I loved Mark Addy as Robert. He played him so well -- not a very good king, or a perfect man, but one who knows every one of his faults, and owns them. His love for Ned was genuine, and that went a long way to endearing him, too.

I also adore Charles Dance, and that scene with the stag and Jaime was just brilliantly played.

that scene with the stag

That was the craziest scene I'd witnessed on tv in a long time. It was brutal and absolutely compelling.

IO9 has good recaps and discussion of each GoT episode.

Charles Dance was really perfect as Tywin. That casting on GoT continues to be excellent.

I finally realised Viserys was Son of Mine on Doctor Who. I want to see him play a character without a sneer now. He's got the sneer better-than-thou thing down pat.

The pictures of him without the white hair are startling. He's much better looking without.

I'd like the girl who plays Dany with her natural hair, too.

From io9: Joffrey Bieber! Heh.

The pictures of him without the white hair are startling. He's much better looking without.

I know you're not a Whovian, but the two parter in which he appears is pretty creepy and effective. And emotional. Family Nature and something of Blood. Yikes.

The fake light hair on this show is easily the worst part of the design. It always looks damaged. I know I've seen better fake hair than that on the red carpets. Or in the supermarket.

I know, too, Dany is supposed to have gotten some color, out riding in her halter and not much else, but her fake tan with the fake white hair and her regular coloring makes a really odd mix.

She looked weird even before they joined the Dothraki.

They made Tricia Helfer blonde for BSG, and it was amazing. What's wrong with that tech?

Introducing Stupid Ned Stark meme.

ita - he played Will Scarlett in Robin Hood. No sneer there.