Matt in KC

My second favorite team in the NFL is whoever-is-playing-against -the-Pats*.

I can't believe there isn't more focus on 1) Do not touch it before 10 yards and 2) knock it out of bounds!

I don't know if it is irony, but it is symmetry. I love it!

unable to control

I think he will be inactive. If he did play however, I would expect something like 1 catch on 3 targets for 18 yards; in for 6 plays.

I would be surprised if he plays. Does the coach let other players play if they are not prepared? That said, I'd really like to see him on the sideline.

Only if he is looking for Temp work.

Should he stay, or should he go?

No doubt. Not a bad career so far for an undrafted player. . . .

I don't know, maybe Carson Wentz? Man, I used to love watching Peters play for the Bills. What a monster on the field. Watching opponents cower as he went to break up the kick return wedge (or hold their ground and get destroyed) was always great entertainment.

I think he's saying in the AFC East you go in at a huge advantage because you know you are going to lose 2 to the Patriots*

Hope springs eternal Another year, no losses maybe we suck less?

Congrats J6P. No one mentioned it that I saw, so I need to ask: did she think you actually did something to harm the air conditioner? It was a feature of the apartment, so shouldn't the landlord repair/replace it, just like if the central AC went out? Sorry for the hassle you endured. At least you got a story out of it!

I actually agree that Bran will kill or vanquish the the Night King, likely by manipulating/enabling others to carry out his work Outstanding questions raised by the series: > Do the white walkers bring the winter/cold, or does the cold bring the white walkers? > What does the Night King (NK) and army or the dead want? > What is the relationship between the Night King and Three-Eyed Raven? > What are the powers of the Three-Eyed Raven (TER) besides semi-omniscience? > Is the "Lord of Light" real? (strong indication of yes) > Who / where is the Lord of Light, and what does he want? I think these are all related and tied together. The Long Night happened millennia ago, the last time the white walkers were supposedly seen (at least south of the current wall). My take is that the three-eyed raven over the last century at least has quickly defeated the periodic advance of the Night King through his manipulation of others, and winter has been brief or nonexistent. With the three-eyed raven finally getting very old, he has been unable to check the Night King, who has been playing the long game, gathering a huge army before heading south. My guess is that Bran is the Lord of Light (LOL), and that the power of the TER is to influence others, and control fire/life, the way the NK controls the cold and brings death. With Bran being weak and inexperienced, I think a very long winter will fall until he masters his power, and the Red priests/priestesses will be a major part of pressing back the winter. I suspect the NK will be killed, along with all of the creatures he has animated, but winter will not be gone forever. At least one of the generals will disappear off to the north to return again another year.

I almost put a winky face at the end of my line about littlefinger/Arya, but to paraphrase Tyrion talking about dwarf jokes, it just isn't funny if you explain it at the end.

Yes, that was humor. I don't think a trial by combat would have lasted any longer than his execution did. That Brienne / Arya fight scene may be my favorite of the series. I am not sure GRRM will allow such a homecoming at Winterfell. It was hugely satisfying.

1) Die saving someone, likely Brienne or Dany/John completing his path of redemption. Alternately, die killing someone (Cersei), completing his path of redemption. 2) That did flash through my mind. Arya is smaller than him, so it would probably be an even fight. 3) They could have broken the parlay truce, but it is against all civilized protocol. To this point I really wanted a shot to show the relative positions of the armies. I suspect it was even-distance from each army and likely meant either side betraying would likely be killed themselves. 4) This was fine, I think. They agreed the urgency was to get North. But still, you are right that a swapping of some men as pseudo-hostages would have made sense. 5) I think they agreed for Euron to be belligerent and end off storming off one way or another by the end off the meeting.

> I like your theory of the Hound killing Cersei, but I don't think he is going to accidentally choke her, unless this is somehow metaphorical (see below) > I think John and Dany's boy is the prince that was promised. More guesses: John dies in battle; Dany dies in childbirth after the war; Tyrion is the acting king until their son is of age. >At the end of the series I think we see a few things: Spring literally returning: snow melting, green sprout etc.. I too suspect all of the dragon’s die, or at very least the last injured one flies off after Dany dies. either this, or we get some indication of dragon eggs. >Also, near the very end someone unassuming kills Arya and reveals himself as Jaqen H’ghar, holding her as she dies. She has stolen many lives from the many-faced God, and only death can pay for life. . . .

