Rhaegar sucked. He was less bad than his father, but he was basically a huge dingus.

Qyburn had to invent basketball first, and after doing that, instructed her to just put one under he shirt.

I'm sure they're still a little gun-shy after Robb's little adventure south, but come on. They talk a big game about loyalty and Starks in Winterfell, but they seem like they're constantly looking for a reason to bolt.

You're really gonna hate NYPD Coup. It's basically the same gag.

Given Cersei's age and alcohol consumption, I'm betting that baby will have some problems.

Nah, Ned was a super serious beardo for most of his life. Robert was (literally) king of the bros.

That's my least favorite fan theory. It totally wipes out everything that made his relationship with Tywin interesting.

The Citadel needs a database. I know there probably aren't too many systems architects in Westeros, but they should think about hiring a headhunter or something.

Since Dany's current claim to the throne is basically "I have dragons and a horde", I agree that it won't matter much.

Seeing how tenuous his grip is and how quick the northern lords appear to be to jump ship the moment things go wrong, I don't blame Jon's reticence. It's not his personal pride, he just knows that he has a bunch of fickle lords back at home.

Now Sam is going start a wildly successful music career, only to get married to a vapid celebrity and publicly melt down every nine months or so.

Absolutely. The humor was always in watching him build this house of cards and waiting for the payoff when it all fell apart.

They absolutely biffed it.

Frasier represented the via media between Martin and Niles.

I loved nothing more than when Frasier was revealed to be a big ol blowhard (it happened every episode).

United had the same problem in the early days of Ed Woodward’s tenure. It’s how they ended up paying out the nose for Angel Di Maria, a player who obviously didn’t want to be there.

I've listened to Patrick Wyman's very good "Fall of Rome" podcast over the last few months and that point really stuck out. "Roman-ness" wasn't really a uniform thing. They absorbed whatever Visigoth tribes they conquered and then put them to use as soldiers on the frontier because that's what the Visigoths were good…

Christ, that sounds horrible. I know enough steakhead morons to have a clear impression of what that was like.

That's an interesting point. Another reason for me to love Fury Road.

A good, safe plan.