"War is bad"

And those things were?

Frankly, I am more than ok with them cutting Brienne walking around the countryside for an entire book. I didn't totally despise it like some fans, but I can't see a way to make that scintillating TV. It serves very little purpose in the books as is.

It's just really not going to happen. They already have a ton of material to work with. There is no reason to bring Dorne in right now, it's totally unnecessary.

Unless they're radically messing with the timeline, it's the Dreadfort. Winterfell is supposed to be a ruin.

The story about the beetles was a nice parallel to Oberyn's death.

Coldhands isn't happening in the show. Also, there has been no casting for any of the other Dornish so far (although it looks like we are going there is Season 5 according to cast leaks).

"a character I didn’t have a lot of use for in the books."

"I'd like to think the London setting, and the plot of the season as a whole, all started with the idea of Stephen Fry as Prime Minister."

Yes, that is continuing the time honored 24 tradition of people basically being able to teleport across notoriously congested cities.

Of course the CIA conducts on the ground extractions in other countries, but those countries usually do not have an internal intelligence or security apparatus as good as the UK's or as cozy of diplomatic ties with the US as the UK does. Yeah, there are probably CIA spies in the UK keeping tabs (there are also…

I love how the PM has no problem with a CIA operation going on in his back yard without his knowledge or approval or MI6 not catching wind of that at all.

Eugene is the Rickon Stark of Mad Men.

Well according to Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 isn't about censorship.

"But you know better."

I am sure in your world all hang man's nooses are just nooses and flaming crosses are just fiery lower case t's.

Ironic. Ringo Starr was actually sent death threats because people thought he was Jewish.

You win this comments section.

It was a bit of a let down considering HBO has invested so much in creating the Dothraki and Valyrian that add to the authentic atmosphere of the show.

Don't feel bad. I have the same problem. I've found irony is very hard to transmit sans body language.