Ida Hearst

I think we saw his bones in the trailer... ...but in seriousness, I suppose he'll be back for a dramatic save at some point. Wouldn't be the first time.

Late to the party, but... that was an okay episode. Very predictable from everything we've seen before, but hey, at least we've got all the inevitable beats out of the way now. My favorite moment, which weirdly nobody has mentioned yet, was the little "show me yours I'll show you mine" scene between Arya and Jon in the Godswood. Bonding over weapons... just like Arya and Gendry, come to think of it. So the next episode will have the battle of Winterfell, I suppose... but other than that, I'm really seriously hoping for more surprises and new developments there, rather than just picking up the strands left hanging by the last season. (I felt the same about season 7's first episode, though, and there the next one sure delivered.)

I made a blog devoted to suggesting solutions to the "Big Mysteries" of ASoIaF (most notably the irregular seasons). I was considering putting my theories & considerations on here, and may do that over time, but for hashing out all of the background considerations the format of a personal blog seemed more appropriate for now. (More egoistically, I also wanted my speculations "on record" in one place in case I miraculously turn out to be right about any of them.) It's still growing, and here: https://asongoftheearth.blogspot.com/