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Game of Thrones Finale Redux: Here Be Dragons (Daenerys Haters Will Not Be Nursed)

House Targaryen: Dany ( Emilia Clarke ) lost a loving husband and a beloved son, and she may never find true solace for that loss, but heck, she does have some new distractions to help her work through the grief: A renewed sense of purpose (Iron Chair! Iron Chair! Iron Chair!) and three new friends, Drogon (named after Khal Drogo, awww...), Viserion and Rhaegal, the birth of which is about as shocking in Dany's world as a T-Rex suddenly emerging from a barbecued rock somewhere in Canada. And what, exactly, is Dany going to do with those dragons, which presumably breathe fire, as all good dragons do? Well, in the far-off future, a flamethrowing aerial assault team might very well turn out to be useful in the war against whatever is reanimating the White Walkers.

House Lannister: The Lions of Westeros are quite in disarray these days. Jaime is a prisoner of the Starks, Tywin (a "c--t" according to his very own son) is losing the war to the Young Wolf, and gods help us, when "little s--t" Joffrey is not ruling the known world, he's ordering minions to bitchslap Sansa. Meanwhile, Cersei is sleeping with...wait, who is that?  (Per smart commenter below, "It's Lancel, Cersei's cousin and former squire to her husband who[m] he helped kill.") Meanwhile, not-so-awful-for-the-time-being Tyrion ( Peter Dinklage ) has been named as Hand of the King, in hopes that he can extend his streak of bitchslapping some sense into Joffrey . Good luck to you, dude. (Lovely family, the Lannisters.)

House Stark:  What's to become of the best dire wolf pack evar? Here's what we know at the end of this installment.

Now You Can Own the Taliban Chess Set

Jeff Neumann — It's too late for Father's Day, but surely you can find a reason to give someone the Taliban chess set, from Canadian toy company Hedwig & Sergeant Major. Fight the "Good War" from the comfort of your own home!

For just $250, you can choose a set, such as America vs. Taliban, or Britain vs. Iraqi insurgents and more. You're given a choice between two different kings for the American side depending on who you feel was/is a better Commander in Chief, George W. Bush or Barack Obama. The queen is the Statue of Liberty, the rook is the World Trade Center, and the rest of the American pieces are various soldiers. The Taliban side is led by former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, with a chadri-clad woman as the queen. Then you've got a suicide bomber, a fighter with an RPG and so on.

Hedwig & Sergeant Major offers descriptions that are rather informative, too, like this one for the Taliban knight:

Suicide bombing usually refers to an individual wearing explosives and detonating them in order to kill others including themselves, a technique pioneered by LTTE [Tamil Tigers]. The bomber will conceal explosives on and around their person, commonly using a vest and will use a timer or some other trigger to detonate the explosives. The logic behind such attacks is the belief that an IED delivered by a human has a greater chance of achieving success than any other method of attack. In addition, there is the psychological impact of terrorists prepared to deliberately sacrifice or martyr themselves for their cause.

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