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SPOILER WARNING: Whether you’ve read all five books or only watch the series this post is for you. I have read the books (multiple times) but I will not go beyond the scope of the TV series (save a wink or a nod every now and then that only my fellow readers will catch on to). All events that have occurred in the TV show up to and including yesterday’s episode are fair game.  You’ve been warned. Note: With the biggest cast in television it can be hard to keep all the names and faces straight. Thus the first mention of each character contains a link to a picture of them which will open in a new tab. As I’ve often discussed in the past, I generally try to find unifying theme in each episode of Game of Thrones and base my blog around it.  Sometimes it’s hard, and takes a lot of pondering to find. Sometimes, as in “Dark Wings Dark Words,” there isn’t one to be found, as the episode is linked by graceful editing rather than a theme. Other times, as in “The Climb” or “Second Sons,” the writers are kind enough to put the theme right there in the title (although this week didn’t offer a Littlefinger soliloquy to put it in neon lights). A lot of “Second Sons” is about, well, second sons. We’ve got the literal second-born male children, like Stannis and the Hound, as well as “second-class” sons like Gendry, due to being a bastard. Not to mention Tyrion, who fits into both categories. And how could we forget ol’ Samwell Tarly, a de-facto second son. Recall that Sam’s father stripped him of his birthright (in favor of his actual second son) and relegated him to the Night’s Watch despite his being the eldest. My Sword is Yours, My Life is Yours, My Heart is Yours Let’s start with a different, but still literal, kind of Second Sons: the band of sellswords now headed by one Daario Naharis (and thus capitalized). I say now headed because it’s in this very episode that Daario, a mere Liutenant rebelled against the captains of the Second Sons so that he could pledge his sword (and those of the Second Sons), life, and heart to Daenerys (which is especially considering they’re the exact words Jorah Mormont would have liked to have used if not for Westerosi customs and the fact that he doesn’t look quite like the dude in the picture above). Now all that stands between her and the conquest of Yunkai are those big brick walls. Another, well I wouldn’t call it a theme, but another recurring idea in this episode was the mixture and juxtaposition of the kind, sweet, sugar, spice and everything nice moments with the brutal mean and menacing ones. I say moments here, because that’s how it played out in the majority of the episode. In Daenerys’ case however, it’s her character that’s transitioning from her acting like a “young girl unwise in the ways of war” to swiftly telling Ser Barristan to kill “that one first” (referring to the particularly rude captain of the Second Sons). In the episode, moments of sweetness and sadness are juxtaposed, but this week and in the series and general, it is Dany’s character which defines that juxtaposition. A more dangerous charmer there never was. You know, when she’s not screaming about taking back what is hers with fire and blood. She hasn’t done much of that this year, thank the seven (although in fairness the writers had to scramble about to give Daenerys a semi-interesting storyline last season, since the books don’t really offer one). The Hound and the Wolf Girl/King’s Blood I’m combining the highly removed storylines of Arya Stark and the Hound along with Stannis, Gendry, and Melisandre into one section because of they’re contrasting takes on the aforementioned juxtaposition of kindness and brutality. When the Hound snatched Arya up after she ran away from the Brotherhood, she (and man

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In 1967, the government produced a film that would teach naval officers how to behave around women. My question is why did they even make this film in the first place? WARNING: Advice may not work on blondes. Do: Be on time. A good-looking girl isn’t going to wait around too long for anybody, remember there are too many young men on the prowl. Do: Always hold her coat at the right height (that’s being thoughtful). Do: Be careful with her hair when putting on her coat. Seriously though, don't mess with the hair. View Entire List ›

Watching NFL Live in May is like watching the local news in a small market — headlines are so slow it seems like any minute they’re going to cut to footage of Brian Urlacher rescuing a kitten from a tree. … More »The post The NFL’s Evolving Schedule – Late to the Party Yet Appreciated appeared first on EveryJoe.

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Hamill talks about “George’s movie,” leaking information, and why he’s apprehensive about the new installments to the franchise. Mark Hamill as the murderous Replicator on Criminal Minds, with onscreen victim Erin Strauss (Jayne Atkinson). Via: CBS Although he stressed that he hasn't signed a Star Wars deal yet, Mark Hamill is trying to cast, shoot, and wrap a movie version of his comic book, The Black Pearl, before production starts on the new Star Wars film. "We want to do it before we have to go away," he said, then added, "If we have to go away. If we come to an agreement about George's movie. Or I should say Disney's movie.""The only news I know I can say because I read it on the internet," he said, "is that we are going back to England. When they do them, they'll be in England."Hamill, who's had a successful career in voice-over work, said he was reluctant to "emerge from [his] hidey-hole" for a high-profile guest star role on the Season 8 finale of Criminal Minds; however, despite being comfortable in his somewhat anonymous niche, he is ready for Star Wars."The more adventurous side of me thinks, 'Oh, shoot, if they're gonna really do this and everybody's in, I'm almost obligated to do it,'" he said. "Even though I never expected to be at it 30 years later.""George told us last summer what was going down, that he was selling — he didn't say he was selling to Disney. That I read on the internet the day before Halloween. On October 30 of last year, I went, 'What?!'" He was referring to Kathleen Kennedy's appointment as co-chair of Lucasfilm Ltd., the studio behind Star Wars, and the subsequent sale of the studio to Disney.Hamill, who was cast on Criminal Minds in part because he's recognizable worldwide, said, "Animation was a revelation to me. I said, 'Where has this been all my life?' I'm too young to have been a radio actor, but not since the days of radio are you [so] liberated to play characters."He is a little apprehensive about the new movies."It's a question of finding something that will make everyone happy, which is never easy," he said. "Sometimes you have to stay off the comments section [online] because you don't want to know how many haters are out there. It's not like the old days...[to see your words in print] in the old days, you had to write letters to the editor of your newspaper and hope they got printed, or really dedicate yourself to journalism."Part of emerging from his hidey-hole involved live-tweeting the Criminal Minds finale at the behest of CBS. He said his daughter, Chelsea Hamill, 24, was his "tech support.""Another twist of new media that was unheard-of, even a few years ago. I said, 'I need some technical assistance there,'" he said.