LOL... My favourites are already dead, well, except Tyrion and oh, the Blackfish too, he's still kicking it.

edit - it's quite amazing that we can have a discussion about an imaginary world and debate the actions of fictional characters. It goes to show how well GRRM has crafted Westeros/Esteros.

Well, that was underwhelming. Was expecting some sort of a bang. Didn't get it.

Ya, I think they dropped the ball by stopping short of multiple potential moments that would've made good cliff-hangers (none of which will be discussed here). Its a good episode except for how limply it ends. That worries me because I think they really needed to leave some hooks for viewers who are still on the fence after last weeks ep. I suspect tonight's ep was the most-viewed of the series history, and I worry we'll see a significant drop in viewers for start of next season (but maybe I'm just crazy).

Regardless, TV viewers should be excited, because there's a metric fuck-ton of stuff that's been left for Season 4.

Honestly, if you're able to hold out and stay unspoiled for a year, the blu-rays are the best way to watch this show. They look a hell of a lot better than the compressed streams you get on tv and web (this was especially evident in the Blackwater episode, which is all night-time, pixelation city for streaming services), and the story flows WAY better when you watch them back to back. I wasn't a huge fan of Season 2 when it originally aired, but it played a lot better when I re-watched it a year later back to back like that.