The irony is you're last point about Arya's envy of her older sister's more traditionally feminine, and thus better-regarded, attributes highlights exactly why it is dangerous to condition men and women to conform to traditional gender stereotypes that thus alienate those in society who, as a consequence of nature are…

I fully agree with almost everything you state here, and I appreciate that however much you may disapprove of my perspective you're willing to engage with it in a mature, respectful and non contentious way. And I appreciate that you at least see that my position is not 'actively sexist', although I do in turn…

All your points relate to Santa's growth as a character which I find compelling but it's still built on the, correct, premise that Sansa when we first meet her is a very naive, dewy-eyed character who longs to assume a role of conventional femininity rather than display the imagination and courage to upset the…

No, I mean Jon's apparent death at the end of the last published book, 'A Dance with Dragons'.

I hope Missendei gets more to do too but at the moment it's not a case of 'knowing her place' but being realistic about her circumstances and smart enough to read people. However, I do hope if and when the opportunity ever arises she displays a greater degree of agency.

You're assuming I approve of male naivety in the case of Bran and Jon and attempting, unsuccessfully, to attribute a sexist agenda to my position. I've already made it very that I admire the equally naive female characters like Brienne and Arya because for all they're naivety they believe in a duty that is greater to…

How about you learn to engage with people politely and reasonably? And if you can't do that, you know what you can do, right? ;)

Ah, Missendei, one of my favourite characters (more so in the show than the books where she doesn't have such a prominent role). Now she's an example of a compassionate non-violent feminine character who also projects intelligence and wisdom, and doesn't have silly delusions and dreams of bring a pretty princess,…

I dislike extreme masculinity and extreme femininity. I don't think either is healthy but at least characters like Brienne and Arya subvert conventional gender roles and stand up for themselves. By contrast, Sansa the 'girly girl' was starry-eyed about Joffrey even after he'd ordered Mycah, the butcher's boy's…

Ordinarily I'd agree with Scairp but in view of the spoiler-strewn article I think it's a bit much to not expect the same lack of discipline from the posters.

True, he's not James Bond, but I thought someone might make a similar comment during the funeral along the lines of "at least he got to find out whether Tywin shits gold" or something to that effect.

But the 'does Tywin Lannister shit gold?' line is a pretty good one and quite a bit is made of the stench of his post-defecation death corpse during the funeral.

So, tomorrow night, will we get to see if Tywin Lannister shits gold? I can accept a man's eyes being gauged out and head splattered, several disembowelments and beheadings, and the Red Wedding but I don't think I could handle the indignity of Charles Dance doing a shit onscreen.

The Prince of Dorne has already been flamed. Surely Aegon IV getting burned will just feel like repetition.

You imply that white men would be best placed to know what they're talking about (I.e. "it doesn't have to be a white man"). I hope and assume that wasn't your intent.

Scrolling briefly through these comments there seems to be an unhealthy mix of misogyny (which female characters would you screw/marry/kill) and misguided feminism extolling the most girly, and thus surely unsuited characters to surviving Westeros (I.e. several 'Sansa is my role-model and should win the GoT' posts). …

It's true what Sonia says. Apart from the death (?) of Jon Snow right at the end of "A Dance with Dragons" there aren't many big spoilers for us readers to be smug about following tomorrow's season four climax (assuming it covers all of the end of "A Feast for Crows"). The next major/unexpected death, prior to Jon…

What a lovely interview. He really seemed to be enjoying himself. And, although it may not be a popular choice, he's still my favourite James Bond, although I didn't always think so; it's definitely a more grown-up Bond than Connery, Brosnan or even Connery.

Agreed Nerd!

I think you mean to say 'heroic'.