I also didn't get Margaery's decision until the Septon's line about the church and the crown being united, then I realised it's a genius move. Margaery's not only playing against the Septon, she's playing against Cersei. She realised that she can't beat the hippies, so she needs to join them. And she can control…

I couldn't think of examples at first, it just seemed like something I'd seen repeatedly, but with a little extra thought I did come up with a few. In each of these cases, I think that the decision to make the woman infertile was an important plot point and was well handled and was about HER. And so I don't oppose it…

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1. Your English is great, I can't identify anywhere where I would have even guessed it's not your native language.

You realise that the writers also wrote where she was shot right?

Sorry for the delay, been very busy in a new job, but I really appreciate civil online discussions :)
I'm not sure that I followed the beginning of your argument, though on third reading perhaps a bit more - you're saying that because something is part of a trend it shouldn't only be judged as part of the trend but on…

It is true that a show may do something to a side character solely to advance the plot of a main character, but when the main character is consistently male and the side character consistently female, and when cases of the reverse are few and far between, then yes, it is a gender issue, and debating about whether or…

Thank you! Yes to this.

um, she didn't just murder someone, she also went totally wacko… though maybe she came back after that? I don't remember the order of plot lines any more

yep. I have to say though that Portia de Rossi was brilliant in that scene. Seeing how much that character has changed, she sold her trauma incredibly well

yep. I feel like this episode could have taken place before last episode, and maybe did? Except that I don't remember when Mellie declared that she was going to run

I also thought that Cyrus and Michael's final scene was interesting. To me, even though I hated myself for thinking it, it sounded like it had been written for a woman. I'm not entirely sure whether that reflects more on me (/my absorption of societal norms) or on the writing. Clearly men are also interested in…

yeah but then he showed up at the wedding but apparently that had no consequences and wasn't even discussed?

yeah this annoyed me a lot too, but it seemed pretty consistent with her character

I found this whole episode patronising. From the beginning - why was it necessary for Olivia to yell at Sue in order to explain to her what was her actions meant? And then why was it necessary to yell at her when she realised that she was lashing back at her former boss? I know this is Scandal but once upon a time she…

yeah, I was reminded of someone's (who?) speech earlier this season, or maybe last, about how she keeps Huck around as a pet but that he's dangerous and she can't control him.

I really hope that the purpose of all that was to demonstrate that Huck doesn't deserve immunity. He needs to be prosecuted for his crimes, most notably murder. Though what was with David Rosen's rant at the end. I just felt that this entire episode treated the viewers like we're stupid

good to know, though I would still like an explanation for why on earth she speaks farsi? I guess another of her magical powers…

I did think that he was maybe going to have a heart attack in that scene

and Abby did eventually come around to that idea in the last scene of Cyrus and her together - she did acknowledge that there are things greater than the life of one person - even when that person is Olivia

also, wasn't Olivia in some kind of PR/Communications position, and for a really short time? Why did she have so many state secrets?