Nixon

I think Varys is headed to Dorne to set up a friendly beachhead for Dany. Speaking of Dany, they should call this Game of Timely Arrivals. QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 12:56 AM) And I must have missed the wildfire reference. When did this happen? Qyburn and Cersei talking about rumors. In Bran's visions earlier in the season we see the pyromancers preparing the wildfire for Aerys II. Cersei asked Qyburn to check out the old caches of Wildfire said to have been buried around the city. http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Wildfire_plot

RIP Lancel. I'll take care of Gatehouse Ami for you.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 05:39 PM) Popstar was great. God I loved that movie. Wanted to go catch a matinee of it today, but they've cut the screenings to 1 per day @ 10 pm. No way my old ass stays awake for that. Didn't this just get wide release last week? I know the marketing wasn't very strong for it, but god damn.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 02:31 PM) BTW, I've thought about this more, but the whole commentary on Dany being a terrible ruler and becoming Aerys because of that just seems off to me. Martin has had a ton of great people in his books, but few good rulers and those tend to be more mythical than anything. Honestly, which rulers to this day haven't made greivous mistakes? Every single one of them have thus far, including Dany. It very well could end up with her becoming the mad queen but with all the terrible rulers in Martin's books I don't think that is really what he was going towards. I am mostly reacting out of bitterness to the whole Mereen plot. That said--her army is comprised of Dothraki, slave soldiers, mercenaries, and soon Ironborn Reavers. Not a single one of those factions is especially known for good behavior. Murderers and rapers the whole f***ing lot. She's been a total failure as a leader in Slaver's Bay. She has no knowledge of Westeros and is motivated purely b/c "I WANT IT BECAUSE IT'S MINE". And finally, her entire arc would be the mother of all cliches if she turned out to arrive, win the throne and become the fair and just ruler happily ever after. I kind of feel like the show is barreling toward some s***ty ending like this where she rules jointly with Jon Snow, but in my head and in the books I would get a solid laugh out of her turning out to be a fake Targaryen (a Blackfyre) while it turns out Arys' Aegon is the real Targ (and in the books the allusions to Egg are pretty heavy), and Bran (with Bloodraven as part of his consciousness) taking her dragons and killing her (making 5 confirmed blackfyres downed for mr. Brynden Rivers).

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 12:35 PM) Wait, that was the brotherhood without banners that killed Brother Ray and that establishment? yeah, i think the actor confirmed he was playing lem the lemoncloak. thoros is also confirmed for next ep. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 01:48 PM) I wonder if Gendry and Ayra reunite. No idea what he has been up to, but presume he'll serve some purpose at some point (and hey...they are bringing back all kinds of characters lately so why not, haha). Gendry joins the BwoB in the books I think and gets knighted. In the show, he's still rowing. GRRM says he's going to link up with Arya again at some point. From what I read in variety D&D was negotiating with HBO to do two short seasons, they said they were getting into their "final 13 episodes" after this season. I think they were mostly framing it that way because they are trying to negotiate a higher per episode budget, b/c it's going to cost a lot to show all of those battles/fx heavy set pieces.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 12:33 PM) Oof, gross. That was a hell of a lot more Kings Landing than I expected. I'm guessing Marjorie is going to "outpure" the high priest, and, armed with legitimacy of faith and crown can reclaim it. Maybe. The show doesn't have time for any of Marge's long cons. She's going to have that blow up in her face along with the caches of wildfire.

Witcher 3: Blood & Wine is great. Kind of overwhelming just how much there is of it and how much variety there is in the quests. Really puts my recent experience in Far Harbor in stark contrast as that DLC is priced higher but offers a fraction of the content.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 12:29 PM) I liked the nice guys a lot too. Surprised that took 50 mill to make though. I guess it costs a lot of money to make Atlanta look like 1970s LA.

I think you can get Benevolent Leader with one settler and a bar.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 31, 2016 -> 10:52 AM) 2 things: The Dany scene was important because she's embracing being a conqueror and finally actively leaving Essos. I'm glad she's finally vocalizing that she's totally unfit to rule and will be totally useless once the conquering is done. Maybe after she abandons Mereen to go conquer Westeros she'll fly her saggy ass back to Slaver's Bay to conquer it again. Just bouncing back and forth conquering forever like a poop going from one butthole back into another. QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 31, 2016 -> 11:47 AM) So Benjen...are we supposed to believe that he is the same and the CotF healed him or is he also now some sort of supernatural being? GRRM has specifically stated in the past that Benjen is NOT Coldhands, so it would kind of irk me if the show actually calls him that at some point. I don't think Benjen is Cold Hands in the books just like the 3EC in the show isn't Brynden Rivers and The Night's King is a whole separate entity not that White Walker who gets the most close ups. A lot of this stuff is just flattened for convenience/TV audiences. Benjen will still have a role to play in the books, but I expect he's dead and he'll only be relevant in Bran's visions (maybe retracing the source of that cache of obsidian/the horn).

