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  1. 18 minutes ago, PilotsError said:

    I know Jon didn't want to be king, but give him the opportunity to reject it.  Make his true heritage mean something.  It doesn't even get mentioned.  The more I think on this ending, the more unbelievable it gets.

    Yes, I know he was a prisoner but that should have been rewritten.  

    Agree.  And there's simply no reason he had to be a prisoner.  He had an entire army of northmen.  Bring the army with you when you have the chat with Dany. See if the unsullied still have the urge to take you prisoner.

    Or alternatively, since it was pretty stupid and out of character to have Jon kill Dany at all, let it be Arya that offs her. It was obvious she wanted to at the end of Episode 5.  Yet another example of a ton of buildup that led to absolutely nothing.  

    I'm with you, the more I think about the ending, the more head-scratching it becomes.

  2. 1 minute ago, Gene Parmesan said:

    Jon actually left castle black with Tormund and the rest of the freefolk to go live north of the wall.  He didn't even obey his sentence for a day.  Being part of whatever is left of the nights watch doing whatever they are going to be doing for the rest of his life would probably suck a little.

    Agreed, I did like that he just blew them off.  His Watch is done.  Seeya.

     

     

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  3. 24 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

    My kids were small when the preequals came out, I've seen each of them a dozen times, either in back ground or trapped on planes..  I can not over state how much I hat those movies. I can summarize the good parts thus:
     

    Watch the smash cut of the Darth Maul fight. 

    You're done.

    The actual action of the pod race is great.  The mildly racist stereotypical Italian grand prix driver, and the completely unnecessary two-headed Saved By The Bell-style sports announcer, not so much.  Maybe there's an edited version of the race that leaves that stuff out.

     

  4. 43 minutes ago, Horn_Spanker said:

    Sorry if already posted.  Before the season started there was a spoiler on Reddit that proved to be about 75% correct.  The ending scene they told was way cooler than what we saw Sunday.  The spoiler last scene was when Jon and the wildlings were traveling north of the wall, they come upon a spiral of fresh body parts.

    Yeah I'm totally good with that.  Maybe Ygritte has a sister.

     

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    19 hours ago, Gene Parmesan said:

    As far as WGAF what the unsullied had to say they were the only army occupying KL so they kind of had to listen to Greyworm at least a little.

     

    30 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

    That was my take, too.  Couldn't really tell him to go to hell when he had the army and Jon just shanked their queen.  

    Pretty sure there was an army of northmen that was just fine with Jon Snow killing the invader from across the sea and consequently allowing them to declare independence from the Seven Kingdoms.

    I'm sure nobody wanted open conflict between the North and the unsullied, but it doesn't mean you have to GAF what they say.  Just nod your head, smile, put them on their boats, and do whatever you wanted to anyway.

     

  6. ^^^^

    That's all fair.  I grew up a block behind Playland Skating rink near 183/Burnet.  We called 183 "Suicide Alley" back then. And aside from IBM there wasn't really anything on Burnet Road/1325 until you got out to Round Rock. I also had an onion tied to my belt.

    For olds like you (and me) maybe the descriptor would be more appropriate if you said, "that 'North' restaurant in that new 'Domain' shopping center." ;)

     

     

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  7. 12 hours ago, Landomatic said:

    Fair enough.  I thought you were saying there’s no meat in it.  You are spot on with all of the above.

    Do you live in Houston or Dallas?  Both have great Italian grocery stores (well I know Dallas does - pretty sure Houston does too) where you can pick up some guanciale.

    Central Market sells it. If you're in Austin, so does Salt and Time.  

     

  8. It's the Great American melting pot.  We'll take your culinary culture and tradition, and twist it however we like.  Carbonara gets cream and pancetta.  Chicken tacos are called fajitas.  Meat-filled Czech pastries are called kolaches.  Dogs and cats living together, etc.

    Because 'Murica!

     

     

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  9. 1 hour ago, HiggyBaby said:

    Someone above mentioned Lost... to me the last couple seasons and especially this abortion of a finale remind me of TWD. That show’s creator left after season 1 and it was painfully obvious. But AMC had a money maker so the show went on. I gave up several seasons ago on that one.
    This one I was committed to because I binged seasons 1-6 a couple years ago and was committed.
    I’d say this is apropos but I keep finagling HBO for free for some reason.

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    I dropped it after season 7, picked it back up for season 8, and will now drop it as soon as this promotion is done.  The added benefit was, I finally caught the last season of Silicon Valley, too.

    And it's goodbye to HBO...

  10. 47 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

     

    Exactly my thoughts the entire time.

    Plus, who GAF what the unsullied had to say, after Dany was dead?  They're not from Westeros.  Thanks for helping out with the Night King, but after you went and participated in the slaughter of an entire city of innocent people, your opinion is pretty much irrelevant.  Get on your boats and GTFO.

     

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  11. We have some friends who really like North, so we meet them there occasionally.  I like it just fine, but I will say that the last time we went I had the branzino and it was fantastic.

     

  12. 12 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

    It's disappointing compared to the book but still fun.

    Some of us have commented earlier on this thread, it's really more like two different stories that originated from the same source material.  I liked them both, but they weren't really the same.

    And honestly, the movie was able to streamline a lot of the awkward, clunky dialog and odd storytelling in the book.  It changed a lot of major plot lines, but it also smoothed it out.  I liked that about the movie.

  13. It's still good.  The last time I stood in a 4-hour line was for the opening of Empire Strikes Back, but when I do pre-order or someone else brings me some, it's still always delicious.

     

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    20 hours ago, BBQ2Bayou said:

    How's the wait these days? I just moved back after 5 years. It's probably buried somewhere in the BBQ thread, but that sumbitch is long. 

    Pre-order is your friend.

    https://preorder.franklinbbq.com/

    Tuesdays-Thursdays are available about a week out.  You have to go a couple weeks to get a Friday, and maybe 3-4 weeks to get a Saturday or Sunday.

  15. And also, as I say every year, this is my favorite venue in all of racing.  I look forward to this weekend every year almost as much as I look forward to TX-OU.  I realize it's largely processional, but it's just so... beautiful.  It'll never NOT be my favorite.

    Spa is my favorite race, but Monaco is my favorite venue and weekend.  Can't wait for Thursday!

     

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  16. Alright-- here's my annual friendly reminder for Monaco: the schedule is different.  P1 and P2 are on Thursday.  Nothing on Friday.  Saturday and Sunday are normal race schedule.  Set your DVR accordingly and enjoy!

    Monaco Grand Prix
    Practice 1 - Thursday, May 23, 4:55 AM - ESPN2
    Practice 2 - Thursday, May 23, 8:55 AM - ESPN2
    Practice 3 - Saturday, May 25, 5:55 AM - ESPN2
    Qualifying - Saturday, May 25, 8:55 AM - ESPN2
    Pit Lane Live - Sunday, May 26, 7:30 AM - ESPN3
    On The Grid - Sunday, May 26, 8:30 AM - ESPN
    Race - Sunday, May 26, 9:05 AM - ESPN
    Race (Encore) - Sunday, May 26, 3:30 PM - ABC
    Race (re-air) - Sunday, May 26, 6:00 PM - ESPNEWS

    This is from ESPN and I'm assuming those times are Eastern.

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