I still wish it had ended with 5, but at least they’re calling it quits before any serious damage was done to the memory of this show. This has not been a good year for the writing in long-running HBO series, to say the least.

Don’t you know? Condescending to outsiders is the Clinton way!

Sophie Turner is a good actress but she doesn’t seem as self-aware as she likes to portray herself. Littlefinger wasn’t bad because he sold her to the Boltons (that was a stupid plot contrivance to get her into WF for her rape detour). He was bad because he started a war, got her father killed, turned Lysa against…

I really enjoyed The Leftovers discussions here (that didn’t attack certain A.V. Club writers).

That’s not really fair. Shows “of this magnitude” don’t exist if you’re referring to production size. Nor does that excuse the writing going in the toilet. Do you listen to the words coming out of these characters’ mouths? Do plots only make sense if most of it occurs off screen?

This article: “All the smart people are telling me it’s not good but I think it’s still good.”