I hate it too. I admire Syrio. I love reading about Jaqen. I want them to be separate characters.

agreed. the opening is probably one of my favorite openings of all time. Does everything it needs to do, like what @avclub-bc6a370435552949bcf7927a391bac45:disqus said.

agree with the Jaqen comments. Tom Wlaschiha seems a very good casting choice.

replying to @avclub-afa73512a045b8492d94152050b80273:disqus "Except somehow not win a war against people using bows, arrows and swords."

I'd like to refer your awesome comment to @avclub-10cac9550c37211d1d0bfba0834c0193:disqus, who seems a bit confused as to why we are all here.

Enjoy China travels! If you are in Shanghai, and need a little expat love, pals of mine run PubCrawl Shanghai. Just sayin.

I'm a native east coaster transplanted to the west coast, and I have been making this exact argument to all west coastians. We of the West Coast, we live in the past. It's a sad truth.

There's a solid chance that your comment may be my favorite of all time.

@avclub-db0c35ce2663c0e8c4b3f38642a49748:disqus & @avclub-c240ee738371fdf1346de294e11c55f9:disqus Theon's so exceedingly weak, and his stumbling through, having his plans fouled up and then lashing out in reaction … I just feel like I spent all Theon POV chapters shaking my head. He isn't smart enough to be evil and…

except that was Rolfe.

ha! crazy, but with purpose! Love it. Alaric has been a fun character to watch develop.

Blackwell giving a St. Crispin's Day speech. Adam (ADAM, what?) punching a hockey player. Cassie making the constipation face (but at least she killed the demon child in firebird fashion!). The hits just keep on coming.

I love the mileage we are getting out of Alaric's split personality. Good job they are doing with what could have been such a lame story line (say, for instance, had it been a Bonnie-arc).

I could get behind a show with that premise.

Ha. Darren Bent. nice. well, aside from that whole destroyed ankle thing.

now, what the hell is Bent?

what @avclub-dc91d6e23d859879bbaf0a9d7f27fb77:disqus said.

Re: your Christian friend who had difficulty with Last Temptation - Christ as he is written does not become divine without first having had his humanity. It's there in the canon, and purposefully so. A saint who sacrifices? Where's the lesson, the true sacrifice, in that? Instead, a questioning and deeply human man…

and now I love you.

for the record (or something) I am only anti Lars von Trier.