I've read those interpretations, not sure I agree with them. For one thing, the Puritans were less freaked out about sex than we've come to think - they were actually quite pro-sexuality (within marriage) compared to other religious movements, which was part of the reason why they were seen as oddballs by much of…

"dubiously punished for their actions" - what actions? They were punished in a fit of collective religious hysteria because people in Salem thought they were being persecuted by invisible spirits and looked around for people to blame. They didn't *do* anything.

I like Benedict Cumberbatch…but he's got a pretty upper-class wheelhouse.

Steven is finishing revisions on his last chapter. So…gimme a week?

The port of Baltimore also used to EXPORT American goods to other countries.

Given that he's said his career is going to be a PhD in Hebrew and Philosophy from Trinity College, I don't think it's going to be that relevant career-wise.

He wishes that was mud. Seriously getting physically degraded there.

Joffrey is crazy about crossbows and hates gays. Draw your own conclusions.

Ramsay tortures people. Qyburn tortures the natural order.

That's why it wouldn't be a recurring show. It would be tv movies. Or a mini-series.

Yah, pretty much. But it's not like there wasn't some sad bits in Hedge Knight and Sworn Sword.

There's plenty of word on progress, you're just not paying attention.

No, you're right. The problem with the prophecies GRRM came up with are that they're either:

And you parlay the savings into some really good jousting scenes.

I think either TV movies or a mini-series. I think the really quite excellent graphic novel adaptations show that you can do it either way.

I get the reference.

Yep. There's been a few photos released of him.

Dunk and Egg are already written and much much shorter. They're like 50 pages each.

No no no, I do not sing in Anglesey, why would I said, for can't you see, I cannot siiiiiiiiiiiiing!

God yes. It's bizarre. I love the actor in pretty much everything he does, but he can't do that and should be banned from doing so ever again by a UN convention.