The Cure can get pretty synthy at times, but they're still more appropriately classified toward the poppier end of Gothic Rock.

This is really pissing me off. I know they need to cut some things to fit the standard U.S. hour-long episode length, but now I wonder if they might not be intentionally cutting the best stuff just to push Blu-Rays. It would be deeply disingenuous, if that's the case, but with all these awesome scenes never making it…

I totally agree about the hotness part, but I love longhairs IRL (I'm sad we never got to see it out of the braid!). This show does get me weirdly liking beards, though. I would never go for Rollo in the flesh, but damn if he doesn't catch my eye on TV.

Yeah, I was sad to see that Ragnar's braid had disappeared, though Björn's hair has lengthened a bit. Lagertha's style is amazing, as always, but I have no idea what to think about what Þorunn's got going on there. The loops are daring, but they're also faintly ridiculous. More to your question, it seems likely…

I noticed he was adopting some of the same postures and mannerisms, too. I was a little put off by it at first, but on reflection, I think it helped to show just how much of Ragnar he has in him. A foreshadowing of his future glories!

It was pretty funny how Aethelstan was visibly uncomfortable with translating Ecgbert's myriad compliments for Lagertha, which set up a good punchline in that simple "He likes you."

It was a leg cramp! He had a problem with leg cramps!

You aren't too far off, actually. Where you went wrong was in presuming 50% similarity between yourself and your aunts/uncles. You share 50% of your DNA with each parent, and a different 50% with any full sibling (due to random chance), so you'd likely end up with about 25% similarity with your aunt/uncle, meaning…

Ugh, no way, that thing still haunts my nightmares. I don't even want to click the link!

That was the Molag Bal quest in Markarth. Some of the Daedric quests were, to me, the most morally challenging of the whole game. I only did them all for the trophy. I loathed myself after tricking Brother Verulus for Namira's quest, never even used the stupid ring. But I got my revenge on Eola afterward when it…

Tell it to Queen Dopplepopolis!

You played King's Quest VI, my favorite one. I can't blame you for quitting, since it's pretty hard to progress without a hintbook (this being most people's problem with the series), but I would urge you to pick it up again at some point. It's a sweet, funny game with a good bit of wistfulness, and even creates some…

According to CNN, the FBI and the Justice Department have apparently determined that the hackers were based in China and Thailand, but were working for North Korea's official military hacking unit.

Oh god, dude, the ReDead freaked me out soooo much. I had a guide and got the Sun's Song as soon as possible, but just the threat of them was enough to make me quiver. The entire time I was going through the Shadow Temple, between them and the Dead Hands, I was so scared out of my mind that I eventually had to turn…

He's imitating (and also quoting) Homestar Runner, the thing in his avatar.

Counterpoint: No, it wasn't.

Presumably, he meant the insectoid type of mandible, but I agree it could be clearer.

It might have appeared somewhat stagy, but I prefer to think of it as "cinematic."

I guess it depends upon how much weight you give to the sagas as historical accounts as opposed to fanciful tales. I personally believe that there was at least a grain of truth to them and that while they were heavily embellished, the main figures and plot points likely occurred in some fashion, including women…

I'm just a bloodthirsty fiend. I wished they had gone more gory with the blood eagle, too.