Alex Ross and Jim Krueger test-drove this idea back in 1999 when Thor was transformed into a woman for Earth X.

I agree. But I'm not saying that violence itself should be dignified; I'm saying that in GoT, the manner of presenting it, and the results of violence especially, could be much more dignified.

You make some good points, but consider Sonia's suggestion that the violence in HBO's GoT seems to be moving away from any sort of edifying purpose. And with that in mind, notice that we're seeing what's left of Oberyn's head from an angle no one in the story is witnessing, so that we all get a nice, long look at the…