Mostly) Game of Thrones Edition. Greetings, my Westerosi window envelopes! As you can probably guess, last week’s episode of Game of Thrones—and its increasing dominance over the pop culture landscape—has filled the ol’ postman’s stolen mailbag to the brim. There are a few spoilers for last week’s episode, but more importantly, an answer to a question we should have been asking ourselves since the first episode: Should we want Daenerys and Jon Snow to fuck? Aunt, Man. Aaron W.: So I’ve been struggling with this question a lot: Is it ok to ‘ship Jon/Dany? On the con side, they are aunt and nephew, which is gross. What time is Doctor Who series 10 on this week? All you need to know about the next episode of the hit sci-fi show. This Saturday, it's the second part of the series. It’s cake versus ice cream for Splatoon 2's first Splatfest and we’re streaming all the fun live on our Twitch channel. Come and join the mayhem! On the pro side: it would sidestep Dany needing Jon to bend the knee (and is a solution that the northmen would probably accept); it would be thematically consistent (fire/ice); and it would eliminate (almost) all of the tension for trying to root for two characters who are at odds with each other due to circumstances beyond their control (and the expectations of their subjects). Given that, I still would come out on the con side, except that we already know that some degree of inbreeding (e. Westeros and that the Targaryens in particular practiced an even more exclusive (e. So the aunt/nephew dynamic is an absolute deal breaker to modern audiences, but maybe wouldn’t be the worst thing in Westeros? Lots of reasons it would be good, but one BIG reason it is unacceptable. Thoughts? Shipping is… shipping. I’ve seen worse than aunt and nephew. Much worse. And the show is definitely presenting them as future romantic partners/fuckbuddies, which makes it as legitimate as these things get. Their familial relationship may freak you out, but that’s sort of the point. GRRM wants to show a medieval, feudal- type era with all the awfulness most fantasies skip over. The relentless sexism, the rape and torture, the horror that regular people could and did experience constantly as the result of what the nobility chose to do—you can absolutely complain about how omnipresent it is in his stories and/or how it’s portrayed, but it’s not inaccurate to the source material of that reality. And one part of that reality is medieval (and certainly ancient) nobility’s tendency toward incest, especially between uncles and nieces—to the point where its got its own name, avunculate marriage. As you said, the books/show have already shown that Targaryens have been more than willing to marry within the family in order to keep their bloodline pure, so there’s a precedent for Jon and Dany starting a relationship. And since we’re talking about an aunt and nephew here (since Jon is the son of Dany’s deceased brother Rhaegar) and not uncle/niece, a Jon/Dany hook- up would… kind of strike a blow for Westerosi gender equality, in a tiny, messed up way. At any rate, as a Targaryen, Daenerys is obviously going to be down with getting down with Jon Snow, as it would be kind of meaningless to sieze the Iron Throne without leaving a new Targaryen line to carry on ruling. I am far more skeptical that Jon would be cool with sleeping with his aunt, given the rest of Westeros isn’t nearly as cool with incest (hence Cersei and Jaime’s hiding of their sexual relationship—well, until Cersei took the throne and decided that yes, in fact, as queen she gets to have sex with anyone she wants, and everyone else has to deal with it. Or be tortured and killed). But Jon’s problem is easily solved by keeping his parentage from him until after Ice and Fire have fucked each other. Thank you! I have the same symptoms as others and some days I spend the whole day just trying to take a deep breath. I also am not panicked, depressed, or anxious on.In fact, I suspect Bran is keeping/will keep the truth of Jon’s parentage from everyone until after Daenerys gets pregnant for that very reason. The Three- Eyed Raven knows this has to happen, so mum’s the word for now Or GRRM—or the show, for that matter, since we know it’s diverging from GRRM’s plan in major ways—could just throw a curveball and have Dany marry Gendry, the closest thing King Robert had to a legitimate heir, combining the Targaryen and Baratheon lines to create a progeny whose claim to the throne is unassailable throughout Westeros. Actually, that’s a pretty good idea…Jaime in the Water. Brett H.: I see people talking everywhere about how Jaime could possibly be alive, but how?! He’s