I don't even know where to begin.
+LITTLEFINGER AIN'T GOT NO ANSWER. This is the Sansa we've wanted to see for so long. All of her scenes were captivating, though I have read some people dislike her decision for blowing off the Vale knights. I mean, it is a dumb decision from a rational perspective, but Sansa isn't perfect and her alternative plan is believable. The Jon/Sansa tension was also a bit surprising. Sansa's true feelings about Jon are perhaps a bit of a mystery to the audience since we barely see them interact. I'm interested in seeing how far it goes.
+That play's accuracy was Ember Island Players-esque. That scene was a bit too long, but entertaining. I'm curious to see where Arya's storyline is going to take her. Is she really going to try and leave the Faceless Men after all this time? I do love the irony of them letting her kill "Cersei."
+Good luck, Jorah the Fedora. I wonder why they haven't killed him off yet, perhaps his greyscale cure journey has some importance. Perhaps he returns to Meereen, and then when the slavers attack, he rubs his arm all over them? I'm hoping this is opening the door for a Quaithe return.
+Kinvara is way hotter than Benerro. The Lord of Light stuff is always fascinating to me, so it's good to see more of the red priests/priestesses. Tyrion's scenes have all been stellar this season, I was worried that he wouldn't have much to do. Varys was also legit shook, I can only imagine Tyrion thinking "For fuck's sake, let it go." I like how the show highlights the strengths of both Tyrion and Varys, yet also shows their ignorance of the situation and culture around them. They are trying to apply Westerosi ideas in a place that is remarkably unlike any other location in the world.
+White Walker origins... sheeeeeeeeit. I'll probably elaborate in another post, but this was a huge revelation and confirmation of a theory people have been discussing about for ages. Though it still leaves a tremendous amount of questions. I do feel like it was extremely anticlimatic though. One of the biggest mysteries is just revealed with little build up and the scene goes by so quickly, although it was beautifully shot.
+"Lemme get one more hit on this tree stu-oh shit!" This scene was a heartstopper, filled with moments of ridiculousness (why did the CotF even need to make white walkers if they had a cache of plasma grenades?). Hodor's fate was gut-wrenching. What a tragic tale, basically destined to help others down a path he can't understand and to die in a terrible fashion. I don't know what to think about this time-affecting things. I mean, it's in the book. Patchface blatantly guesses the Red Wedding, and there are moments when Jon thinks he can hear Bran. But this was a shocking example of timeline fuckery. I never really cared about the origins of Hodor's name to be honest. I read some theories that it was of great importance, like it was a dragon taming word and other nonsense like that, but I always assumed it was perhaps something in the Old Tongue that no one would figure out until he meets someone who could speak it. I think this show has forever ruined the innocuous phrase "Hold the door."
-Kingsmoot. BOOOOOO. I'm biased since this is one of my favorite scenes in the series, but BOOOOO. The actors all did a fine job, but the writing and the setting... just a disappointment on every level. No giant bones. No chests of gold. No interesting contenders. No dragon horn. NO PINECONES?! You could argue, "but they can't fit all that into the show!" but this scene seemed absurdly long for what it was. And my god, could they make Euron Greyjoy any more dull? Which of the following lines sounds like something Euron Greyjoy wouldn't say:
"Godless? Why, Aeron, I am the godliest man ever to raise sail! You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray."
"Perhaps we can fly. All of us. How will we ever know unless we leap from some tall tower? No man ever truly knows what he can do unless he dares to leap."
"We are the ironborn, and once we were conquerors. Our writ ran everywhere the sound of the waves was heard. My brother would have be content with the cold and dismal north, my niece with even less ... but I shall give you Lannisport. Highgarden. The Arbor. Oldtown. The riverlands and the Reach, the kingswood and the rainwood, Dorne and the marches, the Mountains of the Moon and the Vale of Arryn, Tarth and the Stepstones. I say we take it all! I say, we take Westeros."
"Let's go murder them."
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