QUOTE (Tex @ May 26, 2016 -> 11:17 AM) Is this a common thing? Where I teach any senior who has an 80 or above average for the semester and year for one year courses, three or less absences, and satisfactory citizenship is exempt from finals. About 70% of my AP Seniors will not be taking finals. I like this. Less for me to grade. That was the case for me, graduated in 2000. Especially in AP classes where we had the AP exam to worry about instead.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 26, 2016 -> 12:10 PM) Is it just a bunch of letters back and forth? No, it's not an epistolary novel. There might be a few chapters like that, but I believe all the characters/people this is based on are together in the same city just before the Third Reich gets the party started in Deutschland.

I'll jump in on the next round. I just started re-reading Red Harvest, but this'll be my next one more than likely if you're open to suggestions. http://www.amazon.com/Ostend-Stefan-Joseph...ooks&sr=1-2

I expect there to be a very high body count as they clear the payroll for the next two seasons' fx budget. RIP House Tyrell, High Sparrow, and anyone not named Jaime or Cersei is pretty much what I expect.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 20, 2016 -> 01:52 PM) So, they're looking for a new James Bond. Here's a name I'd like to see considered for it: Chiwetel Ejiafor. I like him, but I would really like to see them go younger with it and maybe cast someone who is lesser known. One actor I like for it is David Ajala, he's had a couple of really strong supporting roles in a few films especially in Starred Up with Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn. I would also be very into a lady Bond, but I think the MI franchise might be stealing that trick with the Ilsa Faust character. Tom Hiddleston as Bond is a choice I find kind of boring. He'd be fine, but if they're just going to cast an actor in the same mold I'm still in the bag for Dan Stevens. Forgot to throw in my .02 on The Nice Guys. It was fine. Kim Basinger and Matt Bomer were awful. Keith David, Russell Crowe, the baby Goose, and even the kid were good. I didn't mind the smog plot like some of the negative reviews, just some of the beats didn't work for me (the shootout at Gosling's house was a lowpoint).

High Sparrow plot needs to move along, it's been stagnant for too long and they removed too many aspects of it to have it be interesting for this long w/ so little going on.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 24, 2016 -> 02:40 PM) Cool theory. Also Meera wasnt a greenseer word, that's just jojen. my bad. the secret twin theory is still 100% s***.

foreign invader with a superior military force (unsullied + dragons) occupies a territory without any understanding of how to rule said territory, muddles their way through an occupation in total incompetence while their force that's totally ill-equipped for police work is sniped / merked from the shadows. this is even alluded to this season when the whore harpy collaborator is questioned. further feeding the mad queen theory, tyrion has turned to the red priests to create a cult of personality around dany.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainmen...cago-story.html Very awesome news that Chicago will get the same theatre company putting this on. Its why I still love this city, and don't care that the south has lower taxes, DAD. While the writer/director/actor will change, the same production company is putting it on at bank of america theatre. This is the only city in the country getting this treatment outside of broadway circuit. v. cool that 21st century has seen the resurgence of cooning.

that meera is a secret twin theory is one of the dumbest things i've ever read in got-fandom. in the books she looks 100% like her dad, Howland. she's also a greenseer like her brother and her father. sign me up for that mad queen targ theory. i hope dany dies in the end, she's the f***ing worst. hbo's greatest trick is getting a bunch of east coast liberals to root for a fantasy universe, gender-swapped George W. Bush.

everyone trying to cash in on that 90s nostalgia train. i kind of want to blame that whole craze for Trump too.

i didn't see them. i missed out on all the recent olds reunions (the pixies, etc). i think after i saw sigur ros live i lost all interest in going to any concerts for a while. f*** iceland tbh.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 12, 2016 -> 12:50 PM) Whoa, Nixon where the hell did you come from? Bowser let me out of the basement.

The Danzig thing will probably be as sad / disappointing as the Black Flag reunion. In other news, that last Parquet Courts album was good. Not so into the new Youth Code.