If you are caught up on your Game of Thrones, you'll know that Jon Snow won an upset election to become the next lord commander of the Night's Watch, propelled to victory over his bete noire Alliser Thorne after a stirring speech from his friend Samwell Tarly. Ser Alliser clearly could have used a political consultant and a good ad man — which is the idea behind this clever attack ad on Snow that ends with the devastating line: "Alliser Thorne doesn't kiss wildlings: He kills them." —Ryu Spaeth
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