But: we have to have Mexico's Netflix library.

I believe they won for Main Title Sequence the first year, but yeah, the only "real" award is Guest Actress for Character Actress Margo Martindale.

I believe they won for Main Title Sequence the first year, but yeah, the only "real" award is Guest Actress for Character Actress Margo Martindale.

Is it weird that I'd rather Zach Lowe just release a Game of Thrones podcast every week?

Welp, I think I'm done. I've thought it before, but this show is officially not worth my time. I can deal with sloppy, I can deal with filler; ultimately all I want is a nice payoff. All I really expect is that the show give an honest effort. Secrets are fine, misdirection is fine, but this episode just took 90…

Anyone else think that Gabriel's sickness might actually a ploy by the Centre and not a glanders leak? It would be a ton of moving parts and based on many assumptions, even if William is in on it (he sure is prepared with those miracle shots!), but it would seem uncharacteristic for Gabriel to be that careless and…

I can't hear anyone say Pinot Noir anymore without cracking a grin… thanks, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

I actually think the half-season format is a huge asset for the show and one of the few things they've gotten really right. You mention the show's plotting issues, which I think are mostly down to long-form structure and plotting as evidenced in the show's tendency to stall in the middle of (half) seasons. I think…

When I realized that the entire show is video game logic, it started making a whole lot more sense.

Re: the suspense, totally agree. Just the shot of Rick and Morgan walking into an open, exposed field after Carol made me anxious. Instead of the hamfisted "characters do rash and stupid things to serve plot needs after another character dies" we got, I would have much rather seen a more gradual buildup of paranoia…

I haven't watched Under the Dome, but Dean Norris would be amazingly fun on this show if they could write him a half decent role.

I had the same reaction. This show makes its straight-up romantic pairings incredibly dull as is - a love triangle arc would be sooooo tedious.

Yeah, the whole idea that it's possible to melt down and rework Valyrian steel - without changing its properties - but not to make it in the first place, seems a little suspect to my admittedly sparse understanding of metallurgy.

Basic answer: No, they were (in theory) the swords of the lords of Westeros that Aegon conquered initially. Just plain iron vs. Jon Snow's Longclaw which is made of Valyrian steel. Also Valyrian steel is supposed to look very distinct, with ripples like Damascus steel (google it).

Mostly replaying some old stuff. I've (unfortunately) dived back into the abyss of Europa Universalis, which has been taking up exorbitant amounts of my time. I've also been on another play-through of Pokemon LeafGreen, which never disappoints. I just got the 8th badge earlier today, and my team consists of Charizard,…

The whole "beloved characters names on a big clicky-clacky spinning prize wheel" is basically the vibe I got from the Johnny Cash Montage. It felt like the writers screaming at us, "HEY DO YOU LIKE THESE PEOPLE? ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO DIE NEXT EPISODE, SAY GOODBYE!"

Tempted to enter just for the records, and the pleasure of destroying the Crosley.

What a waste of an episode. Perfectly fine setup - ignoring the obvious foolishness of taking your only doctor (who happens to be pretty useless in combat/general survival to boot) on a supply run - and then they spend the episode doing the following:

Aren't they cutting at least one of Theon's uncles, specifically Victarion? If they still have some version of the Moqorro storyline I'd put money on it being merged with a character we already know. What's Thoros of Myr up to these days? Hell, for that matter, what is the Brotherhood in general (including Gendry!) up…

Umm, I guess I'll miss a physical, lossless media format that is also digital. I'm a vinyl guy, and I find it the most "fun" way to listen to/collect music, but from an objective standpoint CDs are easily the most versatile format. You can rip them at whatever fidelity you want to balance space and quality (ripping…