There's a great scene in one of the animated films, of Lex in prison, talking to Clark Kent the reporter about why he considers the mere existence of Superman to essentially diminish the entire human race.

On what grounds does he proclaim that comic-books "dehumanized" Lex Luthor? And how did his scatterbrained mad scientist version of the character "humanize" him, by contrast?

Robb is essentially doomed from the second he beheads Karstark, and Catelyn even warns him about it. But because he's Ned's son, he stubbornly refuses to do anything but dispense "justice".

I agree, but this doesn't really conflict with what I wrote. Ned was a good man with strong principles, but you need more than that in Westeros to survive - you need to be a smart political actor. Ned thought all it took was telling the truth. Jon thought all it took was the sheer force of "doing the right thing",…

GoT has plenty of optimism - it just doesn't do fairytale endings. Dany, Tyrion, Jon, Sansa - all are good people, finding reasons to fight for what they believe in. Characters die all the time, but that isn't the same as being cynical.

I bet we go full circle with a Stark in Winterfell, and a Targaryen on the Iron Throne - which will itself be a subtle message about what happened on the series.

The ambition of the Arrowverse shows has outstripped it's budgetary and medium limitations. That gigantic street fight with all of the extras was ambitious, but it was also kind-of rubbish-y.

The thing is, I've seen lots of BvS defenders insist that the scene is supposed be one of several possible things: Batman realizing Clark is just a guy with a mom, or Bruce realizing Clark is "human" like the rest of us, or realizing that he's a mortal with fears, etc.

Remember when Margaery told Loras not to break because it was what the High Sparrow wanted? I think she's playing a longer game here, even if she agrees with some of what the HS said to her.

I still find it odd that the show bothered to introduce those characters (I presumed at the time to set up how Catelyn could return post-death), yet did nothing with it until a few weeks ago, with Jon coming back.

Age differences don't really bother me, unless you're in a situation where one person is an adult, and the other is a minor.

If he abused her, I hope he gets convicted for it. I wish our society did more to encourage potential victims to come forward immediately - not only to end the abuse, but also because it makes evidence and testimony collection much easier. I also understand that the complex psychology around domestic abuse can make…

Can't imagine the High Sparrow eats it this week - it would be a pretty odd and abrupt end to the character.

Those weren't exactly complicated plans - they poisoned Arryn, and she made up an excuse to throw Ned in the dungeons. Both were just a result of her throwing her weight around, not any careful plan. And killing Ned was actually a terrible idea, as Tyrion points out when he returns to King's Landing.

The rumour I was hearing, was that Marvel might bring Blade, Ghost Rider, and Moon Knight to Netflix.

I always picture someone literally running scripts from the writers room to the set, for some reason.

The Ironborn have always struck me as a desperate lot - always prattling on about the "iron price", when they seem to recognize, deep-down, that they are basically pests to be swatted down from time to time.

It'll be such a fist-pump moment if the Stark children all come back together, just because it'll be mindblowing to see where they are now as characters, versus when they were last together.

He said the same thing about the sweet paint job on the side of my van.

I've seen it suggested that the 3ER may have already known what his/their fate was going to ultimately be. He knew he was seconds away from dying while he was sitting in that memory with Bran.