Einheri

So, according to Isaac Hempstead Wright, King Bran is actually a plotpoint from GRRM: "[Creators] David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss] told me there were two things [author] George R.R. Martin had planned for Bran, and that was the Hodor revelation, and that he would be king. So that’s pretty special to be directly involved in something that is part of George’s vision. It was a really nice way to wrap it up." http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/season-8-episode-6-finale-isaac-hempstead-wright-bran-interview

I was rooting for the NK too, even after they turned him into the biggest weak spot of the undead army in season 7. I even thought that a lot of the contrived stuff in 7x06 was going to be explained by him having greenseer powers, and that he was taking very specific steps to ensure that this would end up becoming the future in which he won. In that scenario, Bran would play an essential role in his defeat, but the living would only come out on top after a long and bloody war that would have devastated most of Westeros. But then this episode comes along, and the otherwise competent NK turns into a moron who needlessly exposes himself, and who couldn’t even foresee his own demise. And all the Branbot did was notify the living about the breech in the Wall somewhat earlier than a raven would have, and hand a Valyrian steel dagger over to Wolverine (not essential as she probably would have picked up a dragonglass dagger anyway). Edit: he also acted like bait because the NK really hates the GOT Wiki. Meh. This is the first episode I’ve ever rated 1/10. Sure there are a few nice scenes, like the WWs conjuring up a storm or Jorah’s passing, but other than that, the episode was just a complete clusterfuck that managed to kill off what little interest I still had left in this show. Shame.

Sadly, no, and we have no release date either afaik.

You raise some good points, and now that I think about it, the fact that he has her tongue cut also seems to indicate that he intends to make her a part of his crew of mutes. I mean, if she's just another sacrifice why bother with that? Edit: ^Or perhaps that was just his original intention before he decided to have her tied up there with Aeron...?

I fear he might have more sinister plans in store for her and her unborn child, as one of the popular theories around here is that Euron will resort to blood magic (which requires sacrifice...), and call forth a massive storm, which will wreck havoc on the Redwyne fleet. This would be reminiscent of one of the myths surrounding the Battle of Hjörungavágr, that Haakon Sigurdsson sacrificed his youngest son, Erling, and it led to a massive storm (and apparently lots of Valkyries and shit), which scattered the fleet of the Jomsvikings.