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What an exquisite episode. Truly marvelous. The stuff with Ramsay and Theon was very hard to watch. Theon is just a crushed, destroyed man and it's heartbreaking. Talk about redemption by way of total destruction. The slight change in the situation with Shae didn't bother me because I don't believe she truly left. Which means the show can still do what happened in the book. Actually, all these extra scenes work better for me than the book because The images Bran saw in his vision were terrifying. The destroyed, snowy throne room I recall seeing before but I'm not sure about the dragon flying over King's Landing or the white walker looking in the mirror and so on. Truly terrifying if that's a glimpse of the future in the show. I didn't expect the wedding feast to last 21 minutes but it sure did and I loved every single moment of it. Everything set in King's Landing was so marvelously, gorgeously produced. And all the little details--Margaery's looks of disgust. Varys wanting to be anywhere else but there. Cersei's unstoppable hate for Tyrion. Sansa showing some support to her husband. Oberyn and Loras exchanging that sexy look. Olenna remaining expressionless and yet saying it all. Joffrey's slowly building boredom. The Brienne/Cersei exchange. And the death--oh, they made it just as painful and horrible-looking as I had hoped for! Just yes, yes, yes. And I felt for Cersei a little bit as she yelled, "Take him! Take him!" Exciting to read everyone's guesses as to who is behind Joffrey's murder. The answer is fun!

So. much. yes.

No, Oberyn's sister Elia was married to Aerys Targaryen's (the Mad King) son, and then she and her children were murdered by The Mountain, after Tywin, Ned and Robert took over the throne (following Jaime killing the Mad King). So that would make him... Dany's sister-in-law's brother.

If you're asking whether Jaime knows he's Joffrey's father, yes he does. He doesn't care. He's keeping his distance so as not to raise suspicion and therefore all he can claim to be is the King's uncle. And he has to treat him as the King. New guy? You mean Oberyn, who stabbed the Lannister and had a scene with Tyrion?

SPOILERS for Season 4, Episode 1: Lovely opening scene. The guy playing Oberyn is great and I'm excited they played up his gay side a lot I dare any of the Sansa detractors to not feel for her as she tells Tyrion about Robb & Catelyn's deaths. And there was something very endearing about her in her scene with Dontos. Meanwhile, Olena is killing me with her one-liners. Jaime & Brienne forever. That is all. Daario got a very sexy face change and I love the actor. I can see the pairing happening, now. Jon handled the Night's Watch assholes like a BOSS. Also, I like that they made sure they pointed out the fact that, if Ygritte really wanted to kill Jon, she would have. Squeee! I was very interesting in seeing Arya take that dark step towards killing people off her list. I'm surprised she was shown smiling at the end, but that's just it, isn't it? The rules are different.

GAME OF THRONES broke HBO Go and Twitter has responded accordingly. It's amazing.

I am. One of the best decisions they ever made. Agreed! It felt kinda sad when every friendship on the show was trashed and backstabbing was all that happened, 24/7. I loved all those friendships. The show would have been wished not to have destroyed all of them. I have never in my life come across people who actually liked Rhonda before I highly, highly, doubt this had anything to do with them only finding use for "one token character." Not that Spelling shows were a hotbed for diversity, but Rhonda was cut for one reason: She was an insipid, boring, utterly annoying character played by an even worse actress. Truly cringeworthy.

Where's the excitement for Kylie?!!!?!!!?!!!? I cannot stop listening to the album!

Up to episode 40. The Elliot Carson mystery is so, so good. Paul and his father Calvin just showed up, and in just two episodes already have (deep) connections to Matt, Connie and Allison. It's such a complicated, well-written, fascinating story. I can't wait to see how it develops. Meanwhile, the scene were Betty is almost raped by Roy Roberts because he doesn't realize she was genuinely refuting his advances instead of playing around with him, after which he fatherly comforts her and then gives her money for the train fare, advising her to go back home, is so complex and nasty and heartbreaking. Did they really allow stuff like this to air in '65? Love it!

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This reminds me, I should continue my Peyton Place viewings.

They could have done better with almost everything in seasons 3-8.

The Three Sisters is all about Val's psyche. A great episode -- one of the top, ever, but very different and never again done.

