They held joint auditions for Star Wars and Carrie. Most of the actors they liked read for parts in both.

The passage of time makes perfect sense and is only a problem for those who want it to be.

It definitely shows given how much more fleshed out Beth is this season. When one of your regulars is underdeveloped, that’s a problem... and apparently the solution was hiring folks with different perspectives was the solution. Who’ve thunk.

I have to respectfully disagree. Wiping out the Tyrells is a great thematic callback to the Reins of Castamere, while showing that even an intelligent long game can be snuffed out in an instant. Likewise with Dorne, where the pointlessness of revenge Book Ellaria so eloquently described is played out before us.

Who are we kidding that Ellaria’s going to receive the full punishment? Cersei’s rule will last a year at most, and then Ellaria either gets set free or forgotten about (starving to death).

Historically King’s level of involvement in an adaptation has had an inverse relationship with its quality.

First book wasn’t that complicated. And from the trailer it seems they’re roughly following the structure of the first book, just with imported elements from the rest of the series.

Ah, the “they look exactly alike because they have one or two features in commom” thing.

I honestly would love to see her survive in comfortable but powerless exile, Napoleon-style.

...which facilitated the biggest and final push toward women’s suffrage.

Found the TERF.

Hot take.

In the second book, Roland visits New York in the 60s (Susannah), the 70s (Jake), and the 80s (Eddie). Later in the series a huge plot point surrounds an event that happened in 1999.

More like making out with the shark. Which I’m for.

Is that really “trying”?

The miniseries had a lot of fantastic, iconic scenes... but as a whole it was kind of a bloated slog.

King’s softened his stance on the film in recent years.

A little of her goes a long way, which is why she’s fantastic in supporting roles.

Is there some German word for being both turned on and feeling inadequate?