You'll need to get your landlord's approval before undertaking any major changes, of course, but a little elbow grease and a few bucks from your landlord and everyone wins—you get a nicer place to live, and they get a more valuable property.

Remind me never to fly Malaysian Airlines.

Lol — I thought that was just good boner etiquette. Sort of like how girls hug without pressing their boobs on someone. ... like .... a tent hug for when you've pitched a tent?

Jesus Christ, why did you show that? This is a legitimate fear of mine, and the sole reason I always turn on the light before using the bathroom at night.

Lets be fair to Seth McFarlane: Is there really a more apropos place than the Oscars to make a bulimia joke? I mean, other than the Teen Choice Awards, of course.

Short Answer: Yes.

pssst ... a girl would also be a "spare heir," or more properly, a "spare." England changed their succession laws, so even if Prince George had been Princess Georgina, she still would have inherited the throne ahead of any subsequent male issue.

Varys is never seen in King's Landing after Tyrion disappears ... what "date" are you talking about?

Oh, I totally think the show meant to stay true to the book — that she didn't kill him because she wanted him to die slow, and denied him the mercy of a quick death. The scene is almost directly from the book, minus Brienne.

given how all of this is officially sanctioned by the master and the producers are fully aware of all 117 characters' endgames,

True. And I actually forgot that was a part of the scene, so it doesn't seem like a big deal, in the short term at least. But having that news come from Tyrion, after his finding out about Tysha, is sort of what makes it a double-edged sword in Jamie's mind regarding the credibility of the claim. As in, his brother…

Sure, they are both good enough reasons. But they change who the character is, as a person. Which, to me, is what is more interesting. The why, not the what. ASOIF is a messy story where things don't always turn out how they "should," because of missed chances and deeply flawed human interactions — changing those…

Actually... I think the show has eluded to that theory as well*. Which, for me, makes it more probable than I had originally thought.

Yes, that scene had some serious emotional power to it.

(a)The unforseen character is THE driving force behind Tyrion's motivations and plot-line: this is why she is mentioned in the first season. It is the knowledge that what he thought to be true (her love) really was is the snapping point for Tyrion. No reveal, no reason to snap.

I like that analysis — and that is how it is in the book. However, I think the show played up the "Arya and the Hound" aspect too much to make that be believable.

That just furthers my points about the show deviating from the script .... that "screen-time" which you're mentioning is an out of place addition which sets the whole script up on the wrong foot.

re: the chain.

re: Tyrion and Jamie, "Where Whores Go," and more...

I guess no one is chastising that kid with the old, "well, don't you just think your God's gift to this Earth?" anytime soon.