Totally. Problem is, people who fear you too much will rebel, because nobody likes living that way. See: Aegon. Aegon was a psycho and he paid for it because he went after one too many people. (I was just reading about French 14th century French monarchs, so there is a parallel with Charles VI here). Charles wasn't…

Gad, nearly 3,000 comments in less than 12 hours.

He did, because he basically paid them. The Hill Tribes would fight for anyone who did that, and they aren't terribly concerned with whoever is king.

Yeah, animal harm is one of those things that's usually a bad sign. Robert wasn't the most self-aware guy either, at least at the start. I think he actually developed some just before his death; he knew he was a bad king, at one level — he at least acknowledged that he hated it. But he just had no clear plan to get…

Drones are just an example. Point is, the whole premise is screwed up. It could be drones, it could be carrier pigeons, it could be any damned thing.

I think Joff neeed to be around Tyrion, actually. But yes, Ithink fostering among the Stark boys would have helped. Even Theon was not a monster, just misguided and he let his dad basically bully him into being a dick by insulting his manhood.

Not many people have taken the position that drone strikes are simply an expression of evil. But those of us that think it's a bad idea are (usually) arguing the following:

Certainly the freshest. No casualties, and on top of that you have the Hill tribes if you needed them.

I was a little upset myself at this, because he damned well knew what Sansa told him. He actually had a solid plan (an old Roman tactic, as a matter of fact, made famous by the very generals who fought Hannibal).

Furi Kuri was definitely a cool introduction to the genre, and the soundtrack was so good that I spent the money (ca. 2003, I guess?) to get the import CD. The Pillows. who I think are still active.

Yeah I'd forgotten about that, honestly — I assume you are referring to the scene with The Geek and the popular girl who said she got drunk and didn't remember? (Haven't watched the film in a bit).

The categories have changed a bit (and I imagine for the better in some respects) but the dynamic probably isn't that different. Kids being kids. I don't expect the archetypes of high schools to stay exactly the same any more than I expect an S.E. Hinton novel to describe it — remember those were written in the mid…

true, I had forgotten that bit. :-)

I just loved Helena's entrance line.
"Bevertail National Park. It was very peaceful."

Yeah, thinking about it was Ramsay (and his father told him as much) knew he was in an advantageous position. Remember how Roose said basically, "You won because we had a starved, weakened enemy?" Ramsay's commando raid was great tactics. But I wonder how good he is at strategy. My sense is Roose is by far the…

Maybe not years-long, though. If Jon can show a couple of wins against the Boltons, that will help. Were I advising Jon I'd also say "fuck honor, just get Ramsay to come out on some pretext and let me cover an arrow with poison, and get me your best wildling archer. We'll solve your problem in a few minutes. Heck, if…

Depends on how many people are in there. Also even Wun Wun can't just kick the gates in. If Bolton's garrison is relatively small, and there's no reason to believe it is not, then a frontal assault might work.

I wondered about that. I sort of assumed the ravens had been places at least once… but the point about getting stormed, eaten or whatever is well taken.

WHile I get the objection to teleporting, were I in Littlefinger's place (and I thought for some reason he held Moat Caillin) I'd take the knights of the Vale on a (relatively) short boat trip off the coast, around Littlefinger's old stomping grounds. With small boats you could do it — this isn't a long sea voyage —…

Aren't the ravens supposed to be kind'a smart in this universe?