What a great episode! Some things we've been waiting a long time for finally happened, spoilers blah blah spoilers We finally get to see a dragon in action, and it wrecked everything in its path. This is the action scene I've been hoping for since those little lizards first poked heads out of their …
Split brain
I've been listening to Peace on Earth, by Stanislaw Lem and the character has had his right and left brain split. It's quite interesting so far, and deals with a lot of philosophical questions like 'is it me inside my head, if i don't know what it's thinking?' So far the plot seems to be …
Multitudinous progeny
Different creatures have different strategies for passing on their genes. Spiders for example, produce thousands of offspring and send them flying off on the wind without a care for their survival--with a thousand chances, a few are sure to survive. Humans and other mammals, on the other hand, put all their energy and effort into …
Becoming critical
I remember I used to love every book I read. Now I find it harder to do so. Probably this is a consequence of reading a lot of books. I have a higher baseline of quality. I also have seen so many plots/ideas/character types that they don't impress me or excite me anymore. Whatever it …
Game of thrones Season 07 episode 03
Things are really speeding along... and, I appreciate it. We've seen plenty of battles, we don't need to see another one. We've spent long enough waiting for Jon and Dani to meet, we don't need any more travel sequences. Things are happening, and it's great that the writers feel confident enough to get done what …
Jonas David 