I think it's Prepon in large part. No matter what the scene, Alex is kind of stuck being perpetually smug.

My problem is more that "idealistic kids" is basically all they are. There's really not all that much depth to either of them despite their respective flashbacks.

He's edgy, he's in your face. You've heard the expression, "let's get busy"? Well, this is a gimmick who gets "biz-zay!" Consistently and thoroughly.

It was two episodes ago. But in any case, the circumstances have changed. His supplies were destroyed, half his camp burned down, the snows have clearly gotten worse. If he truly was outraged by Melisandre's suggestion he would have killed her on the spot. But he was clearly mulling it over even then when she left the…

There is no contradiction there. He can still love his daughter and sacrifice her. He values his duty to the realm and his new god above his daughter, despite his love.

To show that it was a hard decision for him, and that he is now 1000% behind Melisandre and the Lord of Light.

It would have been uncalled for no matter the situation. But that doesn't mean it was unearned or out of character. Stannis could have had had 3 men and a donkey left in his army and it would have been uncalled for.

I think she saw some visions in the flames. That's what it usually is from what I can tell.

I don't think it is. He still clearly loves his daughter. He just values his destiny and the fate of the realm far more than he values her. And I don't think he took it in his stride at all. For Stannis that was practically an outpouring of emotion.

1. And from his perspective, burning Shireen will save millions of lives, maybe the entire world. Equally justifiable from his point of view. And none of that explains Gendry, who he was 100% going to burn.

Well he was about to. Then Melisandre told him not too. Just reinforces my point. But really, killing Davos gains him nothing anyway, he's not worth anything magical and he gives good advice.

He burnt his brother-in-law alive for not tearing down his idols. He attempted to burn his nephew who was entirely innocent. This is who Stannis is, and his situation is more desperate now than it was before. The weather was only going to get worse, his food and supplies just got burnt, he'd lost a big chunk of his…

I fail to see how it was out of character in the slightest. Stannis believes he is the chosen one, that the kingdom will be destroyed unless he triumphs. He has been onboard with burning innocents for a while now. He trusts in Melisandre entirely. This is a logical extension of how his character has been throughout…

They couldn't have held out for a year if they didn't have tons of food. The weather doesn't really matter, as soon as the war started they would have started stockpiling food, and there would have been stockpiles anyway to begin with. And as with all sieges, there probably was very little fighting. I think in the…

I think that used to be his obsession, but his obsession now is with saving the realm and fulfilling his destiny.

The CGI was far from bad. It just happens to be something that was always going to look cheesy.

He was actually probably quite comfortable for most of that year long siege and was only eating scraps at the very end. Big castles tend to have very large food stores.

I agree. Sandinista in particular is a punishing listen even though I love a lot of it. Except Side 6, which is practically unlistenable for me.

Eh, at least it's somewhat catchy. Wild Honey Pie is just worthless and grating.

Yeah, there's no denying that it's interesting, but it's mostly a curio. It's very skippable, even if if I generally listen to it.