That sounds right to me. I don’t think we ever saw Rupert or Angus again either (Angus’ prior death was an invention of the show). There were a bunch of people that Jamie just never saw again after the battle. But come on, who could be mad at seeing more of Murtagh? Having read the books, I would love it if Murtagh…

I don’t recall Murtagh still being present at this point in the books though I may be wrong. Even so, I wonder if he’ll replace Duncan Innes in the larger narrative?

Old Navy goes through phases where it’s surprisingly awesome. Most of my everyday basics are Old Navy.

I’m tired of the gaslighting in the activist community. Stop accusing people of having thoughts that they simply don’t have.

You’re not going to solve the problem or get an honest answer if your approach to the issue is along the lines of “everone who voted for Trump wants me dead.” If you want to have an honest conversation, assume that there are other human beings on the other side of the table.

Well, Tom and Lorenzo, in their meticulous write-up of the show’s fashion. Even if that’s a bit too nitpicky (it’s the internet, this is what minutiae was meant for!), it’s a custom and well-tailored version of a boy’s outfit, made out of materials suitable for a member of the royal family. Arya didn’t get back to…

I’m sure Bran will feature prominently in the final showdown somehow, but he’s just the kind of character I can’t get a feel for.

I agree with you. Functionally, Bran is meant to be our POV into the mythology of the First Men/Children of the Forest/Last Hero. The fact that Bran has been sidelined is a hint (among many) that the showrunners are more invested in the spectacle of action/battle sequences than in the narrative’s history and…

I still maintain that “Dude, I was 12" is a perfectly fine defense against Arya’s accusations toward Sansa. Robb and Cat didn’t take the letter seriously for a second because they knew Sansa was forced to write it. It’s a non-issue that was dredged up by the writers because it’s a canon detail that an intern noticed…

Arya doesn’t care about pretty dresses, but she sure did slip into a nice new outfit pretty quickly. Her little tunic set is just as expensive and fancy as Sansa’s dresses.

I think it was cruel for Ned to not eventually tell Cat the truth. He didn’t know her too well before the marriage and he went off to war shortly after, but he seriously never told her over 15 years? She was an honorable woman and would have kept the secret.

GRRM is too busy commenting on the AV Club’s Westworld reviews to write new books.

In the books, there’s this prophecy along the lines of “when the sun rises in the west, when your (Dany’s) womb quickens, etc, then the hero will rise.” After Dany escapes from the Meereen dragon pit she either miscarries Daario’s baby or menstruates for the first time in several years - that part isn’t clear. What is…

The problem is that the show has a distinctly anti-incest tone (the Lannisters; the way Viserys treated Dany in episode 1; the overall legacy of the Targs), while the books are neutral about it (it’s an acceptable political power play). It’s just one of those things that came out in a slanted way when the showrunners…

The show has never really addressed all of the different prophecies and mythologies, which is why Bran has been so sidelined (he’s the narrative’s POV for learning about this component of the backstory). It never even stuck a pin in the Doom of Valyria or the magic dragon horns.

She’s been in a dark place.

- Does this mean that all of the terrible final-act musical performances have been in Audrey’s imagination? Here’s hoping.

Also also, no mention of Qyburn picking up the zombie hand and just watching it? He would.

I agree that the White Walkers are toothless as a threat, beyond the sheer number of them. What is their motivation beyond rote evil? Why do they want to march south, where it will eventually get warm again? Are they just hardwired to always want to kill humans? I also don’t think the show ever telegraphed the…

In the long term, I think it was more important to see Bre and Hound mend fences since they’re going to be fighting on the same side. We don’t need to see Bre being nice to Jon when they already get along.