MakeThemBurn

I give it a 5 simply because it didn't make me feel anything. It was a collection of cliffhangers at the expense of storylines and closure. Seriously, every single character ended up on a cliffhanger. Every single one! Even Stannis got himself killed off-screen which will leave fans wondering whether Brienne actually did it. The episode was basically an hour long promo for season 6. Not a proper episode.

I give it a seven. This is the first season where I've actually cared for Jon Snow. Oath-citing Jon from seasons 1 to 4 has fitted ill in a show that's supposed to be all about ruling. Really nice to see him take command. Having said that, the episode was a bit too heavy on the Wall and included a lot of scenes that were there just to give the actors something to do. Samwell Tarly has been irrelevant the entire season so they've decided to hook him up with the wildling woman. I find it ironic that people are complaining about the romance between Grey Worm and Missandei when the writers are doing the same thing with these two characters on the Wall. Loving Boltons at the Winterfell and the reveal of Reek. However, from a character progression point of view, Sansa's begaviour makes no sense. She's supposed to be a calculating person who manipulates people with her virtue and good manners. Yet she's behaving like the stroppy cow she was in season 2. Ramsay is like Joffrey 2.0 and this would have been the perfect place to show how Sansa has learned to deal with monsters. But instead she's going "this is my home, not yours" on them. I like Mereen but I feel like the writers are just coming up ways to show dragons. Drogon's return would have made a much bigger impact without the scene in the dungeon. It's obvious the show Dany has nothing to do with the book Dany but I wonder how they are going to explain her gaining control of her dragons. Her weakness was the reason she lost the control and her strength was the reason she gained it back. But here we have dragons gone wild without any reason. Are they relly just going to bring in Tyrion to make all things right? Valyria. LOVED it. Felt so sorry for Jorah but that's Game of thrones for you. No happy endings.

It was ok. I always hate it how American shows have everyone speak English, yet throw in some odd accents just because it's exotic. That's what I remember the most about sand snakes. Why were they speaking with Spanish accents? If English isn't their language then why don't they just use their own like everyone does in Essos? Really starting to like Jaime. Mereen was well done. It was nice to have Selmy speak to Dany about Rhaegar. The thing that always puzzled me in the books was how little information Dany extracts from Selmy regarding her family and King's Landing in general. The slaughter was beautifully directed. I have only praise for the directors of this season. The slaughter itself only amused me. It's an open secret that Dany will unite the Dothrakis and cross the poison water with them so the tv show needs the Unsullied only for this season. Might aswell kill them all, I guess. However, what I find interesting is that some of the slaves have been working with the Sons of the Harpy in both of the attacks we've seen. This would suggest that Dany is doomed to fail since even the slaves work against her. King's Landing: Was Cersei really this dumb in the books? I watched this episode with a friend who hasn't read the books and he didn't understand why the Queen decides to arm religious fanatics because of a petty fight with Margaery. Neither did I. IIRC Cersei had some sound financial reasons to arm them in AFFC. As for the nutjobs: scarring their faces went a little overboard. Winterfell: Nothing makes sense to me here. Petyr doesn't trust Bolton, yet gives him his biggest asset. Sansa has suffered enough. If they make her suffer more in the hands of those psychopaths, I honestly can't say whether I can stomach all the evil on this show. The Wall: This is the first season where I enjoy Jon Snow. Finally this boring character is using his own brains and doing independent decisions! Melisandre is as corny as ever. What the hell was the scene with him and Jon about? Stannis shows his soft side which hints that either him or Shireen will die this season. They need to make the viewers like Stannis before his death or heartbreak can move us.

I'm glad they wrote it like they did because TV is a more stupid media than books. That was pretty much what GRRM wrote in the books aswell, but he was more subtle with it. Book Selmy tries to tell Dany about her father but Dany cuts him short because she's already afraid of being daddy's girl. This is why Dany behaves the way she behaves and by the looks on the posts on this forum, it's a plot point missed by many. Glad the tv writers decided to make the point across with this scene so that even the simple ones understand Dany's motivations. What I didn't like about the scene where Dany delivered justice was the fact it was so out of character. Jon Snow is an honorable character, citing vows and following the rules. Dany is a moral character, who creates her own principles and defines what is right and what is wrong all by herself. Dany would never deliver death penalty because it was right in the light of justice system. That's what Jon would do. Dany would kill someone for being "bad", but that was not the case here. She clearly struggled with the decision. But again, TV is not literature, so I can understand the decision. Justice system holds great legitimacy so contrasting her actions with justice (and therefore what is generally viewed as right) instead of her own morals makes the point across more sharply.