I suppose that's what I mean when I say some of the tension is gone. You put it better. We can't root for Norman anymore. It's truly a prequel now. I mean, yes, it was all along, but it always had the power before to make me hope Norman had a few happy years. Now I'm yelling "bastard!" at the screen while he flaunts…

I recognized her too! But I can't figure out where from. Hopefully that means she'll be back next season.

Some absolutely chilling shots tonight. Norman standing by the house with the TV with the curtains in the house billowing behind him. That crazy funeral setup. Norma with her eyes glued open, oh god, oh god.

That was so tense! I thought for sure Chick was a goner.

Preparing the body in this case most likely means dressing her in the blue dress and doing her hair and makeup.

I thought the way you did: he got rid of his medication in hopes of "seeing" his mother again.

It seems like the oddsmaker isn't watching the show, but I'm okay with that. I like this feature because of the commenter theories. Even ridiculous theories like Littlefinger proposed by the oddsmaker are kind of fun. One day a longshot will come true.

Oh crap, did they die already? Season 2? Sorry about that. Well I'm still betting on Bronn's return this week. Maybe Jaime will make him a Kingsguard. That will piss off Cersei.

Going for long odds!
Davos finds out about Stannis and Shireen, kills Melisandre.
Dead!Jon meets Theon and Sansa, doesn't know Bran and Rickon are alive, kills Theon.
Kevan Lannister isn't even long odds, as many people mentioned below.

Yes, Karstark is a good call. Between Ramsay and Osha/Rickon, he's walking a tightrope.

I'm with you. Kevan might need a scene reinforcing who he is but he's getting the Mountain on his ass either this week or next.

I really didn't like There Will Be Blood. I was so excited to see it, too. And yes, Daniel Day Lewis can act. There was that. There just wasn't anything else. Oh, and I can't stand The Big Lebowski. There, I said it.

I'm so confused. Two of my favorite websites coming together, the commenters merging. Who do I know from where? It's like the great taste of chocolate and peanut butter finally meeting. So glad you picked this one up, Nathan. It sounds like you loved the book.

Replacement Jan, I believe.

GRRM's short stories are fantastic. He really excels as a short story writer, as many SFF types do.

Karl Rove ate L. Ron Hubbard? Explains a lot.

The Game of Thrones graphic novel adaptation is pretty great.

This was definitely this show's Red Wedding. The foggy lullaby. I was in such denial. First I thought Norman was burning the letter to Alex. Then I tried to convince myself he was closing the vents so Norma wouldn't know he had turned on the furnace. But he left the vent on in Norma's room? Because he was cold. That's…

Bran's direwolf

The Hound always felt responsible for his brother's atrocities and had a pattern of trying to stop him. He knows he's the only one who can take his brother on.