I assumed it should read "as well he should be in such an episode", but maybe he meant "as well he should be in any episode"?

OK, beat me to it. I wasn't sure about nightshade, but I knew wolfsbane was real without having to look it up.

Wolfsbane & nightshade are both real:
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And if she had just left Kings Landing as Tyrion had arranged, she never would have been in any position for Cersei to manipulate her.

I agree that they don't display much range on the show, but they're still pretty well cast, especially Harington, IMO. Jon Snow on the page is pretty dour, too.

Is that what I was doing? I just thought I was making a smart-ass comment.

And it's HOT, right? Especially in Essos, whenever I see Ser Jorah or Ser Barristan, the first hing I think is, "Damn, they must be sweating under that armor."

No. Just you.

Girlfriend? No doubt a whore. And I assumed he arrived bloody because he killed her after. It certainly didn't give ME any reason to look at Ramsay in any better light.

I wouldn't call it an error—it's in keeping with Tywin's constant calculations. I have no doubt he would have weighed the pros & cons, & still offered the gig to the Red Viper just to curry favor with Dorne, & reckoned that it was worth it. And anyway, I don't think Oberyn would HAVE to be on the small council, or…

Yeah, I could see Arya arriving at Braavos in the last episode.

Don't misunderstand me—Dance is all kinds of awesome. But Tywin, as a character, is pretty awful—manipulative, hypocritical, & willing to do anything, including sell out his children, for his own ends. Oberyn might not have the purest motives, but at least revenge has a certain noble logic to it. And he's a…

HALF MAN!
HALF MAN!
HALF MAN!

Oh for the re-appearance of The Hulkster gimmick commenter, just for this thread!

I see what you did there.

Your assessment doesn't bode well for the possibility that the show will bog down in Meereen like the books do.

Yeah, he's really well cast, crushing every scene. I'll miss The Red Viper more than Tywin.

I especially liked the way he sat down, crumpling onto the bench. Acting with his whole body. That was really something.

Good enough!

No need for a reunion, @avclub-c4d7c7490a2ac8e15841fd439f9b2ab7:disqus —they're still going strong!