Technically, assuming he was "just" castrated, a eunuch could still get it up. He just couldn't ejaculate. So, still not sure how that would work.

And of course we all know that he knows how to wield his sword.

Might work as a good last-episode scene. Maybe the last scene of the last episode?

That might work to explain killing Tywin, but it won't work for killing Shae, especially since the show has made much more out of Tyrion & Shae's relationship.

But isn't Coldhands always deeply hooded in the books? I figured we weren't supposed to assume this bare-headed Walker was Coldhands, or a Coldhands stand in (a la Locke for Hoat).

No, I read that as a deliberate choice. Just naughty enough to get him thinking, but not ready to make any bigger move. I also thought she was reading his reaction to see whether a kiss on the lips would be a smart play in the moment, but went for the chaste forehead peck instead, which was clearly the savvy move.

Maybe, but if they keep his sweet & innocent disposition, maybe the horndog angle won't be emphasized?

More like jerkin' it FOR five seconds.

It's not just for the sex scenes—an 8-year-old King Tommen might work on the page, but it wouldn't work on TV, & most definitely not in the world the show has created.

It is what she does in the books, though. Of course, in this episode, of all episodes, departing from the books wouldn't have been unusual.

Yeah, I saw that mentioned in commentary elsewhere, but I had forgotten that from earlier this season. Still, how would Locke know where Bran is? Snow's goal isn't to find Bran. it's to capture/kill the mutineers. Why would Locke volunteer for that when there'd obviously be no guarantee that it would lead him to…

That was the most striking thing for me as well. I mean, we NEVER see or hear from Craster's Keep after the mutineers take it, so to have Bran & co. end up there is real WTF territory. Of course, the show sets up Jon Snow to come & rescue Bran & them, which is also, um, interesting.

Con el corazón de perro!
https://www.youtube.com/wat…

To be fair, the Lew Wallace novel that serves as the source material is called Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, so it's not like they're just pulling it out of their asses.

Sure, kid. A farm. Yeah, they all live on a farm. That's right.

Well, sure it STARTS starts at the start, but it only really "starts" later.

OK, so THIS one I know not to click on at work.

I don't know who Bozo is. What, is he a clown?

I'm at work—do I dare click this link?
I should add that I'm a teacher (though my work day is done).

Whatever happened to AV Club Commenter What Are You Looking At SugarTits?