way at the bottom [of the lake] and in full armor. No way Bronn can hold his breath long enough to get down there, cut all the straps to all the pieces of the armor, pull them off, and then also pull him to safety before they both drown. I’m not going to say it’s unrealistic, since Jaime was pushed into the water to avoid a dragon, but the point of Game of Thrones is that it has fantasy elements but it’s still realistic in the basic laws of physics. So isn’t Jaime getting rescued impossible? You bring up a good point about fantasy, in that the best fantasy has a set of rules, even if the audience doesn’t know them, and doesn’t break them. Someone suddenly having a “hoist person out of lake” spell to save Jaime would be dumb. Tyrion running down the hell and begging Dany to have Drogon fish the dude who was about to kill her out of the lake is more realistic for Go. T, but implausible in terms of Dany’s character and the time it would take for Tyrion to get down to Dany and ask for her to save his brother. So that leaves Bronn. Here’s one thing we all need to make our peace with first, right now: Game of Thrones the TV show has begun playing fast and loose with strict reality in favor of presenting the most exciting story possible. The debut trailer for Ready Player One came out during San Diego Comic-Con, and it gave Gunters and newbies alike a lot to look forward to. It’s full of footage. Mini-episode Edit. The Night of the Doctor Ninth Doctor Edit. The Ninth Doctor was portrayed by Christopher Eccleston in 2005. Series 1 Edit. Beginning with series 1. Watch Doctor Who Online for Free. Watchepisodes4.com is the best site for Doctor Who Online Streaming. This is how armies and fleets are moving gargantuan distances in- between and sometimes even during episodes. It’s why Tyrion can pick out Jaime from half a mile away amid a battlefield full of smoke and destruction. It’s why Cersei and her allies can suddenly kick ass or all of Highgarden’s gold can get into King’s Landing with a mutter and a handwave. There are only nine episodes left, total, as of the time this mailbag hits the nerdernet. The show doesn’t have any time to waste. Yes, part of the reason the books are so good is because they were sprawling and complicated in the way life is, and yes, the show is 1. But the choices were to either have the story on fast- forward so it actually ends next year or for Daenerys to have her first battle with Cersei’s forces in the season eight finale. So with all that said: Since Game of Thrones has forgone its sense of realism a bit, I can see it having Bronn manage to dive down to Jaime, cutting him out of his armor, and dragging him to the surface before he fatally drowns. I also, as I mentioned in my recap this week, think it doesn’t make any narrative sense for Bronn to push Jaime out of the way of a giant cone of dragon breath into a lake, only to have him immediately drown—if Weiss and Benioff are going to kill the character, having Jaime get turned into cinders by Drogon is a much, much cooler death. So I think the show will forgo realism (I mean, how was that lake at the side of that road a full 3. Bronn will cut Jaime out of his armor and drag him to the surface (because Jaime is the one who’s going to give him a castle, after all), and the Lannister will probably live to fight another day. And I also think he’ll be the one to perform those (book spoilers) valonqar duties, and obviously, he can’t do that if he’s dead. Last time I looked, I didn’t see any friendly priests of R’hllor nearby. Where to even begin? The Spoils of War” was the reason we watch Game of Thrones, one of those…Read more Gone But Not Forgotten. Michael V.: Postman,After re- watching GOT from the beginning a few times, I believe that Ser Barristan Selmy is one character whose presence would enhance Season 7 while not distracting from the current main plots of the show. Ser Barristan would have been the most solid member of Daenerys’ Queensguard due to military and combat experience, but his relationship to Rhaegar is most interesting. When Dany tells Jon that everyone loves doing what they’re best at, Jon disagrees. Ser Barristan once told Dany a similar story about her brother Rhaegar preferring singing in the street to killing. I also imagine Ser Barristan recognizing the late prince’s resemblance in Jon’s face, posture, or personality. Although Jon is very much Ned Stark in code and hair color, there would be a few opportunities for the show to make that connection. Are there any dead characters that would’ve enhanced the current story we have without breaking the series? Barristan had to die because he had too many