I expect it will give his fleeing the fire during the Blackwater battle some nicely added weight, on the next rewatch.

True, but that's a statement of the Hound/Mountain fighting philosophy, not necessarily the show's perspective. Syrio died more because he left his real swords at home, not because of his fighting style. And there have been several references to what a badass Oberyn is, including his first appearance at the brothel…

He's gotta put that PhD in poison to use somehow, right?

He will be greeted as liberator.

True, but similar to the way that Ned's death made every other character vulnerable, the Littlefinger/Lysa reveal now makes it possible that any minor character like this could be shown later to have more significance. Even though most of them will probably not payoff like that, the proven fact that they could makes…

I really shouldn't have watched the season previews. It killed that otherwise amazing line.

This week on Tyrion's In Jail, Arya and The Hound stop by for a freewheeling chat about childhood trauma and proper wound care.

"Who wouldn't want to watch just an hour of the Lannister's eating dinner?"

I liked how the shot of his legs coming down the stairs, with his kilt/cape thing, made it look like Oberyn, then the door opens and it's Bronn. Good fake out.

I liked the added info that Cersei's been evil since she was like five.

Exactly. I DVR it and start watching at about 9:05, just to FF through the 'previously on'.

I liked him at the small council meeting, too, with his foot up on the table.

It's going to be pretty anticlimactic if Dany arrives in Blackwater Bay one day ready to do some conquering and the dragons just kind of wander off because they don't give a shit.

I like this theory, because it would then follow that Tywin recruited Shae to testify, and did it with the offer that she could help save his life, rather than it being Cersei with a threat. That fits with how quickly Tywin "conceded" to Jaime's offer — that he wanted Tyrion out of the picture but not executed the…

Pissing off the edge, right?

Aha, that makes sense. I guess I should just assume that Tywin's never being completely straight with anyone. (Except maybe Arya!)

Yeah, I see what you mean.

I'd guess the amounts are known, or knowable, but I meant bluffing about how concerned he is about the debt. Olenna said something to the effect of 'aren't you worried about owing all that money to the dreaded Iron Bank' and he replied with something like 'nah, it's cool'.

It does make you wonder what kind of plans Littlefinger was working up before Robert died and Ned got executed.

King Joffrey: I want more life, fucker.