“...little more than an extension or even a recycling of HBO’s cash cow. Intellectual property is what really sits on the Iron Throne” [Jack Smart]

Plot armor. This review is framed in a way that insists certain people should have plot armor. Bold choice. But when Joffery Lonmouth, in one episode, immediately shows more personality than Leanor, I guess I get it. I’m sorry, but the grown up version of this character is a dud. His sister had maybe 3 lines and even…

disconcerting

Really well said. This happened several times, and it creates a detachment for the viewer (or at least for me). HOTD is so concerned with long-term fallout, it forgets about short-term consequences (and consequences were everything in Game of Thrones). Even for this episode, as an example, what fallout can there be…

Thank you. The act of lashing out makes sense, but to such an extreme degree doesn’t. For Daemon, sure, but for Criston, it doesn’t mesh with how he’s been established. Beating an innocent man into paste, in the middle of an royal engagement party? “Honor” can suck it. All the show did was tell me he’s a sociopath,…

hear hear

Zaslav still has time to Batgirl WW3, so don’t lose faith

Exactly this. Andor is the hardest of hard passes for me. But, in all fairness, a tv show, will likely give him the time to get fleshed out and be more interesting.

“The Homeliest Little Horse” is an immediate classic for me. Incredible ending.

Definately got “It Follows” vibes from the situation. Complete with ‘passing it on’ to someone else. I loved it

The credits hit, and I said, “Really?” That was really it? I mean, there’s low stakes, and then there’s a whole episode on who gets to use her name? Surely something was going to pick up! Help me out, here, show! Felt like watching 25 minutes of only the B plot.

Heh. This actually crossed my mind while watching this week. Is She-Hulk’s fashion woes something kids (I’m presuming they’re still a large part of MCU’s target audience) would really be excited to watch? This episode might be another example of the constant “Who is this for?” question, but as we consider the…

Wait, what do deepfakes have to do with this?

Shame. I would have liked to have seen this. Maybe they can make a movie on 1999 Women’s Team.

Or Rings of Power

King Viserys being uncomfortable with proposals like his daughter marrying Daemon or Aegon is still strange to me. He himself is an offspring of incest. This is what Targaryens do. Yes, it’s weird to us, but why is this weird to him??

I loved everything about that scene. They drew their weapons, but it was just trash talk; They’re noble lords and they’re not really gonna fight are they? Yep! And its as inconsequential as walking away from a bar brawl. And the kid should probably get pummeled, but he actually wins! (don’t bring a knife to a sword…

I’m just wondering when Olivia Cooke shows up- she’s the reason I’m even watching

Some cool wins for Squid Game. Still not down for the supposed Season 2 Netflix wants. The last episode alone showed that digging too deep into the concept just unravels it in bad ways.

Come on, Ted Lasso has more substance than Coach. At its best, the series can be quite life-affirming, when things are at their worst. This was very pronounced in Season 1. Less so in S2, but still some strong stuff when it came to Ted’s therapy, and Nate’s emotional downfall. It may not have some things other…