answers. He knew Rhaegar well, and he likely knew what Rhaegar was doing when he kidnapped Lyanna, or at the very least he knew whether Lyanna was kidnapped or went with him willingly. Even though we know the result of their union was Jon Snow, the reason why Rhaegar kidnapped her, thus starting a chain of events that killed most of his family and ended their dynasty, is such an integral mystery that it’s going to need to be saved until the very end of the series. Barristan may well have had those answers. The show could get away with not acknowledging this for a bit, while he hadn’t been in Daenerys’ service for long and wasn’t completely trusted. When Dany realized that Barristan knew her family pretty intimately, and was beginning to ask questions about them—well, that’s when he had to go. Barristan literally died in the same episode he began to tell stories Rhaegar (“Sons of the Harpy,” episode five). So yes, Barristan would added a great deal to the proceedings, but would have added too much, too soon. My pick would be either Oberyn or Doran Martell, if only so one of them could make the Dorne storyline worth a damn. It would be cool so see Dorne have a major role to play in the great war other than serving as Cersei fodder. If a good Dorne storyline is off the table, I have to go Stannis, actually. Seeing him somehow bend the knee to Jon Snow and becoming part of the fight against the White Walkers would be really satisfying on a lot of levels, I think. But those are just mine—add and explain yours in the comments. Runnin’ Through My Veins. Sarah M.: Was the Scorpion spear poisoned? List of Doctor Who serials. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. As of 1 July 2. 01. Doctor Who have aired, concluding the tenth series. This includes one television movie and multiple specials, and encompasses 2. Additionally, four charity specials and two animated serials have also been aired. The programme's high episode count has resulted in Doctor Who holding the world record for the highest number of episodes of a science- fiction programme.[1] In June 2. BBC Worldwide and SMG Pictures in China, the company has first right of refusal on the purchase for the Chinese market of future series of the programme until and including Series 1. Doctor Who ceased airing in 1. Each story in the original series (1. Mission to the Unknown", and the 2. The Five Doctors. During the early seasons of the programme, and occasionally through its run, most serials were linked together; usually one story would lead directly into the next. Starting with the 2. Due to the BBC's 1. In the first two seasons and most of the third, each episode of a serial had an individual title; no serial had an overall on- screen title until The Savages. The serial titles given below are the most common title for the serials as a whole, used in sources such as the Doctor Who Reference Guide and the BBC's classic episode guide, and are generally those used for commercial release. The practice of individually titled episodes resurfaced with the show's 2. Doctor Who's serial nature was abandoned in favour of an episodic format. The story numbers are not official designations but are merely to serve as a guide to where the story stands in the overall context of the programme. There is some dispute about, for example, whether to count Season 2. The Trial of a Time Lord as one or four serials,[4] and whether the uncompleted Shada should be included.[5] The numbering scheme used here reflects the current internal practice of describing "Planet of the Dead" (2. Doctor Who Magazine.[6] Other sources, such as the DVD releases of classic Doctor Who serials in Region 1, use different numbering schemes, which diverge after the 1. The Horns of Nimon (1. Series overview. The following table dictates the season or series in question; singular specials are not included in episode counts or viewer totals. Episodes. First Doctor. The first incarnation of the Doctor was portrayed by William Hartnell. During Hartnell's tenure, the episodes were a mixture of stories set on earth of the future with extraterrestrial influence, on alien planets, and in historical events without extraterrestrial influence, such as Marco Polo, one of the lost serials. In his last story, The Tenth Planet, the Doctor gradually grew weaker to the point of collapsing at the end of the fourth episode, leading to his regeneration. Season 1 (1. 96. 3–1. Verity Lambert was producer with David Whitaker serving as script editor.^†Episode is missing. Season 2 (1. 96. 4–1. Dennis Spooner replaced David Whitaker as script editor after The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and edited the remainder of the season apart from The Time Meddler, which was edited by Donald Tosh.