Me too! I would have liked that much better. I take it they had just heard of his children being killed in King's Landing and the same news caused them to both name their baby Aegon and for Lyanna to beg Ned to lie and protect him.

Perhaps to stop many of Euron's ships from arriving from Essos? Also, thinking ahead to the show's end point, Yara is the only ruler of the Iron Islands that makes sense.

My consideration was if he stayed behind to get his moment with his brother. He has always been practical, and not prone to take on a suicide mission, but the show seems to be increasingly ham handedly queuing up the resolution points we have been anticipating. As an aside, this feels like regression from a well-thought-out web of circumstance and motivation (Martin), to typical high-budget pop culture entertainment. I loved the moment between Brienne and the Hound, talking about Arya. Did I imagine him grinning like a proud pappa? Re Bronn: Cersei's deception doesn't work if the Lannister forces don't act like they are joining the Great War. Bronn will be intermixed with the combined armies when (if) Cersei brings the Golden Company to attack their rear. I have no doubt how Bronn would react, but I think there is also no way any of that happens before Jaimie gets to him... unless of course he is eaten by a large pack of wolves mid-continent. Again bitching about expedience, why on earth would Cersei tell Jaimie her plan and let him ride away? Is Jaimie, and her love of family her fatal weakness? I strongly suspect the books will be completely different at this point and moving forward. And restating a guess I made up-thread: I think Daario shows up next season with the Essos sell-swords.

Doc Brown, I agree, much better than last week. I think Tyrion argued if Cersei cooperated, her child would be allowed to live. It is the only believable way she would support them. We often have not heard the end of Tyrion's conversations, just seen the results. In this case, we are left to fill in the blanks between Tyrion's look saying Cersei being pregnant changes everything, and him not being surprised she is having the Lannister forces join them. Doc, why would he be conflicted? I doubt he told Cersei her child might be heir because Dany is infertile. (If so, count that as her betrayal for love.) And yet I agree. I am not sure what his look meant outside their cabin door. I agree Harrington and Clark seem to lack some of the range of the other actors, though their chemistry is passable on the show. For John, bring uncomplicated is a part of his appeal. Where do you think the Hound ended up? He hasn't pledged himself to anyone that we have seen, and we didn't see the group return to the Targaryen ship. Tormund is still alive. I rewatched, and it's clear the ice dragon melted the wall from where he started, to the left, toward the sea. He and Dondarrion made it to the first bit of wall that remained, and had a perfect view of the dead passing through the void.

Wow! I was impressed before I read that. http://www.tvguide.com/news/game-thrones-maisie-williams-1033874/ "I'm right-handed, and when Mom was reading the first book, she told me about Arya being left-handed," she says. "From then on, I was like, 'Alright, I'm going to try to do everything left-handed.' When I was practicing out in the garden and things I would do left-handed just to feel that rhythm. Unfortunately, when it came to filming, sometimes I have to do things right-handed because of the camera angle and things like that. So some people are a bit annoyed that Arya hasn't done everything left-handed. I wanted to. I really did. But sometimes it was just too tricky and we couldn't do it."

The Arya / Brienne training session scene was my favorite of the series so far. It was very well choreographed and executed, and did a great job carrying everyone's emotions through the scene as the technical aspects played out. (It sure looked like Maisie Williams was performing all of the moves and having a great time!) Crazy thought part one So, do we know any sell swords in Essos? Oh wait. . . what if Daario Naharis can't resist, and comes to Westeros with the others mercenaries as a long shot to win Daenerys back? Crazy thought part two Assuming the above, Daario would of course try to kill Cersie if he got the chance. I could image "Second Son" being translated in prophecy to "Valonquar" (little brother in Valyrian). I assume no one a has bet on Daario being the one to kill Cersei.

Thank you so much. It was great how you help all of us "be there!"