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That would actually make sense, especially in the world of GOT. lol Wanted to add that I just love that piece they play during the Melisandre scenes, and Sansa walking out into the Vale garden was beautifully scored as well. Beautiful, beautiful music. Also, the casting is scarily good in terms of appearances sometimes. Not only has Sansa continued to remind of Catelyn more and more but Robin looked scarily like Lysa. Wow.

Carl, you said it all. Apart from your dislike of Arya, her story, and her relationship with the Hound, we completely agree (right down to how gorgeous the snow and the castle looked. GORGEOUS). I was dying to see the Littlefinger/Lysa/Sansa scene and, by the Gods, old and new, they completely pulled it off. All I want from the show is to give me the episode 9 event(s) that I think they will and the season cliffhanger that I NEED, because that would be the best one yet, no doubt.

Ding Dong! The bitch is gone!

I don't normally watch NJ but I am curious how they will handle the Theresa stuff, if at all. Naturally, I won't watch, I'll just depend on y'all to keep me updated through this thread.

I was about to register my surprise. Uumm, if you're strict about the inclusion of any of the things you listed, then this show is not for you. Although, for a fantasy series, elements such as witches, ambiguous Gods, etc., are quite limited and introduced slowly and sparingly. But your definition of that may be different than mine. In any case, I can think of a couple of things based on the list you gave which would indicate you're probably better off staying away, although I would advise you just watch and decide as you go. PS. Does that mean no Harry Potter? I am having difficulty figuring out what is OK and what is not.

I don't have to post comments, because you said it all! Can you say Emmy for Dinklage? I'll be surprised if that final outburst doesn't win him something. Oh, and I would hardly say Sunspear is a lone book fan here.

Series dives to dramatic ratings low for Season 5 finale. How is this show still renewed? http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/14/glee-finale-low-cws/

Where do I begin? Conrad pushing Pascal into the helicopter propeller? Conrad going apesh!t on Charlotte only to be revealed he was being broadcast live? His calm reaction to his impending arrest and giving his blessing to Emily? Victoria murdering Aiden? Emily crushing the sh!t out of Victoria's skull? Conrad possibly murdered? Emily having Victoria committed and then walking out in slomo? What. a. finale. Two things I didn't like: David Clarke being alive (although a great little twist in its own right) and I really needed a big GASP!! moment when Victoria found out Emily was Amanda. Instead, she figured it out herself. I was waiting for that from the beginning and didn't get it. Hopefully, David Clarke being alive will turn out into something brilliant.

The juiciness of this is giving me life. As much as I love Queen Bey and Jay Z, they were too perfect, for too long. Some kind of scandal was bound to happen--and, thankfully, they obliged!

I'm watching the episodes in season 6 when Amanda was paralyzed and Kyle is having flashbacks of Christine. Shockingly, the show is suddenly more interesting and less boring. I've heard a lot of complaining over the years in regards to this Kyle story but, so far, it's been OK.

Yeah, I should have known better than getting my hopes up it would happen but they got me. They were, once again, so close.

I don't have much to add beyond Vee's initial post on the episode. It was terrific! I'll just do it quickly: Wow wow wow at Cersei and Margaery’s conversation. LOL at Lysa's screams! How much time does Jojen need to mourn and get over his brother's death? “A fortnight?” “That seems reasonable.” Heartbreaking to see Sansa so childlike and let down her defenses and then have Lysa go nuts on her. Brienne and Podrick=amazingness. Jon Snow fighting=sexy as all f.uck. Heartbreaking that Bran was SOOOO close but he and Jon didn't get to reunite.

To be directed by Zack Snyder and released sometime in 2018 (as of now). http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/04/27/justice-league-movie-to-follow-batmansuperman-in-2018/

Very good episode! It was a surprise to see Dany's story open the episode. It was a lovely moment when she declared she was going to answer injustice with justice and you could just see the effort to remain determined, powerful. She's really trying her best but still is very young and knows very little. Jaime giving Brienne the sword and armor and then the oathkeeper scene really got to me. I'm confused as to why people claim they never saw anything between them. If you watched season 3 and season 4, how could you not pick up on it? lol I squealed at Podrick going along with Brienne. Glad to see they stuck with the way Joffrey was murdered in the book. When they didn't mention the missing stone last week, I thought they might have changed it. Petyr marrying Lysa is a great twist. Oh, I cannot wait for that dysfunction to hit our screens again! Olenna's (presumably) final scene was another diamond and how absolutely perfect was Margaery's visit to Tommen? They had to make her put Tommen out of her spell but without crossing that line and, indeed, great execution. Tommen (what a little actor he's growing up to be) played those smitten moments amazingly. Of course, I don't trust it for a minute. Something is bound to go horribly wrong. Jon is really showing truly remarkable abilities and I love how he's actually starting to talk more. Kit Harrington can give all the speeches he wants. Super excited by the stuff with Bran/the mutineers. The lovely Burn Gorman is the absolutely best at these types of character and what a horribly twisted scenario that was over at Craster's Keep. Really loved that Bran, Jojen and Meera were captured. And how exciting with the White Walkers!!! Since season 1 I've had the impression those kids were eaten or something but instead, we get this ritualistic scene and, suddenly, everything changes. Wonderful. I could have sworn Sam told him he saw Bran? Are you really asking why she didn't let nasty sociopathic pig Joffrey f.uck her beloved granddaughter?