^†Episode is missing. Season 3 (1. 96. 5–1. John Wiles replaced Verity Lambert as producer after Mission to the Unknown. Innes Lloyd, in turn, replaced Wiles after The Ark. Donald Tosh continued as script editor until The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, which was also script- edited by his replacement, Gerry Davis. The practice of giving each individual episode a different title was abandoned after The Gunfighters, near the end of the season.^† : Episode is missing. Season 4 (1. 96. 6–1. The Smugglers and The Tenth Planet were the last serials to star the First Doctor, his regeneration to the Second occurring in the latter. Peter Bryant joined as associate producer for The Faceless Ones, and replaced Gerry Davis as script editor for the last four episodes of The Evil of the Daleks. Second Doctor. The Second Doctor was portrayed by Patrick Troughton, whose serials were more action- oriented than those of his predecessor. Additionally, after The Highlanders, stories moved away from the purely historical ones that featured during William Hartnell's tenure; instead, any historical tales also included a science fiction element. Patrick Troughton retained the role until the last episode of The War Games when members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords, put him on trial for breaking the laws of time and forced him to regenerate. Season 4 (1. 96. 6–1. Season 5 (1. 96. 7–1. Victor Pemberton was script editor for The Tomb of the Cybermen, with Peter Bryant as producer. After this, Bryant resumed the role of script editor, with Innes Lloyd returning as producer, until The Web of Fear when Bryant took over from Lloyd as producer. Derrick Sherwin replaced Bryant as script editor at the same time. Season 6 (1. 96. 8–1. Terrance Dicks took over from Derrick Sherwin as script editor from The Invasion, with Sherwin resuming the role for The Space Pirates. Derrick Sherwin took over as producer from Peter Bryant for The War Games. Third Doctor. The Third Doctor was portrayed by Jon Pertwee. Sentenced to exile on Earth and forcibly regenerated at the end of The War Games, the Doctor spent his time working for UNIT. After The Three Doctors, the Time Lords repealed his exile; however, the Doctor still worked closely with UNIT from time to time. The Third Doctor regenerated into his fourth incarnation as a result of radiation poisoning in the last moments of Planet of the Spiders. Season 7 (1. 97. 0)Barry Letts took over as producer from Derrick Sherwin after Spearhead from Space. From this season onwards the programme was produced in colour. To accommodate the new production methods the number of episodes in a season was cut: season 6 has 4. The seasons would continue to have between 2. Season 8 (1. 97. 1)This season forms a loose arc with the introduction of the Master, the villain in each of the season's storylines, and introduces the companion Jo Grant. Season 9 (1. 97. 2)Season 1. Season 1. 1 (1. 97. This season introduces the companion Sarah Jane Smith. Fourth Doctor. The Fourth Doctor was portrayed by Tom Baker. He is, to date, the actor who has played the Doctor on television for the longest time,[8] having held the role for seven seasons. Season 1. 2 (1. 97. Barry Letts served as producer for Robot, after which he was succeeded by Philip Hinchcliffe. Robert Holmes took over from Terrance Dicks as script editor. All serials in this season continue directly one after the other, tracing one single problematic voyage of the TARDIS crew. Despite the continuity, each serial is considered its own standalone story. This season also introduced the character of Harry Sullivan as a companion; this character was intended to undertake action scenes, during the period prior to Tom Baker being cast, when it was unclear how old the actor playing the new Doctor would be. Season 1. 3 (1. 97. During this season, Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan) left after Terror of the Zygons, but returned for a guest appearance in The Android Invasion. Terror of the Zygons also saw the last semi- regular appearance of Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge- Stewart) who would not return until Season 2. Mawdryn Undead. Season 1. Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) left the series this season and was replaced by Louise Jameson (Leela). The season also saw the first story in which the Doctor did not have a companion, The Deadly Assassin. Season 1. 5 (1. 97. Graham Williams took over as producer from Philip Hinchcliffe. Robert Holmes was replaced as script editor by Anthony Read during The Sun Makers. Season 1. 