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Isn't she still pretending to be his niece (to most of the outside world)? I think she is trying to show him her manipulations, as she knows that's what he wants, but also trying to make him think he's in control of her, as that's also what he wants. I hope it won't go too far - I don't want to see them as a couple, and I don't want to see him rape her - but the current dynamic could be interesting. Does anyone know who played the old woman on the council? She looked so familiar to me. I didn't think Dany was manic in that scene, per se, but it was just the look on her face, the tone of her voice. Dany spent over a decade and a half dealing with her brother believing that everyone was out to get them. This is the paranoia that ultimately killed him, because it meant he was unable to have a perspective beyond what he was owed in his mind. I'm concerned that the same will happen to Dany, because now she may believe that everyone close to her is lying to her, manipulating her, and she will have no one to truly trust (just as Aerys and Viserys never did). I guess the Jaime and Tyrion scene was supposed to be Tyrion facing his impending death, and also a meta commentary on the show/books killing off so many characters. It did go on a little too long...and it's tough for me to laugh at some poor handicapped guy. Lena Headey once again spoils in a delightfully trollish way. http://instagram.com/p/mVN1fdvAzU/ BFF. http://instagram.com/p/ov11YCnw-U/ Funny video. Probably NSFW though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpewbz7GwCU#t=15

I think some stories are more about an image than progression. Dany's story seems to be about things like - what is empowerment? What does being a "strong woman" mean? What happens when being the great white hope isn't enough? Is she going to become her father? Theon's story seems to be more about making bad choices and paying for those choices until you're less than nothing. I think his story also continues because it's one of the only storylines in the North that isn't about people wandering around aimlessly. The Boltons are running the North now, and we see them in large part because of Theon. I do think that some of the story threads have gotten somewhat unspooled (especially characters like poor Yara/Asha), but I feel like that's just a natural course the show has been going on since season 1, the last season where everyone was tied together.

It's not just the laugh. It's a ton of things this season, and at the end of last season, from when she held that coin in her blood-soaked hands. I didn't expect her to be upset about her aunt, as she never knew the woman, but I wasn't expecting that reaction. I think both sisters are breaking from the pressure, just in different ways. I don't think she's pretending to be Cat now. I think she's turning herself into a new creation entirely. Not sure of all the places they're filming next season, but

No, she didn't. She was so loveable I think sometimes I forget that you can be sharp-edged and still be a cool person.

I don't know what else the guy who plays Roose has been in, but I find him far more attractive than I should. Between this guy, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Aiden Gillen, Stephen Dillane, and Iain Glen, sometimes I feel like someone casting this show has a daddy kink. I'm not complaining.

For the most part I thought this was a pretty good episode. The whole episode was people being driven to, and often past, their mental breaking point. Death and rebirth, and so on and so forth. Highlights for me: - Dany going the full Targaryen. She scared the [!@#$%^&*] out of me in that scene where she sent Jorah away. This is a Dany who surrenders to the mania that killed her father and brother. "The Usurper." That was the word her brother cloaked himself in all of his life. Now she is doing the same. Her face just gutted me. It's not about mean mean Dany sending away her friend/devoted unrequited love. It's about a woman who has tried to bring people into her heart being betrayed in the worst possible manner. Dany has been walking this road all season long and now I'm not sure what will hold her back. I can understand why Dany did what she did and I hope people won't just see her as some ungrateful "bitch." Sadly, they probably will. - While I totally understand why some fans are upset about the changes in Sansa's story, I thought Sophie Turner's work tonight was electric. Her best performance so far, and she's given many great performances. Sansa was trying to take control as best she can, and it's messed up that she has to do this, but it was fascinating to watch. The whole thing has a certain flair that I'm missing on the rest of the show. And I absolutely adored the scene where she walked down the stairs. The lighting, the outfits both she and Littlefinger were wearing (matching outfits, both facades to who they truly are), his reaction. Everything. This scene was, to me, pretty much perfect, which is rare. - Arya's laughing. I've seen some comments that this was cute and hilarious; I thought it was frightening. I'm so worried for Arya and where she's going. The rest... - I felt like they could have trimmed down the Molestown stuff, but I'm glad we got to see so much of Gilly's survival ability and then the moment where Ygritte spared her and little Samwell's life. The Night's Watch scene was marking time, but it was nice that they all got dialogue for once, and we were reminded of their bond. - Pedro Pascal did a wonderful job in those last scenes. The chanting, the coiled fury, the obsession with his sister's memory that ultimately led to his death. I wish we'd seen more of this Oberyn and less of the "tee hee he'll sleep with anyone" version. - Indira Varma (?) was phenomenal in the scene where Ellaria reacted to Oberyn's death. Wow. - The Harrenhal stuff underwhelmed me a little, felt by the numbers, although I hate Harrenhal (it's by far my least favorite setting - I want to burn it down), so that has an impact. I thought the acting was superb, Alfie Allen just getting better and better (and he's always been great), and the scene of "Theon" slowly riding his horse through a desolate area was truly haunting to watch. There's also something sick and, sadly, very fitting about Ramsay getting the approval and acceptance from his father that Jon never had the chance to get. They are now the happiest characters on the show... - It was throwaway, "filler," what have you, but I liked the brief Missandei/Gray Worm material. I like seeing the show build up these characters and have at least one sweet, quiet storyline. - I thought the scene at the end where they told Tyrion he was screwed was oddly rushed and was an abrupt way to go to credits. I don't get it. Emilia Clarke on the scene. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/01/emilia-clarke-dany-ser-jorah/