Agreed, they're definitely teasing us with it. Then again, theoretically, that would make it more exciting when/if something happens with Loras (who is never going to be anything but a C character, given the insane amount of people on the show lol ... but you never know, they drop like flies). Oh my, why did you have to plant the idea of bisexual Jon in my head? Now I'm gonna wish for it every time I see him. lmao It's definitely a precarious situation they're in. They are damned if they do, damned if they don't. Outcry! and Outrage! if Tyrion hasn't been shown for five episodes, but the more stuff they make up, the more they get yelled at for it... usually. And how much can you expand when your cast makes GH's cast list look small? (As for Dany, season 2 is my least favorite season of hers but I also liked it regardless). LOL Dany's story is especially un-TV friendly. It's all about her learning to lead and to use/gain power while her dragons grow. Hard stuff to make into TV (and yet I think they've been 99% successful at it). I will say this -- no matter what the intentions of cast and crew were, their public relations should have been smart enough to tell them not to ever, ever, enter into a conversation/explanation of the scene beyond some pre-arranged, generic response that left the rest on the audience's judgment. They messed up BIG time by 1) talking about it and 2) not having a common message/response across the board. PR 101.

I think this is mostly an example of a casualty due to the differences between the two mediums of books & TV. Because of the seasonal aspect of the TV show, a character who pretty much does very little from episodes 2-7 is clearly going to be considered stuck/stalling/even boring. Meanwhile, in the book, it can be over 300 pages since we last saw the character and it's absolutely fine because space & time works differently (if that makes any sense). However, what's the show to do? No choice but to create some extra scenes and/or wait until the various plot developments align themselves. Add to that that the books are about the journey and not the destination, as well as their generally slow pace, and it can be very difficult to translate that well into a show for some of the characters.

I really love Stannis and Davos, as well as Melisandre. Even though I do hate to bring it up again, I do think they come off better in the books because so much of that part of the story is very internal. Davos' thoughts/chapters are really great, fascinating, and that clearly is not something you can do much of on TV. And, still, their dynamics, personalities, their little corner of Westeros is great.

Well, the truth is Oberyn really hasn't done much other than talk about sex up until now so I'm not surprised he comes off this way. But (non spoiler) knowing what's coming up it seems they are using these scenes to give the character something to do until some of his bigger stuff comes up later. They might also be building up to sex with Loras, although that's pure speculation. Aaaaw, no worries. That's what I mostly enjoyed: his little side convo about bisexuality (and the later stuff with Tywin, of course). Other than that, the rest of the scene wasn't that exciting lol

I mustn't be communicating well today because I never said depiction of bisexuality was new. All I said was that it felt like an authentic representation of bisexuality, when usually it's treated as people being greedy, indecisive, or always needing to like one more than the other. But absolutely YAY for equal opportunity male-on-male nudity!

Um, OK. I think it's exciting. Especially, from all shows, that it happened on GOT.

All this RAPE DRAMA and yet no one's commented on the fact that we finally saw a depiction/explanation of bisexuality that felt authentic! lol

LMAO!!!!

I don't know what I was expecting to read when I opened the thread but it was definitely not pages upon pages of whether it was rape/Jaime is a rapist! I had kind of forgotten all about it by the end of the episode, tbh. But let me weigh in since I did watch the scene and I don't really care that it was different in the book, even though I love the book: It didn't seem to me that the scene was at all about rape. At all. Save for some discomfort it caused initially because I wasn't sure Cersei would consent, I was more shocked by the fact that these people were going at it by Joffrey's dead body. Which is what this scene was all about: Their sick, twisted, nasty, disgusting desire for each other no matter what. Yes, Cersei objected--but only to the location and timing of the sex, not the sex itself. She clearly said it: "Not here." She kept telling him it's not right yet she kissed him, her hand resting on his chin. She grabbed his jerkin with passion. She wrapped her legs around him. She may have hated herself for wanting Jaime, but want him she did. It was supposed to be ugly and uncomfortable and sick. Welcome to the world of Cersei and Jaime! Anyway, I didn't expect the show to pick up right where it left off. I thought it was very nicely done the way they showed Sansa running through the streets of King's Landing only to end up with Petyr. And Olenna's nonchalant reaction was awesome, as well. Although it appears they have changed the way Joffrey was poisoned, so I'm not sure anymore how they're doing it. The scene with Pod was touching. I was left a little cold in regards to everything with Sam and Gilly. Can't pretend I care much. Davos and Stannis' daughter are fantastic together. The ending scene had excellent FX. My God, how does a show pull stuff like that off? Very nicely done.

Not gonna lie, I need to watch this. And her last episode, so that I can cheer and whoop when that see you next Tuesday is out the door!

The showrunners on episode 4.2. Obviously, do NOT go anywhere near this if you are unspoiled/haven't watched yet. As always, great to hear their thoughts http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/13/game-of-thrones-showrunners-joffrey-wedding-interview/