Just reposting last year's list since nothing from that got made:



#1 - V-Wing Clone Pilot




#2 - Senator Padme Amidala (bun hairdo)




#3 - Coleman Kcaj - Jedi Council Member



#4 - Darth Vader - Jedi Temple Attack (hologram)
#5 - Cin Drallig - Jedi Swordmaster (hologram)



#6 - Sors Bandeam - Jedi youngling "Master Skywalker, what are we going to do?  There are too many of them."



#7 - Merumeru - Wookiee Captain



#8 - Palpatine - Office Duel



#9 - Sistros - Bronzium statue (Palpatine's office)



#10 - Imperial Naval Officer

I picked up 3 3/4" Black Widow and Hawkeye this morning, so my Avengers have been assembled:



I can't wait for the upcoming Nick Fury and Chitauri figures, and hopefully Hasbro makes a properly scaled Hulk sometime this year.

So have you got the Nick Fury from that Iron Man 2 TRU exclusive pack?  He might fit in that pic really well!

Damn.  I can't believe tomorrow night will already mark the end of Season 2.  And I'm already wondering how season 3 is going to shape up.  Especially since the events of A Storm of Swords will be split into two seperate seasons.  But with so many different storylines going on, they really do need some serious examination.

I saw the SA Spidey at Walmart today...yuck

Yeah, I was not liking it.  The soles of the boots looked like sneaker treads, or like he was using webbing to make his feet stick to surfaces.  This line will be a VERY easy pass for me. 

I'm just kind of miffed that shelf space that this line is using might be better used for Star Wars or the Avengers line.

Scored the movie version of Hawkeye today.  Passed on the Skrull though.  The new figure drought wasn't cause enough for me to break my MOVIE FIGURE ONLY rule.  And sadly, no Black Widow.  It was interesting to find these at KMart of all places though.

Today's wonderful revelation at Toys R Us?  TVC Basic Figures marked up AGAIN, and now at $12.49 per figure.  And this particular store is near TRU's corporate headquarters.  Oh, joy.

I had mixed feelings about the Battle of the Blackwater.  I do think that having this episode focus solely on the battle was the right thing to do.  It's the climax of A Clash of Kings.  However, I also understand the compromises that had to be made in order to translate this for the screen.  Budget has been a significant consideration for the series, and this was no doubt the most expensive episode of the series to produce.

The show definitely changed some significant things:  no catapults shown or mentioned.  No chain across the Blackwater.  No barges to make a bridge from one bank to the other. 

There were definitely some liberties taken with Stannis.  In the book Stannis was across the Blackwater from Kings Landing, waiting with the bulk of the forces.  Ser Davos was on one ship, and two of his sons each commanded a ship.  The change of Stannis leading the assault on the walls was not in the book.  And the show put Davos and Matthos on one ship, and the other son never came to light.

But I think some key things made it in.  Notably, the Hound's story.  I think that Rory McCann has done great work as the Hound.  And Sansa has come into her own in a big way.  Oh, and what about Tyrion?  Peter Dinklage has been doing an amazing job bringing this character to the screen.  And when he was wounded in the battle?  It was fantastic to see Podrick come to his aid.

Oh, and the wildfire explosion?  That was a lot more spectacular than I had imagined it!

I know.  Distribution has been such a mess for the past year+ that it's wishful thinking.  But if they make the AT-ST hijackers an exclusive (Target, please!), then it could be a more feasible possibility.