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I sort of feel sorry for the brothers because they probably got the jerk edit. 95% of the time they probably weren't arguing with each other or calling each other names, but because that makes for less compelling TV by the reality television rulebook, it gets shelved to make room for clips of them snarking each other. They probably get along better than the impression the TV series gives.

Sending the two Tarlys to the wall was the right call. Unfortunately Dany didn't take that option. Randall Tarly could object all he wants that Daenerys is a foreign invader and not his rightful queen and thus has no authority to send him to the wall, but it would not matter, since he was a prisoner with power over exactly nothing. What's he going to do once he gets to the wall? Complain some more? Most of the Night's Watch didn't want to be there either, but they haven't got a choice. The only options Tarly would have at the wall would be to do his duty or desert, and the latter is a death sentence. Tarly was also a capable general which is what the Night's Watch needs.

Littlefinger certainly deserves a large slice of the blame, thank so do Cersei and Jaime for Bran taking a nose drive from that tower. Without the attempted murder of Bran, no War of the Five Kings. Both book and TV series Cersei and Jaime need to die. I kind of like book Jaime, but in the grand scheme of things he's still one of the villains of the "era" the book series is set in. He's just a villain with some redeeming qualities, like empathy and guilt.

I love that as well but it felt bittersweet. This series being what it is, we know not all of them are coming back, and there isn't a character among that group that I currently dislike. I've even come around to liking the Hound. This is all going to end in an emotional gut-punch. Tears are Coming.

Politically it was a mistake and resulted in all the wars and chaos that has engulfed Westeros, but I can't hate on him for loving someone other than his wife. Elia was the wife he was given by the Mad King, not the wife he chose. Their marriage was arranged and was a political union from the start. He made the same mistake as Rob Stark.

With Brooke is probably the energy expenditure of all the work that went into building that cabin, while having two mouths to feed. We've had project people in earlier seasons, both male and female, but they were alone. While being alone potentially means a bigger work load it also could mean more food, because anything you find/catch doesn't have to be shared with another person.

I don't understand why they even built a boat for two. Why not have a boat that fits one, allowing one person to fish while the other does some other task, like improving that incredibly flimsy looking shelter? Or gathering other sources of food in case the fishing doesn't pan out, like bull kelp or limpets? Putting both in the boat seems like doubling down on the risk of getting dumped into the drink for no greater reward.

I think A Song of Ice and Fire will probably end up referring to both Lyanna and Rhaegar *and* Jon and Daenerys . You have the first doomed romance between Stark and Targaryen that is a disaster for Westeros, ushering in turbulent period of internal strife (Robert's Rebellion, the Greyjoy Rebellion, the War of the Five Kings), the last of which nearly fatally weakens the kingdom right as the Night King returns, and then the (probable) marriage of Stark & Targaryen that will ultimately bring that chaotic period to a close and be Westeros' salvation, ushering in a period of peace.

Even though Mr. Wednesday was telling the truth it may not necessarily rule out that he orchestrated things to pull Shadow into his orbit. During that final drive ravens make an appearance, and in Norse mythology Odin had ravens that were his eyes and ears that kept him abreast of events on Earth. Maybe that was implying that Wednesday caused the car crash. He did need the wife to die and for the affair to exposed after all, to get Shadow to agree to work for him, as you pointed out. Either it was a very lucky coincidence for Wednesday or he caused the car crash.

Laura may have been depressed, but it was "fair" that she wasn't getting sent to a happy afterlife. She treated people that cared about her terribly, and being sad doesn't entirely absolve her of guilt. Plenty of depressed people don't break up a friend's marriage while cheating on a spouse they got sent to prison. Laura knew it too, which is why she didn't want to bother with having her heart weighed against the feather. On the other hand getting condemned to an enternity of darkness seems overly harsh as well. Laura may not have been a good person, but she also wasn't Hitler or Stalin. That the gods are unfair and at times overly harsh works, though. The pagan gods often were petty and vindictive, with all of our human flaws. The God of the Old Testament was cut from a similar cloth, drowning the world in a global flood or sending Sodom and Gamorrah up in smoke when humans displeased him. The concept of an altruistic God is relatively modern.

I'm guessing they are going to give us a reveal one way or the other down the line, but the series seems to be hinting that he went through with it. He's acting a bit more detached than usual, at least.

This series deserves to be more popular than it is, but I guess Syfy and hard Sci Fi is a tough sell. It is a shame to see something like The Walking Dead pull in 10 or 11 million viewers instead, which isn't well-written and hasn't been good for a couple seasons now.

I hope that isn't the last Naomi and Holden will see each other. That parting had an ominous feel to it. Great episode. Loved the bits with Alex slingshotting around Jupiter's moons will talking to the ship like it is a person, and Bobby giving that Martian official a sound beating.

I used to love the 1934 version as a kid. I think I watched it so often the VHS tape finally broke. I haven't seen it since then however, so I was reluctant to recommend it. I wonder if I could even make it through that movie now.

