Lol anyone else feel that B4 politics is like Game of Thrones?

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If only. There would be been multiple Red Weddings.

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Didn't EY just have their own version of the Red Wedding? Also, winter comes once a year in the form of busy season

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Except no firm is cool enough to be Tyrion. Just sayin'. B4 are a bunch of Cerceis and Walder Freys.

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When I see people actually die at work, then maybe I'll feel that way.

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😂👍🏼

Would've been*. Damn autocorrect.

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