I know. and yet, they do seem to make some decisions based on that. not saying they didn't waste time. I'm with you on that.

I remember there were lots of people on the book forums talking about a possible letter by robb making jon snow a legitimate stark that was with someone (manderly…? umber…? can't remember). I think robb was pictured writing said letter on the page, only we weren't privy to the contents. anyway, it looks as though that…

I was hoping for the meribald speech. but it would've been too time-consuming and wouldn't explain much about sandor's situation.

ah, yes, there was that too. good call.

jaqen has worn the waif's face once, though, and she's alive. I guess it's totally possible that the waif has just never shown her true face to arya, though, and is always seen wearing that face. I did think arya's gait was different and that her having all those coins was suspicious. her demeanor was quite different.…

yup, it would. only… that's just so convenient. if it was jaqen, though, why would he wander the streets bleeding?

I hope they don't make her an AryaStoneheart of sorts, what with her having stab wounds and such. but that's highly unlikely anyway.

sandor did mention that they are brotherhood men.

eh, shame on me. anyway, joseph mawle's brow and eyes immediately gave away that it was benjen to the rescue. and I was glad we didn't have to suffer through a prolonged reveal.

they're a death cult but their actual motivation or some sort of rationale behind the killings is still obscure. I mean, do they just kill anyone if they pay the right price and that's it? I can't remember whether the books offered a better explanation or not.

no shade here but loads of people called it… heh. people talk about this a lot over at the forums. anyway: I think that coldhands isn't going to turn out to be benjen in the books, but I liked that the show merged them. it makes sense for the show to conflate characters and it feels good to have starks in the game. I…

the reason why I'm still watching is the acting, hands down. the writing is rubbish, even though they get a few things right here and there. they should stop pretending that penny is dumb, because she ain't, for starters.

yup.

that's the thing about penny, though. they try to make riffs out of her being dumb but she actually isn't. and they should've let the character learn more by now and be fond of reading, even if her reading choices aren't scientific or intellectual. she just doesn't come across as dumb, actually. she has good…

no, the westeros one. I used to like following the forum. some people write pretty clever essays about characters & possible historical references and such. but I was shocked when I accidentally found out that one of the founders (they're a couple, the same people who co-wrote AWOIAF) has made some racist (and…

exactly, if anything, she seems pretty resilient. and now, just for those wondering whether that was carice or a body double, the answer is: both. http://www.people.com/artic…

yes, I presume davos doesn't know yet. and fwiw I think melisandre had been old all along (some people are saying she's lost vitality because she'll use her life force somehow to resurrect jon): she was clearly wearing a glamour. in the books, when the lord of bones gets burned in lieu of mance rayder, it is stated…

I'm a mix of Greg and Heather.

I get that same vibe about trey. maybe his gloating when giving crappy assignments to abbi when she was a cleaner came from having this one situation where he felt in control, or superior in a way.

I don't know what all the "h"s are for, but sure, I'm sort of with you. in any case, gena gave other good performances that didn't seem to have anything to do with her being a real-life basket case or not. both scripts, though, and direction, probably, had a lot to do with the brilliance of those acting moments.…