I am sitting in my car dealership for major routine maintenance on the car and when I checked my car in, the attendant had "Game of Thrones" DVD set on his desk.

I said "that's a good series, right?"

He said: "yeah, but some of those things that occur, it is surprising to know they happened back in those times!"

!!!

So, while I am sure plot points and descriptions are drawn from European medieval times, I never did think dragons, witches, and demons coming from a woman's loins were part of our shared medieval history.

Did I miss a class in college? Or is this the Enlightenment?

That's why it's so surprising, right?

In non-GOT news, I am finally making my way through Rome. I'm only on S1e4, and really, can I just have the Lucius and Titus Pullo show? Ciran Hinds is great as Ceasar, but the show is by far at its most enjoyable when Titus Pullo is on screen.

Trust me, you don't want to get rid of Atia and especially you don't want to get rid of Octavian. That is one amazingly fucked up family.

GOT opening sequence in legos:

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I read that somebody from Cabin in the Woods (which I haven't seen yet) has been cast on Spartacus.

People what sort of education did you have that you missed that important chapter on giving birth to a smoke-child assassin?

Or how to properly hatch dragon eggs via self-immolation?

I am shocked. Shocked.

I don't know what was better -- Tyrion losing his shit with Joffrey, or Arya with Tywin, or what Danaerys will do to find her dragons.

The scene was Sansa was horrifying -- I was literally clutching my chest.

Tyrion losing his shit with Joffrey, or Arya with Tywin, or what Danaerys will do to find her dragons.

I can't pick! They're all so great!

Tyrion is trying SO HARD to keep the rest of his family from fucking everything up, but they're just so GOOD at fucking things up, he's not going to be able to hold it together. That's not a spoiler, just common sense.

I think I need to reread the Harrenhall chapters in the book because I don't remember most of Arya's storyline, and I can't tell if it's because my memory is swiss cheese or because it's been changed for the show.

I think Arya's has been changed, from what I've heard. I'm a little unnerved that I'm not completely hating Tywin, too.

It was frightening to see Tyrion really scared, for once. But the absolute fury and exasperation when Joffrey just didn't get it was perfect. "And now I'm striking one." Do it again, do it again!

Well, the obvious big change is Lord Tywin.

I'm hoping for a new Tyrion hitting Joffrey youtube video.

And no matter what Tyrion does to establish some sort of normality - he gets the blame for all the wrong from the crowd. Poor Tyrion.