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Adding that I also thought Osha would be around longer. That made me sad. Also, I've always interpreted Dany as being somewhat immune to heat/fire beginning in season 1 with the bath scene.

Just as it should be. The episode was FANTASTIC! It made perfect sense in terms of the arc the show itself will take. Are there aspects that may not hold up to the books? Perhaps, but the remaining books aren't out yet so get over it. LOVE Jon and Sansa's reunion. Love how Tormund made googly eyes at Brienne. Like that the pink letter made an appearance and gave Jon his motivation to fight. I think that how Tyrion handled the slavery situation made perfect sense in terms of being realistic and spoke to modern politics. Dany's development felt full-circle from how season 1 ended and I like how it was handled. Littlerfinger is ever the manipulator and Sweet Robert is ever the creepy over-indulged child. I'm not as interested in the Iron Islands arc, but all seemed how it should be there. The last few episodes were enjoyable, but I found them slow. Now I see where we're going and so look forward to getting there! Counting the days until next week!

I agree completely. I immediately thought it would have been much more interesting if Roose had killed Ramsey during the hug. That's what I was convinced happened in the brief seconds of a pause before Roose's stabbing was revealed. He's a much more believable and complex character than Ramsey IMO and very well cast in the show. But I think they're setting up for a big Ramsey take down now and subsequent rising up in the north. I agree that Rickon will be involved and hopefully Shaggydog will be involved in Ramsey's elimination. Overall I'm enjoying this new season very much; the last two episodes most certainly feel like a big build up for lots of action to come. I was also a little underwhelmed by Jon's resurrection, but I'm guessing more will be revealed this week. Tower of Joy - soooo excited! Now that nearly five years have passed since I've read the books, I'm enjoying the show much more. I've stopped comparing it so much to the books. I've started to re-read the books several times without success which I'm now thankful for because so many details have faded. Before this season premiere I re-watched all previous episodes and enjoyed just taking them in for what they were separate from the books. Can't wait for the rest of this season!