But Robin loves Sansa too and, more importantly, Robin is essentially an invalid. Sansa could smooth over any rough edges with Robin regarding the demise of Littlefinger.

Can anyone explain why Littlefinger is still alive? He has no allies; to the contrary, everyone hates him. Why doesn't Sansa have Jon Snow execute Littlefinger for the murder of Lysa? The Lords of the Vale wouldn't come to his aid. Sansa could explain that Littlefinger killed Lysa unprovoked and that she was too…

Dragonstone controls the bay that leads to King's Landing. It's a place of great strategic importance.

Good question. Euron is a significantly different, and much more menacing, character in the books. He's essentially an evil pirate wizard with a strong dash of HP Lovecraft eldritch abomination horror show. The show version is like a weird mix of Victarion (the psycho meathead other Greyjoy uncle in the books) and…

He should be named Colin the Cowherder.

Regional department stores that are somewhere between Macy's and Kohl's in quality level and price (Belk is more South-Eastern, BonTon is more PA).

I also had mixed feelings about this episode. Sansa arguing with Jon in open court seemed contrived, and I'm worried that Euron will be as ridiculous as the Sand Snakes. But I'm going to withhold judgment until we see how the season unfolds.

My wacky theory is that it will be Jamie who actually kills the Night King (using the remnants of Ned Stark's sword that the Lannisters melted down). It would complete his redemption arc and it would ironically turn the title of "Kingslayer" from an insult into a badge of honor. And it would have been something that…

The show's not perfect (several mis-steps, including Jamie killing his cousin for nothing, the weird Ironborn commando raid on the Dreadfort, basically all of Dorne, etc.), but neither is GRRM (basically all of Dorne- especially Darkstar, Faegon, etc.). Love the show or hate it, though, it's the only conclusion we'll…

The Brocktoon skit aired in 1992- which feels like 1921 at this point.

Did anyone else's stomach sink when they read that the Thong Song came out 18 years ago?

I think that part of the Faceless Man trick is to draw upon some type of illusion magic that makes observers perceive the Faceless Man as being the person he/she is imitating. In other words, Arya didn't really sound like Walder or stand as tall as him; she just used Faceless Man magic to trick others into perceiving…

My prediction for the next shocking Game of Throne twist is that Season 7 will reveal Jon Snow to be the Day King, fighter of the Night King, Champion of the Sun.

I don't think that Jon Hamm would capture the regal Eastern European mystic side of Dr. Doom that differentiates him from Lex Luthor and other run-of-the-mill megalomaniacs. Doom is much more than just a rich scientist. Jon Hamm would be an improvement over the previous film representations of Dr. Doom, but he's not…

I also thought that the amount of debris that fell on him in the warehouse scene was excessive and should have killed him, but in the moment that concern was more than balanced out by the homage to the classic scene from Amazing Spider Man 33.

The slipping was interesting to me- maybe he can (subconsciously) control the strength of his wall sticking power when he's trying to rush up the side of something (it would be difficult to go quickly if you're sticking like glue every time you touch the side of the object you're climbing) and he was slipping because…

Agreed. A Dr. Doom done properly would be amazing. Too bad they already used Mads Mikkelsen on Kaecilius in Dr. Strange- Mads would be a great Dr. Doom.

I also liked, but didn't love, the Raimi movies. They had some very corny moments even when judged by the standards of that time. The first in particular had some really bad lines performed in a very over-the-top manner (the prayer scene, culminating with Green Goblin forcing Aunt May to finish her nightly prayer…

GotG 2 was also good.

I really liked the blue-collar owner of a small-time contracting company screwed over by an uncaring system angle as well. And his rejoinder asking how his making a fortune selling weapons to bad guys is any different than how the Starks made their fortune was also solid.