the North is held up as this…

Wait, is Scotland in Wales? I'm so confused.

This is actually exactly what it's like to like Captain America as an American, too. It should be jingoistic, fascistic or idiotic, but so much love and idealism goes into the character that more often than not, he really, really works.

I don't know about the general internet, but I loved his Johnny Storm. I didn't anticipate him absolutely killing it as hard as he has as Cap, but I was not mad at all.

I hear you, but you realize the turtles were literally a parody of Daredevil, right? If this reminds you of that, it's because that was a spoof of (the source material for) this.

He's saying it's a hobo season. Born to the rails. Raised by the rails. This season didn't know life outside of a boxcar until it was already a man.

Man, the Thing vs. Hulk fights were awesome. I love how "Oh ferchrissakes this again" the Thing always is.

Great job, HBO!

This is correct. The Martells are playing the long game in the books, and Myrcella is one of their several irons in the fire; specifically, they're setting up a plausible claim to the throne by invoking Dornish tradition which recognizes female heirs and descent through the female line.

I have so many questions about that, but mostly I just want to express my sympathy and condolences. I don't know what you did, but it couldn't possibly have deserved that.

That is, if I'm not mistaken, a '00 Ford Taurus luxuriating in one of the only two situations where it is not the ugliest car on the street. (The other being when it is parked near a '96-'99 Taurus. God those cars were ugly.)

I swear to god, if that man did not have an English accent, people would put mittens on his hands and a helmet on his head to stop him from hurting himself.

Of course you'd get the stick—who would want a 3-speed slushbox in that kind of finely engineered American automotion? I mean, just look at this thing: http://carphotos.cardomain….

Deep cut.

They might be, or they might be magic. I'm not sure why the two are mutually exclusive. The idea that many gods may be simply aspects of a single god is lampshaded early in the series when Catelyn recalls her septon teaching her that The Seven are really just facets of a single god. It's also possible to have a…

As a first approximation, yes, if there is a suitable cousin and no relation more favored at law. Laws of succession work like a flowchart and, usually, if there is no spouse, issue (direct or indirect) or surviving sibling, then you look to the surviving issue (direct or indirect) of siblings. Failing that, jump up…