But who should be the primary decisionmaker in that pairing? The 14-year-old girl or the twentysomething man?

What I'm wondering is how much time did Ned have with Lyanna once he got to her? Did she have enough time to tell him, "Hey, we were in love and ran off together, so don't hate him."? And if she did have time to say that, did Ned really have enough time to fully assess that it was love and not some sort of Stockholm…

While Rhaegar 100% set the wheels of war in motion, it wasn't the kidnapping itself they called their banners for, but the murder of the Lord and Heir of Winterfell, followed by the demand that Jon Arryn surrender Ned and Robert for similar treatment. THAT'S when banners were called and shit got real.

I worry that seeing Jon and Gendry onscreen tonight is the closest we'll come to seeing Young Ned and Young Robert interact on live-action TV.

Maester Jim Broadbent: "You lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it."

Were Jaime and his father even all that close for him not to at least try to see Tyrion's side in all this? Like, you were his son too, dude. You saw what kind of man he was. Do you really think Tyrion just killed the guy for no reason?

I'M MIKE WALLACE, I'M MORLEY SAFER, AND I'M ED BRADLEY! ALL THIS AND ANDY ROONEY TONIGHT ON 60 MINUTES!

I love that the show trusts its audience enough to figure that out on their own, but this was one situation where I would have been perfectly happy for them to be more explicit about it. Granted, I missed the "Previously On…," so maybe they set it up there?

I mean, we still don't know she wasn't. Granted, I've always been Team "She Went Willingly," but if Rhaegar was really as prophecy-obsessed as he seems in recollections, it's not a stretch to think he abducted her and forced her to marry him.

But the idea, at least in the books, was that Rhaegar couldn't really do whatever he wanted, because his father was crazy and just as likely to go mad on him. Besides, if Rhaegar was in pure "Fuck it, I do what I want!" mode, the ceremony probably wouldn't have had to be held in secret.

Hopefully, he dumped his gains from the Fermented Crab soldiers into STR and DEX.

It's stupid, but I wouldn't put it past Martin to actually have this planned for the books. Then again, for the story to work, he'd then need to give everybody jetpacks to get from the North to the person they're going to presumably show the evidence to. And George's hard-on for meandering travelogues won't allow that.

I think they were registered at Bloodbath and Beyond.

I have every expectation they'll make some snide comment about Varys looking like a merman. And that's if they haven't done it already and I've just forgotten.

BY GAWD, KING! THAT'S JON SNOW'S MUSIC! HE'S CASHING IN HIS LEGITIMACY IN THE BLOOD CONTRACT!

I wonder if Westerosi advertisements for Fermented Crab feature two lovers in separate, clawfoot bathtubs overlooking a scenic vista.

-The AV Club

Probably because her brother was killed getting him to the Three-Eye Raven.

"I'm afraid your dragon was sent to St. Louis."
"I SHOULD SEND YOU TO ST. LOUIS!"
"NO, NO, he's not worth it."

I still find Dany immensely obnoxious now that she's in the orbit of characters I actually like, especially considering she seems more committed to the principle of her quest for rule than the actuality of a threat that will destroy this kingdom she so badly wants to rule (this is especially true when you consider…