6 (1. 97. Douglas Adams took over as script editor from Anthony Read for The Armageddon Factor. Season 1. 6 consists of one long story arc encompassing six separate, linked stories. This season is referred to by the umbrella title The Key to Time and has been released on DVD under this title. Season 1. 7 (1. 97. Season 1. 8 (1. 98. John Nathan- Turner replaced Graham Williams as producer. Barry Letts returned, as executive producer, for just this season. Christopher H. Bidmead replaced Douglas Adams as script editor. In a return to the format of early seasons, virtually all serials from Seasons 1. Season 1. 8 forms a loose story arc dealing with the theme of entropy. Full Circle, State of Decay, and Warriors' Gate trace the Doctor's adventures in E- Space; they were released in both VHS and DVD boxsets with the umbrella title The E- Space Trilogy. Fifth Doctor. The Fifth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Davison. Season 1. 9 (1. 98. Antony Root took over from Bidmead as script editor for Four to Doomsday and The Visitation (the first stories produced for season 1. Eric Saward assuming the role for the remainder of the season. The show moved from its traditional once- weekly Saturday broadcast to being broadcast twice- weekly primarily on Monday and Tuesday, although there were regional variations to the schedule. Castrovalva, together with the previous two serials, The Keeper of Traken and Logopolis, form a trilogy involving the return of the Master. They were released on DVD under the banner title New Beginnings. Season 2. 0 (1. 98. To commemorate the twentieth season, the stories in this season involve the return of previous villains. Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment involve the Black Guardian's plot to kill the Doctor; they were released individually on VHS and as a set on DVD as parts of The Black Guardian Trilogy. This season was broadcast twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings on BBC1. Season 2. 1 (1. 98. Episodes were broadcast twice weekly on Thursday and Friday evenings, with Resurrection of the Daleks broadcast on two consecutive Wednesday nights. The Caves of Androzani saw the regeneration of the Fifth Doctor, and the season finale The Twin Dilemma was the first story of the Sixth Doctor. Sixth Doctor. The Sixth Doctor was portrayed by Colin Baker. Season 2. 1 (1. 98. Season 2. 2 (1. 98. A Breakdown of All the Clues, '8. References, and Surprises in the Ready Player One Trailer. The debut trailer for Ready Player One came out during San Diego Comic- Con, and it gave Gunters and newbies alike a lot to look forward to. It’s full of footage that hints how Steven Spielberg’s adaptation will stay faithful to, and stray away from, Ernest Cline’s nerdy novel. We’ve broken it all down for you, and here’s everything we found. The trailer opens on the stacks in Columbus, Ohio (instead of Oklahoma City, like in the books), a series of trailers that are obviously and literally stacked on top of each other. In the novel, global warming has left coastal areas uninhabitable, so people have crowded into the middle of the country. Columbus is also the location of the big evil corporation of the story, Innovative Online Industries. We see our hero Wade Owen Watts (Tye Sheridan) running through the stacks, likely heading to his secret van where he’s hidden his headset for OASIS, an immense virtual reality world. In voiceover, Wade reveals that he wishes he was born in the 1. He, along with all other youth, are the “Lost Generation,” using virtual reality as an escape from the pains of the real world. We also see a woman in a headset pole dancing, which probably means she’s making money dancing in OASIS. In the world of Ready Player One, a lot of jobs are done in virtual reality, especially sex work. Wade’s mom, for example, worked for a virtual sex hotline before she died. Wade going into his secret van. Note the toilet paper roll. Everybody poops.)Here we see Wade turning on his VR rig, which scans his face to confirm his identity; then he puts on a pair of “haptic gloves” and straps a belt to his waist. Wade, like millions of other people, has spent years trying to win Anorak’s Game, a series of puzzles created by James Halliday, the founder of OASIS, who is presumed dead. Halliday has offered ownership of the VR company to whoever can solve find Anorak’s Treasure, much like Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory. Wade putts on his VR headset and enters the OASIS. Note how the gloves and headset say “IOI” on them; that means they’re from Innovative Online Industries. In