I’m pretty certain that Jon, Arya, Rickon, and Bran are going to end up at Winterfell again (and probably Sansa too in the books if or when she ends up being the co-ruler of the Vale and marches north along with Daenerys). Winterfell seems built to fight the Others, and it’s probably where Bran’s going to do some type…

The only edginess I’m seeing is your opinion about this series. What you’re describing makes up an extremely small part of the show. One that many of us don’t care about.

If you think nudity is shocking I’d like to know what time machine you came in on.

Yeah, individual characters spreading out across the map only to come together for a grand finale is kind of fantasy 101 isn’t it? I think the larger issue is that people expect traditional TV series story arcs here. This is a large elaborate story that doesn’t lend itself to clockwork 12 episode crescendos. Once…

And for the record, my critique of HBO’s GOT can apply to pretty much all their dramas and all other “premium TV” that relies on shock value. If nudity weren’t such a big deal in our culture (and objectification such a thoughtless default), those shows would have to actually present something of substance.

I am criticizing the criticism.

I just can’t take you seriously when you tell me the cast of GoT “has no substance” acting wise.

Why are people forgetting the basics of creative writing, specifically fiction? Three acts, in which the protagonists start together (Act I), are confronted with challenges individually and in groups that develop character arcs (Act II), and then come back together, stronger or wiser or beat-up and struggling, for the…

Except Deadwood, Rome, Game of Thrones don’t just rely on shock value.

Unless it’s the shock value of main characters being killed off.

This is just...so dumb.

GoT had no more “boobs and blood” than a lot of premium HBO TV, from Deadwood to Rome.

GOT has always got by on the stellar acting from its core cast and a story that keeps people tuning in next week to see what happens to people they’re invested in.

The only people who care about the boobs are…