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If you love the series what's your problem?

My argument to this is what's the point of crying about it? The show runners aren't listening and the only discussion possible is the Ain't It Awful game. Which is fine but not everyone cares to play.

Drop mike.

Tyrion was a book reader who found himself captured and on trial for his life - escaping by wits and money - then thrust into battle where he is fairly protected - then enjoying being the acting Hand but not politically skilled or pretty enough to be admired (instead is reviled) then helping defend the city, then finding himself at odds with everyone in his family including the new king ( in the past I get the feeling only Jaime an Cersei were at KL) suddenly the Lannisters are all in the same castle and not allowed to just pursue their own inclinations at an interminable family reunion in a small space. Now his own family not only won't appreciate him but has actually seriously tried to kill him, without being cursed via a kangaroo court and a careless champion, and someone he trusted and loved betrayed him - tougher because he KNEW better than to trust or fall in love with Shae. But it's still his family and he really did think there was something there with Shae. So he left KL not as a dissolute but frustrated scholar but as a murderer - cursed - and not just in others' minds but in his own mind. No wonder he drank so much in Essos. I think he and Jaime will get over their spat. All the things you ascribe to Tysha were characteristics Tyrion put onto Shae in the books. On the show she even lived up to them a little. He projects his ideal woman (Tysha) onto whoever he's fucking at the time. That's how whores make a living. He's not brave enough to find a real girlfriend and who can blame him after that experience at 13. I also think he has to be the valonqar. Yes it's too obvious but it's TOO obvious. If he isn't it will be like Sandor and Gregor - someone else will beat him to it.

In the link above the privies did have shafts often to the moat. Use of fragrant plants also helped- as mentioned in the description of Arianne's privy IIRC. But not every chamber can be at the end of the hall - Tywin had the equivalent of a Lords & Ladies chamber. Not every room has any access to a privy - thus chamber pots. Someone has never camped near an outhouse if you think a room near a castle privy won't smell.

In no way was Shae a replacement for Tysha. She was just a somewhat more sympathetic Shae. The Tysha story was told to Bronn. Tyrion was 13! They got married! He was in honest love (not the weird falling in love with a known whore thing). While I'm at it Olly isn't Satin. He's not from Oldtown, he is a child, not an adult, he took no vows, he's a refugee not a steward. He's more Zei than Satin and he isn't Zei. He's Olly. Shae wasn't murdering Tyrion in the bedroom. She could take care of herself she thinks so when in doubt, pull a knife. I guess she lost the one on her leg. She'd just basically killed Tyrion with her testimony. She was suddenly in deep sh*t potentially. She murdered him in court. He murdered her in the bedroom.

Hmmmm interesting. There is one book scene in which Dolorous Edd sprinkles nutmeg into a pot of hard boiling eggs in the shell. I'm sure there is some reason for that nutmeg but haven't figured it out ;)

This confirms my guess http://www.ancientfortresses.org/rooms-in-a-medieval-castle.htm "The privy chambers, garderobes, were positioned as far away from the chambers as practical...to reduce the smell."

Lol Lannisters have a nose for it.

Ventilation

Since they never had her sleeping with other men and two of the three aren't even in the show that would have been a giant continuity flaw. One hopes Jaime will find out how crazy she is some other way & break up.

That's how I see it. More fun. If they skip a favorite part I go back and read it.

A 10 in my book. They managed to surprise me in good ways and executed the necessary predictable sequences very well. I did miss Tyrion not saying "You always were quick to grasp a situation". Beautiful understatement and harsh given the situation.

Cold! :D

I'm OK with criticism if it leads to sth educational to the open minds on here - who may be lurking. Repeating a complaint about sth not even sensible w the book or which might come later isn't much food for thought though.

Remember when Jon was fighting Iron Emmett and got pissed over some recalled memory. He just went medieval. That seemed to be how Brienne won. She just kicked it up from emotion.

Or a typo by GRRM ha ha Unreliable Not A Blogger. Twitter Westeros says 66

116 minutes today via GRRMlivejournal Awesome. Get some oxygen.

You're hard on people. I didn't notice who you were. Please excuse me from further conversation.

It's tough because Noye was the leader of the battle for the Wall & died in the book. Yet Thorne remains unpopular, Slynt his buddy was a coward, Jon might still get LC wo it looking absurd. If they show a prev scene w Thorne abusing recruits ...

I totally forgot Merret Frey thinking of intro to LS. Doable tomorrow unlike other scenarios Not required & hope they skip. Tyrion future & CotF should be enough . Need ammo for in season bombs.

Well ... Oh wait, I don't care.