Except that we previously heard her say she was looking for an alliance through marriage. What better prospects would she have other than the KITN, who Tyrion assures her is not crazy or a liar, and who managed to unite the wildlings and the North, which is bigger than all other 6 kingdoms combined, and who didn’t…

Does she HAVE to be riding the dragon when they attack? Tyrion said they’re really smart. Can’t Dany just point the dragons to the ships and order them to burn?

But why would it matter? Jon was elected KITN even though he wasn’t an heir anyway. If Lyanna turns out to be his mom (instead of Ned being his father), what difference would it make to the people who thought he would be a good KITN? Bran is the heir to the title Lord of Winterfell, and if he doesn’t want it, then…

I think Arya is going home, the show made that pretty clear. But that doesn’t mean the servant is not an assassin. I always said the writers “protect” Cersei too much for plot convenience, and one of the many ways Cersei would have been killed soon after taking the throne is that the Iron Bank would hire a faceless…

Just because Jon headed south doesn’t mean he deserted. The Citadel knows Sam came to them from the Watch, and they’re ok with it, presumably because Sam had permission. Same with Benjen coming back to find more recruits. Davos and others are witnesses that Jon had permission (his own, as Commander, or Ed’s who is…

Yeah, he’s just a human who works really hard at being fighting fit. My problem (at least with the recent movies, I don’t read the comics) is he doesn’t even seem to design his own gear, but pays someone else (Fox) to design it for him. So he puts on the suit and plays with gear he purchased, and . . . that’s not…

Well, Bran is the legitimate Lord of Winterfell. Jon was elected King in the North, which maybe is not the same thing? I don’t think Bran wants to lead, but if he did, I can see him and Jon holding two different titles (or, Sansa and Jon, if Bran bows out).

Not just the Targaryens. I think Tywin married a cousin, and wasn’t Robin supposed to marry his cousin Sansa at some point(?) (I could be mistaken). So maybe not brother-sister like the Targs, but other families don’t have a problem at least with cousins.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with showing support to your own demographic (whether that demographic is race, religion, sports team affiliation, etc.), and it’s actually a nice, positive thing to do. I do, however, have problems when someone “supports” their own demographic in a way that, either directly or…

“It’s also good in that Sansa has a much better grasp of political reality than Jon does.”

I can see Varys preferring Jon to Dany, but I don’t think he’d take such drastic action against Dany so soon.

Crows are incredibly smart in the real world. So maybe in their fantasy world, they are trained to fly to specific locations in response to code words?

Yes, it is a parallel. And yet . . . I think the show is missing a different parallel. The people seem to be worried about Dany when Cersei reminds them what a disaster Dany’s father was. But a parallel to the real world would be the people NOT caring, because they can’t remember what happened even 8 years ago. …

Yeah, I’m assuming they go where Dany goes. She’s the only one they’ll listen to, so I can’t see them being separated for long. If she’s still at Dragonstone, then so are they.  

Since they focused so much on what the word “prince” means, it made me wonder if that’s a hint that there won’t be a throne in the end, or if there is one, the savior won’t be the one on it. Because why would a prophesy refer to a “prince” instead of a “king”? So I think whoever the savior turns out to be, it won’t…

Speaking of Shireen, finding out what it takes to cure greyscale made me feel sorry for her all over again.

I also took it as meaning, being domesticated and following humans around is not who Nymeria is. And I’m glad. As much as I like to see dire wolves killing villains, a part of me is sad that the only dire wolves left have been domesticated and are pretty much “serving” humans instead ruling the forests like they…

No, she’s not right, and she wasn’t right in last week’s episode either. SHE is the one repeating Ned’s worst mistake: not taking the warning about the white walkers seriously enough. In the very first episode, we are shown the real threat, and the night’s watch “deserter” even accepted his punishment of beheading…

I don’t know how much foreign box office “saved” the Mummy — it’s only made $300 million in foreign box office, and given that the movie probably cost a lot more than Universal is admitting plus marketing costs, I still think the movie was a big flop. And of course, the other big franchises like Jurassic Park, Star…

I didn’t like that either, and I think it’s because the offer was made when the girl was imprisoned, and she obviously needed his help to rescue her. I don’t think that counts as “consensual.” Plus, it’s the young “hero” taking advantage of the girl, which is not what we expect from heroes. Yes, there is a lot of…