Not to mention that the presiding officer at the hearing completely lost control of it. Once it became obvious that Ch'Pok was just trying to goad Worf into losing his temper - and it became obvious fairly quickly - she should have shut him down immediately, and then held him in contempt of the court if he kept it up.…

It's mentioned in the episode where the O'Brien pregnancy is revealed that the couple had decided to start trying, but they'd only had one night in which to do it, so O'Brien's surprise was due to the fact that he'd expected it to take more than one attempt.

I have to disagree with you about Rom getting what he wants too easily. Yes, its true that real world unionists, at least in the early stages, often have to pay in blood for the gains they make, but Rom and his union don't face nearly as many obstacles as they do. It's not like the FCA can just forcibly break the…

Well, bear in mind that the crew of the Defiant weren't exactly eager to fire on another Federation ship. If they'd been fighting for real they would have ended the fight quickly, but they were trying to minimize casualties on the other ship.

Bashir: Dammit, Ben, I'm a doctor, not a history major!

Bashir: Dammit, Ben, I'm a doctor, not a history major!

Actually, an ice planet is feasible. If it's far enough from its particular sun, it's going to be completely frozen over. Perhaps the polar regions will be colder than the equator, but what does it matter if even the equator is unlivably cold?

Well, you don't really know a language until you know the swear words.

Later that evening, the people of King's Landing all check their basements.

In other news, I just had an idea for a Game of Thrones/Catch 22 crossover fic.

Depending on how they do things, that could cause a paradox. If rightful heir-ness is retroactive, then once Sansa legitimizes Jon, he is the rightful King in the North. But that means that Sansa's legitimization decree was the decree of a false claimant, and therefore invalid, so Jon isn't legitimized, so Sansa is…

True that. Still, I think we'll get some kind of explanation this time, because in an earlier episode, Brienne asked Sansa why she lied to Jon about her meeting with Littlefinger.

His little brother had just been killed in front of him. I think we can forgive him for not thinking clearly at that moment.

Daenerys now has three fully grown dragons at her disposal. Provided she keeps them with her, I don't see how anyone could pull a Red Wedding on her.

Which makes it even more important that the precedent be allowed to stand. This is Westeros's chance to try something besides hereditary monarchy. It could start in the Iron Islands, with the Kingsmoot becoming a regular thing, and then the North could follow, given the influx of Free Folk accustomed to choosing their…

So Yara called Euron a usurper. The thing is, he's king of the Iron Islands by lawful Kingsmoot. And yes, he's a terrible person who I'd like to see taken off the throne, but doing so probably means going to the one place in Westeros where the rulers rule by consent of the ruled, and ending that. Which means the Iron…

I'm not saying they would have, just that maybe she isn't as unambiguously heroic as she seems at first glance. Don't forget that she didn't tell Jon about her dealings with Littlefinger. It would have made sense to tell him, particularly when they were arguing over whether to wait for more troops. The fact that there…

Food for thought. Ramsay had to kill Rickon because as long as Rickon was alive he was a threat to Ramsay's claim to Winterfell. But who else's claim to Winterfell was threatened by Rickon? Sansa. And who was advocating giving up on Rickon at the war council? Sansa.

Problem is, it was a three-sided envelopment anchored on both wings by a pile of bodies. There was no left flank to pierce. And that tactic wouldn't have worked anyway, because it wasn't a typical Greek phalanx. The front line was armed only with shields, and it was the second line holding the spears. And each shield…

Except that if you watch the war council scene again, you'll see that Ramsay essentially beat Jon with Jon's own battle plan. The problem was that Ramsay managed to goad Jon into abandoning that plan, but given that it was his little brother being used as bait, it's somewhat understandable.