Yeah, Jeanne takes over that interview and even makes sure we know she disagrees with the main point Lilyan was making. Still, she has such charisma, and she does mean well. I hadn't thought about them all being gone, but yes And Jeanne lived the longest.

I'm really looking forward to the part where Jorah and Barristan finally hook up.

I'm sorry to hear this. She only appeared a few times, but I thought she did a decent job.

It was tough for me to invest in those pairings because they sort of felt default. I do think that the idea of Holly and Billy could have been interesting, it just needed conflict. I would have liked to have seen Vanessa clash with her a little (Vanessa was gone at this point).

I hope she interviewed a few others too. It was such a nice surprise to find these. I'd never really watched any interviews with Christopher Templeton. Jeanne is so Jeanne...I was shocked when she called out her old teacher. She just did not give a !@#$%^&*]. Apparently a documentary about disabled actors came out last year and Christopher had some sort of material in it. Perhaps archive footage, or an interview. I don't know. http://cinemasentries.com/interview/interview-cinemability-director-jenni-gold-discusses-movies-wheelchairs-and-grassroots-campaigns/ http://www.larry411.com/pictures-trailer-cinemability-fort-lauderdale-international-film-festival

They claimed early on they were going to tell stories about various topics (abortion, homosexuality, etc.). In the end they only just ever talked about abortion, I believe. Not that disability is the same as those, but I meant I wonder if they were planning to tell social issue material and a disability story would have been part of that. I assume she didn't actually think it was going to be about her, just that they had a major part written for her.

I was watching a 1990 interview with Christopher Templeton (Carole Robbins, Y&R), and she said that Another Life had promised her a role for years, that the show was created around her and the character was written for her, but they just kept her waiting for a lot of years. She eventually just gave up and moved from Phoenix to California to start her acting career in Hollywood. Unfortunately she started talking about something else and never finished talking about the show in detail. I wonder if they ever did anything with this character or if it never happened. Perhaps she was a casualty of the show shifting away from its original format.

I was watching a 1990 interview with Christopher Templeton (Carole Robbins, Y&R), and she said that Another Life had promised her a role for years, that the show was created around her and the character was written for her, but they just kept her waiting for a lot of years. She eventually just gave up and moved from Phoenix to California to start her acting career in Hollywood. Unfortunately she started talking about something else and never finished talking about the show. I wonder if they ever did anything with this character or if it never happened. Perhaps she was a casualty of the show shifting away from its original format.

May 1991 Weekly. I promised I'd post some Bill Timoney columns, and this one is very timely, as it's about Geary's return as Bill Eckert.

I think that Andy Cohen's blase response might suggest it's not quite true. If she leaves I'm not really sure why they would continue the show. I don't think she is the be all end all if the show was healthy, but it's not healthy. It's just pretty much dead inside. I envision entire episodes devoted to Brandi having a yeast infection.

Dan! I didn't know you still posted here. I felt like moments like that, along with Tony beating up Selena, were so tone deaf and so un-GL, and i do think they were more Labine type moments. It's why I don't think they fit the show. I liked their use of Meta, and I liked their writing for Olivia. Otherwise it's tough to remember enjoying their material.

Lisa Rinna will be on Sing Your Face Off (ABC, tonight), dressed as Dolly Parton, doing an imitation of her.