Hmmm, I guess a show can be interpreted in many different ways. The general opinions I've been exposed to, at least, found season 5 a bit of an erratic mess (part of the problem being Appolonia whatsherface), season 6 an improvement (at least until its ending episodes), season 7 is almost universally hated and season 8 not really sure, but kinda meh. Of course, I don't have a personal opinion on it, so who knows. Mostly, though, I've heard seasons 2-4 being the faves. I wish I'll find out for myself one day!!

Great article on the show http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/22/game-of-thrones-whats-not-to-love Joffrey's evilness knows no bounds. You are absolutely correct that the guy is a hero for even daring to show his face in public with such a character! Those commentaries sound amazing. You're making me want to get the DVDs just for that.

Oh, that is too beautiful.

The first time I saw Alden in the credits was July 31st. But it could have been anytime between July 06 and July 30. I would go with later in that time frame rather than sooner, though.

OMG you ruined the surprise! I was going to post the video without spilling the whole thing. But no fear, there is one more cameo on the video that's still a surprise

OMG! I can't believe they chose G.U.Y, out of all songs, to make a video of (no Dope? No Gypsy? Not even Do What U Want?) but oh my God this was very enjoyable. And the cameos in it you WON'T BELIEVE. Laughed my ass off. And very nice to see some representation of Artpop. I love that song.

I'm enjoying the album very much. Feels So Good is a definitely highlight for me. And they'll be stupid if they don't release Beautiful as a single in the US. Enrique Iglesias still gets played on the radio and the song is perfect to get Kylie some US airplay. And it's produced by Mark Taylor! I would love if he did more with Kylie, their sounds/styles could really mesh well.

I haven't heard that as the consensus at all. I have mainly heard that as early as Season 4, the show was destabilized by the network's insistence to drop the main, Nazi-themed storyline midseason and de-emphasize the gothic elements, which lead a top 10 show to plummet horribly. Even long-time fans say that seasons 5-8 just kept getting worse and worse. As for season 9, some... fans... vehemently hate it (and I wouldn't count on the fan site for any genuine criticism of that season) but what I've seen of it was very good--dark, moody and brilliant. Maggie's death was superb, for example.

OMG HER HIGHNESS KYLIE MINOGUE RELEASED A NEW ALBUM A FEW DAYS AGO AND I HAD NO IDEA!!!!! First single, Into The Blue (nice video) http://youtu.be/fL6FaI-wJxs It's a grower And the video for Sexercize http://youtu.be/j3VjJKKVNew Haven't seen or listened to it yet New music from Kylie! So excited!

This makes me vomit. Hard.

Great episode, although I hesitate to call it a season finale, since the end is too soon/too abrupt (if that makes any sense). The show evolved into something really great. I hate that it was only 8 episodes. Most shows will need 2-4 episodes to really get going and, then, you don't have enough time to really solidify and pull the audience in for good. Just when you are excited for the next four/five episodes to round things up and give a good ending/cliffhanger, oops! the show is gone for another year. I think they could have benefited from a longer episode run. Doris' "Dom is worth it" brought me to tears. She's truly fantastic. I died when she said, "more gay men, that's just what I need" or something to that effect. And Richie & Patrick's official break up scene was very sad. As for Kevin/Patrick... I thought it was hot. HAWT. I find Tovey very attractive and it's only logical that Patrick's first time as a bottom would be awkward/weird. I do like Richie as a person much more than Kevin, but Kevin and Patrick as a couple are the stuff that makes great drama. Kevin's alpha male, relentless, powerful nature against Patrick's desire to feel validated and wanted/needed. Not to mention the fact that Kevin won't be leaving his boyfriend. It's just fodder for a lot of story. Of course, Richie and Patrick have their own difficulties as well, which is why I'm invested in both these relationships going on into season 2. Agustin is a nasty little bitch but the actor is really fantastic. And, come on, you gotta feel a little sad for him after Frank tells him he will never be anything but mediocre. Ouch. Lovely little ending with Patrick and the Golden Girls episode/theme song.

That is certainly true. They erratically threw stuff on the wall (i.e. story twists and turns) and hoped something would stick, logic be damned. At this point it's almost not entertaining anymore. That's hilarious. Interesting also that this is right before the show started plummeting in the ratings (the quality decline happened years ago) and yet, despite its number 1 position, it sounds as if people weren't taking it that seriously and making funny/snarky remarks all along. Granted, this is a small sample but I just had to roll my eyes at the cheering every time Collins would change her outfit. I mean, if that's the highlight of the episode....