IMo, Dorne was a tedious mess in the book too. But the HBO series did manage to make it even worse.

At a guess the droogs were automata, not very bright and with no will of their own. They were ordered to kill Shadow, but had no orders in regards to anyone else. They're slow to react to Laura's assault because they don't know what to do. Only when they realize she's thwarting their instructions do they really focus…

The story has spun hard to keep Darnley from being quite as big a monster as the historical personage was. And was Mary hoping Darnley would come all the way to Dunbar with her so her supporters could dispose of him? Now they've absolved him (more or less) of Rizzio's murder pinning it on the rebellious Privy Council…

Well, it's hard to comment on this in terms of the show, because, as I said, they've been very unrealistic (as in mass science fail) in how they've dealt with the business. In the real world the truly dangerous levels of radioactivity— the kind that make you sick and maybe kill you— would be gone after a few days (or…

Re: If everything on the ground dies in death wave, how flora and fauna are supposed to recover at all?

The pilot wasn't very good— it comes off like yet another typical CW show: good-looking teens in outlandish situations. The writers however grasped early on they were dealing with really dark things and resisted the temptation to turn this into "Felicity - the Mad Max Years".

Annapolis (which is just down the road from me) is in a flat coastal area. That's all wrong for the scenes they've shown of Polis.

Allie saw herself as God (or Goddess maybe). This world is screwed up so create a better (virtual) one and stick everyone in it deprived of that pesky old free will so they won't screw it up.

In season three Allie was definitely a villain, and in season two the President's son (forget his name) became one.

In season 1 Bellamy's message was "Let's have fun" instead of "Let's do the hard work we have to." It's easy to see why he was the more attractive one at first, until they found the hostile Grounders all around them.

The show has handled radioactivity in a very unrealistic way from the beginning. I won't even go into the numerous mistakes they've made. But in regards to this specific situation: it takes a lot of radiation to be immediately deadly: as in, more than you'd encounter anywhere except very close to a nuclear detonation…

Re: Talbot surviving that bullet to the head was probably the least believable part of the episode, but if that means he's alive (albeit in a coma), then I'll take it. Every SHIELD needs a Talbot to be a pain in the ass.

I have been to the Maritimes, though not to Newfoundland (the latter is the only Canadian provinces I have not visited— well, that and the Arctic territories. I grew up near Ann Arbor MI, back before one needed a passport to cross the border. I've been to Canada more times than I can count. Canada has always impressed…

Someone once claimed that if you exclude Quebec from Canada and the South from the US, the two countries really do share the same culture (in much the same way that Sweden, Norway and Denmark all share Scandinavian culture despite the political borders). In this regard I think "America" should taken as meaning "North…

Yes. Where would most non-gay people see such things? It's not like (honestly) straight people hang out on gay porn sites. It's only been in the last few years that TV has gotten less coy about showing such things in regards to gay men (lesbian sex scenes have been tolerated for longer because for some weird reason…

Lots of people, if they were really hungry, would go for food first before amorous things. Dates very often start with dinner after all.

I disagree: last week's Bilquis sex scenes felt forced and unnecessary, filler intended to titillate fans and pump up ratings, not unlike GOT's sexposition.
Also, as a non-book reader, I have to wonder if all this comes together somehow or if it's just padding on the main plot— the latter is generally OK in a…

I was assistant manager of a family-owned convenience and liquor store in college. At the end of the night I would take the day's money (minus a set amount left to open with in the morning) to the night drop at the bank. The night cashier would also go with me so there would be two people. My instructions in case the…

"The 100" has been very uneven. Some really great stuff, good setups for character angst, and plot twists you won't see coming. But also some cringe-worthy things, plot holes large enough to lose the Arkship in, and a tendency to recycle plot elements (same song second verse).

They've actually made Darnley a bit more engaging (or at least a little less of a jackass) than he was. The real Darnley once left Mary and guests at a state dinner to rape a serving maid in an alcove just off (and in earshot of) the dining room. Not sure they will go there— it might be too over the top even for this…