 However , the scene where Littlefinger exposes his motivations while hiring two whores for his brothel was largely criticized as an example of the show 's perceived abuse of conversations with prostitutes as an expository device , a situation for which Myles McNutt coined the term " <unk> . " Aidan Gillen 's acting was consistently praised and the comparison between Littlefinger 's actions and faking an orgasm was considered apt , but many agreed with Meslow 's statement that it was " annoyingly overshadowed by the series ' most gratuitous sex scene to date . " Among other criticisms were the scene 's excessive length , the repetition of the dramatic approach , and the assumption that viewers were not going to pay attention when presented with a long exposition that did not include sex . 
