Totally agree. I think a lot of times girl-on-girl betrayal and competition over men is portrayed as consistently tainting most female friendships, and that is totally sexist. But that's not what happens here. Jealousy and revenge are legitimate human experiences, and not necessarily sexist tropes. Frankly, I think…

Upvoted for Malazan. I'm on "House of Chains" now and it is ruining me for other fantasy series.

The removal of the first scene with the prep team and Coin being a bit too warm bothered me also. Even if the intent is to make the reveal shocking I think the lack of setup will weaken it. Also, including some disconcerting stuff would make Peeta's message of "Do you really know who you're working with?" be a little…

I totally agree. It really seemed like they made Shae grab the knife so people could still be all like "Tyrion is basically a good dude! What's a dwarf supposed to do when a crazy whore pulls a knife on a him?" It didn't make a darn bit of sense, just like everything else Shae did this season. Also, I found myself…

Aw man. The VPoT&A is totally going to ruin the Sand Snakes for me.

Honestly, I'm hoping next season will be 90% Sand Snakes. But I think I'm probably in the minority.

I loved seeing Sansa get back in touch with her Stark-ness. She lost her direwolf, she was isolated from her family, she was married to a Lannister all against her will. Soon, at Littlefinger's insistence, she will get absorbed in Alayne. The moments she gets to herself in King's Landing (in the books) she goes to the…

I've honestly wondered if they allowed her to really escape and that he will go on a quest to find her instead of Tysha. In a way I want that - I really like Shae in the show. But on a deeper level I really hope they don't shy away from Tyrion's dark side when the time comes.

Oh gosh. I had the same thought. That scene was horrible and offensive, and all I could think was "At least no one will act like this is/became consensual." :-(

True… But I hated the scene also and I think the inclusion, and especially the length and how graphic it was was absolutely ridiculous. It reminded me of the Theon torture scenes. You can convey the general idea without making me want to cut out my own eyes. Especially after how careless and cavalier they were about…