There's so much more to this story. For one thing, many of the people executed were opponents of the reverend at Salem's church, which gives the whole thing an air of corruption and political shenanigans. Second, it's widely believed, though it's been mostly disproved, that at least part of Salem may have been…

"Here's a thing that's new. I found it first! Aren't I cool for liking a thing you guys don't like or know about?"
"We like it."
"Oh… well, It sucks now. I found out first."

This occurred to me after posting. Television is supposed to be cathartic, and it can totally be a catharsis for our worst instincts. I think it just hit me oddly in light of recent real-world events, but that's my problem, not the show's.

Guh!

I always got the impression he associated it with the Red Priest religion, and that's why he, for instance, hated Melisandre so much and gave that big speech during the battle of the Blackwater.
I thought this episode was the Priestess being like, "no dude, seriously. That wasn't us."

uh, wasn't the reason Varys was skeptical because he hates red priests? You know, for the whole "cutting off his dick" thing?

I DISAGREE WITH YOUR DISAGREEMENT!

I try not to get butthurt about the TV deaths because they're TV deaths, but Hodor's and Summer's were completely gratuitous. Also, "hold the door! Hold the door! Holador… Hodor!" travelling back in time might be the stupidest effing thing to happen on this show. And yes, I'm counting Dorne.

I have to admit, Summer got me more than Hodor.

Yeah, that picture from the "nobody dies" bit is now my new desktop.

Everyone focusing on how dumb Dorne is, and I'm over here like, "So does Davos actually have a motivation for standing down Thorne, or can all good guys now magically sense that they're on the same side?"

Man, I started a new game this week (since I have no next gen system for DS3). It's the second playthrough I've ever done. The first was basically a tank with legs. I loved exploring the, frankly brilliant, level design where you could go to hell, take a left, and end up back home. I loved the puzzle aspect to some…

I felt like it collapsed slightly before she got out of the bunker. Right up until Howard found her suit, I was completely hooked. The movie avoided all the right tropes (the heroine was actually resourceful and smart, and the villain didn't become an easily-manipulated dumb-ass when they decided to put their plan…

I really love watching this guy tie himself into knots trying to claim that this season is about "The bad portions" of P.C. culture. "Oh, they're not talking about me. They're talking about other people like me."

Thing about plotholes: if a movie is fun, you don't notice them.

"Only the Sith deal in absolutes?" Is that it?

I could spend a while discussing how the Original Trilogy spent so much effort cultivating a sense of wonder and mystery, how they were able to mention ideas without filling in the cracks, how the lack of context for "The Republic" and "The Clone Wars" and "The Force" made them feel that much more interesting, and how…

I expected this to be "lol, make him gay! Make him black! Make him a woman!" and was, for the most part, pleasantly surprised.

Also, I have an uncle who is somewhat ignorant, but honestly doesn't have a racist bone in his body. He's a nice, jovial good ol' boy who buys 100% into the whole "this represents my culture" story. I kind of object to just assuming he's "the worst person in the world."

That's a fun statistic. But most illegally sold firearms were legally purchased. So… there's still an issue there.