I feel like the real problem is the writing. There are so many ways to write the script so that the time warping is justified, or at least made more plausible.

I don't know how they can pull this off without making it creepy. I mean Cersei and Jaime are creepy enough already, and Cersei is supposed to be the "bad guy." I really don't think it's a good look for the supposed heroes.

I mean, I thought they made it pretty clear. Rick will do anything for that McNugget sauce.

Man, this was so good. My only regret is that brutality of the sewer scenes were spoiled by all the promotion they were doing. It would have been even funnier if I hadn't known about it ahead of time.

Re: 3, I assume the point of taking Ellaria is to give as a "gift" to Cersei the woman who murdered her daughter.

This one line is really all you need to know:
"Though really, the freshest IPA from whatever brewery is nearest your
town is likely to offer a more memorable experience than anything you
buy in a store."

It's not just IPAs; I think these comments are giving you the wrong impression. If you go to just about any craft bar you will find a huge variety of styles. In fact stouts were popular long before IPAs ever were (and were how I got my GF into beer, although she likes everything including IPAs now).

I don't understand the complaints at all. This episode and the previous episode were easily the two best ones of the season.

All I know is that every single episode flies by, and I immediately can't wait for the next one as soon as the current one ends. There are very few series that have a 100% success rate, but for me BCS is definitely one of them.

Ordinarily yes, but all the important people behind the animated version ended up creating The Venture Bros. Considering how long it takes those episodes to come out, I don't think we want those guys dividing their time between two series.

The way I read it, I thought Mike thought she was full of shit, but since his main concern is helping his grand daughter he didn't really care.