I could see it happening if they go away from the books and show Asshai By the Shadow.

You mean, Bran, no? Anyway, my preference would be Hodor for that scene.

I could get down with that.

Season six's focus upon the morally degrading impact that war has across the generations thematically reminds me so much of Akira Kurosawa's last great epic, Ran. In that film's brilliant reinterpretation of the King Lear saga, the elderly Japanese warlord Hidetora Ichimonji abdicates control to his three sons,…

Season six's focus upon the morally degrading impact that war has across the generations thematically reminds me so much of Akira Kurosawa's last great epic, Ran. In that film's brilliant reinterpretation of the King Lear saga, the elderly Japanese warlord Hidetora Ichimonji abdicates control to his three sons,…

Yeah, the sister's point was that Dwight is weak because he was never able to show the strength to move on with his life. He allowed the tragedy of loss to consume him until he lost the will to live. There's a great line in Outlaw Josey Wales where he remarks that dying is easy but living is hard for people who've…

Where is it written in stone that audiences must understand the rules under which a fictional reality functions in order to understand the meaning of its events? The Twilight Zone was arguably the greatest dramatic series ever produced in American television. Did Rod Serling explain what the rules of the "Twilight…

To me, its clear the show isn't concerned with answering these ambiguities because they're peripheral to the actual exploration of these characters reactions to the mysterious and unexplained events of the post-Departure world. The issue of clarification isn't how and if Matt actually communicated with his comatose…

No, I said the Leftovers works as a parable, like koans do. I didn’t say it was a koan. But even if I did you're also wrong to argue a koan has no meaning. Again, this line of reasoning misses the point. As a parable the koan's meaning comes via interpreting its metaphor: ie. the endeavor of seeking an answer to the…

To put it another way: you want the show to "say" something in literal terms when its clearly not the intention of the writers, who've instead chosen to approach the story as a parable would. Again, look up the example of Zen koans. There is clearly a morale to the story of a koan, it just doesn't spell it out,…

Yes, but not just about Evie knowing that Erika wanted to leave John. Its about Evie understanding why Erika would be willing to break their up family by leaving John. The Murphys, like the larger town of Miracle, were a broken, dysfunctional unit pretending to be special and happy. Evie was sick of that farce and…

Well that's where we disagree. You think the show should "say" a lot and I think that misses the point. Its like wondering why the Guilty Remnant never speaks and officially declares a manifesto.

And Zoolander 2.

I also felt that the note could be taken as a meta-commentary for the audience. Its like Erika is the audience, wondering why Evie is doing this, and Evie's answer is Lindelhof telling us that we don't need a definitive explanation because its understandable in light of what we've seen throughout season two when we…

You're just like Meg looking for a simple explanation in Isaac's home. You want answers thinking that a stance on something by a creator is going to give you a greater meaning. But that's not the point of the show at all. Its not about the show giving you its stance, its about you finding your own meaning in the midst…

Meg: "No, Tom, that's not the point at all. Family's everything."

Agree. Both The Leftovers and Fargo have been a cut above the rest.

Erika: "Why are you doing this? I don't understand."

She was an addict. But that didn't make her pathological, probably just troubled or dissatisfied with her life.

You're sounding really ignorant here. Many men who've been raped, even by partners they deem attractive like their girlfriends, leave the experience traumatized by the act. So, yes, you're projecting and it just makes you sounds uniformed with very stupid hypotheticals. Do yourself a favor and investigate the issue.…