the book, IOI is a corporation trying to seize control of the OASIS by winning Anorak’s Game, but they could play a bigger role in the day- to- day operations in the movie. Welcome to the OASIS. And here come the references! This is Wade (using his username Parzival) entering OASIS co- founder Ogden Morrow’s (Simon Pegg) annual birthday party at the Distracted Globe. On the left you see characters with Harley Quinn and Deathstroke avatars. They stare at Parzival as he enters the room; by this time in the film, he’s one of the top players in Anorak’s Game. The music that starts here and plays throughout the trailer also references the score from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but that’s probably just for this trailer. A closer look at the zero- gravity dance floor. There’s a guy dressed as Gandalf dancing with the crowd. In the book, Ogden’s avatar is dressed as Gandalf.. DJing in the booth seen in the previous gif. This could either be Japanese brothers Daito and Shoto leaving a quest, or Parzival and Shoto (who looks a bit like Deadpool but is more likely just in his samurai gear) getting ready for the final battle. It looks like they’re outside the the Temple of Syrinx, the location of the third and final key for Anorak’s Game, the Crystal Key. As per the book, the players were rewarded after finding the key with their own giant robot. Based on this shot, I’m guessing one of them went with the Iron Giant. Smart choice. A shot of the Back to the Future De. Lorean racing around what looks like the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain in Central Park. This could be a flashback from Anorak’s past, but more likely it’s part of the big race seen in later parts of the trailer. Based on the trailer, the challenges to get the three keys for Anorak’s Game will be vastly different from in the book. Case in point, this looks like a more action- packed version of the Joust tournament, which was how Wade got the Copper Key. You can see the scorpion grab an ostrich and turn it into an egg. It’s also possible this and other shots are from the final siege at the end of the story. Here’s Aech (Lena Waithe), Wade’s in- game BFF, fighting Freddy Krueger, Duke Nukem, and an unclear enemy. Note how Krueger turns into a bunch of coins after being destroyed, which Aech turns around and collects. Here’s a close- up of Aech (you can see the name tag), whose avatar is obviously a giant orc. A montage of the “Sixers,” the Innovative Online Industries employees who, collectively, are trying to beat Anorak’s Game on behalf of the giant corporation. They’re bad guys in this story, the corporate shills being paid to win the game while characters like Wade and Aech are doing it for love. I like the decision to turn all their avatars into robots, though. On the right, there’s Stephen King’s killer car Christine, as well as the A- Team van. This is most likely the race to get the Copper Key, the first object a player needs to find in Anorak’s game. You also get a close- up of the “Sixers,” so- named because their avatars are a string of numbers that always start with six. Rumor is this is one of first scenes—if not the first scene—in the movie. The race begins! Aech has a monster truck. If you pause you see a QR code on the top of one of the vehicles. It’s a real code that takes you to a recruitment website for IOI. Ready Player One author Ernest Cline confirmed during San Diego Comic- Con that this is Art. Olivia Cooke. She’s racing on the motorcycle from Akira, complete with Hello Kitty stickers. This is Wade (as Parzival) racing through the streets of digital New York City in his De. Lorean—customized with KITT from Knight Rider. There are a few Easter eggs found in this scene: The De. Lorean’s license plate says “PARZIVAL,” and the dashboard inside reads Feb. Wade found the Copper Key in the novel. Plus, on one of the buildings, you can barely make out Gregarious Bank, referencing the Gregarious Simulation Systems, the original company behind the OASIS. In the real world, Wade is freaking out. If you look in the visor, you can see an image of Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn), IOI’s head of operations. This is likely Wade leaving the meeting where Sorrento tried and failed to recruit him to IOI, after which Sorrento blows up his “stack,” killing hundreds of people (including his family). And the trailer cryptically ends on the Crystal Key. Anything else you spotted in this trailer? Any other characters or references? As always, tell us what you saw in the comments below. Ready Player One comes out sometime in 2.
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