"It’s when the show can find these little connections between storylines
that it goes from a ridiculously entertaining show with lots of fun
storylines and characters to something on the level of Breaking Bad or Mad Men"

Without having read a single line of the books I found myself winning at predicting follow-up lines in the dialogue, apart from the Klingon gibberish of that newly-widowed Daenerys groupie.

Why yes, indeed I do.

Hell hath no fury like a hipster scorned.

I definitely recall the two hours I spent on Wikipedia schooling myself on what that Martin chap has been cooking up for those captivating inventions of his in the meantime.

Yo, why you playing checkers on a chess set?

So about that carrot Chasebunny was nibbling on… c'mon there's at least one more epiphany.

Just from reading Zack's write-up for this episode, as far as religion goes this show presents nuns & visions at its most ludicrous/esoteric. Also, America.

It's been a veritable h(e)aven of nerddom insanity; and to me also somewhat surprising how reliably this sort of online book reading (make that tv watching) club seems to draw you back in each week.

ad PrettyHot Doctor: I finally arrived at the conclusion that she most resembles a Winona Ryder/Twilight chick hybrid.

Same here, saw it last night and was impressed by the cast and visuals. The film definitely was heavy on the Wagner… Tristan & Isolde much? Apart from that, no complaints.