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BKWordsmith

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  1. So, correct me if I'm wrong, but ... did the "good" guys just win one? Obviously "good" is a relative term in this series, and I'm really not sure how to classify Arya any longer, but the characters who have generally fought for honor and justice seem to have kind of come out on top here. Tyrion got some of the vengeance he was owed, Jon and the Watch got the backup they've so long needed (though at what cost it's difficult to guess), Arya got the freedom to follow her destiny as an unrepentant killer, and Jamie screwed his sister literally and figuratively. And Bran has apparently reached the goal of his "vision quest" (pun intended). The only people who seem to be SOL are the people of King's Landing and greater Westeros for living under the yoke of the Queen Regent. Tywin was certainly a monster, but he was at least competent at ruling and keeping things in line. All Cersei understands is ruthless selfishness. Man, I'm so excited for next year I might break down and read the books.
  2. While I liked a lot of the episode, the fact that the entire season's plot has really been driven by one man's petty fear of death immediately shrank the scope of the show again for me. Until now I was holding onto the possibility that Garret was some kind of Hydra leader, someone deeply invested in the organization's cause. Like an evil Coulson. But it turns out he's not. He's just a dirty spy out for short-sighted personal gain, with no grand goal and no philosophy with which to challenge our heroes. And what's Ward fighting for now? He doesn't believe in anything aside from the fact that he owes Garret for getting him out of juvi. While the two of them may technically be Hydra, they aren't acting like it. They don't care about peace through world domination. They don't directly oppose SHIELD in any way. Garret hasn't done anything to further Hydra's goals except for the raid on the Fridge, which liberated one D-list super villain and a minor Asgardian weapon. Garret even downplays his Hydra connection to the degree of scoffing at their salute. How ... cheap. I'm not asking for the Red Skull himself to make an appearance, but I do wish Garret came across at least as an admirer of his. I think if any of the actual Hydra higher-ups found out about Garret's activities they'd bust a cap in his face. The show got a lot smaller for me this week.
  3. Question: Can we discuss spoilers from movies here, specifically the new Captain America film?
  4. Hi, I'm another TWOP refugee (TWOPugee?). Anyway, I got the distinct feeling at the end that May is not a sleeper which to me is a let down. During the few moments between when she had Fitz cornered and when she was cornered in the cargo hold I was actually excited at this twist. For them to set up her up as the seemingly most reliable character all season, have her sleep with Ward, and then have her turn out to be a major antagonist? I was starting to feel the show was turning an important corner towards being gripping. But no, it's pretty clear she was spying on Coulson for another reason, maybe for something as mundane as covering up the oh-so-horrible fact he had extensive surgery. Real people undergo gruesomely horrible medical procedures all the time, but through the magic of modern anasthetic their memories of the event are erased. That's essentially all that happened to Coulson when you think about it. I've had two major surgeries myself without which I would be dead, and I'm grateful to the anasthesiologists who protected me from the experience. That's not to say that whatever experiments were being performed on that blue humanoid in the "guest house" were ethical, but neither was murdering two guards to save Skye. Speaking of the show's canon Mary-Sue, ZOMG she's a real SHIELD agent now! Let's grind the plot to a halt for the first 10 minutes so everyone can marvel (no pun intended) at how wonderful she is and how she's "earned" it. Even though she's been through little-to-no real training for the job, done little in the way of "hacking" that I couldn't do with Google, and most of her supposed talent is just so much hot air being piped into the room by Clark Gregg. Still, maybe it's Ward driving the plane now and maybe he really is a sleeper agent. That would be awesome. Not as awesome as if it were May, since she's clearly more formidable in every way, but still.
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