10/10 Would Watch.

Hah. Apparently that madness that runs through the Targaryen line is really strong.

Ha! I rewatched “Hardhome” last night after this episode because I was so upset about Shireen, confused about Dorne and excited about Drogon and annoyed by Dany. Also, Jorah HAS GOT TO FUCKING DIE ALREADY.

Doesn’t matter. Bro looks like a dick but his face has angles you could cut glass on. Yum.

Their commentary is largely unhelpful in understanding what may come next or what’s happening in the episode (like with Sansa, they’ll say something like, “She’s stuck in a really bleak situation” — NO SHIT BOYS. NO SHIT). But the last two have been somewhat informative. They talked about how Hardhome was an off-page…

That makes sense. The devil you know is better than the one you don’t, as my mother says.

Well, but there’s never been a question that he’s clever, right? When he was transforming Theon into Reek, his plans were disgusting and cruel, but well thought out and effective. He’s got a brilliant mind for inflicting pain and cruelty in ways both obvious and subtle. I see this raid as an extension of that. Where…

That totally baffled me. I was thinking this would be where Stannis loses because his men would turn on him. OK, fine, they’re starving and cold and just lost their food and supplies, but they ALL are so fanatical that they believe killing a child will fix it? I was sure there would be a revolt (whether Shireen died…

Ugh. Shireen, my sweet girl with the shitty parents. I was really hoping this wouldn’t happen, but they’ve been foreshadowing all season, so it would have been ridiculous for it not to. I did love seeing the tweets about how much the GoT showrunners must hate women, though. Because, really? The ONLY one you’re not…

Hah! Mine is 2001. Must be an early aughts thing?

Thanks! It’s a look I still wear often today. Honestly, I thought I had more of a smile on when they were taking the photo. I was self-conscious about my crooked half smile and thought this would suffice!

Haha. I wasn’t a smoker or drinker but YES on on tortured poetry. My friend and I would write it and exchange it between classes ninth-grade year. Also I was totally into Tori and Sarah McLachlan and then No Doubt. And my friends and I talked politics and philosophy like we knew shit, which is so laughable now.

Glad to escort you down memory lane! (I watch 10 Things I Hate About You a lot, so I get a regular dose of SF.)

Hahah. I was actually one of those nerdy, super-involved kids — student government, AP classes, National Honors Society. But I did roll my eyes a lot and spout philosophy about how ridiculous it all was.

That lip color is on point, though!

Was it the lead singer for Save Ferris who used to do this all the time?

You have such a nice smile!

I really wanted to share my fifth-grade photo, because it is THE WORST, but sadly I can’t find it anywhere in my apartment. My parents must still be the owners of that horrible shit. But! I did find a photo from a Girl Scout sock hop from that same year.

My initial gut reaction to this was the same as the guy/gal who has all the stars: I’m against rape but this sucks. But reading the other comments and sitting with it a while, I think the piece’s point is to raise the questions you’re asking, to get you to question yourself and how you view rape, consent, victimhood,…