Killgrave, Fisk and Nuke (William Simpson) are all "actual comic book villains."

Step One: Separate the Angry Scientists from the Insane Scientists.

For a hot minute I thought you were talking about Vega$…not many living humans remember that show, either.

Coulson made reference to Mace being a known hero. Maybe they're playing it semi-straight, and the new Director was actually costumed crimefighter The Patriot.

"This looks like a job for Bi-Polar Bear… but I just cant seem to get out of bed."

"What kind of corn soldiers are you?"
"We're…kernels."

Saves one guard from joining Pornstache in prison, but causes a riot. That's Caputo in a nutshell.

"Writing the guard who killed Poussey as a vicious, intentional murderer" is exactly what the MCC spin team WANTED to do — making him the villain to hide their culpability. Caputo screwed them (a minor victory) even as he failed to identify Poussey (a major failure, leading directly to the final scene at the corridor…

Bayley and Coates were hired in Season Three as replacements for Bennett and Pornstache. The veterans came in this season after Caputo fired the original guards — and even then, only after Linda from Purchasing figured out that MCC could get money from the feds for hiring them.

"They seem to be broken down into varying shades of evil, varying shades of stupid or a combination of the two with very little else written into them."

"Hi, can I take a look at your receipt? Toothpaste, orange juice, AR-15 assault rifle. OK, thank you for shopping at Super Emporium."

The fact that Suzanne had a color-coordinated selection of capes for all occasions was unexpectedly weird, yet totally in-character.

Piscatella is #1 because he has the experience and training the others lack, the leadership skills to set a better example, and the authority to keep the guards under his command in line. His choices — to dehumanize and racially profile the inmates, undermine Caputo's authority and foster an "us against them" mindset…

Jaehaerys?

Maybe Jon is really King Aerys' bastard son — he was mad, after all. Which would make him Dany's half-brother, not nephew.

All reasonable suggestions. Would it have killed the producers to insert one line of dialogue to settle the question?

There needs to be a setup scene where the "huge pack of wolves roaming the Riverlands" is mentioned, maybe while Arya is stalking more Freys to kill or when she meets up again with the Brotherhood Without Banners and Sandor Clegane.

D&D apparently said it was a choice between Ghost and Wun Wun. Maybe next season.

"The King is a bastard, born of ince—oh, he what? Really? Never mind."

By that logic, Nymeria's the smartest of them all. AND she's still in the Riverlands, where Arya just happens to be.