As a lifelong fan of one of those teams, while Lebron was in his prime, yes. It was worth it. We will be mired in mediocrity for about the next decade, but I’m telling you my dude, the four straight finals and two titles were like the prime of my fandom life. It was awesome, and I’ll happily sit at an 8-10 seed for…

Because he’s always hurt?

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought the Night’s Watch was initially founded to protect the realm from White Walkers and, when they disappeared, people basically just forgot and assumed the Watch was pointless.

After having some time to process it, I think the story behind A Song of Ice and Fire (and by extension, Game of Thrones) is a very solid one. However, I think it is one that is better served by the book format.

I happen to think that overall the show did a pretty good job adapting the books, and even the story where…

The ending all makes sense... yet somehow still feels so emotionally unsatisfying. Bran is a smart choice to lead Westeros... yet we’re no longer emotionally connected to Bran. The reaction isn’t a cheer or a gasp, but more an oh. Right. ok.

I dunno - Jon’s agony over his decision made perfect sense, to me. Keep in mind that this is a society that values its concept of honor and duty INCREDIBLY highly. Aerys Targaryen was a murderous tyrant who almost everyone knew needed to get got, but Jaime was still derided as Kingslayer - even by those who took part…

He did stab his love through the heart, quenching his blade in her heart blood, saving the world.

Tyrion became exponentially worse at playing the Game as he became a better, more compassionate person. To his credit.

It’s funny that Jon is once again banished to the Night’s Watch in order to appease the guys who just got on a boat to leave the continent forever.

Sansa got the Joan Holloway edit didn’t she? Beautiful redhead with a romantic streak ends up single and dedicated to her self-made career. 

Yeah Dorne is the one that comes to mind. The last kingdom taken, and at great cost, not the mention the most xenophobic and secluded. But TV Dorne is like 4 people I guess, so probably safer for those 4.

so that the show could use its budget in less episodes

My final verdict: I was pleased with the end. I've had many issues with the recent seasons, but I thought the ending was fitting and overall I've enjoyed the series.

So it turns out all those prophecies and the R+L=J stuff were completely pointless.

This timeline is great, but unfortunately it won’t get justice for the Electric Sun 20. Burn in hell, Doctor San!

We’re all stars now / In the Pope Show

I. am. here. for. BRAN THEORIES! Mine revolves around the idea that Bran wasn’t just flying around in ravens during the Battle of Winterfell (because seriously he needed to go...get good seats for the battle?), and IN FACT, the past two eps have basically been what he saw when he looked into the future during the…

Totally! And for some reason I just never realized how hard he was getting pantsed by Robb Stark. I was kind of amazing to find out how I much was paying attention to the propaganda and not the actual substance.

I listen to a podcast that recently covered the Tyrion chapter with the Battle of the Green Fork, and they have a ton of great points about how Tywin is not actually tactically or stragetically brilliant at all, but he’s built a reputation as such. It was definitely a thing I’d never noticed before, but it made a ton…

Yeah, during the Middle Ages, you only really kept POWs if they were of a high enough status to ransom off.