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Gotta love those odd couples, Brienne/Jaime and the Hound/Arya. I could watch them bicker all day.

Well, this is a fine mess you've gotten us into, Olivia. What a horribly bad excuse for a bunch of politicians. Everyone has their dirty little secrets. I pity the poor voters who have to choose among this group of murderers and hypocrites. But I did love Abby's coat.

There was a big discussion in the TWOP spoiler thread about how Shae will end up dead. Although there is some foreshadowing that she will become so angry at Tyrion that she testifies against him and then seduces his father, I'm still thinking it will be Tywin rather than Tyrion that kills her. The show writers have made Tyrion one of the story's heroes so it would be out of character for him to kill his lover in an impassioned rage. I can see him finding Shae dead in his father's bed and then killing Tywin in a different sort of rage. The extent to which Shae betrays Tyrion is going to be a shock to those who haven't read the book. I've seen comments where someone said they hope she's rewarded for her loyalty. Wish granted.

I looked up Lothbruk on Wikipedia (I know) and it means "hairy breeches." Okay then. I guess using the descriptor with the name was a formal way of speaking of someone. Whoever wrote the article says that there is some question as to whether or not Ragnar was a real individual or an amalgam of a number of Viking heroes. His sons were all verified real people however.

Ugh. Don't remind me. <shudder>

Trisha could make a good case for herself with the jury.

My eyes! My eyes! Lol

I wouldn't go that far but I agree that it was kind of a puzzling comment. Granted the Romans left 300-400 years before, but the invasion by the Saxons is part of the reason the Romans abandoned Britain. (I know it was more complicated than that.) Wouldn't the Saxons have remembered their history of conquest? I would love for this to last long enough for Vikings: The Next Generation. Ubba, Ivar the Boneless...

Wow! Lagertha! Rollo! Ragnar! What a trio of kick ass warriors! That is one intimidating family. And beautiful. That shot of Fimmel holding the eagle? Youza. I really enjoyed the conversation Ecbert and Athelstan had, but I have to disagree with the monk. The Vikings certainly did have art! Every episode I marvel at the gorgeous carvings, jewelry, and embroidery.

Yeah, they were shocked shocked! to find Robb in Jeyne's bed! <snerk>

Here is some more info about season 4 characters and casting.

He's their contact at the Center. He calls to clue them in that their handler wants to meet with them. I guess he also monitors Clark's phone.

Yeah, I thought Martha's revelation of Clark being a wild animal was her denial that the marriage is a wreck. It didn't ring true but she wanted Clark's sister to think that everything was great with them. I think that's why Philip kept avoiding talking about it and when he finally had had enough of Elizabeth's begging things got ugly. It was a difficult scene to watch. I did laugh at the Congressional aide having sex while staring at the photo of Ronald Reagan. I love this show but I'm getting tired of the FBI (particularly Stan) being shown as so inept.

Ding! Ding! Ding! I think we have a winner! Was there a retcon with Luke talking about back in the day when he pined after Rayna? I thought they had only met shortly before they started dating. Oh, of course! The actress certainly gets typecast as trailer trash. My favorite Angela moment was when shopping for her daughter's wedding gown and they picked one with a tasteful amount of butt crack. I also seem to remember Tami Taylor helping her out a time or two.Is it only me that it seems a tad ridiculous that people would have to go on GMA to explain their relationship? Does anyone really care who fathered a singer's kid 15 yrs (or whatever)?

Sarah may well have thought she had something going with Spencer and Jeremiah, but it could have been the guys' way of schmoozing her. Who knows at this point? What is true is that Kass panicked and didn't think through the consequences of flipping prematurely.

Regarding Woo's shoes, I bet the producers gave everyone the option of wearing shoes or not, but if the rest all had sneakers instead of those things Woo wears they probably decided to go barefoot. I'm still angry at Kass for not sticking with Spencer and Tasha. She only had to suck it up for that one vote then Sarah wasn't needed anymore. Idiot. Wasn't Kass the one who wanted to vote out Jefra (or Trish) to begin with anyway?

Oh, I know. I've read the books. I was speaking for any Unsullied who wants to cheat. ;)

Stupid Cass. Why couldn't she get it through her head that Sarah was right about getting rid of strong threats? It wasn't a personal attack. Idiot. On the other hand, she probably handed the win to LJ, so there's that. Speaking of dumb moves, why would LJ hand over an idol to someone the others were obviously NOT going to vote for?

Could this be a place for non book readers to ask questions about plot points with the answers being spoiler tagged? For example, the Unsullied are discussing who put out the hit on Bran while he was comatose. If someone really, really wanted to know the answer, could it be asked here with the answer spoiler tagged? Just curious.

That whole episode was exhausting to watch. I'm surprised the racers didn't collapse at the pit stop. Anyone who did the gasoline challenge is going to be battered and bruised for the rest of the race. Can you believe Big Easy just lifted one and moved it out of the way? As fun as it would have been to watch Rachel continue to fill up the wrong tuk tuks, John couldn't let the opportunity pass of claiming the one she maneuvered all the way to the pumps since it was his color. She did the work, he got the credit. I have to say that as much as I hated the casting when announced, there really isn't anyone I dislike left. All teams are proving to be pretty competent. As the country singer said, it's harder when no one makes a mistake. Or in Rachel's case, makes a mistake but recovers in time to catch up.

Love how the vid is all about setting up the scene, how opulent and exotic, with nary a hint of what is to come.

Definitely Romans. The city of Bath is in Wessex, isn't it?

I'd like to see Spencer win after the train wreck that was the Brains, but I think LJ will pull it out.

I think it's natural for an actor to be sympathetic to the character after living inside his/her head, despite how repugnant that character is. Or at least publicly tell the audience "you don't know what it's like to be [so and so]! I'm so misunderstood!"

Could The Children refer to the Children of the Forest? Will Bran's storyline move that fast? (I guess it would have to if Coldhands isn't in it.)