Good point; we don't even know if he volunteered to do this job or was picked for it and was made aware of the consequences of failure in the introductory interview with his boss.

I understand it's a ten-episode mini-series, so I don't know how much that really matters.

So that means Wayward Pines was originally called The Town?[/obligatory Shyamalan joke]

Wooden ducks are the real currency of Wayward Pines; no one pays any attention to you until you realise that.

There is probably some entrance in the perimeter, and I'm not referring to a narrow ladder or a hidden hatch. The town cannot possibly be self-sustainable and still maintain the standard of living we have seen; even if they're growing their own food, they most assuredly are not manufacturing their own drugs, paper or…

I doubt it had such high viewership. The ending was ridiculous, but for me it was saved by the fact that I half-expected something crazy from the beginning. Perhaps I liked Harper's Island more as a concept than in its execution—Ten Little Indians/slasher mini-series, yeah!—but I actually enjoyed it for the most part.…

I liked the first episode, and I'm definitely curious to see where they're going with this. For me, however, the strangest element of last night's experience is probably the worldwide première. When it finished, I became aware of the remarkable fact that 99.9% of Americans hadn't yet watched an episode of American…

I'm sure he can kill two mockingbirds with one stone, and he knows it. He can be motivated by feelings of love and revenge, but exclusively so? I doubt it. Even aside from taking power, just enjoying manipulation for its own sake can be a powerful drive.

It's the land where no one is hungry, because you can always pick up a rock and find a chocolate egg underneath!

I am reminded of a scene from The Sixth Day: Schwarzenegger shoots one of the clones in the feet, whereupon the latter yells "These boots were new!", clearly unconcerned about losing use of his legs.

That's the first expression that came to mind: he has presence. Few people made much of an impression in Primeval*, but he did.

Didn't we see her board that boat to Dorne?

A "senile" lecher, if I may; our favourite Grand Maester doesn't really have much trouble walking, talking or thinking at an ordinary speed. We've seen a couple of hints, though nothing as direct as that third-season deleted scene with Tywin down by the sea. If you haven't watched it, you really should. (Actually,…

I'd noticed the actor in the credits—and was very pleased about it, too, because I wasn't expecting to encounter him again—so it wasn't a surprise for me. Still enjoyed the scene, though.

I'd love to get my hands on a Palantir, though I doubt it would look as it did in the film. Also, a prominent and distinctive film prop nobody seems to have mentioned in 700 comments: Loki's mask from The Mask. (To which I might add a neuralyzer from Men in Black. And a pair of sunglasses. The whole black suit,…

I haven't watched the video, but that doesn't mean I can't be pedantic about the photograph at the top, right? Because I had two mistakes to point out when that poster came out, and I was rather annoyed that there was no section for posters in moviemistakes.com, so here's my chance to settle that account.

I understand that English is used as a substitute for the Common Tongue, but even terms invented by Martin seem quite European in closer examination. "Sigil" is clearly derived from "sigillum", which is Latin for "seal" (the other seal, not the cute sea mammal).

The White Walkers probably disappeared for a long enough time that the dragonglass weapons were no longer needed. The knowledge of the buried cache had probably been lost by the time the frozen monsters re-appeared, so nobody thought to retrieve it.

@avclub-d980b15d49101608dc407770f35b1d75:disqus The wheel seems more appropriate for some reason.

@avclub-146bc30c345d31f3468fec764a1970e1:disqus Ah, so that's why he's carrying that crossbow with him everywhere he goes: the opportunity could present itself at any moment.