I think the reunion with Flint and Thomas did happen, but that they don't get the happy ending that the dreamlike sequence implied. That part is just the story Silver wants to believe.

The one with Charlton Heston as Long John Silver, Oliver Reed as Billy Bones, and a young Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins. (the book's protagonist) It was a TV movie from 1990 but very well made considering when it was made, and was the closest to the book of all the film adaptions. The most recent one with Eddie Izzard is the absolute worst. It bares only passing resemblance to the book it was adapted from, one of the heroes from the book has been transformed into a cartoonish villain, and it has a terrible ending: Jim throws the treasure overboard in the end, because the filmmakers wanted to make a hamfisted statement about greed and materialism or something, rather than just retelling a fun pirate yarn. Fuck that.

I agree with those of you who think Flint's friendship with Silver was genuine. The problem with Flint is that he is so single-minded in pursuit of revenge that any obstacle put in the path of achieving it, including friends, immediately becomes expendable. On that note I think Flint's friendship with Gates was genuine as well, but that wasn't enough to prevent Gates being murdered the moment he became a problem for Flint. I also don't think Silver and Flint are cooperating as some sort of ruse. Flint betrayed Silver, and Silver really did send men ashore to kill him. Did anyone else love the location they chose for Treasure Island? Despite being so lush and tropical there was something about it that looked unsettling. Perfect atmosphere!

I wonder if Max is going to get Mary Read's story.

I think I have to defend Rogers here, as icky as that makes me feel. At that point there was nothing he could do to prevent it. He couldn't even get a guarantee for his own wife's safety after all, much less some random stranger. He's an English governor with no authority over Spanish troops, who happen to be at war with Britain, and the Spanish governor has no love or loyalty for Rogers. Considering Rogers murdered his brother, he probably loathes him, and he only agreed to Rogers' plan in order to destroy the pirates. Rogers may be Nassau's governor, but it's fate is entirely in the Spanish governor's hands. Rogers has been reduced to spectator. Of course Rogers is still fully to blame for everything that happens in Nassau. The Spanish are there at his invitation. He led them through the harbor, and any of the atrocities that have followed should have been expected. What did he think was going to happen if Spain was allowed to sack Nassau? No way Madi is dead. No character is dead on TV until we see their body!

Not only did the real Rogers save the guy that Robinson Crusoe is based on... Alexander Selkirk (the basis for Robinson Crusoe) was also the inspiration behind Treasure Island's marooned castaway, Ben Gunn!

I'm surprised at some of the hate Eugene is getting for saying "I am Negan." That's totally the smart move, and acting defiant in that situation is only going to get you thrown in the hole and abused like Darryl. Being defiant achieves nothing and is potentially dangerous. And for what? Foolish pride? Better to play the role of submissive prisoner, all the while plotting against Negan or planning an escape. Darryl was an idiot who should have behaved more like Eugene from the start. What has Darryl's defiance accomplished other than getting Glenn killed? Eugene was also hilarious. I laughed at loud at, "“I've always been Negan. I just needed to meet you properly to know." I'd be very surprised if Eugene ends up going full Stockholm Syndrome with the Saviors. I think he's going to end up being the Trojan Horse than helps bring the Saviors down from the inside when the inevitable attack from Rick's group finally arrives.

Rogers is also a bit of a hypocrite in that the Spanish ship from his backstory was seized while Rogers was a privateer. Privateers were nothing more than state-sanctioned pirates, given a Letter of Marque authorizing them to attack and plunder merchant ships sailing under the flag of a nation at war with the issuer. I guess a piece of paper makes all the difference!

I'm sad to see Miller go(?), but if that was the last we've seen of him it was a beautiful send off. I think that was probably my favorite episode of the series so far, despite it seemingly ending with my favorite character's death. The special effects were great too. Loved that shot of Eros passing through Venus' atmosphere.

While true, Flint's worse than most. Flint only ever cared about himself, Thomas, Miranda, and his own quest for revenge. Every one that isn't Thomas or Miranda and becomes a speed bump to obtaining that revenge is expendable, including friends and allies. That separates him from Billy and Silver, who while pirates that also have innocent blood on their hands, at least care to some degree about the crew and aren't as eager to sacrifice them to achieve selfish goals.

Thomas or Flint? Thomas deserves a happy ending, but Flint no longer does. While Flint was greatly wronged and those that wronged him created a monster, Flint has embraced the role that civilization gave him with relish. In his single-minded pursuit for revenge he's killed a lot of innocent people, as well as throwing his fellow pirates under the bus whenever it suited him, including the betrayal and murder of a man (Gates) who was the closest thing he had to a friend after his exile to the West Indies. Flint may be my favorite character in Black Sails, but he's a despicable man who deserves whatever bad end is headed his way. None of the pirates deserve a happy ending really, and for most I hope Gates' speech proves prophetic. Book spoilers ahoy...