Quick question from somebody who's all but forgotten the series and is halfway through his re-read, currently buried in Storm of Swords:

Lookin' good.

They should've sent a poet...

Often I find that lines lifted straight from text, be it books/plays/otherwise, and slapped on screen into film or television, often come across as clunky, mishandled and contrived.

This role was made to be played by Dinklage. And with all due respect to folks of lesser stature - the man just vanishes in the part, as does any trace of his difference in size.

I always thought that dude Tal Rasha out of the Diablo series got the short end of the most raw deal ever, chained in the deeps, then stabbed with the imprisoning soul stone shard of the great evil Baal, cursed to battle Baal's spirit for all eternity in order to keep him captured.

"You have to admire its purity."

Just when you thought it was safe to dive back in the muff...

Seriously? You didn't see the apoplectic lady in the mumu and curlers?

Wilfred - holy geez that looks so deliciously dark and hilarious.

Hey, don't forget the universe-saving heroism of Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Giorgio Moroder...well, Planet Synthos-saving heroism anyways.

It's the magical sword of honesty!

Nerd alert: Anybody else cheer when Iain Glen/Jorah Mormont showed up? I don't know what it is, but I've always thought Ser Jorah was awesome, and using Glen is kickass casting.

Same here dude. Maisie Williams is great in the role, she looks/walks/talks like I always saw Arya in my mind's eye. Gonna be a lot of fun seeing her progress as a live character.

Switcher!!! You are one sick puppy!

Great stuff, but with one issue:

I lol'ed

@Timothy Neill - Couldn't have said it better myself. Case in point: The development of nuclear weapons was all about obtaining them before the Germans, and if not for those German scientists alienated by their home country (many thanks to the infamous antisemitism policies), Hitler and the boys would most assuredly…

"some things were more important than money. >SHOCKING<"

I take no particular side, but I will say one thing: GOT is sure getting a helluvalotta buzz, and that's Awesome (with a capital-A).