Once upon a time, I longed for a neat resolution to this whole series: the heroes find a cure, the zombies and bad guys are defeated, and human civilization begins anew.

I was about to watch this, but the comparison to Doctor Who turned me off. Is it much like Doctor Who? If so, I'll pass. If not, I'll give it a watch.

Well, as a rule I never engage in lengthy debates on the internet - the benefits, such as they are, hardly outweigh the investment in time and effort. So, I gladly hand you the victory. I'll make sure to use the correct phrase "just deserts" henceforth.

Rational is the wrong word choice. It's understandable and predictable given how human beings work. However, the choice to act or not act on emotions, especially strong ones motivated by anger, fear, or hatred, ought to be tempered with a dose of rationality. That, I think, was the OP's intended statement: that we can…

In fact, "deserts" has fallen out of common use; "desserts" is the most frequent present usage and deemed correct. In this case, we're both right, and the debate probably splits on how much of a pompous tight-ass either of us choose to be. ;-)

Ned's just the lesser evil among the available options. A purer option, I suppose, is Brienne, whose virtue and honor are so unimpeachable I'm certain they will be the cause of her eventual demise.

And just "desserts," not just "deserts." Since we're being picayune. ;-)

I read that scene as proof that Ramsay was right: he was now part of Sansa. His evil has become a part of her. She's now less like her father, who honorably swung the sword of justice himself, and more like the tyrant who feeds people to the dogs and smiles. In fact it nearly mirrors the scene when he fed the baby and…

I was thinking of Who as well. Comparisons to that show are always a dig, in my view. It's irredeemably bad, no matter how much people try to frame it as post-post-modern irony. "It's bad on purpose because that's clever!" is not a closer for me.

"However, in a timey-wimey twist worthy of Doctor Who or Lost (fitting in an episode directed by Jack Bender)…"

There were a handful of sites that refused to keep reviewing/featuring GoT last year after a few of the more graphic scenes in the season. The criticism had merit, but after the marvelous turnaround in this episode, I kind of want to write to a few editors and say "See? Couldn't you have at least waited for the f—king…

Lies. You look old enough to have seen the film I'm referencing in the theater…at the time of its original release. (Assuming that's you in your avatar.)

The Zombie Apocalypse, Zombie Apocalypse TV Show Emergency Response Kit(tm):

Every time Max von Sydow appears on screen, I expect, nay, long for him to say, "Pathetic Earthlings…hurling your bodies into the void!" Is it just me?

"I believe things, but only as long as it doesn't inconvenience me to do so."

Thanks for the clarification. That does change the outlook. Still, using yet another Coral injury to create dramatic tension (which, as the author of this review points out, it fails to do anyway) is just sloppy writing in my view. Another "Glen hid under the dumpster" moment.

I'm leaning toward agreement with the perspective that the book just ought not to be adapted into a film at all. If forced to pick someone who might come close to the tragedy and nuance of the source material, however, I might pick Darren Aronofsky as a good candidate to direct a Lolita-adaptation.

Working in health care, I've learned to give a lot of leeway to films and TV when it comes to firearm injuries and deaths. But I don't think you need to be a ballistics expert or a trauma surgeon to recognize that a handgun fired at close range wouldn't simply poke one's eye out. It would most likely remove the entire…